United States, Georgia, Troup County, LaGrange, 33.03929, -85.031331925LaGrange Memorial Library opened in 1921 under the name LaGrange Library. It was operated by the second Woman’s Club in the Heard Mansion on Church Street. Chief donors were the Render family (who donated the library of Southern Female College) and Joseph H. Edmondson who donated his library and money, In 1925,the Rotary Club of LaGrange raised $25,000 in one day from their members and the Woman’s Club donated their books, $1,500, and the land to build the new facility, designed by Ernest Ivy of Atlanta. It was in the Georgian style and built by LaGrange Lumber and Supply Company(a forerunner of Newnan Construction). Dedicated onDecember 6, 1926, it was a memorial to the men from LaGrange who had died in the “Great War” (World War I) and was officially named “LaGrange War Memorial Library”, eventually shortened to LaGrange Memorial Library. The City of LaGrange madefinancial contributions to its upkeep. In 1976, the library moved to new quarters on Alford Street and became the Regional Library of the Coweta-Harris-Troup circuit. The building later served as the Troup County Tax Commissioner's Office and as a court room.image/jpegLaGrange, Ga. : Troup County Archiveshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Troup County (Ga.)Photograph collections--Georgia--Troup CountyLaGrange (Ga.)--Social life and customsLaGrange Memorial LibraryStillImage