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1001 Sebastian Boulevard
Sebastian, FL 32958
(772) 589-1355
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About North IRC Library
Description:
History:
Around
1910,
Bamma
Vickers
Lawson
decided
to
make
her
house
our
area's
first
(unofficial)
library.
She
loaned
out
the
books
from
her
living
room
shelves
to
local
residents.
Children
would
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read
books
on
the
front
porch
-
while
Bamma
served
them
cookies
and
lemonade.
After
that
folksy
beginning,
the
need
to
read
sparked
a
few
more
projects.
One
or
two
church
groups
sponsored
lending
libraries.
When
the
Vero
Beach
library
got
going,
for
many
years
they
sent
a
Bookmobile
around
the
county
-
a
popular
feature.
Then,
in
the
early
1980s,
the
next
local
effort
got
under
way.
The
Sebastian
Jr.
Woman's
Club
took
up
the
cause.
They
raised
funds
with
yard
sales
and
fishing
tournaments.
The
County
Commissioners
gave
additional
funding.
Supporters
donated
books.
On
May
10,
1983,
the
Sebastian
Area
County
Library,
a
privately
owned
enterprise
governed
by
the
newly
formed
Sebastian
River
Library
Association,
opened
its
doors.
The
staff
consisted
of
over
40
volunteers
and
one
paid
employee,
Library
Director
Lynn
Walsh.
The
Library's
collection
and
programs
expanded
rapidly.
A
bigger
building
and
more
funds
were
needed.
In
1986
the
County
agreed
to
help
if
the
Library
would
become
part
of
the
County
government.
A
new
entity,
the
Indian
River
County
Library
System,
was
set
up,
with
the
Vero
Beach
facility
as
the
main
branch
of
the
two-library
system.
Four
years
later
the
dream
of
a
fully-equipped
library
building
came
true.
The
newly
constructed
North
Indian
River
County
Library
had
its
grand
opening
in
November,
1990.
Additions
completed
in
2002
brought
the
building
to
its
present
size
of
25,
000
square
feet.
Bamma
Lawson
had
one
thing
we
lack:
cookies
and
lemonade.
But
we're
working
on
it!
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