[LIB1678] Thanks to a donation of land and money by a John Quackenbos Packard in 1905, a new library was built in downtown Salt Lake City; the building is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This library remained in use until it outgrew the building in the early 1960s. [Wikipedia]
This blog represents a collection of postcards that focuses on libraries in the United States and throughout the world.
Friday, May 13, 2011
1948 Public Library, Pottsville, Pennsylvania
[LIB1677] Pottsville's present public library is partly a private triumph. The land on which it stands and more than half of its construction cost of $100,000 were gifts from Arthur, Henry W. and Louise Sheafer, members of a wealthy Pottsville family whose fortune had been made in coal and iron. [Read more]
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
1905 Adriance Memorial Library, Poughkeepsie, New York
[LIB1660] The Adriance Memorial Library, named after a family who provided funding for the construction of its building in 1897, is the oldest tax-supported library in New York State and the third oldest in the United States, dating back to 1839 at various locations prior to the construction of the current building. The building, which was expanded in 1922, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[Wikipedia]
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Public Library, Sargentville, Maine
[LIB1658] The Sargentville Library holds a unique collection of new and old titles, classics, biographies, and U.S. and world history. The library also also has a number of interesting titles on Maine, along with some history on Sargentville, its local families and surrounding areas.[Website]
1910 Public Library, Exeter, New Hampshire
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