Salida Regional Library
Public library in Colorado, USA
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The Salida Regional Library is a public library in Salida, Colorado and serves a regional population in southern Chaffee County, Colorado. The library was constructed in 1908 with funds from industrialist Andrew Carnegie and is currently part of the Marmot Library System.
| Salida Regional Library | |
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The Salida Regional Library | |
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| 38.532766°N 105.993052°W | |
| Location | Salida, Colorado |
| Established | 1894 |
| Branch of | Marmot Library System |
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| Director | Susan Matthews[1][2] |
| Employees | 16 |
| Website | www |
History
In 1894, the Tuesday Evening Club, a spirited group of Salida townswomen, made the decision that the town of Salida needed a library.[3] The club sponsored lectures and held Chautauquas, put on musical entertainments, and held fundraisers and receptions.[4] They purchased books at second-hand bookstores and opened library rooms at various places in Salida. The Tuesday Evening Club official incorporated the Salida Library Association in 1902.[5]
In 1905, the Club wrote a letter to Andrew Carnegie requesting additional funding to build a library. He agreed and donated $9,000 with the stipulation that the Club find a suitable site for the building.[6] The Club, along with the town, raised an additional $6,000 and the culmination of their efforts resulted in the opening of the Salida Public Library in 1908.[7]
Services
As a member of the Marmot Library System, the Salida Regional Library offers access to the library's catalog and to other member libraries. The library offers online subscription databases for research.[8] Library programs include Children's Storytime, Book Clubs, and Summer Reading.[9]
The library also offers a digital archive filled with images from Salida's past.[10]