The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-12

II win thus be seen that young peO-
pie are making excellent use of library
opportunities. Their reading ID better
in kind thar that of their elders and
the books in the library that are suit
able for them get a far larger use The
special efforts Of the library for the
children and young people individually
and for them through special assist
ance rendered to he teacher bears
excellent fruit.
IL il not only in the work Of the IL
brary for the children and young pe0-
Pile that educational work Is empha-
sized. The same idea permeates all it's
work. People are encourages to seek
help in all tudious effort. Special as
sistance Is provided in the reference
department. and in both departments
readers are expected to feel free to ask
questions and seek help. Every poost-
BILE effort Is made to liter
AIRY. sociological. current history and
other study clubs. as well as educa-
tional lectures.
One of the ways in which the public
library OF Helena undertakes to be OF
educational service to the citizens ID by
the publication of a bulletin. This il
used to furnish to readers lists OF new
books and to publish such other infor-
nation as 1t is found desirable to get
before the people. The annual reports
have been published in theb bulletin
The public library Intends a. far ~
possible to encourage the public to
make its building a center OF intellect
ual activity. In addition to the duty
IL has to be a center Inc s~torehouse OF
knowledge. the institution should
stand for intellectual leadership. II =
public library Is to become in some im-
portant sense a center OF activity for
the higher life of the community, ~ II
A--eafI.- a.~ht III annmnhARA ~mAf
be pervaded by those impulses and in
spirations hat make for the best
thoughts and the best deeds The
workers must be imbued with b
thought of service n the public must
be met in a spirit of trust and friend
illness. Why should not the public H.
brary be an inviting. an ideal place.
a delight to all the people?
Brief mention may be made OF other
libraries in the city.
In the ONCE Of superintendent oe
public instruction thsre 10 . library Of
400 or 500 books and pamphlets.
The state bureau Of agriculture. IA
Dor and industry began tts library In
1898. and IL has now q valuable special
collection Of over 1000 books and
pamphlets appropriate to b work Of
the bureau.
The Sacred Hearts library in 81.
Aloysius hall is managed by an assoc
citation of ladies. II was begun in 1ool-
II now has nearly 1000 volumes and IN
constantly receiving additions The NJ
brary is open several hours each week
The fee for use is IS cents . month
The library of ST. Vincents academy
has 500 or 700 volumes and . number
of current periodicals are regularly re-
ceived. The institution was founded
in 1870.
The Montana Wesleyan university
has a library OF about 500 volumes.
This was begun in 1891. Some Is or -
current periodicals are regularly re-
ceived.
The Grand Lodge Masonic library II
the Masonic temple (Se0. 900 butldtu0)
was founded in 1857. 1t 10 q references
library for the use Of Nascns- II h
about 1000 volumes and 1000 pamph-
lets. About 20 current periodicals aro
received for h reading o n ~
temple.
The Montana club Csl40.0oo buiIdln01
has a library of about 1000 vo1umeas
begun in 1855. II is for reference only.
Over so periodicals are regularly ~
ceived.
The Odd Fellows and the city -
department each have small librnrto0.
No mention is here made Of , aenoo
library. which h in two departments
and is quite complete
FRANK c. PATfB&-
Helena. June S. lsss