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The Escondido Public Library is a public library system serving the city of Escondido, which is situated in San Diego County, California. The collection of the library contains 371,500 volumes, circulates 930,000 items per year and serves a population of 140,000 residents.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Lib-Web-Cats )〕 The library system consists of the Main Branch and the Pioneer Room (the Escondido Public Library's local history and genealogy archive). ==History== The library has been serving Escondido since 1894 when it was a private library located in the small building which now sits in Grape Day Park. In 1898, the City of Escondido took over this library's operation, making the library a City-funded department. With Andrew Carnegie funds and a gift of land, a new library was built in 1910 on Kalmia and Third Avenue.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Carnegie Libraries of California )〕 In 1956, because of limited space to serve a community of over 6,000, a new library building, now the Mathes Center, was constructed on the same spot. By 1980, Escondido had grown to 67,000 persons and the library incorporated children's and audiovisual services. Through the efforts of its trustees and City officials, revenue-sharing funds were set aside for a new facility. Library operations were moved in December 1980 into the present two-story, building. In June 1996, the East Valley Branch was opened in the (East Valley Community Center ) on East Valley Parkway. In 2011, the East Valley Branch Library was closed and the Escondido Technology Center was re-opened in part of the original space. In December of 1996, the Pioneer Room was opened in the Mathes Center adjacent to the main library, and in 2000 the Computer Center was incorporated into this space. 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「Escondido Public Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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