Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-23
An Interesting Report

proved an interesting and successful
year at the Watertown public library.
The following statistics show the USE
fulness of the library to the city:
Number of borrowers added DUR
ing the year. r................. 6ol
Number of volumes added dur
ing the year. S9S
Number Of volumes withdrawn
during year through wear and
contaglon ............... l04
Total number of volumes now in
the library ................. 5oio
Total number of volumes loaned
during the year .4O,51o
(Of these $4,000 were non-fction and
16,50O children's books.)
The circulation increased by 1000
volumes over last year, with a better
class of book circulating, showing
that the people appreciate the library.
The library has received the fol-
lowing gifts during the year: From
Mr.. Viebahn 65 books and a large
number of magazines. Other gifts of
books were received from Mrs. F. H.
Meyer, Mrs. Gust. Buchheit, Mrs. H.
H. Beers, Rev. H. c.. Rehm, Miss
Lydia Pease, Mr.. Chas. Straw and
Mr.. Elmer Johnson
Mr.. w. A. McMahon of New York
city has given a years subscription
to America Miss Needham year
Of the American Magazine," Miss
Emma Glaser the Catholic Citizen"
the Christian Science church the
"Christian Science Sentinel" Miss
Pease the "Etude,' Clifton Parks the
Motor Boat" Mrs w. c. Stone the
Simmons Magazine" and Mr.. Moore
Our Dumb Animals
The Saturday club has shown it's
usual generosity to the library by
giving $21 for books and a years sub
scription each to the Century, Harp
ers, Scribners, and the Worlds Work,
for immediate circulation.
Mrs. G. r. Field gave the library a
beautiful palm and Mrs. F. E. Wood
ard four vines and three fine elm
trees for the lawn, and Mr.. E. M.
StapletOn three maps.
The city papers have each contrib
uted years subscription of their is
sues, and have gratuitously published
all library notices.
The most notable additions to the
library shelves have been, "The His
tory OF all Nations in "a volumes,
"Webster's New International Die
tionary," and the scarborough Stand
ard Atlas"
DR.. OFT and several of the North
western college students have taken
charge of the library on Sunday af-
ternoons from December to April.
Special privilege cards have been
issued to the teachers of the various
schools and colleges in the city, the
circulation showing that the teachers
appreciated this privilege and made
excellent use of the books.
The work with the schools was this
year extended to all classes in the
high school. Two talks of an hour
each were given each class, on the
use of the catalogue and reference
books in the library. The 'examina-
ton on the subject showed an inter-
est and understanding that was very
gratifying.
Ten story hours were conducted in
the library, thirty children being in
vited each time. The stories were
told from historic legends and fairy
tales. Every book having the story
told, in it, was in demand at the end
of the story hour. Miss Claire Herr
mann assisted the librarian in telling
the stories.
On October 1, Miss Lillian Mundt
was appointed assistant after having
completed her apprenticeship, and on
August was graduated from the sum-
mer session of the Wisconsin Library
school.
At the request of the Wisconsin
Free Library Commission the follow
ing young women have apprenticed
during the year:
Miss Amy Bosson, Calumet, Mich;
Miss Ann Skinner, Princeton, ILL.,;
Miss Mae Stearns, Racine, Wis; Miss
Lillian Lawson, Menasha, Wis; Miss
Ella Mabel Smith, Oconto, Wis: Miss
Lucy Stiemke, Miss Elizabeth Burke,
this city.
By new process of recasing, $50
books have been rebound by the Ii
brary staff within the last four
months, at a cost of about ) cents a
volume, thus saving a bindery bill of
43 cents a volume.
The clubs rooms ir the library have
been loaned for regular meetings to
the following clubs: Saturday club,
Outdoor Art Association, Area club,
and the Corby Reading club.
The great need of the library is a
larger appropriation for books, es-
pecially children's books, to keep the
reputation it has of being a model
library.
The staff has greatly appreciated
the many courtesies and kindnesses
shown during the wear Racnocffu1lv