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Restoration Bringing
Anderson Library back to 1901
The Anderson Memorial Library, which was completed in 1901, is currently undergoing restoration. The library was purchased by the father-son duo John Mallon and Justin
Mallon, and Steve Haught.
By John Robinson
[email protected]
When visiting the Anderson
Memorial Library at 1220 C of E
Drive, John Mallon hopes the experience is like stepping back in
time to 1901.
Preservation was the goal
when the father-son duo of John
and Justin Mallon, along with
Steve Haught, purchased the
building from Emporia State University to prevent it from being
demolished.
”We never did plan on buying
the building,” John Mallon said.
“We found out a guy was looking
at purchasing it, documenting it
and tearing it down. Selling the
stained glass windows, the beautiful limestone columns and basically leveling it as a lot ... at that
point, Justin and I kind of looked
at each other and say ‘We really
can’t let that happen.’”
Given a place on the National
Register of Historical Buildings
in 1987, the Anderson Memorial
Library holds the distinction of being the first Carnegie library constructed west of the Mississippi
River. Completed in 1901 in a proj-
ect headed by Emporia architect
Charles Squires, the building was
named for Colonel John Anderson,
a man whom Andrew Carnegie
worked for in his youth.
Please see Library, Page 3
A plaque just outside the front doors of the Anderson Memorial
Library honors John B. Anderson who the library was named after.
Names are written on the walls of the wooden dome on the
Anderson Memorial Library. Students of the College of Emporia
would sign their names on the walls when they graduated.
P H O T O S
B Y
K E N D R A
J O H N S O N
John Mallon, Justin Mallon and Steve Haught bought the Anderson Memorial Library in order to save
it from being torn down.
EMPORIA ANIMAL SHELTER CHANGES HOURS, QUARANTINE FEES
By John Robinson
[email protected]
The Emporia Animal Shelter,
located at 1216 Hatcher St., is
making a change to both their
hours of operation and their quarantine fees for dogs.
Starting on April 1, the shelter
will be open Saturday through
Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Judy
Dieker, executive director for the
shelter, said she hopes the change
will make the shelter “more accessible” for those looking to adopt an
animal.
“We wanted to make it more accessible,” she said “So we’re going
to keep the shelter open on Sundays now as well as Saturdays.”
The main focus of the change,
according to Dieker, is giving families more time to make it to the
shelter during the weekend and by
staying open an extra hour, as the
shelter currently closes at 2 p.m.
The shelter is also increasing its
quarantine fees for dogs. Keeping
a dog in quarantine at the shelter
will now cost a minimum of $200
for a 10-day period.
According to Dieker, a dog
Good Evening
needs to be quarantined when it is
aggressive or attacks another animal or person.
“When (a dog) bites and breaks
the skin, they have to be quarantined for a minimum of 10 days to
make sure they do not have rabies,”
Dieker said. “If they have proof of a
rabies (vaccination) I don’t believe
they have to go through the quarantine situation.”
The increase from $10 to $20
per day will make the shelter
“more competitive” compared to a
veterinarian clinic.
“Our shelter was having a lot of
quarantined dogs which were taking up space,” Dieker said. “Which
was causing a big hindrance for us,
and it helps covers our expenses.
Ten dollars a day just isn’t enough
and now we’re comparative to veterinarians in the area.”
Adoption rates at the shelter have gone up in the last few
months, according to Dieker, who
said the shelter is preparing for
what she calls “kitten season.”
“We haven’t had any brought
to the shelter yet,” she said. “But
within a couple months we’re going to have a lot of kittens available
for adoption.”
Dieker also said the shelter is
looking for volunteers to work at
the shelter, no proper training necessary.
“We can’t do it without our volunteers,” she said. “They really
keep that place functioning.”
Those interested in volunteering can go to the shelter during
hours of operation or drop by
Dieker’s office at 215 W. Sixth St.
All volunteers are trained by the
Humane Society of the Flint Hills.
“They don’t have to have any
(experience) to start,” Dieker said.
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Emporia loves its historic buildings.