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Show mm Chi US1LED Opening of Institution at Mt. Pleasant Celebrated During Past Week. The opening of the Carnegie library at -Mt. Pleasant during the past week marks the establishment of the sixteenth institution in this state endowed by the Carnegie fund and serves as a reminder of the remarkable increase in library facilities in this state during the past few years, according to Professor Howard How-ard R. Driggs of the University of Utah. Professor Driggs delivered the principal address at the recent dedication dedica-tion of the Mt. Pleasant library and is familiar with the subject of libraries in L'tah. Since 190 . when Professor Drigp became connected with the work of libraries li-braries throughout thex state the num-j ber of Carnegie libraries has increased from four to (sixteen. The cities and the amount of' money given by the Carnegie Car-negie fund follow:" Eureka, $1200; Tooele, GO0O; Garland, $S000: Cedar City, $12,000; St. George, $5000; Paro-wan, Paro-wan, $So00; Beaver, $10,000; Richfield, $10,000; Kphraiin, $10,000; Manti, $11,-000; $11,-000; Richmond, $8000; Mt. Pleasant, $10,000; Price, $10,000;' Panguitch, $80000; Brigham, $12,000; Springville, $10,000. The following Utah towns, have library li-brary systems but have not yet obtained Carnegie libraries: Monticello, Moab, Bluff, American Fork, Duchesne, Bland-ing, Bland-ing, Monroe, Fairview, Lehi, Payson, Vernal, Kanab, Salina and Logan. The last-named town is now on the verge of obtaining a library. Professor Driggs says that there has been an increase of 900 per cent in the circulation of books in this state in the past few years. |