When the library opened, the collection consisted of 9,000 books selected by bibliographer William F. Poole.
Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare | Pontifical Roman Athenaeum ''S. Apollinare'' | St. Johnsbury, Vermont | Athenaeum | Athenaeum (magazine) | Athenaeum Club, London | Athenaeum Club | Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam | St. Johnsbury | Providence Athenaeum | Salem Athenaeum | Pontifical Roman Athenaeum "S. Apollinare" | Liverpool Athenaeum | Howard Athenaeum | Athenaeum Stade | Athenaeum Club, Melbourne | Athenaeum at Caltech |