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The LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library is a system of public libraries in Leon County, Florida. ==History== In 1954, the American Association of University Women established a Friends of the Library group for Leon County to generate public support for a library in Tallahassee, Florida.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/Library/LibraryInformation/Library-History )〕 The Leon County Public Library was established in May 1955 and the first library opened on March 21, 1956. The library had approximately 5,000 volumes. The library moved to larger building in 1962. This building was 12,000 square feet as opposed to the original library’s size of 5,000 square feet. The Leon County Public Library became the Leon, Jefferson, and Wakulla County Public Library System after Jefferson County joined in 1970 and Wakulla County joined in 1971. The original name returned when Wakulla County left the library system in 1975 and Jefferson County left in 1980. A small branch library opened in September 1975 and the main library moved again in May 1978 to a larger building of 44,000 square feet. The idea to create a new building for the main library began in 1986. The proposed building would be 88,000 square feet and cost $8.5 million to build. The new library building officially opened in January 1991. The Leon County Public Library was renamed the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library on September 17, 1993 in honor of LeRoy Collins, the 33rd Governor of Florida.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/Library/LibraryInformation/About-LeRoy-Collins )〕 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「LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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