Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16

erage attendance OF 50. n on specla
occasions. such as hankssiNinn arnn
have been present. story hour has
also been held at the branch every
Thursday with an overeroyded room
Iiected from good editions OF the ossl
authors pictures which c~orreiate VIII
the stories are displayed 50 tnat w
Children are ssSsF = rs Ssser y Which
taiso eorrelate With the stories are
| piayed-Mother Goose eetne a AssSts
tie. Al first humorous stories are W.
/ stories is entered epen, Instead Ss the
rSxsSsr stSrv boar Occasionally 2
<wSns Nsae has been mtredsssS,
SSyAfeS SSskS N%S been displayed on
ESSN sAe SNl,Area dtrpsng into one
&ASk AVID kaeR sNetAen ana hsSNnn,us
~s4sesE&se gives them a t~N ." "s
NS&kS Aaa Illustrators
Casl&rea's heading Room
TIE namAeg % children VINO use the
reaainE rccm Is daily t~nereasinE, E'sn
tsS9SS they ae . md many books 70
choose from the daily attendance Is
SnSsisl Collections OF Books Bulletins.
Two special fSaiSrss OF the nonuiar
with the children are the Little roth
corner. and the shelf of Books Tor Ola,
err Boys and Girls. Bulletins ana
hooks on SnGNldA SA0ySSNSs RNN
says Spring, Gardens, Independence
and Books for Older Boys and GIFTS
have been displayed.
Book Case and Glass Top Iapie
Two important pieces of furniture
have been added to the Childrehs
Room. A book case in which have been
placed the books of too fine EDITION 10
be used promiseuously Is always ioeReu
be allowed to use the books; a glass
top table has proven useful as Wen
as ornamental. Pictures illustrating
history, travel, works of art, etc, are
displayed under the glass. thereby
keeping the pictures clean and smooth.
and at the same time are easily seen
by h children
We all remember u delight in the
st. Nicholas Magazine. The children OF
Perth Amboy are no exception, ana are
delighted with the bound volumes OF
ferred from the Teachers ROOM
where the children did not have access
to them, to the Children's Room where
they may now be read n eohsul'eu'
Clean Hand Campaign.
There is no doubt of the Importance
of the children's having clean hands
condition of the books indicate. The
Children's Librarian tries to impress
the children the Importance OF
hands when they come TO tne
III CD0 tASAA ARAAtS ~
hands when she finds 1T neces-
sary, which we regret to say is quite
often. A Clean Hand Campaign a
has been held, at which time q
lesson on the care and treatment OF
books was given, and the Coop BOOK
marks. the verses of which begin:
Goops they wet their myers 10
turn the leaves Of books" n ehas;
out with each book. Some impression
has been made in this way, but there
is room for improvement.
There were IA, 900 books in III IL
brary, January !. 1918; there were IA
1876. January 1. 1919. The lumber or
books added in 1918 was 1,456; the
number of books discarded. $50. making
increase of 496 books in the library
over January 1, 1918. Greater concen-
[ alton of our has been placed
III Children's Room, recently. w
to the need of more books to meet
the insistent demands that cannot be
filled from empty shelves. We hope
soon to be able to increase more rap
idly, the purchase % Of hooks f0 1ear th q
very good collection of war books mas
been added to the adul department.;
also: OHenry's works. several vo-
works; and the Grant White edition of
S-hakespeare's works
Circulation.
Examination of the table of statistics
IOT 1910 VIII SlOW Il SdoS III ~
circulation. In 1917 the total circula-
ton was 97.103, while that for 1918 was
S3,775, showing a decrease of l3.S2S.
due to several eaSses; Z Inc sro eIost net 81
to Nov. IL. Influenza. the war, and an
insufficient supply of the books most
needed. may be ounte among the rea-
for a decrease In circulation.
Respectfully submitted,
HELEN M. GRANN1S.
Librarian.
was received and ordered entered in
minutes.
A communication from the Board of
Health in reference to comfort station
was received and referred to the Com
of the Whole.
CINE Company correcting fire roll as
follows:
Charles Dressler. dropped from roll
James F. Durham. died April %.
1912.
Arthur H. Hope, resigned Aug. IL.
NJ. e. Hansen. resigned Aug. 7. 1918.
John Huff dropped from roll July 8,
Abel Hansen. resigned Oct. IA, 1913.
w. D.. a Horn. resigned Oct. IA,
Arthur Hunt. suspended July IL.
1910.
VIM. Kinney. dropped from roll June
N. j. Post, resigned April 8. 1902.
w. e. Post, resigned Dec. IL. 1908.
B. A. Riedy. resigned February 49,
1900.
was received and referred to the Com
A petition for lights at intersection
of Alpine Street and Spring Street,
and also at Alpine Street and Ches-
ter Street. was received and referred
to the Committee on Lamps and
Lights.
span in reference to assessment on
ferred to the Committee on Taxation.
A request from the Boar of Educa-
ton for the grading of and curbing OF
very Place. Bruck Avenue. Lawrence
Street. Hickory Street and Spruce
Street, was received and referred to
the Committee on Streets and Sewers.
the City for certain closing hours. was
received and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary and the City Attorney.
A petition to grade, curb and Pave
Streets, was received and referred to
the Committee on Streets and Sewers.
An ordinance entitled AN ordinance
s St eay to % %9laGn street ressss with th01 Warrenite
| over a concrete base. and from Water
Street ITO Front Stfeet with Belgian
Block or Hillside Brick was intro
duced, and passed on first reading BY
the following vote: Yea-Wilson. Wa
| ters, Patten, Andersen. Clark, Riedy
Grouse. Nay-None.
An ordinance entitled Gan ordinance
to pave High Street running northerly
from the northerly line of Smith Street
to Fayette Street. was introduced, and
passed on first reading by the following
Andersen. Clark. Riedy. Grouse. Nay
The Committee ON judiciary recon
mended that Junk yard and age II
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