Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-10-20
FREE LIBRARY is OPEN
Dallas Is First Town In Oregon TO
Establish Free Library Under
New State Law.

glance dI In6 ClGl6S OF Cl6 new DOOks
: on the well-filled shelves and the long
tables piled high with the leading
magazines and periodicals to convince
any visitor that the free library has
come to stay and become one of Dallas
popular institutions. To say that the
people were surprised and delighted
would be putting it mildly. Ex-
pressions of pleasure and satisfaction
we're heard on every hand, and con-
gratulations were showered upon Mrs.
George L. Gerlinger, who originated
the movement for a free library in
Dallas.
The opening of the library was in
the nature of public reception, and
nearly two hundred people we're in
attendance. Old and young alike
were present. and the social features
of the occasion made the evening one
Of rare enjoyment to ALL The Fire
mems Hall was beautifully decorated
with ferns, palms and cut flowers,
anu LOAlOouulOuJo WOIO oOl NOu W oll
visitors.
/ Miss CorneIia Marvin, secretary of
the Oregon State Library Commission,
was present and explained the plan
of work outlined by the commission
under the new state law. Dallas is
the first town in Oregon to secure one
Of the circulating libraries provided
by the commission. This library will
belong to the Dallas district ex-
clusively, it having been purchased
by the people of this city, but 1t will be
contributed to the use of the COM
mission in consideration of the benefit
of the balance of the libraries. Miss
Marvin has thorough knowledge of
library work, having served on the
public library board in Minnesota
for many years, and the list Of books
selected by her for Dallas is highly
satisfactory to all. She is a woman
of rare social qualities, and made
many friends during her short stay in
Dallas.
Too much cannot be said ia praise
of the library purchased by Mrs.
Gerlinger from the funds contributed
by the people of this city. The books
cover a wide range of subjects, and
embrace over one hundred of the
late popular works. This library is
strictly up-to-date in every respect,
and, taken with the 55 books furnished
by the state commission, will furnish
a choice lot of reading for the long
winter season. The money spent for
these books was raised in Dallas by
Mrs Gerlinger, assisted by Mrs. DIR.
H. L. Toney and Mrs. 7. A. Riggs.
Mrs. Gerlinger informs us that this
committee has another 800 with
which to buy new books as soon as
the same are needed. A complete list
Of the books already purchased by
Mrs. Gerlinger will be published next
week A list Of the books furnished
by the commission is given below.
and we would advise our readers to
preserve this list for reference, as we'll
as the list to be printed next week.
The commission list is as follows:
"Little Men," Louisa M. Alcott.
Navy Blue" w. B. Allen.
Juan and Juanita," Mrs f. @.
Baylor) Barnum.
"Bow of Orange Ribbon" Mrs.
A. E. H. Barr.
Lorna Doone," r. D. Blackmore.
Famous Types of Womanhood,"
Mrs. Sarah X. Bolton.
"Boyhood in Norway" FL. H. Boye-
sen.
Dearly Bought" Mrs. c. L. Burn
ham.
Europe" F. G.. Carpenter.
Louisa NJ. Alcott; Her Life, Let
ters," Edna d. Cheney.
"Richard Carvel, ," Winston Church
ill.
Gallagher, and Other Stories,"
r. H. Davis.
'New Baby World" Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Dodge.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holiness"
A. G. Doyle.
Lost in the Jungle" P. B. Du-
Chaillu.
First Book in American History"
Edward Eggleston.
"Hoosier Schoolmaster," Edward
Eggleston.
"Gustavus Adolphus," G. R. L.
Fletcher.
knights of the Round Table"
A. B. Frost.
'Sky Pilot" C. W. Gordon.
"The Overall Boys" Eulalie o.
Graver.
Myths Of Northern Lands" H. A.
Guerber.
abraham Lincoln" Norman Hap
good.
Swedish Life in Town aud Country"
o. G. Heidenstam.
"Short History Of Oregon" S. v.
Johnson.
Mrs. Stubbs' Brother" J. o. Kaler.
short Stories Of Our Shy Neigh
bors, +" Mrs. NJ. A. B. McO. Kelly.
Little Citizens, the Humors Of