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The Dodderidgian Library (Latin: Bibliotheca Doddridgiana [2]) was founded in 1667 in Barnstaple, North Devon, England, by Judith Dodderidge, third wife and widow of John Dodderidge (1610–1659) [3] of Barnstaple and Bremridge, [4] South Molton, MP. It represents one of the earliest town libraries in England which continues in existence since ...
The Delaware County Libraries is a federation of 26 library organizations, with 28 branches. [1] The law library in the county courthouse is not a member of the county system, but its holdings are listed in the system catalog. The Upper Chichester Library is also located in the county but not part of the system.
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The York County library system first came into existence on February 13, 1974 when York County commissioners passed legislation allowing for the federation of the area's libraries. [7] The impetus for its creation was the 1964 Library Services and Construction Act which appropriated money "to promote the further development of public library ...
Opened 1910, it was not part of Carnegie's original grant to Pittsburgh but part of a later gift. It's the last library Carnegie built in the city of Pittsburgh and is much bigger than a typical branch building. It's the library featured in episodes of the PBS show Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Includes 300-seat auditorium. Renovated 2004. 26
He knows me so well and proposed to me in a library without saying a word. He also secretly filmed our engagement, and I'll treasure the video forever. Dean and I met in 2014 and had been together ...
The library's first permanent location was in Old Main, with 1,500 books in agriculture and the sciences. [1] In 1904, the library was moved to the Carnegie Building (then "Carnegie Library"), which provided a 50,000 book capacity. By 1940, the library's collection had grown to 150,000, overcrowding Carnegie by three times its capacity.
Sturgis Library in Barnstable, Massachusetts is the oldest building that houses a public library in America. [1] [2] The original library building was built in 1644 as the house of Rev. John Lothropp and is the oldest building housing a public library in the United States. Since Reverend Lothrop used the front room of the house for public ...