MERIDIAN, Idaho — In 1924, a group of women in Meridian saw the need for access to a public library. The Meridian Library District is reflecting on 100 years of public service and turning the page on what’s next for local book lovers.
- Learn more about the MLD and their Centennial Celebration.
- In August the Silverstone library branch on Orchard Rd will close.
- Taking it’s place in South Meridian, the Meridian Library at Pinnacle will open late September.
(Broadcast Transcription)July 17th, 1924, The women of the Occident Club formed a library club with the goal of bringing public library services to Meridian.
“We’re happy to now have 4 branches across our library district,” said MLD Director Nick Grove.
Grove tells me it wasn’t until 1974 that the name ‘Meridian Library District’ was written into existence, “50 years ago, the Meridian Library District formed when the Occident Club’s Meridian Library merged with the Meridian Public Library,” Grove says.
Throughout …