Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-12
.LIBRARYS ANDSERVICE MAKES
SPECIAL BOOK FUND IMPERATIVE

Good Book Week-December i-S-
served as an extension Of our Christ
mas exhibit plans. The Y. NJ. c. A.
and the Cooke Library cooperated
with us In organizing the campaign
and the people of Honolulu, also OF
the ether islands, responded heartily
and assisted in making the week a
successful one.
Islands Department T.. Z. :. r: =
Following up her survey Of Kauai
in December. 1915. Miss Stearns made
q travelling library trip covering one
week to the Island OF Maui. She visit.
ed nine schools. fourteen home libTar-
les and two library stations. This
proved most satisfactory as 1t enabled
her to study the special problems Of
each community as well as the library
clientele. This information has been
OF great aid in making up collections
of books to send out to these communi-
ties. When on Maui, Miss Stearns be-
cane interested in placing reading
matter in the Kula Sanitarium. Re-
quests for gifts made on her return
met with gracious response, and ow-
ing to this generosity Of various don
ors 154 books, all In excellent condi.
tion. were shipped to the. sanitarium
in July as nucleus for, a permanent
library.
"The survey of the. remaining is
lands, including Oahu, was deferred.
owing to the inadequate supply OF
books for an increased demand. With
a special fund for the purchase of
books, this work would be vastly pro-
NOTED The opportunity for usefulness
here is perhaps greater than in any
one other branch of the work. and
with the DEPARTMENT so admirably
equipped in every other way for
service the need of a special book
fund is imperative
Reviewing the years work in this
department we find that of the 152
travelling library stations the distribu-
tion on the various islands was as fol-
lows: Hawaii, Is; Kauai, .39; Maui, AZ:
Molokai, A.; Oahu, 81 The much
larger number of stations on those is
lands that have been canvassed in the
interest of library extension shows the
need of library visitation on the other
islands.
ssThe number of books issued from
the Islands Department during the
year was 12.787, gain. Of 1928 over
the year 1915, or 81 per cent. The
circulation reported from the stations
receiving these books YVES 18,772.
1.-TWO prisons, one in Honolulu and
one at Keamoku, three social settle
ments, and four Y. M. c. AS were
supplied with libraries
The summer vacation plan COM
prised a weekly story hour at Liliuo-
kalani school, and another twice
week at the Vacation schoo. in Pa
lama with distribution Of books at both
places. -
THE cost of maintainfng the Islands
aside ronhSsaiaries and
books was $340.s5. which included
$21O.S5 for freight, postage, ETC., $751;
for cases in which books are shipped,
$48.50 for the librarians travelling ex-
penses. This is a cost OF little less
than three cents a volume foI sending |
the books out to the various islands
at the Library
"The lecture hall and committee
room have been much In demand for
public and other gatherings. More
than fifty meetings were held In the
lecture hall alone. The only charge |
made is for janitor service and for |
lighting when the meeting is held at |
night
Press
The press of Honolulu have fur
nished files of their publications, and
have given generously In their col
umns for space for book lists. an. :
and other publicity, for
all of which we extend this acknowl- .