The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-03-12
LIBRARY REPORT.
For Months Of December, January
and February.

i
and February.
Following is the report of the libra
rlan OF the Milbank libra and pub.
lie reading room for the last three
months:
The library was open for the circu.
latlon of books, reading and refer.
ence work II days.
The average daily attend a nee was IS
Number of visitors IS. The new
registrations were So Juveniles and &C
adults: N aking u total of 90.
The total number of volumes issued
was 229S. About 80 per cent of these
volumes were non-tiction. The larg.
est daily circulation was lO8 volumes
The above includes the children's re-
port, which is as follows: Number OF
volumes issued l4O3: of these 43l were
On-hction.
The readers numbered 1887, of whom
l2OD were children. The greatest at.
tendance In one day was S.
The three last months has surpassed
anv OF the preceding years in refer
ence work and good reading The
greatest number of reference workers
in daily was p.
| Countless books, magazines and
clippings were issued for home and
used in the reference room.
IL books by purchase and "a books
by gifts have been catalogued and
are now in circulation. The library
now contains 1885 volumes. Numbers
OF books have been mended, and sew
en- books, On account of their worn
condition, have been discarded.
| The card catalogue or index. con.
slsting of about 1900 cards, is now
finished and arranged alphabetically
in the case ready for use.
! 1t Is with pleasure we announce tn at
the Woman's Christian Tempera nee
Union now hold their meeting in the
| lecture room of the library. This
month the union placed in the library
| the book jean MitchelI's School," )"
which is in constant circulation.
The friedds of the library have been
very generous. and we extend to them
our kindest appreciation for the fol-
lowing gifts:
Rev Feinler. the weekly magazines,
Engineering News for 1908, and the
current numbers of 1909. and Chari-
ties and the Commons for 1907, l9Os-9.
Mrs. Il. Wisemen, the current number
OF Ladies Home Journal, Woman's
Home Companion. and Hampton's
Magazine: Guy Wood, ir.. Youth
Companion for 1909: Mrs. 5. K. Clark.
Ar .erican Mag azine; A.A. Blomq quist,
Tt , Red Book and App.eton's Maga-
zina for 1909; Mrs. E. Moore. the
Mnnsey Magazine: Little Dorothy
FtTs the book, Five Little Peppers.
Mrs. Fitch, the book Donald aud Dor
othy; Mrs. Hindman-The adventures
Of Gold Hunter, and Down Grade:
Mrs. Satford-The Fall of the Stan
clitfes, 5y Colbeck, and Danes bury
House by Mr.. Henry Wood. and a
Comprehensive Teachers Bible.
Senator Amsden mailed to US senate
Journal.
The ladies of the Excelsior club
have contributed the magazines--Cen-
tury Outlook, St. Nicholas, American
Boy, and Little Folks. for 1909 and
the following books:
Crawford-In the Palace of the King,
Doyle--Adventures of Gera
Farrar-Early Days of Christianity
Grand-Babs the Impossible.
HSwthOrne-JohnP P Parmelee's Cruise.
1ngraham-Prince of the House of
David.
Klein-The Lyon and the Grouse.
Landon-Kings of the Platform and
Pulpit.
TalmsRe-Social Dynamite.
Townsend-Our Presidents.
JUVENILE
Alger-Strive and Succeed.
AndersOn-StOries for the House.
hold.
Asbiornsen-Christm in Norway. |
Boyl-Brokenburne.
Foote-Explorers and Founders of
America.
Hsbberton-Some Boys Doings.
Hsll-Adventures in Toyland.
Reid-Boy Hunters, My Mothers
Story of the Life of Jesus, and Boys
Book of Adventure.
The new books recently purchased |
for the library are as follows:
Burgees-Reconstruction and the
Constitution.
Cressy-Fifteen Decisive Battles.
JUVENILE
Alcott-Little Women.
Carpenter-Africa.
Foulke- Braided Straws.
Griffis-Beare Little Holland.
Johnston-Little Colonel. Maid of |
Honor.
Kipling-JunRle Book.
Onida Dog of Flanders, and Nurn.
berg Store.
Pratt-Legends of the Red Children
and Stories of Colonial Children.
Smth-Eskimo Stories.
Taylor-Boys of the Countries.
Ztkala-Old Indian Legends Re-
told.
Zollingher-Widow O'Cailaghan's
Boys.
The most popular books of the Ii
brary are The Trail OF the Lonesome
Pines and Parsival. The demand for
Parsival is 80 great that the time for
leasing has been marked days.
Respectfully Submitted,
MINNIE SHANNON,
Librarian