Manual of public libraries, institutions, and societies

in the United States, and British provinces of North America.

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Manual of public libraries, institutions, and societies

in the United States, and British provinces of North America.

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English
Pages
687

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Table of Contents

Notes and errata.
Introduction.
The construction of library buildings.
Local arrangement.
Routine duties.
Classification.
Catalogues.
Classes of books read.
Number of volumes read.
Books in different languages.
Exchanges.
Salaries of librarians.
Statistical tables.
Notices of libraries in the United States.
In Canada.
In Nova Scotia.
Common school libraries.
Sunday-school libraries.
List of libraries in the United States.
In the British provinces.
Index.

Edition Notes

Based partly upon Jewett's Notices of public libraries in the United States, 1851, partly upon information obtained through circulars issued by the Smithsonian Institution. Most of the notices are dated 1857 and 1858.

Published in
Philadelphia

Classifications

Library of Congress
Z731 .R46

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxviii, 687 p.
Number of pages
687

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL6937678M
Internet Archive
cu31924029528951
LCCN
04005887
OCLC/WorldCat
3991453, 6751461

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OL6557105W

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