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The Broward County Library is a public library system in Broward County, Florida, in the United States. The system contains 37 branch locations and circulates over 9 million items annually. [ 2 ] The system includes the Main Library in Fort Lauderdale , five regional libraries, and various branches.
Between 1990 and 1995, Morrison engaged in numerous conversations and negotiations with county officials on the construction of the library. [4] Funds had already been saved to replace the smaller Von D. Mizell Branch Library in Fort Lauderdale. The Broward County Commission had provided the land and $5 million towards the new library. Morrison ...
Washington Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Broward County, Florida, United States. Its population was 1,948 at the 2020 census . It is home to the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center .
Patrons and employees were evacuated from the Broward County’s Main Library branch in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon after a malfunctioning sprinkler system, officials said. The ...
The Alvin Sherman Library is a unique joint-use facility serving the residents of Broward County as well as Nova Southeastern University students, faculty, and staff members. Thanks to an agreement between the Broward County Board of County Commissioners and NSU, the Alvin Sherman Library offers traditional public library services as well as ...
The Weston Branch Library serves the city of Weston, Florida. It serves a population of 65,672 people, but also allows books to be borrowed by the over 9 million users in the Broward County Library System. The library branch was built after the city of Weston was incorporated in 1996. [1]
The Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the United States and second-largest library in the world with over 167 million holdings, including 39 million books and other printed recordings, 14.8 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 8.1 million pieces of sheet music, and 72 million manuscripts
Morrison was hired by the newly formed Broward County Library system as the assistant to the director in August 1974 and became deputy director in 1976, working in that role for eleven years. [1] [5] In May 1987 Morrison was appointed by Chicago mayor Harold Washington to oversee construction of the Chicago Public Library central branch.