ADVERTISEMENT. 



COMMON SCHOOL LIBRARY. 



The oenefits that may be expected to result from the recent 

 enactments of the legislature, providing for the establishment 

 of a library in each school-district throughout the State, for the 

 especial use of the scholars and teachers, are so obvious, that to 

 point them out would be superfluous. The undersigned would, 

 therefore, soUcit the attention of the public to a very few re- 

 marks only upon this proposed undertaking; the object of 

 which is, to meet the provisions and intent of that enactment. 



It will be seen, that in their contemplated arrangements for 

 the preparation of the Common School Library, the pubhshers 

 have thought it expedient to furnish two sets of works ; one for 

 the particular use of youthful readers, and the other for those of 

 more advanced age. These are denominated the First and Sec- 

 ond Series ; and the utmost care will be taken to secure not 

 only the general usefulness and interest of the entire collection, 

 but also a proper discrimination, both of subject and manner, in 

 the respective parts or divisions. Care will be taken through- 

 out, to give the work, as far as is desirable, or consistent with 

 the universaUty of science, a distinctivis American character ; 

 the subjects will either be such as have no connexion with na- 

 tionality, or, if they have such connexion, it will be only with 

 the history, natural history, or social, moral, or pohtical condi- 

 tion of the United States. It will also be a purpose with the 

 pubhshers to have in the Library a majority of volumes writ- 

 ten by American authors. All the works will be carefully ex- 

 amined, and, if necessary, adapted by jucUcious editors, so as to 

 ensure their perfect fitness to be read and studied by those who 

 are to constitute a large portion of the American people. 



A number of works of great interest, from the pens of dis- 



