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Brighton public library 



EOYAL PAVILION", CHUECH STEEET. 



The Public Library comprises two departments, Eeference 

 and Lending. 



A. REFERENCE DEPARTMENT. The Eeference Library, 



which is open to all readers without introduction or 

 guarantee, contains nearly 15,000 volumes. These 

 comprise not only Atlases, Directories, Gazetteers, 

 Dictionaries of many languages and special subjects, 

 Encyclopaedias, Almanacks, Calendars, &c., but the more 

 costly works in the Library, and several special collec- 

 tions, including Theology, Classics, Italian works, 

 Natural History and Oriential languages. Also a 

 valuable one of works relating to the history and 

 topography of the town and county. 

 The Eeference Library is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. 



B. LENDING DEPARTMENT. This department (the 



VICTORIA LENDING LIBRARY) contains nearly 28,000 

 volumes of a very comprehensive character adapted to 

 the wants, both of study and of recreation, of every 

 class of the community. The latest and best books are 

 constantly being added. Eatepayers can use it on their 

 own guarantee ; Non-Eatepayers (whether inhabitants 

 or visitors) are entitled to borrow on obtaining a 

 voucher signed by a Eatepayer. 



The Lending Library is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. 



The Eules and Eegulations can be obtained on application 

 at the Library. 



F. W. MADDEN, M.E.A.S., 



Librarian. 



