Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Fern Hill Branch Library were held on August 22, 1949. The library will be located at South 84th Street and Yakima Avenue and is scheduled to open in early 1950. Left to right: Bertrum Myhre, Fern Hill Principal; Thomas Porro, President of the Library Board; Nils Bjarke, Fern Hill civic leader; Bob Temme, Commissioner of Public Safety; and Mayor C. Val Fawcett, holding the shovel (T.N.T., 8/23/49, p. 1).

Ground breaking ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Events--Tacoma--1940-1950; Municipal officials--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public libraries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Public Library, Fern Hill Branch (Tacoma); Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965;