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The first recorded date of written books were on clay tablets around 3000 BCE. But the first BOUND books weren't made until 400 CE.
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Johannes Gutenberg invented the first printing press and used it to create the first bound Bible.
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The Chicago Public Library was created directly from the ashes of the great Chicago Fire that happened on October 8, 1871.
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Chicago City Council passes an ordinance stating the establishment of The Chicago Public Library.
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I couldn't find the day, but the Chicago Public Library formally opened its doors in January of 1873. On the southwest corner of LaSalle and Adams streets in a circular water tank that had survived the fire. .
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You might ask yourself, "Why was the invention of personal computers important to a library?" And the answer is, that you wouldn't be able to go to your local library and get on a computer if it was never invented. People wouldn't know the Internet like they do today!
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There are 78 branches of the Chicago Library System located throughout Chicago, IL.
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The CPL system is there for anyone that requires a book, the use of the Internet, or just to go relax and read.
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I think that the purpose of libraries is to give people a way to relax, or an escape from the world of electronics.
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of Librarians - 257.55, # of Printed Books - 5,521,854, There are 1,800 computers in the whole system that are able to connect to the Internet. And 2,600,000 people use the Internet on those computers.
