Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-06-18 | Page 1 | A. .R. Heywood Gives $4000 for Children

A P.Hf.T R. HEYWOOD of Ogden. a vb.-j has come to the relief of OS.den B nubile library with anoth-r handsome gift j H A. R. HEYWOOD GIVES $4000 F08CHJLDREN t kk'.t 1 1 U.....l I,,.n Al.ugi n. ncjnuuu. iui ill'.. -'5ut" mayor and now chairman of the puh-I puh-I utilities commission of I'tah. has 'ghen 54.000 to the directors of the I Carnegie library of Ogden, the money to be spent In fitting up a commodious commo-dious and attractive children s room on the lower floor of the building I art of the. fund will provide for a room for government documents ; This is not the first time Ex-Mayor II.-. wood has come to the relief of the library. Several years ago when t hairman John Edward Carver was in r.eed of money with which to pur-chase pur-chase children's books Mr Hey wood ga $".00 Again at n la!-r date Mr Heywood w."vs one of seeral to give for the purchase of children's books He gase $500. Jumes Filigree gave $500 and M. S. Browning gave $500 l iter Mr. ll.ywood gavo $360 more Col ' he same purpose. The work of the library has grow a BO much in recent years that the Pri en: floor space la nol adequate When the schools a'-e in session and reference ! rooms arc needed the entire building j is loo small. The children's room throughout the school period Is too small for the youngsters who seek the books and pictures and. as the library jls the only place where the) can go to keep ,f'f the streets, there has been ii nal i d for Just what Mr Hey- ! wood's gift will make possible With the mopey he has given a room equal I to one and half of the ground space of the Hbrarv can be fitted up and made attractive. It is the Intention to make much of storv hours and picture entertainment en-tertainment The room will be rnade attractive by mural de. orations, floor plan- and wall pictures and all will be In keeping for the ags of lhc.se who will use the children's room Bber F. lM,.rs Mi. architec t. I, ,,, . I. I.n; e-,,.- I designs tp make the room a children s room in every "enw of the word. I he spa.-,, now occupied by rp children s quarters will ba relaaaed Jot added reference room pace. This win again make room In the north side for added attraction. One of the dreams that ,nav come true Is the sctiine apart o' the center room on the north Bid tor an American. History room If sou,. Ogden citizen can be secured Who will bT as enthusiastic about it as Is the eburman. Another poIbl ltor 1- th giving one room to the collection ot bl.oks ami n lK- mad- H.bU by the 'G,rtn,ibrary .S contend, thai the Ogden public library is hand..ap,.cd bv lack of funds alih which to maln-tatn maln-tatn tbe regular dally work. The fund . .,,, n comparlion with the a revenue given other llbrle'kth people directors say. The wo " S more dlffleult by the fact that The Ogden library doe, far mare work than the library of the average city of the Hlze of Ogden letter- w . c Snito 40 libraries of cities the else "eden recen.lv ami replies B ved Mvi- ogden was dlstrbutnc 50 per cen n hooks and reeel- InR per cem lei, money than other cities of the same size.