August 23, 2023
Library stays golden St. Charles CityCounty Library celebrates it’s 50th anniversary of serving county residents
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By Brett Auten This month marks the golden anniversary of learning, growing and exploring. Aug. 1 was the official 50th anniversary of the St. Charles City-County Library. Since 1973, the library has put forth the mission to inspire, inform, and serve residents throughout St. Charles County by offering reading materials, classes and events, business and educator resources, community gathering spaces, early literacy computers, and more. “The library is constantly evolving and responding to customer needs,” Lori Beth Crawford, Chief Communications & Engagement Officer of the St. Charles City-County Library, said. “Providing access to technology including Wi-Fi, hotspots, computers, digital materials, and more would be the most significant way the library has changed in the past 50 years.” County residents are invited to celebrate with the library this August with classes and events highlighting the history of the library, such as a 1970s Pop Culture Trivia event on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at the Middendorf-Kredell Branch and 50th Anniversary Bookshelf Quilting classes at the Spencer Road Branch. New and current library card holders are invited to pick up a limited edition 50th anniversary library card while supplies last. Cards are available at all library locations, free of charge, and customers are welcome to keep their current barcode numbers. Additionally, visitors can take home a commemorative gift while supplies last. In 1964, the St. Charles Public Library at 572 Jefferson was renamed Kathryn
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Submitted photos This month marks the 50th anniversary of the St. Charles City-County Library. The St. Charles City-County Library features 11 branches and the Library to You Bookmobile, lending over two million items a year.
Linnemann Library in honor of the woman who started the first public library in St. Charles. In 1973, the St. Charles City-County Library was formed when the Kathryn Linnemann Library joined forces with the Wentzville and O’Fallon Plaza branches. The past 50 years have seen many changes; the library’s card catalog migrat-
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