The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21

.,5it,,re. In 1876 Iowa inaugur-
an - similar system, with an appro-
a,iation of $4,000 and IN TWO years
~, permanent Libraries were organ
Ia a. the direct result OF VISITS rom OH
- trsvelfng libraries Tennessee mas
M Is,ned a system for her mountains.
PisS,-,,.,gia has a coast line for her sailors
am TII.,7svlvania. Ohio, New Jersey, Cal
.,.,is and Kansas have all secured
i..lieIstion authorizing travelling librar-
In Wisconsin they are successfully
'''l.,drcted on philanthrOpic lines In
1Ti,ois as in Utah, Vermont e d other
.,tee the work is carried on under the
ss,,,s,ices OF the women's clubs belong
- fo the state declarations. Every
I,Ib in the state is expected TO make
80 annual contribution of money or
looks. or both, as some clubs have gen
I,~o,,e1v done. These contributions from
tba clubs in Utah, together with a most
.,,bstantial gift from an outside friend
md the receipts from two field days
baya resulted in about two and a half
,-ears in sixteen libraries, averaging
seventy carefully selected volumes
.rb a total Of more than LOO vol
unse. Several bound volumes Of the
Youths Companion also accompany
each case In addition 10 the books
rrntributed, about $3.50 has been spent
si1ce the beginning of the work. Park
,-itv has furnished one complete case,
and ogden has just flied the second.
The Libraries have been travelling from
Corinne to Manti and from Sunshine TO
Moab Words OF grateful appreciation
follow the visit of every library, ac-
COMMANDED with request TO the COM
uittee for more, please" and the
amount Of JOY and helpfulness which
this modest investment has carried to
tbc smaller towns and mining camps III
l., #,TI
roads kindly assist in his system OF
free education by granting half rates
for the transportation of the cases. A
most PRACTICAL gratifying outcome of
the work so far is the esta blishment Of
the nucleus of a free public library at
Corinne and movement towards the
same in Provo and Park City.
Any place is eligible for the loan of d
library. II j. not necessary TO have 4
club in the town firSt-d request 20 the
committee is all that is required. The
rules governing the loans are few and
simple. Libraries usually remain in
one place for three months, but the
time can be extended if desired. The
books . O. absolutely free to every man.
woman and child in the town who
wishes to read them. In return they
ore asked to take good care of the
books. to replace any that may be lost,
and If possible. to assist the commit
tee by paying traRSp O-tdtiOn of case
10 next destination.
The work in Utah was first intrustad
10 Mrs g. =. Moore of the Reviewers
club. whose energy and enthusiasm
overcame mo- discouraging difficulties
and resulted .n placing Libraries in cir
culation in less than two years. Last
January a new committee was appoint
ed. and FIVE new cases have been ar
ranged since that time. The commit
during the State Federation meetings.
one is furnished by the Council of
Jewish Women of this city. The Au-
thors' club will ill a case during the
winter. and the CleOfan will furnish
books for another, 50 that, in a few
months. there VIII be nineteen free Ii
brdries ia circulation throughout the
state.