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A History of Troy Public Library

• Special Needs Collection established through a gift of the Friends of TPL

The 1st collection of its kind in a Michigan public library, the Special Needs Collection offers unique books, toys, games & software to help children with special needs and their parents.

• Online Program Registration becomes available

• High-Speed Wireless Internet access available throughout the Library

• Library of Michigan awards Citation of Excellence to Troy Public Library

• Troy Public Library is #1in Michigan among libraries serving populations of 50,000 or greater per Hennen's American Public Library Rating Index.  The Index compares funding level, staffing, collections, patron visits, materials circulated & reference questions asked.

• Teen Resource Center created

• Annual Circulation exceeds 1,000,000

• Library renovation to improve effective space usage and climate control in the Library

• Free Internet access via Netscape becomes  available to TPL patrons

• Dedication and open house of expanded Library at 510 West Big Beaver Road

• Library expansion begins. 46,000 cardholders; 552,083 items circulated in 1983

• Troy Public Library opened in Civic Center Complex at 510 West Big Beaver Road

• Troy City Commission voted to fund construction of a permanent library via  30-year bonds

• Library moved to 5044 Rochester Road at Long Lake Road

• Library moved to 61 East Square Lake Road at Livernois Road

• City Charter amendment created the Library Board of  Trustees

• Troy Library Reading Room (1,000 books, non-circulating) opened in Troy High School at 3179 Livernois Road

• Troy Board of Education offered two rooms in Troy High School for a public library
• Friends of the Library collected used books that formed the nucleus of the collection
• Big Beaver United Methodist Church donated their library collection

• Troy City Commission created a Library Commission.