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2. Kern County Library - Wikipedia

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   The Kern County Library System (originally called the Kern County Free Library) was organized on July 11, 1911. It would adopt the Beale Memorial Library as its headquarters. The existing building served the needs of the system until 1952, when it was destroyed by the Kern County earthquake. The new library was completed in 1957 and was used ...

3. Kern Branch, Beale Memorial Library - Wikipedia

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   Kern Branch, Beale Memorial Library. /  35.38361°N 118.99000°W  / 35.38361; -118.99000. The Baker Street Library, is a library located at 1400 Baker St. in Bakersfield, California. The library was constructed from 1913 to 1915 and replaced Bakersfield's original library building. Architect O. L. Clark designed the building in the ...

4. Bakersfield Register of Historic Places and Areas of Historic ...

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   Name Image Location Designated Description 1 The Hayden Building 1622 19th Street: 2/12/92 Second Renaissance Revival building built in 1904 by the Kern County Land Company; occupants have included the Hayden Furniture Company, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, Mrs. Andrews Dancing Hall, the Continental Hotel, and the Valley Office Supply Company, and the Spotlight Theatre and Cafe

5. Proposed bans of LGBT-themed books in the United States

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   The branch is part of the Hernando County Florida Library System. Authors such as Alexander the Great, Gertrude Stein, and Walt Whitman were among the gay and lesbian authors that were included in the display. Books by the authors and red ribbons were displayed, along with a poster detailing the contributions of the authors to literature.

6. Book censorship in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In August 1939, the Board of Supervisors of Kern County, California passed a resolution to ban The Grapes of Wrath from county libraries and schools. The head librarian of the Kern County Free Library, Gretchen Knief, despite personally protesting to the supervisors, complied with the ban. The ban is said to have been largely a product of the ...

7. 8 Places To Sell Used Books Online - AOL

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   Half Price Books. Powell’s Books. Strand Books. Thriftbooks. 1. Amazon. It’s no surprise that the empire that started as an online bookstore is supportive of book sales. Amazon is a great ...