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LIBRARY ESSAYS
PAPERS RELATED TO THE WORK OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES

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LIBRARY ESSAYS

PAPERS RELATED TO THE WORK
OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES

ARTHUR E. BOSTWICK, Ph. D.


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THE H. W. WILSON COMPANY
NEW YORK
1920

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PREFACE

The author of these papers began his service in librarianship in April,1895. He celebrates his silver jubilee by gathering them into a singlevolume. Before becoming a librarian he had worked for many years asteacher, editor and journalist, and the use of the pen having becomesecond nature, he took it up in behalf of libraries and librarians,somewhat sooner, perhaps, than experience would warrant. However, thepapers reflect to a certain extent the progress of library work duringthe past quarter century.

A. E. B.

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