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  • Cleveland Public Library
    Image | 1970 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPictured here is the pass1 branch of Cleveland's Public Library system which consists of 36 branches and 39 school libraries. The Cleveland Library was one of the first to assemble special book collections for young people and to stress activities for them. Its business information bureau is acknowledged to be the most extensive in the nation." Postcard was never mailed.
  • Western Reserve University I. F. Freiberger Library
    Image | 1960 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionI. F. FREIBERGER LIBRARY, Western Reserve University, University Circle. A new $1,600,000 building between Severance Hall and the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland's cultural center. The Library was named in honor of I. F. Freiberger, banker, civic leader and trustee of the University." Postcard was mailed