Библиотечная система округа Пирс
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| Библиотечная система округа Пирс | |
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 Филиал Файф | |
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| 47°09′20″N 122°23′13″W / 47.15556°N 122.38694°W | |
| Location | Pierce County, Washington, US |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1946 |
| Branches | 20 locations |
| Collection | |
| Size | 1.2 million items |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 7.4 million |
| Population served | 580,835 |
| Members | 334,362 |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $31.9 million[1] |
| Director | Gretchen Caserotti |
| Website | piercecountylibrary |
| References: Washington Public Library Statistical Report, 2016[2] | |
Библиотечная система округа Пирс (PCLS) - это библиотечная система, обслуживающая жителей округа Пирс, штат Вашингтон . Библиотечная система округа Пирс имеет 20 мест библиотеки, обслуживающих 580 000 человек в некорпоративном округе Пирс и 15 городах и городах, которые аннексировали систему библиотечной службы. Он распространяет 6,9 миллиона предметов в год, проводит сезонные времена молодежи, подростковые клубы, мероприятия для молодежи и взрослых, классы для развития и технологий навыков, активная программа летнего чтения и соединяется с социальными сетями. В 2016 году было 334 362 держателя библиотеки, в местах PCLS было более 2,2 миллиона посетителей, а на веб -сайте было более 3,5 миллионов посетителей. [ 3 ]
История
[ редактировать ]The Pierce County Library System was formed by a ballot measure passed by voters in unincorporated Pierce County on November 7, 1944. The library began operating on January 2, 1946, and opened seven station branches in its first year.[4] The system served unincorporated areas of the county as well as towns and cities that annex or contract with PCLS. Over its 75+ years, it has had five directors: Marion Cromwell, Carolyn Else, Neel Parikh, Georgia Lomax, and Gretchen Caserotti.
Locations
[edit]Current Locations
[edit]- Administrative Center & Library (Tacoma, Washington)
- Anderson Island
- Bonney Lake
- Buckley
- DuPont
- Eatonville
- Fife
- Gig Harbor/Peninsula
- Graham
- Key Center (Key Peninsula)
- Lakewood
- Milton/Edgewood
- Orting
- Parkland/Spanaway
- South Hill
- Steilacoom
- Summit (Tacoma)
- Sumner
- Tillicum (Lakewood)
- University Place
The library's headquarters, Administrative Center & Library, is in the Summit-Waller area, southeast of Tacoma, Washington. The busiest locations are Gig Harbor, South Hill, Lakewood, University Place, and Parkland/Spanaway.
Former locations
[edit]The library system has added and closed many other library locations over its history. Defunct branches include: American Lake Gardens, Browns Point, Longmire, McNeil Island, National, and Wilkeson.
Service area
[edit]The Pierce County Library System serves all of rural Pierce County and any of the cities that have annexed into its service area. This includes all of the cities listed above, but does not include Carbonado, Fircrest, and Ruston.
See also
[edit]- King County Library System
- Puyallup Public Library
- Tacoma Public Library
- Timberland Regional Library (Southwest Washington)
References
[edit]- ^ "Library Board to hold final public hearing on 2018 budget and discuss other issues" (PDF) (Press release). Pierc County Library System. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "2016 Washington Public Library Statistical Report" (PDF). Washington State Library. October 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "2016 Annual Report to the Community" (PDF). Pierce County Library System. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "A Short History of Pierce County Library: 1946 – 1965" (PDF). Pierce County Library System. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
External links
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