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AND FUN FACTS ABOUT THE PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY Grand Opening

Cordage Company gives the Loring
Library to the town. It remained The PPLF Board of
a branch library until 1973. When Trustees formed
the Loring branch was closed, a Master Plan The grand
the books from the Loring Library The PPLF purchases The Committee. The plan opening weeklong
branch were distributed to the Lindens, a family home documented the need celebration for the
Plymouth Public Library, the next door to the Russell for a new Plymouth South Street library
Manomet branch library and the building. Renovations facility to bring takes place on The Thirtieth
County House of Corrections. library services up to Sunday, October Anniversary of the
completed in April, 1960. statewide standards. 27, 1991.
South Street library.
1939 1959-60 1984 1991 2021

1913 1950-51 1973 1990
The inter library loan system is in Manomet Branch Ground breaking for the South
place. The North Street library has Library moves Street building, June, 1990.
Suffolk Construction Company
28,888 volumes in the collection, staff from Bartlett Hall wins the bid to build the new
of 5 ½ full-time employees, and is open to a storefront on main branch library.
66 hours per week. Point Road.
1926 1988
A branch library The PPLF initiates a fundraising campaign and raises money
located in a private to purchase the property on South Street then moves on to
home at Long apply for a grant from Massachusetts Library Improvements
Pond serves the Act. After two failed attempts, Plymouth voters approve a
$9.725 million bond issue to build the library. The PPLF hires
residents in that Sasaki Associates to design the building.
area with a rotating
collection of 200 books.
First Poet
Laureate of
Plymouth
public
reading.
Roofing
project
Literacy completed.
Department Hot spots and
Self-check-out moves Chromebooks
machines to new start
installed. classrooms. circulating.
2007 2018 2020

2008 2011 to 2015 2016 2019 2021
Literacy Program Technology upgrades The PPL New Teen Collection
celebrates 20 years and purchases of Gallery Space opens: reaches
of service to those additional e-resources. opens. New 194,253
seeking to improve Bongiovanni programming, items with
reading, writing, and Music Room gaming stations, 231,342
English-speaking completed. and new items
skills and seeking GED additions to circulated!
certification. young adult
collection.

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