The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-06-18
OPEN TO-DAY.
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particular book which would be
of real value to the Library. As a
result of this scheme the Library
received to be spent for books $3.50
in cash and checks, and about 1900
vols, most Of which are valuable
books. Owing to the generosity of
the recipients of the book reception
circulars, the Library will open
with about 1000 vols.
Since January IL the Library De-
partment has received through
private and club donations, con-
certs, rummage sales, rubber sales,
ETC., over $72o. This fact has made
it possible for the Department to
pay all bills for Library supplies,
rent. printing, salaries, etc., which
have been presented and to turn
the Library over TO the Board of
Directors with practically no in
debtedness and with small surplus
in the treasury.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
The library has been classified
and catalogued according to the
most generally approved methods of
library science. The Dewey Deci-
NAL Classification has been used.
This scheme was devised by Melvil
Dewey of the New York State
Library and is used in almost all of
the up-to date Libraries of America.
A card catalog has been made,
arranged in three alphabetical lists:
Author, title and subject. If the
borrower wishes to know what
books the library contains, of a
particular author-say F. Marion
Crawford, he will 60 to the author
list, run over the cards which are
alphabetically arranged until he
comes to Crawford, where he will
find all the books arranged alpha
betically according to the title (the
articles "the" "a" and IAN" are
always omitted and the entry made
under the word following the arti-
cle.)
Another borrower may come in
knowing the name of the book he
is interested in, but not the author.
He should consult the title list
where he will find the author, and
thus be able to secure the book
number of the volume wanted.
Another borrower may wish to
know what lives Of Lincoln are on
the shelves, or what books the
Library contains on chemistry, y.
S. History, ETC., he will consult the
subject list, also an alphabetical
one, and i'll moment ascertain lust
what the Library has to offer along
the line of his needs. Instead of
arranging the cards in three sepa-
rate lists, very often they are filed
in one straight alphabet, running
author, title and subject entries to-
gether. For people not accustomed
to using a card catalog. the filing
of author, title and subject cards
separately rather simplifies learning
to use the catalog intelligently.
In order to enable borrowers
most quickly to learn where the
different classes Of books are to be
found, labels will be placed On the
different shelves containing the
words Fiction, History, Travel,
Biography, New Books, Science,
Juvenile Books, etc. as the case
may be, thus enabling all interested
to get general idea Of the number
and quality of the books in each
class.
Borrowers will be allowed to go
to the shelves to pick their own
books or the Librarians will hunt up
any books tob be loaned which will be
carried to the Librarian sdesk where
they will be charged to the borrower
The rules of the Library in re-
gard to books will be found in every
VOL, on the book pocket, where the
borrowers card is placed.
Names of donors will be found ir
the front OF each book, on the bool
plate.
Owing to the fact that some 0
the books ordered are out of print
not all Of the book-reception lis
has been received at the library
New selections will be made il
place Of those not procurable, and
when the exact amount of the dis
count is ascertained it will be spen
or reference books.
The Library will be open for th'
circulation OF books June 10Th, tn,
day after the formal opening.
All those who have registere
prior to June 18th can draw book
at once, and all others, as fast a
the formality of registering is gon
through.