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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)
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... United States: Largest libraries in the United States; By region, province, or state. Public libraries in North America;
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 ...
Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382. Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John ...
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 ...
New York Public Library United States: 92 locations in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, The Bronx and Staten Island (2nd largest number of locations in North America) 55 million [12] 18 million [12] US$250 million [12] 3,000 [12] National Library of China China: Beijing: 44.24 million [13]
Lists of libraries in insular areas of the United States (2 P) Pages in category "Lists of libraries in the United States" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
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)