Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-29

ThOdgA N is known % majority OF the
citiHsns that 2 Public Librsry and Reading
Boom exists in our city, under the name Ol
The Cleveland Library Association, yet IL
meyi q be generally known to the public
70 WhAt extent and how fer this institution
has been, and is the means Of COnierring
lasting benefit, especially upon the charao-
Ter Of young men, and Of affording useful
and entertaining rsading to the public in
general. VIII view 10 supply this infor-
NATION snd secure general diffusion of lie
benefits, the undersigned Committee of the
Board Of fDirOstOrs, have determined to ad-
dress you upon the subject, and earnestly
solicit your patronage to the noble object it
is their earnest desire to promote.
The LibFsry Of the Association numbers
uPwardp Of six thousand volumes, embrsc-
ing subjects IN every department Of litera-
tu . and science. Works Of history, philos-
ophy, biogrsphy, all the sciences, romance,
poetry, philosophy, and religion, works of
reference, dictionaries, encyclopedias, reg
isters, magazines, illustrated periodicals,
etc., etc. These works are By the best su-
thOrn--living and dead. The vast msjority
being standard books on the varied subjects
Of which they treat, and having been care
fully selected during the past twelve years.
The Reading Room is supplied with the
journals of the principal cities of the Union,
including New York, Philsdelphia, Boston,
Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St. Louis,
Louisville, Chicago, Milwaukee, Toledo,
Detroit, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, wash
ington, besides The London Times, and Can
ada papers. The principal weekly papers,
such as HaFper's, Frank Leslie, the Ledger,
Wsverly, illustrated Times, Ohio Farmer,
Vanity Fair, Spirit Of the Times, etc, etc;
also, the leading monthly magazines At
lsntic, Hsrper's, Continental, Edinburg |
Review, North American Review, British
Review, BlackwoOd's Magazine, London
Quarterly.
The Reading Rooms are open daily from
hsf-ps't 8 A. NJ. till and lOP. NJ.
The Library is open daily (afternOoD and
ovening) at certain hours.
Here, those who are building up their Char
aetsr away from the parental roof, may, in
the leisure hours Of the day or evening, find
q place for cultvsting, gratifying healthy
literary tssts, and, above all, one Of securi-
ty from those temptations which SO f1e-
quently lure the young men of our cities to
vice and crime, after the labor of the day is
finished.
Though the Association has received a
liberal support from an enlightened class of
citizens, who fully appreciate the Importance
Of having an institution of this character in
our city, still it has not proved as efficient
as it would have proved had it received such
support as the objects for which it was estab-
lished properly demandedj nor does it COM
pare as favorably with similar institutions
Of neighbOring cities as our citizens should
detire.
The Board feel confident, however, that
when the claims of an institution with such
noble objects and purposes shall be present.
cd to our citizens, in the manner stated be-
low, that they will give it such support as
will render it speedily of great benefit and
blessing to the community.
The Board of officers, consisting Of Messrs.
COlWell, Carton, PeizOtto, C. E.
Sergeant, Thayer, Brooks, J. h. Sergeant
and Hovey, together with an auxiliary com.
mittee, including the following Well-knOwn
and highly esteemed ladies who have gen.
arously volunteered their services: East
F 7. Wallace, Mrs. J. F. War
ner, Mrs. Geo. Wiley, Mrs. Or, Horton, Mrs.
VIM. Nelhinch, Mrs J. H. Crittenden, Mrs.
a. B. stone, Mrs. Jno. Wheeler, Mics Mary
Baldwin, Miss Hattie Blair, Miss Kate Kel-
Iogg, Miss Eettis Brayton. West side-MIs.
]. ii. sargeant, Mrs. ". B. Castle, Mrs. San
derson, Mrs. 4. W. GslkinB, Miss Palmer,
will wait upon the citizens Immediately and
solicit mem bership.
VI. J. .BoARDNLE,
B. +. PEIKoTro
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