Portage Lake District Library
Portage Lake District Library is a public library located in Houghton, Michigan, which serves the city of Houghton and Chassell and Portage Townships.[1] Portage Lake District Library participates in the Michigan eLibrary (MeL) and is a member of the Superiorland Library Cooperative.
Adams and Elm River Townships had been part of the library district until 1997 when they voted to sever their relationship with it.
In 2003 a driver improperly changed lanes, hitting another car from behind and forcing it off the road; the second car killed a baby whose mother was walking him in a stroller and hit the (original) library, causing minor damage to the sandstone of which the library is largely constructed.
The original location was built in 1909, at the site originally occupied by the Armory Building for Company G of the Houghton Light Infantry, using a $15,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. In 2006 the Portage Lake District Library moved to a new building on the Houghton Waterfront. The former library building became the Carnegie Museum.
[edit] Mission statement
The Portage Lake District Library's Board of Trustees adopted the following mission statement in 1993:[2]
The Portage Lake District Library provides materials and services to help district residents obtain information meeting their personal, educational, and professional needs. Special emphasis is placed on providing popular material in a variety of formats for all ages, and on stimulating children's interests and appreciation for reading and learning. The library serves as a reference and community information center.
[edit] References
- ^ "About the Portage Lake District Library". PLDL. http://www.pldl.org/about-us/history/. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Mission Statement of the Portage Lake District Library". PLDL. http://www.pldl.org/about-us/our-mission/. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
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