Arizona republican., 1908-01-11
FORMAL OPENING
 OF CITY LIBRARY
In New Building Will Occur on Even- ing of Next Week.

The new Carnegie library of Phoenix will be formally opened to the public on Thursday or Friday night of next week. according to the arrangements which have been planned. The exact date of the opening will be announced later, but at meeting of the library board yesterday 1t was considered cer- tain that the building would be ready not later than Friday and possibly a day sooner
 This occasion Will be made pleas. ant for the visiting citizens and the opportunity will be given for them to see just what the city has provided. 1t is a magnificent structure and nice ly appointed on the interior. The heating plant has been tried and works satisfactorily. All the electric fixtures are in and the current will be turned on Monday and the circuit tested.
 The new steel book stacks were be- ing installed yesterday. They were furnished by the Art Metal Construc- ton company of Jamestown New York through the H. H. McNeil company of this city. There are seven of them. of the very latest pattern. double front, olive green in finish and the shelves are easily adjusted to any size of book and are removable. They are so con- structed that in case the supply of books exceeds the capacity of the present number, others can be added at ang time.
 The present capacity is about 15.000 books, which Is about double the num- Der now in the city library, which is approximately estimated at 1000. not including the pamphlets and unbound books magazines, etc. The work of removing the books from the present location will begin Monday morning. and the city library will be closed tenn porarily for three or four daTs until the time for the formal opening.
 The meeting of the library board yesterday was brief one. owing to a meeting Of the council al the same hour Another meeting will be held today. The matter of selecting a jam iter for the Carnegie library building and grounds will probably then be talk en up and from the expression of the members yesterday 1t is certain that the naming of the man will be left 10 the city council since the city will have 10 pay the greater part of his salary. The care TOT lIe VIII SDIIlt out of the library fund, but the other expenses will fall to the council to settle.
 It is desired to make the grounds around the library building very beau tiful and attractive and an experienced gardener and landscape designer and one who understands shrubbery and trees will be required. The janitor work in the building will be only a small portion of the duties 10 be dis 2 charged. Mrs. N. A. Morford will con- tinue as librarian.
 As many as possible who are inter ested should make 1t a point to attend the opening next week and look over the completed structure. II is one to quicken civic pride and it Is hoped that a greater number of people will make use of the generous supply of books to be obtained. The board will be glad to receive books donated at any time from now on, as there is ann ple space to care for them. Recent fiction Is always acceptable. In time the library will have one of the finest lists Of reference books to be found in a public institution of this nature.