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This year, the Carbondale Public Library will be turning 150 years old!  On May 9th, 1874, the “Young Men’s Library Association” opened to the public in a single room in the offices of the D&H Canal Company in Carbondale.  It was only open one day a week -Saturdays – and offered a small collection of books for borrowing as well as providing educational lectures for the public.

To celebrate, the library will be hosting a special anniversary dinner on Friday, May 10th, 2024, AJ’s Bar & Grill, New Viaduct Pavilion, 92 Dundaff Street, Carbondale. Members of the library staff and board are working diligently to make this a fun-filled evening with speakers, a delicious buffet, and live music.  Tickets are $50 per person.  Please call the library to make your reservation.

There is also the opportunity to be featured in our program booklet.  If anyone interested in being a sponsor for this event please contact the Carbondale Public Library.