The Ambler Public Library was established in 1923 on North Main
Street by the Colony Club of Ambler. It served Ambler Borough
and Lower Gwynedd, Upper Dublin, Whitemarsh and Whitpain
Townships. In 1934 it moved to the corner of Ridge and Race
Streets. In the 1950’s, as farm land was transformed into
suburban developments, there was an evolution of school
districts. Ambler, Lower Gwynedd and Whitpain were grouped
together to form the Wissahickon School District, and Upper
Dublin created its own school district. Later in the 1960’s,
Upper Dublin created its own library. In January 1960, for
$10,000, two lots on Race Street were used to build a 3,680
square foot building in Ambler. The new Ambler Public Library
opened on September 11, 1961. In 1966, the Women’s Club of
Whitpain approached the Ambler Public Library, the Montgomery
County Library and the Norristown Public Library about
establishing a library in Whitpain. The Library of Whitpain
opened in two rent free rooms above a beauty parlor on January
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