CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-03-20

tnose haVihg them out, one was a
bound volume of magazines, and
could not be replaced. The number
of volumes in the library is between
1000 and 5000.
Forty-rine periodicals are regular
ly received and placed on the tables
for the use of the public; % are
monthly magazines, four of which
are bound and placed on the shelves
fer use; IL weeklies and 12 news
papers. of which four are dailies
The number of books loaned. Is, ,654
Number loaned last year. ......l6,llS
Increase this year. 536
The largest number in one month
last year was LIS in February.
This year January was the largest,
l776 being loaned This library is
said to be exceptional in having a
larger circulation in proportion to
he number of booLs it contains,
than many libraries in this and other
states.
The library has been kept open
twelve hours day for reading and
giving out books. Last year it was
closed at meal times. being open only
nine hours day. 1t was kept open
nine holidays for reading only.
The number of visitors has in
creased, especially evenings since the
early closing of the business houses.
The rooms are comfortably filled with
people who avail themselves Of the
opportunity to enjoy the use of tie
library and reading room.
Gifts of books, specimens, pictures,
etc, have been presented by Mes
danes Conaway, Peabody, Felter, Ru-
dolph, Ragsdale, Sheetz and other
ladies', and Messrs. Slater, Conkle,
Doty, Herman. Barber, DR.. Marshall.
DR.. Bradbury ard Rev. Wilson. All
have the sincere thanks of the III
brary" for the valuable gifts and the
thoughtfulness which prompted them
in giving.
Mrs. Sheetz gave great many
maya zines, mostly complete volumes.
dating back to the fifties. She sub
scribed for these books before the
days Of free libraries when good
reading was not so easy to obtain.
She brought them across the plains
in the early days at a great deal Of
trouble and expense, and she values
them row as part Of her life, and
as such they will be treasured by the
old members Of the library associa-
tion as belonging to one Of the
founders of the library. Mr.. Pea
body has given an important set Of
reports of the War of the Rebellion
consisting of lo0 or more volumes.
These books are greatly appreciated
by old soldiers especially and are
books which are difficult to obtain.
Mrs. Felter has placed in the library
an extensive and interesting work on
prehistoric America. 1t is a good
addition, there being SO little on the
subject in the library.
The annual memorial gifts by Mrs.
C. w. Burrage, Mr.. and Mrs. +. A.
Raynolds and Mr.. Chas. L. Waldo are
an invaluable part of the library.
Mrs. Burrage gives every year
among many smaller gifts $50 worth
of scientific works in memory of her
husband in whose death the library
lost one of its best friends, but to
whose memory is due thanks for what
is growing to be one of the best col
lections of scientific literature on up
to-date subjects by the best writer's.
This part Of the library is better
patronized than any other class out
side of fiction The works on geology
and mineralogy are very useful in
connection with the cabinet of speci-
mems furnished by Mr.. Burrage with
many of the specimens in it.
The "Children's Corner" with its
bright flowers and pictures, is grow
ing up from gifts annually Of chill