John A. Widtsoe and Lewisham Central Library

The donation of copies of the Book of Mormon to British libraries in 1930

On 23 November 1901, the Lewisham Central Public Library opened on the town’s High Street. In the 1910s, one description noted that it was a “red brick and terracota building with a lending department, reference room, news room and magazine room.” The same account noted that its opening hours were “10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays (except Wednesdays, Chris…