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RBADING OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
81
Presiden ts, C o l. J. P o llen , M.A., LL.D., J.P. (F ra n c e ), P ro fe s s e u r P a u l
P o u le t (B o u logn e), and Dr. K r o it a (T o k io ). T h e O fficers in clu d e th e
fo llo w in g : P re z id a n to , M r. W. H ayn es, V ic t o r ia S q n a re ; H on. » e k r e ta rio , M r. G. P r o c to r, 61 K en sin gto n R o a d ; K a sisto , R e v . A . H . D.
Cunningham , B.A., A.C.P., 47, London R oa d.
B e r k s h ir e
A r c h c e o lo g ic a l a n d
A r c h ite c tu r a l
S o c ie ty . â A b b e y
G a tew a y , R ea d in g , P a tro n , T h e K in g ; p resid en t, C, E. K e y s e r , Esq.,
M Aâ F.S.A. ; lion, s e c re ta ry , R e v , P. H. Di teli field , M,Aâ F.S.A. ; hon.
trea su rer, M r . E rn es t R a v e n s c r o ft, 22, T h e F o rb u ry , R e a d in g .
T h e R is in g S u n I n s t i t u t e , S ilv e r S tr e e t .â O pen 7.30 to9.30 p.m. e v e r y
n ig h t e x c e p t S atu rd ay ; W ed n esd a y, 2.30 p.m., M o th e r s â M e e t in g ;
St, A g n e s B oys' Club, W ed n esd a ys and F rid a y s , 7,30 to 9.30 ; Sunday
School 2.30 ; B ib le Class a t 2.30 p.m.
P U B L IC
L IB R A R IE S .
C e n t r a l P u b lic L ib r a r y , N ew s & R e a d in g R o o m s (B la g r a v e S t r e e t ). â
N ew s room open from 8.30 a.m. t i l l 10 p.m .; R e a d in g R o om open d a ily
from 9.30 a.m. t i l l 10 p.m .; L e n d in g L ib r a r y open from 10 a.m. t i l l 9
p.m.; R e fe r e n c e L ib r a r y and S tu d e n tsâ R oom open from 10 a.m. t i l l 9
p.m. ; M r, W . H. G reenh ough, C h ie f L ib ra ria n .
T h e L ib r a r y con sists o f R e fe r e n c e and L e n d in g D epartm en ts, and
contain s abou t 43,000 volum es ; i t also in clu des spaciou s R e a d in g and
N e w s Room s, and S tu d e n tsâ Room . T h e L e n d in g L ib r a r y is on th e
open access plan, as is a p o rtio n o f th e R e fe r e n c e L ib r a r y .
The
R e fe re n c e L ib r a r y contain s a la r g e c o lle c tio n o f Books, Pam p h lets,
and o th e r p r in te d m a tter, as w e ll as m an u scripts and p rin ts r e la tin g
to th e T o w n and N e igh bou rh ood .
T h e W e s t B r a n c h L i b r a r y ( O x f o r d R o a d ).
E r e c te d o u t o f funds
(about £4,000) p resen ted b y M r. A n d re w C a rn eg ie. C on tain s R e a d Â
in g N ew s, and C h ild ren 's Room s, and a L e n d in g L ib r a r y on th e open
access plan, open from 3 t i l l 4 and 0 t i l l 9 p.m. ; R e a d in g R oom s open
9 a.m. t i l l 9 p.m .
C a v c rs h a m b r a n c h L i b r a r i /.â Erected, o u t o f funds (a b o u t £2,<)00
p resen ted b y M r . C a rn eg ie. 'C on tain s R e a d in g , N e w s , and R e fe r e n c e
Room s. T h e L e n d in g L ib r a r y is on th e open a ccess plan, and is open
from 1 t ill 4 and from 6 t i l l 9 p.m. R e a d in g rooms open fro m 8 a.m,
t i l l 9 a.m.
T h e L e n d in g L ib r a r ie s a re n ot open ed on W ed n esd a y aftern ooons_
P U B L IC M U S E U M A N D A R T G A L L E R IE S .
Hon. C u rators, M r. II. D aw son Barkas, A.R.C.A. ; M r . W . E. B u tler,
F.E.S. ; M r . G . H. R . H o ld en , M.A., M.B. ; M r . O. A . S hru b sole, F.G.S. ;
M r S. S. S ta llw o o d , F.S.A. ; M r. M i l l Stephenson , F.S.A. ; M r . J. R . le
B. Tom lin , M.A., F.E.S. ; M r . H . M . W a llis , J.P., M.B.O.U. ; S u p e rin te n Â
dent, M r . T. W . M . C o ly e r. T h e Museum and A r t G a lle r y a re
open d a ily (Sundays e x c e p te d ), Janu ary, F e b ru a ry , N o v e m b e r and
Decem ber, 10 a.m, t i l l 4 p.m. ; M a rc h and O cto b er, 10 a.m, t i l l o p.m. ;
A p ril to S eptem b er, T u esd ays, Th u rsdays, F r id a y s and S atu rd ays, 10
a.m. t ill G p.m. ; M o n d ay s & W edn esda ys, 10 a,m. t i l l dusk ; O c to b e r
to M a rch , W ed n esd a y ev e n in g s from 7 t i l l 9.
Th e e n tra n c e to th e Museum and A r t G a lle rie s is b y a s ta irca se
le a d in g from th è v e s tib u le o f th e P u b lic L ib r a r y . T h e M useum con
ta in s th e m a g n ific en t S ilc h e s te r c o lle c tio n , b e in g th e re s u lt o f th *