
Village Library, July 1929. A
remodeled six room cottage

Pointe Shores Library, circa
1930.

Shores Municipal building, circa
1930. A small library occupied
one room.

branch of the Wayne County
Library System, circa 1931

branch of the Wayne County
Library System, May 1931

April 1931. The collection
contained 3,000 volumes

May 1931

Park Library in the basement
of the Municipal Building,
April 22, 1931.

Farms Center, September
26, 1939. A small library
occupied one room.

new Grosse Pointe Park Library
(right) from the dedication
brochure, October 1, 1939

Park Library, 1939 The collection
consisted of 10,187 books.

Park Library, 1939. It contained
space for 15,00 volumes.

Farms Center Library, circa
1939

proposed Grosse Pointe Central
Library, circa 1949

Grosse Pointe Central branch
at Kercheval and Fisher, 1949

Grosse Pointe Woods branch,
1950

Woods branch, 1950

completion, 1950

lighting upgrade, January 18, 1952

lighting upgrade, January 18, 1952.

branch, circa 1953

Central branch, circa 1953

Central branch, circa 1953

branch, circa 1954

branch, circa 1954

branch at night, 1954

Pointe Central Library from
the Charging Desk, circa 1954

branch, circa 1954

branch, 1954

branch, circa 1954

branch, circa 1954

branch, circa 1954

branch, circa 1954

branch, circa 1954. The History
of Writing mural was a gift from
The Friends of the Library.

branch, circa 1954


room, Central branch, 1959s

Woods branch at Christmas,
circa 1980

branch, 1980

proposed auditorium addition
to the Central branch, Mid-1980s

(“The Circle”) to the Central
branch, Mid-1980s

to the Central branch

branch, circa 1990. The first
computer is visible on the
public service desk.
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