▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁building . ▁The ▁estimated ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁books ▁now ▁held ▁in ▁this ▁collection ▁were ▁probably ▁separated ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁Bath urst ▁City ▁Library ' s ▁general ▁hold ings ▁soon ▁after ▁ac quisition , ▁and ▁have ▁stored ▁together ▁away ▁from ▁public ▁access . ▁They ▁have ▁never ▁been ▁available ▁for ▁l ending , ▁although ▁they ▁has ▁been ▁viewed ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time ▁under ▁super vision . ▁ ▁Description ▁▁ ▁The ▁Old ▁Bath urst ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁Collection ▁numbers ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁books ▁or ▁about ▁ 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁estimated ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁books ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁library ▁in ▁its ▁he yd ay . ▁The ▁collection ▁is ▁currently ▁stored ▁in ▁a ▁compact us ▁( access ed ▁through ▁another ▁compact us ) ▁within ▁the ▁staff - only ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Bath urst ▁City ▁Public ▁library . ▁ ▁The ▁nominated ▁collection ▁includes ▁books ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁with ▁pre domin antly ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁non - f iction ▁/ ▁reference ▁texts ▁offering ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁Austral iana , ▁indic ative ▁of ▁the ▁earlier , ▁educational ▁role ▁performed ▁by ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁institutions . ▁The ▁collection ▁is ▁currently ▁being ▁increased ▁again ▁under ▁a ▁policy ▁of ▁returning ▁books ▁from ▁the ▁Bath urst ▁City ▁Library ▁that ▁had ▁earlier ▁been ▁cul led . ▁These ▁books ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁mid ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁fiction . ▁ ▁The ▁collection ▁includes ▁a ▁useful ▁variety ▁of ▁catalog ues ▁created ▁at ▁various