Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-21
EEW LIBRARIAN 4PPoInTED.

Professor Tyler VIII Assume Charge
January list, and Meanwhile Will Be
Active In Preparing for the Change of
the Institution From a Private to
Public Concern.
The committee to whom was referred
the duty of selecting librarian for the
Wilmington Institute Library, when
that institution becomes free public
library, on the first of January, 1894,
has secured Prof. Arthur w. Tyler of
New York. Prof. Tyler has accepted
the appointment.
Of the coming chief of the Free Pub
lie Library it can be truly said that he
is amply qualified, by experience and
training, for the responsible duties of
the, position. He is scholar, and comes
from u family of scholars. His uncle
is Prof. Tyler of Amherst College, and
his father was the founder of the we'll
known Pittsfield, Mass, Academy. He
is about 46 years of age, small in stature
but large in brain capacity and execu-
tive ability.
Prof. Tyler was for five years librarian
of the Astor Library, New York. He
organized the library of the Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, and
then went to Indianapolis, where for
four years he was in charge of the In
dianapolis Free Library. He next or
ganized the library at Plainfieid, N. j.,
and then went to Quincy, ILL.,, where he
remained until about year ago. He
left Quincy to accept very fiattering
offer from the Columbia College, New
York, to take charge of the important
work of cataloging the library connected
with that college, which work he is
just completing. His experience, there
fore, is ample, and is such as to justify
| the committee that under his manage.
ment the Wilmington Free Public
Library will be carried on in progress
sive and acceptable manner.
\ Prof. Tyler's duties as librarian will
actively begin January list, but he will
devote large portion of his remaining
time in New. York to selecting standard
works, mainly upon the sciences and
arts, for the local library. Early in
October hewill como to Wilmington, and
will be in charge of the special prepara-
tions for the purchase of new books for
the library, and in preparing catalogue.
| He will also assist in the general pre-
liminaries for the opening of the insti-
tuition as a library for the free use of
the public.
Mrs. Resag, the present librarian, has
been chosen as the assistant to Prof.
Tyler. Her new position, however,
under the changed order of affairs, will
be more important and responsible than
is her present position.
The trustees of the free library have
appointed building committee, com
posed of Lindley g. Kent, William P.
Bancroft and Wilmer Palmer, to pro-
vide for whatever additional room facili-
ties may be needed in order to properly
effect the change. 1t is not known what
will be done in this direction, but the
board has determined to do all that may
be necessary for well-equipped public
library. A large sum of money will be
expended for new books, manyof which
will be duplicates of those already on
the shelves, in order to accommodate
the demand for standard works that il
sure to prevail.
WHO MAY USE THE FREE LIBRARY.
To the natural inquiry as to how the
use of the library will beregulated wher
it becomes free institution, it may b
said that suitable rules and regulations
will be prepared in due time by tn,
trustees. For the present tits suificien
to say that any citizen of Wilmington
will be entitled to the nse of the library
and reading room. In order to borrow
books to take home, IL will be necessary
, for persons TO be registered as entiLle(
to that privilege. And any person cal
be so registered who gives his or he
name, accompanied by a reference salts
factory to the librarian.
1t is possible that in cases Of children
, a guarantee from the parents or som
! reputable citizen will be required, to tn
: effect that they will use the librar
properly. 1t is also probable that ther
; will be no age limit as to the use of tn
, library, but that any boy or girl able Il
! write will be allowed to take out books
on the presentation of any proper guar
antee. The idea of the board is to max
, the entire process of using the library a
t simple as may be consistent with th
proper care of the books.
: The experiment of a free publ
library is looked forward to hopefully
and it is believed that it will prov
, popular and successful. The trustee
i viii! faithfully do their part, and wi
!. increase the number of attendants an
make additions to the other needle
; facilities OF the institution as the publ
d demand may call for them.
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