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Reading Publics: New York City's Public Libraries, 1754-1911
Tom Glynn
Reading Publics: New York City's Public Libraries, 1754-1911
Tom Glynn
A history of public libraries in New York City before the founding of the New York Public Library. Most of these libraries were accessible through a membership or an annual subscription. Explores the private and public purposes of public libraries before the advent of tax-supported public libraries.
460 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | January 22, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9780823262649 |
Publishers | Fordham University Press |
Pages | 460 |
Dimensions | 771 g |
Language | English |