Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Wisconsin library history link of the day: Baraboo Public Library



Library History | Baraboo Public Library  
Key dates
  • 1895.  Library chartered by State of Wisconsin; housed in room in City Building.
  • 1903.  New library building opens.
  • 1908.  Story hours for children initiated.
  • 1936.  Library closed for 3 months due to fire.
  • 1941-1945.  Library service extended to 13,000 construction and plant workers at Badger Ordnance Works
  • 1963.  Sauk County Library established.
  • 1969.  Children's library moved to basement.
  • 1975.  Dane and Sauk counties form the South Central Library System (SCLS)
  • 1975.  Remodeling includes new checkout desk, reference shelving, and AV room in basement
  • 1982.  Expansion project increases square footage to 15,000
  • 1985.  Installation of automated circulation system (SCROLL)
  • 1994.  Introduction of LINKcat, shared SCLS online catalog
  • 1997.  Staff and public Internet access introduced

Photo credit:  Wikipedia Commons


Other library history posts:
Alma Public Library.  (1/15/2016)
Altoona Public Library.  (1/16/2016)
Appleton Public Library.  (1/17/2016)
Vaughn Public Library, Ashland.  (1/18/2016)

Listed by year of legal establishment:
1888.  Vaughn Public Library, Ashland
1891.  Wisconsin Library Association established.
1895.  Baraboo Public Library
1897.  Appleton Public Library
1960.  Altoona Public Library
1985.  Alma Public Library

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