. History of Chautauqua County, New York, and its people. e late Horatio G. Brooks and JuliaA. Brooks transferred to the Young Mens Associationin trust, the Brooks homestead, corner of Central ave-nue and Sixth street, to have and to hold so long asthey should maintain thereon a Hospital or a FreeLibrary, or both. Preparations were begun at once totransform the building into a Hospital, the drawingrooms being reserved for Library purposes, and thesurviving stockholders of the Dunkirk Library Associa-tion transferred the remaining stock of books, whichwere removed to the Brooks homestead, and t
. History of Chautauqua County, New York, and its people. e late Horatio G. Brooks and JuliaA. Brooks transferred to the Young Mens Associationin trust, the Brooks homestead, corner of Central ave-nue and Sixth street, to have and to hold so long asthey should maintain thereon a Hospital or a FreeLibrary, or both. Preparations were begun at once totransform the building into a Hospital, the drawingrooms being reserved for Library purposes, and thesurviving stockholders of the Dunkirk Library Associa-tion transferred the remaining stock of books, whichwere removed to the Brooks homestead, and theBrooks Memorial Library, conducted by the YoungMens Association, began its career on January nth, 1899, with Miss Jessie Underwood as librarian. The Library continued to expand until the portion ofthe building given for its use was outgrown, and itwas necessary to secure a suitable home. Mr. A. , a member of the New York State Committee onLibrary Legislation, and lecturer at Chautauqua, cameover to attend a meeting of the library board called to.
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