π‡π’π¬π­π¨π«π’πœ 𝐇𝐒𝐠𝐑π₯𝐒𝐠𝐑𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐑𝐞 π’π­πšπœπ€π¬

Take a trip down memory lane with this gem from May 16, 1941, featured in The Holdrege Progress! β€’ The Summer Library Program invited boys and girls from across the county to join a “book fair vacation reading program” sponsored by the Holdrege Carnegie Library and the Phelps County Library…

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π‡π’π¬π­π¨π«π’πœ 𝐇𝐒𝐠𝐑π₯𝐒𝐠𝐑𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐑𝐞 π’π­πšπœπ€π¬

Today, we’re taking a trip back to July 24, 1940, when the Holdrege Daily Citizen announced exciting news for library services in Phelps County: the approval of plans for a bookmobile project! This initiative, sponsored by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), was a milestone in expanding access to library resources…

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π‡π’π¬π­π¨π«π’πœ 𝐇𝐒𝐠𝐑π₯𝐒𝐠𝐑𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐑𝐞 π’π­πšπœπ€π¬

π‡π’π¬π­π¨π«π’πœ 𝐇𝐒𝐠𝐑π₯𝐒𝐠𝐑𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐑𝐞 π’π­πšπœπ€π¬ Take a trip back to 1895 and 1898 with this fascinating snapshot from Holdrege Area Public Library’s early days! Featured in the Holdrege Progress (1895) and the Holdrege Daily Citizen (1898), these articles reveal: A list of 274 volumes available to the community in 1895,…

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