Former Marion Public Library comes down

The building, opened in 1996, closed in 2020 after derecho damage

Apr. 19, 2023 5:44 pm, Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 5:11 pm

A worker (center) sprays water to control dust as crews from D.W Zinser Co. of Walford demolish the former Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave., on Tuesday. The 24,500-square-foot building, named for lead donor Nancy A. Miller, housed the library from 1996 until derecho damage closed the building in August 2020. The city built a new $18 million, 50,000-square-foot library across the street, at 1101 Sixth Ave., which opened in November. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Part of the old Marion Public Library comes down Tuesday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Copper piping from the old Marion Public Library is set aside for recycling as crews from D.W Zinser Co, of Walford demolish the building Tuesday at 1095 Sixth Ave. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Lead donor Nancy A. Miller stands outside the Marion Public Library named in her honor in August 1996 as the new 25,000-square-foot building opened. (Gazette archives)

The Nancy A. Miller Marion Public Library, at 1095 Sixth Ave., is pictured in 2017. The city’s population had outgrown the 25,000-square-foot building and damage from the August 2020 derecho closed the building. A new $18 million library was built across the street, at 1101 Sixth Ave., opening in November. (Gazette archives)