John Rylands John Rylands John Rylands (7 February 1801 – 11 December 1888) was an English entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the owner of the largest textile manufacturing concern in the United Kingdom, and Manchester's first multi-millionaire. After having learned to weave, Rylands became a small-scale manufacturer of hand-looms, while also working in the draper's shop which his father had opened in St Helens. He displayed a "precocious shrewdness" for retailing, and in partnership with his two elder brothers expanded into the wholesale trade. So successful were they that, in 1819, Rylands' father merged his retail business with theirs, creating the firm
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.