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Smith Memorial Library is a member of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System, [3] located on Bestor Plaza on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York. [4] The library was constructed from a $69,000 gift willed from the estate of Mrs. A.M. Smith Wilkes. The library serves as caretaker of the Chautauqua Institution ...
Chautauqua South is an arts and education series ("celebrating the harvest of the mind, body, and spirit") that runs from January to April yearly, founded and run by the Martin County Library System in Florida and which showcases an array of artists, authors, storytellers, dramatists, historians, educators, and entertainers. The series is ...
Libby is a mobile app that supports users in accessing library ebooks. It is a product of OverDrive, Inc. The app uses a user's library card number to connect to the user's library account and check out ebooks. Once books are checked out, the app serves as an ebook reader. [2]
The James Prendergast Library is an association library [3] located in Jamestown, New York. On the day it opened its doors to the public, December 1, 1891, The Evening Journal noted, "The opening of the Prendergast Library marks an important epoch in our local history. Few communities can boast so magnificent a public gift." [4]
Between these 26 acres (110,000 m 2) of Association land and Baseline Road lies a 14-acre (57,000 m 2) Boulder city park called Chautauqua Park. This area is marked "Chautauqua Green" on the map published by the Colorado Chautauqua Association. Both the park and the Association land are open to the public without an entry fee.
The Chautauqua Institution (/ ʃ ə ˈ t ɔː k w ə / shə-TAW-kwə) is a 501(c)(3) [3] nonprofit education center and summer resort for adults and youth located on 2,070 acres (840 ha) in Chautauqua, New York, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Jamestown in the western southern tier of New York state.
The Chautauqua adult education movement flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, then declined. However, some Independent Chautauquas still operate today, and these are the 21st century Chautauquas.
Chautauqua (/ ʃ ə ˈ t ɔː k w ə / shə-TAW-kwə) is an adult education and social movement in the United States that peaked in popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s.