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1881
– Library hours expanded to five hours a day
1882
– General Bierce’s remaining property donated to Bierce Library upon the death of his second wife, Sophronia Ladd Bierce
– Faculty involved in book acquisitions
1884
– Evening hours added
1885
– Mary B. Jewett named second Librarian
1888
– Board passes resolution creating fund to purchase books for the library
1889
– Charles R. Olin named third Librarian
– Library Committee created
– First Assistant Librarian hired (student Bertha Donley)
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