Free Town Libraries, Their Formation, Management, and History: In Britain, France, Germany & America. Together with Brief Notices of Book-collectors, and of the Respective Places of Deposit of Their Surviving CollectionsJ. Wiley and son, 1869 - 633 Seiten |
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accessible acquired aggregate amongst Archbishop Ashburnham Ashburnham Place Astor Library augmentation Autograph MSS benefactor bequeathed his Library bequest Bishop Bodleian Bodleian Library Books and MSS borrowers Boston British Museum Cardinal Castel Durante Catalogue century Church City Library collection of books Collector Collector's death College Library Committee Consulting Library contained Correspondence District Duke Earl eminent England established extensive Faculty of Advocates famous formed Founder Free Library Free Town Library fund gift given Henry House Imperial Library increase institution issues John Lending Library liberal Libra Librarian Literary Collections literature Liverpool London London:-British Museum Library Lord Manchester municipal nearly number of volumes Oriental MSS Oxford:-Bodleian Library Paris Paris:-Imperial Library portion possession preserved Printed Books provision Public Library Reading Room Report rich Royal Library Shirburn Castle Thomas tion Town Council Town Library Township Libraries Trustees University Library University of Oxford Urbania valuable Vatican Library whilst William
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Seite 262 - ... this was the mother of all the North American subscription libraries, now so numerous. It is become a great thing itself, and continually increasing. These libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans, made the common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as most gentlemen from other countries, and perhaps have contributed in some degree to the stand so generally made throughout the colonies in defence of their privileges.
Seite 4 - Ewart, to report on the best means of ' extending the establishment of libraries freely open to the public, especially in large towns, in Great Britain and Ireland.
Seite 70 - ... that the whole amount of rate levied for the purposes of this act do not in any one year amount to more than one halfpenny in the pound on the annual value of the property in the borough rateable to the borough rate.
Seite 123 - There is also a copy of Secrets Revealed, or an open entrance to the Shut Palace of the King?
Seite 37 - Could I unfold the influence of Names, which are the most important of all Clothings, I were a second greater Trismegistus. Not only all common Speech, but Science, Poetry itself is no other, if thou consider it, than a right Naming.
Seite 300 - Desiring to render a public benefit to the city of New York, and to contribute to the advancement of useful knowledge, and the general good of society, I do, by this codicil, appropriate four hundred thousand dollars out of my residuary estate, to the establishment of a Public Library in the city of New York.
Seite 338 - Libraries. 2. Nor is it, in the opinion of the Council, compatible with the objects of the public School Libraries, to introduce into them controversial works on Theology, or works of denominational controversy ; although it would not be desirable to exclude all historical and other works in which such topics are referred to and discussed ; and it is desirable to include a selection of suitable works on the evidences of Natural and Revealed Religion. 3. In regard to books on ecclesiastical history,...
Seite 286 - ... it time and again ; the census has proved it ; but the Muses are women, and have no great fancy for statistics, though easily silenced by them. We are great, we are rich, we are all kinds of good things ; but did it never occur to you that somehow we are not interesting, except as a phenomenon?
Seite 301 - In the erecting of a suitable building for a Public Library; 2. 'In furnishing and in supplying the same from time to time with books, maps, charts, furniture, and other things appertaining to a Library for general use, upon the most ample scale and liberal character; 3.
Seite 291 - Any city or town of this Commonwealth is hereby authorized to establish and maintain a public library within the same, with or without branches, for the use of the inhabitants thereof, and to provide suitable rooms therefor, under such regulations for the government of said library as may from time to time be prescribed by the City Council of such city, or the inhabitants of such town.