Reading Publics: New York City's Public Libraries, 1754-1911

Author/Contributor(s):	Glynn, Tom
Publisher:	Fordham University Press
Date:	04/03/2017
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

A history of public libraries in New York City before the founding of the New York Public Library. Most of these libraries were accessible through a membership or an annual subscription. Explores the private and public purposes of public libraries before the advent of tax-supported public libraries.