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Chetham's Library in Manchester, England, is the oldest free public reference library in the English-speaking world. [1] Chetham's Hospital, which contains both the library and Chetham's School of Music, was established in 1653 under the will of Humphrey Chetham (1580–1653), for the education of "the sons of honest, industrious and painful parents", [1] and a library for the use of scholars.
The Malatestiana Library is one of the very few libraries (another one is the Librije in Zutphen, Netherlands) in the world of the so-called humanistic-conventual type, which blends humanistic principles with architecture otherwise reserved for religious buildings, and has preserved its structure, fittings and codices since its opening more ...
The Biblioteca Palafoxiana is a library in Puebla City's historic centre, in the Mexican state of PueblaFounded in 1646, it is recognized by the UNESCO for being the first and oldest public library in the Americas, [1] [2] [3] It has more than 45,000 books and manuscripts, ranging from the 15th to the 20th century.
Openclipart, also called Open Clip Art Library, is an online media repository of free-content vector clip art.The project hosts over 160,000 free graphics and has billed itself as "the largest community of artists making the best free original clipart for you to use for absolutely any reason".
The library was a local public library situated on the island of Kos and known as a crossroads for academia and philosophical faculties. [17] A record of individuals who were supposedly responsible for the establishment of the library are acknowledged in an inscription near the monument. [17] The Library of Pantainos (Athens) (100 A.D.)
As a charitable institution the library accepts donations, which are recorded in a special ledger which dates back to 1707. The Library has an active social media presence, and every day posts at least one image from the collections on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. These images give a sense of the breadth and depth of the Library holdings.
Artstor Digital Library: Associated Press. AP Images; Bridgeman Art Library: California Digital Library: California State University, Northridge, Oviatt Library Digital Collections Camera Press: Chicago Daily News (1902–1933), collection of over 55,000 images on glass plate negatives Corbis Images: Depositphotos: Stock Images: 164,000,000 ...
State Library Victoria (SLV) is the state library of Victoria, Australia. Located in Melbourne, it was established in 1854 as the Melbourne Public Library, making it Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free libraries in the world. It is also Australia's busiest public library [3] and, as of 2023, the third busiest library ...