Puyallup Public Library, Public library in Puyallup, United States.
The Puyallup Public Library is a public library building in Puyallup that houses book collections, digital resources, and multimedia materials. The space is organized with study areas and reading zones designed to serve different visitor needs.
The first library was started in 1877 by Eliza Jane Meeker, wife of town founder Ezra Meeker, who lent books from the couple's home in what is now Pioneer Park. In 1880 the Puyallup Library Association raised $5,000 from local businesses to rent a room and hire a librarian. Andrew Carnegie offered $12,500 on February 15, 1912, and a Georgian-style Carnegie library designed by Roland E. Borhek opened on February 11, 1913. It closed in the 1950s when the book-loaded second floor bowed.
The library keeps a local history room, open to the public once a month, holding records back to the town's late-1800s founding, copies of the newspaper from 1903, and genealogical material from Puyallup's first settlers. The building sits on the west side of Pioneer Park, where Eliza Jane Meeker once lent books from the Meeker home.
Entry is open to everyone regardless of where they live, and visitors can get library cards to borrow materials. Meeting room reservations are also available, making the facility useful for group activities.
A local history room, open to the public once a month, holds records back to the town's late-1800s founding, including copies of the newspaper from 1903 and genealogical material on Puyallup's first settlers.
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