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  2. University City Public Library - Wikipedia

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    University City Public Library. /  38.65667°N 90.30917°W  / 38.65667; -90.30917. The University City Public Library is a public library in University City, Missouri, near the Delmar Loop. Established in 1939, [3] the library holds more than 150,000 books. It offers several activities and services for all ages.

  3. Library - Wikipedia

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    Library. A library is a collection of books, and possibly other materials and media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical (hard copies) or digital (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location, a virtual space, or both.

  4. University City, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    215, 267, and 445. University City is the easternmost portion of West Philadelphia, encompassing several Philadelphia universities. It is situated directly across the Schuylkill River from Center City . The University of Pennsylvania was instrumental in coining the name University City as part of a 1950s urban renewal and gentrification effort.

  5. University City, Missouri - Wikipedia

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    University City (colloquially, U. City) is an inner-ring suburb of the city of St. Louis in St. Louis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was measured at 35,065 by the 2020 census . The city is one of the older suburbs in the St. Louis area, having been a streetcar suburb in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; much ...

  6. Bodleian Library - Wikipedia

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    Website. bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley. The Bodleian Library ( / ˈbɒdliən, bɒdˈliːən /) is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. It derives its name from its founder, Sir Thomas Bodley. With over 13 million printed items, [1] it is the second-largest library in Britain after the ...

  7. Academic library - Wikipedia

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    Library of Trinity College Dublin, established in 1592 on library. An academic library is a library that is attached to a higher education institution and serves two complementary purposes: to support the curriculum and the research of the university faculty and students. [1] It is unknown how many academic libraries there are worldwide.

  8. City, University of London - Wikipedia

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    city .ac .uk. City, University of London is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, and a member institution of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute, and became a university when The City University was created by royal charter in 1966. [3] The Inns of Court School of Law, which ...

  9. Columbia University - Wikipedia

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    Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private, Ivy League, research university in New York City.Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest in the United States and is considered one of the most prestigious universities in the world.