Books-fiction, rough shelving, window. Pre 1904 and the construction of the Carnegie library. Previously the library books were housed over a downtown business front. These appear to be more in storage Only certainty: taken in daytime since light is coming in the window.
The books on the shelves include Scott's Waverley novels, a favorite of Waverly's founder, Wm. P. Harmon (and the origin of the town's name) and also the works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton who wrote a novel whose opening sentence was "It was a dark and stormy night."
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Books-fiction, rough shelving, window. Pre 1904 and the construction of the Carnegie library. Previously the library books were housed over a downtown business front. These appear to be more in storage Only certainty: taken in daytime since light is coming in the window.
The books on the shelves include Scott's Waverley novels, a favorite of Waverly's founder, Wm. P. Harmon (and the origin of the town's name) and also the works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton who wrote a novel whose opening sentence was "It was a dark and stormy night."
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 18A0114