Public Library and Reading Room.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 402, 23 September 1876, Page 2

Public Library and Reading Room.

Sin. —It is sufficiently evident, from the desire of certain hotelkeepers to avail ’themselves of the want, that a vacancy occurs here for the promotion of a more convenient, cheaper, and tmore extended Library and Beading Bpom than that whicliis here at present, out I doubt very 'Hiuclfif the requirement; would be adequately filled by the trade enterprise of either or both hotels. Id connection with increased consumption on luxuries, necessaries and superflu(idjitie|, tsSe proprietors may see their way to afrJe library, which would virtually be only open to their customers, as a non-ab-erbent frequenter would saopfeel himself inean, and either stay away or.’’.make hiniself welcome in the usual manner. Idd not write from any “ Good Templar ” or “ dog in the manger spirit” butbecaudelw'ishtocallthe attention of the Library and Debating Societies, both undernotice to quit from their present habitation, to the feasibility of forming by their united action or amalgamation, a power capable of supplying the public need and of immensely enhancing their own An Athenaeum Literary Institute or whatever it might be called, would I feel'(Certain meet with liberal support from the public hero and the Government.—l am yours &c,, Header. [As we understand the question, the Hotel keepers are not in any way trenching upon the rights, and privileges of Literary Institutes proper. They only desire to find that accommodation for their customers, which is expected, and required in every well-appointed hotel. —E.d. S.l