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Libraries For All

Q: Who would be late if you invited the alphabet to tea?

Sept 25 - Oct 1 Page 1

A: U,V,W,X,Y and Z; they all come after T!

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Overcoming the Odds: Adam Taliaferro pages 5-6

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by Patricia L. Cook Public libraries have existed since around 288 B.C. The best-known early public library, considered the first, was the Great Library of Alexandria, properly called the Royal Library of Alexandria, in Egypt. • The ancient library served as a great resource center for scholars as well as the general public. It had around 700,000 scrolls, equivalent to more than 100,000 printed books. The original library was destroyed after about 600 years. The exact date and cause of the destruction is unclear but many attribute its demise to Julius Caesar. • When the uprising in Egypt occurred earlier this year many people did not realize that a major world library might be destroyed again! The Bibliotheca Alexandrina was built from 1994 to 2002 to replace the ancient library. The new library, designed by a Norwegian firm, Shohetta, is modern with a glass-paneled roof inclined toward the Mediterranean Sea, symbolizing the image of the Egyptian sun illuminating the world. • The new library was protected by people joining hands around it. University students placed a huge national flag on the steps of the Bibliotheca as a sign to please respect the property. The Bibliotheca has space for about five million books. turn the page for more!

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LIBRARIES FOR ALL (continued): • That is not the largest library in the world though. The U.S. Library of Congress holds that honor with nearly 20 million books. The original building for the Library of Congress, established in 1800, was also destroyed by fire. It was burned by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812, and rebuilding started immediately. Former President Thomas Jefferson sold his personal library to Congress to help replace the books that were destroyed. The appraised value of his collection was $23,950 and more than doubled the original library.

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• Fire caused the loss of many books and entire libraries in the early years. Many churches and early government officials were instrumental in establishing and protecting history through donating works and rebuilding buildings after fires reduced libraries to ashes. • In 1875, there were 188 public libraries in the United States. By 1886, there were more than 600. The importance of public libraries was steadily growing when Scottish-American Andrew Carnegie made books even more accessible. • Carnegie was one of the richest men in the world, making his fortune in steel production and construction. He resolved by the age of 33 to keep only $50,000 a year from his earnings and use the rest to help others. His “Gospel of Wealth,” was to “make no effort to increase fortune but spend the surplus each year for benevolent purposes. Cast aside business forever except for others.” He gave away more than $333 million — 90 percent of his fortune. Included in this benevolence was the creation of more than 1,600 free public library buildings in 1,412 American communities, 125 in Canada and more in his native Scotland and around the world.

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• In order for a community to receive library funds from Carnegie, they had to commit to providing land for the building with room for expansion as needs arose and a budget for operation and maintenance. He insisted on community commitment. The first Carnegie Library was built in Dunfermline, Scotland, Carnegie’s hometown. The first in the United States was in Braddock, Pennsylvania.

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• Many of the Carnegie Libraries in the United States are listed and protected on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the National Park Service and open for the public to enjoy. Even today, libraries are often designed as fantastic structures that draw people with their architectural significance. Then the magic of books and reading keeps them intrigued! • Seattle, Washington, received a generous donation from Carnegie after its library was totally destroyed by fire on January 2, 1901. Four days later, Carnegie agreed to donate $200,000 to build a new “fireproof” library. • In 2004, the third building housing the Seattle Central Public Library located at the original Carnegie site, 1000 Fourth Avenue, was opened. This building was a result of the largest—28— library bond issue ever submitted in the United States. The “Libraries for All” bond was for a OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK proposed $196.4 million for a makeover of the KIDS EAT FREE WITH A PURCHASE OF $7.99 OR MORE. FREE MEAL MUST COME FROM KIDS MENU! entire Seattle Public Library system, including LIMITED TO ONE FREE MEAL PER ADULT ENTREÉ ORDERED. SOME RESTRICIONS APPLY. the new Central building. The project was SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER ANYTIME completed in 2008 with donations and other (334) 291-9600 (706) 323-1199 gifts totaling $290.7 million. The new library 2 3747 HWY 280/431 N. 2111 AIRPORT THRUWAY is a beautiful architectural gem that is bustling COLUMBUS, GA 31904 LOCATIONS PHENIX CITY, AL 36867 with activity. Carnegie would be proud that he BE SURE TO PICK UP YOUR FREE COPY OF TIDBITS® WHEN YOU VISIT  helped encourage this years ago!

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• Similar to the Biblioburro are bookmobiles, bus-sized vehicles driven into rural areas and allowing children and adults to peruse the shelves for reading material. The first was actually a book wagon used in Washington County, Maryland, in 1905. Modern bookmobiles are still in use today. • While the first public libraries consisted of many volumes of scrolls mostly made of papyrus and displayed in pigeon-hole shelves, today’s libraries contain hard and soft bound books, magazines, computers, music, movies and more. Libraries have been and will continue to be an important part of communities. Check out your public library soon!

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While playing in his fifth college football game for the Penn State Nittany Lions on September 23, 2000, Adam Taliaferro sustained a careerending spinal cord injury. • Adam was only 18 when his football career came to an end. He had been a standout cornerback and running back for Eastern High School in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. He averaged 9.4 yards (8.6 m) per run, had 62 touchdowns and seven interceptions in his two years of varsity football.

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• Taliaferro also set his high school’s high jump record for the track team at 6 feet, 6 inches (2 m) and was a starting player on the varsity basketball team for all four years of high school. He was a naturally gifted athlete with a glowing future. • Coach Joe Paterno and the Penn State followers had high hopes for freshman Taliaferro, a great addition to their university squad. When Taliaferro was told before the game against Ohio State that he would get some playing time that day, he called his parents to let them know. They were watching on television when Taliaferro hit the ground awkwardly after tackling Jerry Westbrooks of Ohio State. He didn’t get up. • Taliaferro burst the fifth cervical vertebra in his neck and bruised his spinal cord when he hit Westbrooks’ knee and the turf with his helmet. Paralyzed from the neck down, the immediate expert attention Taliaferro received on the field as his teammates and the crowd prayed provided for the beginning of a miraculous recovery. He was taken to Ohio State University Medical Center where successful spinal fusion surgery was performed. He was then transferred to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

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