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The LaVale Public Library is part of the Allegany Country Library System. The first public library in LaVale opened on April 18, 1953. The current building opened on September 28, 1975. [8] The library temporarily closed for major renovations in 2020, and reopened on September 22, 2022.
Approximately 39,000 people hold library cards in Allegany County ("Most citizens give libraries high grades", Cumberland Times News, October 10, 2006). Regional Libraries include: Washington Street Library; Frostburg Public Library; Lavale Public Library; South Cumberland Public Library, Allegany County; Westernport Public Library, Allegany County
The library system was created in 1960, when libraries in Cumberland, Frostburg, LaVale, Pennsylvania Avenue School, and Westernport were merged to form a unified library system. The first of the libraries which would make up the library system was the Washington Street library, founded in 1924.
In 1945 the Maryland Legislature passed the State Library Law which provided matching state funds for County library systems, based on a County's population. [5] On May 31, 1950, the Montgomery County Council passed the County Library Law of 1950, which created a Department of Public Libraries administered by a professional librarian and ...
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Jul. 13—A new and larger public library in Middletown remains on track to open late this year. Officials hope to have a grand opening for the new home of the Middletown Branch Library in ...
The Maryland State Library Agency is the official state library agency of Maryland located in Baltimore, Maryland. [3] It is governed by the twelve-member Maryland State Library Board. [4] They administer state and federal funds supporting Maryland's twenty-four public library systems.
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