The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-11
PUBLIC LIBRARY
OPEN IN MORNING.
Will BE Open From 10 O'Clock n. m.
Until Same Hour Mt Night.

viii BE Open From 10 O'Clock n. m.
Until Same Hour Mt Night.
The Public Library, at whitaker and
CASTOR streets will open at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning and will remain
open until 10 o'clock at night Here
tofore the library has been open only
during the afternoon and evening while
the mornings We're given to the libra
rians who were completing their work
in the library.
All of the work is not yet completed,
but sufficient Roadway has been made
to allow the library to open in the
morning. Two assistants have been Sc
cured by the Board Of Managers OF
the library and while one of them
is carrying on the work of arranging
the books, the other can look after the
desk work. The work that is now go
ing on is principally that of arranging
some of the alcoves on the upper floor
and placing pockets in the books.
Supt. Otis Ashmore chairman of
the Library Committee, stated that
there have been many applications COM
ing in to him from persons living in
different sections of the city, request
ing that the library be opened in the
morning as that is the only time at
their disposal. Accordingly, though
some work will be still going on. the
committee decided to throw open the
doors of the library during the MORN
ing hours. The new hours begin on
Monday morning.
The library is free to all white citi-
zens of Savannah. All that is neces-
sary to gain the privilege of drawing
books is to make application at the Ii
brarian's desk for a card. This card
must be Endorsed by a citizen of Sa-
vannah and returned to the librarian,
and any book that the applicants de-
sires will be at his disposal. The Ii
brary contains more than $4,000 vol
umns, dealing with every department
of literature and a rich store of knowl-
edge is open to investigators in every
field.
The library will be open on Sundays
and on holidays. On Sundays the
hours will be from o'clock in the
afternoon until 10 O'Clock at night. The
object of keeping the library open on
Sundays and holidays is for the bene-
fit of the laboring classes, who have
no other days to themselves. Many
business men who desire to make use
of the library are also forced to do
their reading on Sundays.
Special attention is being paid to
the children's department and every
their comfort and convenience. A table
for the exclusive use of the little
ones has been fitted ont and the maga-
zines suitable for them have been
placed on file here. large number
of books especially adapted for the
children have also been placed on the
shelves. An effort will be made to
get the younger people in the habit of
coming regularly to the library
For the older people, also everything
has been comfortably arranged. All
of the leading magazines are on file
and tables for reading have been pro-
vided. Every attention will be shown
them in seeking for books and any
help that the librarian can extend will
be cheerfully given. New books are
being added to the library from month
to month, and already it is one of
the finest equipped libraries in the
South.
That the institution is increasing in
popularity is shown by the monthly
reports of the chairman of the Libra
ry Committee. The number of visitors
has nearly doubled since the first
month that the doors were thrown open
to the public, and the number of books
taken out has also shown a marked
increase. Last month there were more
than 5000 issued. --------