The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-04
The Public Library
Closes Years Work
M. Francis Moore, Librarian,
Submits Annual Report of Lii
brary's Activities

DraryS Activities
The following is an extract of
the report made by Librarian M.
Francis Moore on the work done
at the Redwood Falls public IL
brary during the year just
closed. Several interesting items
are omitted from the printed re-
port.
The library has taken on new
life and progress under the help
of new equipment, shelves, dis
play rack, kindergarten table
and chairs; the High School
Combination and typewriter; the
regilded radiators and the re-
vanishing with the coat hooks
has added to the cheer of both
readers and workers.
The financial year has been
changed from December to June,
and the library is now in line
with the regulations as recon-
mended by the Minnesota State
Library Commission, and now
receives exact and correct rep
resentation from July 1 through
June Both of each year.
AccessiOns
81 of the years books were
gifts.
So of the library's books were
withdrawn by reason of wear
and soil.
800 have been added by pur-
chase.
The total number of books in
the library June 80, 1915, is
adult 3O93, juvenile 958, or a
total Of 4051.
Registration
116 cards were issued to adults
and 90 to children, none of which
had held cards at Redwood be-
fore. The total number of reg
istered borrowers is 11O9. This
is splendid percentage Of resi-
dent members. The country
readers register II, but Is more
are magazine readers which re-
quire no card registration. This
does not include cards held by
either high school or grade pu-
pills.
Reference Work
The Combination Of High
School and Public Library makes
the system uniform with state
requirements and enhances the
educational side of school work.
Next year should see the system
in a better condition and more
regular method.
School Work
Of the spirit of helpfulness
and cooperation from Messrs.
Brainard and Jordan too much
may not be said. The introduce
tion to the library with the
school children begins with the
Misses Schumacher and Larken,
and is accomplished with the
regular school work in an admir-
able manner; the little faces
showing much disappointment
if the book wanted is not in for
them.
Children's Work
The Normal Department help
ed in the Story Hour through
December. Others were Agnes
Steele, Edith Collins and the
mothers. Miss Collins began her
splendid work on December 80,
and continued uninterruptingly
and most faithfully until the
close in May. Her stories were
those of biography, forestery,
animal and bird life, as well as
stories from Dickens, Carol and
various other timely suggestions
suited to her enthusiastic little
audience.
The "Clean Hands Books" ar
rangement greatly simplifes per-
sonal work, for by having the
primary books in separate places
the child goes directly to his
own shelf and table, and feels
that he has a part in the Public
Library and is soon busy and
quiet, instead of wandering
about pulling books from shelves
here and there in search of sim
pie reading. The new shelving
and kindergarten table which
has made this segregation pos
/ sible also makes observation a
pleasant part of library work ;
reasonably restricts rules, and
strengthens and increases the Ii
brary service to the child and
to the educational life Of the
community. "The opening Of
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