Susanville Method of Conducting a Public Library
November 21, 1907
The Public Library and Reading Room at Coffin’s is becoming more popular every day as shown by the increasing attendance and patronage.
The Library Association has secured the first installment of State Library books, which will be ready next Saturday to loan to readers.
Mr. Coffin informs us that he has associated with him Mr. B. E. Cobb and C. L. Cobb, brothers from Loa Angeles. The former has a reputation as an expert chef and will soon cater to the desires of the public in that line.
C. L. Cobb will have charge of the library and reading room and the billiard tables and also the store. Mr. Coffin will continue his agent’s line of goods.
It will only be a matter of a few days when the gentlemen will have a pool table and another billiard table ready for the lover of that popular pastime. The one billiard table they already set up is kept busy.
Quite a number of ladies are learning the game and many more are waiting for more tables.
It is the intention of the gentlemen to at once fix up the balcony with booths for serving light lunches, oysters, ice cream, tea, coffee, etc.
The balcony will be reserved for the use of ladies or ladies with escorts. A lunch counter will be arranged on the main floor. The rooms will be open from 8a.m. to 11p.m. every day except Sunday.
Sundays, the library, reading room, store and lunch business will be closed from 10 to 12a.m., and from 7 to 9p.m. No games will be played on Sunday.
