Putnam patriot., 1923-05-18
LIBRARIAN REPORTS
Circulation of Thompson Library
 Reaches S.45e During Past Year

During the past year n total of 9.s59 books and magazines were loan ed to registered borrowers by the Thompson Library, Inc, of Thompson Town, according to the annual report of the librarian, Miss Sarah A. Mum van. This circulation was divided as follows: Fiction, 4,1s2; non-fction, 97i; juvenile, 1.s07s magazines, g. OCT; high school, s22.
 The report of the librarian is giv- en as follows.
 The work of the library has gone steadily forward. Our aim has been. as Tn the past, to serve thq community to the best of our ability, as oppor- tunity offers.
 Despite the severe winter. the U brary has' been open every Tuesday and Friday during the year. with thr exception of three legal holidays. Owing to the foresight of our efficient library committee. we were not zfr fected by the prevailing fuel shortage, They have also provided screen doors. and window screens and an electric iight in the attic, whirh hnve added much to our comfort and convenience.
 School Work FsIls OH
 We regret that we cannot report as much work done for the schools as last year. That is a problem vet to be solved. In October, the high acheol was loaned 153 books, and is inst talk ing another of B. The Hill schscl has taken 44 books during the year. for school work, and the teachers of the Howe Marot School have been constant patrons. The pupils of rhe high school living near have been very obliging Tn taking books to many who could not come to the library. The consolidation of the schools in this section has made it possible for the Brandy Hill and East Thompson pu- pills to get books, which privilege they hxve eagerly sought for themselves and other members of their families Much reference work has also he~n done
 We have been fortunate as her~to- fore m receiving large gifts of boek<. Mrs. George Harris presented the Ii- brary de luxe set of the Art of the World, in IF volumes. A valuable srt of the Library of the Worlds Best L1teratnre, edited by Charles Dudley WHrner, in 3 volumes, vas given by Mrs. George Vaughan Mrs. Col clcugh has added 43 to her fine col lection. hrmRing the number up to 2l7. Miss Arthur presented n set of l 2 volumes of the popular Craig Kennedy" detective stories. A gift to the ehildren's department of 34 books, by Faith Huizinga, was much appreciated by the children.
 Sevenfy-one others, mostly fiction. have been grven by the following per sons: Mrx- Dexter Elliott, Mrs. Bar ton, Mrs. Norman Ream, Miss Sher- man, Elliott Jenkins, Miss Lewis. MT. Lawton. MrS. Decker, Raymond Eos ter, Miss Sheldon, Miss Johnson. Bobby" Elliott. Ruth Cutter, Miss Dunning, Mrs. Burnett, and Mrs. Fay Tor, making the total number of gifts POI.
 Received from state grant 59. pur chased l9, total additions. 279, miss ing (, making a gain of 273. Total number on shelves to date, s,254.
 think a vote of thanks should be extended to Miss Wiley, for the many years she has SO faithfully solicited the funds for our magazine rack. Last year the collection amounted to S65.75, providing us with 24 maga- zines. Six others were given: Miss Sheldon. two; Mir. Dart, one; Miss Lewis, one; Mir. Oscar Munyan, two, making 30 in all Also we receive many agricultural bulletins and other pamphlets, useful for reference. Since October we have registered 42 new borrowers. Total number of regis tered borrowers, 372.
 Miss Sheldon has charge of the cir culation department and reports as follows; Fiction, 4,i92; non-fiction, 97l; juvenile. i,407; magazines, B. 067; high school, s22; a total of D. 459.
 The fees and fines have amounted to S37.02; expended, s12.6s; leaving balance of $2438 on hand.
 Respectfully submitted,
 SARAH A. MUNYAN,
 Librarian.