Mechanics Institute Library
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Mechanics' Institute, Manchester — Mechanics Institute, Princess Street, Manchester The Mechanics Institute, 103 Princess Street, Manchester is notable as the building in which three significant British institutions were founded: the Trades Unions Congress (TUC), the Co operative… … Wikipedia
mechanics' institute — ▪ British United States organization a voluntary organization common in Britain and the United States between 1820 and 1860 for educating manual workers. Ideally such an institute was to have a library, a museum, a laboratory, public… … Universalium
Mechanics' Institute, Sorrento — The Mechanics Institute, Sorrento is a building classified by the National Trust of Australia and located at 827 Melbourne Road, Sorrento, Victoria, Australia. Mechanics Institute, Sorrento. In July 1876, the Mechanics Institutes Trust received… … Wikipedia
San Francisco Mechanics' Institute — Mechanics Institute Library and Chess Room The Mechanics Institute Library and Chess Room is an historic membership library, cultural event center, and chess club located in the Financial District of San Francisco, California at 57 Post Street.… … Wikipedia
Toronto Mechanics' Institute — The first home of the Toronto Public Library The Toronto Mechanics Institute, originally named the York Mechanics Institute, was an educational institution in 19th century Toronto that became the city s first public library. It was one of a… … Wikipedia
Prahran Mechanics' Institute — is a subscription library situated at 140 High Street, Prahran, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1854 by subscriptions of the local community, it is one of the oldest surviving Mechanics Institutes in Victoria and one of only six still… … Wikipedia
Mechanics' Institutes — The Leeds City Mechanics Institutes Buildings Historically, Mechanics Institutes were educational establishments formed to provide adult education, particularly in technical subjects, to working men. As such, they were often funded by local… … Wikipedia
library — /luy brer ee, breuh ree, bree/, n., pl. libraries. 1. a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference, as a room, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or… … Universalium
MECHANICS' INSTITUTES — associations of working men which aim at providing a general education for artisans, and particularly instruction in the fundamental principles of their own trades; are managed by committees of their own election, usually have a reading room… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Subscription library — A subscription library (also membership library or independent library) is a library that is financed by private funds either from membership fees or endowments. Unlike a public library, access is often restricted to members, but access rights… … Wikipedia
