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The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library is located on Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York. The current facility, designed by Robert L. Ketter and built in 1963, replaced the original Cyrus Eidlitz Buffalo Public Library Building dedicated in February 1887.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1887 Buffalo Public Library )〕 The first Buffalo Public Library, in turn, replaced the Erie County, New York courthouse, which occupied the parcel from 1816-1876.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Court House )〕 Founded ca. 1835 as the Young Men's Association (not to be confused with the Young Men's Christian Association), prominent members included Samuel Clemens, who was the editor of the ''Buffalo Express'' from 1869-1871. The Young Men's Association was a private subscription library, meaning that paid membership was required in order to borrow books. In 1883, the Association began a fund-raising campaign for a new building and held an architectural competition, which culminated in Eidlitz's 1887 design. Upon completion, the Association turned over its collections to the citizens of Buffalo and the Buffalo Public Library was born, with no requirement for dues or membership.〔Smith, H. Perry, ed. History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason, © 1884, pp. 531-533 http://www.niagara.edu/library/buffhist/2-530-541.pdf〕 Significant Library collections include the original, hand-written manuscript of Mark Twain's ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'', which Twain donated to the library in 1885; and the Milestones of Science, a collection of first editions announcing major advancements in Western science.〔Walters, Daniel and Petty, Mary E. "The Milestones of Science Collection: The Public Library and the Conservation of Cultural Heritage." Libraries & Culture (1999), v. 34 no.3: 262-276 http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/fulltext/LandC_34_3_WaltersandPetty.pdf〕 ==Institutional Services== The Institutional Services Division provides library services in three Erie County institutions. Home Branch Library First begun in 1956 with only a few books, this library at the Erie County Home has evolved dramatically. Users can now enjoy typical branch services as well as use the program room for coffee hour, old-time radio programs, read-alouds and travel club programs. Magnifying bars, book supports, tape-players, slides, slideviewers and electronic magnifiers are available for those needing special accommodations. Collections such as large print, video and audio cassettes create a warm place to find information or just sit and talk to a friend. For those unable to come to this library, room-to-room cart service to residents is provided. Correctional Facility Library This library located within the Erie County Correctional Facility contains both a law library and a general public library. Constructed in 1986, this library was the first to be built as a core or focal point of a Correctional Facility. Its general collection contains over 8,000 books for inmates' educational and recreational purposes, and of the library is set aside to house a legal collection of over 4,000 volumes. Computers are available to inmates for their legal work. Holding Center Library Begun in 1969 as cart service to cells, this library has grown to encompass a new facility with both a legal collection and a general library. Residents can borrow all types of materials from adventure fiction to religious non-fiction and use a large legal collection while awaiting trial. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buffalo & Erie County Public Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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