East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-21
LIBRARY BECOMING
POPULAR INSTITUTION
OVER 500 REGISTERED
PATRONS AT PRESENT
Average Number of Books Drawn
During Last Month Was 4O-Old
Magazines Needed TO Complete
Back Filcs-Will Establish Oh
brary Evenings"

The monthly report of Miss Mayme
Patterson, recently submitted to the
library commission, shows that the
local library is steadily gaining in
popularity. At this time there are
591 registered patrons of the insti-
tuition and of this number 81 reg
istered during the past month. The
average number of books drawn daily
during the last month was 40 and
the greatest number drawn any one
day was so. During the month 9S
new books were received.
Not only is the library gaining in
favor but the reading room too Is be-
ing made use of more than in the
past. The reading room is entirely
free to the general public and as it
is supplied with all the latest maga-
zines and papers 1t is a very interest
ing place for one to spend leisure
! time
At this time Miss Patterson is
working to complete the magazine
files In order to make the files COM
plete the following numbers are
needed and any one having missing
numbers may confer a great favor by
nodating the same to the library.
Magazines Wanted.
Atlantic Monthly-All volumes
from 1900 to May, 1909.
Century-March, 1902, to October,
1908. December 1903, February to
May 1904, July 1905, January 1906, |
July to August, 1906, August to Sep
tember 1908. December 1908, Janu-
airy to April 1909.
opolitan-January 1900 to |
February 1901, April 1901 to Sep
tember 1901, October 1901. Decem-
Der 1901. February 1902. April to
May 1902; July to December 1902,
1904 and 1905, August and Septem-
Der 1907, February 1908, January to
April 1909.
Harper-August 1903 to December
1904, December 1905. February 1906,
October 1906 to October 1907, May
to July 1900, September 1908, jan
uary to April 1909.
McCmre-March to May 1900,
July, October and December 1900,
January to February 1901, May 1901,
January to February 1902, May 1909,
September to November 1902 March
1903, August to October 1908, De-
cember 1903, January to October
1904, January to March 1905, May to
June 1905, September and December
1906, January 1908, January to April
1909.
North American Review-January
1900 to November 1904, April and De-
cember 1905, February, September
and November 1906, February 1907,
April and July 1907, March to April,
1909.
Outlook-January to February IS,
August 10, November 25, and De-
cember 2Sd 1905, January to March
Sd. March "a, May 5, June 90, July
7 and %, August % and November
II. 1906, January 12 to 10th Febru-
airy 2. and 23, March 80 to April
20. September 81, November 23 and
December IA, 1907, January II, Feb
ruary 8, April II to 25 May . to
August 70, August 26 to September
3. 1903, November IA, 1908, to May
1909.
Review of Reviews-April to June
1902, March and December 1903, jan
uary, 1906, January, 1908, February to
April, 1909.
Scribner-All volumes for 1902,
1904 to 1905, February 1906, June to
July, 1906, September 1906, Decem-
ber, 1907, January, 1908, April to
May and October to November, 1908,
February to April, 1909.
Worlds Work-1900 to 1901, De-
cember 1903, 1904 (full year,, jan
uary to February, and June to July,
1905, February August and Novem-
ber, 1906, January, November to De-
cember,. 1907, June 1908, January to
April, 1909
Inclusive dates are given. That is,
January to March means January,
February and March.
Library Evenings.
In order to make the people of the ,
city better acquainted with the Ii ,
brary every second and fourth Mon
day evening win hereafter be Library !
night" On those evenings the men,
bers of the library commission will +
be present at the library and people :
will be invited to call, inspect the Ii I
brary and reading rooms and become