Reading Publics: New York City's Public Libraries, 1754-1911

by Tom Glynn

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE NEW YORK CITY BOOK AWARDS, HORNBLOWER AWARD FOR A FIRST BOOK!
WINNER OF THE HERBERT H. LEHMAN DISTINGUISHED BOOK PRIZE!

On May 11, 1911, the New York Public Library opened its "marble palace for book lovers" on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. This was the city's first public library in the modern sense, a tax-supported, circulating collection free to every citizen. Since before the Revolution, however, New York's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823276813
• ISBN13: 9780823276813
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.7"