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The current head librarian is [[Edith Harwell]]. | The current head librarian is [[Edith Harwell]]. | ||
The library was established on March 24, [[1941]] with no more than 3,000 volume in a room on the 2nd floor of [[Homewood City Hall]]. The fist librarian was [[Mary Katherine Switzer]]. It soon moved to its own building on Oxmoor Road, and, later, moved again to a former church near Oxmoor's intersection with [[Central Avenue]]. The remodeling and expansion of the church building was designed by [[Davis Architects]]. | The library was established on March 24, [[1941]] with no more than 3,000 volume in a room on the 2nd floor of [[Homewood City Hall]]. The fist librarian was [[Mary Katherine Switzer]]. It soon moved to its own building on Oxmoor Road, and, later, moved again to a former church near Oxmoor's intersection with [[Central Avenue Homewood|Central Avenue]]. The remodeling and expansion of the church building was designed by [[Davis Architects]]. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 18 August 2006
The Homewood Public Library is located at 1721 Oxmoor Road in the city of Homewood. It is a member of the Jefferson County Library Cooperative, and was voted as the county's "favorite library" in 2002. Over 30,000 patrons per month use the library's services, which include a collection of over 88,000 books, plus audio-visual materials. The library also offers meeting rooms, terminal-based and wireless internet access, classes and special events.
The current head librarian is Edith Harwell.
The library was established on March 24, 1941 with no more than 3,000 volume in a room on the 2nd floor of Homewood City Hall. The fist librarian was Mary Katherine Switzer. It soon moved to its own building on Oxmoor Road, and, later, moved again to a former church near Oxmoor's intersection with Central Avenue. The remodeling and expansion of the church building was designed by Davis Architects.
External links
- Homewood Public Library website
- Homewood Public Library on MySpace.com