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1895
The Reading Room was the City's first Library. Residents were encouraged to visit the Reading Room instead of wasting their time drinking on Banyan Street.
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1912
Free Reading Room as viewed from City Park, 1912. Once part of the Palm Beach Yacht Club, this building was brought to West Palm Beach via a barge and established as the town's first Library.
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1922
Downtown West Palm Beach c. 1922.
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1923
Artistic Spanish style Memorial Library alongside Woman's Club. Cost totals $30,000 and contains Reading, Reference Rooms and Museum.
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1923
Memorial Library dedicated to the men and women who served in World War I.
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1962
New City Library designed by architect Norman Robson, opens with much flourish and controversy over the modern exterior.
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1999
The Library receives a new interior, designed by Peter Robinson. Reading areas now have an inviting home feel.
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