Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-16
SHOW LIBRARIES
HERE WELL PATRONEED
lO,99l Persons Borrow 20
600 Books From Insti,u.
lions in 1921.
Freaucntcrs of Arcnts Arc OF All
Ages and Types, From Every Sec
ton of City-UiSh school md Col
lego Students visit RoScmnry.

The statement made In connection
with talk OF memorial library for
this city. that the citizens OF Rich
mono 90 not patronize what library
facilities 1t already has. is disapprov-
en- according to J. II. Bintord. as
Hlstant superintendent of the Rich
mond public schools. by figures from
iocai libraries. which show that TO-
sol persons borrowed 10000 books
from the State Library, Arents and
Rosemary Libraries last year. The
readinG-rooms OF the Arents and
State Libraries were patronizcd by
So,44i persons during the same ne
Rod. the figures show No record
was kept at the Rosemary Library.
which is used daily by hundreds OF
JOHN Marshall High School students.
Mr.. Bintord said. In this connec-
ton. yesterday:
DR.. Mcllwaine, State librarian.
says, Any person visiting the State
Library and staying some time in the
readinE-room VIII be convinced that
tho library stan is kept pretty busy
attending TO the wants of visitors. II
inc library were advertised. the stafr
would be ovcrrun very shortly
Best rntronizcd Library.
Inc best patronizcd library in
Richmond is the Grace Arents Free
Library, on South Cherry Street The
building is very attractive and serves
wen the part OF the city in which
~ IS located. as Is evidenced by the
TACT that S.5l6 different persons Dor
rowod 4c.i66 books last year. Miss
FANNIE l.. Bull, the librarian. saws
Ihc frcquenters OF the library ara
or All ages and types, and from all
parts OF the city. The hours are from
4. NJ. to =. NJ There are per-
sons waiting for the gates TO omen
daliy' and nightly the lights are nut
out on readers and borrowers. Tho
little children eagerly wait for their
tenth birthday. when they are eliCi-
pie 10 receive books. School children
pring their lists of required reading
and topics for composition. and many
or their problems arc solved by the
books they find on tho shelves. Tho
library Is In section requiring n
speciai trip to reach 1T: there would
hardly be any limit to its use II it
was down town
Rosemary Well Pntroni,cd.
Tho Rosemary Library, located In
John Marshall High School. has about
1000 volumes. but practically no
new books are being added. and
$500 a. " lew IuHSaSineS aNlllu hlo
Tor general readers. Classes in the
overcrowded high school meet in tho
library rooms daily. In spite OF these
handicaps. tho library had some $500
oinerent borrowers last year.
The librarian states that MANY
medical college students, as we'll as
students In extension courses offered
by William and Mary College and tho
University of Virginia. visit tho IL
orary in search OF books which fro
quently they cannot find.
IF Richmond only had a puhIjc
library worthy OF It's traditions and
It's high standing among American
cities. 1t would do az we'll as the
city OF Atlanta. where the public IL
brary In 1918 rendered service to
h3o.5ls persons and loaned out 4l2.-
oS6 books.
"Richmond's interest In a nublio
library Is also conclusively shown
by the universal response to tho an
peal OF the Tahb Memorial Library
Association In the matter of cstab-
fishing childrcn's library. A IL
prarlan and story teller have been
engaged, and this fine Undertaking
FOR the children OF Richmond will he
put into. operation about MAY l. II
is understood that the TabN Memorial
Library VIII become section OF
Eichmond's public library. when tho
latter institution becomes an ac-
tua!ity."