The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-04
TO RAISE MONEY
Libraries in Kansas Originate
Many Novel Schemes.
Many Books Bought With Pub
lie Entertainment Proceeds.

Kansas libraries obtain money TOT
maintenance by every and all methods
Recently Golf gave old time con-
cert for it's library. Arkansas City
raised a fund on election day. Win
fields orchestral club earned a fund
for musical books for the city library.
Wichita received valuable books from
the estate of E. d. kimball CORTLAND
teachers and children raised fifty dol
lars for the public library by an en-
tertainment. Caney raised fifty dol
lars by a melodrama, The Little
Rebel" Union school, near Cimarron,
got sixteen dollars by the time honor
ed box supper" method. Tonganoxie
gave its annual ball for the library's
support. Solomon cleared forty dol
lars at cooked food sale, and further
added to the fund for its new library
by a basketball game between the la
dies of the Methodist and Presbyterian
churches. Herington Melted a hun
dred dollars at rummage sale. Eu-
| reka gave a home talent mystery
drama Right Is Might"
A new library in Kansas is the pub
| lie library at Sedan, founded by the
ladies of L'Etoile club, and housed in
| the city hall by the courtesy of the
council.
Children Read Much.
| Coffeyville school children read
about eight books apiece last year, ac-
cording to the public library report.
| OF the libraryS total issue of 65,117
volumes during the year, $4,000 vol
umes, or almost exactly half, were
drawn by the 1000 Coffeyville scholars
of school age. The school and library
reading course brings the children to
the library for the first visit and CON
! slant efforts by the librarian. Miss
| Madge Evans, to get acquainted with
each child have brought most salts
factory results.
state travelling libraries as the nucleus
for Y. NJ. c. A. library and reading
| room.
The Osborne public library furnishes
printed lists of books adapted for
reading by school children of the
various grades During last summer,
the librarian Miss Allis Babcock, told
/ stories once a week, with a total at
| tendance of over 800 children.
"A book for every home, book for
| every person." is the slogan of the
| Oakland library which was started in
! 1908 by a quarter movement. A
subscribed in three days. Contribu-
tions and public interest continued,
and soon the community voted a tax
| levy of $3.50. The library is managed
by VIII Vanorsdol, and now has 500
volumes, besides current magazines.
Help Women's Clubs.
| The Kingman and Coffeyville Ii
brar1es, among others, provide special
help to the women's clubs i planning
yearly programs. The Kingman IL
! brary, Mrs. J. H. McIlhenny, librarian,
| checks up material and notes it on the
margins of club programs, so that
references are Immediately aVailab BILE
Last spring the CoffeYville library col
| lected 100 club programs and year
books for the convenience of Coffey-
Vile women in preparing their study
| outlines.
| The Sumner county high school Ii
brary. at Wellington, has 2,776 vol
umeS. and is well arranged for use
The collection of bound magazines
numbers 10 Volumes and a dozen
| Massey Collection of Kansas ma
| terial is said to be one of the best in
| the state. The librarian is Mrs Clay
| ton.
The new public library at Lansing
has received from the Leavenworth
public library complete sets of the En-
cyclopedfa Britannica, last edition, and
the Century dictionary, also con-
| siderable collection of magazines in
Burlington's $500 citizens visited
| the public library last year seven
times each. and drew a book each time
except once, according to the library
reports. Visitors were 1S,O25, and
books issued 14,454. Mrs Della Hall
IS librarian.
The new Cummins Memorial library.
at Larned. opened to the public on
January first with LOO volumes. and
with Miss Sarah Hougham, formerly
of Manhattan and of Illinois Library
school, in charge. All the citizens of
Pawnee county use the library freely
The former county teachers library
has been turned over to the public Ii
brary.
WANT NEW WARD SCHOOL.