Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Friday, November 15, 2013

1923 East Side Library, Waterloo, Iowa



[LIB10.043] The building is still standing though no longer in use as a library.


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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Public Library, Falmouth, Massachusetts


[LIB10.040] - 2008: Main Library reopens on March 16 after major addition and renovation.


Ribbon Cutting, March 16, 2008 

1912 Public Library, Chelsea, Massachusetts


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1908:  Andrew Carnegie gave $57,500 to the town to build the library.  This amount was added to $20,000 in insurance money received after the fire.  A new building was planned for the same site.

1910:  The new library was dedicated.

You can see more at the Library History Buff Blog, take a look, excellent site!

Public Library, Presque Isle, Maine


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Celebrating the Presque Isle Library from Presque Isle Library on Vimeo

Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York


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