Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Toronto Public Library Twenty-Ninth Annual Report for the Year 1912
First, the generous supplementary gift of Mr. J. Ross Robertson, by which over four hundred pictures have been added to the priceless collection of Historical Prints placed in the possession of the Library through his generosity at the end of. Last year. That these are interesting to the people and appreciated by them is proved by an attendance of visitors during the past eleven months. That the collection might be made, as its donor intended, a means of education as well as of recreation and pleasure, a library assistant has been assigned to the Historical Room. Second, the development of the work among children in the Children's Rooms in the Branch Libraries throughout the city. The Board was fortunate in securing the services of Miss Lillian Smith, of the Children's Department of the New York Public Library, to take charge of this work. Three capable assistants have been working under her direction during the past three months, and the results have been highly gratifying. The Story Hour in the Branches where there is a Children's Room, and the National Story Hour in the J. Ross Robertson Historical Room, have greatly stimulated the interest of the children of the city, and the Chief Librarian has frequently been commended for inaugurating this movement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
