Hope Library celebrates 25 years

Carla Clark | For The Republic Amber Passen, Digital Archivist for Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives, at left, with Pat May and Pam May look at historic photos during the Hope Library 25th Anniversary celebration at the Hope branch of the Bartholomew County Library, Hope, Ind., Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

HOPE — The Hope branch of the Bartholomew County Library celebrated 25 years in its building on Wednesday.

Designed by Deborah Berke, the building was dedicated on June 28, 1998.

Columbus, Indiana Architectural Archives archivist Tricia Gilson spoke about the nearly 100-year history of library services in Hope and how the current library building came to be.

For more photos, see Saturday’s Republic.