Soon after, other libraries followed her example and began the addition of children's rooms.

Just 20 years later, the library began planning for expanded space.

It was hard to find any books with new ideas, which is exactly why the underground libraries began.

In the 1970s and 1980s, public libraries began to understand the importance of working with American youth to promote education.

The building was completed by 1908 but the library did not begin operation until 1909.

The library proper did not begin providing its services until 1909.

In 1998, when it became clear that shelf space was running out, the library began its plans for expansion.

Still, the library is beginning to seem less of an albatross.

In 1908, the library began a Spanish language collection of books.

The library later this year will begin construction of a large, new building.