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THE LIBRARY CHRONICLE. IRotes anfc 1Rew0. The Editor earnestly requests that librarians and others will send to him early and accurate information as to all local Library doings. The briefest record of facts and dates is all that is required. In course of time " Library Notes and News " will become of the utmost value to the historian of the Public Library movement, and it is therefore of the highest importance that every paragraph should b& vouched for by local knowledge. Brief written paragra-bhs are better than newspaper cuttings. ALTRINCHAM. The new free library and technical school were opened at Altrincham early in May. The trustees handed over to the local board the literary institute, which, including building, library, and site, was valued at ^4,000. The hall has been enlarged to nearly twice its former size, and a free library and reading-room, with a technical school, have been built at a cost of between 5,000 and ,6,000. The architect was Mr. Popplewell, of Manchester. BLACKBURN. Mr. W. A. Abram, an ex-public librarian of Black- burn, died on Wednesday, May 2nd, in his sixtieth year. He was the immediate predecessor of the late Mr. D. Geddes, and on his resignation, in order to become a journalist, he was placed on the library committee. BRISTOL. " The Museum and Library Committee do not care to talk about what they are doing until they have presented an exhaustive report to the Council. In consequence, they do not get credit for the good they are really accomplishing. They have laid down a plan for the complete renovation of the building and its fittings, and are carrying it out section by section as fast as they can. Naturally, their attention has been paid first to the roofs, which have been thoroughly overhauled. A separate hot water apparatus for the upper museum has been introduced, and other improvements have been made. The lecture theatre has been thoroughly ventilated, and is now in the hands of the decorators. The further work in contemplation is the reconstruction of the sanitary arrangements, the complete renovation of both the museum and library, and the repainting of all the cases. A stock-book of the contents of the library has been prepared."