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2. Reading Public Library - Wikipedia

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   Founded as an English subscription library in 1763, Reading Public Library is one of the oldest, though not continuously operating, libraries in the United States. It wasn't until 1913 that the Main Library as it currently stands was built through the generosity of Andrew Carnegie. After a major fundraising campaign in 1989, the Main Library ...

3. Reading Borough Libraries - Wikipedia

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   Despite the Public Libraries Act 1850 it was not until the 1870s that serious thought was given to the creation of a free public library in Reading. Reading Borough Council could not agree to raise the rate necessary to fund a library and as a result in 1875 William Isaac Palmer, of the Huntley & Palmers biscuit firm decided to personally fund the setting up and running of a Free Library in ...

4. LibriVox - Wikipedia

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   The word was also coined because of other connotations: liber also means child and free, independent, unrestricted. As the LibriVox forum says: "We like to think LibriVox might be interpreted as 'child of the voice', and 'free voice'. Finally, the other link we like is 'library' so you could imagine it to mean Library of Voice." [9]

5. Don’t Know What to Read in November? Try These Fall Book ...

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   If you're looking for a new read during November, post-Halloween and pre-holiday season, try these emerging subgenres. Author and podcast host Becca Freeman and book influencer Michelle Lecumberry ...

6. List of Carnegie libraries in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   Opened May 1, 1901. Official name: Andrew Carnegie Free Library. Of the 2,509 libraries built by Andrew Carnegie, it was the only public library granted permission to use both his first and last names. In addition to the library, it includes a 788-seat Music Hall, 140-seat Lecture Hall, Civil War Museum, and a small in-town park. [19] 7 ...

7. Hoopla (digital media service) - Wikipedia

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   Hoopla (stylized as hoopla) is a web and mobile (Android/iOS) library media streaming platform launched in 2010 for audio books, comics, e-books, movies, music, and TV. Patrons of a library that supports Hoopla have access to its collection of digital media. Hoopla Digital is a division of Midwest Tape. [1] [2]