Originally published in The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County on February 1, 1966.
New Adult Room Ready At Library
By ROLLIE BERNHART
The new Adult Reading Room at the Valparaiso Public Library will be open for public viewing Wednesday, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Librarian Wade Kanney announced today.
Inaugurated by the library board as a primary service for adults, the beautifully appointed reading center is located in a ground floor area previously used as a storage room.
The new room will now provide easier access to reading facilities for older people who previously had trouble negotiating the stairs to the second floor.
Hours 10 To 6
Kanney said daytime hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily would be observed at present.
The brightly lighted, well-ventilated room features a decor of antique paneling, matching desks, green-gold figured carpeting and contrasting overstuffed chairs.
Initially, the adult reading center provides enjoyment to the fiction enthusiast. Magazines and newspapers will eventually be added, Kanney noted. Also featured is a genealogy section for the person seeking ancestry background; and a microfilm collection of U.S. Census covering Porter, LaPorte, Lake and St. Joseph counties back to 1790.
OPEN TO PUBLICーValparaiso Public library’s new Adult Reading Room will be open for public viewing Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Brightly lighted and comfortable reading room is located on ground floor in former storage area. Top, main reading section; bottom, Crown Point residents Mrs. Gail C. Lamson, seated, and Mrs. Lowell Held trace ancestry in featured genealogy section.