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I am doing an optional history assignment on the Ashland Public Library. I would appreciate any feedback on my talk page by the first of April. This would include grammar or any other additional fact before a final copy is submitted.

The Ashland Public Library first opened with a dedication on June 10, 1950. The library was dedicated to the veterans of Ashland County. The dedication of this library would stand to become the beginning of an era of discover 10, 1950. The library was dedicated to the veterans of Ashland County. The dedication of this library would stand to become the beginning of an era of discovery and reading in Ashland County. The beginning of the library did not start with the 1950 opening however. On January 25, 1893 a meeting was held to establish permanent members of the library association. These members included: Rev. A. H. Smith as president, with I. H. Good as vice president, S. L. Arnold as secretary, C. W. McCool as treasurer, with Dr. A. H. Smith, A. C. Bogniard, Good, George Koehl, P. A. Myers, F. W. Freer, S. W. Beer, E. S. Briggs, H. A. Mykrantz, and J. T. Reaser as trustees. The association Began with 112 total members. Mrs. E. C. Arthur was paid a salary of $120 as the first librarian. The first reading room was above the F.R. Marks store in the Freer block. It was later moved to the corner of West Main Street and Claremont Avenue. In a meeting on April 17, 1899 the town council gave approval for the use of the two upper east rooms of the Opera House. When the Opera house caught fire books were held above Black’s Bakery until the Opera House could be renovated. Between 1914 and 1922 funds had been raised by citizens and organizations to add large numbers of new books to the collection with most being added in 1921. In April of 1923 the board decided to make the library a school district public library. In 1930 talk had begun to surface involving a separate building on the Claremont Avenue lot offered by J. L. Clark. Plans were prepared for a building 55 feet by 100 feet. This planned library never opened due complication in preparing the property. The proposal was withdrawn and a filling station was placed on the corner. Talk of combining the library with a public building was shot down. In 1944 a bond issue was placed on the ballot for $125000 and passed. Original estimates for the building were too high so the design were scaled down to two-thirds the original size. Edward Taylor was the engineer put on as president of the construction. The final cost of the Georgian Colonial library once built was $181,129.66. Katherine Schantz the librarian from 1948 to 1956 and she was assisted by Mrs. Robert McIntosh, Frances McCullock, Mrs. W. G. Dallas, and Mrs. Glorene Mathews. The two major resource contributors were Ada Patterson and Catherine Cole Steel, who donated their entire libraries. After the dedication the library won recognition for being one of the best libraries in appearance thanks to its designers. After receiving a $2500 state grant in 1953 the board able to purchase a bookmobile. Emma Gray was the first county assistant in charge of the bookmobile in September 1955. In 1890 the total count of books was 1,135 which grew to 24,000 in 1900 expanding even further to 52,500 in 1964 and 61,206 in 1971. Along with all of these books came magazines, tapes, records, videos, and even sports equipment at one point in time. In 1971 total media was 171,199 which jumped to 215,704 only ten years later. In 1980 the board began asking what they were going to do. When no more shelving adjustments were possible an addition was place on the ballot and after a wording error mishap the bond issue passed. After the renovations a re-dedication was held on October 5, 1987. The success is said to be best described by the two words on the bronze statue outside of a girl holding books which says, “The Winner.”

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13nakline (talk) 17:06, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Ashland Public Library


A tag has been placed on Ashland Public Library, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Hi, thanks for email. Just to clarify, the request to delete was from another editor, not me. I deleted your article because  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  12:03, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
 * it did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. In particular, the library is not an a suitable source for itself. Your only other source is a local book. If there are no other proper sources, the library probably isn't notable, and there is little in the text to suggest that it is, only dates from 1950.
 * It was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include: is a place of learning, new media, and imagination... reference, entertainment, and enjoyment... stand to become the beginning of an era of discover (x2)... won recognition for being one of the best libraries in appearance thanks to its designers... has and will continue to give an increasingly expanding environment for fun and learning... The success is said to be best described by the two words on the bronze statue outside of a girl holding books which says, “The Winner.”