By Emily Rennie, Archivist for the Levittown History Collection
This January marks 75 years since the Levittown Public Library was officially chartered. To honor its diamond anniversary, the Levittown History Collection Blog will be spotlighting the history of the library.
A public library was not a part of the initial planned community of Levittown, but the need for one was nearly immediately felt. By January 1950, motivated residents from Levittown and Island Trees formed the Library Planning Committee with the goal of establishing a joint public library for the Levittown and Island Trees School Districts.¹ They held their first meeting on February 16, 1950, at the home of Clyde Kamitchis.² Members of the committee laid the groundwork for establishing and sustaining the library, worked to familiarize the community with the advantages a library would provide, and organized the vote in the districts to fund it.
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| Library Planning Committee. (1950). [Whether You’re…]. Levittown History Collection, Levittown Public Library (Vertical File, Levittown Public Library Planning Committee), Levittown, N.Y. |