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    • 188 Fleet Street : September 15, 1832
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      188 Fleet Street : September 15, 1832

      188 Fleet Street : September 15 , 1832

      Since The Day, When, Nearly Thirty-Five ...

      SINCE the day , when , nearly thirty-five years ago , the old Reading Room of the British ¦ - ^ bv Museum - »¦¦ - ¦» - »»»^^ ¦» . —¦¦¦ , ¦—¦ lace ¦••— —¦ — to — — the — magnificent — f ^ — — building ^^ in Bloomsbury — — — which — — - —« is — * - ^ now known ¦ i ¦

      b y that ^> nam . _•» -- - e , gave f" the ^ « -- needs p y— — - of the reading - public in Great Britain have been ^ supplied a . v with ^ » w M ^\ j ^ mar ji " ^ y - vellous v ^^ . ^ .. afe ^^ ^^ H »^^ rap PBfe ^ . "Bar m ^ idity -. — ^ - «^— w _ , BB and ^* " » . p—— —w , v thanks -w — v- _ __ ^ p-v to — - _ the —r — combined — — . — - _ - — — influences . — - — - - - — of ¦— - leg —— — ^ ^ islation _ — _ — and w- ^ —— private _ - ~ - , p _ ^ p . V V BB B * r ^^ munificence pBB ¦ . pA . fa . V ^^ ^ Bb ¦ ft bI » - W , § 1 * - *

      the erection of free libraries has proceeded at a rate which half a century ago it would have justl been deemed remarked extravagant last week to at antici Preston i pate ¦ ¦ * . an The important H free libraries ¦ element ¦ h have ¦ in ¦ . thus social become life ¦ ; ' , and as Lord as in Derby large

      ¦ towns « Bp * BPi J ^^ J ^^^ BBB > y W "BpB where ^^^ "B" " ^* . * ^^^^ ^^^ ^ PP »^»^ " the -P . p * ^^^^ Pp . P . P ™ climate ^ ta ^^ PP ""^ P ^ ~^ " » *^ PP * ^ PpP ^^^»^ and ^» - ^» " - ^ - ^^ " surroundings ¦ ~^ " ~ * ^^ ~ " ~ ¦ ' ^ ^^ " ^^ , ^ J ^^ " — — ~ are ^— —~ — ^— not — — ~ " ~ ~ -r very " ^— ^^ favourable ' ^^^ ~^ " ~ - — ^^— — ^^— r ~ v - ^ ~^ p ^ — to ^ ^ pr w ^ - ^ out - ^» " ^^ " -PPV ~ -door ^ p Pp ^*^^ ^ P . pBfe ^^ pTTpfc , amusements ' pV ' pV 0 ^ PBF J ^^ ^ ft ^^ L M < ^ | t I JL ^ F ^^^^ ™ to to there give cnVf must » tlipm them alw time timft ays tor for be a recreation r ^ larg nrfiation e portion ^ the the of ± Fre re the e e . Library artisan Library class exactly exactlv whose meets meets hours the tlifs of want wan labour t which wh are i ^ Vh brief . if if left lc enough » ff nv .

      supplied , may lead men to seek , a less intellectual , and certainly a less elevating , , means un of - certain filling ^^^^ - ^^ ^^ ^^ m ^^ ^^^^^« up ^^ amount M their ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ leisure ^^ of ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ hours — ^^ ^^ in ^^^ ' ^ . ^ the Admitting distinction ^^ ™~ ^ ^~^ ^ ^^ ~ * ^^^ fc , as ^^ — which ^ most Lord men — ¦ ¦ ^ will Derb be ^ i read dre " """ — ^ " y m to at ~^ admit ~^ Preston ~ ~~ " ^~ ^~ ^^ ^^ , H that ^ 1 ^ ^^^^ «^ ^ ^^ there ^|^ ^ k rf ^ ^^^ J ^ ^| ^ M ^ is ^ ^ ^ a ^^ U

      justice y w between the books which have a permanent value and those which , when read three or four times , can be laid asideit follows that a supply of works of the latter class in a Free Library is a boon to

      ¦ those 1 who 1 , , while 1 »^ wishing •«•¦ to read such books ^ 1 , cannot afford / tr * - ¦ to make 1 them t ¦• a part of the m -m literary -mm . capital permanentlresting on their own shelvesand in such cases the books in the Free

      Library enrich the y readers , who would otherwise , in all j > robability never enjoy the opportu-¦ nity ^¦ ta ^^ ^^ ^^ of ^^^ ^^ seeing ^^ iV ^^^ ^ h ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ IB ^ k them ^ mr ^^ ^^ ^^^ 4 ^ ^^ ^^ . ^ Then ^^^^ ^^ ^™ ^^ ^^ ^ p « , « again m- ' ^^^^ K ^^ ™ ^ ' ^^ ^» , M the ' ^^ - ^^ - ^^ genuin ^^^ k ^^ ^^ ^^ " ^ " ¦ ^^ m ^^ ^^ e ^^^ literary i ^ v ^^ v —^_ — — w ¦ workers v ~ k ^ ' ^^_ ^ ^^ ¦¦ ^ ^^^ or ^ " ^ i * students ^^ ^— ^^ ^™ '"' ^™ - ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ «^* , ' , m of -w ^ ^ ih whom " » ^^*^^^ -h . ^ . ^ b . ^^ ^^ there ^^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ *

      are a certain number in every populous town , are often hindered by the lack of those hooks of reference which a Free Library may be expected to supply , and in the absence of which , unless they can afford the time and money for a journey to the British Museumtheir operations

      are crippled . Viewed from these two points of sight , the Free Libraries may be justl , y described as ' a means of serious instruction and intellectual progress to the fewand as a source of rational

      pleasure and wholesome enjoyment to the many / and as such they , unquestionably deserve the j support X . ± T which we rejoice v to see they % 7 are receiving C 3 . That there may mJbe a drawback to them

      in the temptation which they afford to neglect work for reading is true ; but the book-worm is Mi as Lord Derbsaida rare animal ; and the direction ¦ of the English mindespeciall BB B |

      the ^¦^*» T , am « ^ JBJp operative ^ ^ Bak ^ Bmi ~ ~ - aato ^** VB ^ B 1 ***^ ^^ T classes ^ B > t B ^^^ y W B ^^ «>^^^ ^ B > ^^ f ^ who By , V « W ^ F " ^ ^ - are ^ V ^ Bh ^ B * ^< the Bl ^ ^ ^^ ^ B > ^ B > ^ most Bl ^ k ^^ P ^^ V « W ^ 1 F ^^ likel « BBi ^^ 'VBI - ^ ^~ ^ y ^ ^ B *^ to ^— ' ^^^ ^^ ^ avail ^ BV ^ " ^ " ~~~ ~— ^^ themselves ^ - ^^ ^ ^^ ^~ ^~ ^ B" ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ BBH ^^ ¦ ^^^ of — ^^ « B * the ^^ ^—^^ ^^^ —^ ^^ ^^ libraries ^ , bj ^ B ^ T ^^* M " ^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ , ^^ ^^ is ^^ y F among ^ not V ^ f ^ ^ ^^ ^ Bb to ^_^ undue speculation or , excessive thoughtbut rather to action . Public opinionhoweverin

      many places , and even in the metropolis , , still needs to be educated before it will , look at , the matter in this favourable lihtandin Lambeth for examplenot onlhave the advocates of

      the erection of a Free Library g at , the , cost of the ratepayers met , with periodical y defeatsbut the , parish M ^ Bp BB ^ Bb rfB » TH | f ^ Bi ^ B > ' authorities B * BB ^ -BBi ^^ ^ Bi ^ Bk ^ w * " « BW BB » B ^* - ^^ ^ ^^ " ^^ ^ have " * ** ^**^» w ^""^ gone hgB . *^ ^~ * Bta ^ B ^ W so *^ - ^^ " far ¦ ¦ Bl ^ B . as 'B . I Bl - ^ BT to ' ^ F " ^^ enforce ~^ B » ^— ^» ^^ " ^^^ *^ ^ ^ b - ^ 'r y f distraint - ^~ — '"^ " ^ " ^ ^ M ^ "B' ^ Bp ^^ ^^ ^» the ^ « B ^ ^ " *¦* payment | >* ^ BF W ^» ^ B > ^ B > ^ Bp- ^^ «¦ ^ P » - of ^^^ aBBl rates vBB > 'B . I B . «^ ^^ pf ¦ " ¦ -P' on ^ - ^ ^^ ^^ B account , T ¦^ ^ ' *** ~^ — - — — . ^ —

      of the South London Free Library and Art Gallery , which is maintained by voluntary contributions B-NpP * - B ^ pB a , V ^ b » - * + S ^ B . ^ P ^ . ^ This * Bk ^ K aV > M * 9 *^ ^ is L **^ enoug ^ B ^ ^ **^ ^»^ V * bB h «• ^ to ^ W ^« P ^ B show * l ^ ^ P ^ ^^ - f BJ that ^ p < ^^ BB ^ 'B aflBJ «* p * the V rfp , ^ h «^ country ^ B » ^ -P— " «^* P > ^^ ^ p- ^ Bp W ^ is Bp P ^ iPP' r still ^ p » ^^ ^ BB 1 B ^ * far > flp . ^^^ from pBBk . PBB . **~ T . B . > B . « Bp being * % . * ' *^^ . -B . * Bk ^ Pta ^^ k unanimous ^^ B . A * ¦ « W ^ B | f * ^ - ^ » ^ ^ ' ^ P *^ » *^* - ' on ^ - ^ ^ - ^ the — — — - ^

      question , despite the progress of education ; and there must therefore remain , for a long time to come , ample scope for the munificence of private individuals , such as that which has just

      given Preston the funds for its noble pile of buildings .

      The Fifth Year Of The Library Associatio...

      The fifth year of the Library Association of the United Kingdom has been signalised by a most successful meeting JllVVl / ll 1 £ ^ at *~ M Cambridpresided J over ¦ Jf by MrHenry ——¦ ¦¦ BradshawPrinci ¦¦ pal

      AtlV « ^ . UV VJ VH . NbXV- 'X ^ KJIvJX V -4 .. L ; \ J ^ - ^ 1 « JL « . X P >^ X A ^« ge . i _ -V / , I ^ >^>> J -v » . vv * ^_ v- ' » ^ - » ^^ pb c . A J ^ - » - *^ - » - . -- dBh ^^ - ^ BBF - - J - —— ¦ - - « - •^» ' ^» - »> — ' - * - ^ - » - ^» , 7 " ^ - » - -w-j ^ - home Librarian of two of Cambri of our \ twenty dge University -nine greatest , and »» held libraries in the Cambrid Dining ^ ¦¦¦ -hall > possessed ^ ^ of + King ^^ a . ¦ sj ' s ) ¦ ecial College . ^^ . - » b claim »_ . j » . ib As to ¦ the be ^ _ -

      J H , V >» A & l ^ ¦ ^ V ^ Ai U _ T \— ' V * ' X V ^ A ¦ A . _ V ^ - * JIA V T A - ^ JL . * A ^ . ^ ^ ^ ^* Tl ^ A _ . " ^^ Z (^ / " »»^ | ^ \ y . * A . r-- * JL . * - *! . _ - » ¦ ^— » »^ - ' , V ^ — ^ - * "»^* *¦ * * " ^ - - * - ^^ pB ^— " ge Vk ^ - ^ . Ppppp ^ pk |—* v- ' r *^ »^ pmmt _» »^ » -- ^ w *~ r - * r - * - ^ m « . ^» r ^ ' _* - ^ p- *^ ^ - * ^ , - ^^ » . PBi * « . ^ B , -w - - ¦ the President JL . J . V /» meeting JlviVll KJw . -p Among MJL lace . X LlV / lltl of the tilV the practical % -r Association A . (| iV \ JM . \ J \ JVA . questions VI UVUvXVlIU , and ^_ it _ discussed VllKJ found V ^ V » kJ JKJ ^ - » ' w * n during ^ - * . 1 ^ . Mr J- A . M . * . -C ^ Bradshaw the V / A * . s _/ K session * v ^ wk / a v ** a was ¥ t genial wm the w ¦» ¦ » . v ^ ¦ and printing v a - ^ * * . learned v * . » -- ^^ of

      the catalogue of the British Museum Library , on which an interesting paper was read by Mr . Garnettthe Superintendent of the Reading XV \ j Roomwho pointed ¦ out t that uj ii the Miu ^ j idity \ - * . and

      efficiency UUlilVUU , j VJAl of the kJUUV work / llJlt ^ llUVillU depended V ^ JL UJIU entirel y upon ^ ll ^ J . VVUJll the , amount flUV ys \ J of M . JL M . V » - the / > - * v ^ grant v « . . »« rec . " - " eived V rap . m from . m . ** j the which did not AX at present allow AfX AV / of the 1 printing of more iJiiWi than uitwii fifty manuscrit volumes

      Treasury JL JL V / C « kJ KM . M . •" , WW JLJLM . \^ XA . tilVA \_/ MJ CmiXJ i- ' - * - V /*^»^ xJ . C « FT V- 'J-v l / XX V- *| -J JL ^ ixviuc : V- ^ JL . v ^ x-. j- * . a */ * *¦*¦« " •*¦•* ^ » uvx p I a It year mi LUlilHU g . ht At be KJ \ s hoped 1 this LVJ IJ \ J \ rate JL ailU and it ex would . pected \ JKJ ^ UVy be \ --V that UlllAi forty K the V 11 years V > Treasury X i VJt before * tl U 1 . J , « the whose IIUVOO entire dealings « VU / catalogue h » 1 q U with i jl u x m . would the uaj . v / iix Museum be uuvwi in would print — since .

      Mr . Bond had become Principal Librarian had always been marked by liberality , largel and uiiu . national noiuiuiiai y extend VjUui character their ai / iiui assistance kjx of the \ jxik : undertaking L 4 in ii . i 4 . proportion cx ta < iviiig . . To as x v they this unio became end ^ nu . the uiiv / impressed support o iaj ^ 'j ^ /' - ' ji . v ch and with *« recognition ivi the / v ^ mun great / ii of utility ^• - the the

      public was most essential , and for this the speaker earnestly appealed . The printing of sing Museum le great Catalogue library , was but not as the to be most regarded practical merel step y that as the could publication be taken towards of the the catalogue comp ilation of a of universal catalWithout such basis to start frouniversal catalogue ««^ would

      K acceleration always / X . / uciciauiuii a Ot UtU be YClOlU a scheme kji of . the liiu lXjC \\ ogue l rate i . c in * / Ut A \ ; the 5 . of . progress 171 air TT kj 1 . UHJUU ^ i 1 too What as < OLAL *» would vv should / ll * j u a < . i . * -i ILKJtOlO insure inoutu be aimed IU the 111 J" c JUtf comp * at j vjiii U , Mr ^ x letion » cj m . . i , , G ^^ xi < a arnett !/ kjl of Uill the tuvj VUl thoug . O catalogue v /< ( iH * u <* \_ xv ht , C ^ * KUiX ^ , was \ j J ' £ ^ b * jj y .. such tuhe *» ~ end an

      forthcoming of the present , the century catalogue . This would was be purel in y print and b solel y the y a time question stated of , and money the . Twentieth If the means Century were would start with a practically complete register of the moat valuable literature of all preceding centuries .

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 15, 1882, page 838, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15091882/page/2/