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The library accepts donations to this collection related to sports history, with special consideration given to baseball, Ernie Harwell, or the Detroit Tigers. [6] The Rare Book Collection, begun in 1948, acquires and preserves rare materials such as first editions, fine bindings, illuminated manuscripts, letters, and incunabula. [11]
The Michigan City Public Library is a 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m 2) one level facility located in Michigan City, Indiana. It was designed by the world-renowned architect Helmut Jahn. [1] Jahn designed the building while working for the Chicago architecture firm C.F. Murphy, which later would become Jahn Architects. The design began in 1974 and ...
After the book was added to the library in 1914, it was checked out and was one of a third of its books to survive a fire the next year. The book had been returned to the library in 1916. After its later century-long loan it was deemed too delicate to return to circulation. [50] Shakespeare’s Life of King Henry the Fifth: William Shakespeare
A pay-what-you-can restaurant inside a Toledo, Ohio, library aims to combat hunger by offering meals in exchange for volunteer work, donations or fresh produce. ... Ohio library helps fight food ...
The William L. Clements Library is a rare book and manuscript repository located on the University of Michigan's central campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan.Specializing in Americana and particularly North American history prior to the twentieth century, the holdings of the Clements Library are grouped into four categories: Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Maps.
The Labadie Collection became a part of the Special Collections Library (then called the Rare Book Room) in 1964. It is named after individualist anarchist Joseph Labadie (1850–1933). With the help of his devoted wife, Sophie, Labadie collected and carefully preserved a vast amount of literature on social movements from the 1870s to his death ...
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On May 6, 1997, the City of Holland as well as surrounding Townships voted to approve 1.5 mills for a period of 20 years to support the establishment and operation of the Herrick District Library. The renovation began on January 4, 1998 and took 18 months with the reopening occurring on June 11, 1999.