Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library

Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library
Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library
	The new library building, built in 2002
	40°17′19.17″N87°17′37.40″W / 40.2886583°N 87.2937222°W
Location	Williamsport, Indiana , United States
Established	1917
Other information
Website	http://www.wwtpl.lib.in.us/

Last updated November 17, 2024

The Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library in Williamsport, Washington Township, Warren County, Indiana, was established in 1914 in a borrowed space in a downtown office building. It opened as a Carnegie library in 1917 on Fall Street.

A new library building was completed in 2002 at 28 East Second Street, across State Road 28 from the Warren County Court House and County Jail buildings. This new building was funded primarily with the support of the Warren County Community Foundation (WCCF) and the Community Alliance to Promote Education (CAPE).

In 2006 the new building was heavily damaged by fire.^[2] The restored building opened in late 2007.^[3]

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References

↑ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
↑ "Fire Destroys Indiana Library". American Library Association. October 13, 2006. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
↑ "Williamsport library getting ready to reopen". WTHR Television. November 3, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-27.

Warren County Historical Society (1966), A History of Warren County, Indiana.

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[1] "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[2] "Fire Destroys Indiana Library". American Library Association. October 13, 2006. Retrieved 2016-07-27.

[3] "Williamsport library getting ready to reopen". WTHR Television. November 3, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-27.

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