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| Marguerite deAngeli Branch 921 W Nepessing St, Lapeer, MI, 48446 | |
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Specialties
Mission
The Mission of the Lapeer District Library is to provide and promote public access to information.
Vision
The Lapeer District Library exists to provide and promote public access to information through a quality collection of materials reflecting all viewpoints and services which fulfill educational, cultural and recreational needs of the community.
Values
The Lapeer District Library strives to create an atmosphere that is welcoming, respectful and professional.
History
Established in 1923.
The Lapeer Public Library Board was established by the Lapeer City Commission in August 1921. A Carnegie grant was received to build the public library building at the intersection of M-21 & M-24 and the doors opened to that building on February 22, 1923.
In 1977, the Lapeer City Library became the main branch of the Lapeer County Library. Hadley and Goodland Branches were subsequently opened. The main branch was renamed the Marguerite deAngeli Branch on August 22, 1981 in honor of the Lapeer-born, award-winning children’s book author and illustrator.
In 2003, the Lapeer County Library became the Lapeer District Library, an independent government unit serving 13 townships (Arcadia, Burlington, Burnside, Deerfield, Elba, Goodland, Hadley, Lapeer, Marathon, Mayfield, Metamora, Oregon & Rich townships) and the City of Lapeer.
Meet the Business Owner
Marguerite deAngeli D.
Business Owner
Born in Lapeer, Michigan on March 14, 1889, Marguerite Lofft deAngeli is one of the best know and highly regarded author/illustrators in American children’s literature. Winner of the Newbery Medal in 1949 for Door in the Wall, and a member of the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame, Mrs. deAngeli always remembered where she came from: Lapeer, Michigan.
Lapeer honored her by renaming the Library in her honor on August 22, 1981. On August 22, 2010, the Marguerite deAngeli Branch of the Lapeer District Library was named a Literary Landmark by the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations.
