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In 1947 the Schwenkfelder Library was established as a non-profit educational institution separate from Perkiomen Seminary. In 1951 the book and manuscript collection were moved to a new building adjacent to the Perkiomen School. In 2001, the Schwenkfelder Historical Library was expanded to house the library, archive, and museum collections.
The Sunbury Historic District was created by the City of Sunbury, Pennsylvania on October 14, 1996, via Ordinance No. 1204 (subsequently amended on September 22, 2006): [2] "§ 175-116 General provisions. A. District created.
The library quickly grew and moved to a new location on South Allen Street. [1] A new building opened in 2005, replacing the original. The new two-story 38,577-square-foot (3,583.9 m 2) building cost $10 million to construct. The public facilities include 66 computers. There were over 37,000 card holders when the new library opened in 2005. [2]
Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3. Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890–1917. New York ...
106 Arch St, Sunbury, PA 17801: Building-Home Tilgham House 1772 106 Market St, Sunbury, PA 17801: Building-Home Hall House 1795 106 Market St, Sunbury, PA 17801: Building-Home Penn's Tavern 1791 113 River Road, Sunbury, PA 7801 Building-Commercial Northumberland County Prison 1876 39 N 2nd St, Sunbury, PA 17801: Building-Government
Kathryn Hume (born 1945) [1] is an academic writer on medieval literature (Old English, Middle English, Old Icelandic), on fantasy, and on contemporary fiction. Hume is Edwin Erle Sparks Emerita Professor of English, Penn State University. [2] She won the IAFA Distinguished Scholarship Award in 1988.
The State Library of Pennsylvania is one of the largest research libraries in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Until 1971 it was known as the Pennsylvania State Library. [1] The Office of Commonwealth Libraries, within the Pennsylvania Department of Education, has holdings in almost every area of human concern. It provides information and ...
This historic library building was originally erected and operated as an inn in 1820. It was purchased circa 1880 by the theologian and scientist Joseph Priestley's great-grandson, Dr. Joseph Priestley, who used it as a home and medical office. It was converted into a public library circa 1925. [2]