The Monte Vista journal., 1912-01-27
PUBLIC LIBRARY

has caused the Town trustees to
direct an inquiry to the Ladies
Library association of Monte Vista
as to what they would be willing
to contribute toward a. Carnegie
library, if secured for this place.
Their reply follows:
MONTE VISTA, Colo.
January 8, 1912.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the Town of Monte Vista:
Gentlemen:
This letter is written in response to an
inquiry by Mayor w. H. Fassett as to
what the Ladies Library Association of
Monte Vista would be willing to do in
the way of contribution for the pur-
pose of obtaining the establishment of
Carnegie Library in the town. The
Ladies Library Association has about
2O5O books, exclusive of Government
Reports, and also has Three Hundred
Dollars in cash. In addition to the
money and the books the association
owns four fractional lots in Block
Twenty three Of the Town of Monte
Vista, where it's library building is now
located. The price, heretofore placed
upon the lots was Five Thousand Dol
lars, but inasmuch as values have some
what declined the lot, cannot now be
sold for that amount. 1t has been the
hope of the active members of the
Association that it would at some time
be able to donate the books, which it
now has, to such Public Library as may
be established in the Town and to CON
tribute the Three Hundred Dollars for
the purpose of furnishing the library.
The association is willing to commit
itself, at this time, to that extent, but as
to what may be done with the real es-
tate, it is unwilling to say now. 1t has
been thought that the real estate might
be sold to be used for such purposes as
the purchaser might want to use it and
the proceeds arising therefrom used as
a fund, the income from which would be
available for maintenance purposes, or
for procuring current books for the Ii
brary that may be established.
Last year a communication was sent
by the Library Association to the Board
of Trustees of the Town, but no response
to that communication has yet been re-
ceived by the association. 1t was then
thought advisable to turn over the books
which the Association then held to the
town, on condition that the Town would
furnish suitable Library room and
maintain it. That proposition is still
open. What has here been said does
not require that the Carnegie Library,
If established, be established on grounds
owned by this Association, but if 1t is
found that there is more desirable
place to establish the library, the Associ-
alton will still be willing to make con-
tributions as herein stated, regardless
of its location.
THE LADIES LIBRARY
ASSOCIATION.
LILLIAN IL. fASSETr,
President.
OMIE STEPHENSON,
Treasurer.
For many years the Library
association has worked hard to
provide for the town library and
suitable quarters. Floral fairs,
minstrel shows, strawberry festi-
vals in summer and oyster suppers
in winter have been resorted to in
an effort to have real library.
The association has at last become
the owner of valuable piece of
real estate which it desires to be
put to the best possible use for
library purposes, and to this end
has asked aid and cooperation of
the Town trustees.
NOTICE TO PARENTS
Next Monday, Jan. 30, begins
the second semester of the present
school year, and any children en-
tering school for the first time in
the first grade may begin on con-
dition of their being six years old
before March |, All pupils of this
age living east of the middle of