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DIRECTIONS 
RESPECTING 
THE READING ROOM 
OF THE 
BRITISH MUSEUM. 
The Reading Room of the Museum is open from Ten till Four, 
every Day, except on Saturdays and Sundays, and for one Week 
at Christmas, Easter, and Whitsuntide; except also on the 30th 
of January, Ash-Wednesday, Good-Friday, 5th of November, and 
any Fast or Thanksgiving Days. 
Persons desirous of Admission are to send in their Applications 
in writing (specifying their Christian and Surnames, Rank or Pro¬ 
fession, and Places of Abode), to the Principal Librarian, or, in 
his Absence, to the Senior Under Librarian, who will either im¬ 
mediately admit such persons, or lay their Applications before the 
next General Meeting, or Committee of the Trustees. But as it 
might he dangerous , in so populous a Metropolis as London , to admit 
perfect Strangers , it is expected that every Person who applies should 
produce a Recommendation satisfactory to a Trustee or an Officer 
of the House. Applications defective in this respect will not he at¬ 
tended to. 
Permission will in general be granted for Six Months ; and at the 
Expiration of this Term, fresh Application is to be made for a 
Renewal. 
