Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-06

" aDfOAC ASt WhOAV 1StSh~ANA y
i the study and satisfaction OF tn
needs of the young patrons.
Il During the year, story hour
], have been held on twenty-foul
Saturday mornings with tota
attendance OF 1905. an average
OF fifty-our each day.
| Her visits to the schools give hei
an opportunity to note the needs
OF the teachers in their work, and
the library service to them is heI
problem. Special time privileges
and larger loans are permitted for
| the professional books. A total OF
439 books were loaned to them
and 6S4 mounted pictures.
School Department
| The library is kept In close con-
tact with the work of the schools
| through the school librarian who
spends her time in the high school
library and supervises the work
which the children's librarian does
in the grade schools. Both Of
these Librarians are members of
the library staff, and through
them the closest cooperation be-
tween the institutions is maintain
ed.
The effort to teach the young
people how to use the library for
themselves is shared by all of the
librarians. The school librarian
met 40 high school classes for in
struction; the chiidren's librarian
gave 1876 talks in the class rooms
OF the grade schools; while the
librarian gave a lecture in the
library system and the reference
collection to the freshmen of the
university in five classes.
OF the quantity Of work which
Is being done In our public schools,
the library may judge in the in
creasing requests of the pupils for
books and information.
During the scnool year 1920
1921, 1926 books we're loaned in
the high school and 1896 in the
grade schools. A complete report
IL the years work in the school
departments appended in this re-
port. -ea---
Book Stock
The library's stock, from which
1t provides service consists now
Of 1886 books and 322 PAM
phlets. 1896 books are in the
adult collection and 3378 In the
;hildren's room. 1866 books have
oeen added this year and 297 have
,een withdrawn, whether worn
tut, lost or used by persons hav-
ng contagious diseases. 1t Is to
'e noted that Salem does not own
lutte one volume per capita.
The serious problem In a lib
airy OF this Size is to keep the
objection UP to date. In vert
many subjects information iS so
oon superseded tAat books lose
heir value, long before they are
gorn out. and long also before the !
lbrary can afford to buy the new 4
books on the subject.
The library received this year a /
lit Of seventy books from the /
|. l.. A. War Libraries. They I
'ere largely books in the useful :
rts; 1t Is, therefore, interesting
D note that for this year the loans
this group has increased 40 per
ent. This may be considered in
icative OF how the usefulness OF
40 library could be increased IL
ioneV were available for the pur-
hase OF. such practical books. 1t
unfortunate that books of this
'pe are the most expensive to
NY.
The library is enabled to secure
limited service OF such books
ON other Libraries to supliment
$ stock. During the year 900
ooks have been borrowed from
le Oregon state library, 2S from n
10 Oregon university library. aud {
from the Portland library as
Highland Branch
The results from the Highland
'anch library which has been in
'eration a year and half, have
ZEN most gratifying. The main
orary sends different travelling
Iraries to the branch about three A
mes a year and fills special re-
Tests each week. Their collec- K
IN probably averages about 150
les at one time.
Their reported circulation OF :
oks for the year is S641. At
lst lit children have register
for library privileges in order
borrow from tn branch. Others
40 formerly borrowed from the
lin library avail themselves of
9 opportunity Of book service
arer their homes.
The Highland community pays