​Corsicana Public Library

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Marker No: 11608

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker 

Geographic: 32.093033, -96.466331

Marker Text: ​The women's clubs of Corsicana were instrumental in opening the city's first public library in 1901 at W. 6th and Main St. The city created a library board in 1904 and secured a construction grant from the Carnegie Corporation the following year. In 1906 the Carnegie Library opened at W. Collin and N. 12th St. The building included a large auditorium which held numerous community gatherings. Mrs. Mattie Houston served as head librarian from 1908 until the 1940s. A new library was completed in 1967 to house a collection that had grown to over 40,000 volumes. (1985) 

Location: 100 North 12th Street, Corsicana