This was the first library that I used. Used to walk around the ledges on the outside. This substantial building at 931 W. Madison St. was the South Side Library from 1910 until 1966, when the new Forest Home Library opened at 1432 W. Forest Home Ave. Known variously as the South Division Library, the South Side Library and the South Library, the building was used by a number of city offices until November 1980, when it was sold for $9,000 to the Inner City Development Project for its South Side headquarters. The Library still has library service there because the building is an outpost of the Community Librarian Program-South, which serves Latino residents. ICDP personnel are seeking other non-profit organizations to share the large building, which includes an auditorium on the lower-level. At present various local, state and federal programs are housed in the building, including a food bank, clothing bank, an energy audit program, a health screening program and cultural groups.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 02:10:20 +0000
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