Woman's Reading Club
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- Aug 19, 1903Walla Walla Commits to Major Infrastructure OverhaulCity Council moves to shore up Mill Creek and repair crumbling streets in a session of ambitious public works.Walla Walla, WA
- Aug 20, 1903A Library in JeopardyThe City Council's arbitrary deadline for the Woman's Reading Club puts a vital community project at risk.Walla Walla, WA
- Oct 17, 1903Will Walla Walla's Women Save the Stubblefield Home?While men offer only 'moral support,' the Woman's Reading Club and Ladies' Relief Society lead the charge to secure a new home for widows and orphans.Walla Walla, WA
- Oct 27, 1903The Library We Don't Have YetA call for city leaders to lobby Andrew Carnegie for funding, arguing that a public library would be a cornerstone of local progress.Walla Walla, WA
- Nov 13, 1903The Struggle for Walla Walla's Public LibraryA member of the Woman's Reading Club details the 'snags' of local politics, skepticism, and stalled funding that plague the effort to establish a permanent library.Walla Walla, WA
- Nov 25, 1903Carnegie Offers Walla Walla $25,000 — If the City Will Say YesA Thanksgiving-week letter from Andrew Carnegie promises a library building for the city, on the condition that Walla Walla furnish a site and $2,500 a year. The council has not yet voted, and the Statesman is impatient.Walla Walla, WA
- Nov 28, 1903Carnegie's Money, the City's Tax Levy: Walla Walla Hunts for a Library SiteAndrew Carnegie will build a library if Walla Walla buys the ground and doubles its library budget. Business men are all for it; the Woman's Reading Club has already raised $2,500 as a fallback.Walla Walla, WA