St. Marys Public Library
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This is the St. Marys Public Library which was built in 1905. The building was funded by Andrew Carnegie, a successful businessman who funded over one thousand libraries during his life time. The first librarian to work in the St. Marys Library is identified in newspapers as Miss King who solely managed the single book room that existed at the time. By 1913 the collection had expanded and a card catalogue was put into place using the Dewey Decimal system for non-fiction books, the most advanced library technique at the time. The library continued to grow and is still located in the same building today.
- Notes
- Image is good but the paper it is on is fairly thin and slightly curling.
- Dimensions
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Width: 25.2 cm
Height: 20.5 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 24cm
Image Height: 19.2cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 2237ph
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum Photo Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "St. Marys Public Library" St. Marys Museum, 2237ph.
- Location of Original
- R. Lorne Eedy Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction. High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:177 Church Street South,
P.O. Box 998,
St. Marys, Ontario.
N4X 1B6
