![Interior of the Grosse PointeVillage Library, July 1929. Aremodeled six room cottage](http://digitize.gp.lib.mi.us/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/hpsc7.jpg)
Village Library, July 1929. A
remodeled six room cottage
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Pointe Shores Library, circa
1930.
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Shores Municipal building, circa
1930. A small library occupied
one room.
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branch of the Wayne County
Library System, circa 1931
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branch of the Wayne County
Library System, May 1931
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April 1931. The collection
contained 3,000 volumes
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May 1931
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Park Library in the basement
of the Municipal Building,
April 22, 1931.
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Farms Center, September
26, 1939. A small library
occupied one room.
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new Grosse Pointe Park Library
(right) from the dedication
brochure, October 1, 1939
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Park Library, 1939 The collection
consisted of 10,187 books.
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Park Library, 1939. It contained
space for 15,00 volumes.
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Farms Center Library, circa
1939
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proposed Grosse Pointe Central
Library, circa 1949
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Grosse Pointe Central branch
at Kercheval and Fisher, 1949
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Grosse Pointe Woods branch,
1950
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Woods branch, 1950
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completion, 1950
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lighting upgrade, January 18, 1952
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lighting upgrade, January 18, 1952.
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branch, circa 1953
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Central branch, circa 1953
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Central branch, circa 1953
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branch, circa 1954
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branch, circa 1954
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branch at night, 1954
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Pointe Central Library from
the Charging Desk, circa 1954
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branch, circa 1954
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branch, 1954
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branch, circa 1954
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branch, circa 1954
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branch, circa 1954
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branch, circa 1954
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branch, circa 1954. The History
of Writing mural was a gift from
The Friends of the Library.
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branch, circa 1954
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room, Central branch, 1959s
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Woods branch at Christmas,
circa 1980
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branch, 1980
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proposed auditorium addition
to the Central branch, Mid-1980s
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(“The Circle”) to the Central
branch, Mid-1980s
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to the Central branch
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branch, circa 1990. The first
computer is visible on the
public service desk.
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