St. Marys Public Library

Description

Médias

Image

Type d'élément

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

Largeur: 13.9 cm
Hauteur: 9 cm

Dimensions d'image

Largeur d'image: 13.9cm
Hauteur d'image: 9cm

Sujet(s)

St. Marys Public Library

Nom(s) personnel

Near, Reg.

Identifiant local

RN6_111

Collection

Reg Near Postcards

Langage de l'élément

English

Couverture géographique

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donneur

Reg Near

Déclaration de droit d'auteur

Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.

Citation recommandée

"St. Marys Public Library." St. Marys Museum, RN6_111.

Emplacement d'original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

Conditions d'utilisation

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.

Notes de reproduction