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Building which first housed the Portland Parish Library

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"The building which first housed the Portland Parish Library - one of the first to be included in the island wide free library service."
Other business places on the property include: St. Anthony's Credit Union; Court Rose of Portland; Loyal Rose…

Manchester Parish Library

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The original site of the Manchester Parish Library one of the first to be included in the island's free library service.

Book mobile from Jamaica Library Service

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Persons standing by one of the entrances of the Jamaica Library Service's inaugural book mobile service.

Minister of Education, Hon. Burchell Whiteman

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Minister of Education, Hon. Burchell Whiteman looking through a book during his visit to the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) on October 29, 1996. Present were Prof. Daphne Douglas, Mr. John Aarons and members of the NLJ board.