Looking Back

building were relocated to the new Kings Mountain Town Hall in the last weeks of the month. The library was destined to remain in the Cherokee Street building for some time yet. Apparently the “completion” of the building had not included the finishing of rooms in the basement of the new building for the town library. The matter was discussed at the Town Council in August and September and the situation was explained in part in an article, “No Books From Library,” in the Kings Mountain Herald on 16 September 1937.

Permanent quarters for the Kings Mountain Public Library, the Red Cross Office, and County Welfare Office are now under construction in basement of the new City Hall. Due to that carpenters will be working the balance of this week no books will be let out, but the library will be open to receive books that are due. Plans are now being made for the formal opening of the library in the new quarters shortly.

Meanwhile, on 26 August 1937, a status report on library patronage during its first six months of operation appeared in the Kings Mountain Herald.

As of 24 August, the book collection totaled 1,350 volumes, the library had issued 1,068 membership cards for borrowing privileges, and a grand total of 9,620 books had been circulated. The library was open for four hours each afternoon, Monday through Friday, and six hours on Saturday.

On 14 October 1937 the Kings Mountain Herald announced the relocation of the library to the new Kings Mountain See PIECES, Page 5A