private void CommandNewLibrary( Class libraryClass )
    {
        initialized( SET, false );
        
        String headerMessage = "Initializing ";
        if( soundLibrary != null )
        {
            currentLibrary( SET, null );
            // we are switching libraries
            headerMessage = "Switching to ";
            soundLibrary.cleanup();
            soundLibrary = null;
        }
        message( headerMessage +
                 SoundSystemConfig.getLibraryTitle( libraryClass ), 0 );
        message( "(" + SoundSystemConfig.getLibraryDescription( libraryClass )
                + ")", 1 );

        try
        {
            soundLibrary = (Library) libraryClass.newInstance();
        }
        catch( InstantiationException ie )
        {
            errorMessage( "The specified library did not load properly", 1 );
        }
        catch( IllegalAccessException iae )
        {
            errorMessage( "The specified library did not load properly", 1 );
        }
        catch( ExceptionInInitializerError eiie )
        {
            errorMessage( "The specified library did not load properly", 1 );
        }
        catch( SecurityException se )
        {
            errorMessage( "The specified library did not load properly", 1 );
        }

        if( errorCheck( soundLibrary == null, "Library null after " +
                        "initialization in method 'newLibrary'", 1 ) )
        {
            lastException( SET, new SoundSystemException(
                                   className + " did not load properly.  " +
                                   "Library was null after initialization.",
                                   SoundSystemException.LIBRARY_NULL ) );
            importantMessage( "Switching to silent mode", 1 );

            try
            {
                soundLibrary = new Library();
            }
            catch( SoundSystemException sse )
            {
                lastException( SET, new SoundSystemException(
                                       "Silent mode did not load properly.  " +
                                       "Library was null after initialization.",
                                       SoundSystemException.LIBRARY_NULL ) );
                initialized( SET, true );
                return;
            }
        }

        try
        {
            soundLibrary.init();
        }
        catch( SoundSystemException sse )
        {
            lastException( SET, sse );
            initialized( SET, true );
            return;
        }
        
        lastException( SET, null );
        initialized( SET, true );
        
        return;
    }