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The library has closed on several occasions including the small pox epidemics in 1907 and 1920 as well as due to a fuel shortage in 1920." [1] The one-and-a-half-storey red-brick library with finished basement is built in the Romanesque style of architecture, typical for public buildings early in the 20th century. The building has three towers.
Modern view of the library. A period newspaper described the opening of the new annex: "The new Carnegie Annex of the Clinton Public Library is now being fully appreciated by the multitudes of local readers, as the splendid large stack room with its twelve hundred square feet and nearly eight thousand volumes was last week thrown open to the public.
Pages in category "Public libraries in Huron County, Ontario" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It opened as the Port Huron Public Library on May 26, 1904. The keynote address was delivered by Melvil Dewey, State Librarian of New York, and creator of the Dewey Decimal System. In 1967, the Port Huron Public Library was moved and reconstituted as the St. Clair County, Michigan Library System. The new and larger structure is located at 210 ...
Carnegie Center (1115 Sixth Street): This building was originally erected during 1903-04 as the Port Huron Public Library, using funds donated by Andrew Carnegie. It is a two-story Beaux-Arts building, and now serves as the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History.
Oct. 31—NORWALK — As the month of November heads into the beginning of the holiday season, be sure to take advantage of the various programs and activities the Huron County Community Library ...
Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3. Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie ...
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