East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-07
LIBRARY REPORT.


/ possible. The new library will have
two rooms especially adapted for pur-
poses Of this kind
The Childrens Library. The de-
| partment OF work needing special em-
/ phasis during the coming year is the
chidren's department. The children
are ready and eager to read and we
need only to furnish tne books. suit
able room. and a trained children's S
librarian who can devote special er-
fort to their needs. A suitable room
will soon be ready when the new
building is finished Several hundred
dollars should be spent at once to
supply the books that are needed, for
the children's needs have never re-
ceived as much attention as have
those of adult readers. The proper de-
velopment of this work and the or
ganizing of better childrens libraries
in the branches as well as supple
menting the present rural school IL
braries with carefully chosen selec-
tions from the County Library, will
more than take the time oi a special
trained assistant. introducing the
right child to the right book at the
right time, is Of the utmost import
ance while little readers are first
forming reading habits. The mem
berS of the present staff are crowded
to the limit Of time and strength with
the doubling of the work that this
years growth has brought, We need
more help il growth is to continue,
Besides the work above outlined
and the regular routine duties OF
book selection and buying. catalogu~
ing, bookkeeping and the establish
ment of the several branch libraries
several heavy and more unusual du'
ties have fallen to the librarian.
Carnegie Buildings. The entirely
inadequate location OF the central IL
brary necessitated a library building
1t was decided to try again for a car
nege building for Pendleton and To
include request for branch buildings
in all the towns of the county The
librarian collected data and statistics
that would show the situation and
wrote series of letters asking for a
system of county buildings 1t was
though best to send the letters in the
name Of the county court, so Judge
Maloney signed the first two letters
and Judge Marsh all those following
On January G, 1915 gust one year ago
today, word was sent from the Carne-
gle Corporation that $4,000 would
be given for central building at
Pendleton and $500 for a branch at
Milton. Correspondence is now un-
der way looking toward branch
building at Hermistou UmatiHa
county is the first county to ask the
Carnegie Corporation for system of
( buildings and also the rrst to get re
suits Several California counties
/ have asked since for them without
/ success.
Library Law Another first attempt
I of the librarian was in helping to
draft the amendment to the county
library building law which was pass
ed in February by the oregon legis-
lature and was put into action by the
| Umatilla County Court when $4,000
was placed in the budget for library
building funds Again Umaulla
county takes first place in making
use Of this law.
Floor Plans for Library Many days
and nights Of the librarians tim,
have also been given to working oul
the floor plans for the new centra
building in order that the most et
ficient service might be given by th'
librarians and the best accommoda'
tions furnished to library patrons.