New-York tribune., 1901-05-12
ALL BOOKS WILL BE FREE.
THE FACILITIES OF THE NEW LIBRARY
SYSTEM WILL BE OPEN TO THE
GENERAL PUBLIC


Andrew Carnegie's idea in giving the city
SJ.000O10 for public Libraries is to make it pos
sible for libraries TO be so conveniently situated
that one. wherever he may live Will have 10
walk more than quarter OF mile to get a good
book. DR.. John S. Billings. director OF the New
York Public Library who is in frequent COM
municaton with Mr.. Carnegie. made this known
yesterday to Mayor Van Wyck. Controller Coler.
Corporation Counsel Whalen and John L. Cad
walader. the committee intrusted with devIsing
plans 10 carry Mr.. Carnegie's ideas into effect
One Of the first steps contemplated now Is TO
merge. as far possible. the existing I25 free
public libraries Of the city into one general sys-
TEN. so that in placing new branches the strictly
new Carnegie Libraries will not duplicate the
work Of institutions already established This
task has been turned over to Controller CoIer
and Corporation Counsel Whalen II was said
yesterday that II the directors Of any OF the So
called free Libraries now receiving city funds do
not accede TO this general plan. they viii here
after not receive financial support from the CITY
There are 10 free libraries in the city Al pres
ent. and Mr.. Carnegies gift viii make Il feasible
10 add from sixty to seventy to this number. OF
the new Libraries. Manhattan and The Bronx
will get forty. while the twenty-five others Will
he divided among Brooklyn. Queens and Rich
mond
The list OF free public Libraries prenared Nv,
Corporation Counsel Whalen VIII surprise many
people. who have been ignorant OF the fact that
they can go 10 these institutions and get books
without cost. Before a library can receive money
from the city it must agree 10 furnish It's books
tee to applicants living in the city. The off,
cial list OF such free institutions follows:
MANHATTAN AND THE BRoNX
AsTilaT I Free Libisry Society 1877 East BroadNay
and,enthst and No. GI6 Fifth ST Amsrtcsn Mu.sy
CIV, atsstery central Park American society OF
ana Townsend Library. East -sixtSt and East
ave and East sixiieth- Boys Free Rraiing Taan,
ton ave ana On bt, nc, b,onH Free Library. Washing
street Free Library and Reading Room Ss5 Broome-
Cathedral Free ibraTy We ias % N9 l
ST Circulating Library OF the College settIensert 5tr
brsv "a Is ~ t s si; Cnar.ty oTganzaton Society Il
haI, Columbia University Library West On--huadred-
Memorial Free cireulatinE Ilt-ar- ~ ss De Wiz
st Drectorv Idbrerv ~ aI Iniy.-', 90 20 ll'ngton-
~ 'ss,9aS 'SaT No l5S Fifth Free Library Of
Free Free LsTsY of Five m Points Mission No G3 Parkt
Tradesmen No - West Forty~f5uryh Ha-Jarn - 80.
I4oTsTy No q West one-hgndrsd
ki6Tary. No I+s NaL6errys Kingsbriage Free Library.
lSn-sye-: Manhattan East Side Mssion No 40 East
MebsDsI iS'S 5gr 70 S1 & 80 Nest r'enty %
Thirty st Methodist Free LersTy No lJo Fifth
York Acadsny Of Msiens No II = West Frt3
NeW-York Coored Mission Library. No. 1856 West Thr
Bond No. 80 Last Broadway. No. 1875
I.5B second-ave No. 81 West Thirteenth
West Twentythird-st No. 226 West Forty-second
No 3jl West SixIy-ninth-st.. no. 3O6
dredh-st No. 215 East Thrty-fourth-st. No
twenty NewYork
latng Library Blind. No. l2I West Ninety
New-York homeopathic Medical Library. Avenue 4.
Sxty-third NewYork Society Library No
46 Catherlnest and No. lbs ChaTon-st; NeWYork Pub
Library No. Lafayette Place and No. S95 Fifth
ave; Ne-York University General Library. University
Heights: NeW-Tork University Law Library. Washington
Square: Oivet Memorial. No 80 Second Polish
Benevolent Society Library. No. l3 Market Prot
est Missionary Society for Seamen No.
slip: Riy-rgate Library. Riverdale,
ST Agnes Library. No 32Tg Broadway. Alloy
Library. No. eos East Fourthst.:
No 81 BeeckeTst.; Seamans Free Library
Pkest-: TypothetGe Library. No. lO6 FultOn-st
University Settlement Library. No 1s4 Eldridge St;
Washington Heights Free Library No. 922 ST. NchOlas
ave; Webster Free Library. East and
East River; West Side Settenent Y. NJ. G. A. 453
West Forty seventh-st Young Mems Benevolent
ciaton, No 81 East Broadway; Young Mems Christian
Association Libraries No. West Twenty ninth St No
Twenty thrd-st No. I'D Bowery No. i4O Sec
ond- ave. No. 20 West Twenty-fourth-st Lex
ington-ave. No 3I1 West F1ftysixh- No. 15S Eas;
Eighty Wes:
West One-hundTed- -hfth-st. No. 361
Madison No. S3l West one hundred and Atty
rfth-st.: Young Women's Christian Association. No.
East Fiftesnthst