The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-02-11
xvansv1lls Library Association.
To tAs stsskAeidsrs sf tAs Esssssiiis Librsry IA


xvansv1lls Library Association.
To tAs stsekAeidsrs s5 tAs Esssssiiis Librsry as.
sssssfisa: Fssst st~s -gffiia eauar rfr
The custom Of eorponsioos devolves upon the Board
the duty reporting you aapsally the progress and
sopdiuea q he institution. s-fsa = .--4-
aNs etunsvills tDisky Assoeiatien,- wss osganiz'
Cd b Ae sb1ason q omcsts and directors the losh
~ Augast Sess, ~ csssssns chy Hall.
It's objses ere 10 esabsh and maintain In the city OF
kvsnsviIls psbe Library and Reading Room, for the
benefit Of usmbes and strangen, and 70 disseminate
tsowedgs by Of public lsctures, delivered b-
fore the Aaoslaoou, sad BY such other mesns may
bs hssssnss ds&sgnipsd spon.
ne Rooms OF The Association arc In Fosters Block
second ssssy, corner Of Main and First streets. One
half the occupied by the characteristic libe.
rality Of the proprietor NJ W. Foster. ESQ.,, granted
rent fee for the term OF three years. The other half
Afterwards found necessary, let to by the
gentleman, for the at the moderate rate
VI 600 peg ssnum- -r sEt.a 1'srat- q
The rooms altered and fitted up and furnished
with gas nxsurss the expense OF the Association The
slering fitting ana furnishing ofevey description, Ia
S1uding the expenses to date, s654 ca, OF which
e2s7 IA have been paid out for furniture Our expen.
hereafter will comparatively light long
present accommodations shall meet the wants Of the
Association. necessary that in those expenditure
which s 90 much capital sunk We should economse 10
the u,ne.s - ~ -
The Associations Reading Reom was first opened on
the lss OF December 1885, aaa then furnished with
n. t.yx z.N..l,x md q ..r, .,, r,,. w..l,y ,.v.
papers ande Price Currents. snd q Monthly and Quar-
tsrly periodicals. No books were obtained Cor the Ii
brary till the Inner part of March ass6 when about
volumes were placed upon the shelves. In this number
emoi aced about ynve~slumes ofPublc docu.
msn,. and vors. from p,v.,a I,h,. a. q, On,
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"A xa,v sana,., i.,s,s., h.. h.s, ,k ,n ,h. ps.a.
A.. Room uh.. h..o,,. xona,.I 80, A. ,.,,,.,.
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+ BEING oman from A NJ "a N p N. and x,v,x.
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Library <'t 20
The number of stock ia sss Of shares held es6
Amount of each .h... of s,ock sao II, .aa,,io, a.
,ocrnoder, there .ro monthly. .,x ona,,.,y
,h,se al tan xas,,v ,hs I,h-s
,,y =
The stock bein. onIx navab,e IN n,
3 = sa ,.,.,n,,, - ~.
The Ro,r In sent.mber i,.. r,ada an o,ae, ,b,. III
who should at once nav one .hars I'm full
.ho.td ..,ov TIA ,;.h, , .o,., ,ho ,a o,,,. ;hx On
--sooe lady annually for A We vear.
Uader this order nineteen ladies' is time epoy tha,
t,.a .l4 L-4G
The amouot exnended 70 ta;s d.., for book. 4. q,
,si3 81 for newspapers 1900 Is for and other
perodical. ss rs have been Maid and lin .mount
tnow payable These payments and dues will cover the
cost Of magaznes other periodicals and newspaper
now taken for the wear 1857
further particulars relating to the operations and
statistics of the Library and Reading Roen refer to
the mpanying report Of the Librarian j. r. Crisp,
Ksq.
To the .ss and asiduity the skill,
and dlsnosition In nease of hs the Ass ci.
ton /. to- no small extent indebted for its past sue
.sess and saptd progress.
BY the Treasurers report !, appears there is in the
ssl2 6s and due from stockholders and oher
members the most II not all Of which is but to be d.
maodsd TO be PROMPTLY paid the further sum of s47
~ainst his the amount due for all will NOT
(, nn.h .x..ad s,sc With the h.,.n.a voua recon-.
mend The .arv purchase of an additional ca,alogue OF
boot.a ~ :
Tn. ao.,.,;on .; ursar ,as,,nv oh,,v.,;on. IN Sam.
-,.l a.v.,d r,o, r,s,,nrsr -, hi. ae,ive,sxerou,
nnv..,vn. .ro,,. "a av.,cs q, insru.,. In .verv
aen.rmsn, :. T,...nre, for m r,bsr
TS. [..oc;.,io, ,.. ~, 49,, - .....,., IN ,hs lee.
Nars deparsmen. a. could be desired.
This want of success has not resulted from any lack Of
s'0n On ns par '.S % sAe unss eor,espUD. u.
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