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Naperville Public Library company history timeline

1898

On September 22, 1898, the Nichols Library formally opened on 110 S. Washington Street.

1909

Mary Barbara Egermann (known to many as Matie) was appointed head librarian in 1909.

1915

In 1915, she asked the Library Board and the city for space on the upper level of the library to create the first city museum.

1939

When the Martin Mitchell Museum opened in 1939, Egermann’s collections at the Nichols Library were moved to the new museum.

1962

With the original library building running out of space, an addition was opened in 1962.

1986

The new Nichols Library opened on March 11, 1986.

1992

As Naperville’s population continued to increase, land for a second library facility was acquired, and the upper floor of the Naper Boulevard Library opened to the public on December 29, 1992.

1996

Roger Pearson departed to take a position in California, and Donna Dziedzic was hired as an Interim Director in 1996.

2003

The 95th Street Library opened to the public on September 21, 2003.

2011

Dziedzic retired in 2011, and John Spears was appointed Director.

2019

Rothenfluh retired in 2019 and left the library in the hands of her Deputy Director, Dave Della Terza.

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