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The Chicago public library: origins and backgrounds (Gregg Press, 1972) Watson, Paula D. "Founding mothers: The contribution of women's organizations to public library development in the United States." Library Quarterly (1994): 233-269. in JSTOR; Whitehill, Walter Muir. Boston Public Library: A Centennial History (Harvard University Press, 1956)
As of 2018, the largest public library in the United States and second-largest library in the world is the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the de facto national library of the United States, [2] which holds over 167 million items, including over 39 million books and other printed materials, 3.6 million recordings, 14.8 million ...
Yale Library United States: New Haven, Connecticut, one location for students, staff and no free borrowing access to the public 15.2 million [42] National Library of Iran Iran: Tehran: 15.0 million [43] Hong Kong Public Library Hong Kong: Hong Kong: 11.36 million [44] HK$776.2 million [45]
List of libraries in the London Borough of Barnet, London, England; Libraries in Brighton and Hove, England; Public libraries in Cardiff, Wales; Libraries in Dallas, Texas; New York City: List of Brooklyn Public Library branches; List of New York Public Library branches; List of Queens Public Library branches; List of Hennepin County Library ...
The following list of Carnegie libraries in the United States provides detailed information on public Carnegie libraries in each state or other territory in the United States, including the number of Carnegie libraries in that state, and the earliest and latest dates of grant award. Click on the state name to go to a detailed listing of the ...
In the United States of America, state library agencies established in each state have long been a catalyst for a great deal of the motivation for public library cooperation. This has been since the founding of the movement, starting in 1890 when Massachusetts created a state Board of Library Commissioners charged to help communities establish ...
Category: Public libraries in the United States by state or territory. ... Public libraries in New York (state) (4 C, 33 P) Public libraries in North Carolina (1 C, 8 P)
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places by state (50 C) Lists of Carnegie libraries in the United States by state or territory (52 P) Libraries in insular areas of the United States (3 C)