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This image shows the layout of the Lawrence Public when it first opened in the Carnegie building before it was renovated in 1937. On the left wing of the library is the reading room; on the right is the reference section. In the center is the…

An early image of the Carnegie building that housed the Lawrence Public Library from 1904 to 1971. This picture shows the exterior of the building with minimal shrubbery and landscaping.

This image shows three women behind the librarian's desk at the Carnegie library. At the center is Nellie Griswold Beatty, head librarian from 1902-1917.  On either side are her assistants, probably Virginia Edwards and Claudia Pendleton. Behind them…

A photograph of Peter Emery, who played a large part in securing a Carnegie grant for the construction of a new library building. The photograph shows him aged 55 to 70 wearing a fur hat and a light gray suit with a dark gray waistcoat and tie.

An image of the Frazer's Hall, where the Lawrence Library Association held many of its lectures and entertainments, including the lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Prof. L.L.A. Oscanyan. The image shows a drawing of Frazer's Hall and a list of the…

A portrait of Joseph S. Boughton, who founded the first library in Lawrence. The photograph shows him at approximately 50 to 65 years of age, wearing a dark, pinstriped suit and a medal of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which he was a member as…

A portrait of James Stanley Emery (1826-1899), who played a part in founding the Kansas Atheneum. The photograph shows him aged 60 to 70 in a dark suit and spiffy bowtie.

A photograph of J.S. Boughton's printing office, established in 1879 and passed on to his youngest son Sydney Boughton in 1905. The image shows two young men working among the machinery. The one on the left, perhaps Paul Boughton, is binding a…

A portrait of Nellie Frances Griswold, aged approximately 1 to 2 years old. The photograph shows a young child wearing a white dress

A miniature of Mrs. Mary Simpson, who was library of the Lawrence City Library from 1885-1904. The photograph shows her aged about 20 to 30, looking off to the side in a high-collared gown.

A portrait of Helen Mary Hewitt, who would marry Jerome Griswold and later George Banks. The photograph shows her aged 18 to 25 wearing a flowered bonnet and black dress with a fur collar.

An ad calling for the renovation of the Lawrence Public Library. It features a child wearing clothes too small with the copy, "The children's and teen's areas at the library are bursting at the seams. It's time to move up a size to meet the needs…

A photograph of a display by the front desk of the library of a reproduced triceratops skull. On the right of the picture, a young girl reaches out to touch it.

A photograph of a young girl reading Green Eggs and Ham on a [book computer].

A photograph of children sitting in front of a [book computer??]. One little girl reads the book while another girl listens with headphones.

A photograph of the Griswold residence, where Dr. J.F. Griswold, Josiah Trask, Mr. Thorpe, and Harlow W. Baker were killed during Quantrill's Raid in 1863. The house survived the burning of the town. Allegedly, some men were sent to set fire to the…

An ad calling for the renovation of the Lawrence Public Library. It features a bright green car from 1972 with the copy, "Our library was built in 1972. It has been overhauled and repainted. But how far will it go? It's time to trade up to a new…

A photograph of the launching of the online catalog. On the foreground is a man wearing a t-shirt that reads on the back, "We're Online!" and shows a catalog entry for a Langston Hughes book. On the background is Bruce Flanders, library director at…

A floorplan of the proposed basement added to the Lawrence Public Library building in 1991. This basement would house the reading room, typing room, genealogy room and additional storage.

A librarian holds story time in the expanded children's room of the new libary. In the background the stacks are visible, decorated in a Halloween theme

A photograph showing a patron talking to two librarians in the reference desk. In the background are the stacks.

A photograph of the interior of the new building of the Lawrence Public Library. The image shows the entrance hall where two display cases stand. Behind one of the display cases, two women stand in conversation.

A photograph of the interior of the new building of the Lawrence Public Library. The image shows the entrance hall of the library, where a man is walking in and two women stand off to the side talking by one of two display stands.

A photograph of the exterior of the new building of the Lawrence Public Library taken at its opening in 1972. On the left foreground is a sign reading "Lawrence Public Library" while on the background is the library, constructed of stucco and…

A pamphlet prepared for the opening day of the new building of the Lawrence Public Library on September, 1972. The pamphlet shows a picture of the library, some general information, and a floorplan of the one-story structure.