The Shiawassee District Library in Owosso, Michigan is a public library system that serves the residents of the cities of Durand, Michigan and Bennington, Owosso, and Rush Townships. The library system was created in 1994 after the Owosso Public Library and the Durand Memorial Library combined resources.[1] In July 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed a $35,722 grant to the library.[2]
| Shiawassee District Library | |
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 Shiawassee District Library, Owosso Branch | |
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| Location | 502 West Main Street, Owosso, Michigan |
| Established | 1994 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Kimberly White |
| Website | www |
The Owosso branch is a Carnegie library located at 502 West Main Street. It was built with a $20,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie on land donated by the heirs of L.E. Woodard.[3] The groundbreaking ceremonies in October 1913 included a parade through the city.[4] The library was dedicated on July 4, 1914.[5][6] In 1926, the Owosso-born Impressionist painter Frederick Carl Frieseke gave the city of Owosso his painting, Lady With the Sunshade, which originally hung in the library but is now on display at the Shiawassee Arts Council building.[7] Today, the library offers children and adult collections, computer training, and community programs. The library was the 2022 award recipient of the Library of Michigan Public Library Services Grant Program.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Shiawassee District Library". City of Owosso. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Committed grants". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Owosso Can Have a Carnegie Library". The Owosso Times. April 11, 1913. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thousands Witness Ceremony: Corner Stone of Carnegie Library Placed in Position With Masonic Rites". The Owosso Times. October 31, 1913. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carnegie Library Dedicated". The Owosso times. July 10, 1914. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owosso History". Sdl.lib.mi.us. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "Frederick Carl Frieseke". Sdl.lib.mi.us. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "This grant program was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Library of Michigan Public Library Services 2022 Grant Program" (PDF).