Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-26
LIBRARY HABITUES.
THE PECULlARiTIeS IN READING
TASTE As NOTED IN CITIES.
From Light Literature To Metaphysics
A Decidedly Err.tic kead-r-A Mot
Icy Crowd--The Greatest Call for
FtctiOn-Trnvela.

a p.a r. 49,.
Icy Cr""d--The "re~'es' Cs' '"r
Ftction-TrsveIs.
1t II anything but an uninteresting sight
20 stand near the delivery window Of the
public schooi library and watch the man
ner OF different persons As they approach
and to listen to the names OF the books
they ask tor A lad of Is approaches the
desk and asks for Pilgrims Progress. y
Then comes the young lady of l6, who.
with cooing voice, asks for one OF Mrs.
Holmes works. A consumptive looking,
whose cerebral development is evidently
the opposite of remarkable, asks with a
most Important air to be furnished with
Sir William Raniilton's Metaphysics v
The oid-timer quietly and unostenta-
tiously nils ont the blank with the name
OF the book he wants and withdraws to
the reading room.
A DECIDEDLf ERRATIC READER
One visitor OF the library has been put
down by its employees Is peculiar He
Is decidedly cratic reader, and gener-
ally gets an encyclopedias and novel ut
the same time. Then he proceeds to the
reading room, where he skips from the
one to the other, rs though trying to read
them both at the same time. He will very
often put the novel within the cyciOpedia
and go to the newspaper files, put the
books ON the paper before him and 60
through the same tactics. He comes to
the library about four times week. There
was some doubt at nrst whether he should
be supplied With books differing 80 much
from each other. but as the least interfer
ence has the effect OF exciting him and
causing him to speak boisterously loud,
ne ls now allowed TO have his own way.
The most interesting time OF the day to
visit the library Is between $40 and p.
m. At 2:N the girls from the branch high
schoo! escape from the thralldom Of the
class room and troop into the library.
Later on the girls from the neighboring
schools drop in and the scene perceptibly
Dnghtens under the sunlight OF pretty
faces anu tw!nkhng eyes. They are not
sweet girl graduates as yet, but they are
sweet enough to he such.
The largest attendance, SAID MT spa
NOR the librarian. is between the hours
Oh hnu 0 IN tne afternoon The class OF
people inst come Al that time generally
lrequeht tne reading room, ana are, a. .
!uie' Geheraiiy . mouey crowd Between
IL ociock a9d noon there 10 always
large attendance OF iaoies ana gentlemen
20 % take advantage OF the lunch hour 70
;hai'Se 'oeir JOCKS. A large humoer OF
a"ies come IN petween tine nours OF ana
p NJ lhree Gays IN the week we nave
: .hst we Term matinee cfowd-tnat s,
me people come down town early and
,isit the horary oeiore attending the
'heater Al S:U In the AFTERNOON many
'chooi cntidren troop IN and, changing |
.heir oooks, also take advantage ~ the
'eierehce 10 prepare tneif lessons tor tne
morrow ihe neavlest Gays are Satur.
lay anu Monday, Ffiday making good
ahird' on THESE Gays the CLERKS are taxed |
o thslr utmost
THE HIGHER MIDDLE class
Inc class OF people tnat patroni1es the
'upne library might pe called tne nlgner
middle class An occasional literary tramp
lrops IN on US ana surprises US at times
~ the extent OF MS knowiedge on nter-
'ry topics. a NUMBER OF people VINO evi.
lentiy nave no place 70 60 In the cold
Weather, come mere 10 get book, ana en-
oy the comfort OF warm room. An
shef class OF visitors whom we cal
regulars, make frantic efforts to lunch
"a theif wienerwurst ana keep up tneir
,.erary performance a. tne same ume;
We permit no iunchine In the rooms ana
'eep a shafp LOOKOUT 70 pIeven. IT, Is
however 10 Watch the regu-
"rs etteinpt .nsir teAt
Inc class OF htera'ufe ior wnicn .nefe
the greatest call, Is OF cou,se nction:
pen hur wsnaces ooCA' II tne oooA .!
ne hour' DcNens nno D~ aou'
lvide the nonofs on oeine must IN uenaho
'itn snehs PrePomuerShce n, IN iASol Vi
'ickehs, perhaps inackersy 10 less