Ayer Public Library, Delavan, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member NoLemon
N 40° 22.457 W 089° 32.824
16T E 283763 N 4472414
Ayer Public Library District serves the small town of Delavan, IL and the surrounding rural area.
Waymark Code: WMX0T
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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The history of the Delavan, IL library reaches back to 1907 when in the spring election of that year the Delavan Township voted a one and one-tenth mill tax to support a library. The Delavan library become the first tax supported library in Illinois. In 1914, a grant of $10,000 dollars was received from the Carnegie Foundation for the building of a modern library facility. This building is still used today as the library.

The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Address of Library Building:
200 Locust St
Delavan, IL USA
61734

Current Use of Building: Library

Year Built (optional): 1914

Website about building: Not listed
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