East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-09
Library News

Following is the librarians report
Tor May as given to the library board
last evening;
June s, 1916.
TO the Members Of the County Library
Board
The circulation for May totaled 4I2l
which was more than the same month
last year In looking over the branch
records for the past six months, We
| found that the Adams branch has cir
culated just 1909 volumes during the
six months from Dece mber to May an
unusually fine record for a place Of its
| size, Comparing the entire county
circulation during the same six
months period, we find that 25,104
| books circulated in 1918 and 34072 In
1916 which shows Il gain OF 1868 vols.
CatalOguing. The cataloguing Is
progressing well with 1855 new cards
made and filed during the month.
over one thousand Of these were en-
tirely typewriter and now brings the
childrens catalog and adult fiction up
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mere matter of typing but Of thinking
as well and often of hunting up data.
Some time ago | consulted with Mrs
Webb of the high school commercial
department,as suggested by members
of the library board, TO see if work of
this kind would be of practical help
TO students in typing practice, and so
be of mutual benefit to students as
well as the library She found that
card work. especially when needing so
not he beneficial to them or worth
their while when speed was what they
were working for
School Libraries. The graded
school Libraries from the Pendleton
schools have been brought back and
checked up ready to be exchanged to
other grades next semester. They were
found in very good condition with al
most no mending needed They
have had to be stored away on tops
The rural school libraries are all COM
ing in at this time and there is no
place to put them. Some of the long
er sets Of adult books have also been
packed on top OF the cases in the
reading room to relieve the congestion
,ln the shelves there
1t would be very desirable If as
many as possible Of the school ibrar-
les, county books, public documents
and coupboard material could be NOV
ed soon to the basement of the new Ii
brary to make way for the summer
work here and to make the final NOV
lag easier.
A recent letter from the state Ii
rarian to all libraries of the state
asks for records of the methods of
cooperation between public Libraries
and schools. A statement Of the
work already done between the PEN
dleton schools and public library was
carefully made and sent to Salem as
requested. Mr.. PARK has looked 1t
over with me and tells me that we
need expect no change as it meets
with his approval and the work can
be continued along. the same lines,
Library records OF the school books
deposited in the public library have
been so carefully kept that the books
could at any time be separated and
treated in any way thought best. The
longer library hours and library serv-
ice during Saturdays and vacation pc
RODS really gives the children better
opportunities to use the books than If
they were kept In the school build
ings. copy Of the statement sent to
Salem is affixed to this report.
Meacham. Yesterday a library sta
ton was opened at the general store
at Meacham in charge Of Elsie Den
son who graduated this year from the
Pendleton high school and has kindly
offered to look after the work there.
She has been given instruction as to
the care Of the station, the records and
reports and we hope the people al
Meacham and their summer guests