Lakewood Public Library: Remembering the Last 90 Years

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WWII: Lakewood Library is one of 1,200 in U.S. chosen by the national government to serve as official War Information Centers.

Lakewood Library Seeks Memories

The Lakewood Public Library is seeking memories from Lakewood residents and friends of the library as part of its major expansion. The library is currently undergoing a $16 million plan to renovate and expand the 90 year old facility from its current size of 55,000 square feet to 93,000 square feet. The project is expected to be completed in December 2007.

“We’re encouraging anyone who has fond memories of the library to jot them down and send them to the library as it celebrates its 90th anniversary,” said Lucy Sinagra, member of the Lakewood Public Library Foundation.

The Lakewood Public Library has played a critical role in the life of the community since its founding in May 1916. The newly expanded library, which was designed by renowned architect Robert Stern, will not only provide much needed additional space for the library’s collections and programs, it will provide the library with additional opportunities to serve the community.

In addition to filling out the form below, memories of the library should be sent to the Lakewood Public Library, 15425 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, Ohio 44107. For more information, call the Main Library at 216-226-8275

While the library's expansion will provide the means for us to move into the future, it also gives us opportunity to reflect upon the past. The memory project gives us a chance to recognize the significant impact the library has made on the hundreds of thousands of individuals who have benefited from its existence and who have contributed to its continued success.

- Kenneth Warren, Director,
Lakewood Public Library

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State and City Officials Recognize Lakewood Public Library's 90th Anniversary
	Representative Dennis J. Kucinich offered an official recognition in the U.S. House Representatives. "The library's collection of books, resources, historical documentation and advanced technology offered free to the public is a priceless component that continues to shape our culture, broaden our horizon and raise our collective and individual dreams into the light of reality – through imagination , discovery and learning, with every turn of the page.”
	The 126th Assembly of the Ohio House of Representatives extended special recognition to Lakewood Public Library on its Ninetieth Anniversary. Sponsored by Representative Michael Skindell, District 13.
	Lakewood City Council issued a Proclamation on the occasion of Lakewood Library’s 90th Anniversary, and the groundbreaking of the new library expansion.

For information about Lakewood Library's 90th Anniversary please call 216-226-8275.

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