The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
NOTES Of LIBRARY
JANUARY CIRCULATION IN HOMES
LARGEST m HISTORY or
INSTITUTION.
Many Valuable Donations Received
Demand for New Books to be
Met Under Orders Of
Met Under Orders Of


members were present-Mis. Stafford
Mr. Howley. Mrs White. Mrs Candee.
Mrs. Miller, Mrs, Wood. Mr. Green
Mr.. Barclay, Mr., Schulz. Regular BITS
mess was transacted.
The report for January was read,
showing a circulation for home use OF
5.ST6 volumes, the largest in the his
tory of the library. The largest for
volumes. Average daily circulation
lbs volumes. The use Of reference
books was exceptionally
also the patronp
room. Passed.
Books Neotse
Mrs. e. S. Dewey's gift of .oai.r
Harpers magazines presented in mem
DRY of her husband Mr. L. S. Dewey.
was officially reported to the Board.
Other gifts were from Mr., David
plummer of this city, Miss Eta Nc
Even. Mrs Stafford and Mrs. Candee.
Mrs. Miller gave German magazine
w tHS lCnulHS lOOIll. ~ DUN was lc-
ceived from an author entitled WIZ
Friends (Quakers) do not baptize with
water"
A magazine has been donated by
the publishers "Gleanings in Bee Gull
ture.' 1t will no dount be read, as
there have been calls for such ma
terial The only other in the library
is a book called --ee.hive and bee
Keepers appliances. This is one of
the practical little manuals OF the
"Handicraft series" edited by Has
luck. of which the library has several
on as many subjects
Books on Gardening.
There are quite number of books
IN the library that may be of use to
those interested in gardeni and
flower culture, Some very g. Zones
on poultry raising, and even on FARM
ing. Some of Luther Burbank's. In
fact many hooks that are full of use
tul information for the library of to-
DAY is properly an encyclopedia Of
literature on almost every subject I'M.
der the sun.
New Books.
meeting of the Book Conn lttee
was also held yesterday afternoon.
The great demand for books will be
met to some extent by the order au-
thorzed. As soon as the books ar
rive they will be prepared for circu-
lation.
About ) volumes of duplicates will
be ready for circulation this after
noon.
Two new magazines have been
added for the reading room. The
Trade Magazine and Technical
World Magazine"
Some excellent reference books
have been purchased lately. The right
up.todate "Webster's international
Dictionary" is proving most accept.
able. The old one was tattered and
worn, but 1t was better to wait for
the new edition Of this expensive
book For directly opposite use is "A
Thesaurus Dictionary OF the English
Language; designed to suggest imme-
diately any desired word necessary to
exuress given idea A dictionary of
synonyms, autonyms, idioms, foreign
phrases. pronunciations-a copious
correlation Of words 1t is edited by
Trof. Francis Andrew March and is |
easily understood, being much |
larger and more up-todate work than |
Roget's Thesaurus.
Government Reports.
About twenty years collection of |
weekly U. s. Patent Office Gazettes
were packed last week and shipped
back to the government These were
returned in place of the bound vol /
unes lately sent this library rhe
sacks were franRed each way, and |
cost the library nothing but big
amount Of heavy work. The bound |
volumes sent to the library are about |
the size of an unabridged dictionary. !
Some of them have already beenAre |
tcrred to by searcbers for infofma-
ton. Government reports are no
longer dry, but gotten up in most
practical and interesting manner. and |
are q surprise to people in general |
Pamphlets on many Subjects are also |
issued. and the mos of them are Civ.
en- public libraries free.
The five year Readers Guide to |
Periodical Literature is TO be out soon
and will prove boon to many sat |
rons of the library.
a new book from the same pub
fishers, H. w. Wilson & Co of Min, |
neapolls entitled "Bhe Childrens |
Cata'og, a guide to the best reading |
for Young People, based on "A Sc
lected library lists. containing also an
Index to volumes 1886 Of st Nicholas. |
and othen material of use. has been
received lately
l.. l.. POWELL librarian.