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Portrait of Mary E. Bowen Busey

Tiernan’s Block, 115 W. Main St., the first official location of The Urbana Free Library. The library was on the second floor from 1872-1876. The building was remodeled by Joseph Royer in 1913.

Ida B. Haines, early 20th century

Frank Jaques (1839-1896) came to Urbana in 1858. He was a lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and early supporter of the library

These embossed stamps were found in the books lent out by the subscription library. They helped identify which books belonged to the new library

This article discusses the first public bond issue of which Urbana women could vote