Author: Elizabeth Diefendorf
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 0195117905
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Documents an exhibition created to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the New York Public Library in 1995, profiling books that had a significant influence, consequence, or resonance during the library's first century. Lists over 150 titles, grouped within eleven categories.
Author: George A. Stephen
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2020-08-11
Total Pages: 90
ISBN-13: 3752422092
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reproduction of the original: Three Centuries of a City Library by George A. Stephen
Author: George Arthur Stephen
Publisher: Norwich : Public Library Committee
Published: 1917
Total Pages: 90
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Geo a. (George Arthur) 1880-1 Stephen
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Published: 2016-08-29
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9781374497870
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: George A. Stephen
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2016-09-08
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9781333509262
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Three Centuries of a City Library: An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Norwich Public Library Established in 1608 and the Present Public Library Opened in 1857 The Library, however, was not intended solely for ministers. The wording Of the title-page of the first donation book, commenced in 1659, states that it was founded for students: Bibliotheca publica Norvicensis communi studiosorum bono instituta incoepta et inchoata fuit An Domini MDCVIII. (see reproduction, facing page Moreover, the list of the early members of the Library includes the names Of people who were not ministers. Facing pages 4 and 6 are facsimiles Of the two pages in the Minute Book bearing Signatures of early members who subscribed to the rules of the Library. Perhaps the most notable autographs are those Of Charles Trimnell, Bishop Of Norwich, William Whiston, translator of Josephus, and chaplain to John Moore, Bishop Of Norwich, Thomas Tanner, Bishop of St. Asaph, and Benjamin Mackerell, a Norfolk antiquary and Librarian of the Norwich Public Library. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Author: Ann E. Prentice
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 2010-11-11
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1591588537
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This text provides an up-to-date picture of what the public library is, what the public librarian needs to know, and how to apply that knowledge. Overarching issues that touch every element of administration, such as technology and leadership, will be fully integrated into the text.
Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
Publisher:
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 588
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Alice Huntington Bushee
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2017-01-30
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1512815004
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.