THE BROOKLYN LIBRARY.
NO ENCOURAGEMENT FROM RESIDENTS. At the meeting of the City Council last night the Library Committee reported that although it was anxious to extend tho usefulness of tho Brooklyn Library, no encouragement was received from the residents. There had been no increase in subscribers during' tho past nine months. Unless the Brooklyn residents took more interest in the library tho committee would be reluctantly compelled to recommend the council to close it. The committee further Tecommonded that the library be kept open five nights per week instead of three at as. x>resent. Councillor Winder moved the adoption of tho report. Councillor Frost came to the rescue of the suburb, and mournfully related that on a recent evening when ho went into the librnTy there were six Evening Posts, ten old magazine.", and not n single illustrated paper on the tables, whilo many of the shelve? were empty. Councillor Ballinger endorsed' this statement. He had n 'tomewhat similar experience. After some further diicusnion the topoit was agreed to on the voicei t
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Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 28, 2 February 1907, Page 9
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174THE BROOKLYN LIBRARY. Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 28, 2 February 1907, Page 9
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