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first collected the lib ra ry , the second ra ised a t his
own expense th e building. T h e lib ra ry consists o f
3 5 0 0 0 v o lu m e s , chiefly in Science.
T h e re ad in g -
room is open to the public
011
T u esd ay s, W ed n e s
days, T h u rsd ay s, and F rid ay s from 11 to 2, w h en
books a re also len t out.
READING ROOMS.
The Athenaeum,
form ed by the learned Ice
lan d e r M r.
T. G. Repp
in 1825, is situ ate a t N r.
68 Ø sterg ade. It is w ell supplied w ith all E u ro p ean
N ew spapers an d P eriodicals, as w ell as th e n ew est
p u b lished w orks, w hich after rem aining th ree m o n th s
in the read in g room are tran sferre d to the lib rary ,
(which n um b ers a b o u t 4 0 ,0 0 0 volum es), an d a fte r
w ards circulated
am ong theS u b s c rib e rs , to be
retu rn ed in 14 days.
In addition to the read in g
room s th ere are conversation ro o m s , and a Con
fectioner’s shop. T h e n um b er o f S u bscribers is
abo ut 8 0 0 , w ho
are electedby ballot.
E ach h a s
the priv ilege o f introdu cing a stra n g er for 8 days,
after w hich tim e th ey can take a m on th ly ticket
for 1 dollar. T h e subscription is 14 dollars y early ,
w ith 4 dollars entrance fee.T h e Institu tio n
is
open from 10 a. m . till 11 p. m .