. Les bibliothèques publiques de Liverpool. Une histoire de cinquante ans. y de ce genre. Dans son initiativeshe peut-être droit à plus creditthan la date de l'ouverture de sa bibliothèque sur18th, 1852 Octobre, pourraient sembler le justifient. Withoutexaggeration on peut dire que le père de la circulation à Liverpool a été M. James A.Picton. Pour sa défense et doit être untiringenergy largement sinon totalement favorable qui attributedthe receivedin soutien l'objet de la salle du Conseil, ainsi que l'disarmingof l'opposition, tant à l'intérieur de la Chambre, andwithout par ceux qui doutaient de l'advantagesof ces profe

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. Liverpool public libraries. A history of fifty years. y of this kind. In her initiativeshe may perhaps be entitled to more creditthan the date of opening her library on October18th, 1852, might seem to warrant. Withoutexaggeration it may be said that the father ofthe movement in Liverpool was Mr. James A.Picton. To his able advocacy and untiringenergy must be largely if not wholly attributedthe favourable support which the subject receivedin the Council Chamber, as well as the disarmingof the opposition, both within the Chamber andwithout, by those who doubted the advantagesof such institutions. As a lover of books, anearnest student, a man of considerable literaryability, an active member of various learnedsocieties, a clear thinker and a cogent reasoner, Mr. Pictons whole-heartedness in the matterwent without saying, and always obtained hima deferential hearing when advocating the valueand expediency of the institution he soughtto establish. In the early part of the year 1850, Mr. Pictongave notice of his intention to bring the question. Photo, by Medrmgton. Sir James A. Picton, F.S.A. History of the Liverpool Public Libraries. 11 of Free Libraries before the Liverpool Corporation;and accordingly at a meeting of the TownCouncil on Wednesday, April 3rd, of that year, he moved— That a special Committee beappointed to consider the practicability of theestablishment of a public library in Liverpoolfreely open to all classes; and to report thereonto this Council. Mr. Picton, in bringing the motion forward, read an extract from the report of the Committeeof the House of Commons in which it wasstated that the great step was to procure aplace of deposit, a local habitation for thegoods. That once found, the donations wouldabundantly pour in. Donations had been theprincipal source of all the principal librarieswhich had been formed. Mr. Picton did notgo quite so far in his expectations as theCommittee of the House of Commons; but hehad no doubt that the library, when once

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