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Born. Alexander Kitman Ho. 1950 (age 73–74) Hong Kong. Occupation. film producer. Alexander Kitman Ho ( Chinese: 何傑民; pinyin: Hé Jiémín; born 1950), known as A. Kitman Ho, is an American film producer. He was born in Hong Kong, and emigrated with his family to the United States when he was 5 years old. He grew up in New York City's ...
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- Alexander Kitman Ho, 1950 (age 72–73), Hong Kong
The Free Library of Philadelphia is a non-Mayoral agency of the City of Philadelphia governed by an independent Board of Trustees as per the Charter of the City of Philadelphia. [4] The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation is a separate 501c3 non-profit with its own board of directors and serves to support the mission of the Free Library of ...
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History of the Library. Initiated by the efforts of Dr. William Pepper, the Free Library of Philadelphia was chartered in 1891 as "a general library which shall be free to all." Pepper received initial funding for the Library through a $225,000 bequest from his wealthy uncle, George S. Pepper.
That year, the Free Library, only in operation a short time, already boasted 160 employees, fourteen branches, and 250,000 volumes. Its circulation, 1,778,387 for the year, was the world's largest. More than a century later, Pepper's words continue to guide the Free Library of Philadelphia: "This is the People's Library, absolutely free to all."
Mar 18, 2019 · Among the earliest branch designed, bid and built was the “Grecian style” Lehigh Avenue Branch (now the Lillian Marrero Library) designed by architects G. W. & W. D. Hewitt. “When new [it] was one of the biggest libraries in the state,” wrote Inquirer’s Thomas Hine in 1985, “a classical building of immense pretension and grandeur ...
Jul 2, 2019 · In 1891, it chartered an institution, the Free Library of Philadelphia, “for the use of the People of Philadelphia, a general library which shall be free to all,” Pollock said. Initially, litigation with three private libraries prevented the group from founding a free public library system. But William Pepper persuaded the city to build a ...
Website for the Free Library of Philadelphia, its programs, resources, and services. One of the largest public library systems in the world, FLP has established its Internet presence to enhance and extend its services to the citizens of Philadelphia, the Delaware Valley, and beyond.
