Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-12
LIBRARY PLANS
APPROVED At
RECENT |: MEETING
Commercial Club Now Ready to
Receive Books for Bismarck
Public Library.
READING ROOMS WILL
BE OPEN EVERY DAY

n The Commercial club is now read!
to receive, books for tle BismarcE
public library. After several weeks
planning, there have been mace
changes in the club quarters which
permit of the setting aside of a con
veniently located reading room
Shelving will be installed as soon a.
the receipt Of books warrant, AMI 8
competent custodian will be placed
in charge. The library and reading
room will be available during the
evening hours. 1t is believed thai
these provisions, pending the cree
ton of a permanent public librar!
building, will fill want which has
long existed in Bismarck.
Plans for the establishment of the
library were thoroughly discussed al
meeting of the Commercial club Ii
5rary committee with committee Of
the Civic league, in the club rooms
last evening Both committees agreed
that the room which the cruz plans :,
use is in every way suitable for Ii
brary purposes, and tina; the plans
which have been devised for the oper
alton OF the library and reading room
are practicable.
Cooperation Needed.
The success of tle plan now de
pends entirely upon the cooperation
received from the philosophical Bis
marck people. The library for the
present will depend upon donations
for it's books. 1t is the opinion OF tac
club that there is in every EismarcG
home few books which are dupli
Gates, or which for other reasons call
easily. be spared. If possessors o:
such volumes will notify the club by
postal card, 'phone, or personal call
arrangements will be made for the
collection of the books. AS soon as
the number of volumes received war
rants tle step, a librarian will De
placed in charge, the books will be In.
dexed and placed on the shelves Tor
general circulation. All volumes do.
mated to the present library will &c.
come the permanent property of the
Bismarck public library and will later
be transferred to the new library
building. It has been suggested thai
a special plate, giving the names of
the donors, be placed in these GIT
hooks, thus perpetuating the public.
spiritedness Of the fOunIers of BIS.
marck's first public library
Every Book Helps.
The message which the club wishes
to give to the people Of Bismarck To-
day is this A public library for Bis
marck is assured; library advantages
for the present winter are available,
if everyone will cooperate to the e9-
tent of donating volume or two 70
the library. There are 1900 homes
in Bismarck. II every home produces
one book, the library will be very well
equipped for a beginning. Magazines
will also be very acceptable, as will
pictures, busts or other decorations
of q suitable nature. All will be care
fully preserved and will be turned
over to the permanent library in gooG
condition.
Works of standard fiction, history,
travel, exploration, adventure. sclen-
!tific, philosophical, theological, soc..
ological works, good literature of any
kind, of any date, of any period, in
any binding, will be gladly accepted
by the committee; will be called for
if the club headquarters are notified,
and will be placed in circulation at
the earliest possible moment.