Encyclopedia Dubuque
"Encyclopedia Dubuque is the online authority for all things Dubuque, written by the people who know the city best.”
Marshall Cohen—researcher and producer, CNN
Affiliated with the Local History Network of the State Historical Society of Iowa, and the Iowa Museum Association.
WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD TOOL LIBRARY
WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD TOOL LIBRARY. In 1985, the ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE produced a video highlighting the Washington neighborhood. The Library was established in the area to aid citizens accomplish things on their own and inexpensively that they would never have been able to do before. It helped to reduce costs in a struggling economy.
To check out a tool, an individual had to become a member by filling out an application and passing a number of guidelines. Once this was done, they received their “library” card and could check out as many tools as needed.