Walker Public Library
The original Walker Library was the smallest of the Carnegie Libraries, built in 1911. Walker was one of the smallest cities in the nation to have a Carnegie library. The original library burned in 1976 and was replaced at the same site with a new concrete block building in 1979.
Unfortunately, that library had to be demolished in 2020 due to structural concerns. In addition, the existing site was determined to be inadequate for a new library. Working together, the Walker City Council and the Walker-Hackensack-Ackley School Board found a location between the Community Gardens and water towers for our new building.
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Thanks to generous donations from surrounding townships, local organizations and businesses and many individuals, the new Dale and Harriet Jones Walker Public Library opened September 3, 2024.
