The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-04-20
LIBERAL SUPPORT OF THE
LIBRARY AN URGENT NEED
CONTINUED from Page u

more each year to the community
Every thing chat devoted tnteres'
and ability on the part of our librar-
ians could accomplish has been done
it is up to the town to do its part.
When you receive statement as
to your library pledge, or approached
personally in regard to it be ready to
pay it. 1t means life to the library
The Journal is glad to give space to
the following brief history and report
of the library, as furnished by the
library officials. The report clearly
shows the growing inportanc Of this
. worthy institution, and the inquest
ionable need of its continuance. All
good citizens should be proud to sup
port the library, and remember that
it is an institution distinctly in the
same class as our schools and church
es for training and developing the
character of the young, as well as to
broaden the education of the humid
reds of Marietta citizens who enjoy
good literature.
Following is the report:
Library was opened October 29th,
1920.
The circulation for that day was 8.
The circulation from October 90,
1920 to April LIST, 1922 was 27,971.
Of thot number the Adult circulation
was 14,091; the juvenile circulation
was 1880; total, 27,971.
Average monthly 1,640.
Circulation for month of Novem-
Der 1920, 1878.
Lowest monthly circulation, 1913;
highest, 1882.
Juvenile circulation varied from
948 the first month to 1897.
There have never been over six
hundred juvenile books at one time,
including those loaned by the state
commission, but the juvenile circu-
lation has almost equalled the adult,
and has exceeded it for I've of the
months. Whenever new books have
been bought for the children. the cir
culation has jumped up above the
adult.
Books in the library, 1889.
Juvenile books, $50.
Story hour every Saturday morn
ing from November 1920, to June
1921, and from November 1921 on.
Number of children at the story
hour, 1402.
This does not include those at
court house first Saturday in April,
at which time 200 were present. and
stories told by librarian.
People registered, 1881.
Juveniles registered, 739.
From county, 80.
Following is the report:
Schools are visited by the librar-
ian, stories told the children to en-
courage them to come to the Libra
rian.
The High School and upper grades
use the Library for reference work.
Books are borrowed from the Com
mission for any one, when those
wanted are not in the Library.
Books are lent teachers for school
work.
One teacher came in last week with
a list of books which she wanted her
children to read, not all in the Libr-
airy, and only one copy of each of
those we did have. Consequence
children turned away. Ten children
turned away in one day, no books for
them.
The School Superintendent is SEN
ding the grades with the teacher
of each to the Library, for a talk to
the children. These are intended to
familiarize the children with the Lib
rary, IT'S purpose, and resources, and
each child is asked to register-con,
sequence 95 registered in one month
but almost no books for them.
Last year a course of reading ia
supplement the school work was
given by the Librarian.
The High School pupils will be sent
% the Library for instruction in the
arrangement and use of Library
and reference books.
Some teachers from the county
schools have applied to the Library
for books for their pupils, and some
county schools have been helped il
their debates.
Eighteen magazines are subscribed
for, and the back numbers of these
are circulated.
The first month magazines circu
lated were, 62.
Circulation of magazines since CD
ening. 140O.
Books for the children are badly
needed. Books which are selected
for the purpose of supplementing tn,
school work.
Each child should be given a lis
of books suitable for his GRADE an,
encouraged to read that list, and il
this way his reading would be super
vised all the way through school. Thi,
can only be done with new books
These books have to be reserved anC
rebound to make them last longer
and do away with the necessity o.
reminding.
The reading of the children her,
can be very easily guided, for the,
are not spoiled by having read useless
books. If thep are not given Library
habits, and book habits now thew will