Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-12
LIBRARY SLANDSERVICE MAKES
SPECIAL BOOK FUND IMPERATIVE

Good Book Week-Decembe 80
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 other islands, responded heartily
and assisted in making the week a
successful one.
Islands Department
Following up her survey of Kauai
in December, 1915, Miss Stearns made
a travelling library trip covering one
week to the Island of Maui She visit
ed nine schools, fourteen home librar-
les and two library stations. This
proved most satisfactory as it enabled
her to study the special problems Of
each community as we'll 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-
ton. were shipped to the sanitarium
in July as a nucleus for permanent
library. 49,.
"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 special book
fund is imperative.
Reviewing the years work in this
department we find that of the 152
travelling library stations the distribu-
ton on the various islands was as fol-
lows: Hawaii, 15; Kauai, 80; Maui, AZ;
Molokai, 4; Oahu, 50. pa, 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.
Hc UOOho IoSuCu klOLb
the Islands Department during the
year was 12,7S7, gain of 1928 over
the year 1915, or 81 per cent. The
circulation reported from the stations
receiving these books was 1872.
1.-TWO prisons, one I'm Honolulu and
one at Keamoku, three social settle
ments, and four Y. M G. AS were
supplied with libraries. -
"The summer vacation plan COM
prised a weekly story hour at Liliuo-
kalani school, and another twice a
week at the Vacation school in Pa.
lama with distribution OF books at both
places. isl, =
"The cost of maintaining the Islands |
Department aside from salaries and |
books was. $340.85, which Included
$210.S5 for freight, postage, etc, $3.50
for cases in which books are shipped, |
$3.50 for the librarians travelling ex-l
penses. This is a cost of a little less |
than three cents volume for sending |
the books out to the various islands. |
Meetings at the Library ..-..a
'"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 I
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 !,
uTns for space for book lists, an
and other publicity. for :
all of which we extend this acknowl !
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