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1. 123 East Scranton Avenue - An Architectural and Historic Survey of the Camp Meeting Area of Lake Bluff that was completed in 1998. Additional information about the property is available at the Lake Bluff History Museum. 123 East Scranton Avenue Present site of Lake Bluff Library, built in 1975.

   123 East Scranton Avenue

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2. Construction of new library - A color photograph taken during construction of the new Lake Bluff Public Library.

   Construction of new library

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3. Construction of new library - A color photograph taken during construction of the new Lake Bluff Public Library.

   Construction of new library

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4. Front view of Lake Bluff Pharmacy - A front view of the Lake Bluff Pharmacy and a large sign announcing the new home of the pharmacy. The pharmacy was owned and operated by Graham Munch. In February, 1958 Munch retired and donated the building to the library on the condition that he retain his residence on the second floor. Munch died ten months later, on December 7, 1958. When Munch retired, he sold his business to his assistant, Howard Willms, who built the brick building just east of this frame building, which is advertised on the sign. The brick pharmacy remained in that location until the mid-1970s, when Willms built a brand-newtwo-story pharmacy on the site of the original drugstore, which had been torn down after the library moved to 123 East Scranton Avenue in 1975. The new Lake Bluff Pharmacy closed in the late 1990s and other businesses now occupy both buildings. The original pharmacy was located at 40 East Scranton Avenue and the new brick pharmacy was at 100 East Scranton Avenue.

   Front view of Lake Bluff Phamracy

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5. G. W. Munch Pharmacy - Graham W. Munch Pharmacy. Later became the Lake Bluff Public Library on the first floor, and Munch continued to live on the second floor.

   G. W. Munch Pharmacy

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6. Lake Bluff Library - Color photograph of Lake Bluff Library at 123 East Scranton Avenue, 1995. "Though it was officially organized in 1926, the Lake Bluff Woman's Club began the first lending library [1919] in a room in the Village hall several years earlier. That operation was soon moved to a room above a Scranton store [the Sankiewicz building ?] and then housed in Graham Munch Drug Store, formerly located at 40 East Scranton Avenue. In 1975 the present library, located at 123 East Scranton Avenue, was dedicated.

   Lake Bluff Library

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7. Lake Bluff Public Library - Black & White photograph of the building that housed the Public Library before the library was moved to a new building at 123 East Scranton Avenue in 1975. The building in the photo was owned by Graham Munch a pharmacist. He lived there and operated a pharmacy and ice cream shop until 1958 when he sold the business to Howard Willms and donated the building to the village to use as a library. Mr. Munch continued to live in the building, on the second floor until his death. The white cottage was located at 40 East Scranton Avenue.

   Postcard #156 Lake Bluff Public Library

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8. Library Easter Party - Three black and white photos of the interior of the Library taken at an Easter party, March 254, 1951, showing three adults and many, many children. On reverse: "Lake Bluff Library when it was housed in the store now serving the laundromat." The building is at 113 E. Scranton, on the southwest corner of Oak and Scranton, across the street from the current library at 123 East Scranton Avenue

   Library Easter Party

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9. Library in winter - Black & White photograph of the building that housed the Public Library before the library was moved to a new building at 123 East Scranton Avenue in 1975. The building in the photo was owned by Graham Munch a pharmacist. He lived there and operated a pharmacy and ice cream place until 1958 when he sold the business to Howard Willms and donated the building to the village to use as a library. Mr. Munch continued to live in the building until his death in 1958. The white cottage was located at 40 East Scranton Avenue.

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10. Old Lake Bluff Library - The old Lake Bluff Public Library. The library was located in the old pharmacy building where previously Graham Munch worked. When the Library moved in, Munch continued to live on the second floor.

    Post 331

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11. People gathering during 1975 Dedication - A 5 x 7 black and white photograph of everyone gathering in the new library during the 1975 Dedication.

    People gathering during 1975 Dedication

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