State Historical Library and Museum, Madison, WI

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The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, organized in the early part of 1849, i.e., scarcely one year after Wisconsin became a state, is exceptionally well equipped with printed and manuscript colonial records and government documents, state and federal, with United States newspapers, biographical material and reports concerning American travel, e.g., the Jesuit relations. [Thanks to the School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, cms.pharmacy.wisc.edu]

Reeves Library, Seton Hill College, Greensburg PA

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James A. Reeves served as the President of the College in the late 1920s.

Lithgow Library, Augusta, Maine

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Public Library, Chicago, IL

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"Make thy books thy companions. Let thy cases and shelves be thy pleasure grounds and gardens." Judah ibn-Tibbon (12th century)

Library, Indiana State University, Bloomington IN

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1924 Public Library, 4th Ave and Madison St., Seattle, Washington

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In 1902, the city purchased an undeveloped downtown block for $100,000. The new home for the library was bounded by Fourth and Fifth avenues and Madison and Spring streets.

Six U.S. architects with substantial experience in library design — as well as every architect in the state of Washington — were invited to submit designs. In August 1903, the city selected a classic Beaux-Arts design prepared by German-born and trained architect P.J. Weber of Chicago. Construction of the 55,000-square-foot library began in spring of 1905. [Thanks to the Seattle Public Library, www.spl.org]