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Contact the Library
Telephone
(409) 584-2546
Fax
(409) 584-3206
Email
atsmlibrary@valornet.com
Address
PO Box 847
Pineland, TX 75968
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Welcome
to
Arthur Temple Senior Memorial Library
Mrs. Katherine S.
Temple of Texarkana gave $10,000 as an initial fund.
The Pineland Service Club contributed over $14,000 from its
proceeds from Pineland Day in 1965. Sizeable amounts were also given by others of the Temple family and the
Temple Foundation. Citizens of the town also
contributed to the cause. Under Title II of the
Library Services and Construction Act, a grant was approved
for matching funds for the library.
The site was chosen on Timberland Highway. The
building was completed in the spring of 1969. In 1971,
the Payne Meeting Room was built. In 1995, the library
expanded and renovated to better serve the growing needs of
the patrons.
It was originally named TLL Temple Memorial Library for the
founder of Temple Industries, Inc. In 1971, the name
of the library was changed to Arthur Temple Senior Memorial
Library so as not to be confused with its sister
library in Diboll. The library started out with over
300 volumes and now has over 20,000 volumes. Over the
past 35 years, the Arthur Temple Senior Memorial Library has
been home to 5 different librarians. Donna Nichols
proudly serves as the current librarian.
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Library Staff |
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Librarian |
Donna Nichols |
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Asst. Librarian |
Barbara Mote |
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Childrens' Librarian |
Lynn Coleman |
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