Telegram-herald., 1886-06-13

The Plan for Locating the Public Library
ia the City HaIi-Interesting
Faefa.

The Committee 0n Library and the Com
mittee on Buildings Of the Board of Eduoa-
ton are considering the plans for locating
the public library in the new city hall
building. Roughly it may be stated that
the entire north half of the second floor
will be used for library purposes, although
Just exactly what will be done Is not
known. As first planned, the Board of
Education We're TO occupy large
room I'm the northwest corner of
the hOOr, but since that would
cramp the library 70 a considerable eN-
tent smuch thought is being given TO this
plans 70 move the Superintendent of the
Poor from the northwest room on the first
floor 20 the basement. which Is cOmmodiOus
and we'll lighted and give the room thus
vacated 10 the Board of Education. Two
other reasons make the change desirable
the Superintendent OF the Poor who has
his goods stored in the basement and would
thus be brought nearer his store and Super
iutendent Mitchell S offices are Immediately
adjoining the room planned for the
superintendent of the Poor, therefore
matters would be expedited for
the Superintendent of Poor 10 be in the
basement and the Board of Education 20 be
on the first floor near the Superintendent OF
schools as well as to secure much needed
additional space for the library. Following
out this plan the library would be arranged
in seven rooms. "a follows. The northwest
corner would be partitiOned OIL into room
about fifteen feet square for Mr.. Cars
office the object being TO bring him as near
the people aud the library as possible, for
one door will connect with space intended
for patrons ana another with that
part OF the library most patrOnized.
As Is already seen a large room
33x42 feel ia size. located practically in the
nuithNest corner Will be used for the shelly
ing Of The most popular works. II IS
estimated that 10000 volumes can be shelved
In thi- quarter. Next eastward is a room,
about lgx15 feet in size with a shelving
capacity of 5000 books, IN which will be
arranged standard works second in popu-
larty. The room is easily accessible from
the main department. Next is a room
about Isx2l feet in size whlch viii be used
for reference library supplied with
cvclOu,ciias and general reference books.
Furniture necessary for such a room Will
will be placed therein The fourth room,
about 1925 feet IN size, viii be used tor
: public documents and volumes inirsQuently
used. while the northeast corner in q room
i5xl5 Will be kept very rare volumes.
There are now i'm the library between Il .O00
and S 600 volumes The new library viii
afford accommodation for 25,CUO OF il
+ closely shelved 10000. a broad stair case
ana elevator lead 20 the floor, which is
bounnfully supplied with all modern con-
venieuces.
1t is. of course. understood that the
rooms 70 be occupied by the library, whether
those mentioned above are used just a.
stated or not and the Board OF Education
are made for purposes more closely con
nected with the actual business Of the city
tEan that done by either the board or IL
brarv. and no doubt as the city expands
/ the increased use of the library will merit
+ larger quarters, and the corresponding ex-
pausion of the city business will require the
rooms now 20 be used by the library. Ihi'
is the reason Why number of smaller
rooms are substituted for a large one
They are made for departmental
city work When 10 becomes ne
cessary 10 IS thought by some that large
building. centrally located, will be built iol
the BOari of Education. the Public Librar,
aud the X = l. But, be that as IL may, th'
library folks are only too thoroughly pleases
with toe new quarters in the City Hall an'
Viii find them cougenial abiding place iOi
number Of years % come.