Paw Paw Public Library

Paw Paw Public Library is a Michigan historical marker in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, dedicated 2002.

Van Buren County · dedicated 2002 · 129 South Kalamazoo Street, Paw Paw

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This building opened as the Paw Paw Public Library on June 26, 1920. Jackson architect Claire Allen designed the library, as well as the nearby county courthouse. Pennsylvania industrialist Andrew Carnegie donated $10,000 toward construction and required Paw Paw citizens to contribute $4,500 and to commit to long-term maintenance. In 1991 the library relocated. This building reopened as the Carnegie Community Center in 1995.

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