El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-11
Many Valuable Books Of
Reference Received, in
Addition to the Fiction;
Many Periodicals for 1912.

The report for the FL PasO Public
library for the year 1911, as made Dy
Miss Maud Durlin. librarian IS most
encouraging.
which make for better administration
and the various classes Of non-tlc1on,
especially history and literature, be-
gin to show improvement IN the Value
and number Of their additions
Circulation.
The circulation for the year is
53,71S, an increase OF 581S over last
year. The children's circulation is
II. $50. an increase Of 1917. This de-
partment does not fill the place It
should for the children Of FL Paso, and
I hope at some future time, that 1t can
be made the most important part OF
the library" says the report
The number OF borrowers registered
this past year is 1875, which is 1S6
more than in 1910. There are not quite
so many transients taking out cards
this winter as usual, but regular Dor
rowers seem TO use the library more
all the time.
There were added 1919 new books to
the adult department ana zof cnllateh
books. Some Of the additions IN reIer-
ence sets follow:
Moulton's Library of Literary Criti-
cisrn in eight volumes.
The Encyclopedia Of Education, rive
The new edition Of the Century die
tionarv. containing the Atlas and Die
tionary Of Names, u volumes.
Volumes eight to u inclusive Of the
Catholic encyclopedia. This was pre-
scented to the library by the Daughters
OF Erin, It viii be complete In 10
volumes and is a very valuable add
ton to the reference. department
There has also been added IN United
States history. the American Nation
series edited by Albert Bushnell Hart,
in p volumes. This covers every need
in that particular class
I'VE plan to have a separate room
for the government documents, which
will make these publications more use
ful and give the library more space 70
grow in the circulation department
the report continues.
Periodicals For Year.
The list Of periodicals for the library
in 1919 follows.
Advertising and Selling, American
Forestry American Magazine Ameri-
an ETschinisf ACCOMPLISHMENT Record
Atlantic, BOOkman, Camera Craft,
Casters. Century, Chautauquan, Club
Woman's Argosy, golfers Cosmo-
polftan Craftsman. Cumulative Book
Index, DeIineator, Dial, Educational Re-
view. Electrical World, Engineering and
Mining Journal. Engineering News,
Engineering Magazine, EverybOdys,
Federation Bulletin. Forum. Har-
Harper's Weekly House Beautiful
Independent, Ladies Home Journal,
Library Journal, Lie, Literary Digest
Living Age, London Graphic. Mcclure,
Mexican Mining Journal. Mining World,
Missionary Review, Munsey, Musical
Courier, Nation, n Y. Times Saturday
Review, Nineteenth Century North
American Review. ont West Outdoor
Life, outlook, Outing. Overland. Pa
cific Monthly. Popular Science Monthly.
Poultry Keeper. Public Libraries, Puck,
Readers Guide. Review OF Reviews,
St Nicholas Saturday Evening Post
E1.1-r "a
supplement, Scribners, Spectator (Lon-
dom, Suburban Life, Survey, Studio
QnternationaD, Texas Magazine, Texas
Historical Quarterly. Worlds Work.
World Today, Youths Companion.
Newspapers.
New York Herald St. Louis Globe
Democrat, Kansas City Star, san Fran
cisco Chronicle Los Angeles Times,