One of the "jewels" of Mahanoy City is its Public Library located at 17-19 West Mahanoy Avenue. The building was built in 1906 and was the former Knights of Columbus Lodge. Many of us spent many hours at the library researching school projects. One of the renovations to the Library is to install an outside elevator. The elevator will enable all citizens to have access to the main and second floors. Another the Library has going is the preservation of the Record American Newspapers. The newspaper archives are currently stored in the Shenandoah Evening Herald offices in Shenandoah. Within the next few weeks they will be transferred to the Mahanoy City Library and a project undertaken to digitalize them to cd rom. Your financial help is needed..... The newspapers are the last written history of the Mahanoy City/Township area and are worth saving. The grant applications are a rather involved process and do not cover all of the costs such as the carpentry and electrical work to be installed, the labor for transporting the archives, costs of preparing and repairing the binders, and a multitude of cost factors too numerous to mention. PLEASE consider donating to the project...your donation would be tax deductible as this is a non-profit organization. Make your check payable to Newspaper Project, Mahanoy City Public Library and mail to Mahanoy City Public Library 17-19 W Mahanoy Ave Mahanoy City, Pa 17948 Attention: Peg Grigalonis Many thanks for your help. Shirley E. Ryan