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The first library in Benton County was a privately-owned circulating library operated in Corvallis during the decade of the 1860s by a resident named J.W. Souther. [2] Souther advertised in the local newspaper, the Corvallis Gazette the opportunity for subscribers to take advantage of his 730 volumes of "choice reading" for a fee of $5 per year.
LA County Library was a finalist for the IMLS National Medal in 2018 and 2019. [15] [16] LA County Library won the 2018 Marketer of the Year Award, [17] the 2019 Librarian of the Year Award for Skye Patrick, [18] and the 2019 Library of the Year Award.
In August 2023, Cuyahoga County Public Library switched to a new website and catalog provider, AspenDiscovery, that features a more powerful catalog search engine and allows users to personalize their experience, mostly by allowing users to post and read reviews, rate items, and utilize a new discovery feature based on similar reads. [6]
This is a list of public libraries in Los Angeles County, California: County of Los Angeles Public Library - 7.8 million items Los Angeles Public Library - 6.3 million items
While the county had been budgeting for a renovation project, the Yuba County Library was fortunate to receive a state grant in 2022 to make more significant improvements on the building. [ 5 ] While the library is undergoing its renovation, the main building on 303 Second Street will be closed to the public.
The Alameda County Library, in Alameda County, California, is a public library system that provides services from eleven branch libraries in the cities of Albany, Dublin, Fremont, Newark and Union City and the unincorporated communities of Castro Valley, Cherryland and San Lorenzo. According to 2005/2006 statistics, the total service area ...
The library often hosts performers, such as musicians, magicians, dancers, and puppeteers. Other events include book discussions, film screenings, and craft instruction. The San Diego County Library publishes a comprehensive print calendar detailing events at every branch library, as well as a web-based calendar, located on the library's web site.
The library provides both physical and online collections. Users require a free library card to access most services. Approximate figures for service use in the year 2009–2010 include 455,000 cardholders, and over 7 million items borrowed; [1] 400,000 online subscription database searches, 600,000 items renewed online, 700,000 holds placed using the online catalog, 30,000 eBooks circulated ...