J. D. Mullins
Published: 2017-10-13
Total Pages: 72
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Excerpt from Free Libraries and Newsrooms: Their Formation and Management Necessity for Free Libraries and Newsrooms. Endowed Libraries. Subscription Libraries. Parochial Libraries. The Free Libraries Act and its Author. The adoption of the Act by Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, etc. How are these Institutions Worked, and how are they Used? Newsrooms: their Uses. List of Papers, Periodicals, etc. Danger of introducing Denominational Papers. The Lending Libraries their Use character of Books suitable for them. The Reference Depart ment: its Use. How to get the Act adopted. Style of Building for a Library, etc. Plan for small Towns of a Library, Newsroom, and Museum in one Chamber. How to Catalogue Libraries for Popular Use. Free Libraries, etc. For London. Free Libraries, etc. For small Towns and Villages. Appendix I. The Free Libraries Acts and Amendments. 1. Public Libraries Act [ireland], 1855. 2. Public Libraries Act, [england]. 3. Public Libraries Amendment Act [england and Scotland], 4. Public Libraries Act [scotland], 1867. 5. Public Libraries Act [scotland, 1867 Amendment Act, 1871. 6. Public Libraries Act [1855] Amendment Act, 1871 [england]. 7. Public Libraries Amendment Act, 1877 [england, Scotland, and Ireland]. 8. Malicious Injuries to Property Act, 1861, Section 39 [england and Ireland]. II. Rules, Regulations, and Forms for Free Libraries. III. Copy of Requisition calling Meeting. IV. Copy of Resolutions passed at Meeting. V. List of Books suitable for Free Libraries. Nora - The original Free Libraries' Act, 1850, is not reprinted here, as it is rescinded. 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.