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EDMONTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
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the assistant there stamps the books with the date of issue, and allows them to leave by the second gate.

A good example of a well-arranged building for a small library on two floors is seen in the "Passmore Edwards" Library at Edmonton, designed

by Mr. Maurice B. Adams. Reference to Fig. 95 will show that the entrance-hall is placed in the centre and runs from the front to the back of the building, where the staircase to the first floor is planned.

The news-room is on the left of the hall, and is entered by a door placed opposite to the issue desk