The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-27
Edgerton Public Library

Edgerton Public Library for the year
ending with this date.
Edgerton Public Library
Real T Estate and buildings. siass9 o5 ''' :
Furniture and Fixtures o. SO98 90
Books Observation-Disclosures. 2Uo S6
Periodicals. % 80
Binding. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lOo ~
Salaries. ..................... o5t W
Fuel. ........... .-'..'.... lfU "
Light. ............ % 30
General Expenses. l3I 81
Rent 90
interest ~ ....... 10 so
Balance in hands of Treas. 1883 Is 1907 81
Expended this year $3.50.
2 Expenses drawing papers in connection
with mortgage. - 90
Actual expenditures for maintenance Sl226.3O
MRS. E. L. ROETHE, Secretary.
EDGERToN, WIS, Aug. q, 1909.
To the Members of the Library Board
of the Edgerton Public Library:
The librarian herewith submits the
following annual report for the year
ending June 80, 1909.
While the growth of the library In
size and usefulness has not been as
marked during the year 10000 as in
19O7-08, still the interest and apprecia-
ton of the people has steadily increas-
ed and the influence of the library be-
come gradually more far-reaching.
Three hundred and seventeen new
borrowers have registered during the
year, of which " live in the country.
More adult borrowers have been added
than children.
CIRCULATION.
The total circulation of books for the
year was 1859. This shows an in
crease of l ,224 over that of last year.
There is a much greater increase in the
circulation of adult books than of the
children's, so it would seem that the
new building has in many ways in
creased the use of the library by the
grown people.
NEW BOOKS.
Four hundred and forty-one new
books have been added during the year,
of which about 1876 were gifts and the
remainder, GAG, were purchased. sos
was allowed for books in the yearly
budget and we have endeavored to fur
nish new books about once in every
two months.
Of the gifts, Sc volumes were given
by M. Otto Kienbusch of New York
City, 50 by Mr. l.. H. Towne and % by
the Culture Club. Those given by the
Culture Club are all books on the his
tory and literature of the Bible. The
fiction given by Mr.. Kienbusch and Mr..
Towne has been very useful in replac-
ing books which had been worn out and
for supplying more than one copy of a
very popular book. There are no doubt
others in the city who have good books
which they have read and might be
willing to present to the library but it
is of course important that all books
given in this way shall be of the best
class of books only.
RENT COLLECTION.
The rent books have not, so far, been
very popular in our library, probably
because new books are bought often
and a large percentage of the new
books are fiction. But since October,
1906, the rent collection has earned
$1,000 for the library, in addition to
paying for all the books in the collec-
ton.
MAGAZINES.
The library subscribes for 33 maya
zines and receives 3 others as gifts,
making a total of Sc magazines. These
cost the library, including the magazine
index, $65 35. This is a greater sum
than is usually expended by small libra
ries, but we think the use of the maya.
zines by the people warrants the ex-
penditure. All magazines except the
last numbers are allowed to circulate
and there has been very marked in.
crease in this circulation. Last year
the circulation of magazines was / ,349
this year it has been 1876, showing ar
increase of over 500.
GIFTS.
The most important gift of the year
was Mrs. Dorcas Carter's gift of $500
which is to be used for the purchase OF
books only. So far, none of the money
has been expended, but the librarian
would like to recommend that wher
this money is used it shall be expended
for reference books and other non-fic
ton and that none of it be used for the
current fiction. The city appropriation
can be used for the new fiction and a:
this wears out so rapidly, it would seen
best to reserve Mrs. Carter's money
for the purchase of books having
more permanent value.
WORK WITH THE CHILDREN.
A children's hour was held by the Ii
brarian from December 5th to Apri
10th, every Saturday afternoon, witt
an average attendance of 49,. All chill
dren below the 5th grade were invitet
and stories from the Greek myths wer,
told first and later animal tales an,
fairy stories were used. The stor,
hour is very helpful in directing tn
reading of the children and in calm,
their attention to books which the Ii
brarian would like to have read.
Dissected maps of the United State
and two dissected puzzle pictures hav
been purchased and used by the libra
rian for the entertainment of children
with considerable success. These he'll
to keep the reading rooms more quie
and attract few more children fror
the streets.