Public baths and washhouses and public libraries.

  • County of London.
Date:
1899
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Public baths and washhouses and public libraries. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    —(^continued). Accommodation of public libraries. department. Keference department. Hours during which books are issued. Qualifications for borrowers and other particulars. Classification of books. Hours during which books are issued. Other particulars. Class. Stock at end of 1897-8. Issues for reference purposes during 1897-8. Week-days, except Wed- nesdays, 10.30 a.m.-9 p.m. and first 2 weeks in July Qualifications for borrowers— Persons over 14 years of age rated or resident in parish Period of tickets—1 year Time allowed for borrowing— 14 days 1 ... There are about 1,900 refei-ence books in the library, but these are infrequently used, there being no proper accom- modation available on the premises ... ... Week-days, except Wed- nesdays, 10.30 a.m.-9 p.m. Closed on public holidays and last clear week in J uly Quilifications for borrowers— Persons over 14 years of age rated, resident or teachers in parish; also children (without regard to age) attending school in parish Borroi»ers may obtain an additional ticket for borrow- ing non-fictional works Period of tickets—2 years Time allowed for borrowing— 7 days Art, science, natural history, domestic economy, iSic. History, biography and travels Other 1,.M7 2,444 1,959 4,271 9,512 9,259 Sundays, 6-9 p.m. Week-days, 10.30 a.m.-lO p m. Clof-ed on public holidays and last week in July. The average issue of books on Sunday s during 1897-8 was 15. . 6,000 2.'!,042 Thursdays, 10 a.m.-l p.m., other week-days, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Closed on public holidays and last clear week in July. Qualifications for borrowers— Persons over 14 years of age rated, resident or employed in hamlet. Borrowers may obtain an additional ticket for borrow- ing non-fictional works. Period of tickets—2 years. Time allowed for borrowing— 14 days. [No classification ivail- able.] 4G2 [No record kept.) Sundays, 3-6 p.m. Week - days, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. Closed on public holi- days. ... /Week-days except Wed- nesdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Closed on public holidays 1 Week - days except Wed- nesdays, 5.30-9 p.m. C;osed on public holiday? Qualifications for borrowers— Persons over 13 years of age rated, resident or employed in parish; also any person on payment of Is. 6d. per quarter and a deposit of 53. Borrowers may obtain an additional ticket for borrow- ing non-fictional works. Period of tickets—2 years. Time allowed for borrowing— 14 days. Do. Science, art, trades and manufactures History and biography Other 453 117 829 2,083 701 4,739 Week-days, 10 a.m.-10 p m. Closed on public holi- days. 1,399 7,523 l_Conli7iued on pp. GO-61.