The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-05-20
BUILDING AND
LIBRARY SITE
PURCHASED
Board Of Supervisors Takes
Action Which Insures Es-
tablishment of County Ii
brary County Governed.

Purchase of the Robinson property
now occupied as the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. ID. II. Case to house the
Maui County Library was determined
upon by the Board of Supervisors,
Friday afternoon. The decision was
reached after hearing members of
the committee from the trustees of
the Maui Library Association and the
library committee of the Maui Wo-
mans Club and thorough considera-
tion of the alternative proposals sub
mitted. The transaction is to be COM
pleted next month.
In the discussion of the subject
which preceded the action of the
board it became apparent that the
majority of those in attendance were
favor of the purchase of site and
building at once. The members of
the board had acquainted themselves
with the subject by careful reading of
the letter that had been sent to them
and the county library law. First the
two proposals were presented to them
by J.H.Gray of the committee, who said
the library trustees recommended the
purchase of the Robinson property if
the members of the board felt the
county was in financial position to
purchase a site, or if the board pre-
ferred the amount which building
and site would cost might be spent
for books.
Subjects Fully Presented
d. II. Case followed in advocacy of
the purchase of a building and site.
as did Mrs. Linton of the Woman's
Club. Speaking personally and not
for the committee of the library
trustees, Gray favored use of the
town hall and spending money for
books instead. Mrs. Case also spoke
for the purchase of building and
site. Supervisor Drummond inquired
why the proposed library could not be
in the proposed new county building
but such a proposal met with opposi-
tion. In the course of all the talk,
however, it was evident that the ad-
vocates of either proposal would be
satisfied by the action of the board,
whyh ever way the majority voted,
provided action were taken.
1t was brought out that there was
a provision in the lease of the town
hall for public use for meetings and
social purposes and Supervisor Good
ness declared himself as opposed to
any action that would take from the
community its only such meeting
place, the Town Hall.
Supervisor Fleming asked more
questions of the committees than any
other member of the board and the
financial conditions of the county
were brought out Finally it became
evident that the board had swung to
the side of the proposal to purchase
and upon motion of Goodness second
ed by Drummond the purchase was
voted.
Supervisors to Appoint
AS a result of the action of the SUI
pervisors the present library will be
turned over to the county and the
boar dof supervisors will name hVe
members of a board of management
in whose hands will be the manage
ment and teh conduct of the county
library. Such board of management
will have the selection of the librar-
ian, who must be graduate, certif-
Gated librarian, and the general SUI
pervision over such employe.
Under the scope of the library law
the Maui County Library will have to
establish branches in every district
of the Islands and conduct service
which will go to meet the needs of
all sections.
1t is expected that the appointment
of the library board will be made at
the next meeting.