from the Wisconsin State Journal, January 3, 1962, page 2
Brooklyn, Wisconsin, not Brooklyn, New York.
Once upon a time, the Village of Brooklyn used to have a library. Earlier references to it are made in a history of the Brooklyn Garden Club.
In May of 1934, contributions were made to Brooklyn’s Library Fund.
In 1936, Edna White conducted a riddle contest at the White Elephant Sale- proceeds went to buy books on gardening for the library.
Perhaps the mid-30s was when the library was first organized?
If I recall from my browsing of the shelves at the UW-Madison SLIS library -- and it's a fuzzy look back -- the Brooklyn Public Library was listed in a 1971 Directory of Staff Members in Dane County Libraries. Whatever the case, Brooklyn has been without a library for many years. Now the Dane County Library Service bookmobile stops there.
Paging the Library History Buff!
One more thing. using this inflation calculator, $60 in 1962 is now the equivalent of $440 today. Perhaps Ethel.....
Her monthly wages, at best, I presume.
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