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Bemis Public Library

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    From Andrew Carnegie to Michael Graves: Tom Noel on local library history

    Where do our libraries come from? Beginning at the turn of the last century, there was a building boom across the nation, thanks to the deep pockets of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. In Denver alone, nine Carnegie libraries were built early in the twentieth century -- five of which still operate as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Occupy Littleton launched with five-person general assembly

    On Sunday, at 2 p.m. in the Bemis Public Library, five people gathered to launch the first general assembly of Occupy Littleton. If the idea that democracy takes time ever needed proof, this would be it. One person shy of a round half-dozen, the group appeared dwarfed in the city library's largest m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 11, 2007
  • Culture

    May 13, 2004

    Fragile Legacies

    The fate of classic modern architecture in the suburbs is now at a crossroads.

  • News

    November 21, 2002

    Trial and Tribulations

    Naim Amini fled Afghanistan to build a new life, a life now lost in the translation.

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