Imprint:
Aberdeen : The University Press, 1892.
Collation:
xxxvi, 35 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 19 cm.
Contents:
Illustration of Aberdeen Central Library - - Floor plans of library - - History of the library - - The new building - - The Reading Room - - Specifications of patents - - The Lending Department - - On the handling of books - - Of damages to books and their detection - - The Reference Department - - Books, &c., of local interest - - Appendix: list of subscribers to the new building fund - - Account of the proceedings at the opening of the Public Library in its new building on Tuesday, 5th July, 1892.
Summary:
Brief publication prepared by Aberdeen's first City Librarian, Andrew W. Robertson for members of the public containing plans for the new library's three floors and detailing the facilities that could be found on each. The book also includes a list of subscribers for the building fund and an account of its opening ceremony.
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