Handbook of The New York Public Library

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BORN A.D. MDCCCXIII (Bas-relief of Sir Isaac Pitman) TABLET ERECTED A.D. MCMXIII TO COMMEMORATE THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF SIR ISAAC PITMAN AND IN RECOGNITION...

=Lectures and meetings.= The Branches are used as meeting places by literary, educational and social organizations and clubs. Assembly rooms in the Branches are open for any mee...