Bisbee daily review., 1913-01-11
LIBRARY DRAWS
 MANY READERS
Report for Year Shows Both Progress and Growth That Speaks Well
 for District
SOME ADDITIONS MADE

Even casual observer would ee a littse surprised at the report of II brarian Vail or the Copper Queen Ii- brary wherein she states in her year ly report to the board of directors. that there was an attendance Of lI6,- 300 people in tlse reading rooms dur ing the mast year From early morn ing. until the reading rooms close at ten o'clock In the evening, they are continuously occupied by students, scholars and men who seek the quiet and peace of a soft shaded lamp. good book or magazine and the inner joy and satisfaction that radiates from such an occupation. These figures are a direct refuation that a mining cafp is necessarily the riendevouz Of a happy go lucky worldly, pleasure seeking class Of men
 That Bisbee contains more college bred men ts the inch than any other city .G the whole south or vest eN- cept a few college towns and that Bis lee contains 8 more inteli gent class of men according To its population than any other city in the United States. is shown from the fact that with a population of lS.000 people, t. g9S of them are regular borrowers from the Copper Queen library.
 Rooms Always Attractive
 The Copper Queen library is situat- ei in a beautifal building almost clas. sical in it's severity. in the heart os the city On the basement floor Oi the building the postoffice IS situated On the second floor are the reading correspondence and game rooms. Al though this room is constantly well filled it has always a quiet digniiied. Cleanly appearance. Here are situated the newspapeT and magazine files. numbering one hundred and one perl odicals. There is an average atteut- ance of 9 people in the reading room daily
 From this room, a broad oak starr case leads to the room above which is the library proper and is beapu fully finished in quartered sawed oak, with high ceilings and hard wood floors This room is restful and well lighted.
 Statistics are Given
 Some interesting figures in connee- ton with the library are:
 Total No. or yrutumesin library 719h Circulation for the year ....... q, $50 Circulation per volume ~ 3.5S Hooks catalogued daring year 559 Books mended during year .. loS2 Books worn out and discarded . iS5 Books rebound k-...4.-. ltG Books lost and paid for ...-. 15 Books lost and enable to collect - g Total registration ... 693S New memberships registered " b52
 rgow Books on Shelves.
 Maf.v new booEs gill be found on the she,s,ss of the library TeXt week. noticeaaIe aE,mg tiem t,;nE The stree: Caied Simieht. by Rasil Street Called Straight" by Basil Kfug. The boo3c tells a story of 8 isoston girl who is about to marry er English colonel when she learns that her father has embedded trust funds to the extent of half million An American suitor offers to mee; the fathers debts and everything is happy ever after
 Other Sheep.
 Harold Begbie has written a SC cuaI to his ~TWice Born Men" in ~Other Shsep. The book is a study e the conversion of the Hindus to Christianity and records the miracles achieved by a simplicity of faitt which carries the reader back tc nlidaeval days.
 South America.
 James Bryce has written . valuable volume to fhe history of the Soutt American republics in his Soutt America. Observations and lmpres sions. The book is gift te the E irary from Dr. James Douglas Il jr a scholarly and substantial woTs distinguished by justice and optimism copcretely emDody ing observations and impressions on Panama, Peru roiivia. ChiH Argentina, UraCua. and Brazil. Political matters ar'