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. Hourd duriog which books ajre issued. Qualifications for borrowers and other particulars. Eeference department. Classification of boobs. Class. Stock at end of 1897-8. Issues for reference purposes during 1897-8. Hours during which books are issued. Other particulars. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-l p.m.,3- 6 p.m. and 6-9 p.m.; other week-days,except Fridays, 11 a.m.-l p.m., 3-5 p.m and 6-8 p.m. Closed on public holidays and first 10 days in July Qualifications for borrowers— Persons rated or resident in parish. Period of tickets—1 year. Time allowed for borrowing— 7 days. Science and arts History and biography Other 439 351 794 1,584 [Free access ia allowed to these books.] Week-days, 9 a.m. - 9.30 p.m, Closed on public holi- days. Week-days except Tuea / days, 10.30 a m.-9 p.m. Closed on public holidayi and last week in July. Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. Qualifications for borrowers— Persons over 14 years of age rated or resident in parish Period of tickets—1 year. Time allowed for borrowing— 7 days for fictional and 14 days for non-fictional works. Do. Arts, sciences, natural history and music Biography, history and topography Other [In- eluded under lending depart- ment.] 52G 591 4,443 Week-days, 10 a.m.-lO p.m. Closed on public holi- days and last week in July. 6,560 Wednesdays, 12-2 p.m. other week-days, 12-9 p.m Closed on public holidays Qualifications for borrowers— Persons over 14 years of age rated, resident or employed in parish Period of tickets—1 year Time allowed for borrowing— 14 days Sundays, Good Friday and bank-holidays, 3-9 p.m. ; other days, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Closed on Christmas-day Wednesdays, 10.30 a.m.-2 p.m.; other week-days, 10.30 a.m.-9 p.m. Closed on public holidays, and for two weeks in July Do. Qualifications for borrowers— Persons over 10 years of age rated or resident in parish Borrowers over 14 years of age may obtain an additional ticket for borrowing non- fictional works Period of tickets—2 years Time allowed for borrowing— 14 days Do, Natural science History, biography and travels Other 463 2,402 4,728 7,593 2,012 5,202 18,415 25,629 Natural science History, biography and travels Other 38 315 752 1,105 131 1,190 4,363 5,684 Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-? p.m. and 6-10 p.m. other week-days, lOa.m 10 p.m. Closed on public holidays Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 6-9 p.m.; other week-days, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Closed on public holidays The 31,313 volumes consulted in the refer- ence libraries were issued to 22,926 readers, of whom 17,615 were males and 5,311 females. / Wednesdays, 10.30 a.m.-5 p.m.; other week-days 10.80 a.m.-9.30 p.m. Closed on public holidays Qualifications for borrowers— Persons over 10 years of age rated, resident or employed in parish; also any person on payment of lOs. per annum Borrowers may obtain an ad- ditional ticket for borrowing non-fictional works Period of tickets—2 years Time allowed for borrowing— 14 days Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; other week-days. 9 a m.-10 p.m. Closed on public holidays