Williston graphic., 1918-09-12
ANNUAL LIBRARY
REPORT IS FILED
LIBRARIAN FILES SEVENTH An
NUAL REPORT WHICH COVERS
WAR WORK AND LIBRARY
ADDITIONS

Miss Bessie r. Baldwin has filed
her annual report with the board of
directors and we give brief sum-
mary:
The year ending June 3Oth, 1913,
marks the seventh milestone in the
library's progress. This is the third
annual report to appear in print.
War Activities
In common with every other Amer
ican institution war work has been
| the central idea in the library admin
istration during the past year. In
cooperation with the Junior Red
Cross the first Library War Work
undertaken was the contribution of
s25.0O to the War Library Fund, to
be used for erecting and equipping
library buildings at the camps and
cantonments; $500 of the fund came
from the Junior Red Cross and $1,000
from the treasury of the defunct
Choral Union. The Junior Red Cross
also purchased through the library
and gave to Company E copies of
beginners lessons in French.
Both library and librarian gave
monthly to the fund for the organ
ization of War Library Work until
notified that this was no longer nec-
essary. Now it was time to collect
gift books for the soldiers and sail
ors' libraries. By September last
some $50 books had been collected
here in the city and sorted, packed
and shipped to Kansas City for use
in the neighboring camps.
Again this spring campaign was
conducted for books for soldiers and
sailors and 467 were shipped by
quartermaster's freight to Camp
Dodge. These boys came both from
Williston and the surrounding terri
tory. With the assistance of Miss
Francis, who gave her time, the books
were prepared before shipping SO as
to be ready for use as soon as they
arrived. -~
Since the close of the library year
in June 2O3 more books, contributed
largely from Ray and Wildrose, have
been prepared and shipped. These
went directly to France, by way of
the American Library Associations
Dispatching Office at Brooklyn. Very
often these books are repacked in
travelling cases which can be used
on ship board during the voyage.
This makes over thousand books
shipped from this vicinity, record
of which we have just reason to be
proud. And the demand goes on, so
that more books are always welcome.
AS soon as a sufficient number has
been gathered the library. will pre-
pare and ship them.
A library float in the Flag Day
parade advertised the campaign for
soldiers and sailors books, also the
fact that wheatless recipes might be
had for the asking at the library.
Cooperation with the Food Admin
istration has been another feature of
library war work. Through posters
displayed and pamphlets distributed
the publicity work essential to Food
Conservation has been aided.
Extension Work
This year an experiment was tried
which proved satisfactory. Spring
Brook asked for loan of books to
be used at local library during the
winter months. About fifty books
were sent to them in November and
another fifty or 50 in February and
the total circulation during about five
months was 154. Any other neigh
boring town that would enjoy the
same privilege and can furnish a
good headquarters for circulating the
books is most welcome to the same
opportunity.
Additions
The library passed the five-thou-
sand mark this year and contained at
the end of the June 5.029 volumes;
352 volumes were added this year, s
by gift, 43 magazines bound, 3O3 by
purchase.
Among the notable additions is the
collection of books about the war,
containing personal narratives of
trench experience, expositions OF Ger
many's long-planned scheme for world
power, war poetry, stories told by
workers and hospital
nurses, diplomats experiences, thrill
ing deeds of aviators, PHILOSOPHICAL
thinking as to the meaning and out