Show First Park City Library Library- Moved from Church House to Saloon By SHIRLEY CHATWIN PARK CITY CITY- During the heyday of Park City the Horseshoe Bar was a famous saloon Today residents are still receivIng ing from this place of tt ii a cUffe nt fashion Housed in the old saloon is the Park City Public Library A A humorous side to to this effort to o encourage literary appreciation tion and opportunities for tor learning learning learn learn- ing Is the fact that they moved the he library from a church hureh ho house se seto to a saloon where It still stands j i Library facilities In Park City were first established in in the basement basement base base- ment of the Congregational 0 n a 1 Church When the Community Ch Church took over this place of f worship the library was moved In into o the building formerly o occupied Cu pl pied by the Horseshoe Saloon on Improvements Made BIad Exact date that It was moved to this location was not available but Frieda Consoni Librarian for forthe forthe forthe the past 21 years says flays It was at its present location when she first came to Park City 42 years ago I The continuance of the library and much of the Improvements is credited to the Athenaeum Club In 1955 they began a library project project pro pro- designed to improve facilities facilities ties and modernize the building and reading material Mr Sam Weller of the Zion I Book Store in Salt Lake City cants out t lo to to- to tog g go over v the r-the- the old v l I umes umes' and help the committee discard discard dis dis- card torn tom and outdated material Mr Weller also assisted the project project pro pro- by donating hundreds of secondhand secondhand sec sec- ond-hand ond books providing modern modem reading to the c community omm unity Through their publicity of ot the project a number of best sellers I came in from other organizations Funds for additional books were raised by the Club through running a concession concession concession conces conces- sion stand during celebrations and various rummage sales The City operated library now has about volumes Including including ing fiction and research material They subscribe to about 8 popular magazines in addition to a number number num num- ber of trade Journals I Story telling for the young children chil- chil I dren were were conducted for a anum number num ber of years during the summer months but has been In Ne Need d c cf History Book Dook Th The library Is open pen to the public on Monday Wednesday and Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day from 6 pm p.m. to 9 pm p.m. and Tuesday Thursday and Saturdays Saturday's Saturdays Saturday's Satur Satur- d days day's ys y's from 2 until 7 pm p.m. An information center has been se set up up in connection with the li library II 11 but materials available to give to tourists are are re very limited Mrs Consoni said A few brochures brochures bro bro- chures and maps of ot the area were given for tor tourist distribution All of the brochures are gone leaving only a a. few maps to boost the city and stimulate interest enough Inthe in inthe inthe the area to remain overnight In addition to more more information material Park City is badly in hi need of ot a good history book the Librarian said Very little history is r recorded orde on Park City ty i and requests requests re reo quests for this typo type o of material f al are many |