The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-01
t FICTION NOW LEAD EN- ASTRAY
Reading Supreme Over Pretty Mattresses Captivate
War Literature. State Legislature.
Circulated by Topeka Ii SoIons Ask EN- To Skating
airy in Year, 3G,s75 Kinks, Dances 'Neverything.
1000 new PATRONS SOME OF THEM GAY OLD BIRDS
ice Room Popular Part Granddaughter at Home Don't
Big Institution Keep Lonesomeness Away.
Of III Periodicals Are Pour Mushy Words Tray
Kept On Hand Trotters Pour Coffee.
Light Reading Supreme Over
War Literature.
Books Circulated by Topeka liz
brary in Year, 70,s75.
GAINED 1000 new PATRONS
Reference Room Popular Part
Big Institution.
Total of ia Periodicals Are
kept On Hand.

The demand for books relating TO
the war and to European countries
and conditions in general has been al
mos greater among TOpekans than
the Iree public library could supply,
according to Mss Caroline MedLcOtC.
librarian This demand began when
the European conflict first broke out
and reached its climax about the time
the aEmIstIee was signed il is said.
but since that time there has been 4
gradual falling off in the demand for
this class Of literature Fiction again
fetgus supreme. but works on science.
H. aveI. history. biography and theology
follow close behind
The popularity Of the library among
Iopekaus Is evidenced by the fact that
40.sT5 books were circulated during
the year 1918. Altho this IS j slight
decline over last year, il must be borne
in mind that the library was closed
for total period of about six weeks
owing TO the influenza epidemic. Not
Withstandiug. 1897 new cards were
issued, adding this number Of new
borrowers to the list Of 10000 persons
that were already patro nizing the
place.
The library comprises a total Of "a
425 volumes and this number IS being
added 70 every year until at the pres
eut time the librarians find themselves
sadly handicapped for room This is
a library for practical use and works
of man may be found here
Reference Room Popular
The reference room il quite as popu-
lar as the circulation department as
Il shown by the fact that il was used
By 1852 persons in 1918 In TINS
room are the art collections. staruary
and bric-a-brac- Here also are kept
the magazines. periodicals and neSs-
papers, total Of ia different pub
1lcaEous covering. as near as possible
all subjects High school students N
particular make use OF the reference
works in this room as , help IN their
s-udies.
IN 1918 the Library association
opened up an annex at the Quincy
schooIhouss in North Topeka ror lhe
use Of the Quincy. Mckinley and Grant
school students. This library COM
prises ~ volumes
Yearly appropriations are made BY
the city rrr the maintenance or the
civ Ibrary ard the purchasing Of new
books and periodicals. The classILlca-
r=1z7 svaten1 used here is founded on
rh1- of tn ST Louis Public School Il
bT1ry-
The Topeka library was started IN
1853 by Z few public spirited women
Who 0r-anizet the Ladies' Library as
ISOLATION and placed about Z00 VOL
urr1-s in d shop on kansas avenue me
Topeka Library association Wa
formed in 1871 and in 1877 It changed
from 4 subscription to i free library
Thru an act Of the legislature IN 1888
the present building was erected on
the state house ground the santa :
N MON Pacific railroads being m
flrrcctf 70 furnish $4,000 Of the mon
-. the balance Of SZ0. 600 being raised
thru personal donations and loans
Periodicals on Hand
The list Of periodicals in the library
IS as follows
American Bow American city. American
nd Edition.
lsrv American Historical Review,
.nlerican Nj gazine. Annals Of the Amerl-
Science ART World Atlantic Monthly. Bell
man biblical World. Bird Lore. BookmIn-
puiIdina Age Bulletin OF the Pan Ameri-
e.u Union. Camera Graft Cauatitln Nag
szine, Century, GhlenEo LtgrliI anu 20, E st
tnsr is days., Christian Herald CHRISTIAN
Science Journal. Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science sentinel collier w eek
". Country Gentleman country Lire Cur-
rent History. Current opinion. Dellnearor-
Ifra1n1 Educatiun, Educational Review.
Electrical World weekly Engineering
and Contracting EvauEeI. Everybody 3.
Flying Foreign Missionary. Forum, tar
sleT1 Magazine. General Federation Mag
..fue Good housekeeping. HarDers Bazaar,
IIlrpcrs Monthly. Hilbert Journal tquar-
terIyi. Home Mission Monthly, House
beautiful. Illustrated London News Illus
trated World independent Industrial
Arts management Industrial management
International srulio- Investment Weekly.
Journal ot Education Journal OF Home
Economics. Keramic studio. Ladies' Home
J1urHal- LeSlie : " eeiSly- L-lnrarF 1uri'il-
Lie. Literary Digest Little Folks tSneml,
Living Age. Lutheran Woman Work
Manual Training Missionary Messenger.
Missionary Review. Missionary Studies,
Missionary TidingS Missions. Modern Pris-
cila Motor Age. Municipal Journal. Nun
soy. Musical America. Musician Nation
National t4eogrn phic Nh gaZine. New Re
pubur New York Times q daysD. Nine
teeurh Century and After. North American
Review Outing. outlook Overland Monthly,
Pictorial Review, Popular Education, Pop
MAR Mechanics. Popular Science Monthly,
Urinary L .cHCiOu- Printing Art. Public
Libraries. Railway Age Gazette weekly.
Railway Review weekly. Review Of Ra-
views. st Nicholas, saturday Evening
Post. School and Society school Review
Seients- Scientific American. Scien tific
American Supplement-. Scientific Monthly.
Scrfbuer'S Magazine sunday School Times
sunset, survey, system Thearer. Touch
stone. Travel Womaus Home Missions
Woman Missionary Nh Clzine. Womaus
Missionary Friend World outlook Worlds
Work Youth J Companion - contest