1987-1997

1987-1997. . , 1992 The Rochester Hills Public Library at 500 Olde Town Road was dedicated November 1, 1992, and opened the next day for regular service. The exterior design of the new building, including bay windows and the use of stone and red brick, recalls the architecture of Rochester's old mills. , , The first documented library in the Rochester area was founded in 1872 by the Rochester Literary Society, followed by several succeeding organizations. Funded by a millage in 1925, the Avon Township Public Library opened its doors in the First National Bank of Rochester building at Fourth Street and Main. In 1928, the library moved to the former C. K. Griggs residence (Fifth at Pine) but outgrew its quarters by the end of world war two. , , The community's first building specifically designed as a public library facility was built in 1950-51 on the site of the former Giggs home. The Woodward Memorial Library (in honor of its donor Eva Woodward Parker) would serve as the library's home for forty-one years. , , Andrew, Eckstein and Westcik, Inc. , Civil Engineers - Surveyors - Architects , Engineering strong communities.