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In 1857, the City Library Association was formed in Springfield in response to the 1851 Massachusetts Public Library Law, which authorized cities and towns to establish and maintain public libraries, as well as an 1855 petition by residents requesting funding for a library. [1] Prior to this, the Springfield Library Company ran a private ...
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Massachusetts provides information on Carnegie public libraries in Massachusetts, where 43 of them were built from 1901 to 1917, funded by 35 grants totaling $1,137,500 and awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
The Indian Orchard Branch Library is a historic branch library at 44 Oak Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Classic Revival building was constructed in 1909 to a design by John W. Donohue, and was the first permanent branch library building in the Springfield public library system; it was funded in part by a grant from Andrew Carnegie. [2]
Library Web site Town/City County Friends-group link Consortium; Abington Public Library: Abington: Plymouth: OCLN: Acton Memorial Library: Acton: Middlesex: MLN: West Acton Citizens' Library Acton: Middlesex: Russell Memorial Library Acushnet: Bristol: SAILS: Adams Free Library Adams: Berkshire: Agawam Public Library Agawam: Hampden: Alford ...
Springfield Museums Corporation operates the Dr. Seuss Memorial and five museums on the Quadrangle. In 2013, the Springfield Museum consortium achieved national accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums , a distinction awarded to only 6% of national museums in the US. [ 2 ]
Indian Orchard began in the 1840s as an isolated mill town and has preserved its identity over the years, even after becoming more fully encompassed by Springfield. [2] Many of the early mill workers were French-Canadian immigrants. [3] The First Congregational Church of Indian Orchard, built in 1863, is Springfield's third-oldest church. [4]
Throughout the later part of the 19th century and early 20th century, the Library’s collections and operations continued to grow. In 1893, the Library became its own department directly under the Governor. The Library moved to its current location in 1895 and added an annex for additional stack space in the 1920s.
Sixteen Acres is a neighborhood in Springfield, Massachusetts. Much of the neighborhood was constructed after World War II and is suburban in character. [ 1 ] Unlike what its name might suggest, the neighborhood covers 4,506 acres.