History
In 1901, Mrs. John Stewart, Mrs. Elmer Dean, Mrs. S. G. McCord, and Miss Lotta Griffith collected books and applied to the City Council and the Wisconsin State Library Board to create Seymour's first public library. On December 21 of 1901, the library's first books were checked out in the living room of Mrs. Barton Moss on Main Street. The Fred Rex store is said to have served as the town's first library, until the two rooms above the Seymour State Bank became the library's location. The library was staffed by volunteers until the city hired Miss Cora Lampson as Seymour's first official librarian. She served until June 11, 1911. In its first three months, the Seymour public library's collection grew to 476 volumes. They had 284 borrowers, and by June 10, 1902, they had a circulation of 2,676. Within a few years, the library outgrew its location, and moved to a room upstairs in the City Hall. [2]
The Muehl Public Library was named after Harvey P. Muehl and his family. His grandfather, Frederick Muehl, came to Seymour in 1866. The family home he built is currently the oldest standing building in the city. His son, Phillip Muehl, started a successful furniture store in Seymour. Harvey Muehl, Phillip's son, gave the city funds to purchase a modern house on South Main Street on the site where his father's furniture store once stood. This site was to be the new location of the local library in 1955. He also donated funds toward the operation of the library. Part of those funds contributed to the building of the current library building in 1994.
The Muehl Public library is currently led by Elizabeth Timmins. She started the Beer and Wine Tasting Event. The library also holds a biannual book, bake, and toy sale.
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