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1902 Effort
to expand library
02 15 Some subscribers to the library which
was established here in 1896 are anxious that some action be taken to revive
the library again. There are quite a
number of books now in storage which constituted the library at that time and
it is the opinion of some that they could be taken out and placed in some
central location where the costs would not be too great for the use of the
subscribers. There are seventy-four paid
up subscribers and as long as the books are in existence they could be made use
of. It would probably be the proper
thing to call a meeting of those who paid for the books and have them determine
what to do in the matter. With the
consent of the subscribers the books might be used as a nucleus for a larger
library which is needed in a city the size of Watertown. If enough interest is taken in the matter a
respectable library could be had in a few years, as there would be, no doubt,
many voluntary contributions to the shelves. WR
History of Watertown, Wisconsin