Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-11-25
CH|LOREN'S ROOM
IS NOW OPEN
Made Possible Through the
Generosity of Postmaster
Burke
WHO WILL HELP GET BoOKs1
Many Improvements and limo.
vations at Santa Fe's Public
Library.

The Woman's Board of Trade has
reason to be proud of the many i'm
provements lately made at the Pub
lie Library. After all summer work
on part of the Librarian, Miss Sim
mons, and the Library Committee. to
install modern classification and in.
dexing system, the childrens room,
made possible through the generosity
OF Postmaster E. c. Burke, who sub
scribed $l00 for that purpose, has
been furnished and is now thrown
open to the youngsters.
Children Flock There.
1t is being literally patronized right
from the start by school children who
delight to browse among the several
hundred volumes of juvenile literature
on the shelves in this room or read
the juvenile periodicals that are avail.
able. If this is done under the dIrec.
ton of the teachers as it is in some
instances, taste for clean, healthful
literature is formed that will prove a
blessing in many forms in, after life.
Glimpse Into FairyIand.
A look into this childrens room is
like glimpse into toyland, for the
Long table is low SO as to be convent
ent to the youngsters, the small
chairs are cute" as one lady express
ed it, but at the same time are ele.
CANT and substantial. Table and
chairs are in oak. The magazine
shelf Is in little alcove, and the book
cases are ranged along the walls oil
the room which is well lighted and
equitably heated. 1t is small and
cosy, this room, right in keeping with
the Lilliputian furnishings. There
ought to be few real good pictures
on the walls, in keeping with the fur.
nishings. Who will supply the means
for them?
Juvenile Literature Needed.
There is need also for more juvenile
books and more juvenile magazines.
Postmaster E. C. Burke has offered
another $50, providing $50 are raised
by others toward stocking the shelves
with the latest to be had in good lit
erature for boys and girls. OF the
needed sum the major part has been
already subscribed, Wood-Davis, Mrs.
l. H. Rapp, and John K. Stauffer. hav.
ing subscribed $40 each and several
others smaller sums. OF juvenile
magazines only the Youths Conpan-
ion, the American Boy and St. Nicho-
las are thus far available, and gifts of
other children's periodicals would
prove very acceptable to the Library
Committee, whose appropriations, of
course, have been and are very limit
| ed. 1t is wonder that they have ac.
complished SO much on such small
means. 1t has meant great deal OF
individual rk, sacrifice and time
which have 'een given unselfishly.
Keeping Up to Date.
But it is not only the children's s
room that has received attention. The
well-stacked book-shelves in the main
library room, tempt the visitor to
delve into the precious mines of lit.
eratare. Several hundred volumes
are being rebound at present. To the
pay shelf, ten of the latest novels are
added each month. BY paying five
cents, the reader can always secure
the latest in the field of fiction and
at the same time contribute toward
| getting new books for that shelf. The
! several thousand books on the other
shelves are free, and include the best
of standard fiction, travel, biography
history, science and literature in 9th
er fields. These books have been
carefully classified during the sum
mer and handy index is available
Mrs. r. F. Asplund, member of the
library committee and professional
librarian, directed the work of classi
fication.
Reference Room.
To the reference rooms recent giftl
and purchases have added materially
and it should prove Of real value
New Mexicana" are being added rap
idly and the collection is already &
noteworthy one. On< Of the latest ed
ditions to the New Mexicana Is a rar<
volume entitled Life and Adventures
of Kit Carson" the book being pre-
sented by H. N. Farman. There are al
SO books in other languages, especial
" in German.
| Standard Magazines.
A fine oak magazine rack has JUS
been installed in the main reading
room and on it are kept almost a score
OF standard magazines A number ol
these are gifts, Mrs. Palen, for in
stance furnishing The Atlantic ant
The Nation; the New Mexican giving
Popular Mechanics, Scientific Ameri
can; Mrs Walter, The Literary d
gest and others adding to tn
available magazine stock, two Q
the latest additions being a CON
plete annual volume of two famous
! beautifully illustrated German maga
zines. Harpers, The Century, Scrit
ners, Golfers, Suburban Lite, Trave
J Leslies' Records Of the Past, etc, ar
always available. Through the cou
tesy Of the New Mexican, st. Lout
) Kansas City, New York, Los Angels
Denver, El Paso and other daily d