Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-12
LIBRARY OPEN
SUNDAYS NOW
New Schedule Gives Ac-
cess To Books 4 To &
Sunday Afternoons

For the first time in the history
Of the institution, at least, for the
first time in ten years, the reading
rooms of the Carnegie library were
thrown open to the reading public
last Sunday afternoon between the
hours of 4 and 6. Miss Carrie
Speer, who was recently elected IL
brarlan in the place of Miss Virginia
Gum, resigned, was in charge of the
books.
1T is just possible that the impor-
tance of this announcement has not
fully dawned upon the reading pub
lie" said an official Of the library
Tuesday. 1t is a splendid opportu-
nifty to spend the afternoon hours
quietly and in the pursuit Of things
interesting and beneficial The IL
bra1y shelves contain many volumes
OF splendid reading matter that will
appeal to every one. There are
books of late fiction for those who
care for this class of literature, and
there are books of travel and adven-
ture for those who, not situated so
that they themselves may enjoy
sightseeing over the world, may vet
view II from the angle of others
more fortunate. Books are listed
containing the worlds sublimest
S0etry and prose, and books of bird
life and animal life. There are
worms OF Jonn Burroughs, that be-
loved naturalist, who died recently.
with his heart as young as in the
days of his youth.
An unmomentous fact to many
perhaps, yet at 80 years of age,
when he first saw a bird which he
had been hoping all his life to see,
appeared to him, the news was tele.
all over the United States.
"Souther Field, also will share in
the benefit from the library. A IL
brary for the use of the employees
there Is being arranged, and as soon
as the necessary cataloguing can be
done, the books will be ready for
issuance.
Library hours now are arranged
SO that the reading rooms are open
in the afternoon from 2 to 7. This
gives the people of the community
an opportunity to go down in the
cool hours of the day and enjoy an
hour of rest and reading in the de-
space, fitted with comfort
able chairs, for the pleasure of the
reading public. The Sunday after
noon hours afford the young men of
the town who board an opportunity
of spending a quiet hour in the COM
pany of the most delightful people in
the world-those who have been ere
ated and live between the findings
of a book.
Thus, in the change of hours and
the opening of the rooNs on Sunday,
Carnegie library becomes a real
home in which to spend a few hours
in the pursuit of reading, or in
friendly chat with those friends who, !
like others, wish a quiet hour in
which to read or to chat and become
for the time a. thing apart from the
mad rush of modern existence.
"The shelves are filled with mag.
nificent books on references such as
the students of the city schools re-
quire in the daily preparation of |
their studies. The library belongs
essentially to the public, and has
been maintained for the pleasure
ana IHe prOIlC OF Jne PUBIC. Inc IL" |
orarian wishes this fact to sink deep
Y into the minds of all, that the
reading rooms are open to those
Who love to read and stud especial
Y for the children, to whom books
mean so much, and the early cult
1ation of good literature so impor.
ant factor in their after life.
Late periodicals are kept on the
magazine racks, and these prove OF
great interest to a wide sphere, es-
oeciaHy to the business man or wo.
nan, who has not always sufficient
iinte to rnadv a lengthy article. In
Tho magazines will he fourd current
articles cordonsa1 into the space
hoe+ fi+tod for this neod As soon
pc this becomes practicable, because
rf other rree~inp work cf retting in
'ha hocts which orc :, the homes to
be returned to the library, list Of
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be published so that patrNrs may