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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. Library history - Wikipedia

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    Library history is a subdiscipline within library science and library and information science focusing on the history of libraries and their role in societies and cultures. [1] Some see the field as a subset of information history . [ 2 ]

  5. Presidential library system - Wikipedia

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    The presidential library system is made up of thirteen presidential libraries operated fully, or partially, by NARA. [n 1] [4] Libraries and museums have been established for earlier presidents, but they are not part of the NARA presidential library system, and are operated by private foundations, historical societies, or state governments, including the James K. Polk, William McKinley ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. File:Libraries and Librarians (1898).pdf - Wikipedia

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  9. Carnegie library - Wikipedia

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    The entry staircase symbolized a person's elevation by learning. Similarly, most libraries had a lamp post or lantern installed near the entrance, meant as a symbol of enlightenment. [14] Carnegie's grants were very large for the era, and his library philanthropy was one of the most costly philanthropic activities, by value, in history.