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Day: January 5, 2006

Library Regulations

Charlotte Social Library, ca. 1820

We recently came across this list of library regulations from the Charlotte Social Library, published around 1820. We’re still wondering how they enforced the “wet finger” rule.

Author Nicholas GrahamPosted on January 5, 2006Categories From the Stacks2 Comments on Library Regulations
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