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  2. Library of Alexandria - Wikipedia

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    The Great Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. The library was part of a larger research institution called the Mouseion, which was dedicated to the Muses, the nine goddesses of the arts. [ 10] The idea of a universal library in Alexandria may have been proposed ...

  3. Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Wikipedia

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    Bibliotheca Alexandrina Bibliotheca Alexandrina pool. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin, 'Library of Alexandria'; [1] Arabic: مكتبة الإسكندرية, romanized: Maktabat al-’Iskandariyya, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mækˈtæb(e)t eskendeˈɾejjæ]) (BA) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt.

  4. Alexandria Library (Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Reference area in Beatley Central Library. Today the library consists of a new central building (built in 2000 and named for mayor Charles E. Beatley) and four branch libraries, and includes two special divisions: Local History /Special Collections (in what became the Kate Waller Barret Branch Library) and a Talking Books division for the blind and visually handicapped.

  5. Pinakes - Wikipedia

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    Imaginary depiction of the Library of Alexandria. The Pinakes (Ancient Greek: Πίνακες 'tables', plural of πίναξ pinax) is a lost bibliographic work composed by Callimachus (310/305–240 BCE) that is popularly considered to be the first library catalog in the West; its contents were based upon the holdings of the Library of Alexandria during Callimachus's tenure there during the ...

  6. History of libraries - Wikipedia

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    The Library of Alexandria, in Egypt, was the largest and most significant great library of the ancient world. [18] It flourished under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a major center of scholarship from its construction in the 3rd century BC until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC.

  7. Alexandria Library - Wikipedia

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    Alexandria Library. Alexandria Library may refer to: Library of Alexandria, one of the largest libraries in ancient history. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a modern library in Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria Library (Virginia), a library in Alexandria, Virginia. A book series by Rachel Caine entitled The Great Library. Category: Disambiguation pages.

  8. Lloyd House (Alexandria, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    July 12, 1976. Designated VLR. February 17, 1976 [ 2] The Lloyd House, also known as the Wise-Hooe-Lloyd House, is a historic house and library located at 220 North Washington Street at the corner of Queen Street in the Old Town area of Alexandria, Virginia. It was built from 1796 to 1797 by John Wise, a prominent entrepreneur, in the late ...

  9. Alexandria Library sit-in - Wikipedia

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    The Alexandria Library sit-in was one of the first staged sit-in actions in the United States, pioneering the use of nonviolent direct action to demand equal rights for African Americans. On August 21, 1939, five Black men sat down inside the Alexandria Public Library and quietly read books, a transgression of the library's "whites only" policy.

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