Public Libraries

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Excerpt from Public Libraries: A Treatise on Their Design, Construction, and Fittings, With a Chapter on the Principles of Planning, and a Summary of the LawThough the present work does not pretend either to say the last word on the questions involved, or to deal exhaustively with every detail of this branch of architecture - indeed, for the reasons given in the first chapter, examples from other countries have been for the most part ignored - yet it is hoped that no essential matter has been omitted, and that the. Writer is contributing something to the literature of the subject which has hitherto been wanting.That the principles of their design cannot yet, in the case of the public libraries of Great Britain, become stereotyped is vouched for by the fact that the science of their administration is in this country still, fortunately, in a state of development. Library architecture must necessarily follow along the same lines, and this consideration has made it seem best, during the preparation of this book, to keep as far as possible in touch with the ideas of modern librarians. For the assistance they have so kindly given, I am very deeply indebted.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.