The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-09-02
County Library
to Have Cooperation
Of Library of Hawaii

Book service from the Library of
Hawaii for Maui will not cease dur
ing the time that the Maui County
Free Library is being inaugurated but
will be continued on until the service
of both libraries for the Maui read
ing public blend together with that of
the Library of Hawaii becoming less
and less apparent as the Maui County
institution operates more freely and
effectively. The fullest cooperation l.
promised the Maui board by the Ter
ritorial institution.
Still Sends Books
Pending the arrival of the librarian
for the Maui Library. who is expect
ed soon after the middle of the month
the Library of Hawaii is boxing and
shipping to various schools on this Is
lana and to others who have been
securing books from that library in
the past assortments which will lat
or be sent by the recipients to the
Maui Library instead of being return
ed to the Library of Hawaii. Such
books are being stamped "loaned to
the Maui County Free Library" Th'.
are a part of the collection that has
been used for the "Inter-Island Ser
vice" in the past and it is designed
that they shall be distributed anon
the County Free Libraries.
viii Assist Literally
Under the laws it is not allowable
for a public institution such as the
Library of Hawaii and the Maui
County Library to give away its prop
perty and 81 the system of "loaning'
for an indefinite period will be adopt
ed and Maui County will thus get its
share of the "Inter-Island" book col
lection. This applies to the books
now on the shelves of the old Mani
Library that are the property of the
Library of Hawaii, they need not be
returned, but will bear the "loan
stamp" and other books will be add
ed in that wav. Thus the Naui Coun-
' Troe Library will have such
rs ii purchases after commencing to
function and such other books as are
loaned" from the Library of Hawaii.
Further assistance and cooperation
is planned by the Library of Hawaii.
That institution will keep a list of
the books on its own shelves and on
the shelves of the other libraries of
the Islands and when an application
is made for a book not in the Now
County Library the Maui Librarian
will write to the Library of Hawaii
for such books and if it is on the
shelves of any one of the Islands
libraries it will be secured, sent to
Maui and loaned to the applicant lust |
as If it were one of the regular books
in circulation by such library. This
will be especially useful in connection
with reference works or books for
which there is not a large general
demand. 1t would be impossible with
the funds at command of the Mari
County Library to get a title of all
such books in the next two years but
the want will be largely remedied b.
that plan.
Miss Morse, the new librarian for
Maui, has written that she is look
ing up the subject of steamer trans
portation to Maui and would start as
soon after the first of this month as
she can secure booking. She will stop
in Honolulu and it is thought the
Library of Hawaii will loan the ser
vices of n of its employees to assist
her in the preliminary work when
she arrives in Waikiki. At that time
the question of purchasing the books
of the old library will be settled, mat
tiers of alterations of the new librarv
building, necessary equipment, etc
and loon afterward the purchases of
new books will be commenced. 1t
should not be many weeks after Miss
Morse's arrival before the Maui Cour-
ty Library is serving the public regu-
larly.