Download or read book Carnegie Libraries in Wisconsin written by David MacLeod and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Carnegie Libraries in Wisconsin written by David I. Macleod and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Order of Exercises and Addresses at the Dedication of the Carnegie Library of Beloit College written by Beloit College and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Some Wisconsin Library Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biennial Report of the Wisconsin Free Library Commission written by Wisconsin Free Library Commission and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wisconsin Library Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biennial Report of the Free Library Commission of Wisconsin written by Wisconsin Free Library Commission and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biennial Report of the State Library Commission of Wisconsin written by Wisconsin Free Library Commission and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biennial Report written by Wisconsin Free Library Commission and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Order of Exercises and Addresses at the Dedication of the Carnegie Library of Beloit College written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Order of Exercises and Addresses at the Dedication of the Carnegie Library of Beloit College: Beloit, Wisconsin, January 5, 1905 The report of the Library Construction Committee can be made very brief as several causes have conspired to lighten the task usually falling to such a Committee. First and greatest of these, - no long and depressing solicitation of funds. The generous and ample gift of the donor lifted that portion of the burden before its weight could be felt. Again, the fact that this library, being the sixtieth library building planned by your architects, Messrs. Patton & Miller of Chicago, and representing in its completeness of detail and equipment the accumulated experience of the fifty-nine other libraries which have preceded it in their brains, has demanded on our part but little of suggestion and labor since construction began. Previously, however, in evolving the plans for a building adapted to our particular use, I think the architects will give a large measure of credit to President Eaton and Professor Blaisdell who assisted them by suggestions gained from their experience in our library work at home, and by travel far and near, inspecting other library buildings and noting their points of excellence and defects. Another factor in lightening our task was that the work of construction fell to our old and tried contractors, Messrs. Schneiberg Bros, & Stevens, whose numerous lesser achievements have for the decade past adorned our campus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Carnegie Libraries written by George Sylvan Bobinski and published by Chicago : American Library Association. This book was released on 1969 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carnegie and the Carnegie Corporation provided funding for 1,681 public library buildings in 1,412 U.S. communities between 1889 and 1923. This philanthropy had a great impact on the growth of public library development in the United States. Free public libraries supported by local taxation had begun with Boston in 1849 and slowly spread throughout the country. The Carnegie benefactions made them leap forward. This internationally famous celebrity chose libraries as one of the primary sources for his philanthropy. He also attached two conditions to his offer of money for a public library building--the local community had to provide a suitable site and formally agree to continuously support the library through local tax funds. The latter solidified acceptance of the concept of tax support for libraries.
Download or read book Carnegie Libraries Across America written by Theodore Jones and published by . This book was released on 1997-04-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And with the help of original documents, including letters of petition by schoolteachers, bankers, and civic leaders from across the United States, he provides valuable insights into life in turn-of-the-century American towns and the values and aspirations of their citizens.
Download or read book Institutions of Reading written by Thomas Augst and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the evolution of the library as a modern institution from the late eighteenth century to the digital era, this book explores the diverse practices by which Americans have shared reading matter for instruction, edification, and pleasure. Writing from a rich variety of perspectives, the contributors raise important questions about the material forms and social shapes of American culture. What is a library? How have libraries fostered communities of readers and influenced the practice of reading in particular communities? How did the development of modern libraries alter the boundaries of individual and social experience, and define new kinds of public culture? To what extent have libraries served as commercial enterprises, as centers of power, and as places of empowerment for African Americans, women, and ...
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Download or read book Traveling Libraries written by Melvil Dewey and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book New Types of Small Library Buildings written by Wisconsin Free Library Commission and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
