The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-26

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town temporarily On 4 vacation or
trip Is privileged to take tan books.
on what Is called q vacation limit.
These books may be kept without re-
:newal for so, to SO days without
lncurring any fines. II they win ask
for It.. The library reserves the
right Of not letting books so on the.
vacation limit. however, which are
greatly in demand. =. 81. ::
!. Buyers Of new books are aided by
our Confidential guide books. The
library is splendidly equipped with
lists, guides and reviews, which are
very helpful in determining not only
the scope and value, OF any desired
book, but Also the edition ! best.
adapted to. the purpose and the price
at which 1t can be obtained. 49, : !:
Readers are warned to be ON their
guard against the wiles of the 4un.
scrupulous book agent. It has been
necessary at the library to adopt the
iron clad rule of refusing to give
the book agents the names of people
who might be induced to buy. be-
cause they almost Invariably mis-.
use the information given. 49,.
A great many requests are re-
ceived at the library for foreign
books. 1t is not possible to meet all
these demands as there is at present
only $50 Swedish and 100 Finnish
books in the book collection. This
is supplemented by the loan of 60
foreign books, which is renewed and
exchanged every three months in &C.
cordance with an library loan
agreeemnt made by the library
boards Of the public libraries at Du-
luth. Two Harbors, Cloquet, Hibbing
and Virginia. BY this inter-library
exchange it is possible to keep on
the shelves OF each Of these libraries
group of books which is new and
fresh in interest. There is also on
file a representative selection of for
eign newspapers. A very helpful
feature Of the reference room are
the foreign dictionaries as readers
now have access to word books in
Finnish, German, French, Swedish,
Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Greek,
and Latin. =.
The work on the new library is
progressing rapidly and it is hoped
that it will be. ready for occupancy
by October 1. The Greek style of
architecture is adopted, the material
ased In construction being gray. 'Ro-
man brick with Bedford trimmings.
The general floor plan is very similar
to the new Walker Branch library
in Minneapolis, MINI. Some Of: the
features of the new library are open
areplaces, a screened I'M reading
porch, a splendid system Of light
ing heating and ventilating, a large
space allotted for the work with the
children and spacious reading rooms.
Provision is made for future growth
by stock room which is 80 con-
structed that It will hold steel book
shelves two stories high. The total
book capacity being $4,000 valumes.
The present number Of books in the
library is 1900. Special shelving is
provided for aliases, bound volumes
Of the local newspapers, and for the
large collection OF mounted pictures,
and clippings which are of great use.
fulness. In the basement q very con-
venient club room to be suitably fur
nished Is planned to meet the need
of local club women, which will have
an entrance of it's own.
The general idea in planning this
building Is to have q library which
is both useful and beautiful. The
whole scheme is one Of simplicity
and harmony. Extravaganza has
been avoided, but the building, It IL
hoped, will be one that every Wiz.
ginian can be proud Of. - :