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Norwich City library was established in 1608 [15] (six years after Thomas Bodley founded the Bodleian Library, which was open to the "whole republic of the learned") and Chetham's Library in Manchester, which claims to be the oldest public library in the English-speaking world, opened in 1653. [16]
The Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart (formerly Stadtbücherei Stuttgart) is the public library of the city of Stuttgart. It is organized as a department of the city's cultural office and comprises the central library, 17 city district libraries, and two bookmobiles. [1] In 2013, it received the national award as Library of the Year. [2] Wilhelm Palais ...
The circulating library at the Main Branch was ultimately kept for the time being, though its single room soon became insufficient to host all of the circulating volumes. [95] Subsequently, in 1949, the library asked the city to take over responsibility for the Main Branch's circulating and children's libraries. [96]
An Interior View of the "Urban Room" The Salt Lake City Public Library system's main branch building is an architecturally unique structure in Salt Lake City, Utah.It is located at 210 East, 400 South, across from the Salt Lake City and County Building and Washington Square.
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second-largest public library in the United States behind the Library of Congress and the fifth-largest public library in the world. It is a private, non-governmental, independently ...
The Carlsbad City Library is a public library in Carlsbad, California. Operated by the city government, the library consists of three branches: the Georgina Cole Library, the Dove Library, and the Carlsbad City Library Learning Center. The first lending library collection in Carlsbad began in 1916 at a general store.
The interior of the Central Library in 2018. The Central Library building at 13th and Olive was built in 1912 on a location formerly occupied by the St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall and was designed by Cass Gilbert. The main library for the city's public library system has an oval central pavilion surrounded by four light courts.
The Chicago Public Library (CPL) is the public library system that serves the City of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois. It consists of 81 locations, including a central library, three regional libraries, and branches distributed throughout the city's 77 Community Areas. [5] CPL was founded in 1872, in the wake of the Great Chicago Fire.