On Thursday, May 16 at 4:30pm, join the Library for an unveiling of the newly installed stained-glass windows from the original 1929 Bruggemeyer Memorial Library.
Monterey Park’s first library building opened its doors in 1929 at 256 W. Garvey Avenue, where St. Stephen's School is now located. The library was a gift from Judge Mancha Bruggemeyer in memory of his first wife Roberta Pauline Bruggemeyer. Her portrait can be viewed in the Library's Local History Room.
The stained-glass windows were created prior to World War l and were originally installed at the Redlands home of Mancha Bruggemeyer. In 1929 when the Bruggemeyer Memorial Library was dedicated, these windows were installed in a room dedicated to Mancha Bruggemeyer’s late wife, Roberta Pauline Bruggemeyer.
