| Show The 1ibrary school tabernacle block was surrounded by wooden picket fence withturnstile gate on each corner However on the northeast cormer they had put the gate just east of the library We children crossarms of each gate post and found with we couldfriend sit on the to give it push we had individual whirlygigs Todaymarvel at our creativity and the fact that we were never seriously hurt although many times my long Black stockings were torn and the flesh underneath became blue and very scratched 45grew older the inside of the library took ongreat fascination for me Afterhad climbed the east steps to the entrance and opened there were were still more steps to climb the main room backed chairs Seven Little Green Gables where in this 1ibrary card worth where the big front door there An open door welcomed me to homemade tables straight and book shelves which held such gems as Sisters The Bobbsey Twins Pollyanna Amne of and many others soon foundcould go anyworld of books ifchecked them out on my under the guldance of the librarian Miss Farns The Manti Public Library was built with money given to Manti City by Andrew Carnegie say he came to years of age he had worked had become one 1834-1919 His America from Scotland when he was just 13 By the time he reached middle-age and because and invested in the manufacture of steel he of the richest men in America With his great wealth he had the desire kind and libraries In the he in biographers to better man used much of his money to build free public various countries of the world and in Canada he built some 1700 library buildings These bulldings were his donation to the communities in which they were built on condition that communities the would supply and support the libraries Three such litraries were constructed in Sanpete County at Manti in 1910 at Ephraim in 1914 and at Mount Pleasant in 1917 were In researching found the the Messenger Manti following notes 27 May 1910 Manti City Council passedresolution to support 10 000 library building Carnegie who offered to furnish that amount for the construction of free Manti City Library was fully supported -104 The only stip |
