[Libs-Or] Women of Library History Wednesday - Agnes Sengstacken

[Diedre Conkling]

Yes, it is Women of Library History Wednesday.

The Coos Bay Public Library owes its founding to tenacious community
activist Agnes Sengstacken. In 1906, she began efforts to form a public
library for what was then the town of Marshfield, backed by members of the
Progress Club.  Agnes had helped to found the Club, a literary society and
civic betterment organization, in 1904. It is among the longest
continuously operating community groups on Oregon's south coast.
http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/post/53924079197/agnes-sengstacken.
Also check out Tuesday's entry for information about the Feminist Task
Force at ALA,
http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/post/53865655517/hang-out-with-ftf-at-ala-2013
.



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*Diedre Conkling**
Lincoln County Library District
P.O. Box 2027
Newport, OR 97365
Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066
Work email**: **diedre at lincolncolibrarydist.org*<diedre at lincolncolibrarydist.org>
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Home email: **diedre08 at gmail.com* <diedre08 at gmail.com>

 "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change
your attitude."--Maya Angelou
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