Rand Park, Keokuk: Address, Rand Park Reviews: 4.5/5
History of the Library. The Keokuk Public Library has a long history, one which predates the civil war, when many of the establishments west of the Mississippi were still in their infancy. On June 1, , the first Keokuk Library opened in its doors in a hall above 80 Main Street presently the south side of the block of Main , the blue X in the photo below. However, because there were no guidelines in place for a librarian and only half of the necessary funding had been collected, this attempt failed. In another attempt at library services was made, failing again due to lack of funding. On November 28, , a meeting was held at the county courthouse and the Keokuk Library Association was established. This call for funding did not take long as the meeting of stockholders was held on December 3. By December 10, the constitution and articles of incorporation were reported and adopted.
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