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The program is sponsored by the Library of Congress. People may be eligible if they are blind, have a visual disability that prevents them from reading normal print, or a physical disability that keeps them from holding a book. [2] [3] Library materials are distributed to regional and subregional libraries and then circulated to eligible ...
The 1950s and 1960s brought about the expansion of the library in the form of branches at Park Shopping Center, Southern Village Shopping Center, and in the villages of Enon and South Charleston. The main library moved from the Warder Public Library to its new facility on Fountain Avenue in 1989. The library has five locations throughout Clark ...
1963 – Public Law 88-164, also called the Community Mental Health Act, became law in the U.S., and it authorized funding for developmental research centers in university affiliated facilities and community facilities for people with intellectual disability; it was the first federal law directed to help people with developmental disabilities.
Gwendolyn Harrison, whose first professional job in 1983 was at Lincoln Library, will take over in early October as its director
Governor Thomas Worthington established the State Library of Ohio in 1817 as the Ohio State Library. It was established with the purchase of 509 books. Initially it was not used by the public but by legislators. [4] [5] The public was able to use the library beginning in 1853. [6]
It is given to the people of Springfield for their free enjoyment and is left in their charge forever. Dedicated June 12th, 1890. [This quote needs a citation] In 1989, the Clark County Public Library moved to a modern facility at 201 South Fountain Avenue. [5] The Warder Public Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Springfield Public Library will be closed for two weeks while it completes the final phase of its remodel. Starting Monday, the library will remain closed, meaning no physical check-outs will be ...
In early 1906, with support from the Cleveland Public Library system, Visiting Nursing Association, related charities, area settlement houses, and the American Foundation for the Blind under Robert B. Irwin, the Society for the Blind was established. In 1989 it was renamed as Cleveland Sight Center of the Cleveland Society for the Blind. [5]