Welcome to the Calmar Public Library.
The Calmar Library is a story of the old and the new....
The library in Calmar was established in the fall of 1933. The local “Thimble Club” started the library with donated books in the back of Mr. T. Hazelton’s Clock Repair Shop. It soon moved to the upstairs of the city hall. The library was housed there until 1971. That year, Idor and Doris Bjonerud donated the use of their vacant dry goods store. This was on ground level, bright, and with room for lots of shelving. The library occupied this location for twenty years.
What you see as the Library today dates back to 1995. The Winneshiek County Hospital offered the former Miller Medical Building for purchase by the Calmar Library. After approval from the city council, with the provision that the Calmar Police Department could occupy part of the building, the library contracted to purchase this adjacent property. With plans to add a connecting room between the two buildings, a bond issue was put to the voters of Calmar in 1998; however, the bond issue was defeated. The library had some funds on hand to construct a smaller room to connect the buildings, and with the approval from the city council, construction was completed in the fall of 1998.
To find this cache, you will need to visit the Library.
Please note the hours of operation:
Hours:
Mon – Fri 12 – 6 PM
Sat 10 AM – 1 PM
Sun Closed
I would like to thank Linda Crossland, Library Director, for granting me permission to have this cache at the Calmar Library.