Elizabeth C. Marmon Generous to Culver Community  

At this point, a group of eight summer residents sent a pledge to the library board to let them know they were "interested in the welfare of proposed free public library.... Elizabeth C. Marmon $100 pd

January 14, 1915— If Culver City and Union Township agree to maintain a free public library at a cost of $1,000 a year, and provide a suitable site lor the erection of a building,Carnegie Corporation of New York will be glad to give $ 10,000 to erect a free public librarybuilding for Culver and Union Township.

The cost of building the library was from subscriptions of the citizens of Union Township and the town of Culver, a tax levy, the $10,000 Carnegie Grant, and a donation of $1000 by Elizabeth Marmon.

On Jan. 5, 1916 ...Elizabeth Marmon was one of the biggest benefactors of the local library. She donated many rare volumes, as well as popular books for ad ult and juvenile reading; music books and a twenty-volume set of the Book of Knowledge. She also paid for magazine subscriptions to the library for many years and and then finally donated $2000, interest from this money was to be used to continue these subscriptions.

1916 - Sep 7 - Mrs. Marmon has a force of men at work improving the Maxinkuckee school ground

1916 - Nov. 2 - The Maxinkuckee School

One of the most attractive school grounds of this part of the country is the one at Maxinkuckee.

The front lawn has been terraced off and sown to grass. A substantial lawn fence surrounds the entire lot. A wife vement walk leads from the front entrance of the building to eanch of the two roads. Several concrete benches have been built near the walsk. Tree and shrubs have bee set out and in a few years will add materially to the beauty of the place.

The lot at the side and back of the school house has been equipped for a playground. One large "giant stide", a teeter-board and borizontal bars help to make the play hour of the children one that is of some real worth to them.

We are told that Mrs. ELizabeth C. Marmon is the goof angel who has effected this fine transformation and in doing so has again proved her interest in the community which has on other occasions enjored the benefit of her generosity.

Mrs Marmon donates books to library

1935, Dec 4 - Library Railing Gift of Mrs. ELizabeth Marmon - A double railing is being placed on the steps leading up to the public library. The railing will be in the center of the steps and is a gift of Mrs. Elizabeth C. Marmon. They will be a welcomed improvement as the steps are quite steep and especially dangerous in th winter weather

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