Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-01-29
OF INTEREsT no BOOB WORMS,

Plans for the Interior or the NOW Pub
He Library In the old Third Church
Adopted by the Directors Last Might
-Everythlnx to be Ready Before Jam
nary 1, 180l-OHcers Elected.
A long consultation of the directors of the
free public library held in the Mayors Office
last night resulted in the adoption of plans
for the interior of the free public library
which is to be placed in the old Third church
building opposite the Green on Church street
near Chapel. The meeting was the adjourned
annual one and was conducted in executive
session.
The plans which were adopted for the ar
rangement of the interior of the building
were prepared by Architect G. q. Stilson
under the direction of the executive commit
tee. The entire inside of the old church will
be overhauled and furnished in admirable
style. The galleries will be taken out and in
their place will be built balcony extending
around three sides of the church for the
storage of books. This will give. a large
amount of room for tho thousands of volumes
which will eventually como into possession of
the library. The first floor will be devoted
to the library proper and the reading rooms.
The main part of the library with the dis
tributing department will occupy the body of
the church. At the right side and at the left
side under the galleries will be the reading
rooms. These will extend from front to rear
of the building and will be separated from
the library portion of the first floor by parti-
tions of ground glass. The volumes most
extensively used will be kept in the main
portion of the library upon the first foor, and
the large capacity of the galleries is intended
more with a view to the future. Besides this
the interior will be so arranged that tiers of
book shelves may be constructed upon the
outer edge of the galleries If the necessity for
skylights will be placed in the roof and these
book worms below. The ventllating appara-
tus of the building will be of an improved
order.
The present pastors study and the church
parlors in the rear of the building will be
used as the directors room, and the small
room adjoining will be the librarians pri-
vate apartment. Over this, upon the second
floor, is large room, which has been used
for social gatherings and the like. This
will be furnished for nse a. q lecture room,
where it is anticipated that series of talks
and discourses may be given by some of ouI
public men when the library is in full opera.
ton. It will be entirely re6tted with new
0oOro, new Walls ana new 1urnlture.
The floors of the entire building will be OF
Georgia hard pine and the spacious vestibult
will be tiled. The interior fnishings will be
elegant and yet not extrsvsgant, and thu
directors expect to present the people o.
New Haven with az handsome public libra
| ~ a. any city of its size can boast of.
| The directors will hold another meeting
next Tuesday night to decide upon plans fol
| the outside arrangement of the building
They expect to have everything completed
and the library open to the public before tn,
first of next year.
The officers which were chosen last nigh
for the ensuing year were: President, Johl
II. Leeds; secretary and treasurer, Burton
| Mansfield; assistant secretary, James T
Moran; executive committee, John 81. Leeds
G. 8. Mersiok, George R. Burton; COMMITTEES
on library and reading room, Mayor Henri.
F. Peck. Burton Mansfield, George B. Wat
rous, A. Maxcy Hitler; finance committee
Charles Kleiner, James T. Moran, William
e. Chandler.
A very fine set of Littell's Living Age wa
donated by Mrs. T. A. Hunt, of Wooste
| street