Gering Public Library
Building a Destination for Generations
Library Hours:
| Monday-Thursday | 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
Recent Posts
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Read more: Thomas Jefferson’s Contributions to The Library of Congress
In 1783, James Madison suggested the idea of developing a congressional library at the new capital Washington City. Before that, the capital was located in Philadelphia and New York City. […]
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Read more: Access
written by Sherry Preston, Adult Engagement Librarian My stepdad Bill had a stroke in 2012 that left him partially paralyzed and in a wheelchair. My mother, who was in her […]
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Read more: Indigenous Peoples Day
On October 14th, the United States celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day (held on the same day as Columbus Day). Indigenous Peoples Day was first celebrated in 1992 in the city of […]
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Read more: History of US Public Libraries III
Here is where the title of “oldest public library in the US” starts getting into semantics. One library claims the title of oldest building, and another claims oldest building constructed to be a library, and so on. Some libraries started out as subscription libraries while others were open to the public from the beginning. Another…
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Read more: History of US Public Libraries II
When you search online for “First public library in the United States” you learn that three libraries claim this distinction. Last week I wrote about Benjamin’s Library Company. This week’s column is about Peterborough, New Hampshire, home of the first tax-supported library in the U.S.
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Read more: History of US Public Libraries
When you search online for “first public library in the United States” you might get conflicting information. Three libraries claim this distinction. All three were established long before 1776. In the 1720s, Philadelphia resident Benjamin Franklin worked in a print shop. He and eleven friends founded the Junto Club in 1727. The purpose of this…
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