The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-14


sisting of three ladies has been form
ed to promote library interest, and
the board has secured from the State
collection of books on American In
dians, which is in care of the teacher
of the grammar grades.
Lyndonville-Cobleigh public libra
ry has phamplet table, on which
are spread out all sorts of phamplets
that may interest the people, and
which, unless so exhibited, probably
would not be noticed. The librarian
thinks that this experiment has prov
ed a success. The library committee
of the Lyndon Union club raises the
money for the reading room periodi-
Gals each year. This year the COM
mlttee gave most successful minis
trel show, clearing about 5000. Fifty
four dollars was paid for periodicals
and the rest will be used for books.
Middlebury-Sone of the teachers
in the district schools in town have
taken several books at once from
different departments of the library
for the use of their pupils, and have
reported great interest shown in the
reading of them.
Montpelier-The Kellogg Hubbard
library has issued a leafiet called
Books of Interest to Sunday School
Teachers" 1t mentions not only COM
plete books but special chapters on
the subject from other books. There
are "A titles in all. 1t has also print
ed eight. Reading lists for young
people" arranged by grades, as "step
ping-stones"; about 10 books, old and
new, on each list; the whole on a
slip of paper about 5x3 inches, very
easily tucked into the card pocket of
the book borrowed by any child. The
librarian says that these lists seem
to have awakened interest in the old
err books that had stood neglected on
the shelves.
Newport-The circulation for the
three months, February, March and
April, was the largest on record. The
library maintains one branch, and al
SO allows teachers in Derby to take
II books on card in return for 81 a
year or 20 cents quarter.
Pawlet-The librarian reports an
average circulation of 100 a day,
with more than 100 books out in the
schools alone.
Pomfret-Mrs. Chamberlin has
sent to all the boys in her town a
leafiet called What We Want for
Our Boys" 1t outlines high stan
dard of citizenship and appeals
to the very best in boys On the cover
is the Pomfret library seal, so pleas
antly familiar to Vermont librarians
and many outside Vermont The
school superintendent has branch
library, with photograph records of
good music.
Waterville-The library has receiv
ed gifts of AZ volumes from Mrs. Blu
| ell of Burlington. eight volumes and
2s "Pansy" books from E. H. Shat
tuck
Williston-The librarian took THE
Public Library" for her subject at a
meeting of the Kings Daughters.
The library is planning to maintain
three school branches, The circula,
ton in 1911 was 900; in 1912 after
the establishment of two branches il
| increased to 1850.
Wilmington-Mrs. John II. Flagg
of New York city has given in mem.
DRY OF her late husband an .endow.
ment of $4,000, the interest to be us.
ed for books. Mr. Flagg was a ma
tive of Wilmington who always re
tanned his interest in the affairs OF
the town and especially in the libra
ry. and had sent large gift of books
a year or two before his death. The
Ladies' Reading club of Wilmington
has subscribed for several magazines
for the reading room of the library