Palisadian., 1923-08-10
Our clifside Park Library


Library, housed inadequately, but OF
present necessity in the Park Avenue
School building, and visit there is
worth while to help us to realize the
collection, in SO small space, the
rows of handsomely bound volumes,
some. the expensive, up-to-date ones,
such as Thomson's Outline of Science
and Stevenson's Home Book Of Verse.
and others, and to appreciate some Of
the gifts from our residents, of which
more will be said at later date!
1t Is interesting, too, to inspect the
carefully kept statistics Of the librari-
an, Miss Nancy Bowman, who is now
doing the work all alone since the in
durable illness Of her former assistant,
Miss Emma Cowan 0ong a resident of
the borough with her parents In the
old Laird mansion, the family home
stead in Hudson Heights).
These statistics, on charts, among
other facts, show that the total circu-
lation in 1917 was 10000 and in 1918
decreased. owing to the war, then
climbed steadily and rapidly higher
and higher until 1t reached in 1922 the
splendid volume of 22,332, of which
nearly 10000 books were Juveniles
and 1000 were adults, and the showing
for this year will be still more.
The month of May shows always the
highest number Of books taken out in
each year. and this year that month
averaged 800 books each library day,
the maximum being reached one day
with 429 books, and as there are only
$40 minutes in the library day you
can judge for yourselves the efficiency
and speed required In the manage
ment.
The languages represented are Eng
lish, French, German, Polish and Hun
garian-the Italian books have been
literally read to pieces, no longer
usable, the price Of new ones Is high,
and they are probably only available
in one place in the city.
One of the sets of special interest
is that of Service With Fighting
Men," in two volumes. edited by Fred
erick Harris and presented by the
trustees Of the War Fund Of the Y. M.
c. A. as the complete story of the
Y. M. C. A." with the very earnest de-
sire that "these volumes, which are
In very real sense a report of stew
ardship to the American people,
should be very widely read" and with
the hope of very wide circulation
Other recently acquired books are
the following:
The Print Of My Remembrance, Au-
gustus Thomas; The Real Argentine,
Haerton; The Friendly Arctic, Stef-
annson; Christmas In Legend and
Story, Clara Smith and Alice Hazel
ton; Best British Short Stories; More
Than Must Be Told, Sir Philip Giles;
The Circular Staircase, Rinehart;
Rogues' Haven; Acres Of Diamonds,
Conwell; The Man Who Knew Too
Much, Chesterton; Atolls Of the Sun,
OBrien; The Real Lincoln. Jessie
Weik; How to Get the job Flech-
er; Queen Victoria, Strachey; Seeing
the Eastern States; Real Americans,
Wade; Glimpses Of Authors, Ticknor;
A Dolls House and Ghosts. Ibsen;
Our Foreign-Born Citizens, Beard;
Fools Hill. Dalrymple; Story of Gren-
fell and the Labrador; Deborah of
Tods; Including Mother. Ashmun;
The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne, Kathleen
Norris: Lives of Poor Boys Who Be-
came Famous, Bolton; Talking Beasts;
Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Books;
Master Skylark, Bennett; The Chill
drens Book of Celebrated Pictures;
Solani the Tailor; Fairy Tales Every
Child Should Know, and Heidi, which
is the gift of Miss Hannah Mandel,
the handsomest copy printed.
Miss Marie Straub of Grantwood has
opened a store at 679 Palisade avenue
Opposite Michaelson's garage). Her
stock includes Vocation records, Vic
trola accessories. tobacco, candy, sta
tionery and school supplies.
Miss Straub moved to Grantwood
last February from Yorkville, New
York. She is almost totally blind,
having lost her sight about nine years
ago.
A certain Grantwood Stutz Is seen
speeding toward Hashbrouck Heights
often these summer evenings.
Mr.. Charles w. Smith, formerly of
Vineland, N. j.. has bought home at
212 Wayne avenue. The house was
formerly owned by L. Dyrowf Mr.
Smith and his family have occupied
the new home and he intends being d
permanent resident Welcome to Cliff
side Park, Mr.. Smith.
Carl Carlson returned home yester-
day after a week in the hospital as
result of ear trouble.
Henry Smith of Wayne avenue re-
ports to the Cliffside Park police that
a quantity of lumber has been stolen
from his property on Wayne avenue.
Mr.. ]. ]. Cohn hired man on Fri
day last to do some work for him and
the stranger stole Mrs. COINS hand
bag containing small sum of money.
He describes the thief as wearing a
black sr'+ about 30 years old. with a
clean-sh v,n face weighing about 1870
pounds and abou; Feet inches tail.
The Grar' wood Theatre will open
on Labor Day Septembe~ 3, under the
MANAGEMENT of the popular Mr.. Nash.
Mr.. Carney, owner of the enterprise.