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The quest for a public library in this area
started in 1967. While other areas were selected by local government
or facilitated because of large populations, the community of the
Upper Perkiomen Valley was the driving force behind establishing our library.
A group of residents recognized a need for library service beyond what
public schools were providing.
After looking for many months and into many options, this group (now known
as the Library Association) found that becoming a local supported library
was the most feasible idea. A locally supported library would have to
be funded with local tax support.
In July of 1969, petitions were presented to the Borough Councils and
Township Commissioners to place the question of granting tax support for a
local library. All responses were not favorable to the question but every
borough and township felt it was a question for the people to decide.
The November elections came and the people decided against tax support for a
library. People were afraid taxes would be raised.
In spite of this blow, the Library Association still believed a library was
important and went to Montgomery County library to see what could be done.
In 1970, Montgomery County heard the Library Association's request and
helped create the Upper Perkiomen Valley Library as a branch of the
Montgomery County Library.
Today, the Upper Perkiomen Valley Library is located in the
annex section of The Lofts Apartments on Main Street in Red Hill, PA.
The library has called this location "home" since 1992. The library
provides 4,000 sq. feet of space to house its collections and an additional
4,000 sq. feet for use as multipurpose meeting rooms. The library also
provides informative classes and services for every age group.
Upper Perkiomen Valley Library serves residents of East Greenville, Green
Lane, Marlborough, Pennsburg, Red Hill, and Upper Hanover and extends the
Montgomery County library collection through Inter-Library Loan. The
staff and board are proud to serve the people of the Upper Perkiomen Valley and
will strive to continue meeting the needs of our growing community. |
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