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The interior of the Traverse Area District Library underwent a significant facelift in 1963; shown here is the remodeled adult reading room.

Black and White photograph of Traverse City Public Library director Alice Wait at her retirement, 1949.

Alice Wait was the Traverse City Public Library director from 1905 to 1949.

Cover of Andrew Carnegie's 150th Birthday Celebration program.

Bernard L. Oppenneer acted as the director of the Traverse City Public Library from 1966 to 1970. He succeeded Therese Flaherty as director.

Promotional image of the book collection in the Traverse City Public Library's Michigan Room. The Michigan Room was dedicated on April 10, 1962, and acted as the Library's state and local history center. The Library's unique, archival collections…

Shown are workers constructing the 7000 square foot addition to the existing Carnegie library building. The addition attached to the existing building on its east side.

Image of worker taking apart the original marble circulation desk at the Traverse City Public Library in April 1963. Part of a significant facelift for the public floor work areas and the director's office.

The new entrance provided direct access to the new addition recently completed on the Traverse Area District Library. The addition increased the Library's space by 7000 square feet.

Finding aid for the Records of the Citizens for Libraries, Site Committee, 1995-1997. Collection is .25 linear feet, and is held at the Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere. Citizens for Libraries was a coalition of Grand Traverse Area citizens,…