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James V. Brown Library
The James V. Brown Library is a public library in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Williamsport, in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and the headquarters of the Lycoming County Library System and the North Central Library District. The main building formally opened to the public in 1907. History When James V. Brown died in 1904, he left a plot of land and $150,000 for the creation of a Public library, public library. This included $10,000 for the purchase of books and an endowment of $10,000 per year for other library-related purposes.[s.n.] (July 2007)The James V. Brown Library, Williamsport, Pa. ''Library Journal'' 32 (7): 317–318. New York: Publication Office. The cornerstone was laid on 10 March 1906, and the library opened on 17 June 1907 with an initial holding of approximately 12,000 volumes (1,300 were in the reference room, 1,600 in the children's room and 600 in the Pennsylvania room). By noon of the first day, 150 books had been checked ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Place Libraries
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as members mature and learn to participate in the community. Historically, most human societies use family as the primary locus of Attachment theory, attachment, nurturance, and socialization. Anthropologists classify most family organizations as Matrifocal family, matrifocal (a mother and her children), patrifocal (a father and his children), wikt:conjugal, conjugal (a wife, her husband, and children, also called the nuclear family), avuncular (a man, his sister, and her children), or Extended family, extended (in addition to parents and children, may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins). The field of genealogy aims to trace family lineages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
