The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-09-25
PEOPLE GIVE
MANY BOOKS
TO LIBRARY
Children as Wen as Adults
Present Books from Their
Private Libraries
SEND IN MAGAZINES
Place Magazines in New
Schultz Files in Read
ing Room
SEND IN MAGAZINES

The city library has been remem-
bered most kindly by patrons during
tho late summer, and many volumes
have been added as a result Of their
thoughtful generosity. Mr.. c. B. Lit
tie sent in the latest edition Of
who's VIII in America" Walter De-
Lamere's "The Return" was the gift
of Mrs. E. L. Patterson; a group Of
publishers. Messrs. Appleton, Doran,
Doubleday. and Scribner donated
Overton's American Nights Enter
tainment;" L. F. Crawford gave q
book Of poetry; the Bismarck Trib-
une presented Bachelors "Man for
the Ages" LeFebure's riddle of the
Rhine" and Behind the Mirrors"
the last book by the author Of mir
rors of Washington"
The library is reaping the benefit
of the excellent practice followed
in many cultured homes in the city,
in collecting private Libraries. Mrs.
Lucinda Logan has sent in q large
portion Of her home library; Mrs.
Marcellus has generously shared her
collection with the city. A goodly
number Of books from the private IL
brary of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Barnes
have been given. Many Of these are
on history and allied subjects, and
the carefully kept file Of Bayview
magazine are specially welcome for
work with clubs, and now comes a
number of valuable volumes from the
carefully. selected library of Mrs. C..
M. Dahl. Among these are 81 vol
umes of North American Review,
beautifully bound, covering tn
period from January, 1887, to Decem-
Der, 1902, complete. here are six
teen volumes Of the North Dakota
Session Laws and other valuable
state end government documents;
two sets of history, three volumes of
coast tutional history biography
travel and many general topics. This
is one Of the great gifts to the H.
urary. gI,e,
Send Current Fiction.
Mrs. F. Grady continues her happy
plan of bringing from time to time
volumes of current fiction from the
families reading table, iona Gales
miss Lulu Bett" beng the volumes
recently presented. ~" e
The children, too, are loyal in their
support, many bringing a book OF
two az they can be spared. Last
week Jane Stackhouse and small
brother Robert gave their entire new
set of Bunny Brown and Sister
Sue," and four other very attractive
children's books, all clean and inyitr
ing. 81
The reading tables in many homes
are giving up their summer maya
zines. Mrs. Edmond A. Hughes. Mrs.
Burt Finney, Mrs. Phillip Meyer
Mrs. Glover Dollar, Mrs. Toney, and
L. F. Crawford have sent in maya
zines, and Mr.. J. Leonard Bell is ar
ranging his files Of "Bookman," cat
lantic," and Historical Review" ia
be added to the rapidly growing per
manent files of the Bismarck Public
Library.
Purchase Two Books.
Two new books just purchased fol
the Oscar Will Endowment collec'
ton are Hagedorn's Roosevelt in the
Badlands,' and Miss Trinka's "Out
Where the West Begins" The Amer
icanization Of Edward Box" is a new
autobiography added to the Rather
inc Sterret Will Endowment group.
The magazine files are now be-
ing placed in new Schultz cases
which will add materially to thu
neatness of the reference shelves a.
we'll preserving the files for the use
of students and patrons in research
work. The reference room is the mos
valuableS department Of the city Ii
brary and is being built up as rapid
ly and effectively as possible with
small means.
The public is cordially invited te
visit the library, rooms both to en-
Joy the we'll stocked reading room
take advantage Of the reference ma
terial, and to become acquainted with
the city's institution of help ant
recreation.