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WE HOW TO START LIBRARIES IN SMALL TOWNS.-IV. BY A. M. PENDLETON. E have now come to a stage in the formation of the library when the question of its habitation can no longer be delayed. Where and what shall it be? Unfortunately, this is a matter in most instances with which choice has little to do. The first home of the library must often be no better than a tent, with the prospect of successive migrations. But where there is an opportunity for choice, there are several things of prime importance that are not to be overlooked. First, let the room be centrally located, not geographically, but in the most populous part of the town. Plant it among the people, where its presence will be seen and felt. Next, other things being equal, it is better to have it upon the first floor, so that passers-by will see its goodly array of books, and be tempted to inspect them. Care should be taken to have it well lighted, and if possible have a second room, in which visitors can linger over periodicals and other entertaining works. The wise library manager, like the children of this world, will hold out as many seductions as possible. Encourage dalliance by scattering about temptations. If the sight of evil tempts to evil, so the presence of good things quickens the desire to possess them. A cheery room, tastefully arranged and kept, a genVOL. I., No. 9. erous display of books, and numerous persons coming and going, will determine the popular tide to your quarters. These are elements of a successful library often as important as the character of the books themselves. A library pushed into a dark corner or an unsightly closet, or lodged in the rear part of a store, will never have a strong hold upon a people. If it be possible, have it by itself. Do not locate it in a store because a clerk who is busy with other things most of the time will attend to it now and then. Cheap labor is often the most expensive. Things that will do, make-shifts of one kind or another, we are all compelled to accept; but accept them as the last resort, and not as the ready confession of our good-fornothingness. Covet the best things, and when attainable, be satisfied with nothing less. In the arrangement of cases it is important to economize room. For this purpose it is best usually to build alcoves across one end of the apartment, and as the library increases, to put up a second range of cases farther out, leaving a space between wide enough for a walk. To protect the books from injury, and for convenience in sweeping, the base should be raised from four to six inches from the floor. The three uprights which form a case, if placed from 39 |