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of Fort Walton Beach Library The Fort Walton Beach Library, now housed in a modern 24,000-square-foot building, was first established under humble circumstances in a waterfront Masonic building by the Fort Walton Beach Women’s Club in 1927. For information regarding activities and special events, click here: City of Fort Walton Beach |
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History of the Fort Walton Beach Library |
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| The Fort Walton Beach Library, now housed in a modern 24,000-square-foot
building, was first established under humble circumstances in a waterfront
Masonic building by the Fort Walton Beach Women’s Club in 1927.
Sadly, in 1936, the library was dismantled when a local high school
needed the library’s books for an accreditation review.
In 1954, the library was re-established by the Business and Professional Women’s Club and the Women’s Club in the community center on land donated by Library Board President Liza (L. M.) Jackson. Lucile Woodward, a member of one of the first families of the city, served as volunteer librarian for two and a half years. Stocked largely with donated materials, the library grew substantially under her direction and in1957, a professional librarian, Dorothy Raymond, was hired. The library was open for full-time service. You can learn more about the History of the Fort Walton Beach Library - City of Fort Walton Beach Library Website.
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