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Growth of Public Libraries in Nebraska

Growth of Public Libraries in Nebraska. Charley Seavey Nebraska Library Commission March 22, 2001. Alliance. Where We Are Going. Prior to the 1850s Founding of Boston Public Library Growth , 1850s-1890. The Rest of the Story…. The Carnegie Era Post WWII Developments Nebraska.

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Growth of Public Libraries in Nebraska

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  1. Growth of Public Libraries in Nebraska Charley Seavey Nebraska Library Commission March 22, 2001

  2. Alliance

  3. Where We Are Going... • Prior to the 1850s • Founding of Boston Public Library • Growth , 1850s-1890

  4. The Rest of the Story…. • The Carnegie Era • Post WWII Developments • Nebraska

  5. Auburn, Then and Now1926…………….1996

  6. Pre- “Public” Libraries • Social Libraries • Plain vanilla • Athenaeum • Mercantile Libraries • Circulating Libraries

  7. Boston, MA, Public Library • Boston, 1850 • Enabling Legislation • Social Purpose? • Trustees

  8. Lincoln PL 1902 or So

  9. Mr. Carnegie’s Money • $40,000,000+ • 1418 Towns nationwide • 65 in Nebraska • More later

  10. The Kearney Carnegie

  11. Post-Carnegie, or The Rest of the Story • The Great Depression • World War II • Library Services Act, 1956 • Library Services and Construction Act, 1964

  12. Nebraska, the 1870s • Population 122,993 • 16,083 of whom live in Omaha

  13. States with PLs, 1872

  14. Fort McPherson Fremont Lincoln (4 libraries) Nebraska City Omaha (6 libraries) Peru 1870s Nebraska Libraries

  15. Teddy at Grand Island

  16. 1890 Iowa - 15 Kansas- 19 Nebraska- 26 1920 Nebraska- 8 Iowa- 12 Kansas 13 Rank by Population Served

  17. Ceresco PL

  18. 1. Wyoming 2. Utah 3. Indiana 4. Nebraska 5. California 6. Montana 7. Iowa 8. South Dakota 9. Oregon 10. Kansas Mr.. Carnegie’s MoneyThe Most Successful States

  19. Percentages of Carnegie Grants

  20. Weeping Water

  21. PL is a Community Phenomenon • Women’s Clubs • Enabling Laws (Home Rule) • Local Initiative!

  22. The End

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