Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-09
URGE: LARGER
FUNDSUPP0RT.
CITY LIBRARY
May BE Necessary to Short
en- House in Order to
Keep Up the Supply of
Books, Says Librarian in
Her Report.
>N.S.S.-

Her Report.
-W.S.S.-
The growth Of the Ell Centre Pub
lie Library has been so great that
d larger appropriation for its sup
port is seriously needed, according to
q report submitted by Mrs. Deeman,
the librarian, at meeting Of the Ii
brary Board last night.
The report declares that there is
great need of new looks in the Ii
brary and that in order to pur-
chase the books it may be necessary
to shorten the hours that the library
is kept open to the public, in order
to make up TO rthis extra expense.
The annual report Of the librarian
follows
''To the Board Of Trustees of the
FL Centre Public Library, Ell CeGtro,
Cal.-Gentlemen: | have the honor
to submit the ninth annual report Of
the FL Centre Public Library, cover
ing the year ending June so, 1918.
Library War Service.
The phase of library work which
has marked this year from all others
has been library war service. The
following is summary Of the war
work done in this library:
I'm October Il successful campaign
to raise money for the soldiers IL
braries was conducted through the
schools OF this county. The comfy
librarian acted as chairman, and your
librarian as treasurer Of the commit
tee conducting the campaign. The
school children Of the county contrib
uted $3.50. FL Centro's portion was
$135.
Later call came from the Amer
lean Library Association for every
library in the United States to make
q campaign in its own community
for the donation of books, to be sent
to the environments about the coun-
try. The Boy Scouts aided in making
this campaign successful. Effective
advertising was done through posters
in prominent windows, films in mo-
tion picture houses and newspaper
publicity, all given cordially. A gen
erous response was made to the Boy
Scouts house house canvass, and
800 well-seected books We're received
and prepared by the librarian and as
sistants and sent to Camp Kearney.
Since then more books have come in,
making the total of 1000 books from
FL Centre.
1.-Two hundred and fifty scrapbook ;
for wounded soldiers were made at
the library and given out to patrons
to be filled These have been returned
iand distributed to base hospitals
through the local Red Cross.
: During the year permanent dis
plays Of posters and pamphlets or
food conservation and other phases
Of war work have been made.
Government pamphlets on fooc
conservation and thrift recipes print
ed by the library have been distribu-
ted and have proved to be popular
Increased Library Privileges.
"ln spite of the war, our circul;.-
tion has kept up and the gain in bor-
rowers is marked. This is due in
part to the increased library priv
leges.
"Not many years ago, libraries
were gloomy, forbidding places where
books were kept on closed shelves ano
the strictest rules were adhered to
Now the ideal has changed. The same
spirit which has moved all Keep Of
the Grass" signs from our parks has
brought this about. Everyone i;
made welcome, and the aim is to give
as much service with as little rec
tape as possible,
1--WE are allowing borrowers thre,
: books of fiction on one card, and a
many books for educational purpose
as they wish. During the summe
- months special vacation privileges ar
e granted Five books are allowed o
, one card and they are charged 70
, one or two months. We have foun
: that these privileges are greatly ar
q preciated and in no instance hav
n they been abused,
Rearrangement of Departments.