, ▁low ▁levels ▁of ▁natural ▁light , ▁constant ▁temperature ) ▁but ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁rare ▁and ▁valuable ▁items ▁require ▁more ▁specific ▁conservation ▁work . ▁ ▁Mod ifications ▁and ▁dates ▁ ▁The ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁library ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁number ing ▁some ▁ 1 9 , 7 4 6 ▁volumes ▁in ▁the ▁financial ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 3 - 1 9 1 4 , ▁with ▁ 2 8 , 2 7 7 ▁lo ans ▁recorded ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁collection ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁when ▁acquired ▁by ▁Bath urst ▁City ▁Library ▁was ▁probably ▁even ▁larger ▁than ▁this , ▁so ▁the ▁present ▁collection ▁represents ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁a ▁c ull ing ▁undert aken ▁by ▁the ▁Bath urst ▁City ▁Library ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁listing ▁▁ ▁This ▁move able ▁her itage ▁collection ▁of ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁books ▁is ▁of ▁State ▁significance ▁as ▁the ▁core ▁collection ▁of ▁reference ▁and ▁historic ▁books ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Bath urst ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁between ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁collection , ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁and ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁texts ▁about ▁Australia , ▁includes ▁rare ▁and ▁valuable ▁volumes ▁but ▁also ▁provides ▁historic ▁ins ights ▁into ▁the ▁information ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁this ▁major ▁regional ▁centre . ▁The ▁collection ▁has ▁research ▁potential ▁for ▁sch ol ars ▁studying ▁regional ▁Australian ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁period , ▁the ▁School