The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27
LIBRARY GROWS
WITH EACH WEEK
A Powderly Man Gave 70
Volumes on Friday
GOLD, LION CASH GIFT
New Reading Room Mt Library VIII
BE Ready By First of March
And VIII Mark New
Era
GOLD. LION CASH GIFT

The Birmingham Public Library is inn
proving with each succeeding day, II the
increasing number Of its patrons may be
are beginning to evince interest in the in
stitution and general spirit Of cooper
alton is evident.
An epoch In the library's growth Will
be marked by the opening of the new
reading room, which will be ready for
occupants by March l. Tho new room
has been provided through the flooring
of the gallery of the council chamber.
that section of the legislative chamber
having proved source Of annoyance to
the lawmakers at times, when public in
terest in official proceedings became UNI
comfortably warm. The quarters which
once resounded with aldermanic eloquence
will henceforward be the haunt OF the
studious, and, the librarian promises, will
be quiet as the grave. The old reading
room has become misnomer since the
beginning of the library's period of pros
perity. applicants at the librarian S. desk
having been too numerous for the COM
fort of the readers.
Some $50 in cold cash was acquired by
the library last week through the kind
ness of Mrs NJ. F. Stevens. proprietor OF
the Gold Lion Tea and Lunch Room.
benefit dinner was served at the cafe
last Observation-Disclosures birthday
and the proceeds were donated to the
fund for the advancement of library
finances.
Book donations, too, have been liberal
ly made. 1t was generally regretted that
Alcalde Daniel Jones Of Jamaica did not
make the library the object of his bench
cence. but others have made up for the
slight in donations and promises.
Most prominent among those who have
shown their generosity is Charles II.
Boiling Of Powderly, who has substan-
tiated his CLAIMS for Immortality with the
donation of the 70 valuable volumes,
among which are included 10 volumes
of the latest authorized edition of the En-
cyclopedia Britannica and numerous MS
torical works Of much value. In. library
circles Mr.. Boiling has become wor-
shipped hero, and the Library association
through Miss Frances Nimmo Greene,
exalts him officially. holding him up as
"a shining example to the citizens Of Biz
mingham." Mr. Boiling was the first man
In Jones valley to respond to the call
for book donations when the work OF re-
organizing the library began last year.
He Is also the latest at the good work,
having called last Friday with another
gift
Following are the books presented by
Mr.. Boiling to the library to date:
The Encyclopedia Britannica --latest au-
thorized edition., Is volumes.
Hume's History Of England, six vol
umes
Hildreths History of the United States,
six volumes.
Gibbons Decline and Fall Of the Roman
Empire, six volumes.
International Library Of Famous Liter
ature Ode Luxe edition., 20 volumes.
Prescott's Conquest Of Peru. two vol
,umes.
Prescott's Conquest of Mexico. two vol
umes
Macaulay's Miscellaneous Essays, five
volumes.
The Man of Sorrows, seven volumes.
umes
Guizot's History of France, eight vol
umes
These works are handsomely bound and
are in excellent condition; they will prove
a valuable addition to the solid litera-
ture of the library.