The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-09
Libraries of the Copper Country
Excerpt Before the State Librarians at muskesO"
by Miss Lois Spencer OF the Spies Library, Msnomines

, however, have the use Of the hall free,
Last winter travel club gave a ha-
2aar of the nations. each nationality
Iarranging "A booth for their own coun-
Try. This cleared $3.50 with whi'a
there has been purchased for tn" Al
brary new typewriter "A sanitary
drinking fountain has been Installed
In me delivery. aud new table cloths
pura hascd Tor the lunch room down
stains, and still there is something left.
The book fund is obtained i'm rlthcr
a unique way. At Irregular intervals
sums are appropriated for book" us
ually Sl00 at time. When that IS
spent another appropriation is made
OF course, most of this is paid lay the
mining company. The books in for
rign languages arc purchased by the
persons speaking that language
There is smoking room IN one
corner Of the main lnnr that is un-
usually Successful, The men are al
lowed to do as they please, smoke.
play cards. read, ard have a generally
they take ur a collection ana buy a
new lot. The librarian keeps them on
her desk In the reading rooms is a
lIfe-sized painting of Mr.. Pamc's
mother. in whose honor the library
was built. over the fireplace in the
hildrcn's room is a panel of Little
Pioneers Of PaincSdale"-all the chill
dreu in the town at the time of Tn"
dcdlcatlon-a in number There are
700 borrowers using 27000 books in a
year. "ne-thrd a. which is non-iir-
ton.
Ever hit OF the work in this Uloco
seems 10 be alive and interesting ana
Miss Kellow Just tho person to keep
It going with her enthusiasm and an.
Outstanding and training, taken, by
the way, in Pittsburgh.
Houehton Library.
The Carnegie library at iI1ughton,
the newt one visited, has outgrown It's
quarters, and books were piled on
chairs and in every conceivable place,
The most notable work in this library
has been the starting Of twelve travel
ing libraries out into the township. |
There circulated an average 81 800
books each in six months The solec-
ion fer these libraries is made f5r
smaller children than those sent out
from Lansing An annual library bail |
has been given each Year for the last |
three years and the fund spent for !
books
From Houghton the Journey con-
inued To lronwood Here the library
% under the care OF two enthusiastic
,oumng girls They were preparing
he manuscript for printed catalogue
although the appropriation j. Very
United There are 500 books, with a
REGULATION Of &5,ooo II seemed a pit.
ha, money should be spent for
printed catalogue. out Of date before
complete, wien as usual Il is needed
% much for other things Trerc Is
10 regular hook fend. zoo hooks being
dded in year m, childrnE'S room
vas most attractive. with low shelves
nd good light I'ut the shelves were
mpty, except for a few Oh magazines
he system here Is nearly closed
hclf plan. The childrens hooks are
helyed WIFE the adult books back If
40 desk. there wouldn't bc space
nough To iet them in to make thea
wn selection. 1t was suggested that
be children books be- put into their
wn places on the shelves in tho chill.
rcn's room, ana that the prln,cd cat
loguc he abandoned. Later both II
.,cse IDEAS were carried out. I