THE LIBRARY
Learn about our early library services and construction of the building (compiled by Anna Siig).
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THE BUILDING ITSELF
1910 Work begins next week!
"Work on the Carnegie library will begin next week and be hurried to completion" - Livermore Herald, 5/28/1910, 2 pages
"Work on the Carnegie library will begin next week and be hurried to completion" - Livermore Herald, 5/28/1910, 2 pages
1961 Floor Plan and Inside Photo
Upstairs and downstair floor plan of library with photo of interior of upstairs Library in use. 1961, 3 pages
Upstairs and downstair floor plan of library with photo of interior of upstairs Library in use. 1961, 3 pages
Carnegie Library Building
Two descriptive placards with early photo of building - Don Meeker, post-1974, 3 slides
Two descriptive placards with early photo of building - Don Meeker, post-1974, 3 slides
Carnegie Library Building
Historical summary - Barbara Bunshah, post-1974, 2 pages
Historical summary - Barbara Bunshah, post-1974, 2 pages
Carnegie a local showpiece
"Carnegie a local showpiece" - Newspaper unknown, post-1977, 1 page
"Carnegie a local showpiece" - Newspaper unknown, post-1977, 1 page
Building A Library
Livermore's first libraries - Gary Drummond, post-2004, 1 page
Livermore's first libraries - Gary Drummond, post-2004, 1 page
Carnegie Libraries of California
Efforts to identify, register, and protect California's remaining Carnegie Library Buildings - California Office of Historic Preservation, Fall 1988, 1 page
Efforts to identify, register, and protect California's remaining Carnegie Library Buildings - California Office of Historic Preservation, Fall 1988, 1 page
Carnegie Libraries of California
Historical summary of Carnegie Libraries in California - LHG staff, 2 pages
Historical summary of Carnegie Libraries in California - LHG staff, 2 pages
Landmark Nomination Form
Summary submitted when nominating the Carnegie building as a local historical landmark. Post-1987, 2 pages
Summary submitted when nominating the Carnegie building as a local historical landmark. Post-1987, 2 pages
Physical Description
Description and significance of the building (with corrections) - Historic Resources Inventory, 1988, 3 pages
Description and significance of the building (with corrections) - Historic Resources Inventory, 1988, 3 pages
Carnegie City Park
Description of Carnegie Park and Library Building with a Can you find? guide - Tillie Calhoun, 1 page
Description of Carnegie Park and Library Building with a Can you find? guide - Tillie Calhoun, 1 page
THE LIBRARY ITSELF
1875 Rules of Library
Rules of Livermore Library - Livermore Enterprise, 4/3/1875, 1 page
Rules of Livermore Library - Livermore Enterprise, 4/3/1875, 1 page
1880 New Books
What did they read in 1880? A sample of new books added to Livermore Public Library - 2/1880, 2 pages
What did they read in 1880? A sample of new books added to Livermore Public Library - 2/1880, 2 pages
1881 Library Association
Meeting of the Public Library Association - Livermore Herald, 9/8/1881, 1 page
Meeting of the Public Library Association - Livermore Herald, 9/8/1881, 1 page
1896 Election of Librarian
Election of Mrs. Harp as librarian of Livermore Free Library (on First Street) - Livermore Echo, 9/3/1896, 1 page
Election of Mrs. Harp as librarian of Livermore Free Library (on First Street) - Livermore Echo, 9/3/1896, 1 page
1897 Librarian Report
Monthly report to Board of Directors summarizing heavy library usage for December 1896 - Mrs. Harp, 1/11/1897, 1 page
Monthly report to Board of Directors summarizing heavy library usage for December 1896 - Mrs. Harp, 1/11/1897, 1 page
Bunshah Reference Room and Index
Barbara Bunshah volunteeered 25 years cataloging newspapers from 1874 to 2005. Her remarkable research tool in 2019 became hosted on Livermore Public Library web site.
Barbara Bunshah volunteeered 25 years cataloging newspapers from 1874 to 2005. Her remarkable research tool in 2019 became hosted on Livermore Public Library web site.
Barbara Bunshah - Reference Librarian 1961-1966, LHG Curator 1980-2005
