Due to a lack of available space, Cleveland Public Library's newspaper reading room initially occupied various locations throughout the city. These newspaper reading rooms, regularly crowded with persons seeking shelter or a temporary diversion, could make the most ardent supporters of the populist institution reevaluate their principles. With the construction of a permanent home on Superior Avenue, the newspaper reading room was reunited with the main library. The new library offered an attractive and organized space for one of the library's most popular departments. | Date: 1946 | Source: Cleveland Public Library Photograph CollectionDownload Original File
