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Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "A new public library for everybody."

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Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "A new public library for everybody."

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Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "Come on in."

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Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "Feed me."

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Wall surrounding ICPL construction site. Sign- Linn Street & Library Entrance

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Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "Los Libros."

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Wall surrounding construction site, "There is no frigate like a book to take us..."

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Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "To downtown, to fountain, to Library."

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Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "To downtown, to fountain, to Library."

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Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "We are open."

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Wall (with signs) surrounding ICPL construction site (library entrance).

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Audience at ICPL groundbreaking ceremony

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An addition of 14,000 square-feet was built onto the Carnegie building and dedicated on Sunday, November 10, 1963. The need for more library space was primarily attributed to an increased population and a record-breaking amount of library…

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After more than two years of construction the doors opened to the new building June 12, 2004. The current ICPL location is an expansion and renovation of the 1981 building, its current space nearly double that of the original. A successful November…

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Workers undergoing excavation work on Iowa City's Carnegie Library, which began construction in the summer of 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904. Funds for the construction of this…

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Workers building Iowa City's Carnegie Library, which began construction in the summer of 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904. Funds for the construction of this building were provided by…

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The first ICPL was on the second floor of the C.O.D. Steam Laundry building at 211 Iowa Ave. opening its doors on Thursday January 21, 1897. The library initially employed one librarian and held a total of 1,300 books. Public outcry for more…

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The second location for the ICPL was at 212 East College Street in the Cannon & Pratt building opening in June of 1901. Today most of this site is occupied by the present public library building. While rent at this new location was an additional…

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Construction of the Carnegie library building in 1903- 4 wheel horse-drawn buggy in foreground. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.

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Carnegie library building under construction in 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.

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Groundbreaking at the construction of the Carnegie library building in 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.

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Early progress in the construction of the Carnegie library building in 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.

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Early progress in the construction of the Carnegie library building in 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.

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Construction of north side addition to the Carnegie Library

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Exterior of Carnegie Library, before north side addition

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Carnegie Library with east side addition, June 1975

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Linn Street entrance to the Carnegie Library, June 1975

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Circulation Desk and card catalog after the 1963 addition

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Future site of downtown Pedestrian Mall. J.C. Penney's building, Carnegie Library, parking lot.
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