Middletown transcript., 1870-03-12
For The Middieto,rn Transcript.
Ts the Citizens OF lIiddletown. Delaware
and Sufr6an dEn d; Go umtry. 81

At a meeting of the "Middletoyn Library
Association - held atS their room on Monday,
February 24thl tbs Undersigned were. appointed
.aiCommitteeit to make known to the public, the
object OF the Association, fnow only in its ini-
tial and to ask their cooperation in its per-
manent establishment in our midst, as a thing
needed, and desirable.
The object is, to have a PUBLIC LIBRARY in
Middetown,. 70 be gqsetsd in our ToaN HALL,
wnich Is already an attractive and prominent
point OF interest and of pride in our community
In that Hall In ,its .vayioass appointments, meet
several Societes-the Masonic the Good Temp
lars, and thes newly Sorgapized Lyceum. IL is
the desire of our fellow citizens, who have asso-
ciated together for the purpose of trying to es-
tablish this TowN LIBRARY that others should
unite in that which we think is not only praise
worthy and laudable. undertaking, but one of
positive benefit to our Whole community. There
are few private libraries in our vicinity so mis-
eellaneous, as to furnish aH the books which the
scholar may need IN his various references, or
the lover of lighter literature would care to
select from for recreation. The library of the
Clergyman, is, to some extent specially, so that
OF the Lawyer and the Physician !; and though,
aououess, there are in many instances very Sc
lect private collections of Volumes, yet to these
but few, comparatively, can have access. There
Is, sometimes, very proper indisposition on the
part OF owners of books to lend them out; for,
as general thing, no book is returned in the
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deferred from lending out their books from this
consideration, and many, who would doubtless
| De glad to improve their minds by reading, are,
from motives of deicacy--from diffidence and
modesty, restrained from asking favor of the
KIND which might be grudgingly rendered.
Many, If not most of the young men in cur
community, are notin' possession of the means
70 purchase all the really good and proper books
they would read, if within their reach.
we want to establish Town LIBRARY, by
which arrangementth difficulties referred TO
may, In a great measure, be obviated, and each
class alluded to, relieved. We want eo-opera-
ton' we want countenpp ce. We want the
people of this vicinity who have the means, the
influence, and the riH to do good, to use them
IN fnrthering this Undertaking. DO take an in
| terest IN the mattert Do something towards
raising still higher 9e character of the town and
its surrounding country, for intellgence--for
literary TASTE for desire for mental cultivation
Inc cost OF the ezPerigsnts sis too inconsiderabe,
| we should hope, Tor any man who can raise fv.
dollars per annum, (ahd get IN return access for
himself and his family for whole year, to the
reading OF the book Of the library,) to hesitate
IN becoming member. The Committee beg all
who may be disposed to favor this undertaking,
either by becoming members OF BY contribu-
lons IN books or money,-to correspond by let
ter, or by personal communication, with the
Board OF Directors Of "the Middletown Library
men J. N. Cox, VIM Green, H. A, NoWiand, J.
b. Clarkson, ahd' 'Ba Ward Reynolds, Esqs. any
one OF whom will iaksspieasarein in receiving such
ald Tor the association snd in furnishing alr ne
cesssry information.
iE;s wtxiiaM GREEN.
'sir' ~ SsPirfoN, ID. d.
J. COLLINS MoUABE, d. d.