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baniss. 10 ii:::nisnt:
1'y Tho Inst statistics OF The ]u.cau nj Education,
anpents that there arg 1ss public ltbratres In
Of s sntsd stas. he.s vo ,s
Western Statcs-Uhlo, Indiana, illinois. Wiscon.
stn, nd nd Iowa; md one II soathurn ssatc-TcI'
lisrnry siatM!ca within ihs past len years. II tic
San'le, ot l!ara,is. The statcs rank as follass:
H. Sss # aas 5 l:' " vcidl IA Xo coanes'sa sgss
md W!scon.ln, i cach; lnsliann.. 81: Iowa aud
Texas. casl In tho numhar d volumes they
New 1inmpsare 6@, 6oo; Maine, 3I ooo: 1ntiiens,
= Te.ss Set:q SS 81 C9o @ 1sws l6S
~ . 900, ooo ana their annual aggregate cren
no one Of tnese lietnries p in New Yots, rcnnsy'
yan!a, Or my Of The Middle States. Tho rerresen-
g. ss H. ess H. m
Of tho tInrrnu ol Education.
In this brlct sketch ot thu stattatica Of our Amer
dcnco Of popular oblcction to their inception and
orsantzatian. IN England, however, where the
ufuehai sehooia are stlll moood, tic ilea Of levy.
ng gcncra tax for ths support Of library freo 10
al, and Furnished with tooks aaaptcd 10 Tie capa.
ttaa!tions and public policy of Tint people. II
Ill., tho same , ,xeaF tut The Legsaatnro Of
u c,an a 0 an Or sef
tho city Of HUSTON to maintain A public library.
Mr William Ewart, member Of Parliament, uloyrd
QuIry respecting Libraries. Such committee wns
saise1, , anL Mr. Ewatt was sppo,uted Chairman,
/" Fe1Fa@rv iso s was s to the
lEonac OF commons cnabling Town Councils to e..
tAbllsh public libraries nhtl muscums. "Our
taFnft ft1Fnu fka rr1n Ys.aItn
says ta rspst areaay an.s
p Ss y: hs a 5 Grg gs
u'red tic affirmative. vuie of two.thirda Ut tic
rsst.,esd oon II Spst,atlon to towns
vl!rd thut tlc money 10 raitca s'uld bo expended
on,y in building and contingent expenses. THIS
asr H 'aesa & Tte st The
sssshss :csasssie' s;, ~ = IL k*sss:
: "nsy 's II y ssss' sssft he
a. son
ter.tp ln.Fodused' Another member claimed
nst nn n wsuS enable few to tux e
1n np oo c1 L. sSS,qp =. 1S tat H. ohS ;s sfss
wss saan HS:Ss " ~ lated e nj s
Il osiSfam ~, LG @ 'o1a Manaafs 'aa hs soa "a
ntcrt: NJ spooaot easea thee es II st"t"as
os s' 81 81. se sssq s of q % %
sel!os q England was most apprehensl'e That tho
moafHt ,s Il principle as n,hrodns
H. sueplss dsslss being Gkss o. t,s iSit iii.
s s's "s 10 ay sn5 s III 4
Lords, without npposition. in August. 1850.
The Manchester, Liverpool. and lulton free II.
the cost OF tho books being defruycl by public no.
sGsrtoa: y n isS a%1a es,'ston Wa extend
new ibra1lss huva goas no aporation th ts
library ast u; passed. by xote = thrse % one,
70 JENNY Sa poan % aad s,owed se the inso@s
to be o1pendoA ior hooks. Its provisions were
%:a Z hss s%as ss5s" n pl asd
sss5sT.S;s SSeas.'Ss .5s 4 so to aa'e il tse
In ls0U 10 library oct was again Improved by
renos;tng the ~ limit q population required and
Of The ibrary.ax 10 bare ma majoriy @ ' yo rfo
vsIon was also n,ado for cases In which Tho over.
scSts o. Va;'hes rsfn,ed o. neglected to call a
Any Ton rate.payers could secure tho calling OF
sHeh es,g,g and tho vote there taken was made
Tic EnYsh free library system Is now 10 firmly
established that II vii! not 10 changed except 10
e;xpand, md enlarge It. r. eh!et Supporters aro
with their families. arc la u.Dst numerous patrons.
TS 'sfsns S1tens,on o. sqlrags II England !as
pcs,ton WHO oppo;ci could hopo of sueeess S SA'l
haa been founl tlat freu llbrlres hive not degcn.
s!stea G'o political clubs ana seheos Of a!an
w Ut nrst 4npposcd tLat a bucks rulsting to r..
qaurrel most-must bo excluded. Tho expo!u,ent
81 1cng G eooss va tted 10 ths
nt1It nm rItf
sbsss as SeSsa Ss fS f'S tss
as t sa1s1 IT, ,ns as aSs5a %
~ SSssE ,' = ths voqnts:y ssd ssif!s%esett;
ssIste4 among Tho psopis' I. has Ns srenxss nS!Sa
ened TINT dssiIo; and aaiplo proof 81 lbia state.
his msat sna 0 20 s1 the prescribed limits OF
i sinsalss Nc objections to publ'e l'srar,e.
sS% haxn m srsta ty Y m G . t.ys
aro Intelligent above their fellows. T!lese obisc.
making them Ind given The subject my at,e.tlon,
and Lsuce they were disqualified from entertaining
Nearly all the objections to pnblIc llbrnss which
have bccn expressed IN this cnuntry.-alld these
nprsar n!nra frequently In private conservation
sha .has " m pubic p'nss-may ba elasscd under
II; u; Tho universal dread e taxation. 1ibrutle.
a te e'' a.stlua TIT ' IT, IT, yoessS R5s:sHt
1Ha se. sass.; sseS i " 9ss W. efs
their prcacnt raies;, Theirs IL, generally rivalry
among orr e.tle. md town: In the maintenance u
ss s rase %s' ss lsga!as at 4, Ss s
most Desirable placr4 fur residence. viuwcl sin..
d " esGnay sgssns r. Ely Z.
:hYSla y Inalaiained as ~ Implement q she
lhc peope from Tho .nllnt where thu nuhlic achnoi