{"id":435,"date":"2020-08-28T17:11:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T17:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/?page_id=435"},"modified":"2020-08-28T17:11:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T17:11:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The original Tekamah Public Library building was dedicated on October 25, 1916. It is one of 69 <a href=\"http:\/\/nlc.nebraska.gov\/history\/carnegie\/#:~:text=Nesbit%20tells%20a%20colorful%2C%20personalized,Carnegie%2C%20the%20great%20library%20benefactor.\">Carnegie Libraries<\/a> that were built in Nebraska. Tekamah Public Library was listed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/npgallery.nps.gov\/NRHP\/GetAsset\/NRHP\/05000155_text\">National Register of Historic Places<\/a> on March 15, 2005. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/old-library.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-436\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/old-library.jpg 960w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/old-library-300x176.jpg 300w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/old-library-768x450.jpg 768w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/old-library-461x270.jpg 461w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>This undated picture shows the original structure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/1024px-Tekamah_Carnegie_Library_from_S_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/1024px-Tekamah_Carnegie_Library_from_S_2.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/1024px-Tekamah_Carnegie_Library_from_S_2-300x179.jpg 300w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/1024px-Tekamah_Carnegie_Library_from_S_2-768x458.jpg 768w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/1024px-Tekamah_Carnegie_Library_from_S_2-453x270.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The library remained largely unchanged for nearly 100 years. <br>This picture shows the library as it looked around 2010.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2013, a large addition was built on the south side of the original building. The entire interior was renovated, an elevator was added, and the former children&#8217;s library was converted into a public meeting space. In 2017, the Tekamah Public Library Foundation donated the funds to have the landscaping rejuvenated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/library-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-441\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/library-1.jpg 960w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/library-1-300x174.jpg 300w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/library-1-768x446.jpg 768w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/library-1-465x270.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"437\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/?attachment_id=437\" class=\"wp-image-437\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_1-405x270.jpg 405w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_5-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"438\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_5.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/?attachment_id=438\" class=\"wp-image-438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_5-1024x725.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_5-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_5-768x544.jpg 768w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_5-382x270.jpg 382w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_5.jpg 1413w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_8-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"439\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_8.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/?attachment_id=439\" class=\"wp-image-439\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_8-1024x661.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_8-300x194.jpg 300w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_8-768x496.jpg 768w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_8-1536x992.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_8-418x270.jpg 418w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/files\/2020\/08\/2011023_tekmah_library_prof_intr_8.jpg 1549w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">The library as it looks today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The original Tekamah Public Library building was dedicated on October 25, 1916. It is one of 69 Carnegie Libraries that were built in Nebraska. Tekamah Public Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 2005. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/about\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  About<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":311,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-435","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":443,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/435\/revisions\/443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/tekamah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}