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LIBRAhr COMMITTEE'S DILEMMA.

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LIBRAhr COMMITTEE'S DILEMMA. The Llandudno Carnegie library and newsroom has been completed and partially opened. But the Library Com- mittee find themselves in a dilemma. A thousand pounds odd has to be found to pay the mortgage and other liabilities which encumbered the old institution, but subject to that pay- ment Lord Mostyn has presented the freehold site to the town to enable the local authority to take advantage of Mr Carnegie's offer. As soon as cer- tain property which Mr John Walker presented to Llandudno is realised, the liabilities referred to will be discharged, and it is just possiple that there will still remain a small balance to the credit of the Council. But it is one thing to obtain a building, and quite another to furnish and equip it. An appeal was .made to Mr Carnegie for a contribution towards furnishing it, but without avail. The increment of a denny rate may be sufficient to main- tain the library and newsroom in a modest way, but if the management are to adopt a policy of efficiency and purchase a fairly good number of new books yearly, and provide the latest reference books for the convenience of the public, their financial resources will be totally inadequate. Neverthe- less, such a policy must be adopted if the institution is to achieve its real purpose; and a selection committee of book experts should be appointed to carry out that particular work in an effective manner. Ways and means should be found to augment the incre- ment of a penny rate. It is already done in the case of the North Wales Advertising Board and the Town Im- provement Association. If it is justi- fiable in those two cases why should it not be justifiable in the case of the library and newsroom ? This, no doubt, is a matter which will be fully dis- cussed in due course, and some effec- tive arrangement arrived at. But the most immediate and important ques- tion is the furnishing of the building in a manner that will do credit to Llandudno. The local authority can- not apply any money from the rates for the purpose. Consequently, they rely entirely upon the generosity and liberality of the public to subscribe the necessary capital. An appeal has been issued by the Chairman of the Coun- cil for subscriptions, but the response, so far, has been somewhat disappoint- ing. We hope, for the sake of the dignity of the town, that the necessary amount will be forthcoming without undue delay. It is obviously the duty of those who supported the erection of the library on the existing site to come forward and lend financial assist- ance to the committee, and thereby relieve them of much trouble and anxiety. We would, also, appeal to others, who advocated other sites, to forget their differences, and unite in making the Carnegie Free Library an —————- institution of practical utility both tOP residents and visitors. Let it be made a medium for elevating the educational tastes of the public, and inculcating in them a desire to read good and sound literature, and not the trash which is so much sought for in these days.

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