The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-11-04
Bids For Library
Equipment Asked
Board Prepares Further For
Occupancy of New Quar-
ters; Librarian Reports Pro-
gress During October.

Bids for the necessary equipment
of the Maui County Free Library in
it's building which is now being alter
ed for occupancy are to be opened on
December 8, tenders being sought
through an advertisement which is
published for the first time today.
The equipment sought is that which
is most urgently needed and the H.
brarian and the board of managers
have eliminated unessentials. the pur-
pose being to equip the library suffi-
GENTLY to function properly during the
present biennial period for which
funds were made available by the last
legislature. Meantime alterations are
going steadily forward in the building
at the corner of High and Wells
streets.
Board Practices Economy
In calling for bids the board of man.
ayers have taken into consideration
questions of permanency and in num-
erous instances, as shelving, will pur-
chase metal goods because of the raw
ages which borers cause in wood. On
the other hand the question of funds
available without Gripping plans for
the acquisition of books had to be con-
sidered and some wooden furnishings
are included in the list of purchases
to be made. The shelving is estimated
to be sufficient to meet expansion for
a period of about two years, 430 lineal
feet to be purchased.
In the report of the librarian, Miss
Morse, rendered to the board of man
ayers on Wednesday the books she
mentions as having been cataloged are
those taken over from the old Maui
library that We're suitable for the uses
of the new library and acquisitions by
gift and purchase. Not all of such
books have yet been cataloged and
no start has been made in cataloging
of the books that have been sent to
Maui to the schools, Individuals and
branches by the Library Of Hawaii
and which constitute permanent
loan" to the County Library. The cards
of the juvenile books of the latter
class have been sent over from Homo
lulu but not so with the books that
were sent out for adult reading, the
librarian says.
Usefulness on Increase
The report of Miss Morse shows a
growing use of the library and fol-
lows:
81 have the honor to make the fol-
lowing report on the work done dur
ing the month of October.
"The past month has been largely
devoted to the work of making card
catalog for the library. Cards are made
and if advisable, on the subject. This
for the author and title of each book,
will enable us to know just what
books we have and help us to find any
book when we know only the title
of the book During the month we
have cataloged 926 books. OF these
so were gifts, 81 recent purchases, and
7S9 Maui Library Association books.
"Eightytwo persons have signed
borrowers cards, making total now
of 141 borrowers. They have borrowed
Ats books. Zines amounting to IS
cents have been collected on ov"rdue
books.
October 3rd, Miss Helen Macfar-
lane began work as assistant. She
has charge of loaning the books and
has assisted with the cattloging.
We have had the following callers
from out-of-town: Mr.. Vaughan Nc
Caughey, superintendent of public in
struction, Honolulu; Mr.. T. Fl. Gibson,
deputy superintendent, Honolulu, Mr.
II. NJ. Wells, supervising principal for
Maui; Mr.. Patten of Patten Company,
Honolulu; and the Rev. Mr.. Tate OF
Lahaina. We also enjoyed visit from
Miss Laura Robson, head of the ISL
ands department of the Library of Ha-
waii, Honolulu. Miss Robson looked
over the work that has been done and
assisted with advice and plans.
Respectfully submitted,
"MARION MORSE, Librarian. y