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Poon t h e need o f a "e.' d l ng room l i b r ^ ^ r y v'-'V^^C^ t o rooms o v e r t h e Poughton, heis w h i l e t h o r o u g h l y i n l o v e v^rith h i s f o u n d t h a t he woul i b-'^ u n a b l e t o f i n a n c e t h - g r o w i n g /.CGordingly 6n March 7, I B ^ S , he h a d a meeti"!g c a l l e d tne l i b r a r v rooms f o r t h e p u r p o s e was f i n e x l y a c c o m p l i s h e d , '"c ^ought.r>4 was equipment. about s Mel^n 'h o f o r g a n 'z i n g s I'br^-'^y a s s o c i a t i o n , ' " h i s p a l 1 • ^'^•0 ^ - ^ r ho* s 'oooks and " " r i s w o l d w.^s midn- t h ^ " " i the l i b r a r y was s u p p r t e d t h o u g h don?"* I n Pepteaber, 1871, the l i b r a r y was at this t i m e t h - t the' c i t y at librarian. >-.nP>-ont i ^ - * - - - ' - - e-^c. a . c o l l e c t i o n o f 1500 took o v s r the o r g a n i z a t i o n '* volumes. 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