Montgomery City-County Public Library
| Montgomery City-County Public Library | |
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| Location | Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America |
| Established | 1889 |
| Branches | 11[1] |
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| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 435,500 (2012) [2] |
| Population served | 224,000 (2012) [3] |
| Other information | |
| Director | Zella'Ques Holmes |
| Website | http://www.mccpl.lib.al.us/ |
The Montgomery City-County Public Library is a library system of eleven branches serving the citizens of Montgomery County, Alabama. The system is composed of the Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library and ten other branches.[4]
History
[edit | edit source]Montgomery Library Association
[edit | edit source]Library service began on June 19, 1899, when a collection was started above McBryde's Drugstore on Dexter Avenue. Funds were gathered largely from a promotion by the Montgomery Advertiser. The Montgomery Library Association was by subscription membership of $1.00 Miss Laura M. Elmore was the city's first librarian.[5]
the founders of said institution have ever had in mind not a subscription or private library, but an institution that might become a free means of culture and inspiration to all the classes and factions of our people.
Carnegie Library
[edit | edit source]First free public library in Montgomery. Laying of the cornerstone took place in 1902. Holdings included about 2,000 books in 1904. By December 25, 1910, the library's holdings had increased to 10,000 with 5,000 registered borrowers.[7]
City of Montgomery Library
[edit | edit source]On April 5, 1949 the library became managed by the City of Montgomery with the transferral of its deeds and property from the Montgomery Library Association.
Montgomery City-County Public Library System
[edit | edit source]In 1974 the City and County Public library systems merged to become the Montgomery City-County Public Library System. The city retained full management responsibility over the system.
Governance
[edit | edit source]The Montgomery City-County Public Library is governed by the Library Board of Trustees.
Services
[edit | edit source]Collections
[edit | edit source]- Alabamiana & Rare Book Collection
- Arms & Military Collection
- Descriptive Video Collection
eBook & eMagazine Services
[edit | edit source]The Montgomery City-County Public Library offers the following audiobook, e-book, and eMagazine services:[8]
Branches
[edit | edit source]- E L Lowder Regional Library
- Rufus A. Lewis Regional Library (named after Rufus A. Lewis (1906-1999), an American civil rights activist and politician)
- Coliseum Boulevard Branch Library
- Governors Square Branch Library
- Bertha Pleasant Williams Library — Rosa L. Parks Avenue Branch (named after Bertha Pleasant Williams (1923–2008), the first black professional librarian in Montgomery)
- Pintlala Branch Library
- Extension Service & Outreach Department
- Hampstead Library
- Pike Road Branch Library
- Pine Level Branch Library - Closed in 2015[9]
- Ramer Branch Library
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Greenhaw, Wayne. Montgomery the River City, Montgomery, Alabama: River City Publishing, 2002.
External links
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