Evening journal., 1922-03-03
LAY LIBRARY
STONE SATURDAY
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enclosed in the corner OF tho new
edihce. The box in the corner
stone OF the present Library Build
ing at Eighth and Market streets.
has been removed and its contents
carefully examined. Much OF this
material. especially newspapers and
historic documents. coins. etc. will
be placed In the new stone. A his
tory OF the movement for construc-
ton OF the new building. also copies
Of The Evening Journal of today
and other Wilmington newspapers
will be added.
Plans for the new library building
were prepared several years ago by
f. l. Tuton and Alfred NJ. Citizens.
New York firm OF architects, but
were later revised TO ensure con-
struction with the funds available.
The sum OF 100000 was subscribed
by public contributions for the
building. to which City Council add
ed 100000 making 100000 in all
The site was given by Pierre S
! DUPONT.
The structure will be OF Graeco-
Roman design constructed OF In
diana limestone. 1t will occupy
practically the entire block on the
Tenth street side being lss feet long
and extending back so feet The
D -.
OF the Tenth street facade exactly
opposite the entrance 20 Caesar Rod
ney Square. The secondary en-
trance will be on King street and
will lead directly into the basement
which will be the first floor on The
King street end. where the chill
dren resdlng-room will be located
There also will be two tiers o
stacks for books in the basement &C
cupying the Market street end Of m
building. The employees entrance
will be from Market street through
a passsgeway 10 the rear OF the base
ment. There will be locker roomi
here and rooms for storage There
also will be space here for filing 1905
volumes OF newspapers sufficient Q,
provide for this sort OF thing foi
many years
on the main floor the entrance
? will lead directly TO the delivery
room In the center OF the building $,
b that every one entering the buildinl
from that side will pass the delivery
desk. The room for books OF hctioi
will be at the back so that those WHIT
wish to obtain fction-and they con
, stltute the large number OF patrons
may enter the building. go to tn
! nction room. obtain what they wisl
b and leave the building without dis
turbing the people using other rooms
/ The reference room be on tn
King street end OF the building tina
being the more quiet end OF tn
structure. The librarians room vii
be on this moor a. the Market stree
end.
The entrance space will be wid
, with an ornamental staircase lead
ing 10 the second floor on each side
There will be telephone booth her
and a bubble fountain.
Rooms for the employees OF tn
! NuialN viii ne pToNlQtu on TINS Uuul
There will be a sitting room. res
, room, kitchen and other accessoric.
Tne present stan OF the library no,
numbers about twenty-one or TWEEN
q ty-two.
Some idea OF the increased ca
pacity OF the new building may b
gained from the fact that there no'
% are only about 100000 volumes &
1 the present library. The new build
> ing will provide for handling be
- tween s5OO and 400. 900 volumes
T The reading room will provide 10
4 12S persons In addition to the chi
s dren's reading room which wi
contain about the same number. Tn
> present seating capacity Of tn
e library is as seats exclusive OF tn
y chlldren's space.
y Contract for erection OF the build
}. ing was awarde ed TO the dupont En-
2 gineering Company on August
o. 1921. Work OF razlng the old Churc
u Building. which occupied the site
e was soon afterward begun. an
actual construction OF the library n
self was started. The DUPONT Er
n gineering Company was the lowei
J, OF twelve for entire construction &
= the building and called for the SUI
u OF S3S6.666.