South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-13
NUNER TALKS TO GIVES
DEP'TON PUBLICLIRRARY
MiShawaka One of Three Cities
of State That Has No Ii
brary Building, Declares
Speaker.

j. r. Nuner, superinte ndent OF the
Mishawaka public schools, was the
speaker at the meeting OF the civics
department Of the Alishawaka Wo-
mans club Thursday afternoon held
IN the entertainment parlors Of the
Methodist Memorial church. owing
10 the great amount OF interest mani
tested at the present time In the mat
ter Of public library for MishaWaka
Mr.. Nuner was asked 10 talk on this
subject as he is probably better IN
formed ON the library question than
any other person in Mishawaka. He
was scheduled 10 speak on Social ORR
gins"
Mr.. Nuner opened his address with
the work that is now being done with
the limited facilities of the present in
efficient library which Mishawaka
has. lie told OF how the library
started several years ago from a lyce-
um and how IT has grown withOu; any
advertising or encouragement TO one
Of the factors in the social and educa-
tiOnal issues Of the city. At the pres
ent time the library here contains
over 5000 volumes of which 5000 are
fiction. In the childTen's department
there are 500 volumes on the shelves
and 20 different magazines on the ia
Y
and a circulation of 26,70e, allowing
two books for each inhabitant in the
city. ON last Monday a notation was
made of the borrowers at the institu-
lion and showed a number OF 275.
He next spoke of what the board
could do with a library building and
what il would mean To Mishawaka and
the community. 1t would be an honor
to the city. In the state OF Indiana
there are only three cities Of over
5000 population that have no libra
~ buildings. They are Madison, c.
500; New Castle. 9,400, and Mish-
awake, with IA. 200 population.
The following is an outline given by
ar. Nuner that includes many ad-
Vantages to the staff, and would also
Increase the efficiency Of the work in
an educational and social way:
First-A work room and office; a
basement TO unpack books; new
books prepared away from public
gaze: charging desks should be serv
ing the public, not for mending and
preparing new books; more help and
better service. SecOnd-Open day
and night and Sunday. Three-Pub-
Hcity. Four-Reference room; gift
collections. individual, magazine, G.
A. r., a. g. A. ETC.; bound magazines;
place for quiet study; collection and
preservation of local history; govern
ment bulletins; reference books in
creased. Fifth-Reading room for
adults. newspapers and more maga-
tines. Sixth-Reading room for child
rem; shelves. tables and chairs; five
shelves instead Of seven; bulletin
hoard for pictures; exhibits, such as
bird houses and health exhibits; story
hour. Seventh-GoOd light and ar
Tangement Eighth-WOrk with the
schools; sub stations. sets of books
for supplementary work and refer
ence. Ninth--WOrl with the indus
tries: technical books for each; books
sent TO the factories. Tenth-Special
books for organizations. Eleventh
Township extension. Twelfth-Gen-
rraI educational exhibits; public
FchooIs: state health exhibits; travel
ing art exhibits. Thirteenth-Wher
rlubs and other public meetings may
lie held, making the library the edu-
catfonal center of the city. Four
teenth-The accommodation Of those
who cannot climb three flights of
stairs
lie then gave a short outline COW
ering the law in regard 10 securing
building and supporting II.
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a Ifr.Sf Christian church y IN m