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Grosse Pointe Public Library

Historical Library Photos

Interior of the Grosse PointeVillage Library, July 1929.  Aremodeled six room cottage
Interior of the Grosse Pointe
Village Library, July 1929.  A
remodeled six room cottage
The interior of the Grosse
Pointe Shores Library, circa
1930.
Exterior of the Grosse Pointe
Shores Municipal building, circa
1930.  A small library occupied
one room.
Sign outside the Grosse Pointe
branch of the Wayne County 
Library System, circa 1931 
The Grosse Pointe Village
branch of the Wayne County
Library System, May 1931
Interior of the Village Library
April 1931.  The collection
contained 3,000 volumes
Interior of the Village Library,
May 1931
Interior of the Grosse Pointe
Park Library in the basement
of the Municipal Building, 
April 22, 1931.
Exterior of the Grosse Pointe
Farms Center, September
26, 1939.  A small library
occupied one room.
Architectural rendering of the
new Grosse Pointe Park Library
(right) from the dedication
brochure, October 1, 1939
Interior of the Grosse Pointe
Park Library, 1939  The collection
consisted of 10,187 books.
Interior of the Grosse Pointe 
Park Library, 1939.  It contained
space for 15,00 volumes.
Interior of the Grosse Pointe
Farms Center Library, circa
1939
Architectural rendering of the
proposed Grosse Pointe Central
Library, circa 1949
Construction begins on the new
Grosse Pointe Central branch
at Kercheval and Fisher, 1949
Exterior of the newly completed
Grosse Pointe Woods branch,
1950
Interior of the Grosse Pointe
Woods branch, 1950
The new Central branch nearing
completion, 1950
Grosse Pointe Park Branch after the
lighting upgrade, January 18, 1952
Grosse Pointe Park Branch after the
lighting upgrade, January 18, 1952.
Charging Desk of the Central
branch, circa 1953
Exterior of the Grosse Pointe
Central branch, circa 1953
Adult Reading Room of the
Central branch, circa 1953
Administrative area, Central
branch, circa 1954
Director’s Office, Central
branch, circa 1954
Front entrance of the Central
branch at night, 1954
Main Room of the Grosse
Pointe Central Library from
the Charging Desk, circa 1954
Staff Lounge, Central
branch, circa 1954
Reference Room, Central
branch, 1954
Friend’s Room, Central
branch, circa 1954
Friend’s Room, Central
branch, circa 1954
Conference Room, Central
branch, circa 1954
Conference Room, Central
branch, circa 1954
Adult Reading Room, Central
branch, circa 1954.  The History
of Writing mural was a gift from
The Friends of the Library. 
Children’s Room, Central
branch, circa 1954
The Central branch from Fisher Avenue,  mid-1950s
Circulation Department work
room, Central branch, 1959s
Interior of the Grosse Pointe
Woods branch at Christmas,
circa 1980
Reference Room, Central
branch, 1980
Architectural model for a
proposed auditorium addition
to the Central branch, Mid-1980s
Proposed auditorium addition
(“The Circle”) to the Central
branch,  Mid-1980s
Proposed auditorium addition
to the Central branch
Main Room of the Central
branch, circa 1990. The first
computer is visible on the
public service desk.

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