. Syllabus for a course of study in the evolution of the library in Europe and America. usic;books loaned, cheap and easily replaced; referencebooks often valuable and costly; administrative func-tions carried on by means of a central bureau. 4. Artisan or industrial libraries. Peculiarly French; ten in Paris; founded by a bequestto city of Paris of 200000 f. by will of M. Forney,from whom the most important collection was named;courses of free lectures on industrial arts and ap-plied science carried on in connection with theseartisan libraries; loan valuable books and plateson cabinet making,
. Syllabus for a course of study in the evolution of the library in Europe and America. usic;books loaned, cheap and easily replaced; referencebooks often valuable and costly; administrative func-tions carried on by means of a central bureau. 4. Artisan or industrial libraries. Peculiarly French; ten in Paris; founded by a bequestto city of Paris of 200000 f. by will of M. Forney,from whom the most important collection was named;courses of free lectures on industrial arts and ap-plied science carried on in connection with theseartisan libraries; loan valuable books and plateson cabinet making, embroidery, pattern-designing; havebeen of inestimable economic value, making possiblegreat exhibits at successive expositions; two sec-tions, rne for reference only, containing very valu-able works, and one for loaning with cheaper books. IV. Provincial libraries. Found in many of the large manufacturing centers, as Lyons,Ruen, Tours. Between 200 and 300 free public librariesin France, outside of Paris. V. School libraries. Organized early in 19th century. In 1862, law established. -37- school ilbrar:, for parents and pupils in each publicschool, in charge of school master. Controlled hy ministerof instruction. VI. Societe de Benjamin Franklin. Founded 1862; instrumental in starting new libraries; is-sues a catalogue populaire of good booKs for small li-braries; does the work of a library commission. VII. Attitude of French government. Most favorable; Issues a Bulletin of libraries and ar-chives; a general catalog of manuscripts of the publiclibraries of the Departments. VIII. Library progress. France has no library training school, one periodical,the Revue des bibliotheques, published monthly and devotedto librarianship and bibliographical matters, and no gen-eral library association. References. Badeker, Karl. Paris & environs. Ed. 12. 1896. Cutter, C: A. European libraries: the Bib3 iotheque rationale & the British Huseum. (see Lib. journal 1894, 19:289-92.) Notes on the B
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