Gettysburg Library
The building that is the
current home of the Gettysburg Library turned 100 years old in 2013. It
was originally built as a post office, and was a gift to the residents of Adams
County from the Federal Government for everything they had to deal with during
the Civil War. Construction was originally supposed to be completed in
time for the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, however, with construction
delays, completion was about 6 months late.
During Eisenhower's time in
office, the building was, for a short period of time, used as a secondary White
House. Eisenhower had a farm in the area. While he was in office,
he suffered from a heart attack and went to the farm to recoup. Being the
only close Federal building, the building's office space was used as a
temporary White House while he recovered.
We celebrated the anniversary
of the building with a gala event, hosting David Eisenhower as our guest
speaker. At that event, we also unveiled our new library logo.
2015 actually marks the 70th
anniversary of the library system here in Adams County.So far this year we have
unveiled a new Outreach Van (February 28th) and on March 2nd unveiled a new website
(www.adamslibrary.org).
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