Library History

A History of the Grand Island Public Library
A history of the library from 1884 through 1984 written by Joan Davis.

The 1903 Presidential Groundbreaking
Learn about the groundbreaking of Grand Island's Carnegie Library in 1903, attended by President Teddy Roosevelt.

Edith Abbott and the Abbott Sisters Project
Discover the history of our library's namesake, Edith Abbott, and her family.