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DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF LIBRARIES

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LIBRARY OF THE STATE COLLEGE OF WASHINGTON, PULLMAN, WASHINGTON.

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SPOKANE PUBLIC LIBRARY, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

Contains 95,000 volumes. The main building is open from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. on week days and from 2 to 9 P. M. on Sundays. The Spokane Library was organized by a group of women in 1884 and united with the library of the labor unions in 1891 under the name of the Union Library Association. The city took over the library in 1894 and in 1901 made it a free public library by abolishing the membership fee of $1.00 per year. A Carnegie building was occupied in December, 1905, and the institution was placed under the state law in 1907. Three Carnegie branch buildings were opened in 1914. Five stores are rented by the library and are operated as branches. The main reference collection, besides being well equipped with public documents and periodical sets, includes one of the few large art collections in the west, an extensive bibliographical library and an important Northwest history collection. I Nearly all the material in these groups has been purchased by the librarian from public funds. Librarian:

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GEORGE W. FULLER.

TACOMA PUBLIC LIBRARY, TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

A free public library of 08,885 volumes, first incorporated in 1889. The central library is located at Tacoma Avenue and South 12th Street and occupies a $75,600 Carnegie building. The library consists of a well rounded collection of reference, circulating and children's books and provides special facilities for investigations in Pacific Northwest history and patents. Special attention has been paid to the securing and making quickly and easily accessible all publications of the United States Government. The main library is open from 9 A. M. to 9:45 P. M. on week days and from 2 to 9 P.M. Sundays and certain holidays. The use of books for reading and consultation at the library is free to all. The privilege of borrowing books for home use is free to all residents, taxpayers and those attending school or employed in Tacoma, and to non-residents on the payment of an annual fee of $1.00. Librarian: W

JOHN BOYNTON KAISER.

WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY, OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON.

Contains 38,550 bound volumes and over 8,000 pamphlets, with 1,350 bound files and 1,700 rolls of newspapers, covering the whole period of statehood and all parts of the state. Located in the Temple of Justice, lower floor. Occupies five large rooms devoted to (1) General Library, (2) Newspaper files, (3) Government documents, (4) State documents and general issues and (5) clearing house and storeroom. The State Library is the sales agent for all state publications and for the distribution of all State departmental and periodical issues. It is the medium of exchange with all state libraries and institutions. The library supplies clubs, public libraries, high schools, and individuals with reference material, which is sent to all parts of the state. All service is free to the public. The hours of opening are from 9 to 12 A. M. and from 1 to 5 P. M. daily except Sunday, and from 9 A. M. to 10 P. M. during sessions of the legislature. Librarian:

J. M. H I T T.