The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-04
TWO THOUSAND BOOKS
TAKEN FROM PUBLIC LIBRARY
DURING AUGUST.
MANY CHILDREN'S BOOKS
HAVE BEEN PLACED on THE IL
BRARY SHELVES.


Is Now Nearly CompIeted-Many
New Books Have Been Ordered
and Are Expected Daily.
More than 1920 books were taken
from the public library during August,
a considerable increase over the num-
Der taken out during July, the total
for that month being 1900. The report
of this increase at the meeting of the
| board of managers of the Library last
night showed that there is a higher
| appreciation of the library each month.
! The meeting of the managers was
presided over by Vice President A. a.
Lawrence in the absence of Mr.. George
]. Baldwin, president. Besides MIR.
Lawrence there were present at the
meeting, Mr.. w. C. Travis, Mr.. Thorn
as Gamble, Jr.. Mr.. John M. Thomas,
and Mr.. Otis Ashmore. Only routine
matters were taken up. By far the
most interesting item was the report of
! Chairman Ashmore of the Library
| Committee.
The report showed the increase in
the number of readers, and that the
circulation at the library has increased
daily. Practically all the sections on
! the lower floor are now open to the
public, and the Librarians are catalogu-
| ing the second floor sections. Within
a very short time the entire library Will
be open to the public. The sections on
the upper floor are filled mainly with
| the government reports and statistics,
and this valuable collection will soon
be open to all who wish to avail them
| selves of It.
The ,ChiIdren's Department..
The children's department is to be
one of the chief features of the library
the chairman of the library committee
| desiring to get as many children as
| possible in the habit of coming to the
| library to read. A special childrens
table has been arranged and everything
for their comfort has been provided.
Everything possible is being done to
| provide books especially suitable for
children, and during the last month a
| large consignment of distinctively chill
| drens books was received. Among the
list is found the names of many of the
best known writer's for children and
many of the books are those which
| have been the delight of little ones for
many years. The following is the com
plete list of children's books received
during August:
Young Explorer" Young Miner"
H. Alger, Jr; Eight Cousins" Jack
and Jill, JOS Boys" Little Men,"
Little Women" Rose in Bloom"
"Old Fashioned Girl" Under the Lii
laos" L. NJ Alcott: Adventures Of
Jimmy Brown" Cruise of the Ghost"
Moral Pirates" New Robinson Cru
Soc w. F. Alden; For King or
Country" Loyal Traitor" James
Barnes; Sara Crew." Mrs. F. H. Bur-
nett; "Outdoorland," r. w Chambers;
Stories for Boys" r. II. Davis; 60
rilla Country wild Life Under the
Equator" Lost in the Jungle" my
Apinge Kingdom" Country of the
Dwarfs," Paul Du Chailiu; Historic
Boys" Historic Girls, Noah Brooks;
"Yussuf, the Guide Bun
Among Malay Pirates" BRAY
and Dyke" by Right of Conquest"
Dragon and the Raven" I'm Free
dom's Cause" I'm the Reign of Ter
ror;;" Lion of st. Mark" "One of the
Twenty Eighth" EST. George for Eng
land" True to the Old Flag with
man." 'At Agincourt;" G. A.
Henty; Tales From Shakes
peare." Charles and Mary Lamb;
Stories of the United States
! Navy" b. J. Losing; Adventures of
a Brownie Little Sunshines Hol-
iday;" Cousin From India" Miss
Moore" Twenty Years Ago." rs
It Truce Miss MULCH; 'Flamingo
Feather - "Wakulla;" Derrick Ster-
ling" Crystal Jack & CO.." "Dory-
mates" "Campmates;" Kirk Munroe;
Two Arrows" Red Mustang" w.
o. Stoddard; Bertrand du Guesclin, .
E. V. Stoddard; Tom Sawyer"
Prince and Pauper;" Tramp
Abroad" Mark Twain; Birds Xmas
Carol" K. D. Wiggin Emmy Lou"
G. M. Martin; AN Only Sister," Nine.
Guizot De Witt.
Fiction Leads in Circulation.
OF the 1900 books which were taken
out of the library during August,
about so per cent. We're works of fic-
ton, and the remaining 20 per cent
were scattered among the various de-
| partments Of literature. One of the
reasons why the fiction department Sc
cured such a lead over the others is
that it is practically the only one
which has been open to the public
until within the last two weeks. The
other departments are being rapidly
| prepared, however, and within a short
i time the rich stores of historical works,
biography, science, and art will be
| thrown open.
There are now about Is, 900 books on
the shelves of the library, all of which
VIII be free for public use as soon as
the librarians have completed the work
OF catalogujng them. New books
have already been ordered, and will be
| in their places within a few weeks.
The report showed that there are at
present between 1900 and 1400 regular
| patrons of the library and though the
number is encouraging to the board of
managers, yet their are anxious that
many more should be added to the
list and the advantages offered be ac-
cepted by a larger proportion of the
| citizens of Savannah, who now have
finely equipped library for free pub
lie use. Supt. Ashmore stated last
night that he hoped that there would
be at least 5000 more readers added at
once. The library is now in position
to take care of all who apply for books
and every courtesy and help will be
extended to those who desire cards.
For Free Use of Public.
The Is, 900 volumes now in the library
vannah over IA years of age Any per-
son desiring to draw books from the
| library has only to apply at the libra
| Rams window, where he will receive a
card properly filled out. As soon as
this card is Endorsed by a resident OF
| the city any book which the holder de-
sires will be given him. For the pres
ent children are allowed TO take out
! books on presentation of the cards OF
their parents.