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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 North Little Rock Public Library System has two branches: the Argenta Branch Library and the William F. Laman branch, which was named after a former mayor. [ 24 ] Infrastructure
The Chicago public library: origins and backgrounds (Gregg Press, 1972) Watson, Paula D. "Founding mothers: The contribution of women's organizations to public library development in the United States." Library Quarterly (1994): 233-269. in JSTOR; Whitehill, Walter Muir. Boston Public Library: A Centennial History (Harvard University Press, 1956)
First director of the first tax supported public library in the state of Florida, Jacksonville Public Library, 1905. Judson Toll Jennings: 1923–1924: Director of the Seattle Public Library, 1907-1942. Herman H. B. Meyer: 1924–1925: Initiated the Library of Congress services for the blind,President of the Bibliographical Society of America
The culmination of centuries of advances in the printing press, moveable type, paper, ink, publishing, and distribution, combined with an ever-growing information-oriented middle class, increased commercial activity and consumption, new radical ideas, massive population growth and higher literacy rates forged the public library into the form that it is today.
The Cullman County Public Library System (CCPLS) is a public library system located in north central Alabama. The main branch is located in Downtown Cullman, Alabama. The library system consists of five branch locations and bookmobile service that serves all of Cullman County, Alabama. The library system is guided by the Public Library Board of ...
Cincinnati's public library was among the first to try providing service to patrons on Sunday. Starting in March 1871, the reading rooms at the main library were open from 8am to 10pm. Sunday library service was so popular that, according to library director William F. Poole, "often during the afternoon and evenings every seat has been occupied ...
John F. Szabo (born 1968) is an American librarian, library executive, and the twentieth City Librarian of Los Angeles, the chief executive of the Los Angeles Public Library. He previously served as the Director of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System , Clearwater (FL) Public Library System , Palm Harbor (FL) Public Library, and the ...