Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-17

situated IN all parts or impcrfal
Valley, the Imperial County library
with headquarters in the court
house handles an annual turnover of
$4,000 volames for adult readers and
school pupils Of the county.
Frequently questions are asked
concerning the county library. The
general pnhiic seems 70 be lscking
iu definite knowledge regarding this
ins;itutionsnd the efficient man.
ner in which i; functions for the
use and pleasure Of every resident
of the valley desiring its service.
A. the request Of the Press, Miss
Evalyn Bousn, county librarian,
gave the following interesting data
on this organization and its work
ipgs:
The county library, which il 10
Gated in the court house like all
other county offices. offers a DIFF
ferent type OF service from city h
braries. 1t is maintained by spe-
cial library tax which creates the
library fund. The tax rate here in
this county is lower than any other
county in the state, which makes II
difficult to give adequate service
10 its branches
GIVE Service All over
The object Of the county library
10 to give service to every resident
of the county no matter where they
NAV be located. II serves the peo-
pie through its branch libraries,
- all ~ sba
county.
The public library serves only the
people living in its distriet. The
county library goes beyond this point
doing for the county what the pub
lie library does for the city. In
towns maintaining public libraries
OF their own, branch Of the eoun-
ty library 10 placed there and they
can supplement their own collection
bv dfsvinE on the county library.
This alec entitles them TO the usage
and privileges Of the state library.
The schQcl service is another i'm
portant item Of the county library
and IL 10 Of particular benefit to
them. Every school district may
cooperate with the county library
Tor service which would otherwise
be impossible. Each school district
has a library fund which is appor-
toned from the school money. When
4 school district joins the county
library this library funds is turned
over TO the county library fund.
Money, p Pooled
With money being pooled into one
fnnd from all the schools the IL
brasian can buy greater number
Of books for less money. The best
editions and best books are purehas-
"a. A school has access 10 all the
books which the county library
owus a. we'll az access TO the books
Ia the state library. Books are kept
Clean and in repair and rebound
wAen needed.
.AIf the sehool supplies its own
service, the school can have only as
eany books as the library fund will
sppply. With this fund they must
bny the necessary and required
school books which will nearly use
~ the fund. Then they need refer.
enes books, ehildren's books and
HfH4suye seading books besides many
- thi6gs. II the school buys
~ bookssthey remain there year
a8fEs9ee4k AID become old 10 the
StRs 6ih out and no attempt
M stsleep them mended or
tnh 81. means. great waste.
M, = - Pictures, Too
8A9ksiEfyto the schools are
s3paisd MI pictures, for study
ps teArhi1 kdifferent subjects, be,
Sats lstgkHlfeme pictures. The best
NS,art ia AqRtht SO the children be.
s5rbe fatnhbssrwith the best painters
3a their swbrk. Pictures Of I'm.
fiAl Sslky birds are supplied