Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-07

shown that they are among the most
used of the reference books required
by the high school classes in biology.
At the beginning of 1914 there were
1869 volumes of accustomed books
and periodicals in the library. Dur
ing the year four volumes were with
drawn from circulation while one
was missing at inventory, which
makes a net increase of 290 volumes,
after deducting from the 295 volumes
newly accustomed. Thus, at the be-
ginning Of 1915 there was total of
1859 'accessioned volumes in the Ii
brary.
The newly accustomed books are
divided into classes as follows: Young
peoples non-fiction, 70 volumes; adult
fiction, 81 Volumes; young peoples
fiction, 40 volumes; works of a gener-
II character, 80 volumes; sociology,
economics and political science, Is vol
Unles; literature, II volumes; religion
Il volumes; natural science, II vol
umes; useful arts, 10 volumes; BIZ
ography, 9 volumes; history, 8 vol
umes; fine arts, 4 volumes; travel, 3
volumes: philology, 3 volumes; and
! philosophy, 2 Volumes
But the library also possesses ap-
proximately 800 unaccessioned bound
volumes that are valuable though not
perhaps, in immediate demand by the
public. These include numerous vol
umes published by the national gov
eminent giving statistics of theUnion
and Confederate armies during the
| Civil war; volumes containing Stats
tics of the national census; bound
-,o1,,-oo- of 41a Co,o on.o cci0ro1 pooo-I
and old Congressional Globe; other
cloth-bound public documents and
several volumes of law reports. The
reports and maps published by the
U. S. geological survey, which some
times will have considerable CONNER
cial value. During the year the IL
brary was placed on the mailing list
for reports of the U. S. department of
'abor and these are not included in
the accustomed list. Nor are the I'M
bound periodicals of which the IL
brary possesses many, included. In
deed, it is safe to say that the IL
brary now possesses a total of 5000
books, periodicals and pamphlets.
For several years the library has
been a depository for the lineage
books and magazines possessed byI
the local chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution and for the
state travelling library books used byl
the Woman's club. These books and
magazines, however, do not figure in
the library accession and circulation
records.
During 1914 the library subscrib-
ed for "a weekly and monthly maya
lines, together with two monthly peri
odicals pertaining to library work
and valuable for purposes of refer
ance. The money thus expended was
561.54. some of it for two year renew
ais. The library also regularly re-
ceived as gifts eight other weekly
and monthly periodicals, most of them
religious in character. And the pub
fishers of the three local weekly news
papers placed their papers in the Ii
brary during the year free of charge.
Thus a start has been made in making
of the library a depository for mat
ters Of local interest. The library al
so received a free. subscription to one
daily newspaper, and from the ma
tional government, the daily Congress
| sional Record.
Quite as important as the gifts of
current periodicals were those of old
er volumes and parts of volumes, many
of which were given by local resi-
dents for use in the reference de-
partment. How valuable such gifts
are is, perhaps, realized when it is
known that of the periodicals used so
frequently in our reference depart
ment volume after volume for consecu-
tive years was the gift of some local
resident. Among those who gave
magazines during 1914 were the
BAPTIST church, the Christian Science
society, Mrs. F. L.. S. Darby, Mrs. G.
D. Green. Mrs. C. C. Greenleaf, C. F..
G~reenough, c.. D. Greenleaf, Mrs.
Charles Humphreys. Jr.. Mrs. Cor
della Lyon, DR.. w. H. Maddox, H, D.
Meister. Mrs. O. C. Standish and Mrs.
L. E. Wilson.
A cash. gift of SO was received
from the Women's Club the money to
be devoted towards decorating the
walls for the rooms on the second floor
Of the library building.
THE STORY HOUR
The child life conference held here
in March, 1914, by the American In
stitute of Child Life. under the direc-
ton of DR.. Williams Byron Forbush,
benefited no local Institution more
than the public library. Indeed, the
library was closely associated with
the undertaking from the latter's in
ception, as practically all the com
mittee meetings were held at the Ii.
brary. while the building was head.
quarters for the ticket selling. But
the most signal benefit were the story
hours which were the direct result
Of the conference. Several Of
these story hours were conducted al
the library during the conference by
, Mrs. Helen Paulsen, the associate Of
E DR.. Forbush. And a week later Miss
Laural Eldred of Ligionier. Indiana
who had been conducting similar
story hours in the Ligionier public
: library, came to speak at the library
to a group of interested local people
: on the possibilities of such a n I'm
: dertaking. AS the result of tina
. meeting a committee consisting o.
Mrs. c.. E. Howe, chairman; Mrs. G
!, 5. Lyon, Miss Emma Cummings, ant
|. Miss Clara Miller, became respon
=, sible for the conducting of week.,
story hours at the library.
The first story hour was held al
most Immediately and brought to
gether IA children. From then OF
] the story hours were held regularl.
;, on Saturday afternoons for the re
mainder of the school year, children
= Of kindergarten age and those in tn
! first three grades of the public school
= Being invited. Most of the time tw'
: sections under separate leaders wer
= held each afternoon. The storie
E were told by volunteers selected b.
l the committee, the volunteers includ
ing club women. school teachers ant
ever high school pupils. In October
, following the summer vacation, tn