We're excited about some major changes in our property's landscape -- the work that has been done to beautify our property, spearheaded by Dr. Roger Hanson of Meyersdale Chiropractic. It started on the 4th of July weekend. Dr. Hanson and his sons, Nick and Tyler Hanson, did an amazing job clearing away the weeds which had gotten totally out of hand, and trimming overgrown shrubbery. That alone was a tremendous improvement, and I was very thankful. But he didn't stop there

There's something new hanging on the library wall, just above my office door. Area resident Carol Saylor won First Prize in the "Events and Attractions" category of the 2024 GO Laurel Highlands Photo Contest for her photo of the Appalachian Wagon Train coming through Meyersdale in June. She was kind enough to donate the photo on canvas to the library. It reminds us of the excitement and celebration throughout our town's 150th year. 2024 was a year to remember for the peopl

This year, Meyersdale is 150 years old! People lived here before that, of course, but the actual Borough of Meyersdale was incorporated on February 19, 1874. Our library actually provides online access to a map of Meyersdale that's almost as old as the borough (as well as later maps) via Fire Insurance Maps Online (FIMO) . We encourage library card holders to log into their account on our library's online patron access catalog (OPAC) at https://www.meyersdalelibrary.org/

Yesterday I participated in one of the most unusual library programs I've been involved in. I found myself in Lower Turkeyfoot Township,...

I was excited to hear about the return of the Community Yard Sale on August 19. I always thought that was a neat event, with people all...

To err is human. No human being or human system is infallible. We all know that. There was a fantastic crowd at this year's Death by...

Meyersdale will celebrate its 150th Anniversary -- Sesquicentennial -- next year in 2024. For 122 of those years, it had a weekly newspaper originally called the Meyersdale Republican, and more lately The New Republic. The New Republic is no more, but a treasure trove of photos and negatives from its past are currently in residence in our Pennsylvania Room. We thank publisher George Menser for his generosity. This is the background behind our newest program, The Way We Were

We here at the library realize the loss of our community's newspaper is a profound one. With our mission statement in mind, we want to do...

This week, I’m “attending” the virtual Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) Annual Conference. The Southwestern Chapter of PaLA is...