would hold. On the other hand, in 1920, the library was running at a deficit and was still reeling from the war, along with other cultural institutions and the country as a whole. Concerns that we know all too well today—such as the continuous need for more funding for libraries, and staff being overworked and underpaid—were also a reality then. It was (and still is) with patience and fortitude that the New York Public Library has managed to remain one of the pillars of our cultural heritage. References Visitors See New Public Library.” May 25, 1911. Accessed May The New York Times, “50,000 4, 2017. https://nyti.ms/2pMvZbp. $29,000,000 Library Is Opened.” May 25, 1911. Accessed May 4, The New York Times, “City’s 2017. Tom. New York: Reading Publics: New York City’s Public Libraries, 1754-1911. Fordham University Press, 2015. Hansen, Debra. 12 Lecture Part 1.” Webcast lecture. 30:18. “Session http://amazon.sjsu.edu/html-lmain/flash2011/session12part1.html. Lydenberg, Harry Miller. History of the New York Public Library Astor, Lenox and Tilden Boston: Greg Press, 1972. First published 1923 by the New York Public Foundations. Library. The New York Public Library. vol. 1 (1897). Bulletin of the New York Public Library ---. vol. 2 (1898). Bulletin of the New York Public Library ---. vol. 3 (1899). Bulletin of the New York Public Library ---. vol. 4 (1900). Bulletin of the New York Public Library ---. vol. 5 (1901). Bulletin of the New York Public Library ---. vol. 7 (1903). Bulletin of the New York Public Library
would hold. On the other hand, in 1920, the library was running at a deficit and was still reeling from the war, along with other cultural institutions and the country as a whole. Concerns that we know all too well today—such as the continuous need for more funding for libraries, and staff being overworked and underpaid—were also a reality then. It was (and still is) with patience and fortitude that the New York Public Library has managed to remain one of the pillars of our cultural heritage. References “50,000 Visitors See New Public Library.” The New York Times, May 25, 1911. Accessed May 4, 2017. https://nyti.ms/2pMvZbp. “City’s $29,000,000 Library Is Opened.” The New York Times, May 25, 1911. Accessed May 4, 2017. Tom. Reading Publics: New York City’s Public Libraries, 1754-1911. New York: Fordham University Press, 2015. Hansen, Debra. “Session 12 Lecture Part 1.” Webcast lecture. 30:18. http://amazon.sjsu.edu/html-lmain/flash2011/session12part1.html. Lydenberg, Harry Miller. History of the New York Public Library Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations. Boston: Greg Press, 1972. First published 1923 by the New York Public Library. The New York Public Library. Bulletin of the New York Public Library vol. 1 (1897). ---. Bulletin of the New York Public Library vol. 2 (1898). ---. Bulletin of the New York Public Library vol. 3 (1899). ---. Bulletin of the New York Public Library vol. 4 (1900). ---. Bulletin of the New York Public Library vol. 5 (1901). ---. Bulletin of the New York Public Library vol. 7 (1903).
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