Includes news on library projects and extensive background information. The Huntington Library - Library of rare books and manuscripts principally in the fields of British and American history and literature, with readers' guides, events calendar, and images of some of the collection. Library of the Boston Athenaeum - A membership and research library with special collections in Boston history, New England state and local history, biography, English and American history, literature, and arts. The Linen Hall Library - Subscription library with unique collections of books, manuscripts, pamphlets, genealogical sources, graphic images and ephemera for Irish and local studies. The Mechanics' Institute Library is a general interest membership library and chess club located at 57 Post Street in San Francisco's business district.
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