THE WAUPACA REPUBLICAN

June 25, 1914

 

DEDICATION OF NEW LIBRARY

 

June 29 and 30 Set as Time of Opening With Appropriate Exercises

Hon. W.H. Hatten Coming.

 

            Our new library will be turned over to the city on next Monday evening.  A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to attend the dedication exercises which will take place at eight o’clock at the Methodist church.  Immediately following the exercises, all will adjourn to the new library, where everyone will have an opportunity of going through the building.  The books have been moved and the library is being settled this week.

            June 30^th is to be a special children’s day.  It is hoped that every child in the city may be able to attend. The library will be open at two-thirty, when Miss Lutie E. Stearns of Milwaukee will have something of interest to tell.  The library will be open for inspection until six o’clock and anyone will be welcome to pay it a visit.

            No books will be exchanged during the opening days, but at two o’clock on Wednesday, July 1^st, the library will again be open for the patrons to draw books.  Thereafter until the first of September the library will be open every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday afternoons from two until six, and Saturday evening from seven until nine, and Monday and Wednesday evenings from seven until eight o’clock.

            Several donations have already been made, and a number of people have expressed a wish to make a gift to the library of books or money.  A committee will be at the new library Saturday afternoon, June 27^th, from three until five, to receive any such gifts, or they may be left at the library at the times of inspection.  A set of fifteen volumes of Burroughs’ Nature books have been received from Miss Bailey, our former librarian, a handsome pedestal from the Eighth grade pupils; a beautiful fern to place thereon from Mrs. Levi Flagg; two and a half dozen solid oak chairs have been purchased with the money donated by the Home Comers.  It will be remembered that George Chamberlain, Paul Browne and Miss Marsh were instrumental last summer in circulating a subscription list in behalf of the new library.  Five new tables ….