Ok, so this is Sailorsmate's second library dedication in 15 months. But this one was special. The former Lebanon Public Library was a very, very small building, with a lot of problems.
If you look closely under the window behind the flagpole, there's a cornerstone. There's a picture below, but the stone is so worn, it's hard to read. It says "Lebanon General Hospital and Library." This building started as the general hospital in Lebanon, and then became the library building.
It needs a lot of work, and here's hoping the town fathers choose to keep it as an historic landmark. When it came time for a new library, the old high school building and community pool, a few blocks away and closer to Main Street, were razed, and in their place, there is now a new senior center, and a brand new, much needed library.
Below is the meeting room, which is accessible even when the library is closed, so groups can use it.
This is the main section of the library. There are huge glass panels separating the adult section from the children's and young adult sections.
The glass panels are 2 sheets of glass with grass between them, constructed in much the same way as
Sydenstricker Glass on Cape Cod.
Appropriate, as Lebanon is in Linn County, and Linn County produces more grass seed than any one else!
If you look closely under the window behind the flagpole, there's a cornerstone. There's a picture below, but the stone is so worn, it's hard to read. It says "Lebanon General Hospital and Library." This building started as the general hospital in Lebanon, and then became the library building.
It needs a lot of work, and here's hoping the town fathers choose to keep it as an historic landmark. When it came time for a new library, the old high school building and community pool, a few blocks away and closer to Main Street, were razed, and in their place, there is now a new senior center, and a brand new, much needed library.
Below is the meeting room, which is accessible even when the library is closed, so groups can use it.
This is the main section of the library. There are huge glass panels separating the adult section from the children's and young adult sections.
The glass panels are 2 sheets of glass with grass between them, constructed in much the same way as Sydenstricker Glass on Cape Cod.
Appropriate, as Lebanon is in Linn County, and Linn County produces more grass seed than any one else!
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