The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-24
MiIbank Public Library
Report OF the Librarian for the Past
Four Months.

anu 2pIll IL DIS HUNS
The library was open for the clrcu
lation of books reading and reference
work 1913 days.
The average daily attendance was
SO. The new registrations were 1;
adults and So Juveniles, making a to.
tai Of 9S.
The number of volumes circulated
was 800: of these volumes 60l were
non-tiction. The greatest daily circu
lation was 10.
The childrens report is as follows
The number of books leased for HON {
use was 2l2S and about 4Ol volumes
were non fiction The greatest daily
attendance was IL.
The readers numbered 1924 of whom
S93 We're adults and 2O3l were children
The reference workers numbered 499
and 30 books. 2oi magazines, ~ pie
lures and ) pamphlets were leased for
home use, while in the reference room
the demand was SO great for many Of
the books and magazines that most of
the students were obliged to copy their
material in the reference room.
Material, or reference to material
has been sent in reply to requests re-
ceired from Linton, n. D., Ortonyille,
Graceyille and Campbell, Mimi, Yer
million, Aberdeen. Summit, Corona
and SissetOn. The library at Sisse-
ton has leased to u, several maya
Zines and Mrs. Il. Hicks and Mrs. /.
ID. Aldrich of Big Stone loaned us
several copies of the Chautauqua
magazines for reference use, other
wise We have found material for every
subject submitted.
The childrens STORY Hour which
3 I'm -, a,n.11,,L,t AE - ,,.,,l,a,. In-
had an average attendance of about
-. The stories told have been care
fulIy selected with the object Of inter
esting the children in the reading of
real worth. and to assisI them to see
readily what the story teaches.
SO far the children have listened
With marked attention to the biograph
lcal and true stories of nature, and
when finished the questions asked and
answered We're very gratifying mani
t~estations OF the desired interest
awakened
The "Reading Club which has an
enrolment OF - members, have EJECT
ed officers and are learning to CON
duct their meeting according to parli-
amentary rules, The members have
manifested an interest in biography
and are now reading tn chi 4 Life
OF Mozart.
The Art Exhibit was visited by an
excellent crowd Of people, many Of
whom were from other own and from
the country The painting, eXhi bited
were the works of the pupils of Miss
Rodgers and very many were the eX-
prts~ions Of surprise at tie vast
amount Of beautiful art work done.
The interest mantle ted in the words
ot praise OF the beautiful paintings
and tie expressions OF encouragement
and appreciation heard or every
hand were We'll worth the time and
trouble OF preparation. We take
this opportunity OF extending our
grateful appreciation to Norma Lind
4ui4t. Gladys bingham. Mable War
holm, Esther Ross, Della Hall, Mary
SmuiI, Mahle Benedict. Esther Clark.
Mary Harper, Bernice MCGOWAN, Eth
81 Cochran, Margaret Port, Winnie
Marion. Miss Iempleton, Edith Bran
non, Ella Roggenbock, Mrs. Frank
Mittel tacdt, Mrs. Ray Bentley and
Mrs. IInos for the generous loan of
their paintings for the exhibits.
The Boy Scouts have been given the
privilege Of using the lecture room
for the %,tockade. For this privilege
the boys have not only expressed
thcir appreciation in words but by
many acts of kindness and by many
manifestations OF interest taken in
their stockade, the library and its
surroundings. They have garnished
the lawn with another flower bed,
which adds much to It's attractiveness.
% books by gifts and . 10y pur-
chase have been catalOgued making
The total number Of accessiOns 2l62.
20 books have been received from the
hindery and many books have been
mcnded
The gifts Of books and magazines
have been greatly appreciated and are
as follows: Mr.. f.. T.. Dore presented
the books. The Boss 10y Alfred
Henry Lewis, tCherub Devine' by
SeweIl Ford and ''Remarks OF Bill
NNe: little Karl Miller gave "Ruth's
GIeaning;" Richard NiXson, Bible
Symbols or the Bible in Pictures: Mrs.
Guthrie. Stephens Il Soldier Of the
Cross, by Florence Morse Kingsley:
Laura Seide, \ Million d Minute by
Hudson Douglas and Mrs. +. Roberts,
King Spruce by Holman Day and My
Lady Of the North by Randall Par
rish. Mr.. Marley gives Us the cur
rent numbers OF Eyerybodys maya
zine aud Janet Lockhart, the Every
bodys magazine and Youths Compan-
ion, Mrs Pryor, The Peoples Home
Journal: Mr.. DoWnie, Cur Dumb Ami
mails: Mrs. Saunders, Harpers Week.
~, Mary Austin, Tie Westerner and
DR. Pay the Success magazine for 1911.
The pamphlets received are ats fol-
lows: The Hfth Publication of the Car
negie Hero Fund Commission; Annual
Report Of tine South Dakota state
Library Association and the Truth
about Mr., Rockefeller and the Mer-
ri ; by Frederick t. Gates.
We thank the members OF the De-
gree Of Honor Lodge very much for
the $500 given us for the purpose of
purchasing new books.
Respectfully submitted,