Escanaba Public Library

Friendly, full-service community library located on Escanaba’s waterfront.

Maintenance

• One-time, Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
• 55+, Adults
• Individuals
• Physical, Outdoor
• None, On-site
• Weekdays, Weekends

Donations to the Friends of the Escanaba Public Library are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Donors giving $500 or more are recognized on the Donor Plaque inside the library.

In an editorial published on October 28, 1901, the Iron Port editor urged the building of a library. “Great benefits would result to the toiling masses who could obtain a liberal education.” A young woman, Etta McCarthy took the initiative to write to Andrew Carnegie and to a Mr. Cole, general manager of the Oliver Mining Co., in Iron Mountain and a director of the Carnegie Library Fund, requesting help in establishing a library.