The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-31
Library Report

u Is the report of thu
Milbank library and reading room
for the months of October, November
and December Of 1907:
The library was open for the circu-
'atlon OF books, reading and reference
work, u days.
The average daily attendance was
~. Number Of visitors SO. The new
reg istration were 20 juveniles and II
adults.
The total number of volumes issued
was 1885, and magazines 127 Abou,
AS volumes were non. fiction. The
largest daily circulation was IS.
The above includes the childrens re-
port which is "a follows: Number Of
volumes leased 723, of which 2Sl were
n 'n-hctlon. The largest daily ci:cu-
la'irn was 50.
The rea!ers numbered 1904, of whom
1S1 were children. The largest dali,
attendance Mas SO.
The work in The refer ence room has
heen very gratifying these month";.
The reference worker numbered 23l
aud 321 volumes. l03 magazines and
40 clippings were issued for home use,
while numerous books and mag aZines
were used In the reference room.
references for two club programs,
two missionary society programs and
subjects sent in from the high school
have been looked up and made notes
of, including everything the library
contains on these subjects.
Besides the above work, many maya
z'ues, papers and pamphlets have
been filed for reference work: books
have been mended daily and school
books sold to the amount of S433
The pamphlets filed are the cata.
logues OF the o important schools
aud colleges of the state of South
Dakota, and what is n the maya
zlnes,' Ii guide and index to the con-
tents OF current period icals for 1906,
1907 and the current numbers of 1908.
The children will be pleased TO
learn b "a We have ordered the st.
Nicholas, American Boy, and Little
Folks magazines for the reading
room.
The gifts that are being greatly APP
preciated are as follows:
Mrs. 5. Lockhart, The Century
magazine for 1906: Mrs. McGowar,
the Cutters magazine to September 1907;
DE-. Fay, Minneapolis Journal ana
Technical World to October 1907:
Miss CoriDne Saunders, BUR Mcln-
to~h magazines: Mrs. saunders, Mis-
sion CHI ir: Mrs. Vosburgh, WUmans
Home Company aud Mrs. Nelson, the
Catholic Citizen, a weekly paper
We have added q new books to our
c dialogue list which are rs follows:
Iaft-HlstO,y of American Sculp-
ture.
NanDyke-History of painting.
NanDNke-StDry of the other wise
meU.
Riley s-Songs O'Cheer.
Fiction
Chambers-The Reckoning.
Gross-Star of Valhalla.
Jnhnson-PrisOners OF Hope.
on en- Love Of Life.
OppenItim-Lost Leader.
Higgins old Peabody Pew.
Wright Shepherd Of the Hills.
Juveniles
Alcott-My Girls.
Alcott-My Boys.
Armstrong-Kitty Landon's Girl
hood.
Bagless-Lolami: The little Cliff
Dweller.
Custer-Boots and Saddles
Hnngesen -Christmasi in Switzerland
Johneton-Giant Scissors.
Otis-On the Kentucky Frontier.
White-Ihe Magic Forest.
with to call the attention of the
library patrons to the book 'Oid
Cocoon Graham" which was leased
from the library sometime during the
summer months ard has not been re
turned. Please look through your
home library and see if the above
book has been placed among your
books and forgotten. If found kind,
return it to the library.
Nanted-The current numbers OF
Century, Current Literature, Dating,
>cribners and Technical Magazines.
II you are taking any of the above
named magazines and wish to give
tntn to the library please reply a.
once. Respectfully submitted,
MINNIE SHANNON.
Librarian.