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The Nassau Public Library and Museum, in Nassau, is the largest and oldest of five libraries in the Bahamas.The library was founded in 1837, when the Bahamas Society for the Diffusion of Knowledge was combined with a reading society.
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.
The Williston Park Public Library, visible at left. The Village of Williston Park has its own public library: the Williston Park Public Library. [29] [30] This library – also known as the Carl F. Del Vecchio Memorial Library – is located at Village Hall and is a member of the Nassau Library System. [29] [30]
The main campus is located in the capital city of Nassau, on the island of New Providence. After more than thirty-five years of serving The Bahamas, first as a two-year institution, then as a four-year degree-granting College, the University of The Bahamas was chartered on November 10, 2016.
A "♦" indicates a national library of a province or state, or constituent country or dependent state [neutrality is disputed]. It is listed under the sovereign state which governs that entity. Sovereign states are listed even when they have no national library or when the existence and name of a national library could not yet be ascertained.
American Libraries before 1876 (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2000) Mickelson, Peter. "American Society and the Public Library in the Thought of Andrew Carnegie." Journal of Library History (1975) 10#2 pp 117–138. Rose, Ernestine. The public library in American life (Columbia University Press, 1954) Shera, Jesse Hauk.
The Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the United States and second-largest library in the world with over 167 million holdings, including 39 million books and other printed recordings, 14.8 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 8.1 million pieces of sheet music, and 72 million manuscripts
Yulee is located within a 15-mile radius of Amelia Island, Jacksonville International Airport, Florida State College at Jacksonville's Nassau Center, White Oak Conservation, Florida Fish and Nassau Wildlife Management Area, Four Creeks State Forest, Yulee Branch Library, Nassau County Sheriff's Office Headquarters, and the Florida Welcome ...