The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-08-19

the children. American Boy. 30! )
4 Crusade. Classmate. Crusade, Lutte
! Folks. St Nicholas. TRAVEL, Well
spring. Young Peoples Magazine and
| Youths Companion.
REFERENCE DEPARTMENT..
The library was open for reference
work 25) Gays. with an attendance Of
$40. The greatest days attendance
was 23
| $50 bound volumes. ol> magazines
and 1913 clippings were leased Tor
/ home use. while the encyclopedias.
History of Ready Reference, Moul-
tons Library of Literary Criticism.
! Who's Who in America, World S Al
manac Walsh's Curiosities of Pop
ular Customs. Dictionary and Index
to Periodical Literature. were consult
Cd daily in the reference room.
| The reference work has been the
most gratifying feature OF the library,
and has greatly increased in qaality
and quantity. IS new books and
about 500 magazines have been added
to our collection, and a second table
has been placed in the reference room.
This department has not only been
patronized by the people OF Milbank.
but by strangers and students OF the
neighboring towns. The many mail
orders received for reference material
has had prompt replies and great sat
isfaction was expressed tor its use.
/ All material for the study clubs was
looked up and made note OF early in
the season. Material was furnished
the Sunday Sc hpol students. kpworth
League and Christian kndeavor So
cieties.
The high schoOj students have cone
a greater quantity ana letter QnaI!-
ty OF refereace work than ever before
and special attention mas been gwen
their subjects.
Individual help has teen given the
| pupils of the grades ln their research
Work until they are Qul te tamlIIiI. win
The encyclopedias ana with the ar
rangement of t,o, Ks on the shelves.
and many are row quite sndependen'
OF help.
An government and state documents
have been arranged in classes. an0
the local history collection put into
shape for use. The library should
possess complete files Of municipal
and county reports institutions. soci-
ETY. ana cluh programs. Special re
quest is made for material OF this ma
ture as a collection ot this kind will
te particularly valuable in Years to
come.
Our cooperation with the SlssetOr
library mas been a great advantage.
as many reference magazines have
been exchanged and man! sets q
magazines completed.
CATALOGING.
81 books by purchase and III b.
gifts have been added. making the
total number of accesslons 1880.
books have been discarded owing &c
their worn condition. and II books
rebound Books and magazines have
been mended daily. and all books los
have been paid for.
But few of the late publications
have been added this year. as 1he
cali for the standard works OF tTctior
has been SO great that extra cople.
have been purcha SEQ in order 10 sup
ply the demand.
Every spare moment from regulal
duties has been devoted 10 reading
book reviews for the selection o
books. filing valuable newspaper ar
ticles. magazines. pictures. and cut
ting out and binding together the IN
dex leaves Of old magazines for refer
ence use. and making new catalos
cards that our books may be well in
dexed.
GENERAL.
This has been the most progressive
wear the library has ever known. ant
every effort has been MADE TO strength
en- each department, that the librar.
may be able TO meet the demands ot
the public One of the effective mean,
OF bringing our institution before ,ht
public has been through the column.
of the local papers. and our gratefu
Acknowledgement is herewith expressed
to the editors.
We extend our grateful appreciation
to Mrs H. G. Harris of Wilmot foi
the book of Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrated Poems: TO Mrs. |. D. Al
drich OF Big Stone. for the loan O
many Chatauqua magazines. and the
gift of number of other magazines
) to Mrs. F. b. Purdy tor the Histor,
of South Dakota by Doane Robinson
All other gifts of books and maya
zines have been mentioned in previou.
reports. but if any one has teen miss
ed please accept our appreciation anc
kindly forgive the oversight.
1t gives me pleasure to state thai
Miss Bessie Downie. who acteu as IL
brarian in my absence. and Miss
Catherine Wells. who assisted Sme II
my WORK. have been faithful and con
scientious. and have discharged their
duties in a most commemorative spirit.
| wish also to express my appfecla