Reading publics : New York City's public libraries, 1754-1911

Reading publics : New York City's public libraries, 1754-1911 /

"This lively, nuanced history of New York City's early public libraries traces their evolution within the political, social, and cultural worlds that supported them. On May 11, 1911, the New York Public Library opened its "marble palace for book lovers" on Fifth Avenue and 42nd S...

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Main Author: Glynn, Tom, 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Public libraries > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century.
Public libraries > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Subscription libraries > New York (State) > New York > 18th century.
Subscription libraries > New York (State) > New York > 19th century.
Libraries and society > New York (State) > New York > History.
Books and reading > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century.
Books and reading > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > Archives & Special Libraries.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Books and reading
Intellectual life
Libraries and society
Public libraries
Subscription libraries
New York (N.Y.) > Intellectual life.
New York (State) > New York
Apprentices' Library.
Astor Library.
Free Circulating Libraries.
Mercantile Library Association.
New York Public Library.
New York Society Library.
Public Good.
Public Libraries.
fiction.
reading.
History
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