Show t 1 l THE PUBLIC LIBRARY When a stolid writer on the lri ulle on a a. theme of which he lie is entirely ignorant makes a fool charge l' l against faithful people who arc ure doing the best they can with tho timo means US at their disposal and md is refit reminded reminded re re- re- re fit minded of the fact his justification comes conies in the J form of an innuendo which is as us destitute of brains as asit asit I it is of common honesty honest rrt J 11 For the time information of the public we beg to state f. f that of or the funds given giyen time the public library to purchase purchase pur- pur w 0 chase ho books ks 20 per er cent is set aside for works of fiction The percentage of books of fiction called I I for is about 55 of the whole amount against 70 per percent I cent cent in all ll the public libraries in in the country of which our library has statistics |