History of Whitehall Public Library
On September 6, 1961 the Whitehall Borough Council appointed a Board of Library Trustees and funds were provided for shelving and furniture. The Friends of the Whitehall Public Library, organized in 1961, began to conduct a fund drive for new books. On December 5, 1962 Beatrice Mulholland was hired as the first librarian. The Whitehall Public Library was dedicated on May 5, 1963.
Photo of the Borough Building in 1963.
[PHOTO CREDIT: Brennan, Edwin F., A History of Whitehall Borough and Its Government: An Insider's View, 2001].