The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-11-28

For tho Gate City.
Rablio 1cAsoa CenakAl Library.
Msssas. EDrroas win yoa allow M
| thsoagh tAs nedian " yosr solsnns 70 say
~ wos1s n bu1ah Of - establishment
d ! psrsAasn1 S.sul4sing libsAry, FOR ths
b1as6t, spssiltly, X the shiIlrsa and youth
u the oily, but to b open to I'll GLASSES Of
our citixsns.
The initiatory steps il the enterprise hs1s
bssp already taken. 4 suitable rosn n tn
OsaksAi Public School building, On Che COR
aer of Eighth and Blondsau streets, has
bsen appropriated TO il ne, and nearly I'll
tho materials necessary 70 a il d. With tasss-
III "a Soavsnisnt furnissrs, Aase bssn
raised il dosations. One liberal and public
spirited lumber merchant led OF BY donating
the lumber necessary 70 msks the book easss.
A weli-known carpenter firm Donate eight
dollars in labor toward making the oasss.---
Ons msrshant gives glass for the doors; enc
give the Wallpaper 30 papsr the roe1 one
girss the Sortaias, another tho fastsnihEs,
another two door mate; and IL g sxpeotsd
that some half dessn will eontributs each
: short pisse o. 'csrpsting the misna.shing
|pi .Ahisk VII only serve 70 advertise the
multitude Of frisnda. sssA willing to oon-
stsihat4 q littls. Oss furniture house do
.stss librarians dssk, another CHAIR
I'm Daahsrs stand rsady 70 make the
carpet, another lady 70 osvsr 100 books
Tks' several book merchants have indicated
shSif readiness 70 ohristen tho new cases By
4 ansll namApAo each, 10 their line end ths
'pdpfh N NE several schools have obtained
tho doaAsian u books iron home auosnting
10 over 100 volumes.
The ebjsst Of this sonnunisstisn ID TO %
licit further contributions Of this kind
Persons Who may have 10 thsif hoasss on
ollsss, books vhish they would b willing to
odd to this fair beginning, will please drop
= lias = tie undsrdeAsd, By tho hand Of Any
rapis or through ths psstoabss, and 10 viii
b happy y wait upon tho donor = sash
places.
Donations thus made become The property
iof sSshoot Dissrios City Of Ksoksk, = AID
viii b mort ealafnilJ prsssrssd and syp-
tsmatically arranged for shs uss to which to
donor asstsDs them. Books q standard
and valuable character will, q Ne request
a the donor, b rsssrssd from ciroulsbion,
and ssustisussa lossi library Of reference.
Those not thns reserved, and suitable fof
general reading, viii b. olassiAsd, mustered
and indaxsd upon catalogue sasds, convs-
nisnsfer selection, and issued upon regular
library dsys-the 5apsrintsadsnt bsiBg sx-
4oaieio Ltbfaeian. @
Thousands may thus b supplied, ysAr AZ
Tor yssr, with intersssing and vslaable read
Ing matters and permanent institution bs
established which may shsd il benefits and
reject hoaor upon tho city vhsn those who
have % generously aided 10 ito establish
nent shall BE- known only in tho record Of
eo0tt kVV1 ssUSee0s sSS*
Tho 6rss book contributed to this Library
is . blank Donation Book in which 10 TO
be recorded the name Of the aFtiele or title
Of the book donated, the donors name, date
and vafus of donation.
II he's bean suggested TO tho writer that
there are large number OF valuable books
10 different parts u the city, formerly dosa-
I'd 70 the s'Ksokuk Library Assosiation,' .
and which, il ID understood, the donors wsrs
afterwards allowed tho privilege Of With
drawing. Several Of those having such right
hare exprssssd their willingness TO have the
entire slEscA Of said Association sst over
and conveyed % "Ths Ksokuk Public School
Central Library" Individuals hAving any
knowlsdEs Of, or interest in, saah books, are
most earnestly solicited to lend their skosts
toward the accomplishments Of this transfer,
- their sequisition would give Immediate
character snd efficiency 10 this new instisu-
tion; sndsasA disposition al then wosld
aaptro for then hsassforth wide asld 81
perpetual usefulness, undsr regulations every
way unsxoeptiousbls.
Any isfefnation Or suggsstions respecting
those, Of other books within the possibl.
rsash Il this enterprise, will b. Very tAank.
fully resolved, and promptly attandsd TO, b
J. B. BRIGHAM,
Sup,t and Ex-ol6cio Librarian r. r.. s.
sin6ASax4sa1say.
We hnd il ~ 11uGxtl f1sxas) Repub.
lican, Of the 81 I'M, ! 11lalIsd account Of
one Of ~ neet rSmaEkkls nurdsrs Of
which " Aavs opsf fea1s II murdsrera