Madera in Madera County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Madera County Library Service

Photographed by Lester J Letson, July 8, 2007

1. Madera County Library Service Marker

Inscription. Starting in 1901 with a book on lumber, the library moved from place to place until 1917, when this historic building was built with county funds only. That eliminated strings from grants. An example of home rule. This was the first free library in the state under the Library Act of 1911.
100 years of most satisfactory service.

Erected 2001 by Grub Gulch Chapter 41-49, E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 36° 57.633′ N, 120° 3.685′ W. Marker is in Madera, California, in Madera County. It is at the intersection of Yosemite Avenue and North G Street, on the right when traveling west on Yosemite Avenue. The old library is across from the Madera Courthouse Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 175 West Yosemite Avenue, Madera CA 93637, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Madera Zoo (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Madera to Yosemite Stage Route (about 700 feet away); Borden Chinese Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named

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Borden Chinese Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); Madera (approx. 4 miles away); Berenda (approx. 7.4 miles away); Dixieland School (approx. 8.7 miles away); a different marker also named Sycamore Point (approx. 9.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madera.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Sycamore Point (was approx. 9.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding Madera County Library Service. The marker indicates the first book in the library was a book about Lumber. Madera is the Spanish word for lumber.

The building is well kept, but is used for storage only at this time.

Photographed by Lester J Letson, July 8, 2007

2. Madera County Library Service Marker

The Old Madera Library

Madera County Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lester J Letson, July 8, 2007

3. Madera County Library

Local historians visiting the marker in front of the library building in 2007

Madera County Library 1929 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa 1929

4. Madera County Library 1929

File Photo from the Berkeley Archives dated 1929

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2010, by Lester J Letson of Fresno, California. This page has been viewed 1,317 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2010, by Lester J Letson of Fresno, California. 3. submitted on December 25, 2012, by Lester J Letson of Fresno, California. 4. submitted on August 27, 2010, by Lester J Letson of Fresno, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.