Middletown transcript., 1911-05-27
OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY
It's 10th AnniverSary--Useful
Observation-Disclosures DaV

InStituti0n--Donation Day
This coming 10th of June is the 10th
birthday of the Middletown Public Ii.
brary, and friends of that very worthy
public cause, knowing how greatly its
usefulness is limited by reason of its
lack of funds, are going to make it q Do
nation Day in honor of the ladies who
have been successful in founding and
maintaining public library where others
have heretofore always failed.
Two gentlemen have given $500 each,
and it is hoped others will also give. Any
sum from % cents upwards will be vel.
coined.
Remember always this is a public Ii
brsry, free to any one on the payment of
the merely nominal sum Of $1.00 year.
This allows the taking out of two books
every week for one year-certainlY cheap
enough For one cent you can read the
latest novel, books on science, history,
travel, biography, etc., in short, anyone
of the books now forming the library.
This small sum barely pays the yearly
expenses of the library, its rent, insur-
ance, librarians salary etc., and it is Of
course necessary to buy new books con-
stantly which they have been heretofore
doing by various means.
Now MiddletoWn ought to have pride
enough to support so useful an institution
as public library after its own ladies
have worked so hard to establish it.
Why should our town be behind Odessa
in that respect?
Some kind ladies have been giving
yearly subscriptions as Christmas gifts,
and one recipient Of this graceful courtesy
has expressed the great pleasure derived
therefrom.
Now if you do not need to join public
library to get new books, why not give
your card to some one not so well suppli-
ed as Yourself, some young person or
some worthy one young, or old, who can.
not quite spare even this small sum to en-
joy this privilege. Why not try tbis2
The TRANSCRIPT has discovered long
since that the generous people of Middle
town respond when a real deserving
cause appeals to them. Now here is one,
and if for no other reason than to COM
pliment the ladies who have 80 credita.
bly, inaugursted this institution the
people ought to countenance and help it
with their contributions, and enableft by
buying more books to make itself more
useful to the town-to the school child
rem and to all yonng and old.
A numben of valuable reference books
have been bought which are open to all,
the latest big New International Webster
Dictionary, Cyclopedias and works espe.
ciahy useful for school children to accom-.
modate whom the Library gives one
night in the week in which children
only are allowed to use the library on
payment Of two cents week.
The libranian is present to help the
young scholars find the various things
they need, and this feature is proving a
highly beneficial one, greatly assisting
the work of the Academy teachers.
But there are children who would like
to enjoy this privilege Whose parents can
not afford to pay for it. Will not our
liberal citizens help them?
So bring on your contributions big or
little; join the library yourself and if you
do not wish to use your card loan it to
another, and thus aid good cause that
is both a credit and value to our town.
The contributions may be made at any
time, and either left with the librarian
Mrs. G. A. Hoffecker, or with any one of
the following Library Committee: Miss
Marian Cochran, Mrs. Charles Derrick
son, Mrs. George V, Peverley, Mrs.
Martin B. Burris, Mrs. Charles A. Ritchie,
Mrs. Jesse L. Shepherd, Mrs. Jefferson
B. Foard, Mrs. Alfred Chamberlaine,
Mrs. Harris B. Mcdowell, Miss Mary
Hutchin, Miss Bessie Anderson.