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

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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,...

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ISBN:0823262642

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by Tom Glynn

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On May 11, 1911, the New York Public Library opened its "marble palace for book lovers" on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street...

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ISBN:0823276813

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