Women of Cook Library

We celebrate Women’s History Month and Cook Library’s Centennial by looking at the women who were key to the founding of the library and its early days.

Local History Librarian Jenny Barry shares the stories of Emily Barrows Cook, Mabel MacGuffin, Norma Lee Peck, Clara Colby, Laura Taylor, August Lovell, and more.

Keep checking the library’s Centennial Celebration page to stay updated on the festivities!

Previous Women’s History Month Podcast Episodes

• Dr. Norma Munson
• 3 Women of Libertyville

Blog Posts

• Man at washtub, wife votes: an election year retrospective
• Stitches in Time: Discovering Libertyville History through the 1889 Union Church Signature Quilt (part 1)
• Stitches in Time: Discovering Libertyville History through the 1889 Union Church Signature Quilt (part 2)
• Stitches in Time: Discovering Libertyville History through the 1889 Union Church Signature Quilt (part 3)
• The Oldest Drug Store in Town (Part 1)