Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-19
new BOOKS ADDED TO
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

The librarian reports that the cir
culation of books from the library has
kept up wonderfully well during the
summer months, both at Ell Centre and
at the branches in Brawley, CaleXico
and Holtville. The average daily for
Ell Centre is 50. while Holtville and
Brawley are averaging 90 per day and
Calexico about 10. This speaks we'll
for the valley at this time of the year.
New people are taking out cards all
the time, averaging about four new
card holders each day at Ell CentrO
All newcomers are especially inyit-
ed to come to the library, good selec-
tion of books are at your disposal and
new books are being added each
month.
ris and others; Imitation of Christ,
ANY person who has set of Shake
speare, the Rolf edition, in good con-
dition, and wishes to dispose of the
same kindly let the librarian know.
To make the magazines of the most
practical use every library binds them
in volumes and the magazines are now
being arranged in volumes for the
binder. but several numbers are found
W Dta lllSSlllS anu llCSt must lAt SclI
for from the publisher to complete
the volume unless they can be sup
piled The librarian wishes every one
to look over their files of old maga-
zines and see if they have any of the
following missing numbers. If you
have the magazine and do not wish 10
bind them for your own sets, it will
be greatly appreciated if you will send
word to the librarian that you have
them and she will send for them and
be willing to pay for them. Here are
the magazines: For 1911, Scribner's,
August; Outlook, December: Scientific
American December l. For 1912,
EverybOdy's, January; Popular Me-
chanics, March; Good Housekeeping,
January; Outlook, January 6: Golfers
March so and April q.
The following new books were pur-
chased by the librarian while in Los
Angeles on her vacation:
Non-fiction books for adults: Audel'S
Answers on Automobiles; Gideon Har-
ris and others; Imitation TO Christ,
Thomas A. Kempis; The Montessori
Method. Maria Montessori; Public Ed
ucation in California, John SWEET: Ref
erendum in America. E. P. Oberholtz-
er; The immigration Problem, Jere-
miah w. jerks; Alcohol, Mrs. NJ. M.
Allen.
Good books on poultry raising:
Poultrycraft, John H. Robinson Max
ing Poultry Pay. Edwin c. Powell;
Profitable Poultry Keeping, S. Beale;
New Egg Farm, H. H. Stoddard; Tur-
keys and How to Grow Them, Editor
H. Myrick.
Books on bees Quimby's New Bee
Keeping, l.. c. Root: How to Keep
Bees, A. B. Comstock; Fifty Years
Among the Bees, Dr. G. G. Miller.
Miscellaneous: The Farm Dairy, H.
B. Gurler: The A 3 c of Strawberry
Culture: Terry & Root; Gardening for
Profit. P Henderson; Eminent Authors
of the Nineteenth Century, DR.. G..
Brandes: Shakespeare, His Mind and
Art, E. Dowden: The Making of an
American. Jacob A. Riis; A Little, His
tory of Music A. Hullah; The Bunga-
low Book (plans and specifcations)
Henry l.. Wilson: Orthodox Socialism,
]. E. lie Rossignol: Wake Robin, John
Burroughs: The Years Festivals, H.
P. Patten; Book of Parties and Pas
times. Dawson and Telford; Book of
Frolics for All Occasions, Dawson and
TelfOrd; Gold Seeking on the Dalton
Trail. Arthur R. Thompson; Nearest
the North Pole, R. E. Peary; The
Northwest Passage 1.-TWO volumes). r.
Amundsen: Men of Achievement Tin
ventOrs), P. G.. Hubert; Common Peo
pie of Rome, F. F. Abbott; The France
of Joan of Arc. A. C. P. Haggard: The
Belgiums at Home. c. Holland; Part
Taken by the Women in American
History, Mrs. John Logan; The Yose.
mite, John Muir; Myths and Legends
of California, K B. Judson; California
Under Spain and Mexico, 1535-1S41,
I. B. Richman; Dominion of Canada
W. l.. Griffith; Appleton's New Span
, ish English and English-Spanish
dictionary.
Adult fiction: The Under Trail,' A
A. Chaplin John Rawn, E. Hugh: The
TOuchstone of Fortune, c. Major: Mol
ly Mcdonald r. Parrish: Tante, A. d
Sedgwick; Nerve of Foley. F. H. Sher
man; Held for Orders. F. H. Spear
man: The Lady or the Tiger, F. R
Stockton; The Butterfly House, NJ. +
Wilkins; The White Mail, Cy War
man.
Non-fction books for boys and
girls: The Reign of King Herla, W
Canton; The Reign of King Cole, ]
NJ. GibbOn; Morse Stories, H. w Ma