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Beaver Island District Library begins audiovisual-tape circulation, 1993

Also 1993 Beaver Island Library audiovisual collection

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TypeEvent
Date1993-11-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1993-11-01
Kind
Opening
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationcommunicationheritagecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The District Library began circulating audiovisual tapes on November 1, 1993, with a two-week term and an age and library-ID requirement. The listed material included Beaver Island history, oral history, school, energy, fire prevention, and environmental topics.

Evidence limits

The announcement does not establish the complete collection, circulation volume, or later retention of each tape.

Sources

  1. Announces two-week checkout for borrowers aged 16 or older with Library ID numbers and lists educational, historical, oral-history, environmental, and public-service tapes. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1993-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the audiovisual checkout announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island District Library begins audiovisual-tape circulation, 1993”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-library-audiovisual-checkout-1993/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1993, “Audiovisual Tape Checkout Starting November 1, 1993.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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