The early history of the Central Branch is found on the home page of the guide. By the turn of the 20th century the rented rooms in the Shattuck Block were no longer adequate owing to the library's immediate success - 20,000 visitors were recorded in 1893, over 44,000 in the next year and almost 61,000 in 1895. Soon an application was made to Andrew Carnegie for funds to b
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