At the Tulare County Library in Visalia, CA, sometime after 1910, the balcony containing the upper stacks was so difficult to climb to via the steep, shallow stairs that a basket and pulley were used to raise and lower books. The balcony above this…
This photo shows the work room of the Tulare County Library in February, 1924, when it was located in the Masonic Building on South Church Street in Visalia, CA.