The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-31
THE APPRENTICES LIBRARY:

Marked Success Of the Revival Of the
society-The Advantages Of Member
ship.
The recent efforts of the friends Ct the Ap-
prenlices' Library Association to revive this
valuable institution have been attended with
marked success, and as the advantages now
offered to subscribers by the liberal policy oil
the association are becoming more generally
understood, It's members are being rapidly
swelled by the accession at each meeting of
scores of new members who appreciate tne
rare opportunity now afforded OF occurring lot
themselves and their children at a merely
nominal cost, the unlimited use OF the e1tcn-
s,ye and varied collection OF books compris-
ing the Joint library of the Apprentices Asso-
claiion and the Charleston Library 8 clety.
This library now comprises nearly sixteen
thousand volumes, Of which about fifteen
Thousand belong to the Charleston Library
Society, and between eight and nine hundred
have been purchased recently by the younger
organization. They include every depart
ment of literature, from the latest Work5 OF
romance, poetry, adventure and travels,
through the whole range OF human Know
ledge up to the heavier times OF science and
volumes of classic lore. The new collection
of books added by the Apprentices Society
contains The freshest current literature OF the
day. with all the latest novels, magazines and
other popular works, and the library OF tue
old society Includes everything else necessary
to complete q library of universal reference,
being especially rich in the department oi
history, poely and classics. The building
and The rooms In which they are contained
are spacious, comfortable and quiet; they are
omen TO The unlimited use of subscribers
and those recommended by subscribers every
week day from 10 A. N. to P. NJ, and on
Wednesday and Saturday evenings until 10
P. H., and any OF the books of the library
NAV also be taken from the library 10 be read
or consulted at home. With all these adVan-
tapes the price of years subscription TO the
library ls only $3.50, and this gives the suo-
scrlber, In addition to the use OF the library
iI- himself, the right OF extending lib priVl-
leges to as many minors as be may choose TO
recommend. Thus gentleman having
family of two or three boys, with perhaps half
q dozen juvenile friends In whose literary cul-
tura and innocent amusement he takes an
interest, is enabled, by the small annual pay
ment of 81 so, to secure for himself and each
of his pro,eges the Unlimited use and enjoy
ment Of more than $4,000 volumes OF choice
reading matter.
It Is very doubtful if there is In the whole
country with the exception OF the Free
Public Library Of Boston and the Cooper IL
brary of New York, both of which have had
mllllonaires for their founders aud are In the
constant receipt OF princely bequests) any
library which extends It's privileges to the whole
community, adults aud minors, rich and
DOOR, upon such liberal terms as ore now es-
tablished by this society. The effect OF this
liberal policy in popularlzlng literature and diff
f,lslng the benefits of this library throughout
the whole community cannot but prove bene.
fetal In The highest degree; and the gentle
men who have brought about the revival OF
this institution, and the extension OF Its scope
of usefulness, are entitled to the gratitude OF
all friends of culture: refinement and educa-
tlon.
The method OF obtaining membership In
this society has purposely been made ex-
tremely simple, and any gentleman desiring
to join has only to mention his desire to any
member or to Mr.. Arthur Mazyck, the secre.
tary and librarian, who ia always to be found at
the library building on The corner Of Broad
and Church streets. The proposal is then
acted upon at the next meeting of The trus-
tees or of the society, and the favorable con.
sideration Of the application follows, almost
as matter Of course. Upon being notified
to that effect, and upon the payment of 50 so,
the membership is complete, and the mem.
Der, with as many OF his Juvenile protejes as
he may desire to recommend, have free use
OF the library for the year, or by the payment
of $50 the membership and all Its privileges
may be continued for life.
The next meeting of the society will be held
next Thursday evening, when all the applica-
tions for membership received up to that tirle
will be acted upon, 30 that the new men3ers
will receive their notifications on Friday next.
About two hundred gentlemen have already
Joined during the two or three months that
the society has been revived, and large num-
bers OF new members are now received at
each OF tRe regular meetings.
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