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==History==
The Guam Public Library System officially opened January 31, 1949 sourced from two [[Quonset hut]]s near the Agana Azotea. A division of the Department of Education, the original collection contained 13,000 books which were sourced mainly from deactivated Navy libraries. Many of the books also came from a substantial donation from the [[Los Angeles Public Library]].<ref name="About">{{cite web|title=About the Guam Public Library System|url=http://www.opaguam.org/sites/default/files/CITIZEN-CENTRIC%20REPORT%20FY2011_0.pdf|website=Guam Public Library System|accessdate=17 September 2017}}</ref>
By 1953 a bookmobile service began, allowing those in remote reaches of the country to have access to new books. The following year the library became an independent government agency, separating itself from the Department of Education.
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