Warrington Circulating Library Explained

The Warrington Circulating Library of Warrington, England, was a subscription library established in 1760.[1] It became part of the Warrington Museum in 1848.[2] Supporters included Joseph Priestley.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. The Community Library: A Chapter in English Social History . Paul Kaufman . Transactions of the American Philosophical Society . 57 . 1967 . 1006043 . Check List of Subscription Libraries in England .
  2. Book: Catalogue of the Leeds Library . 1889 .
  3. Dr. Priestly and his Relation to Proprietary Libraries . Monthly Notes of the Library Association of the United Kingdom . 3 . March 15, 1880 .

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