Mower County transcript., 1904-04-13
a. CD III

by Andrew Carnagie to his original
gift. Of ,$12, 900, making total of $s15,
600 as his benefaction to our city lib
rary. Feb. g.. John Evison was appoint
ed library janitor at a salary of 500
month. March IA, A. S. Campbell, NJ.
j. Slayen and j. H. Anderson were ap-
pointed committee to confer with the
county commissioners regarding the
extension of the use of the library to
the balance of the. county outside of
this city in manner similar to that
now in operation in Steele county.
8 The new library building is Of Gre
clan style of architecture, one story,
with basement through It is built
Eof Bedford Ibdfnf with store
cornice and tile roofing. All the roof
valleys and cutters are Of copper. The
building measures 56x56 feet. The
main entrance is from the corner fac
ing northeast, the vestibule, the lobby
and the stack room running continu-
ously across the building diagonally to
the southwest corner On entering, one
comes first into the spacious vestibule,
l6x16, with floor of terrazzo tile and
Mosaic border.
The lobby 2Ox2O feet is in the center
of the building with the book delivery
desk at the farther end and the book
stack room, 2Ox2O feet, is in the south
west corner. East of the lobby is the
main reading room, 15x30, fronting
along St. Paul street as seen at the
left ! of the building. A reference
room, 14x14, is on the south side be-
tween the reading room aud the stack
room and on the north side:is the chill
dren's room, 15x24, commodious and
admirably adapted forits intended use.
The librarians room is west of the
lobby with lavatory adjoining. The
whole interior finish is in quarter saw
ed oak and, the floors throughout are
covered with heavy linoleum. There
is side entrance at the northwest cor
ner toward the high school building.
The whole building is exceptionally
we'll lighted and ventilated. " >::
The basement is high and we'll light.
ed and ventilated and contains the
main audience room, 30x37 feet, with a
seating of $50. This will be used for
educational lectures and similar pur-
poses. It has wood floor and is
| finished in hard wood. It is very
convenient and pleasant room. It is
entered from the front vestibule down
a fine oak stairway. and there are be-
sides two additional entrances from
outdoors. On the north side is a pack
ing room, 2Ox2O feet, with cement floor
and a store room 16x16 in the north
east corner. In the northwest corner
is the janitor's room and lavatory and
in the southwest corner is the boiler
land fuel room. zS5s.+
The building is electric lighted
! throu ghout with special antique brass
chandeliers and nearly 100 lights. The
furniture IS Of special library design.
| The tables inthe main reading room
are NJ assiYes Of golden oak, and have
special library table lamps in nsaddition
Ito the chande deliers. The building is
Iheated hroughout with hot water.
As already stated, this elegant new
l.building is completed ready for dedi.
Ication The books Of the Floral Club
Library, numbering about $500, we're
1 removed April 2 and for the past ten
days the state librarian, Miss Clara B
baldwin, has been arranging the books
I for use in coope peration with the librar.