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Library Postcards

Pennsylvania

Erie, Pennsylvania, Public Library, 1908

Library, Titusville, Pennsylvania, 1909

Library, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1910

Ephrata Public Library, Pennsylvania

Young Memorial Library, Hanover, Pennsylvania, 1921

Bosler Memorial Library, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1912

Titusville, Pennsylvania, Benson Library, Interior, c1910

Titusville, Pennsylvania, Benson Library, Interior, c1910 LIB299836

Carnegie Library, Oil City, Pennsylvania

On July 6, 1904, the Carnegie Library of Oil City opened its doors with 5,000 books that were donated by the Belles Lettres Club. Read more... LIB995260 1884 Oil City Pennsylvania Baseball Classic White Coffee Mug by worksburg Look at other 1884 Mugs at zazzle.com

Library Interior, Misericordia College, Dallas, Pennsylvania

[LIB11223] - Misericordia University is a Catholic, liberal arts-based, co-educational university. It was founded in 1924 as College Misericordia and it is sponsored by the Religious Sisters of Mercy.

Library, Clarion State College, Clarion, Pennsylvania

Library Interior, Clarion State College, Clarion, Pennsylvania

Library, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Barrett Friendly Library, Mountain Home, Pennsylvania

[LIB11198] - Completed 1914. The above excerpt is from Pennsylvania Library and Museum Notes, Volumes 1-8 (Google eBook).

1911, Carnegie Library, Grove City, Pennsylvania

[LIB11197] - Now the alumni center of Grove City College.

1911, Carnegie Library, Oil City, Pennsylvania

[LIB11186] - On July 6, 1904, the Carnegie Library of Oil City opened its doors with 5,000 books that were donated by the Belles Lettres Club. [Website]

1905 De Peyster Library, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

[LIB11159] - The Watts-de Peyster Library, built in 1897, faced College Avenue. 1897-1898 - First College library building constructed in Richardsonian Romanesque style at a cost of $16,055 plus $990 for a steam heating plant and $5,150 for steel book stacks; Named Watts-de Peyster Library after Frederick de Peyster and John Watts, father and maternal grandfather of donor, John Watts de Peyster (1821-1907); Library collections were formerly housed in the Literary Society buildings and in the college library, ground floor/Old Main; M. (Michael) O'Connor of Hudson, NY., Architect; George H. Oster of Lancaster, Builder. Original cornerstone laid May 1897 is located in lobby along with busts of John Watts and John Watts de Peyster. A sculpture of the donor's ancestor Abraham de Peyster was located in front of the building along College Avenue. It was moved to its present location along Buchanan Avenue in 1937. The building has been demolished.

Carnegie Library, Hamburg, Pennsylvania

[LIB11120] On October 12, 1903, the blue marble cornerstone of the library was laid. The new library contained a Bible of Shakespearean works, a copy of the Pennsylvania School Laws, a list of the School Board and Library Commission members, and a dozen copies of the Items with articles about the library. [Website]

Albright Public Library, Scranton, Pennsylvania

[LIB11084] Paul C. Koeber Co. PCK Series 2617

1912 Library, Wyalusing, Pennsylvania

[LIB11063] - Wyalusing's public library was a gift to the community in 1902 from Francis R. Welles. Welles fervently believed in the value of education in improving the world. He felt that by making books accessible to people, he was lending a helping hand in their education. Welles stocked the Wyalusing Public Library with books from his personal collection to that end. Albert Tipp, a Wilkes-Barre architect, designed the library. He made it as fireproof as current day building techniques would allow. The facade is brick and there is a cement liner between the roof and interior rooms. When an addition was built in 1991, the original tiled fireplaces and oak woodwork was kept intact. (Information courtesy of the Rocket-Courier.) [Website]

Library, Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

[LIB10731] - Juniata College is blessed with an unusually strong collection of manuscripts and rare books. The collection is rated among the top six German-American research repositories in the nation. Use of materials from Special Collections is by appointment only; please contact the curator of Special Collections (814)641-3484 or the library director's office at (814)641-3452 at least one week in advance. [Website]

1935 Library, Montrose, Pennsylvania

1907 James W. Bosler Library , Carlisle, Pennsylvania

1909 Public Library, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

[LIB10136] - In 1901, the Library trustees contacted Andrew Carnegie, famed steel magnate and philanthropist, who was then actively engaged in bestowing Library buildings on worthy communities in the United States and Scotland. Carnegie agreed to supply a town library and sent architect’s plans along with $20,000. The school Directors purchased a lot of land at Second Avenue and Main Streets. The new Library building comprised of Avondale Stone and Indiana Limestone with a high covered ceiling was opened to a grateful public in September 1902. Miss Elmira W. Pennypacker was appointed as the first Director in the new Public Library building. [Website] A view of the library from the website:

1909 New Krauth Memorial Library, Mt. Airy Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[LIB10108] - The Krauth Memorial Library, with 198,000 volumes, includes material dating back to the 16th century, including 18th century work Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, known as the Father of American Lutheranism. The 300th year of Muhlenberg's birth will be celebrated in 2011. The library 100th anniversary of scholarship and service fell during the 2008-2009 academic year, and the facility includes the original glass flooring and metal shelving in the main space. Also notable in the library is the Doberstein window. [Wikipedia] Courtesy of Wiki Commons, public domain:

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