Guarding the library--New York
"In 1895 the Lenox, Astor and Tilden libraries were consolidated to form the N.Y. Public Library. Its reference and circulating departments with their 3,870,000 books and pamphlets serve a daily average of 10,000 people. 11 million books a year are lent for home use."--printed on verso.
http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/906bd690-e2b4-0135-9c66-372edfe68560
#NewYork #Lenox #Astor #Tilden #theNYPublicLibrary #NewYorkCity

Guarding the library--New York
"In 1895 the Lenox, Astor and Tilden libraries were consolidated to form the N.Y. Public Library. Its reference and circulating departments with their 3,870,000 books and pamphlets serve a daily average of 10,000 people. 11 million books a year are lent for home use."--printed on verso.
http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/906bd690-e2b4-0135-9c66-372edfe68560
#Newyork #Lenox #Astor #Tilden #Thenypubliclibrary #Centralpark #Newyorkcity