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Thomas Branigan Memorial Library; often referred to as simply "Branigan", is the public library serving Las Cruces, New Mexico. == History == The library was founded in 1935 and a library building constructed at 106 W. Hadley (now 501 N. Main Street) as the result of a bequest from Mrs. Alice Branigan in memory of her husband Capt. Thomas Branigan.〔〔 〕 Its immediate predecessor was the Woman's Improvement Association library founded in 1924; this library was disbanded in 1935 when the Branigan library opened and its collection became the core of the Branigan collection.〔 The current library building〔 at 200 E. Picacho Avenue was constructed in 1979〔 〕 on the site of the former Lucero School (1942–1963).〔 〕 The architects were Dean and Hunt Associates Ltd of Albuquerque. The building was dedicated December 9, 1979〔 The 1935 library building is now the Branigan Cultural Center〔 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The 1979 library was constructed in two floors, with the collection on the first floor and offices and work areas on the second floor. Beginning in 2008 part of the collection was moved to the second floor.〔 〕 The library is running out of space and is looking at plans for expansion and the opening of branch libraries.〔 〕〔 〕 In July 2003 the library opened a satellite library in the Robert Munson Senior Center. Carol A. Brey-Casiano, the Library Director from 1996 to 2000, was president of the American Library Association for 2004–2005.〔 〕 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「Thomas Branigan Memorial Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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