Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . 0 volumesand over, 88 are free, 28 are reference, and 158are both circulating and reference. The free public libraries in the State containing3,000 volumes and over, in 1896, amounted to following list includes those of this class con-taining 10,000 volumes and over: Chicago, Public Librarv . (1896) 217,065 Peoria, ,o4 Springfield, 28,639 Rockford, 28,000 Quincy, and Reading Room (10 Galesburg Elgin, Gail Borden Public Library . 17,000 Bloomington, Withers ... Evanston, Free ... 15,515 Decatur, ... 14,766 Belleville, . . 14,511
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . 0 volumesand over, 88 are free, 28 are reference, and 158are both circulating and reference. The free public libraries in the State containing3,000 volumes and over, in 1896, amounted to following list includes those of this class con-taining 10,000 volumes and over: Chicago, Public Librarv . (1896) 217,065 Peoria, ,o4 Springfield, 28,639 Rockford, 28,000 Quincy, and Reading Room (10 Galesburg Elgin, Gail Borden Public Library . 17,000 Bloomington, Withers ... Evanston, Free ... 15,515 Decatur, ... 14,766 Belleville, . . 14,511 Aurora, ... 14,350 Rock Island, ... 12,634 Joliet, ... 22,325 The John Crerar Library (a scientific referencelibrary)—established in the City of Chicago in1894, on the basis of a bequest of the late JohnCrerar, estimated as amounting to fully 83,000,-000—is rapidly adding to its resources, having,in the four years of its history, acquired over40,000 volumes. With its princely endowment, 3 ra pd 2 M <! SOCO H-Il-j O r1 o.
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