History of the Alexandria Monroe Public Library, Pt 2

An Official Madison County Bicentennial Event

Date: Monday, July 10th 2023

Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Location: Alexandria-Monroe Public Library, 117 E Church St., Alexandria, IN 46001

Description: Terri Smith, Circulation Assistant and Local Historian at the Alexandria-Monroe Public Library, has put together a two-part history on the Alexandria-Monroe Public Library.

This second session on the history of the Alexandria-Monroe Public Library (1913-1922–or so) will cover:

Highlights on the lives of former librarians, assistants, and custodians.

What became of these library advocates.

Local history events in which they were involved.

Additional Alexandria history–not just library history.

Attendees of both sessions will receive a “library scrapbook” full of photos, articles, and interesting trivia about the area and the library!

Legacy Project

This represents a Madison County Bicentennial Legacy assisted project. It was done in partnership with the Historic Gruenewald House in Anderson.