Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-29
ANNUAL REPORT.

The following is the animal report
of Miss Grace NJ. Stevens, librarian,
recently submitted to the board of
directors of the Wausau Public
Library;
Wausau, Wis, July II, 1913.
To Mr.. G. E. Turner, President,
and the Board of Directors of the
Wausau Public Library:
| have the honor of submitting the
sixteenth annual report of the library
for the year ending June 30, 1913.
The circulation during the year has
been steady, and very gratifying, the
total circulation exceeding that Of
last year by 222l. The circulation
last year being 50427 and this year
5264S.
The average daily circulation this
year of lib is also larger than last
which was l6S volumes per day.
The increase this year has been in
the class books, the circulation of
fiction being about the same.
REGISTRATION.
The registration this year has been
most satisfactory, 947 new cards hay
ing been issued, 436 OF which were
children and 5ll adult.
Many country borrowers are in
cluded among the new patrons. In
September during the County Fair,
the librarian, assisted by several
friends distributed cards advertising
the library with the result that a
large number came to the library.
These cards together with bulletins
of books purchased were also sent to
the country teachers who saw that
each family represented in her school
received information about the libra
ry,
ACCEssIoNs.
There have been 1044 volumes ac-
cessioned during the year, 95 of which
were added by binding and AZ by
gift.
The library contained 1916 volumes
in 1912, 1863 of which have been with
drawn, making a total of 3651 vol
umes now listed.
The cause of the withdrawal of
most of the books this year has been
their wornout condition, very few be-
ing destroyed on account of conta-
gious diseases.
A number of sets of books have
been added which have been valuable
accesSions. There is the set of chill
dTens' books Journeys Through Book
land" 1t is planned to use this in
the work with the teachers and also
as guide for mothers who wish to
begin the education of their children
with the classics.
Another accession TO the childrenS'
department is the set of ten volumes
of the STANDARD Reference Work"
This is very useful in our reference
work with the children for its valu-
able and concise articles on subjects
which the teachers use in the school
room.
Among the adult accessions
Woodrow Wilson's History of the
American People" in five volumes
ard Albert Bigelow Paine's "Biogra-
phy of Mark Twain are important
additions.
The set of ten volumes of the
"World's Best Poetry has proven
very useful. Each volume is devoted
TO poetry pertaining to different
subject and includes the best Selec-
tions from the worlds greatest poets.
One of the most valuable accessions
which the library has made in recent
years is the "History of Marathon
County, by the Honorable Judge
Louis Marchetti. There are two
copies, one for circulation and one
for reference in the library.
The German department has been
strengthened by number of volumes
of new books and from time to time
during the year it is planned to pur-
chase additional volumes.
The department of music which
was established year ago has be-
come very necessary and important
one. The few books on this subject
being inadequate for the demand, it
was decided to purchase new volumes.
A list of noted classical pieces was
made with the help of the program
committee of the Tuesday Musical
club and other musicians of note in
the city and it is hoped these books
will prove not only helpful and in
spring but as an incentive for better
music among our patrons.
Another department which has far
exceeded our expectations Of useful
ness and popularity is the Travel
tours with StereoScopeS which have
been loaned for home study during
the winter.
these tours as we'll as grown-ups and
in this way the library reaches many
parents who otherwise have not been
interested.
Several new tours have recently
been added, among which are the
following: Ecuador; England: Har-
danger (Norwayl; Lake Lucerne
(SwitZerland) New York City; Niagara
Falls; Panama; Rome; City of Wash
ington; Yellowstone National Park;
and Zermatt and the Matterhorn
(SwitZerland.)
REFERENCE.
No statistics are kept of :the refer
ence work done, il being impossible
on account of the constant demand
for information. The telephone is a
necessary factor in this department,
furnishing a medium through which
great amount of the work is ac-
compliShed.
The librarian aims to keep in touch
with the work of the clubs, thus
enabling her TO be more fully pre-
pared in the choice of material for
the papers.
There have been % bound volumes
of periodicals added to the reference
department during the year which
has made il easier 70 do the reference
work in the library without resort
ing TO outside institutions.
A Travelling library was loaned by
the Wisconsin Library Commission
for use in ole of the clubs, which
helped greatly in supplying material.
The library receives three travelling
libraries for use in the Foreign Circu-
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