The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-10
THE STAKE LIBRARY.
An Epistle to the Public From the
Directors.

For over one year now has the Stake
Library been open TO the public. 1t
has met with from sclns,
and encouragement from many other
sources. Still, through all the struggles
it has been slowly building up, both in
the facilities of the reading ard number
of volumes of books and papers, until
from the small BEGINNING of 100, there
are now over 800 nicely bound volumes
and many smaller ones, and daily
almost, are either newspapers or other
books coming in a. being added to the
list.
The board of directors have but this
request to make, viz: Will those
who have any magazines, books or
pamphlets bring them to No. Is =.
Main Street, and TINS aid in the build
ing up OF an institution worthy of pub
lie support?
We hereafter give list of required
books and magazines, and any persons
who have them will confer greatfa
on the institution by sending them to
the Reading Room, as above addressed:
Missing numbers OF magazines re-
CURED:
Electric Magazine for 1867, or any sin
gle number.
Electric Magazine for 1868, or any sim
gle number.
Electric Magazine for 1869. January
wanted.
i lectric Magazine for 1870.
f15. Tow
February July wanted.
Electric Magazine for 1872-February,
April, July, August wanted.
Electric Magazine for 1873 March.
April, May, September. October
wanted.
Electric Mcgazine for 1S74-January,
June, July, November, December
wanted; and any later numbers will be
acceptable.
Missing numbers of North american
all missing but September and Deem
Der for 1880; April, May, October and
December for 1881; January, April,
June, July and August for 1882; ali
missing but October and December for
1888; and any subsequent number will
be appreciated, as We desire to have
them all bound.
Harper's NeiO Monthly missing from
1880 to date. Any mum bers, as We have
some.
International Revie,o, from 1875 10
date. ANY numbers.
Popular Science Monthly, any and
all from 1870 to 1883 will be appreciated.
Scribner's Monthly missing, 1879-Feb.
ruary, March, May. July, August and
September; 18S7-February, March,
April, Nay. june, July, August, No
yember and December, or for any other
years.
Century missing, 1Ss7-May, July,
August, October, November and De-
cember.
ANY Millennial Stars, Journal of
Discours's, Times aud Seasons, Nauvoo
NeighbOr, Mormon, or any valuable
work; also. any of the leading papers.
If there any persons who take them,
after they have read them, if they
would take them to the Reading Room
to be read by others, it would be good
thing.
The Reading Room is open from 10
to l. and from 10 pm. during
which time can be had books from the
library. Persons Inay read the current
events of the world from the leading
papers and mage zines There are also
a goodly number of tracts, pamphlets,
etc., which are distributed freely to
tourists and strangers, which are of
great interest and will Inform the
stranger who may come in our
midst what kind of a people are here
located, their industry, thrift, generos-
ity and prosperity.
We trust those who have any books
to spare, or Can supply the necessary
missing parts To complete our files will
do so Immediately, that we have all val.
liable pamphlets bound for use in the
library.
We would respectfully ask
the Bishops 10 encourage this
and we invite all. the Young
especially, to come to the Free Read
ing Room" where they may spend their
time with profit and interest. We trust
that those who have any of the above or
any other book or pamphlet they can
and sre willing to donate, will do so
right away, and it will be greatly appre-
ciated by the public generally.
j. NJ. WHITAKER,
In behalf of the Board of Directors.