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Manchester Public Libraries
There are 24 public libraries in Manchester, England, including the famous Central Library in St Peter’s Square. The oldest community library still in use is Levenshulme Library in South Manchester, built in 1903. Levenshulme Library is also a Carnegie library, having been built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who funded the building of over 2,500 libraries across the world. Two new multimillion-pound libraries have recently opened in North Manchester as part of a major regeneration scheme, including the eco-designed North City Library in Harpurhey. and The Avenue Library and Learning Centre in Higher Blackley. History There has been a public library service in Manchester since 1852, when the Manchester Free Library opened in the Hall of Science, Campfield, on the site of what is now the Museum of Science and Industry. Famous figures such as Charles Dickens and William Thackeray attended and spoke at its inaugura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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MCR may refer to: Music * Modena City Ramblers, an Italian folk rock band * My Chemical Romance, an American rock band Organisations * Maryport and Carlisle Railway, M&CR, a pre-grouping British railway company * Midland Counties Railway, an early British railway company * Muslim Community Radio, a radio station based in London, UK * Middle common room, a postgraduate student organization * Marine Commando Regiment, Canada * Romandy Citizens' Movement (French: ''Mouvement Citoyens Romand''), Swiss political party Science * Methyl coenzyme M reductase, an enzyme that occurs in methanogenic archea * Micro Carbon Residue, a petroleum industry test * Mineralocorticoid receptor, a protein * Multi-component reaction, chemical reaction * Mutual Climatic Range, for determining past climate at an archaeological site Technology * Move to Coprocessor from Register, an ARM architecture CPU instruction * Critical Mach number (Mcr), in aeronautics * Maximum continuous rating, of a ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
