Evening journal., 1902-09-30
CHILDREN READ
LIBRARY BOOKS
Over Five Thousand Sent to
Schools Last Week for
Use of Scholars

During the latter part OF last week and
yesterday. the Wilmington Institute Free
Library sent 60 the public schools Of this
city b,2l6 volumes. This Is the third year
I'm which the library has attempted TO fur
nish the schools books for reference pur-
poses and more recently for circulation.
The first year small number OF books
was sent out for school use IN grammar
grades only. Last year the system was
extended so that books were circulated
into the homes from the schools most re-
mote from the library.
The Library Board the Superintendent
of Pubic Education and the Librarian
were so much pleased with the results OBJ
tanned by the circulating system that this
year every book has been prepared with
the view OF allowing It TO be circulated
into the homes OF the children. With the
adoption OF this plan, there has been no
attempt 20 shift the burden from the IL
brary TO the schools. As "a matter OF fact
the attendance in the children's room at
the central library and the juvenile circu-
lation have increased co-incident with the
extension OF the circulating plan in the
schools. The plan was adopted solely be-
cause 1t was felt that a large number Of
children were not otherwise reached by
the library.
Beginning yesterday, the Rockford
branch viii be open from TO $50 p. M.
as wen us evenings as UtItlolhIfs hui~
ing the latter part OF the last school year.
this branch was open afternoons and
whereas the circulation had just before
been falling of. it rapidly increased.
showing that n large number OF the pa
irons OF the branch were children who
could not come evenings.
During the summer a large bulletin
board was placed over one OF the
cases near the delivery desk IL IS de-
| cfn IN 1fop1av an fNfc bu11affr hou nj
pictures and other matter which will be
especially interesting 10 adult readers
Since the bulletin boards were put I'm the
| juvenile department. Il has been noticed
that large number OF adult readers
lhabitually visit them. Many OF these
readers have acknowledged that they
found there displayed objects OF as much
interest to them as TO children. Because
OF the interest thus manifested. the new
bulletin board has been put up with the
special object Of making n more direct APP
peal 10 adult visitors. Just now there Is
exhibited on this new bulletin board thir-
ty-hve views OF "OxfOrd and Her Col
leges," together with a list OF the books
in the library about oxford. These views
were selected by the librarian at Oxford
during the summer. Since the announce
ment OF the Rhodes bequest. a large num-
Der OF readers are interested in this uni
versity.
The children's bulletin boards contain
interesting exhibits. One OF these Is en-
titled when the World Was Young" ant
IS made UP OF half pictures Of Greel
sculpture. There is also displayed a ls
OF books on Greece and Greek sculpture
This bulletin was prepared because OF tho
, many inquiries after material Of this sOr
on the art OF high school pupils who ar,
studying along this line. Another attrac
tive bulletin Is devoted to Jean Francois
Millet and includes a large picture Of "Th'
Cleaners" together with smaller half
tones OF a large number Of his othe
works.
The younger children are greatly de
: lighted with a display Of a small bulletin
board which is filled with Mother Goosl
pictures and rhymes.