Basic History of the Shepherd Public Library

BASIC HISTORY

            The Shepherd Public Library began in the early 1960's
            in the home of Bessie and Roland Tisinger
            (pronunciation: Tie-singer). The Tisingers housed the
            library collection in the back of their home and
            eventually purchased a metal building behind the house
            to move the growing number of books into. In the
            1980's, the library became a department of the City of
            Shepherd. The Friends of the Library were instrumental
            in buying the old McClain's store and renovating it to
            become our present library, at which time the name
            was changed to Shepherd Public Library. From its
            conception to its present state, the Shepherd Public
            Library has gone far in fulfilling the dreams of a woman
            and a community.

A History of the Roland Tisinger Memorial Library

Historical Items from Past Newspapers