Memorial Park Library
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Memorial Park Library, 1933

Memorial Park Library

Backstory and Context
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Hi I'm Bob van Wegen with the Calgary Heritage Initiative. The Calgary Women's Literary Club was founded in 1906 to start a campaign to build this library and, as you heard, the site for the library was chosen in 1908 in a referendum. But the site did have its critics. One critic of the location noted the wealth of many nearby residents and commented that they didn't need the library there because they could well afford to buy books for themselves.
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pc_943 Post Cards from the Past Collection, Calgary Public Library
ch_2013-187, J Collinson, Century Homes Calgary 2013, Calgary Public Library