Dec 28, 1911 Reedsburg Free Press
New Library Dedication
Reedsburg's New Library will be opened New Year's Day
Reception in the Afternoon and Program in the Evening
Reedsburg's new public library is completed and will be formally opened to the public next Monday. The library board will keep open house all afternoon and every body both from the city and the town of Reedsburg is invited and will be made welcome.
The ground for the site was donated by Mrs. Geo. T. Morse and ten thousand dollars were secured from the Carnegie library fund, the city has been generous with its appropriation and Reedsburg now possesses one of the finest library buildings for the money in the state. The building was erected by the Home Lumber and Construction company and the interior decoration by C.N. Rebety.
The following is the dedication program to be held at the library in the evening.
Invocation-Rev. Wilson
Music- Miss Edna Perry
Presentation by Building Committee- J.A. Stone
Acceptance for Library Board- Pres. J.H. Hosler
Acceptance for City- Mayor Henry Sorge
Music- Mrs. Chandler
Relation Library to School- Prof. A.B. Olson
Women and the Library- Mrs. R. P. Perry
Our German Section- Wm. Riggert
Library Commission- Matthew Dudgeon, Miss Lottie Stearns
Music.
Benediction- Rev. Clifford.
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