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Reading Public Libraries. The official opening ceremony of the Central Library, held in the Town Hall, Wednesday 9th February, 1883. The Mayor of Reading, Blackall Simonds, declares the Library open. Behind the platform is the "Father" Willis organ. A well-dressed audience is standing in the foreground. 1880-1889 : from "The Illustrated London News, " 12th February 1883, with the caption: "The opening of a new public free library at Reading . . ."

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