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1968: New library wing dedicated
Photo Lee Poleske
Viola Swetmann (center) cuts the ribbon opening the new children’s wing of the Seward Community Library on Sept. 22, 1968.
Viola Swetmann (center) cuts the ribbon opening the new children’s wing of the Seward Community Library on Sept. 22, 1968.
The wing, an Alaska Purchase Centennial project, was named Swetmann Hall in honor of Viola and Elwyn Swetmann, longtime benefactors of the Library.
Mayor Richard Kirkpatrick is at the left and Librarian Jackie Deck at the right.
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