Bloomfield Public Library

Bloomfield Public Library
Location	107 N. Columbia Bloomfield, Iowa, United States
Type	Public
Established	1913
Architect(s)	Frank E. Wetherell
Other information
Director	Anne Tews
Website	www.bloomfield.lib.ia.us
References: [1]
Bloomfield Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Coordinates	40°45′09″N92°24′59″W / 40.75250°N 92.41639°W / 40.75250; -92.41639
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1913
Built by	C.W. Ennis
Architect	Frank E. Wetherell
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.	15000721 [2]
Added to NRHP	October 13, 2015

Bloomfield Public Library is a public library located in Bloomfield, Iowa, United States. A library in Bloomfield dates back to the 1870s when a library association was established. One had to pay a subscription fee in order to borrow books. The Carnegie Corporation of New York had accepted the Commercial Club of Bloomfield's application for a grant for $10,000 on November 21, 1911. ^{[3] [4]} An election on December 30, 1911, approved constructing new public library in town. The building was designed by Frank E. Wetherell of the Des Moines architectural firm of Wetherall and Gage, and contractor C.W. Ennis constructed it. The new library was dedicated on August 8, 1913. The library is a brick, side gable structure with a projecting entrance on the long side of the building. Both the entrance and the side elevations of the building feature Tudor Revival vergeboards and half-timbered gable ends. The collection includes books in large print, regular print, hard back books and paperbacks, movies, and books-on-CD. Other services include public computers, a young adult section, and a children's area. ^[5] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. ^[2]

References

1. "Directory information". Bloomfield Public Library. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
3. Molly Meyers Naumann. "Bloomfield Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
4. "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Bloomfield Public Library". University of Iowa . Retrieved March 5, 2016.
5. "Welcome!". Bloomfield Public Library. Retrieved March 5, 2016.