The daily tribune., 1904-03-10
Our Public Library.

1899 making It possible frs all ipcor-
porated cities Of the state OF colorado
to have free reading room and pub
lie library. The Law eaacted provides
the mode Of election Of directors and
the manner Of financing the same.
Under the liberal provisions Of this
act every incorporated town OF the
state can ut very little additional ex-
pense provide for . public library and
free reading room.
The Library aud Free Reading
koom Of Florence 10 in part maintain
ed and supported by free contributions
by it's patrons. and In part by dons-
tions from the city. The question
arises. why would il not be better for
the public a. whole. and the city in
particular to avail ourselves Of this
statutory enA.tment and incorporate
Hereunder. and thus assume complete
management and control over this in
little. il any additional expense to
the city by way Of additional taxep,
since Florence 10 now paying twenty
dollars per month towards the support
of the Library. this amount being
more than half Of the money needed
to run this institution. The balance
Of the fund raised is by free contribu-
tion of our citizens. The value to the
city Of maintaining = public library
goes without questioning. no public
spirited person will oppose the scheme
Of Incorporating under this state law,
and the advantages of the game to our
city are apparent to all. The present
library has maintained . healthy
growth from the date Of its inceptio on,
the patronage by the reading public
has steadily increased until today the
library is felt by lal to be necessity.
aud the question comes to us how best
shAll we maintain and support the
same? Shall we 60 on - in the past
and draw on the few for the support
Of this public institution. or shall be
tax all equally for its maintenance and
support? 1t seems to the writer that
there is but one answer to this ques.
tion. that all the representative citi.
zens Of our city will agree that this
institution should be made strictly
public. and to be made strictly public
we must incorporate under this state
law.
The present library has over one
Thousand dollars worth Of books on
its shelves, all of which will be turned
over to the city. 1t isn't ss il We
had to levy a fund with which to
pruchase books, the city will have q
very representative library to begin
with. and by adding thereto from year
to year both in periodicals and books
will eventually make ii second to none |
in the state for cities of this size.
The present board has done much to |
build up the library. having placed |
tn ,rin about two hundred new up to |
date books and materially added to the |
list Of periodicals.. 80 that thu people |
OF Florence, can even now point with |
considerable pride to the Free Reading
rooms and public library of this city.
what it is now Is nothing a. to what |
it may become under efficient manage.
ment of our city. In thus seeking to |
perpetuate this our public institution,
we all will be building up and main
tanning an educational and refining
force that will last forever. 1t 10 the
hope OF the writer that the people Of
Florence may consider the above pro-
position favorably and that the pres.
ent city council may deem it exped.
lent and advisable to incorporate un.
der this provision of the state law.
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