The Paulding County Carnegie Library will be hosting a Centennial Festival on Saturday, July 9, 2016 in conjunction with John Paulding Days. This event will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the main historic Carnegie library in Paulding and will be a celebration of ‘old-fashioned fun’. “The library has providing service to…
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Paulding Library Centennial Celebration Big Affair!
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The afternoon opened with a full house at the main Paulding County Carnegie Library in Paulding. Crowds of dignitaries from around the state milled about with library patrons, employees, board members, and volunteers. People enjoyed refreshments provided by the Paulding Friends of the Library group, as well as tours of the main library by various…
Library Plans Centennial Reception
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On March 3rd, the Paulding County Carnegie Library will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Opening Day. The library was funded in 1912, built in 1915 and opened on March 3, 1916. The library is the first library in the United States funded by Andrew Carnegie to serve an entire library. The reception honoring this special…
