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and pledge themselves to obey the prescribed rules.
The collection numbers 10000 volumes, and a
speciality is made Of books Of practical and technical
value to working women. 1t Is open. Sundays
cepted, from a m. to 5 D. m and from p. m. TO
0 rs p. m.
OF somewhat similar character is the library OF the
NewYork College for the Training of Teachers, No
University Place, which makes speciality Of the his
tory and science Of education and is free for reference
from a. to 10 p. m, to oil teachers who choose
to consult it, The collection numbers $500 books.
RELIGIOUS WORKS.
The Library Of the Union Theological Seminary, at
No. 700 Parkave.. is primarily for professors and
students, secondarily for all ministers who wish to
consult it, Other persons properly recommended
have the use Of the collection Of $4,000 volumes,
which, IN addition 10 the usual contents Of theological
library is strong in PARISHES Roman theology works Of
the reformers and incunabua. 1t has large and
unique collection in hymnoogy and American history,
British history and philosophy are specially endowed.
1t has no means Of artificial lighting and is only
open from a. m. to p. m.
The American Bible Society has library in the
managers room In the Bible House, which may be
consulted by persons interested 1t comprises copies Of
the Bible in great many languages reports OF mis-
sionary societies and works Illustrating the history OF
the diffusion Of the Blble 1t contains the two original
editions Of the authorized version Of 1911 the oxford
reprint of 1888; the Caxton Memorial Bible, one OF
100 copies; the first English Bible printed in the
manuscripts.
A new library discovered by the club is described
as novel library, 1. e., library without novel"
1t is temporarily housed at No. University Place,
and that of the Society for the Home Study OF Holy
Scripture and Church History, organized by Bishop
DOane Within eighteen months this society, through
its active director Miss Sarah f. Smith, has collected
100 volumes principally church history and doctrine,
ecclesiology and hymnology, sixty volumes on tile
Psalms thirty volumes the Catechism and the new
est best works Of authors belonging to the Eng
lish Church. These were mainly collected In Oxford
and Edinburgh and many cannot be found in any Oh the
city libraries having long been out of print They are
circulated through the mails TO subscribers, from
Canada to Mexico wherever the post can carry them
On Saturday their use Is given free 10 only SUNDAY
The Association of the Bar OF the City of NewYork'
No. West G G6 n6ss a0 O8Rh Is srSn 70 in Statute
law and legal periodicals. oil , 49,. ,,ou,, own.
library Of 1000 volumes for the Of students and
faculty Lawyers permitted to use the Jonns!1n
Whole w Collection and IS Strong in law textbooks and
reports The general library has 6een ehrG Is n ny
iicatlons include Domesday Book, valued at $1,000
Professor Henry NJ. Baird is librarian
THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
The largest medical library in the city and one OF
the best in the United States is that OF the New-fork
Academy Of Medicine West Forty-tird-st 1t Is free
for reference Books are circulated only TO fellows
Of the Academy. In American and English medlcal
periodicals transactions and reports, the librarian
John S. Browne, ranks the library as second best
in this country in similar FRENCH GERMAN spanish
and Italian publications third best
The New-York Hospitals library of 1880 volumes
founded in 1896 possesses ancient and current tcra
ture is free and circuates under certain RESTRICTIONS
The library OF the New-Yorb State Medical AS
ISOLATION founded in 1852 and the Mott Memorial 6Hid
and kindred sciences, being especially strong IN eII
era surgery and Obstetrics III IS wen Zoo up ppampbets
|
The public admitted from a. M 10 a. a, H.
medical students gn I'll p Ms IS ge edqba a no p books
TIE clubs reporting libraries are the kotos Players
Grolier, the PIess Club. the Reform Club and t'le
The Lotos has 500 volumes of general literature
Thomas W.KnoXts librarian says the daily patronp9gSe
Of the billiard room exceeds tiat OF te h3 hodNs
Groller Club library IS devoted TO DOORS aooH' T%
of which it has collected more than thousand lie
comprise bibograpncs works on 2rp, mae o vaaI
gifts TO the collection, and grants are made ny uo
council The PLAYERS had tdW Rg Boo o library Of
$50 volumes presented at the opening Oh e e card
sdGed the dramatic libraries Of Lawrence Darret.
and John Gilbert: Augnstn Da Noo 3rese Si,,,
eomnrising many disappearance bills, bills Of Mrs;
siddons the Kembles Macready, the elder ioth anu
If nid Drury Lane Covcnt Garden the olympic and
contemporary London and provincial theatNs. ~
5eIees bt as space is needed will be entirely
superseded by the literature OF the stag library now
nie nearly 1000 Volumes. Its especial feature
consists IN the memorabilia OF colleges, the nca
~ nrlned matter in regard to Harvard being nearly
complete and unrtvalled OUTSIDE OF lHc M n aau
Library There similar collections on aaie aInee
ION and Columbia Dictionaries and encycopscuIas,
latin and Greek texts and TRANSACTIONS standard nctp
in modern languages history and biography are Inc
The Catholic Club, temporarily in IVES. o TweH vS
seventhst owns Coecno 81 t apoT' secular and
theological works The latter division IS sag 10 Or
onIy Second I'm the value Of its works to the ceeDaeu
g YesSt library In woodstock Maryland. These cover
the history Of the Catholic Church IN spanish netoa t
missions in Canada in the United S states ao m hag
oGrspy religious orders schsms hereses Se eS1o ov
law other Gblec ca rSOgs no eah free
circulating library of improving literature, oo ,os
Dd E06 nemphlets on political economy and statistcs
Of trade commerce and manuiactues when are fom
! 3 A. m till midnight.
O. on ART SUBJECTS
| Tho Notronolitan Museum Of Art has library OF
ooo wol,s of art and archaeology, some OF when are
rare and valuable II is only open to curators Oh inc
museum. ,, c,. o, on ooo
,n,os ~ geography early voyages, ETC., for use by
| ,,s rnomhors, The New-IorlS Genealogical and BIO
onhicaI society permits the of its 5000 geneao-
giles and boap nd 70 literary workers introduced by
| theem The Numismatic ana ARCHAEOLOGICAL FL I'll
ETY. possesses S S0US entirely G the use Of Which is
permtted to members on Thursday evenings ana al INC
The Grand Lodge library OF 1o sD% SeVoted to
Masonic speciateS. - -, No,,, N,rf orns the largest
The Association OF and one of te largest in
e world Of genealogical works to which no It's yoamo
IS exclusively devoted wn IerE may are be used by sub
ana 1oVo bs Prison Association and persons properly
| introduced. , -, Pandall,s Island has LOO
Volumes for the use Of IL innate n g c dyaTy
| IN three divisions, the teacheeI Ihrs s ''
TRs FOREGOING facts sfs sO eoecied BY he New
fund fund OF var"P Gin and the usefulness Of manual
snS pSsddSs S Snd the the ya pesa
facts when LII INC 90 he librarian wants for easy con
suton The idea Of the manual To %as S 9 Soo 0