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Media-Upper Providence Free Library, story hour

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Date: 1980
Possibly a Halloween-themed craft workshop.

Media-Upper Providence Free Library, story hour

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Date: 1980
Possibly a Halloween-themed craft workshop.

Media-Upper Providence Free Library, story hour

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Date: 1980
Possibly a Halloween-themed craft workshop.

Media, Pa. post office, under construction

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Date: 1917-07-02
View looking east from construction site toward Jackson Street, showing Media Borough Hall (right) and Media Free Library (center)

Miss Edith John, first librarian (1901-1906), Media Free Library

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1905 (circa)
According to a , May 24, 1951 story in the Chester Times, Miss Edith H. John served from the library's opening in May 1906 until she was succeeded by Miss Rebecca Smedley (see P-12009).

Miss Esther F. Bell

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1951 (circa)
Miss Bell was a board member of the Media Free Library for many years. This photograph probably appeared in the Media Comment newspaper.

Miss Olga Valentinis-Dee, assistant librarian, Media Free Library, during 50th anniversary year

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Date: 1951
Ben Miller is the boy at the desk, with his back to the camera; Mrs. Arthur Miller is to the right. Miss Valentinis-Dee was appointed assistant librarian in 1921. This photograph probably appeared in the Media Comment newspaper.

Olga Valentinis-Dee, September 2, 1921

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1951 (circa)
Date is probably when she began working as assistant librarian for the Media Free Library. This photograph probably appeared in the Media Comment newspaper.

Rebecca Smedley, Media Free Library

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1923
According to her obituary from the Chester Times, July 11, 1950, Smedley served as librarian from 1906 to 1917. She never married, and lived at 44 E. Front Street, a block from the library.