Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-10
UNION AND AMERICAN.
THE CITY LIBRARY.
Fixed northumberland Con
a tributfOns, Books, Etc.


Il is surprising what rapid progress has
been made in the formation and establish
ment Of the City Library since tangible
steps were first taken in that direction.
Ia early June the first meeting was had at
the City Hall looking to its establishment.
Attbst meeting officers and directors were
elected, a constitution adopted and very
large numbers enrolled themselves as
members. The objects had in view were
made known through the city papers and
appeals were mads for contributions,
books, etc The appeals have been re-
sponded to with alacrity and in spirit of
the highest liberality. The central room
in the State Bank building, which is the
very best that could have been obtained,
has been procured for the library and fitted
up in excelient and tasteful style.
The ceotral columns have been ell
egantly painted, and mating placed upon
the floor. New chairs have been procured
and new desks have been erected for news
papers and periodicals. Mr.. ID. Il Rains,
the Librarian, is now in 81. Louis, investi-
eating the libraries of that city. He will
return on Wednesday, when the work of
cataloguing the books and arranging them
upon the shelves will be commenced. The
library will be very soon thrown open to
the public There have already been near
three thousand volumes contributed to the
library by our citizens, and daily contri-
buttons are still being made. Many of
these volumes are standard works, and are
of sold merit and value. Francis b.
Fogg has presented the library the COM
plete numbers of the Gentleman's Maga-
zine, for a hundred years back. This
magazine published the proceedings of the
British Parliament, in the days when Sam
johnson was reporter, and when Garrick
strutted On the stage. Yesterday, Hon.
John Trimble gave the institution
eighty volumes of the Congress
sional Globe, running many years
back. II is the intention 10 have all the
New York, and the leading daily papers of
the country, with the frst-class magazines
and periodicals constantly on file in the
reading room Of the Library.
The following are the American publica-
tons that have been already arranged for
besides our home issues: The New York
Tribune, World, Appleton's journal, Ooun-
try Gentleman, New York Financial
Chronicle, Engineering and Mining Jour-
nal, Every Saturday, Frank Leslia's Illus.
trated Newspaper, Harpers Bazaar, Har-
per's Weekly, Jewish Times and Messen-
ger, the Israelite, Littel's Living Age, New
York Medical Gazette, Scientific Ameri- |
csn, Oliver Optics Boys and Girls Maya
zire, Atlantic Monthly, Leslie's Budget Of
Fun, the Galaxy, Gardeners Monthly, |
Go5ey's Ladies' Book Good Words, Har-
per's Magazine, Hunts Merchants Maya |
zine, Lippiucott, North American Review, |
Manufacturer and Builder, National Tenn |
persnce Advocate, Sunday Magazine,
Technologist, etc
The following embrace portion of the |
foreign publications that will be regularly !
kept on file st the Library:
Bisckwood and the four Reviews, the |
Spec ator Saturday Review, London Soci- |
ETY., Cornhill, Contemporary Review, Fra.
ser's Magazine, McMillan's Magazine, All |
the Year Round, Good Words, Sunday !
Magazine, Dublin University, Nature, /
London Times and Lancet, besides a mum
Der OF Scientific, Agricultural, and Mis-
cellaneous papeIs. We congratulate the
people Oh the establishment Of the Libra.
u as an institution that has been long
needed ard oae that is calculated to 90
vast deal OF permanent good in our midst.