The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-17
NEW ARRANGEMENTS
AT LIBRARY
IMPROVEMENTS At PUBLIC IN
srITUTioN ARE MANY AND
EFFECT IS GOOD.

The new library-it is SO greatly
changed that 1t may easily be called
the new library-has opened. Re-
arranged. with shelves and books in
better and more advantageous posi-
tions. with new furniture and better
lighting arrangements and with new
floors and freshly tinted walls. il was
surprise TO ali who saw 1t for the
first time yesterday. SO greatly has
the institution been improved and to
such greater advantage has the space
been used that IL is hard to recognize
in ii the library which closed for re-
pairs two weeks ago.
New Arrangement
While the fixtures and the new fur
niture are great improvements. it is
the change in the stackroom arrange
nents which appeal most to the people
who are regular users of the library
The whole has been rearranged. The
old desk has been taken out and
curved desk now faces the door. with
a passage on either side into the stack
room The book shelves are thus open
to all who wish to use them. The
books have been restacked and placed
where they will be easier of access. In
this way the users of the library are
enabled to go into the stackroom. to
look over the books at their leisure and
to pick out what they want The late
books are all in she'f by themselves
near the desk.
To the right of the stackroom. i'm
what was formerly the reference room.
tho childrens books have been placed.
A table and chairs give the readers
a chance to look at the books COM
fortably. and low shelves place the
books within easy reach. All manner
Of children's books are here and the
room was hailed with delight by the
Juvenile book readers when they saw
II yesterday A few of the bound mag
azines have been left there for the time
being. but as soon as the new arrange
ment Is fully carried out the room will
be turned over to the children abso-
lutely.
The reference room has been moved
into the south end of the reading room
Here are all of the magazines and
books of reference. all carefully ar
ranged with a couple of big tables on
which to work.
The reading room Is I'm the north
end of the building. Several new tables
have been placed there and the lighting
arrangements have been improved.
Miss Stoddard's office is now located
Just to the left of the stackroom.
The whole change is rather in the
way of an experiment. Unless the peo-
pie who use the library are careful and
replace the books correctly, there is
hound tn he lnt nj .n.l
things will be worse than ever People
going into the stackroom are requested
tn enter by the left t-hand passage and
to leave by the other. The object of
this plan Is to enable the librarian
to receive books at one end of the
counter and to give them out at the
other. In case the people who use the
library are not careful to observe these
simple rules. IL is very probable that
the old plan will be resumed.
The Librarian.
A great deal of credit Is due Miss
Grace Stoddard, the librarian, s,r this
new arrangement. She has planned for
a long time to rearrange the library in
this way. but the delayed arrival of
the new desk made it impossible to
make the change in the summer. 1t
has been completed at last. however,
the books are all in their places, the
floor has been thoroughly repaired new
rubber treads have been put in. the
lighting arrangement has been i'm
proved and the walls have been re-
tinted. all helping to give the library
a greatly improved appearances. Miss
Stodcard has received l. lot of COM
pliments since the library was opened
and She has them coming