- Dates
- 1985-10 – 1985-11
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationeducationcommunitypublication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
October and November 1985 Beaver Beacon editorials argued that Beaver Island needed a library, then reported that a library movement might already be underway and invited readers to help organize it.
Evidence limits
These are editorial proposals and a follow-up, not evidence of an identified organization, funding, building, collection, or completed library project.
Sources
- Argues that an island library would provide information for small businesses, boats, building, history, and pleasure reading; acknowledges that no organized movement was then known and invites letters and comments. It is an editorial proposal, not evidence of a library organization, funding, building, collection, or completed campaign. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fifteen-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the library editorial.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Says a library movement may already be underway and invites people interested in starting a project to submit suggestions, names, or telephone numbers. It does not identify an organization, officers, funding, site, collection, or completed campaign. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-page November issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the library follow-up.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island editorial calls for a community library, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-library-proposal-1985/, accessed [date], citing Civic Editorial, Beaver Beacon, October 1985. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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