The New York Libraries and Readers

Helene Sheinberg

1913

Readers of Various Nations, Different Ages, and Different Classes

The library is an integral part of public education.—“Public Libraries.”

The library and the public school occupy the most important positions in the educational institutions of our time. In certain respects, the influence of the library is even stronger and greater. The public…

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Helene Sheinberg

19th Century–20th Century

Very little is known about Helene Sheinberg, who worked in the New York Public Library system. Sheinberg published a description of Jewish library users in Di tsukunft, noting differences between libraries on the Lower East Side and the Upper West Side. Her observations touch on language preferences, the gender of readers, and how they communicated with librarians.

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