The Andrew Carnegie Library on Steubenville Avenue holds many great memories since it has been around for 120 years. But did you know that Cambridge had previous libraries?
Today’s library was preceded in 1832 by the Guernsey County Library and Reading Room. There were 50 charter members, all men, who felt a library gave evidence that the residents were people of intelligence.
In 1899, Cambridge Library Association held its first meeting. Col. Joseph Taylor, a prominent citizen, gave the upstairs of one of his buildings on Wheeling Avenue as space for the library. His wife organized the library effort…