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Title
West Valley Regional Library is busiest branch in U. S
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Brich, George
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1961
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Photograph article dated November 20, 1961 partially reads, "1-year-old West Valley Library, which will officially become a regional library in January, checks out nearly 800,000 books annually and is said to be the busiest neighborhood branch library in the United States. Irene Carlson, West Valley's head librarian, believes that the tremendous volume stems from the library's convenient location - 19036 Vanowen St., Reseda - which is close to the freeway and within easy access of numerous Valley communities; its large selection of books, approximately 75,000 volumes; and the increasing number of school children and adults in the West Valley area."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00127369
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d032_f33_i15
CARL0005445214
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/59051
Subject
Los Angeles Public Library.--West Valley Regional Branch
Branch libraries--California--Reseda (Los Angeles)
Regional libraries--California--Reseda (Los Angeles)
Public libraries--California--Reseda (Los Angeles)
Public libraries--Circulation and loans--California--Los Angeles
Library employees--California--Los Angeles
Women library employees--California--Los Angeles
Library users--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Women--California--Los Angeles
Books--California--Los Angeles
Reseda (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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