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The Seminole County Public Library System is a public library system with five branches located in the cities of Casselberry, Sanford, Oviedo, Lake Mary, and Longwood, Florida. [1] The Jean Rhein Central Branch (Casselberry) is located at 215 N Oxford Rd, Casselberry, FL 32707. Each year, circulation approaches 2.5 million.
In celebration of Banned Books Week this year, the Bucks County Free Library is inviting patrons to visit its seven branches this week to learn more about controversial titles and the freedom to read.
The Eaton Room is a collection of local and state historic materials housed in the Manatee Library System's Central Branch. Originally created following the death of local philanthropist Elizabeth M. Eaton in 1973, the collection includes materials gathered from County libraries, as well as Eaton's own antiquarian Florida purchases.
The Central Library is a three-story public library branch in the downtown core of Portland, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1913, it serves as the main branch of the Multnomah County Library system. In 1979, the Georgian style building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Central Building, Public Library. The library ...
Bibliothèque Saint-Jean-Baptiste – 700 rue Duvernay, Le Vieux-Longueuil Greenfield Park Library – 225 Empire Street, Greenfield Park The Longueuil Public Libraries Network has a reciprocity agreement with Collège Édouard-Montpetit CEGEP , which grants library members access to Collège Édouard-Montpetit's library.
The East Baton Rouge Public Library was established in 1939 with the donation of second-hand collected books from the city. Quick to expand, the library had eight branches within its first three years as a system.
At the time, the Centre Park Library on Gratiot and Library street in the downtown district was the main branch. Andrew Carnegie offered $750,000 for the proposed main branch, and the city asked to submit a ballot question regarding issuing $500,000 of library bonds for purpose of complying with Carnegie's offer. However, voters rejected ...
In 1900, New Jersey state legislature created the Public Library Commission (PLC) as a method to provide support for public libraries. [25] Around this same time, Andrew Carnegie was in the process of assisting communities all across the United States in building, staffing, and providing support for public libraries.