Former Library Board members gathered for a photo at the 1981 celebration of the Petersburg Public Library's 50th anniversary. Pictured left to right are: (back row) Carol Enge, DJ Roundtree, Ann Bailey, Mildred Fuglvog, Helmi Jensen, Roxy Lee, Joyce Jenkins Schultz, Shari Otness, Marjorie Paust, (front row) Celia Forrest, Ruth Sandvik, Magnhild Lee, Alice Longworth.
The American Legion provided the first home for the Petersburg Public Library in 1931. Initially, it was a modest shelf of books donated by the community, managed by the American Legion Auxiliary in the Legion's building. This humble beginning eventually grew into the institution we know today. The collection was so small at first that some people even took out membership cards in the names of newborns to borrow more books. As time passed, the Alaska Territorial government and the City of Petersburg began to contribute funding to support the library. By 1937, the library's annual circulation h...
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