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FRANCE.] Name. Founded. Special Character and Remarks. No. of Vols. To whom Accessible. Print. MSS. RICHMOND : Free Public Lib. 1881 L. A. 7,000 Resi. Wesleyan Theologi 1843 Chief. Theol. 14,000 cal Institute. Staff and RIPON : Stud. Minster Library. 1824 Misc. 5,340 Clergy (o. b. L). ROCHDALE : Equitable Pioneers 1849 Central Lending L. and 17 14,475 Mem. Society. newsrooms, each with small ref. lib. Free Public Lib. 1872 Gen., Local Lit, ; L. A. 30,175 Open. ROCHESTER : Cathedral Library. Misc. ; printed cat. 1,100 Dioc. Cler. ROSSALL : School Library. ROTHERHAM : Free Library. 18St L. A. 3,200 Inhabit. RUGBY: 1 School Library. ante Temple reading-room 1879 5,000 Few. Masters fc 1813 Boys. ST ANDREWS : University Library. 1C 12 Includes the three coll. 90,000 200 Mem. lib. (1455, 1512, 1537). (0. b. ].). ST HELEN S: Free Library. 1S54 Gen., Local ; L. A. 6,000 Few. Open. 1877 -iALFORD : Royal Mus. and L. 1S49 L. A. ; 4 branches. 70,000 150 Open. SALISBURY : Cathedral Library, llth Chiefly Theol. ; pr. cat. 4,877 187 Open. cent SHEFFIELD : Free Lib. and Mus. 1855 L. A. ; 3 branches. 66,000 Resi. SHREWSBURY : School Library. Older Lit. 5,000 Few. Masters (0. b. 1.). SMETHWICK : Free Library. 1876 L. A. 4,036 Open. SOUTHAMPTON : Hartley Institute. 1862 Ref. ; coll. of old French 18,000 Few. Sub. ; pub. lit., mud., clas. in eveng. SOUTHPORT : Atkinson Free Lib. 1875 L. A. ; 1 branch. 10,350 By guar. SoUTH SHIELDS: Public Library. 1871 L. A. ; 1 br. newsroom. 13,250 Open. STAFFORD : William Salt Lib. 1872 Gen. ref., Archseol. 7,500 Num Open. Staffordshire coll. erous. STOCKPORT : Free Public Library. 1875 L. A. 16,400 Open. STOKE-UPON-TRENT: Free Library. 1878 L. A. ; also a Mus. 6,186 Open. SUNDERLAND&quot;: Public Free Lib. 1862 L. A. 10,000 By guar. SWANSEA : Public Library. 1874 Gen. ref., Welsh Lit. 26,500 20 Open. L. A. ; 3 branches ; Rowland Williams beq. Roy. Inst. of Soutl 1835 Gen., Wales ; printed cat. 13,000 Few. Sub. Wales. THURSO : Free Library. 1875 L. A. ; Robert Dick s coll. 2,500 Resi. TRURO : Bishop Phillpott sL. fheol. 5,000 Dioc. Cler., or Sub. Cornwall Library. 1792 7,000 Sub. Roval Inst. of Corn 1818 Science and Archasol. ; also 1,750 Mem. wall. Mus TYNEMOUTH : Free Library. 1868 L. A. 19.083 3y guar. WALSALL : Free Library. 1859 L. A. ; 1 branch. 10,850 Open. WARE : St Edmund s Coll. L. 1794 Gen. .Theol.; inlSC9many 20,000 Mem. books removed to St Thomas Seminary, Ham NV VUHI VGTON mersmith. Museum. 1848 Gen., Local ; L. A. 18,000 100 Sub. for lend. lib. WARWICK Free Library. 1866 L. A. 8,000 Open. WEDNESBURY ) Free Library 1878 L. A. 7,000 Open. WELLS: Cathedral Lib. c. 1660 Chiefly Theol. 4,000 Few. Open by 1. WEST BKOMWICH .- Five Library. 1874 L. A. 12,000 Open. WlGAN : Free Public Lib. 1877 Gen., Mining ; L. A 27,000 1 Open. WlI.LF.NHALL: Public Library. 1875 U A. ; lending library 3,200 Jy guar. only. WINCHESTER : Cathedral Library. 1684 Chiefly Theol. 4,500 15 Dioc. Cler. College. Moberley L. ! - 7 3,750 Boys. Public Library. 1S77 L. A.; old lib. existed in 2,170 Rest by Guildhall before. guarant. WINDSOR: Eton College Lib. 15th Chiefly Clas. and Tlieoi. 23,000 100 Masters ; cent Par. Cler. Eton School Lib. 1 - L 1 8,000 Joys. Royal Library. By Prints, &amp;lt;fec., coll. by Geo. 70 COO Wil. III., and Raphael coll. IV. of Prince Consort. a Name. 3 C Special Character and No. of Vols. Towhonl 1 Remarks. Print, i MSS. Accessible. WOLVERHAMPTON : Free Library. 1860 L. A. ; Field Club and 24,500 Winter Lectures. WORCESTER : Cathedral Library. 1640 Chiefly Theol. 4,085 251 Dioc. Cler. Public Library. 1SSO Gen., Soi., Worcester; 12,000 (0. b. 1.). Non-resi. WKEXHAM : L. A. ; Hastings Mus. by sub. Free Library. 1879 L. A.; reading-room ant ref. lib. Open. YORK : Minster Library. Subscription Lib. 1794 Monastic; printed cat. Gen.. Local. 11,000 40,000 300 Open by 1. Mem. II. FRANCE. ABBEVILLE : 1 Bibliotheque do la 1685 Printed cat. preparing. 40,000 Few. Open; bks. Ville. lent. AGEN : Bibliotheque. Largely monastic; cat. to 30,000 Few. Open. be printed. Aix: Bibliotheque Me- 1786 Me janes bequest of 80,000 150,000 1,100 Open; bks. janes. 1810 vols. 1. to prof. AJACCIO (Corsica) : Bibliotheque. 1800 Founded by Lucien Bona 30,000 200 Open; bky. parte. lent by 1. AMIENS : B. Communale. 1791 Printed catalogues. 70,000 800 Do. ANGERS : 1 B. Communale. 1791 Gen., Anjou ; twopopulai 44,000 1,500 Open. libs, in connexion. ARRAS : Bibliotheque. 40,000 1,200 AUCH : B. Communale. 1793 15,000 Open. AUXERRE : BiblioUiequc. Gen., Local. 40,000 224 Open ; bks. lent by 1. AVIGNON: Bibliotheque. 1791 93,000? 1,200 BEAUNE : B. de la Ville. 1794 39,000 500 Do. BESANgoN : B. de la Villa. 1694 130,000 1,800 Open; b. 1. BLOIS : B. Communale. 1792 30,000 Few. Open ; bks. 1812 lent by 1. BORDEAUX : Bibliotheqne. 18 Succeeded lib. of Acad. 190,000 1,500 Open. estab. in first half of 18tl cent. ; cat. partly pr. BOULOGNE : B. Communale. 1798 50,600 90 Open. BOURG : B. Communale. 1790 Gen., Theol., History. 30,000 60 Op.; bks.l. BOURGES : B. publique. 1792 Largely older lit. 25,000 327 Op.; bks.l. BREST : B. do 1 Ecole dc 1802 Med., Sci. 15,200 Med. staff. Medecine Navale. CAEN : Bibliotheque. 1809 Succeeded the Unirer. L 80,000 524 Open. founded 1431. C AMBRAI : Bibliotheque. 1791 Rich in monastic coll. 40,000 1.300 CARPENTRAS : Bibliotheque. Gen., Local; Peiresc JISS 25,000 1,000 Open. CHALONS-SUR- MARNE: Bibliothcque. 1800 30,000 80 CHARTRES : B. Communale. 1794 Rich in early MSS. and bks. 65,000. 1,673 Op. ; bks. 1. CHAUMONT : Bibliotheque Publ. 1790 Gen., Loc. ; rich in incun. 32,000 300 Open. CLERMONT- FERRAND : Bibliotaeque. 40,000 400 DIJON : B. Publique. 1708 Rich in Hist. 79,427 1,106 Open. DOLE (Jura) : Bibliotheque. ante Printed cat. 27,853 Open. 1786 DOUAI : B. Publique. 1789 Rich in theology and law. 100,000 1,297 Dpen. EPINAL: Bibliotheque. 30,000 220 GRENOBLE : Bibliotheque. .772 Gen., Local. 170,000 7,000 3p. ; bks.l. HAVRE : B. Municipale. 1790 36,121 59 Do. LA ROCHELLE : B. de la Ville. 1604 Gen., Hist., Local. 30,C46 569 Do. 1797 LAVAL : B. Municipale. 1822 28,000 3pen. LE MANS : Bibliotheque. 80,000? 700 LILLE: B. Municipale. 1790 Sen., Local ; pr. cat. 75,000 800 &amp;lt; Jp. ; bks. 1. LYONS : B. de la Ville. 530 120,000 1,500 B. du Pal. des Arts. 65,600 46 Ipen. XIV. --69
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