Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-01
10 I|Hl|ROON
Monthly Meeting Of the Public Il.
brary Board Held Monday
Night.
Plans For RENE deling and Improve.
msnt Of Room About TO Be
Realized.
Librarian N. n. BATHS Submits Her
Monthly Report General
City News


patrons was divulged at the regular
monthly meeting OF the board Monday
evening. For some time the need Of
having some repairs done to the library
room had seemed imperative and Mrs
g. II. Conoyer. owner Of the building,
has kindly consented to make the room
pleasant. The roof has been very poor
and some damage has been. done to
furniture and books on rainy days This
lis to be remedied and handsome steel
ceiling will make the room attractive.
To support this. q large pillar will be
placed in the center of the room. An-
other skylight will do much toward
making the room bright and walls and
woodwork painted will add to the
cleanliness. 1t will, of course, be nee
essary to close the library for few
days while the improvements al be-
ing made, but the apr arance of the
room will be such as to IL Ike the most
regular patrons feel amply repaid when
it is opened again.
The report of Librarian NJ. NJ. BATHS
was as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
of Marshalltown Public Library: Your
librarian begs leave to present the fol-
lowing report for the month of April,
comprising the thirty week days and
five Sundays between the dates OF
March 26 and April 20:
The month has been busy one and
has most assuredly proved the appre-
citation Of the library by the public.
The reference alone this month has
amounted to about 1920 people, while
the readers have also been numerous
Books added to the library this
month have numbered eighty-six. OF
these twenty We're bound magazines
and ffty-eight by purchase, while the
remaining eight We're gifts from the
| Hawthorne Club, j. L. Carney, Capt.
| Nelson Ames, Joseph Burnett and the
United States government. Booklets
added were six, three being from the
Roycrofters, one from the author. w.
G. Daniels and one from Mrs. D. T.
Smith, and group of child study
monthlies Magazines donated were
11s. comprising seven sample copies,
DR.. Mcbride sixteen, Mrs. "A. NJ. Parker
i oAASs S1iilscA s9ldlSSs SONcIll1l1ellls SlSAt,
state Of Iowa two. Mrs. j. r. Haines
Eight, Mrs. Susie White forty-two. Mrs.
/. L. Cady eight, g g. Swain twenty
flour. ]. B. Simmons one and the report
of the Cedar Rapids public library 70,
4 1893.
"Of the books Withdrawn this month
SInine We're burned OH account of conta.
lgion; five that We're reported stolen ant
ihave not been returned and six as worl
out. making a total of twenty.
There are now five books out Of tn,
library subject to the orders of the
board of health. One pamphlet has also
}been withdrawn. New cards issued dur
ling the month We're II; booklets made
&; pictures donated. 4; pictures purchas-
cd, 80; pictures loaned, 100; books re-
Ipaired at library. 52s; books bound at Ii
brary, 20; books rebound at bindery, L;
books reserved at bindery, 1; pcstals
mailed for overdue books, "a; guaran-
tors notified, 4: books loaned, Z, $50: dali
lies received. 60: weeklies, %; monthlies
%, making a total of 107.
4 Cash received for fines, sl2.S2 books
sold, 80 cents; injuries, 20 cents; total
1892
\ Deposited with city treasurer. 1892