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Article - Missing Phone Directories - January 1990

This is an article written by Jessica Seidl reporting on Ameritech's decision to start charging the public for telephone directories and predicting possible problems for public libraries. In the process they will also be declining the number of free…

Tags: 1990, Ameritech, Article, board of directors, Board of Trustees, cost, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, James Seidl, January 1990, Jessica Seidl, local directories, out-of-state phone directories, phone directories

Asbestos Abatements, Bids, Cost of Construction, and Map - August, September, and October 2009

These are letters from Blank, Wessalink, Cook and Associates describing the asbestos abatements, cost of construction, maps and cost of bids for the Library Annex in May of 2009

Tags: Annex, asbestos abatement, bids, Blank Wessalink Cook and Associates, board of directors, Board of Trustees, cost of construction, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Lee Ann Fisher, Maps

At Otto Smith's in Puente, CA

Photograph of Augusta Besalke, Mrs. Brightshoe, Mrs. Olander, Mrs. Smith, Ruth Molin, Mrs. Johnke, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Derr, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Mchalboeck, Elsie Ruth, and Maxine at Otto Smith's house in Puente, CA in June 1939.

Tags: 1939, Augusta Besalke, Besalke family, Besalke Family Collection, Elsie Ruth, Maxine, Mrs. Brightshoe, Mrs. Derr, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Johnke, Mrs. Michalboeck, Mrs. Olander, Mrs. Smith, Otto Smith, Otto Smith's house, Puente CA, Ruth Molin

At the Falls: Niagara Falls 1919

Photograph of Anne Stough standing by a waterfall at Niagara Falls in 1919.

Tags: 1919, Anne Stough, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Niagara Falls, Roberts Family Collection, waterfall

At the Home of Otto Smith in Puente, CA

Photograph of William and Augusta Besalke and an unknown couple at Otto Smith's house in Puente, CA in June 1939.

Tags: 1939, Augusta Besalke, Besalke family, Besalke Family Collection, house, Mr. and Mrs. William Besalke, Otto Smith's house, Puente CA, unknown couple, William Besalke

Attendance Record Board of Trustees 1962-1963

Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees attendance record 1962-1963

Tags: Attendance Record, board, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Mary T. Howe

Attendance Record of the Board of Trustees May 1961 through January 1965

Attendance Record of the Board of Trustees May 1961 through January 1965

Tags: Attendance Record Board of Trustees, board, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Mary T. Howe, May 1961 through January 1965

Attendance Record Properties Committee
May 1963-April 1964

Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees Properties Committee Attendance Record

Tags: Attendance Report, board, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Properties Committee

Auction Letter - February 1971

This is a letter by R.L. Schuerman that discusses the library auction and how no historical items were sold.

Tags: 1971, A. Webber Borchers, auction, auction letter, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Daughters of the American Revolution, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, February 1971, Genealogical Society, historical artifacts, letter, Macon County Historical Society, Macon County Museum, R.L. Schuerman

Audited Financial Statement and Schedule with Accountants Repot April 30, 1981

This audited financial statement and schedule for the Decatur Public Library for April 1981 with accountant report.

Tags: 1981, Accountants Report, April 1981, Audited Financial Statement and Schedule, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Robert Dumas