The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-09
LIBRARIES OF IOWA.
What is Being Done in the Field
at Present.

Sac City has been offered corner
lot for library building and dollar for
dollar for all the money contributed by
the town for a building. This offer is
made by Mr. Asa Plat, citizen of
Sac City, who will give $1,000 if this
sum is duplicated by other citizens.
Mt Pleasant is to have a free public
library, having carried the question at
the spring election by small majority
The ladies have maintained an associa-
ton library there for years and will
turn over to the town about 6,Soo vol
tunes.
Cedar Rapids has received a gift of
$4,000 from Mr.. Andrew Carnegie for
library building. This library has
done such admirable work in its pres
ent and former rented quarters that
with handsome and we'll adapted
building such as they will erect their
work will be continued and growing
source of pride. Jan. 81 this library
observed Library Day. by inviting the
people of Cedar Rapids and library
friends throughout the state to inspect
their work and listen to an afternoon
program of topics regarding libraries
and schools. In the evening recep-
ton at the library was a pleasant fea-
ture of profitable day.
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Hawkeye voted to have free public
library, and is fortunate in having a
good collection of books, presented to
the town some time ago by the Messrs.
Bopp on condition that tax should be
voted.
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Davenport has been fortunate in Sc
curing an additional gift from Mr.. An
drew Carnegie of SIS. for their IL
brary building This will enable them
to erect handsome building as planned
by a Boston architect, a plan which |
met with the united approval of the
board.
Stuart voted on the free public IL '
brary question at the spring election, |
and the question was carried by hand |
some majority. There has been a pub
lie library there before.
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Jefferson is another to Join the ranks
OF free public libraries, having voted on
the question March Is, with a good ma
Jorlty in favor of a library. The Wom-
ans Clubs turn over to the city 1900
volumes and about $3.50 in cash, and
rooms have been offered free of rent
for one year. Everything looks favor
able for a useful institution
Hawarden voted at the spring elect
ion to maintain a free public library at
public expense. The Library Associa-
ton will turn over to the town about
700 volumes of we'll selected books.
This association has done valiant work
IN establishing and maintaining a IL
brary and in bringing about this re-
suit.
Algona has had free public library
life in consequence of the purchase of |
many new books made possible BY a
fund of nearly $1,000 raised for that !
due to the generosity of Hon. George |
w. Schee Of Primghar, whose interest
IN library advancement has been es-
braries. His gift to this fund was con-
on the purchase of $500
worth of books adapted to school use
as collateral or supplementary reading
and to be sent to the schools as needed
The remainder of the fund was sub
Scribed by the citizens of Algona, Col.
Thomas F. Cook, president of the Ii
brary board, taking an active interest
in soliciting subscriptions
$3.50
Colfax is to have a free public library
in consequence of a handsome majority
in favor of the question at the recent
election. There has been subscription
library there for several years, which
will now turn over its collection of
about 1900 volumes as the nucleus of
the free library.
Mt Vernon is the latest recipient of a
gift from Mr. Andrew Carnegie He
offers $4,000 for free library build
ing for the town of Mt. Vernon and !
Cornell College with the usual condit-
ions for maintenance. which will be
borne jointly by the town and the col
lege This was secured through the
influence of Senator Allison and Gov
ernor Shaw.
Fayette has no free public library !
but will doubtless have more or less
use of the library of Upper Iowa Uni
versiy, which was the recipient during
the winter of a gift from Mr. Andrew
Carnegie of $4,000. This is for Ii
brary building. to be erected on the |
campus, through his friendship for |
Speaker Henderson, who claims this |
as his alma mater
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Centerville is rejoiced over the an
nouncement recently made by ex-Gov. |
F. NJ. Drake that he will erect a SIS, 1000 !
library building and furnish a suitable |
site therefor, on condition that the |
citizens vote a 2-mill tax for its main |
tenance, The Library Association of |
Centerville has over 1000 volumes !
which will doubtless be turned over to !
the new library.