Nederland Libraries

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Nederland Libraries

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Resources related to the history of libraries in Nederland, Texas

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Jefferson County Library Bookwagon, ca 1940
Reta D. Piland, County Librarian, shows off books available from the Jefferson County Library Bookwagon. A 1935 Ford V8 ton and a half panel truck was used. The bookwagon brought library service to 24,000 people in rural communities.

Nederland Branch Library, 923 Boston Avenue, 1943
Photograph shows two girls standing in front of the Nederland Branch of the Jefferson County Library

Mrs. C. E. Gibson
Photograph appeared in the newspaper with the following caption: "LOCAL LIBRARIAN -- Mrs. C. E. Gibson is pictured above in the Nederland library which she has been running for four years. See Story to left. A Faulkner foto."

Library  Book Sale
Dorothy Edwards and Jackie Cowart at the library's book sale

Beatrice Sticker
Beatrice Sticker, 1977. She Was a Library Assistant from 1978-2002

D. Bob Henson Memorial Library
The facility located at 1903 Atlanta Avenue was dedicated March 1981. The newly expanded library was renamed the D. Bob Memorial Library in memory of the late City Manager D. B. "Bob" Henson. The photograph was taken just before the name change was…

Lynn Sweat, 'Amelia Bedelia' Illustrator, Autographs Books -- July 1981
Photograph was taken at a "Meet the Illustrator" reception held on July 14, 1981 at the library

Decorating Library for Season while Promoting Friends of the Library
Sonya Willis, president of the Friends of the Henson Memorial Library, center, is assisted by Joyce Bolton, left, and Maxine Woods in decorating the library's Christmas Tree.

Nederland Boy Scouts on Dedication Day
Boy Scouts stand in front of the Nederland Branch of the Jefferson County Library which was located at 923 Boston Avenue. The dedication of the building was held on 1-2-1933

Nederland Branch Library, 923 Boston Avenue, 1934
Photograph shows the front of the Nederland Branch of the Jefferson County Library after shrubs were planted.
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