http://www.theportico.org.uk/A UK subscription library from Manchester featuring 19th century literature, local school exhibits, artist submissions, and gallery.Portico Library & Gallery
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Portico Library was opened in 1806, following a decision taken by a group
of Manchester businessmen in 1803 to found an institute uniting the advantages
of a newsroom and a library. It is a listed Grade II* building of Runcorn
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An independent membership library; provides a collection of books and other materials to all who love reading, appreciate literature, and enjoy cultural discovery.
Free educational institution in the English Lake District. Bibliographies and artefacts on natural history and local people including Beatrix Potter, Ruskin and the Lake poets.
The Mechanics' Institute Library is a general interest membership library and chess club located at 57 Post Street in San Francisco's business district.