Английская Википедия:Bangor Public Library
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The Bangor Public Library is the public library of Bangor, Maine. It shares the URSUS online cataloging system with the University of Maine and other Maine libraries.[1]
The library's roots date to 1830, when the Bangor Mechanic Association assembled a private collection of books.[2] In 1873, it absorbed several other associations' libraries and became the Bangor Mechanic Association Public Library.[3]
In 1883, former U.S. Congressman and lumber baron Samuel F. Hersey left the City of Bangor a $100,000 bequest, which the city used to form a municipally owned public library. The Mechanic Association's 20,000 books formed the core collection. In 1905, the small membership fee was abolished and the library became truly open to all.[4]
By 1911, the library's collection had grown to 70,000 books. Then came the Great Fire of 1911, which destroyed the library along with most of the Bangor Business District.[5] The library reopened that May with the 29 books pulled from the ashes and 1,300 others that had been on loan.[6] (Today, the library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Great Fire of 1911 Historic District.[7])
In 1913, the library's new building, designed by the Boston architectural firm Peabody and Stearns, opened its doors near the high school.[8]
In 1997, the library was renovated and a new wing added (designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects), thanks to a donation from Stephen and Tabitha King.[9][10] King's story The Library Policeman was inspired by his 10-year-old son's expressed fear of returning overdue books to the Bangor Public Library because of "the library police".[11]
In 2014, the library was renovated again; plans included a new glass atrium designed by Scott Simons Architects.[12]
On an interesting note, the library contains the couch that former VP Hannibal Hamlin drew his last breath upon while playing cards too hard.[13]
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- ↑ The American library annual, p. 327
- ↑ Maine library bulletin, Volumes 1-6, p. 2
- ↑ Report of the Public Library 1917, p. 16
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