The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-24
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JERSEY CATT.

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s2A E9 &c. in stamps for particulars testimonia
Sold BY aii Local DraaGista.
are double columns of blanks headed re
spectively LOANED" aud Retired On
this is stamped the date book is taken
and the date Of Its yeturn.
KEEP THEIR OWN RECORDS
Every book rs it stands in its case is
provided with pocket inside the rear
cover In this pocket Is kept what is
known as book card. When the book
is called for this card is removed and
stamped with a duplicate of the date
stamped on the back Of the borrowers
card The number OF the borrowers card
is also stamped, and clear record thus
kept OF every book in circulation.
A catalogue of all hooks will be access
sible to borrowers. If a book on certain
subject is desired. the title OF which is not
known to the applicant, ne has but TO
consult the catalogue He then fills ont
q blank OF application, piles of which will
always be kept handy, and passes this in
with his card to the delivery clerk. II che
book is already out, 1t will be traced
through the book-card system. and when
returned will be kept reasonab BILE length
of time until the applicant can be notified
and calls for it,
Borrowers cards are good for two years.
They may be revoked in the meantime at
the pleasure of the Librarian or the
Board OF Trustees. Subscribers under
eighteen years of age must furnish a
written consent and guarantee of parents.
guardians or other persons satisfactory to
the Trustees or the Librarian.
TEACHERS PRIVILEGES.
A teacher in public or private school
may take out six books at time for the
use of pupils, but they must be upon sub
jects connected with studies prosecuted
In the school.
Librarian Cole Will at all times be ready
and he desires to assist persons in the in
vestigation of special subjects by indicat-
ing the sources of information so far as
the library contains them. He is DESTROYS
also of assisting teachers and pupils upon
subjects connected with their school
studies aud every facility will be offered
TO carry on the work of cooperation.
SOME or THE RULES.
A brief synopsis of the rules and regu-
lations adopted by the Trustrees a few
NIGHTS ago.
The librarian, under the direction Of the
Board Of Trustees. viii have general charge Of
the Library in all its departments. He will be
he'd responsible for the safety and care of all
tbs books and be held responsible also for the
proper discharge Of duties on the part Of the
The library will be open every day except
holidays and Sundays from a until $3.50
p. m. Saturdays until up. M, and holidays and
The readiag room will be open daily except
Sundays) from a. M. until 10 p. M; Sundays
from TO p. m.
such orderly conduct and condition as not to in
terfere with the occupation and comfort of
others, whether q resident or non resident may,
during all regular hours, have free use of the
periodicals and newspapers in the reading room.
Visitors and non residents will be required to
taken from the library and five cents week for
its use, and be subject TO all printed rules gov
erning the circulation of books The deposit
will be handed back on the return Of the book.
AIDS TO READERS.
An interesting paper, entitled aids to
Readers was read before the attaches
of the Newark Library a few weeks ago
by Miss Underhill, who a fortnight ago
resigned her position to accept the libra
rianship of Philadelphia library. The
article throws considerable light upon the
inner workings of the library, and GER
whose notice it may come. 1t is given be-
low in full:
The question of aids is broad one; in
fact, SO very broad that the boundary
lines are hardly visible. The whole
scheme of q public library is enveloped in
aids to the readers. Such hooks are Sc
lec5ed and purchased as will be desired
by those who use the library. The cata
logues, arranged by article aud subject,
are made to tell them what books are in
the library. The reference department is
open, free 10 all who care to avail them
selves of its assistance. and the reading
ROOM ike the reference department., Is
for public use.
QUESTIONS HARD TO ANSWER.
1t is fact that the whole library is fit
ted out for the public, although some-
times we almost wish there was no public
to be considered when some perplextng
question demands speedy solution.
Having the library we'll equipped with
books 10 form good circulating library,
the first thing being to give the people
good home reading, the next step is to
create first-class reference department.
The Importance Of this department can
not be over-estimated. The value of the liz
brary is not alone in the books
that are carried away by the peo-
pie to be read and studied. Questions
are continually coming up which re-
quire solution, and the reference DEPART
ment of the public library should
certainly be the place where the people
ought TO seek such help as they may
need. Even small number of we'll
chosen books, well catalogued won Id
give vast amount of satisfaction TO
students who are unable TO find Just
what they want in their own libraries 1t
so often happens that the very fact for
which you are searching lies hidden SIM
ply because the book is not fully cats
logued, or perhaps. more especially, in the
case of those used in the reference de-
partment, because the person seeking in
formation does not know how to use the
book, its tables, indexes, etc., and right
here the person In charge of the reference
department comes in as a valuable aid to
those in quest Of information
THE CATALOGUE.
The catalogue is an aid not to be over
looked in its importance, and where the
printed fnding-lists fail by being so
brief as to give only a list of books, the
card catalogue should supply the want by
more nearly showing the books contents.
1t is discouraging fact. however, to see
how little card catalogues are used by tie
people in general-especially so when
| you speak to an intelligent professor who
| is frequent visitor to the library. as TO
| your card catalogue, and he replies:-
whats that: / haven't seen that vet .;
In spite of such facts, although the card
catalogue, even in it's perfected state. Il
not now appreciated and certainly not In
demand by the public, few generations
hence and The catalogue of free public
| library will be as necessary to a citr,s
| prosperity rs its business directory is 81
| the present day. Although this IS a wide
awake age as to library interests. when
| the day comes when the card cataiooua
! is fully appreciated it will be more satis~
factory to the cataloguers at least,
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