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The Bay County Library System was established on January 1, 1974 [2] [3] after the county electorate approved a $700,000 tax levy for five years. The Library System brought together three libraries, the Bay City Public Library and its Broadway Branch, The Sage Library, and The Pinconning Library) which previously were funded separately and independently by the cities of Bay City and Pinconning.
The library had its grand opening on January 16, 1884 and was constructed by Henry W. Sage as a gift to Bay City. It is operated as a public library by the Bay County Library System. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is the oldest continually operated library building in the state of ...
At the time, the Centre Park Library on Gratiot and Library street in the downtown district was the main branch. Andrew Carnegie offered $750,000 for the proposed main branch, and the city asked to submit a ballot question regarding issuing $500,000 of library bonds for purpose of complying with Carnegie's offer. However, voters rejected ...
The Bay City Players, a volunteer-based community theatre, is the oldest continuously running community theater in Michigan. [31] The Bay County Library System includes two public libraries located in Bay City, the Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library and Sage Public Library. The official Bay City flag is blue with the city logo on it.
Bay City Bay City: May 15, 1916: $35,000 708 Center Ave. In service as library until December 2005. Now bank branch and offices for Thumb National Bank. 7: Benton Harbor Benton Harbor: Mar 14, 1902: $20,000 E Wall St. and 6th St.
Bay County is located in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of the 2020 Census, the population was 103,856. [3] The county seat is Bay City. [4]Bay County comprises the Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Saginaw-Midland-Bay City Combined Statistical Area in the Mid/Central Michigan region.
In 1984, a new Main Library location was constructed adjacent to Walnut Lake Rd. next to the West Bloomfield Town Hall and Police Station. The new location offered more space, 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m 2), which increased to 25,000 square feet in 1988 during the second phase of the project. The library’s collection at this point was approximately ...
These events are free and open to the public. In 2020, the Portage Lake District Library received the June B. Mendel Award for Excellence in Rural Library Service from the Library of Michigan. The bi-annual award honored Library staff for the development of non-traditional library programs for the community. [2]