Show IMPROViNG t TiU PUBLIC Plans for improving the Carnegie Carnele Came Jc Public Pul lic library are arc presented ted by b Rev Re J D E Carver chairman of the library board In the following suggestions as os to a more Inviting Inciting central reading leading room Man ilan Many of the people of Ogden will willbe willbe be he surprised to know leno the tho demand for fat good reading as that thal demand is evidenced almost dail daily In the Carne Carnegie gee gie library reading room room This room occupies tho the south half of the first floor of the building and Is plainly but bul butwell bulwell butwell well furnished There are In Sn it seven soven tables and about t these seven tables are arc chairs Four chairs to a are about as many mm as can bo be seated comfortably l and aud have Ime I ample amle room for reading tits the conga papers books etc There are arc oer over forty fort periodicals taken taleen regularly this room These Include most of or the tho leading monthly and weekly periodicals and u a few dally daily papers About twenty of these aro arc donated by the tho publishers and the remaining ones paid for by b the li II library brar This room is open to the pub public pu lic lie on week days from 12 to 10 9 and andon on Sundays from rom 2 30 p m to G 30 p pI m Now most every one ono who Is read reading reading ing lag this will say sa or think that the general reading room Is very well wel equipped for Cor the tho needs of Ogden hav havIng ha haIn havIng Ing In chairs seven seen tables and forty fOri periodicals So I 1 thought also until I learned tho the facts and tho the facts are as follows This reading room on an ordinary day da Is usually filled and the periodicals cals are so BO well wen read that marry many o of them thorn are arc well worn by b the Limo a anew now new one oue comes and on special days duys dator or when the tho weather is Inclement there aro are not nearly enough chairs for those who come For Instance on Sunday Sundar lost last entered the reading room between 1 l 1 and Now as there were only on I hC nt chairs for all they tho either cither stood up or won went away Of times the tho halls are filled with those standing during the tho Sun Sunday Sundar Sunday day dar and special day da hour There Thoro is no othor other place In n Ogden whore where anyone can go and aud read am and andrest rest leSt Many Inn are aro transients hero here ani and they tho use uso this reading read lug room to a n largo large extent The room Is n a favorite place Iaco for men who have hae bees been Jeen sick and are just getting strong again There are arc always several working men there they seem to appreciate technical pub publications Many young oung men and on worn won women en read the papers pe and magazines In short It Il Is ever eer a and a class that the tho reading room serves senes The Tho Library Board has In ht view dew a aplan aplan plan which when realized will be beabout beabout about as follows There Is a very verr large largo vacant room which would make mako a n most excellent reading room As there thore Is no room for further expansion In the present reading room It Il may maybe be used for a purpose and aud then fur furnish furnish nish the large room In such a n man manner manlier ncr ner as it would draw because of or tho the comfort and restfulness re of oC its fur This ThIP would mean to se seem secure secure em cure e a few fen rugs easy chairs arm armchairs armchairs armchairs chairs largo large rockers a davenport daenport or two ono or two corner cornor seats scats and win window window window dow seats seat a few hw ferns and a n few pic pictures pictures pictures tures Then have havo reading rules of quietness observed tho the result would bo lie that one could go JO there take n a magazine or paper and sit alt not in a rigid straight back chair but bul In an easy enticing ono one And read I for forone forone one olle firmly bellevo believe wo we could demon demonstrate demonstrate strate to Ogden that if straight and uncomfortable chairs can cai be bo filled with readers now many more easy pees ones could be under the above conditions Why should not the Freo Free Reading Room be a comfortable one Wh Vh Why should it not bo be as lS enticing and com comfortable comfortable as the room In our clubs s Most of the men and women of Og Ogden Ogden den teen cannot carmot belong balon to an exclusive or o r expensive o club The eastern towns town s are furnishing attractive reading rooms why wh not Ogden Now of course this will mean ai au added expense In furnishing but bUl hard hardi hardly 1 i ly any an more expensive In tho the care o of t such a n room loom To Io meet this expense the board members have plans now flow no t de developing eloping and they ask tire the people of or Ogden to remember this to ex ox amino for or themselves the conditions and be ready to act accordingly O J |