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The letter will be on display during celebrations on Tuesday 26 May to mark the occasion. The day will also see staff dressed in period costume, an exhibition of old photographs and a visit from Lord Mayor Mike Storey, who will be cutting a special birthday cake.
Council leader Warren Bradley said: "Libraries are an essential part of the fabric of our local communities, and Garston has served the area fantastically well for 100 years.
"Although the items it loans have diversified over the years, it is still essentially what it always has been, a place of knowledge and learning for all local residents to use.
"The council is committed to making sure that our libraries continue to thrive, which is why we have refurbished more than half of them over the last decade."
Garston is a Carnegie Library, built using money provided by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie at an original cost of ?8,000.
The Order of Ceremony from the 1909 opening will also be on display. It shows that the library had 8,900 books "including works of interest to the student, the artisan and mechanic and the general reader". The document boasts that "the building will be suitably warmed in the winter time by a low pressure system of radiators".
Originally, women and children were not allowed to read in the same room as men, and had a separate area.
There were also strict rules for children warning that they must have clean hands and faces, and should not carry books uncovered in wet weather. Readers were fined half a penny for each day an item was overdue.
These days, the library has 25,000 books, CD's and DVD's in stock, gets 100,000 visits annually and issues 78,000 items.
It was refurbished in 2003, when it also became home to a One Stop Shop, allowing local people to access council services under the same roof.
More than ?8 million has been spent refurbishing 15 of Liverpool's community libraries over the last decade, with another ?1.3million currently being spent on Toxteth Library. Plans are currently being drawn up for the redevelopment of the Central Library and Archive.
Liverpool libraries service has over 80,000 members and receives over 2 million visits per year, and the council spends almost ?1 million annually on new books, information resources and multi media materials.
Source:
Liverpool City Council
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