Aurora Public Library (other)
Aurora Public Library may refer to: Canada * Aurora Public Library (Ontario) United States * Aurora Public Library (Colorado), library district *Aurora Public Library (Illinois) *Aurora Public Library (Indiana) The Aurora Public Library was first organized by voluntary contributions. When the town was incorporated in 1819 a lot on Fifth Street (then called Literary Street) was set aside for a public library, but it took time for enough funds to be raised ...

Aurora Public Library (Ontario)
The Aurora Public Library is located in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. The library has a collection of more than 150,000 items and has over 31,000 registered users. Timeline of history *1820s: A free library was organized by local Quakers. *1855: ''Aurora Association for the Diffusion of Helpful Knowledge'' formed, later called the ''Aurora Mechanics Institute and Library Association''. The association provided weekly lectures and concerts rather than lending books. *1863: The library had a collection of 500 books and was open for two hours each Friday. *1868: The association built ''The Mechanics Hall''is built at the southeast corner of Mosley and Victoria Streets. It was used for lectures and concerts but also as a library reading room. *1895: A ''Public Library Association'' was formed with a Board of Management appointed by the Town Council. *1920: The library assets were absorbed into a Municipal Public Library under the Free Public Libraries Act and the library moved to the Town Ha ...
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Aurora Public Library (Colorado)
The Aurora Public Library in Aurora, Colorado is a multi-branch library district serving the Aurora suburb of Denver, Colorado. It complements Denver Public Library, which serves the Denver city and county, as well as the Arapahoe Library District, which serves Arapahoe County. The Aurora Public Library predates its county library district, Arapahoe, by more than thirty years, while serving the more niche population of Aurora. Overview In 1925, the Aurora Women's Club began raising money to finance the opening of Aurora's first public library. The grassroots effort led to the opening of the first branch of the Aurora Public Library in 1929. The Aurora City Council recognized the library in October of that year, and has supported the library since. In 2009, the City of Aurora shut down several libraries due to a budget initiative failure, which left the system unable to fund all operating branches. The closure of the Mission Viejo library led to a lawsuit between the Mission Viejo ...
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Aurora Public Library (Illinois)
The Aurora Public Library is a public library in Aurora, Illinois, United States. It is made of up one central library with two branch libraries. In addition to these facilities the library runs a bookmobile, bringing its total service population to 200,000 people. History The first Aurora Public Library opened its doors on June 1, 1881. Interest in the library during its first years was high enough to fill its shelves by 1883 and warrant an expansion in 1885. Along with the expansion came reading rooms and available reserve stacks for the library's entire collection, but by 1900 the City of Aurora had grown to such an extent that the library again ran out of room. Members of the city came together in 1900 to appeal to Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie (, ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans i ...
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