The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-11-17
NO ELECTION OF
LIBRARY BOARD.

Public Library was called to order il
the library rooms Wednesday evenin,
by Mayor Newman. Mrs. =. Haryie
retiring president of the board mad,
the following most encouraging repor
OF the history Of the formation anC
transactions of the library:
On Wednesday evening, Nov. %
1904, Mayor Newman called a public
meeting at the east side school to con
slider the subject of a reading room
and public library for Havre. He
spoke of the great need of the under
taking and material support which
would be given it by the council anG
the toWnspeople. Although the meet
ing was not largely attended, there
was great interest shown, and when
he added that the council would ap.
propriate twenty-five dollars month
toward its support, it was decided tC
form an association and elect officers.
Committees were appointed to solicit
donations and the business men and
citizens generously responded, not on
ly with money but with gifts of books,
magazines and papers, enabling us to
open the library on Friday evening,
Dec. 30th, with nearly 300 books on
the shelves and the tables we'll filled
| with reading matter. Since that
time we have grown steadily, until
now we have nearly 1000 books. With
very few exceptions the library has
been kept open every afternoon and
evening during the year, a large num-
Der of persons having acted as librari-
ans, not only women giving their
time, but several high school girls
| and four men. More than 3,17O per-
sons have used the reading room since
it opened, cards have been issued to
| 274 and we have loaned over 2,144
books. We have large number of
reference books, including a Rand
McNally atlas, a Standard dictionary
and complete set Of the Internation-
al Encyclopaedia in twenty volumes.
We have nearly 200 juvenile books by
the best authors and others compris-
ing fiction, biography, autobiography,
history, science, etc. We have sub
scribed for the Century, Outlook, Nc
Clure's, Youths Companion, Harper's
Bazaar, St. Nicholas and Ladies'
Home Journal, as well as the Great
Fails Tribune, St. Paul Dispatch,
Chicago Tribune and Helena Record.
The editors of the HAvRE HERALD,
Plaindealer and River Press are send
ing us their paper gratis and we also
have given US Harper's Magazine and
the Saturday Evening Post. We have
a very comfortable room, heated, for
which we pay $50 per month. Oul
electric light ana postoffice box have
been furnished us without charge
during the entire year. Our signs
were given US as we'll as our paper
rack. We have bought a card cata-
logue which is nearly compiled. We
have regular book and borrowers
cards, also maps, clock and our second
travelling library which came this
week. Since we first started, our
treasurer has handled S945. 82-S3OO
having been paid for rent, S74 for jan
itor service, $127.33 for library fur
nishings, S250.95 for books, papers and
magazines and $3.50 for freight.
Most of our drayage has been done
without charge. The money we have
expended has been received from the
city council, from entertainments and
donations, fines and dues. We are en-
tirely out of debt with a very small
sum in the treasury. There have
been two changes in the executive
board, Mrs. Fryberg resigning as
treasurer early in February and Miss
Willis being obliged to give up her
position as secretary at the close of
the school year. The officers of the
board are Mrs. Haryie, president;
Mrs. Pancoast and Prof. Troy, vice
presidents; Mrs. Irvine, secretary:
Mrs. BrOadWater, treasurer; Mrs. Smith
and Mayor Newman, entertainment
committee.
The work has been new to. us all
and mistakes have been made. but
we have had many kind friends to
lend helping hand, and [ wish to
thank personally each and everyone
who has in any way helped us in the
work, and especially my co-workers,
who have by their kindness, their
hearty support and encouragement
made the work a pleasure and the IL
brary success.
Respectfully submitted,
LULU L. HARVIE.
The report was received with en-
thusiasm and upon motion vote of
thanks was extended to Mrs. Harvie
and the other officers of the board.