California Area Public Library
| California Area Public Library | |
|---|---|
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| 40°4′6″N 79°53′20.5″W / 40.06833°N 79.889028°W | |
| Location | California, Pennsylvania |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1935 |
| Branch of | Washington County Library System |
| Collection | |
| Size | 15,242 items (2008)[1] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 10,042 (2008)[1] |
Population served | 10,640 (2018)[2] |
| Members | 1,792 (2008)[2] |
| Other information | |
| Director | Claudia L. Bennett (2019) |
| Website | www.calpublib.org |
Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Station | |
Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation Landmark | |
| Built | 1910 |
|---|---|
| NRHP reference No. | 79002349[3] |
| Added to NRHP | June 19, 1979 |
The California Area Public Library is the public library serving California, Pennsylvania, and is a branch of the Washington County Library System. The library is located in the former Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Station, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
It is designated as a historic public landmark by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.[4]
On June 18, 1994, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission erected a historical marker at the California Area Public Library noting the importance of the California Boatyards.[5]
History
[edit]The building the library is located in was built in 1910 by the Pennsylvania Railroad to replace an older depot that was constructed in 1885.[6]
The California Area Public Library was founded in 1935, but moved to its current location in the former train station on May 24, 1958.[7] The library was closed in 1965 because of the lack of financial support. A year after the library building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1979, the Washington County Library System was formed, which was joined by the California Area Public Library.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "2008 Library Statistics", p. 55.
- 1 2 "2008 Library Statistics", p. 54.
- ↑ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Station". Landmark Registry - Public Landmark. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ↑ "California Boatyards - PHMC Historical Markers" (Database search). Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Canning and Zacher, § 8.
- ↑ "Library History". California Area Public Library. April 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
External links
[edit]- California Area Public Library
- "2008 Library Statistics" (PDF). Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of Education. April 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- Elsie Channing and Susan M. Zacher (1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Station. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 11, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
| Preceding station | Pennsylvania Railroad | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Brownsville Junction toward Brownsville |
Monongahela Division | Coal Centre toward Pittsburgh | ||
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1910
- Former railway stations in Pennsylvania
- Public libraries in Pennsylvania
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations
- Buildings and structures in Washington County, Pennsylvania
- 1935 establishments in Pennsylvania
- California, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Pennsylvania