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Library History: 1872-1907
| 1872-1907 | 1907-1959 | 1960-1997 | 2002-present |
It All Started in a Candy Store . . .
| 1872 | P.A. Clark and H.S. Austin plan to establish a circulating library in Anaheim. |
| Aug 1873 | Formal opening |
| April 1884 | Reverend H.J. Sheridan proposed to organize a Young Men's Social Club and establish a reading room stocked with the best newspapers and books, in a building on Los Angeles Street (now Anaheim Boulevard) south of the Masonic Hall. |
| March 1886 | The Town Trustees (now City Council) began to discuss the need for a place "where young people can pass an evening among refining influences and in adding to their store of knowledge." |
| Feb 1901 | Cornelius Bruce offered room in his Candy Store between Los Angeles and Claudina streets on Center Street, to establish a library and act as librarian for a salary of $12 a month. |
| Aug 1902 | The Board of Trustees established the municipally supported Anaheim Public Library and accepted an offer to transfer all 672 books and other property (a set of bookshelves, a reading table and 2 rocking chairs) from the Free Library to the City library. |
| Sept 1902 | Fees were $1 per year, 60 cents for six months, 25 cents for one month or less. |
| July 1906 | President and secretary of Library Board appointed to visit Fullerton Library to inquire of the method of securing a Carnegie Library. |
| Sept 1906 | City Clerk authorized to write Andrew Carnegie requesting information about securing a library building for Anaheim. |
| Nov 1906 | Library expands to rooms in new Candy Kitchen. |
| Feb 1907 | City Clerk receives confirmation from Andrew Carnegie's secretary, James Bertram, that $10,000 would be provided if the city agrees to terms of the grant. |
| July 1907 | Site Committee collected $2,652.59 from residents to buy Building Lot #45, paying William and Adelheid Konig $2,400. |
| Dec 1907 | Richard Fischle advised Library Board that he had rented the library premises to a barber when the library lease expires on January 1, 1908. Library collection to be moved to Anaheim Chamber of Commerce rooms until new library building is ready for occupancy. |
| 1872-1907 | 1907-1959 | 1960-1997 | 2002-present |
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