Sentences with phrase «public libraries function»

Government documents A number of public libraries function as depositories for Canadian government information, meaning that they receive copies of all Government of Canada publications distributed via the Weekly Checklist.

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Many dead retail spaces, Williamson says, will most likely morph into businesses that have community functions, such as apartments, public libraries, indoor farms, and refrigerated spaces for processing food for local restaurants or grocery stores.

This card offers concessions on public transport, allows people to access services like the local leisure centre or library, and also functions as a proof - of - age.

In addition, the card is accepted at some financial institutions to open bank accounts and functions as a library card in all three public library systems.

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While it's easy to see the Academy as simply «those people who give out the Oscars,» the institution performs an important function for both filmmakers and film historians, providing symposiums and information for industry professionals and the public alike, access to an extensive film library and archive to researchers and cinematheques, and a valuable reminder of the rich heritage of American cinema.

Based on «a survey of 2,252 Americans ages 16 and above» conducted between October 15 and November 10 of last year, the Pew report assures us that, even in the digital age, libraries continue to serve a variety of functions, with nearly 60 % of respondents having had some kind of interaction with a library in the last 12 months, and 91 % saying that «public libraries are important to their communities.»

In order for libraries to continue to function as key providers of information to the public, these basic principles must be followed.

That exhibition included a temporary public reference library and in the final third of this talk he will try to explain why making functioning libraries as installationary art works is one of the things Thurston does, using as examples documentation from my recent solo show, Pretty Brutal Library (& Model Gallery, Leeds, 2013) and one of his works - in - progress, Hate Library.

It is both an art installation and a functioning library accessible to the public.

For example, in the 1936 New York State Court of Appeals, Cooper Union argued that it was «not acting for selfish reasons,» instead acting «for the benefit of the public... performing the functions of the State by furnishing technical education and laboratory and library facilities, [which] places it in a position like that of a governmental body.»

Its functions include production, conservation and archiving, as well as presentation — exhibitions, film and video showings, lectures and performances; additionally, Argos houses a public media library and provides a service for the international distribution of artists» films, videos and multimedia installations.

This principle is essentially to the functioning of the public library system as well.