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St. Louis County Library (SLCL) is a library system that serves residents of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. It is the busiest public library in Missouri, circulating more than 11 million items in 2023. [ 3 ]
The Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County (MLC) is a partnership of nine independent public libraries in St. Louis County, Missouri, US. It was formed in 1997 as a way for the libraries to share a patron and bibliographic database as well as other resources.
Pages in category "Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It was during this time that the library began its role as a lending library, allowing the public to ‘check out’ and take books home. In 1901, Andrew Carnegie made a large donation which was used for expansion, including the building which is currently the Central Library. By this time the collection included 90,000 books.
St. Louis: Mar 12, 1901: $1,000,000 1301 Olive St. Designed by Cass Gilbert and opened in 1912, renovated 2010–2012. 27: St. Louis Barr St. Louis: Mar 12, 1901 — 1701 S. Jefferson Ave. Continues to be used as a Public Library. (2013) 28: St. Louis Cabanne St. Louis: Mar 12, 1901 — 1106 Union Blvd. Continues to be used as a Public Library ...
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"Maps and atlases relating to St. Louis City and County: Chronological list". St. Louis County Library. St. Louis Mercantile Library. "Guide to Researching St. Louis History". Research Guides. University of Missouri–St. Louis. "250 Years in 20 Minutes: a Crash Course in the Large Events that Shaped St. Louis". stl250. 2013.
In 1926, Douglass University, a historically black university was founded by B. F. Bowles in St. Louis, and at the time no other college in St. Louis County admitted black students. [36] In the first half of the 20th century, St. Louis was a destination in the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South seeking better opportunities.