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This section includes reproductions of important newspaper articles about the history of the Library that have appeared in the Alliance Review. Newspaper clippings reproduced courtesy of the Alliance Review.
Alliance Public Library opens at Alliance High School September 13, 1900	Carnegie Library formally dedicated September 6, 1904	Rodman donation December 29, 1956	Fairmount Children's Library April 11, 1958
Hazel Park sold to library June 3, 1958	Rodman Public Library ground breaking May 2, 1961	Rodman Public Library cornerstone January 15, 1962	Ribbon cut ceremony opens Rodman Public Library February 9, 1963
Miss Miller becomes Rodman Public Library Director April 9, 1969	First Community Christmas Tree December 15, 1971	Homebound Service October 11, 1973	Reader-Printer March 14, 1974
Carnegie demolition September 11, 1974	Bicentennial flags donation June 12, 1976	Bicentennial album and replica Liberty Bell October 14, 1976	Friends of Library organized July 28, 1978
Mezzanine Open to Public August 18, 1979	Circulating Art Collection October 3, 1980	Circulating Video Tapes January 21, 1981	Public computers January 12, 1984
Computer Reference service July 26, 1985	Computer catalog system September 12, 1986	Book Review Series organized March 19, 1988	Branch plans July 31, 1990
Library automation August 28, 1993	Library automation November 5, 1994	Library automation goes online 1995	Patron Appreciation Day May 12, 1995
Library web site July 26, 1996	More Internet computers Fall 1996	Internet classes June 16, 1997	Branch relocates August 30, 1997
Computers networked July 24, 1998	Obtain a library card at any age November 23, 1998	National Library Week April 5, 1999	ADA computer workstation May 25, 1999

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