St. Marys Public Library
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- This image is one in a series of postcards from the Reg Near collection. It depicts a drawing of the St. Marys Public Library by Colin McQuirk. In 1904, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation offered the town a grant of $10,000 for the construction of a library building if the municipal government agreed to spend one tenth of that amount annually to maintain it. After much discussion, the town accepted the grant and the library building was opened on August 17, 1905. In 1988, construction was completed on the new wing which allowed the children's section to move from the windowless upstairs to the bright airy space it now occupies on the main level. It also provided sidewalk-level access into the library. The upstairs, now served by an elevator, is well used for other library services and by the community for meetings.
- Notes
- Condition: Excellent - Slight discolouration around edges, small mark in top right corner.
- Inscriptions
- None
- Dimensions
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Width: 13.9 cm
Height: 9 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 13.9cm
Image Height: 9cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Near, Reg.
- Local identifier
- RN6_111
- Collection
- Reg Near Postcards
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304
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- Donor
- Reg Near
- 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, RN6_111.
- 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. As per request of donors on behalf of Reg Near, the original collection is to remain in the St. Marys Museum building and kept in the archival vault at all times. Retrieval from the vault is allowed for viewing under supervision of St. Marys Museum staff only.
- 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
