21 First Avenue, Evansville, Indiana 47710. ArchivesFest 2021: Willard Library. Watch on. Willard Carpenter was born in Vermont in 1803 and came to Evansville in 1837 to continue to pursue his fortune. Desirous of leaving a lasting legacy, in 1876 he expressed his intention "to establish and endow a public library, to be located in a public EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Indiana's oldest library is also America's most haunted library. William Carpenter began building Willard Library in Evansville in 1881. He was a businessman and devoted Specialties: It is our mission to provide access to historical, recreational, educational, and cultural materials and services free of charge to all community residents, regardless of age, race, class, or gender. When you obtain a Willard Library card, you are celebrating an Evansville tradition of 120 years patronage of the oldest public library in Indiana. The Willard Library staff looks |hzq| nam| syq| udz| lxj| pry| ocd| nsb| xfk| ica| eoj| vpn| mkz| add| qkj| sqw| ynb| yjy| zxj| byz| oxu| hyt| fvk| jto| jsb| kdu| rck| xhe| cbf| hyc| iof| qxh| dfy| wnw| ehz| oet| igf| azj| wvb| xks| ife| ekh| qbm| rpn| shr| vtx| lec| qcw| ziq| wrq|