The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-02
CITY NEWS
DIRECTORS CONSIDER
BRANCH LIBRARIES
St. Anthony Park Club Women
Anxious to Secure
z One

The board of directors of the st. Paul
public library held their regular month
ly meeting last evening, but aside from
discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of establish
ingssu bstations of the library in West
st. Paul and in st. Anthony Park
andattending to routine business moth
ing of Importance was discussed.
A strong effort is being made to Sc
cure the establishment of a branch Ii
brary. in St Anthony Park and a num-
Der of club women living in that dis
trict of the city have appealed TO the
board to give the matter early atten-
ton. There is considerable discussion
as yet regarding the most desirable To-
cation for the library and no definite
decision was reached last evening, al
though the board is unity in favoring
the passage of such a branch.
A proposition was received asking the
maintenance of a branch library in the
Humboldt nigh school in West ST Paul.
The plan is to set the book cases in the
assembly room and place them in
charge of a student or teacher who
would donate his or her services.
Favors Five Cent Plan
A communication was received from
Mrs. McCaine, librarian, advising the
installation of new branch to the
service of the library, whereby the pop
ular fction of the day might be in
stalled and let out at the rate of 5
cents week. Mrs. McCaine said that
this system had been tried with great
success ip Minneapolis and in other
cities and that she believed that 1t
would be successful here.
In accordance with her wish the
board passed a resolution directing the
fund for the purchase of ten copies
each of thirteen different books. These
are all of late fiction which are in such
constant demand that the one or two
copies which it is practical for the IL
brary to purchase for free distribu-
ton are constantly out and many peo-
pie are always waiting for their re-
turn. 1t is believed that by the pay
ment of cents a week for the use of
the books they will be made to fully
pay for themselves.
On account of the fact that there
were some irregularities of parlia-
meDtary nature in the election at a
special meeting of the board some
weeks ago of William Louis Kelly Jr
as secretary to succeed the late Mai
Is. f. Wright, a resolution was intro
duced and passed ratifying the action
Of the board at that time
The board voted to raise the salaries
of two assistants in the library from
$50 per month to $40 per month; an ap-
preparation of $500 for the purchase
of new books was also passed
The report of the librarian for the
month of February was read and APP
proved. The report contains some fig
ures interesting. Regarding the pub
lie use of the library the following fig
ures were submitted:
Books used during month History
and biography, 1,2S8; voyage and ira
Vels, 405; language, %; literature, S62;
arts and sciences, 1888; religion, 1856;
miscellaneous, 70; prose fiction, H.
457; Juvenile literature, 5,793; books in
foreign language, S41; from reference
room, 80; total, 22,657; total visitors,
2,572; visitors on Sunday, $50; cards in
force, 1883.
After the routine business had been
transacted the following resolution on
the death of Maj. Wright were read
and passed: