Transactions and Proceedings of the Conference of Librarians Held in London: October, 1877 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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The Corporation of the City of London have for some years shown their interest in the promotion Of public libraries by throwing open their own valuable collection for the public benefit. It was therefore a graceful and appropriate act of hospitality on the part of the Lord Mayor, Sir Thomas White, to honour the members by an invitation to a banquet at the Mansion House.
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Excerpt from Transactions and Proceedings of the Conference of Librarians Held in London: October, 1877
The Corporation of the City of London have for some years shown their interest in the promotion Of public libraries by throwing open their own valuable collection for the public benefit. It was therefore a graceful and appropriate act of hospitality on the part of the Lord Mayor, Sir Thomas White, to honour the members by an invitation to a banquet at the Mansion House.
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