{"id":565,"date":"2011-07-31T12:49:24","date_gmt":"2011-07-31T19:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=565"},"modified":"2011-07-31T13:05:20","modified_gmt":"2011-07-31T20:05:20","slug":"the-library-mutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=565","title":{"rendered":"The Library Mutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The public library will be open to the public evenings and Sundays, even if it requires the use of an axe, a la Carrie Nation style. <\/em>&#8211;City Councilmen Percy Benbough, Jan. 20, 1917.<\/p>\n<p>In 1917, San Diego librarians and the public waged war with the City Council over the library hours. Who would back down? <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Library-Mutiny.pdf\">The Library Mutiny<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_567\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/CarnegieLibrary.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-567\" data-attachment-id=\"567\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?attachment_id=567\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/CarnegieLibrary.jpg?fit=2289%2C1668\" data-orig-size=\"2289,1668\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CarnegieLibrary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;San Diego&amp;#8217;s Carnegie Library at 8th and E Streets.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/CarnegieLibrary.jpg?fit=1024%2C746\" class=\"size-large wp-image-567   \" title=\"CarnegieLibrary\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/CarnegieLibrary.jpg?resize=498%2C363\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/CarnegieLibrary.jpg?resize=1024%2C746 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/CarnegieLibrary.jpg?resize=300%2C218 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/CarnegieLibrary.jpg?w=2000 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Diego&#39;s Carnegie Library at 8th and E Streets.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fblikebutton_button\" style=\"float: left; margin-left: 10px;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandiegoyesterday.com%2F%3Fp%3D565&amp;layout=standard&amp;show-faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:26px\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The public library will be open to the public evenings and Sundays, even if it requires the use of an axe, a la Carrie Nation style. &#8211;City Councilmen Percy Benbough, Jan. 20, 1917. 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