Whitehall Library Celebrates 25

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December 13, 1990|The Morning Call

An open house recently marked the silver anniversary of the Whitehall Township Public Library, 3700 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall.

About 50 people attended.

The 25th anniversary activities included Christmas music performed by the Whitehall High School percussion ensemble, under the direction of L. Rick Hilborn.

Library board President Jerry M. Dancheck introduced the band.

Refreshments were served in the all-purpose room -- birthday cake and cider. The cake was shaped like the library.

The observance was sponsored by the Friends of the Whitehall Township Library.

"It's been a very exciting time because the library has grown so much. I'm looking forward to the future, when we can automate, and I hope that will be within the next two years," said Nancy I. Garner, library director for the past 11 years.

Library trustees serving with Dancheck are Leroy E. Gliem, vice president; Kathryn Seidick, secretary; Mary Jane Shumberger, treasurer; attorney Jeffrey F. Hussar; Sid Lockner; Kenneth Snyder, and James Gibbons, school board liaison.

Representing the Friends were Mary-Ann DeSei, president, who also is board liaison; Barbara Cressman, vice president-membership; Louise Northup, treasurer, and Deedie Gamard, secretary.

Construction of the library began Jan. 5, 1965, with completion in June of the same year. Dedication was held July 24, 1965, and the library opened its doors for service July 26, 1965.

Before the library was built, it was temporarily housed in the township Municipal Building, on MacArthur Road.

A 5,344-square-foot addition and 40 parking spaces were added to the library in 1975.

Library programs and activities range from story time to a writer's and reading club. The library has 20 staff members, including two full-time certified librarians.

It is a one-story concrete-block-and-brick-veneer structure, with a capacity around 40,000 volumes. Separate office and work room adjoin the main library area.

An special construction feature is the acoustical ceiling. The building is electrically heated and air-conditioned.

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