Show GREAT LIBRARIES alie library Com with alio lire af the congressional library in all its departments now contains about volumes for comparison with alio other largo libraries of tho world the following statistics anro compiled from the latest attainable sources the largest library in alio world is eliat of tho french it paris contains today to day upward of printed books and manuscripts between tho imperial library at st petersburg aud alie british museum it is dilli cult to lay which is tho larger neither will vary lucli aiom volumes the rwal library of munich lias now something over but chii pamphlets the royal library at berlin contains tho library nt copan lias the library at dresden library at university library nt Gotting cn germany the vatican library at rome lias about printed books and commenced in 1378 arc about sixty other libraries in europe larger than the vatican library taic national library of paris is ono of the very oldest in europe having been founded in 1350 aln university library at is reported founded the sanio year tho museum dates its commencement about years later 1753 of alic large libraries in alio united states alic lidston public library comes next to tho congressional with including the duplicates in its seven branches alio harvard university collection comes next with about the astor and mercantile of now york leavo each about yale college has about dartmouth about cornell university the virginea Virg inra 2000 bowdoin with tho university of south carolina with michigan state 1000 t Princ clon pennsylvania mercantile and columbia university south carolina it will thus bo scon that our national library as it should be called exceeds all bul eight or possibly nine of tho libraries of europe and all in america st louis alobe the eyes of the mole arc so exceedingly cee and 0 o in its hair that our considered it blind montreal star |