John Rylands Library I listed status in 1994, is maintained by the University of Manchester and open for library readers and visitors. Enriqueta Rylands purchased a site on Deansgate for her memorial library in 1889 and commissioned a design from architect Basil Champneys. Rylands commissioned the Manchester academic Alice Cooke to index the vast library of the 2nd Earl Spencer which she had purchased and another collection of autographs. Mrs Rylands intended the library to be principally theological, and the building, which is a fine example of Victorian Gothic, has the appearance of a church, although the concept was of an Oxford college
Santa Clara City Library Library. These kits were funded by a grant from the Foundation and Friends of the Santa Clara City Library. Early Literacy Stations: There are two early literacy stations at Mission Library for children ages two to eight years old. They have 37 educational software programs in English and Spanish. Children can learn science, music, drawing, and reading. Santa Clara City Library Santa Clara City Library is a public library in Santa Clara, California. There are currently three open branches: the Mission Branch Library; the Northside Branch Library, which opened on August 9, 2014; and the main branch, Central Park Library.