The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-27
Travelling Libraries
How 70 Get the DookS - this RlAn,
which 10 . New Feature II
south Dakota

How 70 6et the Beeks % this Rlaa,
Which 10 . New Feature II
south Dakota
The Field Librarian Of the state
Free Library Commissions, Lilly
NJ. E. Borresen Of Pierre sends the
following information to Miss Shan
non our Milbank librarian, for the
benefit Of any Grant county commun-
tiles who may wish to get the benefit
Of the travelling libraries. She says:
The last legislature passed what We
hope is going to be . law OF great
benefit to the people of South Dakota
living on farms and in small villages.
1t is . law which provides for . state
Library Commission, one OF whose
main duties will be to establish free
travelling library system. This 10 .
system which is in vogue in some
thirty odd states of the Union and has
had an especially notable success in
North Dakota, Wisconsin and Min
nesota.
Through the travelling library sys-
TEN any community having sufficient
enterprise to apply for it can receive
. collection OF SO books comprising
fiction, history, travel. literature,
agriculture, domestic science, art. soci
ology, children's books etc. The only
charge will be payment Of freight from
and to Pierre.
Anv n interested in obtaining such
. collection for his community is re-
quested to write TO Miss Lilly NJ. E.
Borresen, South Dakota Free Library
Commi sion. Pierre, South Dakota,
who on receipt Of such communication
will send an application card contain
ing the following agreement:
We the undersigned residents of
Grant County, hereby apply to the
South Dakota Free Library Com
mission for the loan of books from
the Free Travelling Library.
We hereby agree to pay the fees for
transportation OF these from and to
+ Pierre and to provide . suitable
place for them, that the books shall
! be loaned without charge; that we will
: return the books promptly upon re-
9 quest. aud be responsible for their
, safe return IN good condition, paying
promptly on demand Of the Library
Commission all loss or damage in
books not occasioned by ordinary
wear or use.
This agreement must be signed by at
: least six freeholders, or in lieu OF
this by some banker or merchant in the
community, Of established commercial
credit.
4 Some person must agree to act as
librarian without compensation. To
. him or her will be sent full instruc-
/ tions for taking care Of the books,
! giving them out to the public, etc
The books may be kept in res.
idence, store, bank, post office, any.
where in short, where they will be
most easily accessible to the public
i They will be exchanged for . new
collection every six months
% 1t is suggested hat the trans
.. p~ortation charges, which will in nc
case pe likely to exceed 81. 90 anl
N will usually be less, be apportionet
equally among the signers of thu
q application.
The size OF the fund appropriated
by the legislature for this PURPOSE
will permit only 80 collections to b,
sent out this year and so additiona
:, q ones next year. Those whose appli
cations come in first will be served
,e first. The Commission will be read.
to send out these books in September
Besides the general collection of S
volumes it is hoped that we shall b
it able TO afford q few, Is volume collec
'e lions Of agricultural books or at an
- rate volume groups OF agriculture
ID books that can be put in with the S
D. volume collections wherever desired
We shall sIso be glad to send /,
- clubs or individuals. upon prope
guarantee, books that are desired fol
special study purpose.
Permit me TO say in conclusion tina
no one need hesitate TO apply for th
books for fear that be may be re
CURED 20 pay any large sum for in
jury or loss OF books by other people
Tor experience in other states ha
shown that such good care is taken O
the books that the g%uarantors are yer
seldom called upon TO make good ar
losses. So little is this feared i
Wisconsin that in 1910 there were o.
travelling libraries OF various kind,
circulation, and the same wear
North Dakota, where TIE system Va,
established 10 1907, had l3S travelling
library stations.
CORDIALLY yours.