American Renaissance
The American Renaissance was a period of American architecture and the arts from 1876 to 1917, characterized by renewed national self-confidence and a feeling that the United States was the heir to Greek democracy, Roman law, and Renaissance humanism. The era spans the period between the Centennial Exposition (celebrating the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence) and the United States' entry into World War I.
Library history
It wasn't until the Middle Ages that libraries became a part of culture. During the Renaissance era, more people became educated and relied on libraries as a place to study and gain knowledge. During the Renaissance most of the text held in libraries were religious text. Libraries helped enrich the culture of those who were educated by providing this valuable resource otherwise unavailable.In the early 19th and 20th century, representative titles were created reporting library history in the United States and the United Kingdom. American titles include: "Public Libraries in the United States of America, Their History, Condition, and Management" (1876), "Memorial History of Boston" (1881) by Justin Winsor, "Public Libraries in America" (1894) by William I. Fletcher, and "History of the New York Public Library" (1923) by Henry M. Lydenberg. British titles include: "Old English Libraries" (1911) by Earnest A. Savage and T"he Chained Library: A Survey of Four Centuries in the Evolution of the English Library" by Burnett Hillman Streeter.