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Show PROMINENT CITIZENS MEET. They DImum Mattem I'ertaintngto Public Libraries. Albany;, JT. Y., July 10. Special. In response to the invitation of Director Davey of tho University of New York, who is also director of the American Library Association, a number of prominent prom-inent citizens interested in the questions affecting the libraries of tho state met in the senate chamber today to discuss tho measures concerning tho libraries which are to bo submitted for action to the legislature. The subjects discussed were: "What changes in library legislation legis-lation should bo asked at the coming session of tho legislature?" "To what extent can tho state library assist other libraries?" aud "What relation should our libraries hold to the public school svstem?" A society was formed to foster the public libraries of the state. |