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The Granville Library Club celebrating the 50th anniversary of the construction of the library. Members dressed in period garb and performed a skit to commemorate the event.

The Granville Library Club (est. 1896) dressed in period garb on the steps of the library, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the library's construction. Upper right: Avola Hiers; front row center: Adeline Hiers.

Granville Library Club 50th Anniversary. L-R: Mrs. Huddleston, Mable Henry, Clara Wilcox

50th Anniversary of the Granville Public Library's Library Club.

Granville Public Library, completed 1901. The library was officially opened on February 22, 1902.

Construction photo shows Ria Brower Cooley holding a brick and trowel, laying the first bricks for the library construction. The mason looks a bit…

CLICK HERE to link to a complete online version of "History of Granville Massachusetts by Albion B. Wilson (1954). 381 pages, searchable.Additional information about the book: In 1954 Albion Wilson published "History of Granville Massachusetts." Mr.…

Catalog of various old documents, records and scrapbooks relating to the Library Club, Granville, Massachusetts.

Physical originals are located in the Hisotircal Room at the Granville Library, 2 Granby Road, Granville, Massachusetts, and can be…

From Wilson's "History of Granville Massachusetts":

"In November, 1896, a fair was held, the first in twenty-five years, if you can credit such a seemingly impossible statement. This brought in nearly $500.00.
The chief interest in this fair…

Photo donated to the Library Club in 1988 by Barbara Horlor showing the Library Club stand at the 1985 Granville Harvest Fair. Items being sold included vinyl records for $1.00 each, and used books.