Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-27
BRARY AGENTS MEET
le Student Mcknight Wins
scholarship Reports Read.


Saturday afternoon. President
in O'Neill presided, and all the
mbers were present. including 7. f.
rmody, the new member, who APP
lred and qualified.
The Yale scholarships were award
to James u. Mcknight and Walter
Morse. The two Phipps boys, sons
the Rev Mr. Phipps, were made the
heficiary of one scholarhip, there
being enough vacancies to give
I'm one each. There were no cleo
ms except that of librarian, which
is filed by the reelection of Miss
cry for another term. There are
o or three vacancies among the
sistants, and it was decided to re-
the matter of employing all the
st of the help to committee con-
ting of President John O'Neill and
ISIS Sperry. Lewis Platt was ap-
inted as committee of one to look
ter the matter of securing show
SEES for some curiOs in one of the de-
rtments. The sum of $500 was set
ide for the Waterville library. The
hnual report of the treasurer and Ii
arian We're read and approved. Miss
berry's report was in part as fol-
Vws:
The librarian read her report for
e year, giving detailed account of
e work in all departments.
Che id in cnhcfnpaa. Thorp are
bw 72,463 volumes in the library.
1887 having been worn out during
he year, and 5,436 added. Of these
It24 were children's books. Addi-
IONS in the adult department, were
"a bound volumes of periodicals,
81 gifts, 1873 government, and 81
plumes from miscellaneous sources.
Books purchased for the reference
apartment, this year, were OF medi-
I'm price. Among those assigned to
be open shelves of the reading room
Fere chickering's The Moon, Hast
hg's Dictionary of Christ and the
Gospels, Nicoll's Expositor Greek
testament 3, and Watson's Dog Book
! Apart from the International
tudio, and Masters in Art, the vol
me of most interest purchased for
he art department, was Twopenny's
,nglish Metal Work, containing
rawlings of locks, hinges, door
andes and other metal work, copied
rom English churches and castles.
Twenty-Five books were added to
ne genealogical collection, making
ne total in that department, ALP
olumes.
To the collection of books in for
gn languages which now includes
rench, German, Swedish, Italian and
iddish, ga books were assigned.
There has been a demand among
alians newly arrived in this city,
IT books to teach them English. In
efault of other suitable ones, three
allan English dictionaries of pocket
re, have attained great popularity.
wo books of graded lessons in Eng
sh, with explanations in Italian
ave recently been bought, and a
mple treatise on the laws of our
,untry, and the nature of citizen
Zip, in the Italian language.
Magazines subscribed for during
lie year, numbered 81, mostly of a
,pular character, but including IL
lating to science and the technical
It's, and s to fine arts and amuse-
ents. Extra copies of the Atlantic
arper's Monthly, Outlook. Century,
'orld's Work, McClure's, Delineator,
eview of Reviews, Scribner and
were put in temporary |
vers, and issued like books, for
,me reading.
School Deposit Libraries.
These libraries number 6,511 vol
mes deposited in the following
hool houses: Bishop street, Bucks
III, Bunker Hill, Chapel street,
oft, East Farms, Hopeville, Merri-
an. Mill Plain, Mulcahy, Town Plot,
alsh, Washington, Waterville, and
ebster. The number of books as
yned to each school is proportioned
the number of pupils. Extremes
e represented by the Croft school
1ich has 1907 volumes, and East
rms, cS only. The largest circula-
IN In proportion to the number of
oks on deposit, is that of the Wash
gton school which has COS volumes
tn an issue of 1873 during the
ar. As the books in the school
,raries are lent once week only.
: ten months in the year, the num-
r of volumes issued shows an active
terest among the pupils.
Circulation of Books.
There was a gain of 1918 in the
mber of books drawn during the
ar, the total circulation being 160,-
9, the largest In the history of the
rary. Children's books issued
73,74S, of which 34,066
re lent through the schools. As
n year shows no increase in the
culation from the children's room
the main library, the school libra
$ may be said to reach a class not
drawing books.
or the foreign books. those most
d in proportion to their number,
re the Yiddish. There are only 81
these volumes in the library, but
h one was read on an average Of
times.
her report, the librari-
gave some account OF the Water
lie branch. which opened March IS.
"a, with 500 volumes. II has been
n 90 week days, and has 1888 .
ks. Rent, lights. heat and ianitOr
vice were paid by the people of
ItervilIe, who contributed s20S.O0 I
lipment, books. and salary of as
ant were furnished by the main
rary fund. Residents Of Water I
e have been allowed to use their
ders cards either at the main {
-ary or the branch. and there has /
n a weekly delivery of books from I
Bronson library. Debating So ,
Ties as well as individuals have !
de use Of this latter privilege.
,jects discussed in watsrville this