West Bloomfield Township Public Library

The history of the West Bloomfield Township Public Library can be traced back to 1934 when 38 members of the Keego-Cass Women's Club on Cass Lake Road obtained books from every possible source to start a library in one of their clubhouse rooms. For three years, members of this club worked and maintained this small library. Because of greater and greater demand for more books and longer hours, a push was made by club members to obtain township funding for the library in 1937.

The 1938 election ballot contained a proposal for a ¼ mill for the maintenance of a library, and the measure passed, but only by 31 votes. A temporary library board was appointed, and in 1939, the first library board was elected. Members included: Mr. Geo. Kern of Westacres, Miss Irene DeConick of West Maple Rd., Miss Eva Mitchell of Pine Lake, Mrs. Fred Laffrey of Keego Harbor, and Claude Whitner of Walnut Lake.