Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-10
LOCAL LIBRARY
REPORT SHO WS
CITY'S GROWTH
Increase of II Per Cent
Is Recorded Over
Last Year

Indications Of an incrcase in IT
tcatro's population. also IN general
gr.wth and activity in this city. is
shown b. the annual report of Miss
Agnes Ferris, city librarian. for the
year ending June 80, tAis being the
S;>tecn;A year that report has
been made.
During tie year. 1900 new vol.
mres were added 10 the library.
making total Of l6200 There
aie 5000 borrowers on the library
cards, this beng - per cent of the
citv's population. The circulJtion
duIing the year was $1,000, au in
c.easr of l. per ce;.t from last year.
">erVice, SAYS the report.
LIQUID be IN ICED not by the actual
number Of books the library lends
for home Use, but by the number il
lends in proportion to the number
Of people it is supposed to serve. Is
ua''v four books per capita IS a good
Average. Our circulation this year
averaged seven books per capita.
Lessons N the use Of the library
Lave been given to all of thc seven
tn and eighth grades Of the grammar
schools. The pupils came to the
library for thes, lessons and their
Intelligent use Of the library tatcr
gives assuranc" TO the library staff
that it was profitable to them as
well rs to the pupils.
Club Work Is Active
T.,,r;,,.. Good n,nL M-ncf- fi. - i
brarv conducted Il contest for the
upper grade grammar school classes.
offering prize for tn" best book
report on u book chosen from lists
prepared by the teachers. and the
librarian.
Club work was active during the
year, tho librarian assisting on sev-
cral programs aud helping the mem
bers Of the various study sections by
ordering books for them and gather
my material on the subjects needed.
Through the courtesy of GAYLORD
Brothers, New York library supply
fun. an instructor in the Toronto
, method Of book ncnding was obtain
end and spent two days at the library
hcr lessons being Aery practical.
The ncw methods learned are an i'm
i pruycmcnt on the old ones. especial
/; in time saving.
BESIDES the cataloguing Of new
books this year. $3.50 pamphlets
4 were rccatalogEcd aud Il copy OF the
/ shelf list q record of each book in
= TIC library. giving the classification
= Il bn
/ and cost. WAS made end placed in
I the vault of-thc Bank Of Italy. This
, wJs done in order that to preserve a
RI cord from which TO estimate the
/ loss and obtain insurance in case of
fire.
! An apprentice class in library
methods was started in January, the
members Of the class being Adrenne
Eiscl, Theresa Paine and Alta
Pkipps. studonts at the high school
and Junior college. The course con
sisted Of "A lesson or lecture zach day
in classification, cataloguing or ref
crencc work and practice work in
all departments. Each member Of
the class is attending the Riverside
summer school.
Extend Good Wishes
The good wishes Of the library
staff were extended to Mrs. Ralph
Harrington who resigned her posi-
ton on June i after seven years Of
g.acious and conscientious service
to the public. Mrs. jeanette Stern
Of Long Beach has been appointed
to fill her place. Miss Josephine
Smith, who worked half time ior The
past year ,also resigned to continue
library work at Pomona College.
Thanks Of the staff are eXtcndcd
10 patrons who have donated books
and magazines, also friends leaving
the city who have contributed many
volumes and to tie Imperial Valley
Press for space tor notices and book
lists.
Following is a summary Of ,taris-