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The Freeport Memorial Library is one of Nassau County's largest public libraries. The library was founded in 1884 as part of the school system, granted a provisional charter by the state Board of Regents in 1895, and a permanent charter on December 21, 1899.
After a 38-year hiatus, it will resume service as the Palestine Public Library in June 2023 21: Pecos Pecos: Jun 25, 1911: $9,000 Building demolished in early 1960s 22: Pittsburg Pittsburg: Apr 30, 1898: $5,000 The eighth library in the US to be commissioned by Carnegie and only the second outside of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
The Janesville Free Public Library is the public library in Janesville, Minnesota, United States. It is housed in a Carnegie library building constructed in 1912. [ 2 ] It is part of the Waseca-Le Sueur Regional Library System, which is a participant in the Traverse des Sioux Library System . [ 3 ]
The Hedbergs, former owners of Lab Safety Supply in Janesville, increased their donation to $4.66 million. Other funders were city taxpayers ($1.49 million), the library's capital campaign ($1.1 million), the Grainger and Janesville Foundations ($625,000) and the Friends of Janesville Public Library ($25,000).
The Carnegie Library in Jefferson, Texas in 2010. The Jefferson Carnegie Library is a library in Jefferson, Texas, built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Hallett & Rawson of Des Moines were the architects. [1] Built in 1907, it is one of four libraries in Texas, from the original 34, to ...
New River Public Library Cooperative is governed by two County Commissioners from each member county. The Cooperative provides bookmobile service [ 2 ] to the three counties, outreach to local child care centers, and telecommunications and automation support to the member libraries.
The Tyrrell Historical Library is a public library in Beaumont, Texas. Originally built in 1903 to serve as the First Baptist Church, the building displays a mix of Richardsonian Romanesque and Victorian Gothic architectures, with pointed arch windows and quatrefoils, and all of its original stained glass. The building became vacant in 1923 ...
Though the law passed originally in 1917, it was repealed. With the newer and reworked Texas County Library Law of 1919, the law was petitioned in 1920 and led to a county library being established. [8] Later, in 1921, the Gainesville Carnegie Public Library was renamed to the Cooke County Free Library in the spirit of the new library law. [3] [5]