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Title: Public documents of the State of Connecticut
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Connecticut Connecticut. General Assembly
Subjects: Administrative agencies Public administration Public records
Publisher: Hartford : Printed by order of the General Assembly
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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ating and lighting the building. For a time the libra-rian gave his services that the library might be free to all, but a yearlygift from the town now enables the librarian to receive a small salary.The library now has 2,500 volumes, and the people seem to thoroughlyappreciate its usefulness and importance as attested by the yearlyreport of the librarian showing a circulation of 2,000 volumes in a towncontaining in all but little more than 700 people. Cornwall.— The Cornwall Library Association was organized Oct. 2,1869, in the study of Rev. E. B. Sanford, largely through the efforts ofMrs. Harriet C. Munson, who served as its librarian until her death,Oct. 28, 1889. It is incorporated, and has a fund by bequest of $2,000by the late John C. Calhoun, who died Nov. 26, 1874. Any person maybecome a member by the payment of three dollars. All members overeighteen years of age pay a yearly tax of one dollar. Any person nota member may have the privilege of drawing books by the payment of
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HISTORY OF LIBRARIES. 20O, the tax. Almost from the beginning the library has been indebted tothe kindness of Frederick Kellogg, Esq., for its quarters, a part of whichhe built expressly for it. The library is open from 2.30 to 5 p. m. onSaturdays. Coventry.— The Porter Library Association was organized Sept. 15,1886, and was named in memory of Dr. John B. Porter, surgeon U. S. A.This library at first consisted of volumes donated by Mrs. J. B. Porterand Mr. Thomas E. Porter. Subsequently, additions have been madeto it from funds donated and raised by the association. Cromwell.— The association was started by subscription. Mr. Beldengave us $1,000, which caused the libraiy to be named after him. Wehave now between $300 and $400 and what we receive from member-ship and fees. Our annual membership fee is $1.00 ; $2.00 entitles oneto membership in the association, and $15.00 to life membership. Danbury. — As it exists to-day, with its commodious and elegantbuilding on Main street, t

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