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The Jacksonville Public Library is the public library system of Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It primarily serves Jacksonville and Duval County merged areas, and is also used by the neighboring Baker, Nassau, Clay, and St. Johns counties. It is one of the largest library systems in Florida, with a collection of over three million items.
Haydon Burns Library in Jacksonville, ca. 1968 Colorful mural. When built in 1965 at a cost of $3.7 million, it was considered state of the art. The 126,000 sq ft (11,700 m 2), three-story building was designed by local architect Taylor Hardwick, who designed dozens of other buildings in Jacksonville starting in the mid-1950s including the Skinner Dairy chain and Friendship Fountain and Park.
Jacksonville's mostly conservative residents, however, objected to the hallmarks of the early movie industry, such as car chases in the streets, simulated bank robberies and fire alarms in public places, and even the occasional riot.
The library, to be named Carnegie Hall, was dedicated on February 18, 1909. The building had over 8,000 square feet of space, and was the school's first dedicated library building. It served as so from 1909 until 1951. In addition to its function as a library, Carnegie Hall also served as the school's post office.
George Burwell Utley (December 3, 1876 – October 4, 1946) [1] was an American librarian. Utley was a published author, first director of the Jacksonville Public Library (Florida), librarian of the Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois, and served terms as secretary and later as president of the American Library Association.
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First director of the first tax supported public library in the state of Florida, Jacksonville Public Library, 1905. Judson Toll Jennings: 1923–1924: Director of the Seattle Public Library, 1907-1942. Herman H. B. Meyer: 1924–1925: Initiated the Library of Congress services for the blind,President of the Bibliographical Society of America
The Jacksonville Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 201 West College Avenue in Jacksonville, Illinois. The library was built in 1902 to house the city's library program, which began in 1870. Chicago architects Patton & Miller designed the Classical Revival building. The building still houses the city's public library and is listed ...