Excerpt from Proceedings at the Opening of the Mark Skinner Library, Manchester, Vermont: July 7, 1897 It is my privilege to extend a cordial wel come to the many lovers of good books who are gathered this summer morning within the cheerful rooms of this new and elegant edifice. We come with some just appreciation of the practical value to us of the better litera ture of these and the former years. In the interest of the mental culture and moral ele vation of any community, we recognize the importance of an extensive and well-selected library, made accessible to all who are asso cisted in the various relations of social and civil life. And we are profoundly grateful for the wise and large generosity of the esteemed friend who has now placed such an institution in the midst of this community. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.