Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-07-21
REPORT Of ;
LIBRARIAN
July l 1920 to July |, 1921.


port of the T. B. Scott Public Library
for the year ending June 80, 1921.
Nine hundred eighty-three books
were added to the library during the
year, 329 juvenile and 654 adult.
, This makes total Of 1851 volumes
in the library: 2762 juvenile and 1889
adult.
At the present time we are serving
3777 borrowers: 1899 adult and 938
children. Five hundred thirty-three
Of these are county borrowers and
1876 books Gan increase of 1924 over
last year, were loaned outside the
city. Total registration for the year
was go. Six hundred seventy three
cards were withdrawn.
The library was open 500 days and
a total of 1874 books were circulat-
ed. Of this number 24,473 were is
sued from the adult department and
| p POI from the juvenile department.
| Twenty-siX per cent of the books
circulated were non-fiction and by
consulting the statistical tables fol-
lowing this report it will be seen
| that 1774 more non-fiction were cir
culated among children than among
adults. The average monthly circula-
| tiCn was 1911 and the average daily
circulation was ISL. The total in
crease in circulation over last year
was II, 1914 which makes an increase
! Of 146 volumes at the Main Library
| Four thousand nine hundred sixty
one people used the library for study
and reading This does not include
children.
The main feature of the years
work was the opening of the West
Side Branch in the house behind the
Julien Hotel The Woman's Fedora
tion rented the rooms for the first
three months and Mr. Writer'S gener-
csity has made it possible to continue
the experiment throughout the year
During the winter months the branch
was open every afternoon and even
ing, now we open Monday, Wednes-
! day and Saturday. The opening day
| the Library Committee of the Wo-
mems Federation appointed a recep-
| ton committee who also served tea
during the afternoon hours. One hun
| dred eight books were circulated the
J first day. The branch has now been
oDen months and 1913 days and in
that time we have circulated ,548
books, which is an average of 1888
per month and daily average of so.
Of the books circulation 1889 were
juvenile and 1859 adult.
Four hundred seventy-two books
were circulated at the Port Edwards
station. This does not give total cir
culation for Port Edwards as many
Port Edwards and Nekoosa people
have become regular patrons at our
library here.
Work with the factories was car
ricd on somewhat differently from
last year. Books were circulated
/ through the mill office of the "Con-
solidated" and as before it was i'm
possible to get any circulation statis-
tics. The same plan was carried out
at the "Ahdawagam". Mr.. Lipke,
| employment manager took a great
|
deal Of personal interest in the work
and IN 6 weeks circulated 90 books.
Books were brought to 2 other facto-
ries during the noon hour once
week and results were very gratifv-
ing. This seems the only way of dc
ing food factory work but cannot be
done without more help. An auto
truck would be a great convenience.
AS last year books were also brought
to the hospital and jail.
Circulation in the children's room
shows an increase of 5,516 over last
year. Story hours were held Satur
day afternoons during the winter
months and. we are greatful to the
teachers and others who told the
stories
Instead of a Bird Contest similar
to last years similar Bird and
Bird and Flower Contest was con-
Quoted for all the children in the
grades and children eagerly brought
IN names and descriptions of their
bird and flower friends. The High
School Apprentice Glass with the
help of the Librarian and Mr.. Hunt
lngtcn labeled the animals in the col
lection loaned by Mr. Huntington
thereby greatly increasing the value
and interest of this collection.
Exhibits of art work done in the
grades were held at the library from
time to time.
Visits were made to all the grade
schools (parochial and public in the |
city. instruction in the use of the
library was given in the 7th grade
of the public and the 8th grades of
the parochial schools. Thirteen
classes were conducted at schools
md total of 20 at the library.
The High School Apprentice