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Public libraries in North America

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largest libraries in Mexico and Latin America. Public libraries for Britain and the rest of the world Jesse Hauk Shera, Foundations of the public library;:...

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Public library

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population. Public libraries are distinct from research libraries, school libraries, academic libraries in other states and other special libraries. Their...

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Toronto Public Library

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any other public library system internationally, making it the largest neighbourhood-based library system in the world. Within North America, it also had...

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Chicago Public Library

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Chicago Library). The library is the second largest public library system in the Midwest, after the Detroit Public Library. Unlike many public libraries, CPL...

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Summer lunch programs in public libraries

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Many public libraries in North America offer summer meal programs to keep kids fed throughout the day. In the summer, low-income children may require nutrition...

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Calgary Public Library

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second most used system in Canada (after the Toronto Public Library) and the sixth most used library system in North America. This is despite the fact...

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Montreal Public Libraries Network

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Island of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. It is the largest French language public library system in North America, and also has items in English and other...

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Library

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largest public libraries also serve as research libraries. A large university library may be considered a research library; and in North America, such libraries...

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List of largest libraries

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This sortable list of largest libraries includes libraries that, as measured in 2008 or subsequently, store 15 million or more items. All figures are...

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North America

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North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic...

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Art Libraries Society of North America

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The Art Libraries Society of North America (also known as ARLIS/NA) is an organization of approximately 1,000 art librarians, library students and visual...

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American Library

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libraries in the United States List of U.S. state library associations Public libraries in North America American Libraries (magazine) The American Library (art...

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History of libraries

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274 subscription libraries and Scotland, 266, the foundation of the modern public library system in Britain is the Public Libraries Act 1850. The Act...

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Seattle Public Library

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Braille Library (WTBBL), which it administered until July 2008. All but one of Seattle's early purpose-built libraries were Carnegie libraries. Although...

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Boston Public Library

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Public Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), a not-for-profit organization comprising the research libraries of North America...

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List of largest libraries in the United States

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research library in the United States is the Harvard Library in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Comparing the size of public libraries with research libraries (such...

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Cleveland Public Library

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Cleveland Public Library is a member of CLEVNET, a consortium of 44 public libraries throughout northern Ohio. In 1947, it became a depository library for the...

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Newark Public Library

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Newark Free Public Library, 1900–1920". In Christine Pawley; Louise S. Robbins (eds.). Libraries and the Reading Public in Twentieth-Century America. Print...

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Cambria Press

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wholesalers and distributors dealing with library acquisitions, in research and public libraries in North America and elsewhere. Cambria also markets some...

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Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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the Americas History of the west coast of North America List of traditional territories of the Indigenous peoples of North America Native Americans in the...

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North Miami Public Library

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The North Miami Public Library is a public library in North Miami, Florida. The library has a diverse collection of over 60,000 items, which include fiction...

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List of libraries

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alphabetical list of notable libraries around the world. It includes both notable public lending libraries and research libraries. Contents:  Top A B C D E...

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San Diego Public Library

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to borrow books from other libraries in San Diego and Imperial counties. She maintained contact with many Japanese American children when they were interned...

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Vancouver Public Library

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Vancouver Public Library (VPL) is the public library system for the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2013, VPL had more than 6.9 million visits...

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Revere Public Library

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Revere Public Library is a municipal public library in Revere, Massachusetts. It is a member of the North of Boston Library Exchange. The library is an...

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List of Carnegie libraries in North Dakota

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Carnegie libraries in North Dakota provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in North Dakota, where 8 public libraries were built...

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Cuyahoga County Public Library

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United States among libraries serving populations of more than 500,000 by the Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2010. In 2022, more than 10 million...

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