The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-04-01
Milbank Carnegie Library Report.

Milbank Carnegie Library Report.
It IS with pleasure | submit the re-
port of the Mllbauk Carnegie Library
and reading rooms for the months of
December, January and February.
The library vas open afternoons
and evenings for the circulation of
books. reading and reference work.
IS days.
The average daily attendance was
81. The number of registrations
Number OF visitors IS.
The number of volumes issued for
home use was 2342: about $50 of these
volumes were e fiction. The great
est number of books leased in one
day was 1O4.
Included in the above is the child
circulation l24s, of these volumes 493
were non-iction.
The readers numbered 259S, of whom
l4l4 we're children. A daily average
of IS. The greatest daily attendance
was 60.
These months have surpassed any
OF the previous months in good read
ing and reference work. Many books
of poetry have been in circulation
and there has been a great demand
for standard fiction. The most popu.
lar 'childrens books were the Little
Journey series. Explorations and
Discoveries, and Nature Studies.
% books by purchase and 1l2
books by gift have been catalogued
making the total number Of access
sions 1905.
The reference work has been excel.
lent in both quality and quantity.
The reference workers numbered 1855.
239 books, ia magazines, and 30
clippings were leased for home use,
while in the reference rooms the En-
cyclopedia, Moulton's Library of
Literary Criticisms, History of Ready
Reference. Who's Who in America
aud Worlds Almanac of 1910 were
consulted daily.
The Story Hour given in the lecture
room of the library vas we'll patron.
lied. The selection given by Donald
Thomas on his mandolin was greatly
enjoyed and Miss Robinsons recita.
tatiOn of Scoops and how to be
them" had the desired effect md at
the library q marked change has been
noticed in the manners of the little
people.
W. extend our grateful apprecia-
tions to those who presented the fol-
lowing gifts: Victor and Alma Err
lsndsOn, the current numbers of
Pearsons and Independent magazines
and the Library of Universal Lltera-
ture containing the following vol
umes:
Darwin-Or Origin OF Species.
Darwin-Decent of Man. 2 vol.
Embellishments of Science. :
vol.
Tyndsll-Sound.
Hexley-Science and Education.
Spencer-The Data of Ethics and
First Principals.
Kant-Critique of pure Reason.
Hegel-Philusophy OF History.
'Tunzelman-Electricity In modern
life.
Proctor-Other worlds than ours.
GOssorEvenings at the microscope.
Smith-Wealth of nations. 3 vol,
Herschel-Outline of astronomy.
2 vol.
Bacon-Advancement of learning.
Bacon--Novum Oeganum.
NOlylo- EAOklCuVS Vi 00VuT d 4 ILL.,
osophy.
Aithen--Elementary textbook of
botany.
Observation-Disclosures of chemistry.
4 vol.
Geikie-Text-book Of Geology. 4
vol.
The Excelsior Club.
Singleton-Worlds great events.
S vol.
Csrlyle-French Revolution. 2
vol.
Brownigns-Poetical works.
Fox-Little sheppard OF kingdom
come.
Emerson-Sylvls.
Ware-Zsnobis.
Wsllace Fair God.
White-The Westerner.
Thwing-The Red Ksggers.
Wister-The Virginisn.
King Noble Blood.
fOu1ue-Nundine.
Wilson-Vashti.
Eliot-Silas Mariner.
F0thorgill-A march In the ranks.
Observation-Disclosures Romance.
Connor-Blsck rock.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gentlemen.
Rsid-Ths lone ranch and the death