Reading publics : New York City's public libraries, 1754-1911 /

"This lively, nuanced history of New York City's early public libraries traces their evolution within the political, social, and cultural worlds that supported them. On May 11, 1911, the New York Public Library opened its "marble palace for book lovers" on Fifth Avenue and 42nd S...

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Author / Creator: Glynn, Tom, 1962- (Author)
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Edition:First edition.
Imprint: New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2015.
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