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NCHS Bulletin July 2007
good fit. The on-going problem of the early years was
one of missing books. Notices were inserted in the local newspapers, listing the
missing volumes and asking
for their return. This may
have been due to the movement or relocation of many
early day residents.
There was another problem of immediate concern.
On April 29, 1864, a third notice was inserted into the local newspapers to try and
gather a quorum of stockholders in the Nevada Library to take action upon .
measures that were essential .
to the permanence of the Association. The first two attempts failed to provide a
quorum. The members that
did attend the meeting
seemed to be of a mind to disband the Association and divide the property if defaulting
members did not present themselves at a last attempt to meet
and come up with a solution to insure the permanence of the
Association.
The library by this time had reached over 2,000 volumes,
touted to be one of the largest and finest libraries in the northern part of the state. The collection consisted of standard
works and the best fiction of the day, a reading room furnished
with the leading newspapers and periodicals. The Association
was in a prosperous condition now, but lacked legislation to
govern and maintain the collection.
A final plea brought the seriousness of the situation to the
public’s attention, and because members worked hard to get
the word out, a quorum was obtained. One member of the
committee made a proposal, and after a lengthy discussion the
group adopted amendments designed to ensure continuation
of the organiziation, and reenacted the old bylaws. New officers elected for the following year included: President,
Charles Marsh; Vice President, Addison C. Niles; Secretary,
Treasurer and Librarian, George A. Church; Directors R. H.
Farquhar, Ianthus J. Rolfe and Martin Luther Marsh.
In July 1864 Church sold his book store to his partner,
George Crawford, and moved to Rochester, Minnesota. In
August Crawford moved his store (and the library) into the
new Masonic building at the corner of Pine and Commercial
streets. He moved again, a year later, this time to the corner of
Broad and Pine streets.
On February 8, 1867, Association members met at
Crawford’s book store and decided to call all the books in,
From 1865 until the Spring of 1867 the Nevada Library Association shared space with George
Crawford’s book store in the Kidd & Knox brick building at Broad and Pine streets.
classify and catalog them, and reorganize the society. And on
May 3, 1867, Crawford and the library moved again, to occupy anew store on Commercial Street.
In May of 1870 a gala entertainment and musical event was
held to benefit the Nevada Library Association. It included a
musical under the direction of the Choral Society, Messrs.
Muller, Chase and Leavitt, directors; musical numbers by the
band and orchestra, an eloquent lecture by the Hon. Addison
C. Niles—his chosen topic was “Bores”—and a theatrical performance that was a farce entitled “Don Paddy de Bazan.”
The event was a financial success and the entertainment
was the talk of the town, it being said that never before had
there been a performance to equal it in the city. This event
seemed to put the Association on a firm foundation, and
throughout the early 1870s the officers only met for an annual
meeting to elect officers, pay outstanding bills and conduct
routine business.
In 1874 a decision was made to offer the book collection to
Oustomah Lodge No. 16 of the Odd Fellows. On March 3,
Charles Marsh announced at the IOOF meeting that the books
and fixtures of the Nevada Library Association could be purchased for a very small sum. After a committee was appointed
and met with the trustees of the Library Association a price of
$100 was agreed upon, this representing the amount of indebtedness of the Association. In the meantime the lodge formed
rules for the library and they were adopted; ten percent of all
lodge fees and dues would be set aside as a Library Fund. On
June 3 of that year the books were moved.
From the late 1880s through the early 1890s articles began