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The Jacksonville Public Library is the public library system of Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It primarily serves Jacksonville and Duval County merged areas, and is also used by the neighboring Baker , Nassau , Clay , and St. Johns counties.
Haydon Burns Library in Jacksonville, ca. 1968 Colorful mural. When built in 1965 at a cost of $3.7 million, it was considered state of the art. The 126,000 sq ft (11,700 m 2), three-story building was designed by local architect Taylor Hardwick, who designed dozens of other buildings in Jacksonville starting in the mid-1950s including the Skinner Dairy chain and Friendship Fountain and Park.
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Florida provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Florida, where 10 public libraries were built from 10 grants (totaling $198,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at 4 institutions (totaling $76,500).
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Pages in category "Public libraries in Florida" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. ... Jacksonville Public Library; James J. Lunsford Law ...
Location of Duval County in Florida. ... Old Jacksonville Free Public Library. January 22, 1987 : 101 East Adams Street Jacksonville ...
St. James Building, Dyal-Upchurch Building, Old Jacksonville Free Public Library Henry John Klutho (1873 – 1964) was an American architect known for his work in the " Prairie School " style. He helped in the reconstruction of Jacksonville, Florida after the Great Fire of 1901 —the largest-ever urban fire in the Southeast—by designing many ...
Jacksonville Main Library. The Jacksonville Public Library began when May Moore and Florence Murphy started the Jacksonville Library and Literary Association in 1878. The Association was populated by various prominent Jacksonville residents and sought to create a free public library and reading room for the city. [224]