{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf1138\cocoasubrtf230 {\fonttbl\f0\fnil\fcharset0 MinionPro-Regular;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \margl1440\margr1440\vieww10800\viewh8400\viewkind0 \deftab720 \pard\pardeftab720\ri-1440\sl288\slmult1\qc \f0\fs46 \cf0 LIBRARIES\ \pard\pardeftab720\ri-1440\sl288\slmult1 \fs30 \cf0 \ In 1934, the Keego Cass Women\'92s Club decided that their next project for the community would \ be to start a library. The members canvassed the entire surrounding area for book donations for the new library. Some of the women even pulled children\'92s wagons along to carry the books in that \ were donated.\ \ The husbands of the members built book shelves. in the clubhouse for the books. Mrs. Allie M. Webb took an extension course from the University of Michigan to learn the Dewey system of \ Classification, and taught it to the women of the club, who spent many long hours classifying the books for the new library.\ \ Mrs. Webb became head librarian, and remained in that position until her death in 1953.\ \ By 1937, all the walls of the clubhouse were lined with bookshelves, even under the windows. The library was open every afternoon and several evenings of the week, except Thursdays, when the club had their meetings.\ \ Many of the newer members objected to so much time, money, effort, and space being given over to the library, so late in 1937, the club petitioned the township to take over the library and levy a one quarter mill tax to support it. The supervisor of the township at that time wanted to levy a half mill tax, but the women in the club insisted that only a quarter mill be asked for. The library proposal won by a small margin in April of 1938.\ \ The main library remained in the Keego Harbor area for several years until it was moved to one of the lower rooms in the Keego Harbor School in the 1940\'92s. Late in 1939, or early 1940, apart of the \kerning1\expnd-1\expndtw-3 basement of the Town Hall was converted into a room for the library, which later became the main library, and Keego Harbor Library became a branch. The new main library was only open two or three \kerning1\expnd-2\expndtw-6 days a week. Also in 1940, the library in the West Acres clubhouse became apart of the Township Library.\kerning1\expnd-1\expndtw-4 In 1966, that branch moved into a building of its own, and was the first large project completed in \ Michigan with the use of Federal funds, authorized by the Library Services and Construction Act.\ \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 \ In 1955, when Keego Harbor became a city, the Township allowed the city about two hundred \ dollars, as our share of the library, even though the people of the city had donated all of the books and bookshelves.\ \ The city proposed to the Township their wish to remain a part of the Township Library, and would pay a fair share for the use and upkeep of the library. The Supervisor of the Township at that time, Mr. Thatcher, advised the city in no uncertain terms that this could not be done. No two units of \ Government would be united in any part of their services, he told us. Of course, we know today that this is not true.\ \ In 1961, the main Library moved into a building of its own, on Orchard Lake Road, across from \ the West Bloomfield High School. Today, the library houses over fifty-six thousand books, 800 \ recordings, 200 cassettes, 90 eight-millimeter films, film strips, art prints, puzzles, and offers many other services.\ \pard\pardeftab720\ri-1440\sl288\slmult1 \fs20 \cf0 \ \ from the Memoirs of WILMA WEBB\ THE EARLY HISTORY Of CASS LAKE\ CUNNINGHAM PARK And KEEGO HARBOR \fs30 \ }
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