Public Libraries

The principal public library within the City area is the Guildhall Library, containing a magnificent collection of books and manuscripts.

There are also good libraries at the Bishopsgate Institute, Bishopsgate, and at the Cripplegate Institute, and at Sion College, Victoria Embankment.

Original documents and records can be consulted at the Public Record Office in Chancery Lane.

Libraries
·pl of <<Library>>. ...

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Public
·noun A public house; an <<Inn>>. II. Public ·adj Open to common or general use; as, a public road;...

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Public school
·add. ·- In the United States, a free primary, grammar, or high school maintained by the local gover...

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Public-hearted
·adj Public-spirited. ...

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Public-minded
·adj Public-spirited. ...

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Public-spirited
·adj Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited project or measure. II. Public-spir...

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public man
A bankrupt. ...

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public ledger
A prostitute: because, like that paper, she is open to all parties. ...

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Public-service corporation
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Quasi-public corporation. ...

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Quasi-public corporation
·add. ·- A corporation, such as a railroad company, lighting company, water company, ·etc., organize...

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