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Show H Free Public Library and H ? Reading Room Assured B' The peoplo who have been promot- Bw Ing the establishment of a free public BBfl library and reading room are about BBHj to have their hopes realized. The BBB committee consisting of J. Trnccy B Wootton of tho First ward, Prof. H (h Charles Whlttnkcr of tho Third ward, H Prof. K. W. Morgan of tho Second Bj k ward, and Donjamln Fullmer of BBB '; tho Fourth ward, with Alma Qrccu- BBB . V wood of tho Civic Improvement HBBJ , League, us chairman, met this week flflfll 1 aud outlined a plan. BBBm; Tll p'11" contemplate providing tho BflflB manual training building on the flBBj school grounds as tho homo for the flflpflf " library, Sinco tho completion of the flflVH ' high school building nnd tho transfer flflfll of tho manual training work to it, tho flflfll building down town has "been unused. flflfll Tho school trustees have agreed to flflVflf lath nnd plaster tho building aud then flBBj permit its ubo for library purposes, flflfll A sub commltto will canvass each BBH of tho four wards, visiting every pBflfll homo, for tho purpose of soliciting BBB. books, magazines aud periodicals or flfljflfl anything that 'can be used for tho BBB establishment of a library. BBB i The committee desires that tho peo- BBB pie respond liberally to the visitors BBB hy giving cither books or money with BBK which to purchase them. The build- BBB) iug will bo well lighted nnd a com. fljflY petcnt librarian will be placed In charge. Help will have to be secured to purchase the necessary tables, chairs, desk and shelving, so tliosi who can are asked to glo liberally Tho commlttco thinks that the library li-brary will 1111 a long felt want that of providing nu Intelectuul center for the entertainment of the young people, peo-ple, a place whore they may spend iliclr leisure moments or securo u book to tnko home and read. Just now, while tho city Is making n vigorous vigor-ous campaign against undesirable places where young men have been In the habit of gathering, Is certainly a most opportune time to launch the library movement |