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| Public (or Free) Library | Any publicly funded library or libraries, whether referred to as "public", "free", or "municipal" libraries. |
| Museum | Any publicly funded museum or museums. |
| Library, Museum and Art Gallery | References relating simultaneously to a Library or Libraries, a Museum and an Art Gallery, or cases where it is unclear if one or all of these are meant. |
| Library and Museum | References relating simultaneously to a Library or Libraries, and a Museum, or cases where it is unclear if one or all of these are meant. |
| Subscription library/arrangement | A special library or book supply which users had to pay to access, though such a library or book supply was attached to public libraries. These are distinct from any arrangement to be supplied by a commercial circulating library (for instance) into which a public library entered, for this is a privilege for which certain readers can pay, not an arrangment for which the institution pays. Details relating to the latter type of arrangement should be recorded using the option Circulating library. The distinction between the two is not always made clear. |
| Ground/Park | Any park(s) or recreation ground(s) for which a committee has responsibility |
| Library, Parks, and Museum | References relating simultaneously to a Library or Libraries, Park or Parks, and a Museum, or cases where it is unclear if one or all of these are meant. |
| Museum and Art Gallery | References relating simultaneously to a Museum and a Art Gallery, or cases where it is unclear if one or all of these are meant. |
| Art Gallery | Art gallery or "art museum". |
| Education/Technical Education | An element of formal report on the provision of technical instruction, adult education, etc, (as opposed to cooperative or informal links existing with some educational system). |
| Library, Museum and Technical Education | References relating simultaneously to a Library or Libraries, a Museum and some Education or Technical Education facility, or cases where it is unclear if one or all of these are meant. |
| Museum and Technical Education | References relating simultaneously to a Museum and some Education or Technical Education facility, or cases where it is unclear if one or all of these are meant. |
| Library and Art Gallery | References relating simultaneously to a Library or Libraries and an Art Gallery (or a Library and an "art museum") or cases where it is unclear if one or all of these are meant. |
| Circulating library | Activities relating to a institution's arrangement to be (partially) supplied by a commercial circulating library. This is an arrangement such as a public library might enter into, i.e., an arrangement for which the institution pays, not a special privilege for which some readers pay. Details relating to the latter type of arrangement should be recorded using the option Subscription library/arrangement. The distinction between the two is not always made clear. |
| Museum and Park | References relating simultaneously to a Museum and Park(s) or cases where it is unclear if one or all of these are meant. |
| Library, Museum, Art Gallery and Education | References relating simultaneously to a Library or Libraries, a Museum, an Art Gallery and some Education or Technical Education facility, or cases where it is unclear if one or all of these are meant. |
| Library, Museum and Observatory | References relating simultaneously to a Library or Libraries, a Museum, and an Observatory or cases where it is unclear if one or all of these are meant. |
| Observatory | Observatory. |
| Library and Education | References relating simultaneously to a Library or Libraries and some Education or Technical Education facility, or cases where it is unclear if one or all of these are meant. |
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