The Morgan Hill Library was established as a part of the Santa
Clara County Library in 1912. In August 1914, Stella Huntington was
appointed librarian, a small collection was located behind a
curtain at Goold
’s Department Store with Mrs. John Goold serving as custodian of
the new library.
The Morgan Hill Library was established as a part of the Santa Clara County Library in 1912. In August 1914, Stella Huntington was appointed librarian, a small collection was located behind a curtain at Goold’s Department Store with Mrs. John Goold serving as custodian of the new library.
(Goold’s Department Store was located in the Millhouse Mall, the same downtown building in which the BookSmart bookstore and Just Breakfast now hold forth).
August 2004 marks 90 years of library service in Morgan Hill. From Goold’s Department Store to the backyard woodshed of Edith Reed on Sixth Street, to the annex of the old Friendly Inn, to the Nob Hill Shopping Center, to the current Civic Center location, the library has grown and flourished.
Today, Santa Clara County Library is ranked the number one library system in the United States. We circulated a record 611,517 items last year. A new library building is being planned by the city. It’s a fitting time to celebrate the Library’s birthday.
Please join us for the fun on Saturday, Aug. 7, at the library, 17575 Peak Avenue, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
We will have a variety of activities all day for all ages:
• 10:30 p.m. Pre-school Story Time with Davi Evans, Children’s Services Manager for Santa Clara County Library and former Program Librarian at Morgan Hill for 17 years
• 12:30 AAUW Chorus Sing-a-long Songs of the Decades, 1900-2000
• 2-4 p.m. Children’s Fun – Drop-in Crafts for grades 1-5 with Dennise Weidenhofer, Librarian Face Painting & Balloon Animals provided by the Youth Advisory Commission Plus all day:
• Refreshments
• Behind-the-scenes library tours
• Demonstrations on how to use the catalog
• Friends of the Library Book Sale
Questions and suggested topics for At the Library, which appears in Tuesday editions, should be directed to Nancy Howe, community librarian, at
nh***@sc****.us
or by calling 779-3196. The Morgan Hill Library, located at the corner of Peak and West Main avenues next to City Hall, is open every day but Sunday.
