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Storyhouse is a large, mixed-use cultural building in Chester, England, which opened in May 2017.The complex includes a theatre, cinema, restaurant and the city library. It is housed in the remodelled 1936 Odeon Cinema, a grade-II-listed building, [1] together with a newly built extension to hold the theatre auditori
A building on Ninth Street was constructed in 1877 to use for the library and a community center. A wealthy philanthropist, J. Lewis Crozer, bequeathed $250,000 to the library after his death in 1897. [6] The library was renamed the J. Lewis Crozer Library in 1925 in recognition of the gift. [5] In the 1940s, the library on Ninth Street closed. [5]
The opening of the planned performing arts centre as part of the Northgate Development became uncertain in 2008, when it was announced the project would be put on hold until 2012, due to the economic downturn. The renamed Chester Storyhouse, housing a new theatre, art house cinema and library, opened on 11 May 2017. [5] [6] [7]
The Monroe County Library System began in 1934 in Dundee. The Carleton Branch soon followed. Since then, the system has grown to include 16 branches, a bookmobile and a mobile delivery service ...
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In 2017 the empty Odeon theatre in Chester was refurbished and opened as a new cultural centre with the name Storyhouse. The name Storyhouse now applies both to the building and the range of activities based there, [6] which includes the in-house theatrical productions formerly known as Chester Performs. The Storyhouse company produces all its ...
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In 1980, the Chester County Library moved to its current location in Exton (next to the Exton Square Mall). In 1982, the library in Exton received a National Association of Counties Award for its Library Literacy Program, the first in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania handling 30,000 illiterate and 15,000 non-English speaking residents.