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The library was founded on December 13, 1904, when the city passed Ordinance No. 150. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union had previously donated 250 books to the city. The library, when it opened in 1905, was originally located on the upper floor of the Bank of Oceanside's building but relocated to a room on Third Street in February 1915.
By 1929, summer reading programs were sometimes themed. [3] In the 1940s, professional publications began including prevention of summer reading loss as a goal of summer reading programs. [3] As of 2014, 95% of public libraries in the United States offer a summer reading program. [1] Summer reading programs are common in Canada as well. [4]
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Nobel Prize in Literature – since 1901; Hugo Award – since 1953; Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings – since 1966; Neustadt International Prize for Literature – since 1970
CSLP began in 1987 with ten Minnesota regional library systems that joined together to create a theme, artwork and program ideas for libraries to use for children's programming. [2] It subsequently expanded to libraries throughout all fifty states and Washington D.C. to ensure all libraries can provide a high quality summer reading program.
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Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony.Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach ...
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