Mills County, Iowa

Silver City Community History
1879 - 1979

SILVER CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

On July 1, 1977 the new Home Rule law went into effect. The Library thereafter was managed by a committee, recommended by the Woman’s Club and approved by the City Council, with the Town Clerk acting as Treasurer (currently Ellen Damewood). One committee member is replaced each year.

• July 1, 1977 to July 1, 1978
• Chairman — Elizabeth McMahan Secretary —

Librarians who have served through the years since the Library’s beginning are Clotilda Lawson, Dora Clipson, Bessie Parker, Nell Sawyer, Minnie Hays, Pearl Piatt, Essie Kruse, Loretta Ramsey, Carol Markel and Bernice Darnold. Bernice and Essie are present librarians with Carol Markel conducting the children’s story hour. The Children’s Summer Reading Programs have been organized and managed by Loretta Ramsey.

The Library donated a picture of the children in the 1979 Reading Program to the Centennial Committee to bury in the Time Capsule on October 7, 1979. The Library sponsored a spelling bee at the Centennial celebration.

~submitted by Roseanna Zehner & Darlene Jacoby