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  • Street Address is exactly "S. Jackson St. and E. Jasper St., Media (Pa.)"
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Miss Olga Valentinis-Dee, assistant librarian, Media Free Library, during 50th anniversary year

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12004A.jpg
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.

Media Free Library, studies for a possible addition

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12026A.jpg
Date: 1930 (circa)
Light penciled extension added to the roofline. The rear of Media Borough Hall is on the right.

Media Free Library, studies for a possible addition

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12026B.jpg
Date: 1930 (circa)
P-12026A overdrawn with proposed second-floor addition. The rear of Media Borough Hall is on the right.

Media Free Library, studies for a possible addition

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12026C.jpg
Date: 1930 (circa)
Roof details, viewed from fire escape on Media Borough Hall building, looking northwest to west side of Jackson Street

Media Free Library, studies for a possible addition

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12026D.jpg
Date: 1930 (circa)
Roof details, viewed from fire escape on Media Borough Hall building, looking north to back of house on southeast corner of Jackson and Front streets

Media Free Library, interior, with librarian at desk

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12025B.jpg
Date: 1918
The librarian may be Rebecca Smedley. Two World War I posters are visible, along with a large inspirational sign, "Where Hast Thou Gleaned To-Day?"

Media Free Library,

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12020A.jpg
Date: 1968
The building at this point was no longer used as a library, and would shortly be torn down.

Media Free Library and Borough Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12020B.jpg
Date: 1968
The building at this point was no longer used as a library; both the library and Borough Hall would shortly be torn down.

Media Free Library

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2671.jpg
Date: 1950-03-04
Centennial Book 70