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A portrait of Edward Bumgardner, longtime member of the Lawrence Public Library Board of Directors and major donor and patron of the Lawrence Public Library. The photograph shows him at about 25 to 35 years of age, wearing a dark suit and polka dot…

A photograph of children gathered in the Children's Department in the basement of the Carnegie Library.

An image of the exterior of the Carnegie building that housed the Lawrence Public Library from 1904-1971. This picture shows the expansion to the building made in 1937, where the back was squared off and the basement was remodeled

An image of the interior of the Carnegie building that housed the Lawrence Public Library from 1904-1971. This picture shows the librarian's desk in the foreground with the book stacks in the background. On the right, the reading room is visible…

An image of the interior of the Carnegie building that housed the Lawrence Public Library from 1904-1971. This picture shows the librarian's office with a desk, a calendar from the year 1938 and the grandfather clock gifted by Mrs. Charles Robinson…

An image of the interior of the Carnegie building that housed the Lawrence Public Library from 1904-1971. This picture shows the children's department housed in the basement. A long table with a globe is visible in the foreground. In the…

An image of the interior of the Carnegie building that housed the Lawrence Public Library from 1904-1971. This picture shows the children's department housed in the basement. A long table is visible in the foreground. In the background are the…

The photograph shows a group of children gathered by the librarian's desk in the basement children's department of the Carnegie Library. In the background are the stacks, with newly released books displayed all along the top of the shelves, some of…

This photograph shows two children, a boy and a girl, sitting on the floor among the stacks of the children's department. They are both holding stereoscopes and appear to be in the act of browsing through stereoscopic images.

A photograph of children reading in the basement children's department of the Carnegie library.

An article in the Lawrence Journal-World about the new library copying service.

An article in the Lawrence Journal-World about the new service in the Lawrence Public Library providing a record player with earphones to listen to records at the library before checking them out. The article features a photograph of two young…

An article in the Lawrence Journal-World announcing the new microfilm service in the library. Accompanying it is a photograph of a woman sitting at the microfilm desk situated at the balcony of the Carnegie Library.

An article in the Lawrence Journal-World announcing the new service the Lawrence Public Library is offering: a Reference service center that can be accessed by phone or in person.

An article in the Lawrence Journal-World showing the new telecopier service in the library. It features a picture of Wayne Mayo, head librarian, demonstrating the new device for the members of Northeast Kansas Libraries.

An award the library received for the bond issue campaign to get funding for a new library.

A full-page spread in the Lawrence Journal-World regarding the space shortage in the Carnegie Library.

An article in the Lawrence Journal-World about the space shortage in the Carnegie Library. The article features an image of three librarians sitting among piles of books. Pictured in the center of the image is Helen Osma, long time librarian.

A full-page spread in the Lawrence Outlook regarding the proposed site for the new library building. It features several pictures of the area before the library was built.

A brochure outlining the needs of the library for renovation and the services that it will offer.

A bookmark urging people to vote yes on the new library bond issue. The bookmark shows a cartoon man holding up a sign that reads "For a Better Public Library."

A photograph of the front door of the Carnegie building on the last day of service. Two librarians ate pictured, one holding a box and the other locking up the library for the last time.

A photograph of the workroom for the reference department taken on the last day of service at the Carnegie library.

A photograph of the circulation desk at the Carnegie building on the last day of service. Pictured is a librarian standing at the desk and the stacks in the background.

A photograph of the circulation desk at the Carnegie building on the last day of service. Pictured are two librarians; on the far wall is a sign that reads, "Model of New Library Building on the Balcony."