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The history of libraries began with the first efforts to organize collections of documents.Topics of interest include accessibility of the collection, acquisition of materials, arrangement and finding tools, the book trade, the influence of the physical properties of the different writing materials, language distribution, role in education, rates of literacy, budgets, staffing, libraries for ...
Two published doctoral dissertations that mark this trend are Foundations of the Public Library: The Origins of the American Public Library Movement in New England, 1629 – 1855 (1940) by Jesse Shera and Arsenals of a Democratic Culture: A Social History of the American Public Library Movement in New England and the Middle Atlantic States From ...
Arizona Copper Camp – Ray in the 1910s and 1920s [19] Arizona Daily Citizen – Tucson 1880s – 1900s [20] See also: Arizona Citizen, Tucson Citizen, Arizona Weekly Citizen. The Arizona Daily Orb – Bisbee 1890s – 1900s [21] The Arizona Gleam – Phoenix in the 1920s and 1930s [22] The Arizona Journal; The Arizona Kicker – Tombstone [23]
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At this time, the Phoenix Public Library was established, with 1350 volumes. [2] Since 1899 the Library Association had been unsuccessfully attempting to secure a grant from Andrew Carnegie, and in December 1901 the Phoenix Woman's Club joined the campaign. Some progress was made in March 1902 when the city agreed to put up the required 10% of ...
The library was a local public library situated on the island of Kos and known as a crossroads for academia and philosophical faculties. [17] A record of individuals who were supposedly responsible for the establishment of the library are acknowledged in an inscription near the monument. [17] The Library of Pantainos (Athens) (100 A.D.)
Among the Public Library Association's priority concerns are adequate funding for public libraries and improved access to library resources. [13] American Library Association published "A National Plan for Public Library Service" in 1948. This proposed "a nation-wide minimum standard of service and support below which no library should fall."
Texas Digital Newspaper Program - text searchable database in partnership with The Portal to Texas History Utah Digital Newspapers - 6.3 million pages from 374 newspapers Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia over 2.5 million pages and nearly 239,000 articles as of March 2022.