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The Library opened in 2003 and houses a full service branch library, research archives and the Western Legacies Museum, an exhibition space that spans more than 7,000 square feet (650 m 2) and includes an African American Leadership Gallery, a replica of the Office of Denver Mayor Wellington E. Webb, and rotating exhibits which highlight ...
The Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library is a branch of the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado, in the United States that opened in 2003 and serves the Five Points neighborhood. It is also a research library with collections focusing on the history of African Americans in Denver and the American West. As of 2017, the library ...
Denver Central Library. The Denver Central Library is the flagship building of the Denver Public Library System. It is located within Downtown Denver's Golden Triangle neighborhood and sits on the south side of Colorado's 16th Street Mall, adjacent to the Denver Art Museum. The postmodern building was designed by architect Michael Graves.
Dana wanted to update libraries and envisioned them as vibrant community centers rather than collections of relics that appealed to only a small segment of people. Under Dana's leadership the Denver Public Library also pioneered the first-ever collection devoted to children's literature. He was personally opposed to the concept of storytime ...
The original blueprints for the theater are in the Denver Public Library Special Collections Department. Crowther designed each element of the theaters to enhance the Cinerama experience. The circular design took advantage of the discovery that patrons, if left to their own devices, would seat themselves in an oval pattern.
In library science, special collections (Spec. Coll. or S.C.) are libraries or library units that house materials requiring specialized security and user services.Special collections can be found in many different organisations including research libraries, universities, colleges, schools, national libraries, public libraries, museums, art galleries, archives, historic houses, cathedrals ...
The library is a chartered Colorado non-profit corporation with 501(c)(3) status with the United States Internal Revenue Service. The library is a public charity and donations are treated as a charitable deduction for the purposes of United States Federal Income Tax.
The original series contained forty-one photographs and was created in 1973 as part of a cooperative venture for Black Awareness Month between the Denver Public Library and the Denver Public Schools. In 1985, as part of the Ford-Warren Branch Library’s 10th Anniversary Celebration, an additional four black Coloradoans were inducted into this ...