Montgomery City-County Public Library
| Country | United States of America |
|---|---|
| Established | 1889 |
| Location | Montgomery,_Alabama |
| Branches | 11[1] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 435,500 (2012) [2] |
| Population served | 224,000 (2012) [3] |
| Other information | |
| Director | Jaunita Owes |
| Website | http://www.mccpl.lib.al.us/montgomery/ |
The Montgomery City-County Public Library is a library system of eleven branches serving the citizens of Montgomery County, Alabama. The system is composed of the Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library and ten other branches.[4]
History
Montgomery Library Association
Library service began in June 19, 1899, when a collection was started above McBryde's Drugstore on Dexter Avenue. Funds were gathered largely from a promotion by the Montgomery Advertiser. The Montgomery Library Association was by subscription membership of $1.00 Miss Laura M. Elmore was the city's first librarian. [5]
the founders of said institution have ever had in mind not a subscription or private library, but an institution that might become a free means of culture and inspiration to all the classes and factions of our people.
from the first constitution of the Montgomery Library Association, 1898. [6]
Carnegie Library
First free public library in Montgomery. Laying of the cornerstone took place in 1902. Holdings included about 2,000 books in 1904. By December 25, 1910, the library's holdings had increased to 10,000 with 5,000 registered borrowers. [7]
City of Montgomery Library
On April 5, 1949 the library became managed by the City of Montgomery with the transferral of its deeds and property from the Montgomery Library Association.
Montgomery City-County Public Library System
In 1974 the City and County Public library systems merged to become the Montgomery City-County Public Library System. The city retained full management responsibility over the system.
Governance
The Montgomery City-County Public Library is governed by the Library Board of Trustees.
Services
Collections
Alabamiana & Rare Book Collection
Arms & Military Collection
Descriptive Video Collection
eBook & eMagazine Services
The Montgomery City-County Public Library offers the following audiobook, e-book, and eMagazine services:[8]
Branches
E L Lowder Regional Library
Rufus A. Lewis Regional Library
Coliseum Boulevard Branch Library
Governors Square Branch Library
Bertha Pleasant Williams Library - Rosa L. Parks Avenue Branch
Pintlala Branch Library
Extension Service & Outreach Department
Hampstead Library
Pike Road Branch Library
Pine Level Branch Library
Ramer Branch Library
See also
Further reading
Greenhaw, Wayne. Montgomery the River City, Montgomery, Alabama: River City Publishing, 2002.
External links
Montgomery City-County Public Library Website Questplex website
References
- ↑ "Contact Us". Montgomery City-County Public Library. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ↑ American Library Directory 2013-2014 Vol. 1. Medford, New Jersey: Information Today, Inc. 2013. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-57387-465-6.
- ↑ American Library Directory 2013-2014 Vol. 1. Medford, New Jersey: Information Today, Inc. 2013. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-57387-465-6.
- ↑ "Library Branches". Montgomery-City County Public Library System. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ↑ MCCPL. "Brief History of the Montgomery City-County Public Library". Montgomery City-County Public Library Website. Montgomery City-County Public Library. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ MCCPL. "Brief History of the Montgomery City-County Public Library". Montgomery City-County Public Library Website. Montgomery City-County Public Library. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ Neeley, Mary Ann (2007). Montgomery & The River Region: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow. China: Beers & Associates. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-9796601-08.
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