Public documents of the State of Connecticut . but he did not live to see it June, 1884, a fine Quincy granite, fire-proof building was ready foruse. The first of June the books, numbering 3,056 volumes, wereplaced on the shelves, with space for 10,000 volumes. The many im-provements in library work led the library committee, the Rev. JamesStoddard, chairman, to adopt a modified classification of the Deweysystem, which continues to be acceptably used. In 1S84, Dr. J. De Forestgave another $5,000. In 1886 he died leaving a bequest of $10,000 to thelibrary. So the fund of $20,000 and
Public documents of the State of Connecticut . but he did not live to see it June, 1884, a fine Quincy granite, fire-proof building was ready foruse. The first of June the books, numbering 3,056 volumes, wereplaced on the shelves, with space for 10,000 volumes. The many im-provements in library work led the library committee, the Rev. JamesStoddard, chairman, to adopt a modified classification of the Deweysystem, which continues to be acceptably used. In 1S84, Dr. J. De Forestgave another $5,000. In 1886 he died leaving a bequest of $10,000 to thelibrary. So the fund of $20,000 and the building are enduring memorialsof the De Forest brothers. In April, 1892, at the annual meeting it wasvoted to make the library free to all residents of the town. This actiondoubled the number of readers. The interest is increasing and teachersand pupils are making the library very useful in their works. West Hartford. — The oldest general free library in this immediatevicinity is that at West Hartford, which has recently completed its.
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