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When LaSalle became a part of the city of Niagara
Falls in 1927, its Library already had a home -- two small rooms in the picturesque
village hall on Buffalo Avenue, a facility that it shared with a post office and a police
station. An offshoot of the LaSalle Literary Society, the library quickly became the
hub of community life under the direction of Mrs. Alfreda Walker and, later, Mrs. Fred
Campbell. Youngsters turned the pages of picture books at the slant-topped oak
tables in the tiny children's room. Adults congregated in the inviting main reading room
with its sunny, arched windows which featured during three seasons of the year, a vibrant
display of red geraniums.
During the 1950's, the post office moved
out, and the library took over that space as well, almost doubling its size. The
staff has increased in number since then, and a library cat has taken up
residence. The cat, although no longer with us, was symbolic of those things
that have never changed at the LaSalle branch library - the friendliness of service, the
old-fashioned charm of the crowded reading rooms and, of course the geraniums.
| Address: |
8728 Buffalo Ave |
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Niagara Falls, NY
14304 |
| Phone: |
(716) 283-8309 |
| LaSalle
Branch |
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| Monday |
10pm-8pm |
| Tuesday |
10pm-8pm |
| Wednesday |
10pm-8pm |
| Thursday |
10pm-5pm |
| Friday |
10pm-5pm |
| Saturday |
10pm-5pm |
| Sunday |
CLOSED |
Last modified:
November 6, 2007
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