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King Kalakaua also provided tax exemptions and a land grant for a permanent site in downtown Honolulu. [3] The Hawaiʻi State Library was funded by a grant from Andrew Carnegie. The Library met the government-related requirements for the grant with the cooperation of Walter F. Frear. Edna Allyn was the head librarian when it opened in 1913. [4]
Hawaii State Library in Honolulu. The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) is the only statewide public library system in the United States.. The system has 51 libraries on all the major Hawaiian Islands: Big Island of Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi and Oʻahu.
Library City or town Image Date granted [1] Grant amount [1] Location Notes 1: Honolulu: Honolulu: Nov 29, 1909: $100,000 478 S King St. Opened February 1, 1913, this library in the territory of Hawaii was the only public library in the territory until 1921.
Hamilton Library is located at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, at 2550 McCarthy Mall. It is composed of a circulating research library combined with a non-lending research library system. As of June 2013, the Library has a full-time equivalent of 46 library faculty and 31 other professional staff, 58 support staff, and 46 student assistants.
The Hawaii State Public Library System operates public libraries. The Hawaii State Library in the Honolulu CDP serves as the main library of the system, [46] while the Library for the Blind and Print Disabled, also in the CDP, serves disabled and blind people. [47] The system operates 22 branch libraries throughout the county. [48]
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The Chamberlain House (also known as Mission House) [1] is an American museum and library, which originally served as a missionary home and office. It is located on King Street, in the rear of Kawaiahaʻo Church, in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. [1]
When the Hawaii State Library was built in 1913, the Honolulu Library and Reading Room Association's collections formed the base of the new library's collection, so Allyn became the head librarian there. [2] During her tenure as librarian, Allyn changed the library from a subscription-based to a free public library, and expanded it to 350,000 ...