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  2. Public libraries in North America - Wikipedia

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    Bobinski, George S. Carnegie Libraries: their history and impact on American public library development. (American Library Association 1969) ISBN 0-8389-0022-4; Bryan, Alice Isabel. The Public Librarian: a report of the public library inquiry (Columbia University Press, 1952) Carrier, Esther Jane.

  3. History of libraries - Wikipedia

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    The history of libraries began with the first efforts to organize collections of documents.Topics of interest include accessibility of the collection, acquisition of materials, arrangement and finding tools, the book trade, the influence of the physical properties of the different writing materials, language distribution, role in education, rates of literacy, budgets, staffing, libraries for ...

  4. History of public library advocacy - Wikipedia

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    The 1960s brought about turmoil in libraries across the southern United States. African-Americans attempted to access white libraries across the American South. One of the most famous examples included the 1960 sit-in at Greenville, South Carolina. Eight African-American students refused to leave the Greenville Public Library and were arrested ...

  5. Library history - Wikipedia

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    However, the “Co-Operation Committee” of the newly formed American Library Association (ALA) announced its decision on the standardization of the catalog card in 1877; not coincidentally, Dewey’s library service company, The Library Bureau, founded in 1876, was poised to provide the cards to libraries at a cost lower than custom-produced ...

  6. Lists of libraries - Wikipedia

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    List of libraries in the London Borough of Barnet, London, England; Libraries in Brighton and Hove, England; Public libraries in Cardiff, Wales; Libraries in Dallas, Texas; New York City: List of Brooklyn Public Library branches; List of New York Public Library branches; List of Queens Public Library branches; List of Hennepin County Library ...

  7. List of largest libraries in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The American Library Association has published data on the size of 25 largest public libraries in the United States. These data are from the Institute of Museum and Library Services's Public Libraries Survey (PLS) for fiscal year 2016. The largest public libraries in the U.S. are far larger than the median public library in the country; almost ...

  8. These Are the 26 World's Most Beautiful Libraries - AOL

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    The opulent library, located in the Duomo di Siena, features works by famous painter Pinturicchio and his workshop, who were tasked with creating scenes that celebrate Pope Pius II.

  9. List of largest libraries - Wikipedia

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    Library and Archives Canada Canada: Ottawa, Halifax, Winnipeg, Vancouver: 27 million Largely a free reference library CAD165 million 853 Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russia: Saint Petersburg: 26.5 million [29] Berlin State Library Germany: Berlin: 23.4 million [30] 1.4 million [30] Boston Public Library