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Martin County Public Library, c. 1957
Photograph published on the front cover of A History of the Martin County Library System, by Luann Justak and Nina Taylor. -
Stuart Woman's Club Library, 1945
Typed caption on back reads "First library, Woman's Club, Albany Street, Stuart. Picture taken in 1945." Photo published in A History of the Martin County Library System, by Luann Justak and Nina Taylor. -
Mobile library trailer, c. 1983
According to A History of the Martin County Library System, by Luann Justak and Nina Taylor, the trailer served a mobile library for Hobe Sound and Indiantown in the 1980s. The mobile library unit would be parked in each community for two weeks every month. A library branch opened in Hobe Sound and Indiantown in 1984 and 1990 respectively. -
Library Association reviews building plans, 1956
Photograph published in A History of the Martin County Library System, by Luann Justak and Nina Taylor with caption reading "Members of the Library Association review plans for the new library in 1956." Lolene Stokes identified as the woman standing on the left, Dr. W. Ira Williams stands third from the left, Don Armstrong is seated on the right and Dick Pryor stands second from the right. -
Three Martin County Public Library officials, c. 1960
Martin County Library Association president, Adele "Pokey" Willoughby stands next to Dr. W. Ira Williams, chairman of the county library board and county librarian, Bob Hamilton (right).Tags Librarians -
Martin County Library Association meeting, 1957
Bob Hamilton begins his job as chief librarian at the newly opened Martin County Public Library. Published in the Stuart News (6 June 1957). Identifications are (from left to right): Frank Wacha (1924-1999), Bob Hamilton, Dr. W. Ira Williams, and Lolene Stokes.Tags Librarians -
Public Library interior view, 1955
Interior view of the Stuart Women's Club and Public Library. -
Willard M. Kiplinger, c. 1960
Portrait of Willard M. Kiplinger who donated land for the Stuart Woman's Club and the Martin County Public Library building.Tags Business people -
Ora Dell Landers at the Stuart Training School library, 1958
Ora Dell Landers, librarian at the Stuart Training School, accepting books from county librarian Robert Hamilton. Also in photo are Virginia Forrest and Ira Williams (president of the library board of trustees). Published in the Stuart News (16 January 1958) with the caption: "Robert Hamilton, librarian of the Martin County Library, presents the first book to Miss Ora Dell Hamilton, librarian of th eSTuart Training School Library, who will be branch librarian, as Mrs. j. Osborne Murray, Mrs. Gordon Lockwood, Thomas Crook, Richard Hupfel, Mrs. F.B. Williamson Jr., and Dr. W. Ira Williamson, others, look on." -
Mary Lolene Stokes, 1961
Studio portrait of Mary Lolene Stokes. In addition to many other civic and philanthropic endeavors, Lolene Stokes played a large role in the development of the Martin County Public Library system and Martin Memorial Hospital.