The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
MISS CHAPMAN APPOINTED
ACTING LIBRARIAN AT THE
NEW CITY LIBRARY.
New Books to Be Purchased-Five
Thousand Dollars Placed to the
Credit of the Trustees By Treas
urer Morris.


The new city library and free reading
room will be formally opened some time
between Feb 10th and 18th. This calcu-
lation was made after the committee on
installation reported on the progress of
the work in the new quarters in the joint
city and county building, at yesterdays
meeting of the library trustees Work
men have about completed the erection Of
the cases and shelving. which viii &C
commodate about 2O,O0O volumes nearly
double the number of books now in the
collection Bids for the painting and
granting will DE received until Monday al
2 p. m. so that there will be no delay IN
l commencing the embellishments. When
the painters are through with their job,
the books will be arranged on the shelves.
1t was decided by the board TO allow
public access to the cases containing the
reference books and to place the maya
zines. bound and unbound. outside the
rallied space in the large reading room
+ In room leading from the main read
ing room will be the reference section OF
the library. This arrangement viii enable
students to have quiet place for re-
/ search and study
LIBRARY RULES WILL GOVERN.
! Other committees reported on rules, &C
QUESTION Of books and other matters per-
tanning to the opening and popular con-
duct of the library but definite action
was taken in only few instances In
the matter OF rules governing the use
of books. it was practically determined
to ADOPT most of the usaSes of public
libraries in the large cities. Books VIII
be issued free to holders of cards, which
Will be issued on application, as soon as
the rules are finally adopted and pub
lished.
ACTING LIBRARIAN APPOINTED.
The board appointed Miss Chapman,
formerly librarian of the Pioneer library,
acting librarian. but the election OF IL
brarian and assistants was deferred until
full board can have a voice in choosing
the permanent Stan. The naming or
temporary librarian was rendered neceS-
sary by reason of the fact that the books
nave rot been cataioSued and that no
complete inventory has been taken. Miss
Chapman viii At once commence the in
VentOry of the books and viii have
charge of the temporary shelf arrange
msnt of the 1000 or more volumes This
arrangement however, will be adopted
later to the catalogue system. Although
IL VIII entail much extra work on the
cataloSuer at a later date, ii is the in
tention to allow books to be taken out as
soon as the shelf arrangement is COM
pleted.
CATALOGUE PROVISIONS.
The catalogue will be made on the card !
system, which is in general use IN all
parts of the country. Except in fiction /
and biography. each book will be cata-
logued in three divisions. Titles of books ;
authors and subjects viii each have a /
division, so that the general reader or (
student may. in the shortest time, and +
with the least difficulty, find Vat iS de- T.
sired The catalogue cases ana material Z
as well as the special equipment necas- /
sary for the organization of a new Ii +
brary, have been ordered.
All the back numbers of standard and /
popular magazines have been ordered and !
are expected TO arrive in time for the Z
opening day These back numbers cover /
the past four years and will make the old /
Pioneer collection of magazines complete /
10 date. The board considers itself very
fortunate in securing the missing maya
zines al low price.
NEW BOOKS TO BE BOUGHT.
Lists of new books to be purchased have
been prepared, and as soon as they have /
been checked off TO avoid Implications {
with the books now in the library, the /
order viii be placed for the first lot OF
aceessions. TO facilitate the selection of
books, superintendent AllispauSn was re-
Quested by the board to assist. With the /
aid Of the PRINCIPALS of the public schools.
the superintendent has been enabled To
comply with the request. The list of de-
Sirable books recOmme nded by the school
principals has been checked and COM
pared with the originals sent in and with
the old library catalogue. so that all
duplicates have been culed out. The
subjects cover 517 titles besides the com
plese works of Eugene Field. Lucy Lar
]
roughs George Elliott. Edward Everett
Hale. Washington Irving, John Ruskin.
Bret Harte. Hall Game and Kate Douglas
Virgins and in addition the following
periodicals.: Current Literature Youths
Companion. Child Garden. Primary Edu-
cation, School Journal. Popular EduCa-
tional Foundation and Our Times. The
list of books recommended for purchase
include standard works on biography. the
animal creation. natural science. history, /
travels. adventures. scientific researches I
political economy, minerOlOgy and metal
wide range Of subjects appropriate for
reading and study by pupils. teachers and
all lovers of high grade books.
OTHER LISTS TO BE RECOMMENDED.
The school list is by no means COM
plets in its range of subjects. and is in
tended only as suggestive. This with
other lists TO be prepared will be sub
mitted for the approval of the full board
before the orders are placed with pub
the book committee viii consider these
matters unslighdngly before the board
acts.
Blanks will be provided. so that. in
the selection of books to be purchased
from time to time the trustees may have
the benefit of suggestions from the public
at large and patrons of the library.
The sum of 5000 has been placed to the
credit of the board of trustees by City
Treasurer Morris from the 1897 tax col
lectionS. The fund is sufficient to meet
current expenses, cost of installation and
to make purchases of books for i'm
mediate use. The total library fund tax
will approximate $l1.5a0. and the remain
ing $3.50 will be passed TO the boards
credit rs soon as the final settlement of
tax collections for last year is made.
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