Photo: Annie Porter Ainsworth Memorial Library

This is an old newspaper photo of the Library and dates to its opening on October 25, 1928. This year the library celebrates 90 years.

The Annie Porter Ainsworth Memorial Library was a gift to the Town of Sandy Creek by the Hon. Danforth E. Ainsworth in loving memory of his wife. Both had grown up in this area and following their marriage in 1874 settled in this community where he began to practice law. After leaving Sandy Creek they lived in Albany for many years where he was a member of the State Assembly, the State Education Department, the State Attorney General’s office and later in private law practice. Because both of the Ainsworth’s were civic minded and generous they planned a memorial, a library in their former hometown. Mrs. Ainsworth died suddenly April 14, 1927 and her husband then outlined his plan to the townsmen of Sandy Creek. On July 6, 1927 a special election was held to test the proposition which was to be an endowed library and the town was to “impose a tax of not less than 1 ¼ mills on a dollar” on taxable property for this purpose.