Judge Mancha Bruggemeyer gifted Monterey Park with a library on March 28, 1929. The $40,000 library, at 256 W. Garvey, was complete with automatic heating/cooling and shelves full of donated books.
It was built as a memorial to Bruggemeyer's late wife, (Ro)Berta Pauline Bruggemeyer. A portrait of Mrs. Bruggemeyer by artist Mischa Askenazy was hung in the "memory room" of the library. According to the Los Angeles Times, "objects in memory of Mrs. Bruggemeyer will be placed [in the memorial hall] until such time as the demand for book space shall call for a change of plans."
Monterey Park mayor, Sam B. Jones, accepted the library from Bruggemeyer. The library was, at that time, a branch of the Los Angeles County Library system. County Librarian Helen E. Vogleson and Monterey Park branch librarian, Mrs. Helen Thomas, were also in attendance at the library dedication.
Mrs. Helen Thomas and Mr. Bruggemeyer were married the next month, on April 21, 1929.
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