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Identifier: publicprovisionf00hayn (find matches)
Title: Public provision for recreation
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Haynes, Rowland
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Publisher: Cleveland, Cleveland Foundation Committee
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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d divided by bookcasesinto a series of special libraries. Each of these libra-ries or divisions is in charge of a special staff, andcontains the reference and circulating resources ofthe Library on this and related subjects. History,Fine Arts, Literature, Technology, Religion, andSociology are so divided. The Popular Library con-tains fiction and other books of popular interest.There is also a General Reference division whichserves as a clearing house for questions and co-ordi-nates the reference work of all the divisions. Cur-rent magazines are kept in the Periodical division,while the Branch Loan division supplies the needsof borrowers who send in through the branches orwrite from other cities. The record of the lendingand return of books is kept at the Return Desk, andhere also are the union records for the registrationat all the branches. Other lines of library activity are carried on in theNewspaper Room, Division for the Bhnd, Foreigndivision and Municipal Reference Library. 152
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The Main Library is also provided with several clubrooms which, despite their inadequacy, serve numer-ous groups as a meeting place. The sixth floor housesalso the Parents and Teachers room, with a wellchosen standard collection of books for children, thesupervising offices of the childrens work, a class roomfor the Training Class for Childrens Librarians andthe collection of the class room hbraries. Library Branches.—The branch libraries are withone exception, housed in their own buildings, of whichthirteen were erected with funds given by the lateMr. Andrew Carnegie. They are equipped with cir-culating and reference rooms, childrens rooms, clubrooms and study rooms. Each has its own collectionof books. Nearly all are open full library hours,twelve hours a day; the staff consists of a branchlibrarian, a first assistant, a childrens librarian, anda varying number of regular assistants and part timehelpers. Branches of this type number sixteen andare located as follows: Alta Branch M

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