| Wilkinson Public Library |
Telluride's public library debuted with the arrival of founders Larry & Betty Wilkinson. In 1965 a bookmobile came into town once a week. Larry & Betty met with the town's Fire Department to request space in the Quonset hut. Once the hut was ready for books the library was open two or three days a week, three or four hours a day. The budget consisted of donations to pay for the coal-fired heat. At that time the entire collection consisted of donations from local citizens or from other libraries discarded titles. |