92 The Library. ROTHWELL, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. The Public Libraries Acts were adopted here in the early part of the present year, under the new powers conferred on local authorities by the Amending Act of 1893. SEVENOAKS. Sevenoaks in January declined to adopt the Free Libraries Acts. The Local Board, under the powers of the recent amending Acts, rejected a motion to establish free libraries by seven votes to three, despite the fact that the proposal had a very strong backing from outside. SHEFFIELD. On January loth, the City Council decided by 19 votes to 1 6, that all betting news should be obliterated from the news- papers taken in at the various public libraries. The City Council dis- cussed again, on February I4th, the expediency of blotting out betting news from the newspapers supplied to the free libraries. The council had ordered, as above noted, all gambling news to be blotted out, but the Free Libraries Committee declined to act upon the instruction, and asked the council to rescind the resolution. The resolution was rescinded by 37 votes to 24. STA.INFORD. Lady Winnington opened on the nth December, a village Reading Room and Club at Stainford, Worcestershire. The building, which is one of Humphrey's iron houses, consists of two rooms and a bar for refreshments. It is supplied with papers, a library of books, and plenty of games. It is to be closed in April for the summer months. ST. HELENS. The new branch Library and Reading Room, erected by the St. Helens Corporation in Chancery Lane, Parr, St. Helens, was opened by the Mayor (Mr. A. Sinclair), on January 25th. The Parr Library makes the fourth building of the kind in the borough. The Parr Library is a handsome structure, and its situation is convenient for the bulk of the residents of the somewhat scattered district. Its erection has been carried out by Mr. Peter Tickle, contractor, at a cost of ^850. It is built with Ruabon bricks, the floors and partitions being of pitchpine. TYNEMOUTH. On and after January ist, people residing outside the municipal boundary, may, at a cost of 2s. 6d. per annum, borrow volumes from the Public Library. In February, during a heavy gale, the roof and part of the reading room were blown down and the library had to be closed. WAKEFIELD. On January 4th, at the Wakefield Young Men's Christian Association, a library was opened to the memory of the late Mr. John Mackie, of Crigglestone Cliffe, president of the Association. The library consists of 1,200 works. WIDNES. Colonel Luard, R.E., Local Government Inspector, held an inquiry on December 6th, into an application of the Town Council for sanction to borrow ,9,415 for the provision of a technical school and public library. There was no opposition. WILLESDEN. THE KILBURN FREE LIBRARY. On January 3rd, the Rev. J. E. C. Welldon opened the Kilburn Free Library, which is situated in Salusbury Road, N.W. Mr. W. B. Tuke (chairman of the Library Committee), presided, and explained that this was one of three libraries to be opened in the three important divisions of Willesden, the
