The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-09-28
THB COURIER.

bulletins and tables at which readers
can examine and select their books.
From the open stack room doors lead
to the librarian's private Office and to
the cataloguing room. The Librarians
Office has window looking into the
stack rooms, enabling the librarian to
command view Of the delivery deek
and surroundings.
In the southeast corner Of the build
ing is the children's room. This will
at present have wall shelves for 5000
volumes. and 10 j. will be kept all books
of more immediate interest to the young.
1t will be supplied with tables, aud dur
ing the busy hours Of the day special
attendant will be in charge to guide the
children in their search for books and
instruct them in the use Of the library.
The children's apartment is one to
which every modern library devotes
particular attention.
In the southwest corner OF the build
ing will be the reading room for news
papers and periodicals. This is the
largest apartment in the building, as it
has been found from experience in Lin
coin that it is one OF the most popular
departments of the library. 1t will be
furnished with six large reading tables,
two reading desks for the daily newspa-
pers. racks for magazines and other ap-
plisnces.
In the southwest portion Of the build
ing will be the reference room with
shelves having capacity Of $500 stan.
dard volumes, to which readers will at
all times have direct access. This is de.
signed more particularly as the study
room of the library, in which readers
and students can consult no: only the
books kept in this room. but to which
they may bring any books kept in other
portions Of the library. The plans for
future enlargement give the room q
possible shelf capacity of 7,700 volumes.
1t will be furnished with five tables;
three Of them have table lights from
the floor.
The book stacks or shelves will be Of
steel OF the bracket construction, manu-.
featured by the Art Metal Construction
company of Jamestown, New York,
represented by the State Journal COM
pany Of this city. They are adjustable
at any height, and all shelves are rspidly
interchangeable throughout the entire
library without the use of tools.
The arrangement and construction of
this floor will permit single attendant
at the delivery counter to have super
vision Of the entire floor, thus making it
possible to keep the library open with a
single attendant. necessitating addition.
al assistants only for the actual work on
hand. This is an important feature in
this library; for most libraries find il
necessary to keep an attendant in every
department simply for the purpose OF
supervision, regardless of the actual
work to be done.
The basement Of the building will be
dry and airy. 1t will have a twelve foot
ceiling with large windows in every
apartment. Under the floor will be q
bed Of concrete, and between the base.
ment and every portion of soil, whether
under the floor or on the sides, there il
q damp proof course Of tar and pitch
which effectually excludes all dsmpness
Over the concrete base will be laid a
floor Of hard maple.
The basement is reached by q broad
stairway from the delivery room. II
can be reached through door in front