, 1875-06-01
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

I7nSv tho New Quarters hro t. Un
Acknowledgements despair Of
Notwithstanding tboys nnd Girls.
The Public Library Ia at preadnt III a stats Of
transition, having. with strange fancy, chosen
the sud inateal Of tho beginning Of May In
which to remove from itB late quarters. 1t tbs
.orucE Of WabaR1, avenue and Madison atreet to
tho Dickey building, at thc corner OF Lake and
Doaiboru streets, the third And fourth Btorica Of
Which have boon secured for 1t. As matter of
fact The city is at prosunt without library.
This romantic young ludy who depends upon Ito
slolycs for tic latest npcciulcns Of the modctn
uoyo!, tic bluestooklug who is ono Of the tow
applicants ut It's countet for tho uoll-preserved
volumes IN tho historic, scientific, OF. to general
izo with torn, often used by the patrons OF the
juvonilo department, tho "dry" line. tho dogs-
catiug boy, to whom tho da1ly gorge Of Mun-
chauson adventure Ia "a essential as his regular
moals, must wait patiently, for othoruise until
tho work Of arrangement in tbs new building Is
finally completed. II would, perhaps, be . dl1i-
cult matter to compute tie
EXACT AMOUNT OF sIsEnY
which IL caused py tho sudden cutting on OF tho
supply Of gratuitious literary rcfreshmopt. but
while It ,nuat DO very great In each OF The 1000
iullsidual cases, tho moutal anguish OF auch aa
,layo Huishcd the iltgt volume of =
sfsxo %soso A.7o s'' il f0@a"1 sse0s
poiut ot. making tho long.antlcipated doelata,
tion Of tho blucbtocRilg sho is stopped ahort
Just ~ rho IL deeply Interested and involved IN
d trcat,so on political economy OF the boy
whose idol IL drawing boad on his FIRST cata-
mount-atl cannot got ths eeoond, IL quite be-.
yond att human computation. It raay interest
Ill such 10 know thst at least week Or ten days
must capAa before tho book department OF tho
Public Library will DO In working operation. sna
In tue meantime II will not be cut OF place for
sumo Ingcn!oua party to form = library book'ox-
change % o t whiuh tlose Who have out books can
| moot, compare uotee, and effect such iuter-
! change Of volumes ~ may aoenl agroeahio. Tbs
library began to moyc last fhuraday, an1, 1udg-
| ing by aproarnncca. auto = quantity Of work
l,auds and number Of outsilers employed fos
I Tue occasion have been ateadliy 1t werk.
THE OLD Library RooAs
present particularly dotectcd appearance. Tle
because il formerly contained 40 n,aar people.
There ara no CHAIRS TO give > anoozing place to
tho unlurtunate out Of . job. no sroi!iuE yonnG
lady handsug out lMrper's Weekly Or ths
[ the notices to tic elicot tia. s.anloking aud
chowing tobacco are not allowed in tue room :.
aecm strange IN view OF tho richly bespattercd
flooring. Hardly less melancholy 10 tho library
room which formerly coutaine! surElng n'assea
OF young, .ntddle-agad, aud elqorly ladies'. qnitt
uutniodful of tho integrity Of poionalse. phn1sr,
Of i,ead-goar, In tbo rht to approach tic delivery
desk, and at men hnd boys, tho se1es Of cout6'
be!ng proporly kept Rrar!, With by no n,sAa'
tIutation-proof barrier Of wire fencing
At TIE NEW AooMs
Of Tho Library everything is.a. Fremont In, con
f1sloa, but not so much 10 - 10 preclude Tug
rnssibility Of forming : sonoral iasa Of thei
iuturs arrangements. The oilieo OF the Libra
r,au will b. room on tils second story OF th,
building to tho right Of tho stairs, And 1t s prob
abts that ilore will bo placed thoaa nino luxur!.
Gus chaits Of exquisite carving AMI ct sof1
morocco, nesAemur.srrlnEed cushions whicl
make tho reporters aigh. aud vonler IT by strro
at.autioh TO business, or otherwise. they ma.
ever attain tho dtgnisy aud soft aoat OF Public
Library Director. Ilis room ta tho only patr
the Library "hch wi! hs % low y thS ssoo't
climb two 1.slts Of stairs In otdox q
reacl, tbs lending department on til
third floor. ....
Tuis floor gives this department. shout QUE
quarter more space thhn that which 1t occuplo'
lii the other building, the total a1oa boiig abo'i
ID, o00 square feat. Tho room IA rhther il tn
ahhpo OF ! hollow bQuAte, with Q very small hol
low. and ii will be taken up With tho th.Ety-t"
slemsn's, iad.os, aud tuvenlls counters. III
oaxes have all boon removed, somo OF them snt
fer.ng a little damage"ip transportation, and
few ot tho larger ones requiring. to Ge cut Int
, which will occupy theso ca.os hsvo not Y
bson carried over 10 the new building. aud III
labor which will .ba involved In their transports
ton sI!l b. eastoss understood when 1t In OK
! planned that there sss IS, QUO Of them, welghin
. about 7o,o0o pounls Of light aud heayy li.era
! tu1e, Tholr removal IL being conducted ~ oart
fully - possible. and tho coyers Of such as hAs
made the trip d rot seem to h.ss sutfstSa;
stairs, there will be two separate entrances
this department., the one opouing to tho oAl
/ being Tor ladies'. and that to tbs nor.
fof gentlsnsn md 3 Juveniles. Tho e0quss' q
: room, and tbs ~sy IN rhich they ars divided vi
be- 90 clearly Indicated To ylsilors when rsad
= fox Use khAg thaxs IL 10 nss3 Tor pss)!nla 1,