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Welcome.........The
Jenkintown
Library
is our
library.
It's an
independent
library,
supported
by your
donations,
community
organizations,
businesses
and the
Borough
of
Jenkintown.
The library
exists to
provide
you with
literature,
reference
materials
and a
wide
range of
information
services.
The
Library
is a
special
place for
Jenkintown
residents.
It is
a link to
the
history
of our
community
and
stepping
stone to
our
future.
Library
History
The
Jenkintown
Library
was founded
in 1803.
It is the
oldest
library
in
continuous
service
in this
area, and
the third
oldest
library
in the
county.
It took
its
original
name, The
Abington
Library
Society,
from the
Abington
Friends
Meeting.
When you
stand at
the
circulation
desk you
are in
the
original
Lyceum
Building,
built in
1839.
In 1909
this
building
was
acquired
by the
Library
Society
and
subsequently
enlarged
in
1913.
A
community
room was
added in
1983.
Some of
the
library's
first
books are
still in
the
collection,
now
numbering
42,000
books.
In 1979
the
library
was
listed on
the
National
Register
of
Historic
Places.
Over the
years the
library
has been
an
integral
part of
the
cultural
and
social
life of
the
community.
 
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