Bay of Plenty Times FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1910. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY,

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5483, 11 March 1910, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1910. THE PUBLIC LIBRAR Y,

JHE first of April will see (he Taurauga Public Libraiy enter upon its new financial year. {Since the institu tion was taken over by the Corporation a ftw years ago mauy improvements, i.o" ably repairs to the buil.iiug ami the installation of gas, have bein effected flare is no reason, however, why t!;e Library, with tLe combined interest ol tie JJorcugh Council and the general public, should not be made more worthy of its name The total amount of the special rate, subscriptions and proceeds of the recent entertainment should give a sum of about £60 to start the financial year, out of which, of .course, has to be taken the librarian's salary aud cost of lighting. There will thus b«j a balance on the right side to enable the Library Committee to carry out necessary improvements. Some months ago the chairman of the Committee announced that it was hoped to reno /ate the interior, and no doubt this will be one of the first charges upon the funds. The absenco of su ticient stands in the reading-room has been adversely commented upon and at least two additional ones are required for the uae and convenience of readers. Further, the committee should see that the leading newspapers are displayed on the reading stands instead of being placed on the table or hung upon files on the walls The walls and the tab!e are tha places for the illustrated papers and the publications not eagerly sought after by the majority of readeis. Kuc'eavourt, n igkt also be made with a view to procuring a few more of the leLd.ng daily and weakly papers of the Do mv.ion Notifications c uld be placed ia the reading room ann- xincing that pertoas wlv> may feel desirous m ly go into the library compartment, and, with tha consent of the librarian, procure any bjok for perusal that is on the bhelvos. The ne.d of a catalogue of ull tbe books is greatly felt by newcomers and visitors. 'Jhe Lib.-ary Committte has been talking fir some time of having a catalogue proparcd, but, hppareutly the matter has not yet reached beyond' the " talking «' stage Surely if the librarian were instructed by the Council to prepare a catalogue there ia no oisticlu in the way of its com pi la to 1. No library is up-to date without its catalogue and nowadays thi gs are require! to be up to date. Tauranga is entirely without aun cum of any description and there is no reason why the nucleus tf one could not be laid within the precincts of tbe library building Several glass cases might be provided at small cost and I herein could be displayed relics of iL Maori war, curios of all kinds, minerals, carvings, rare shells, and anything m ! everything that goto make up specimens suitable for a museum. We do not expect to find a Mackelvie in Tauranga, but we think there are citizens in the town and country district* who would be -only too pleased to make presents of rare objects if a suitable place existed for their display. As it is curios are sent away from Tauranga to find places in other towns, simply because of the fact that there is no place here where they may be shown.. A museum combined with the library would certainly be attractive, and we believe the project only requires to be taken up energetically for it to materialise. Certainly if a start bo not made the town will never possess a museum. The success or failure of a public institution is 'ar^ely dependent upon the directing official, whi< h in this instance is t! c librarian. No matter how energetic the council or its committee may be their efforts are greatly discounted or almost nullified if the librarian does not display a real live interest in all matters connected with the library. To biingitup to a standard worthy of the town much work lies ahead of the Borough Council and the librarian. The councillors forming the library committee are an energetic trio, and as they are about to enter upon a new term of office we hope they will go into the matter thoroughly and place some tangible recommendations before the next meeting of the Borough Council, with a view to making the library more in keeping with the prosperity of the capital of the Bay of Plenty.

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