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Archival description
Letter book
Y/EDU/5/3/3/10 · Item · 15 September 1910-14 September 1912
Part of York Civic Archive

Contains general correspondence relating to health and infection control, fines, user enquiries, acquisition of stock, money and accounts. Indexed.

York Public Library
Letter book
Y/EDU/5/3/3/11 · Item · August 1912-May 1914
Part of York Civic Archive

Contains general correspondence relating to fines, user enquiries, acquisition of stock, money and accounts, and committee matters. Indexed.

York Public Library
Letter book
Y/EDU/5/3/3/12 · Item · 19 May 1914-5 May 1916
Part of York Civic Archive

The contents mentions the First World War, the library's role within it (including hosting classes for the instruction in munitions making) and the procurement of war literature. Also includes general correspondence, accounts, fines, and subscriptions. Indexed.

York Public Library
Fiction list
Y/EDU/5/3/4/8 · Item · 1913
Part of York Civic Archive

Catalogue of prose fiction in the lending library. Contains two copies; the first with a printer's error, the other corrected.

York Public Library
Y/EDU/5/3/5/1 · Item · c.1916
Part of York Civic Archive

Copies of assorted documents relating to the plans for building and founding a public library in York. Includes council proposals; building plans, estimates, contracts and accounts; tender forms and valuations.

York Public Library
Competition Slip
Y/EDU/5/3/13/4 · Item · 14 March 1966-19 March 1966
Part of York Civic Archive

Slip for entering the National Library Week Competition of 1966. Text as follows: "I estimate the [_] books will be borrowed from York City Library during National Library Week, 14th to 19th March". Results to be published in the Yorkshire Evening Press, 24th March, 1966

York Public Library
Smarties Shortlist leaflet
Y/EDU/5/3/13/8 · Item · 1993
Part of York Civic Archive

The leaflet includes details of nominees (in cats 0-5, 6-8, 9-11) with the eventual winners noted.

York Public Library
Volume of newspaper cuttings
Y/EDU/5/3/17/7 · Item · 10 January 1976-4 December 1984
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes assorted press cuttings from local papers, relating to the Library and its events, fundraising and appeals.

York Public Library
The Young Yorkist
Y/EDU/5/3/99 · Item · December 1961- December 1973
Part of York Civic Archive

Multiple copies of The Young Yorkist - the magazine of York Children's Library. Includes issues no. 1 - 74 (missing issue 20)

York Public Library
Pamphlet stock-taking book
Y/EDU/5/3/22 · Item · November 1896-1940
Part of York Civic Archive

Also contains accessions register dated 1896-1932. The stock-taking work mostly covers 1914-1915 and 1940.

York Public Library
Y/EDU/5/3/38 · Item · January 1926
Part of York Civic Archive

Library shelf-register for book stock, giving the press mark, volumes, author, title, stock number and dewey number.

York Public Library
Y/EDU/5/3/1/1 · Item · 30 July 1855
Part of York Civic Archive

Copy of the 1855 Act for further promoting the Establishment of Free Public Libraries and Museums in Municipal Towns, and for extending it to Towns governed under Local Improvement Acts and to Parishes

York Public Library
Public notice
Y/EDU/5/3/1/3 · Item · 17 October 1891
Part of York Civic Archive

Poster entitled 'Public Library for York: Speeches delivered at the Citizens' Meeting on Thursday, November 3rd, in favour of a Public Library for York' - kept in an envelope headed as follows: 'City of York - The Public Libraries (England) Acts 1855-1890 Poster - dated 17 October 1891'.

York Public Library
Class List
Y/EDU/5/3/4/11 · Item · 1909
Part of York Civic Archive

Class list of books on Useful Arts

York Public Library
Class List
Y/EDU/5/3/4/12 · Item · 1909
Part of York Civic Archive

Class list of books on Fine Arts

York Public Library
File of correspondence
Y/EDU/5/3/5/4 · Item · 1925
Part of York Civic Archive

Correspondence between A.H. Furnish (city librarian), the town clerk, and L.V. Brock of the Ministry of Health detailing the borrowing of loans.

York Public Library
Public Notice
Y/EDU/5/3/5/12 · Item · 1927
Part of York Civic Archive

Notice requesting all books to be returned before Saturday 13 August 1927 (most likely in preparation for the move to the new public library building).

York Public Library
Photograph of Acomb Library
Y/EDU/5/3/19/29 · Item · 23 January 1991
Part of York Civic Archive

Featured in the photograph are Christine Appleton, Patrick Coldfield, and Chris Maynard.

York Public Library