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In May 2018, Reading Public Library was selected as a recipient of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This award represents institutions that offer "dynamic programming and services that exceed expected levels of service" and that also "bring about change that touches the lives of ...
The school was at first used for grades 4-8, and the junior high school occupied the first floor between 1915 and 1927. The school was closed in 1981, [2] and in 1984 it was converted for use as the town's public library. [3] An expansion and rehabilitation was completed in 2016. [4]
From 1882, the main library was in Reading Town Hall.However, as early as World War I complaints were being made there was insufficient space for books and readers. It was only in 1982 that plans started being laid for a new central library in Reading, and building starting in 1984.
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 ...
A declared mayoral candidate, city Comptroller Brad Lander, is asking US health officials to determine whether ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo's controversial March 25, 2020 order requiring nursing homes to ...
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"It’s just having the space now to do it at my own time. Of course, there will be new Elton John music," he continued. Elton John: Never Too Late is available to stream on Disney+.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday he plans to impose a 25% tariff on all products coming into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada as one of his first acts back in the White House.. On the ...