Title	Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County Levy Flier
Subject	Ohio Government Literary Ohio Libraries Advertisements Voting Reading
Place	Youngstown (Ohio) Mahoning County (Ohio)
Description	This 14" x 17" (35.56 x 43.18 cm) advertisement encourages voters to pass a levy for the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County in 1920. Created to "Help the Library" by the Arc Engraving Company and Vindicator Printing Company, the advertisement includes an illustration of a family reading books from the library. The father is reading "Steel Workers Guide." The lower right corner features a sample ballot with the caption, "How to Mark Your Ballot." The Youngstown Library Association was established in 1880 with a collection of 168 volumes. After the city passed a levy in 1891, the library was able to expand and opened at the corner of Market and Front streets. The sale of the property in 1907, along with a gift of $50,000 from Andrew Carnegie, allowed the library to relocate to the corner of Wick and Rayen streets. The building underwent extensive remodeling in 1954 and 1995-1996.
Creator	Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
Date of Original	1920
Source	Published material; Picture File, Information Services Department
Submitting Institution	Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning Co.
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File Name	Om2559_2469176_005.tif
Image Height	8277
Image Width	9686
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Full Text	BOY SCOUTS WILL DELIVER THIS AND LEAVE STICKERS TO POST IN YOUR WINDO\ f'?^9''W^^,' -i ALL VOTE "YES" FOR THE LIBRARY .^ m i i ^1 Mm it •.,.i'<' .'V'''- 'V'J¦'-.'''-•!;.'¦" ''.'.'' ¦¦'.¦•A'i \ Ui MIN M (t OUR LIBRARY Loaned 400,000 Books This Year, An Increase of 220% in 5 Years, But Its Tax Millage Support Stood Still. The Smallest Appropriation of 28 Cities this Size, and less than half the average. 40,000 men, women and children use it. Donated, to Help the Library, by The Arc Engraving Co. and The Vindicator Printiix?jCo.j 5. J i i 111 mm %K-j^ tm How to Mark Your Ballot on November 2,1920 X YES NO "For additional levy, for Lib¬ rary purposes, of two-tenths mill for not over five years.' (The money that City Council now appropriates to the Library will revert to Council for other purposes.) The Library Levy is 2/10 mill, or only ;^0 cents on each!$ 1,000

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