The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-01
Annual Library Report.
Librarian Of Milbank Carnexie Libra.
~ Makes Report for Year.

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The year 1911 has been the most
progressive year the library has ever
known, for besides a considerable in
crease in the daily routine York every
effort has been made to strengthen
each department. that the library may
meet the demands of the public.
The following figures show that he
library has been well patronlZed and
the year Just passed has been one Of
unusual activity along all lines OF the
work.
l03 adults and 90 ~childrens names
were added, making the total number
of registrations 1868. This number
does not include the pupils who get
the use Of the book, leased by the
teacher or people making use OF books
In the library or members Of the clubs
and societies getting the benefit OF the
reference material sen them ny mail.
CIRCULATION.
The library was open for clrcu-
Iation 262 days. 7849 bound volumes
and lll2 magazines. an Increase OF
464 volumes and III magazines over
last years circulation. We're issued for
home use The greatest number OF
volumes leased ia day was III.
Thenon-fiction circulation has increas-
ed to about IS per cent, tie greatest
gain being in books Of essay :. blOgra-
ply and sociology.
Many books and magazines have
been SEMI to the jail and duplicate cop
les have been placed in the depot tor
free distribution.
The current number of magazines
have been leased for Sunday reading
and only back numbers leased for one
week but this year the demand for the
reference material ia the magazines
has been 50 great. We have been
obliged to withdraw all indeXed mag
aZines from circulation except for
Sunday reading and reference use and
only duplicate copies issued seven
days for home reading.
JUVENILE DEPARTMENT
The total number OF volumes leased
from the childrens department was
1923, an increase of 326 Owe last years
circulation The non-tiction %circuia-
ton was 2421.
The Juvenile department is fast be-
coming a self governing institution:
this year the children have responded
very we'll to II suggestions to make
it also self care-taking by keeping the
shelves and tables in perfect order.
The quiet and order in the children 5
room On a busy day when every chair
is taken. testify to the respect the
children have for the rights Of others.
The ''Story Hour has been well at
tended and the biographical sketches
recited by Miss Robinson attracted
the attention of the children to the half
dozen books of biography for young
people and the magazine pictures and
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aroused no little interest in the good
reading found in the magazines.
Through the courtesy o Supt. Clark,
the teachers at their monthly meeting,
library is ready to meet their needs,
and to solicit their cooperation in the
work with the children. Greater ad-
vantage has been taken this year OF
the privileges offered the schools.
Four lists of standard books for
supplementary reading we're supplied
the high school students and many
books have been furnished the pupils
and teachers of the grades. Our col
lection of pictures illustrating life in
Japan, and ways and customs of the
Indians were leased for school work
and very gratifying results expressed
for their use.
READING.
The readers numbered 749S, of whom
452S were children, a daily average o
30, and an increase of 5U2 owe last
year. The greatest daily attendance
was 50.
The reading tables have been vel
supplied with reading material, the
s1,psvar,t vt1ahnrc fNf ~ :, .ra - limos {. n N n
- weekly papers having been donated
weekly papers on file. Several sets O
magazines have been completed, max.
ing our collection of periodicals q
very useful and valuable one.
REFERENCE READING.
The library was open for reference
work 256 days with an attendance o
l0ll, an increase of IL over last years
attendance. The greatest daily at
tendance was II. 6sl bound volumes
55l magazines. 30 clippings. and
pamphlets were leased for home us,
and most all reference books and mag
azineS were brought into service il
this department.
Every effort has been made to sup
ply the demand for reference material
All indexed magazines, weekly papers
and pamphlets have been permanent,
fed, and as we have no Estate Libra,
ry Commission the value to us of the
cooperation of the Sisse.on: Nit
chell and Huron College Libraries
and the Minnesota State Library Com
mission cannot be overestimated, a,
from these sources alone we have beer
able to fill in many incomplete sets o,
magazines. These magazines have
enabled us to to supply material fol
most every subject submitted. ano
very few books, magazines and clip
pings have had to he leased from 9th.
er libraries this year. Material fol
the various clubs and society pro
grams was looked up and made note
OF early in the season, and some book:
were added for this and the schoo.
work.
This year references and material
have been furnished with 40 topics
submitted by mail from other towns
and great satisfaction has been ex-
pressed for its use.