The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-06
WILL Be OPEN LONGER
Public Library Hours Now Begin
At 1000 O'Clock a. m.

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At the February meeting OF the Ii
brary Board an important change YVES
made in the open hours of the library.
1t was recommended by the librarian,
Miss Grace Hill. that in a city of this
size the, library should be open in the
morning. The recommendation was
approved by the Board, and meas
nre enacted whereby the LIBRARY shall
remain open from 10000 n. m. to 500
p, m. except during the summer
months, when the closing hour shall
be 500 p. m. This measure goes IN.
to effect at once.
Although this change will increase
the library work, 1t was made because
the Board and librarian felt that it
would increase the usefulness of the
library, and accommodate certain
classes of patrons who will find the
morning more convenient for visiting
the library. There will be no closing
at the noon hour, so that the business
people can have their books exchang
ed then, ii they so desire; those wish
ing to do reference work will have
better opportunity in the morning,
and transients between trains will ap-
preciate the change. it is hoped.
.. The Monthly Report.
Miss Hill, the librarian, read the
monthly report to the Board, which
was approved. The report for the
month of January is as follows:
Books purchased ............ IL
Books donated ............. AZ
Books rebound ............ 4
Books worn out and withdrawn 3
New readers registered ....... rs
Number of books issued .... 1891
Number of days open for the Is r.
sue of books ............. 26
Average daily circulation 500. 1873
Largest daily circulation ...... 267
Smallest daily circulation. 800. IS
Percentage of adult Action cir
culated "a
Fines on overdue books ......$10.7 70
Damaged books .............. 80
Sale of old books ............ .95
Rent collection ............... @5.6S
.-.- Library Notes. ~
Although there has been no money
available for the purchase of any
number of new books during the last
month, there have been quite few
additions through gifts from friends
and from the U. s. government.
Among the public documents recently
received are the following :r~n79a.''
Publications of the Census Bureau
on Manufactures, Wealth, Debt, Tax
alton, etc, 4v, -.
Report of the Industrial Commits
sion, 19c., covering the subjects of
capital and labor, immigration, labor
organizations, transportation, etc.
This set has been pronounced the
most notable document ever published
by our government.
Statistical Abstract of the S.,1907.
Official Congressional Directory,
1907.
Report of the Commissioner of Ed
ucation, 1866.
Annual Report of Smithsonian In
stitution.
Annual Report of the U. s. National
Museum.
Rochambeau A Commemoration
by Congress of the services of the
French Auxiliary Forces in the War
Of Independence, -,.
u. ss... Other Gifts. 49,
Daily Mail Year Book, from A. w
Swain. ...a., M,-r.., ..... =
FalloWs' Bible Encyclopedia, ",
from II. w. Gleason.
Popular Science Monthly, 1Ov, bound,
Nation, "a volumes unbound, from
Iowa College Library, Girnnell.
Harvard University Catalogue,
1908. ...
From Kindergarten in the city,
who does not wish her name publish
ed, there came recently a gift of three
dollars, to be expended in children's
books at the discretion of the librar.
ian. Is.