Show New Public Library Highlight Of Civic Achievement a recent bond the voters of Salt Lake City approved a ft million allotment for a new central library by a resounding This opening paragraph from an article by Gail University professor of which was printed in the March issue of the American Library Association is a victory cry on the part of the author and the Salt Lake City Public Library Board which he represents as The vote of approval jor a new public library given in last September's bond election marked the end of a long wait says and a concentrated effort on the part of the Realizing that Salt Lake City had never built a library public library was built in 1905 on meager savings from library operation and money from individual and that numerous efforts to work through city had resulted only in years of the Board succeeded in having a bond issue for a new city library placed on the ballot in last fall's The Board worked to stir public interest through traveling letters to former students now eminent in the and the organization of of the a volunteer group who provided the effort with finances and a large number of public relations and campaign Following the vote in the- Board worked quickly to carry and Plummer reports that a site for the new building has been bought paid for and that cons will begin within the next Provision has been made for a library suited to a city with a growing population and a collection of books which has overcrowded the old library for The Board and the voters are to be commended for their and present and future University students may look forward to the use of excellent library facilities either as students or as |