In the thirtieth anniversary of the famous reform, 19 February 1891 (February 19, 1861 Emperor Alexander II signed a long-awaited historical manifesto on the liberation of the peasants from serfdom), opened the first in our city free public reading room, now - the Central City Library named after I. I . Franco. Project and the drawing was drawn up by architect Yury Melentevichem Dmitrenko. Construction contractor made public peasant Feodor Osipovich Gaidukov (the beginning of XX century it was a merchant), with which city governments in the face of a member under the construction department NV Velkoborskogo June 11 signed a contract for "constructiondvuklassnogopopularschoolwithzaloyutoreadwhenit", for which justice has to pay 19,200 rubles to the contractor. Having a few days 6000 rubles, Gaidukov started building (hereinafter referred to occasionally receive large sums on POSTOICO). Construction progressed rapidly, and already on October 20 I. Ignatiev was compiled detailed inventory of the constructed building "readingroomsandII-classroomschool,and29OctobertheinspectionofthebuildingwasbuiltbyarchitectsDmitrenkoandShanesinthepresenceofamemberofthecouncilVelkoborskogo,inwhichcaseitwasrecognizedfullytherelevantproject.Here'swhatjustafewyearslaterwroteaboutthereadingroomnamedMarazlieditionofSt.PetersburgandMoscow:"February 19, 1891 in Odessa opened people's free reading room, built at the expense of Mayor G. Marazli. The need for such an institution was felt long ago as in Odessa until there was no one even paid reading rooms. Meanwhile, the demand for newspapers and magazines are among the working people is very big. At the opening of reading rooms the city has been allocated a lump sum to purchase books 1.000 rubles, and then assigned an annual subsidy of 300 rubles. This sum, with the accession to the additional 200 rubles. Donated by G. Marazli, served for the acquisition of basic library "(PrugavinA.Requeststhepeopleandtheresponsibilitiesofintellectualsinthefieldofeducationandprosperity.St.Petersburg,1895)."In Odessa in 1891, according to the then mayor was Marazli and its funds is based urban folk reading room, now contained in the municipal funds. The city spends on it is now 4,775 rubles. per year. Reading room of books at home does not give out, and reading is performed in a room reading room. Reading Room of Odessa has reached huge proportions. Last year it enjoyed more than 12.000 people who made more than 100.000 visitors. Number of books reading room as well 2.574 4.682 titles in volumes "(Russianschool.№№7and8.July-August1898.St.Petersburg,1898)."In people's reading room Marazli during the first year were granted for reading up to 75000 books, the number of visitors often came to 300 per day (PA Krushevan. What is Russia? Itineraries. Moscow, 1896). Named after its founder, subsequently, with the opening of new free public reading rooms, she was named the first (1 st City free public reading room named after GG Marazli). Address indicated in the reading room as references Staroreznichnaya street afterwards - Book lane, its own building (now address - Book lane 1). Currently housed the Central City Library named after I. Franko. The very name of the toponym - Book lane - it occurred in connection with a reading at the beginning of XX century, in 1902, when it became a part of Staroreznichnoy streets from the streets of the Transfiguration to Minor Arnautskaya. In memory of the initiator and the main trustees of its creation in the lobby of the library a memorial bas-relief depicting Grigory Marazli, who made and donated to the library Odessa sculptor, Honored Artist of Ukraine Alexey Kop'ev.