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The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) was born of a 1975 merger agreement between the trustees of the Little Rock Public Library and of the Pulaski-Perry Regional Library; the trustees of the North Little Rock Public Library, now known as the William F. Laman Public Library, chose not to join CALS. [2]
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 ...
Herrick District Library is a public library system serving the residents of Holland, Michigan and the surrounding townships. In 2008-2009, over the course of 583,000 visits, library cardholders checked out 1.2 million items.
At the time, the Centre Park Library on Gratiot and Library street in the downtown district was the main branch. Andrew Carnegie offered $750,000 for the proposed main branch, and the city asked to submit a ballot question regarding issuing $500,000 of library bonds for purpose of complying with Carnegie's offer. However, voters rejected ...
The Jackson District Library is the library system serving Jackson County, Michigan. Founded in 1978 from the merger of two local libraries, its history dates back to the formation of a library association in downtown Jackson in the 1860s. The Jackson District Library provides services with 13 branches throughout Jackson County and a bookmobile.
This became the Muskegon County Library in 1938, formed under the Michigan Public Act 138 of 1917 with the assistance of the State Library and the Muskegon County Board of Supervisors. [1] The first library board consisted of James TenBrink as chairman, Rena Hoeker, Raymond R. Oehrli, Helen LeJeune, and Pearl Plummer. [1]
Many longtime residents were stunned when these national fissures erupted in Metropolis, a quirky, conservative city of about 6,000 people that has a reputation for welcoming outsiders.
In 1872, the Illinois State Legislature created a law giving city councils the power to tax citizens for public library funding, effectively creating the public library system in Illinois. [10] The Rock Island City Council was quick to implement the new tax, and the Rock Island Public Library opened its doors on November 25, 1872, with Miss ...