The Library and Its OrganizationGertrude Gilbert Drury H.W. Wilson Company, 1924 - 519 pages |
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administration American Library Association annual appropriation arrangement Athenæum authority Boston Boston Athenæum Boston Public Library branch libraries brary building cards catalog central library Charles Ammi Cutter circulation classification clubs collection of books college library committee county free library county library county seat established expense free public library funds give important increase institution interest journals law library legislation libra librarian library commission library extension Library Journal library law Library of Congress lists literature Massachusetts material means meet ment Mercantile Library methods number of volumes organization pamphlets periodicals persons Pratt Institute printed privileges proprietary library purchase purpose readers reading reference reports selection shelves small library special library subscription library teachers things tion town library travelling libraries trustees University Van Wert County York York State Library
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Page 92 - And only The Master shall praise us, and only The Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, and no one shall work for fame, But each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star, Shall draw the Thing as he sees It for the God of Things as They are!
Page 56 - This was the mother of all the North American subscription libraries, now so numerous. It is become a great thing itself and continually increasing. These libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans, made the common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as most gentlemen from other countries, and perhaps have contributed in some degree to the stand so generally made throughout the Colonies in defence of their privileges.
Page 374 - If we think of it, all that a University, or final highest School can do for us, is still but what the first School began doing, — teach us to read. We learn to read, in various languages, in various sciences ; we learn the alphabet and letters of all manner of Books. But the place where we are to get knowledge, even theoretic knowledge, is the Books themselves ! It depends on what we read, after all manner of Professors have done their best for...
Page 11 - ... by thus clubbing our books to a common library, we should, while we lik'd to keep them together, have each of us the advantage of using the books of all the other members, which would be nearly as beneficial as if each owned the whole. It was...
Page 283 - ... it is, after all, not the few great libraries but the thousand small ones that may do most for the people.
Page 42 - Library, as aforesaid, a sum not exceeding one dollar for each of its ratable polls, in the year next preceding that in which such appropriation shall be made...
Page 187 - For the purpose of promoting the library interests of the country, and of increasing reciprocity of intelligence and good-will among librarians and all interested in library economy and bibliographical studies...
Page 12 - I set on foot my first project of a public nature, that for a subscription library. I drew up the proposals, got them put into form by our great scrivener, Brockden, and by the help of my friends in the Junto...
Page 12 - We afterwards obtained a charter, the company being increased to one hundred ; this was the mother of all the North American subscription libraries, now so numerous. It is become a great thing itself, and continually goes on increasing: these libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans, made the common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as most gentlemen from other countries, and perhaps have contributed in some degree to the stand so generally made throughout the colonies...
Page 309 - ... at the end of the year, or at the end of the half-year in studies pursued only during the first half-year.