Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29
A BOON FOR BOOK LOVERS.
Some of inc Treasures of Birmngham's Public Library Little Known to the General =
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Hundreds of Birmingham's citizens who have never visited thepublic library, corner of Park avenue and Twenty-first street, have no conception of the insti- tuition as 1t exists today. The library is rapidly becoming one of our city's great institutions. It has grown year by year. until today its shelves bear the bur- den of 5000 well selected volumes, rep resenting every department of the worlds literature. Here are found the most complete collections in the state of works in modern fiction, history, literary and art criticism. biography and travel, and books on scientific, philosophical, re- ligious and political topics. In addition to these the library subscribes to the leading magazines and periodicals of England and the United States; the total cost of all the publications found on the library tables during the year is over S200 At the close of each year these pub lications are bound, thus making val uable and prominent addition to the H. brary of standard literature In addition to the above there Is reference depart ment containing the great cyclopedias such as the Brittanica. the Ameri- can, the Johnson's. the Peoples; cyclopedias of American and of general biography. cyclopedias of names. of history, of travel. etc The historical shelves are particularly val uable, containing such complete works as the Narrative and Critical History of America, eight volumes; McMaster's, Bancroft Ridpath, Guizot, Froude, Green, Won Sybel. Gibbon. and others too numerous to mention.
 The library is open to the entire pub- lie for general reference, but for full membership ticket, which permits the holders to draw books from the library, ii e<o ofe |, fc al, od This is marvelously low. In such cities as Atlanta and Nashville the library fee is $5 The Birmingham Public Library ought to have membership of 5000.
 The library Is open on the afternoons of Tuesday and Thursday, and all day Saturday of each week. The librarian, Miss Sophie Ungerman, is a young lady of culture and wide information about books and is always ready to show cour- tesy to occa sional visitors as well as the regular patrons of the library. The li- brary has recently been designated as the depository for tthis congressional dis trict of all public documents published by the United States government.
 The following is a list of the maga- zines and periodicals ordered for the H. brary for the year 1896. The list is copied from the order books of Smith & Mont gomery. through whom the order was given
 Atlantic Monthly. Arena. Art Amateur.
 
 Century, Chautauquan Cosmopolitan, Current Literature. Education. Fduca- tional Review. Forum. Harper's Monthly. Harpers Weekly. Harper's Young Peo- ple. Journal of Education. Judge. Ladies' Home Journal. Lippincott's Magazine. McClure's Magazine. North American Review, Munsey's Magazine. Popular Monthly, Frank Leslie's ,Peterson's 's Nigga zine, Popular Science Monthly. Poet Lore, Puck, Review of Reviews. Scrib- ner's Review, School Review. St. Nicho- las. Youths Companion. Literary Digest, The Argosy, American Journal of Psychology, Pedagogical Seminary, Phil osophical Review. John Hopkins Studies in History and Politics. MacMillan's Magazine, New England Magazine, South ern Magazine, State Herald. Daily News. Atlanta Constitution, Macon Telegraph. Birmingham Courier (German) Bessemer Journal, School Board Journal. Humane Journal, School World. Public School Journal, Educational Exchange. Educa- tional News, Texas School Journal. Southern Educational Journal. Christian Herald Tarrant's Educational Journal. American Teacher.
 Foreign Publications.
 Nineteenth Century, Blackwood's Magazine, Contemporary Review. Edu- cational Review. London Schoolmaster, Educational News (Edinburgh), Journal of Erduca tiOn 1T nndOnl