Milford chronicle., 1936-11-27
YEARLY REPORT OF
MILFORD LIBRARY

During the past library year 14.23C
books have been in circulation from
the Milford Free Public Library, &
gain of 1,349 books over the previous
year, with 259 new borrowers.
Six hundred ten books have been
added by gift and purchase.
A beautifully lettered scroll, the
| gift of DR.. and Mrs. William Mar
shall, two new reading lamps, bright
! book covers from current books con-
! spicuOusly placed to aid readers in
knowing the new fiction, and a week
ly resume of the current motion pic
lures. presented by Mrs. G. Marshall
Townsend, have all added interest
and attractiveness to the room.
The following gift magazines have
also offered continual enjoyment
throughout the year:
WOman's Home Companion, from
Mrs. Gustav Swanson.
Young American and National Geo
graphic. from Mrs Daniel Hirsch.
Fortune. from Mrs. w. S. Smith;
and Readers Digest. McCalls Prog
ness. Specially Salesman, Unity, and
Rosienucian Digest from other in
terested readers.
The library has been fortunate in
receiving Scharp's History of Della
ware ia two volumes. rare Outstand-
ing books of our state. The Harvard
Classics containing the worlds best
literature in fifty volumes, with many
interesting reading courses outlined
therein, are now ready for circu-
latiOn. One of this number by DR..
Eliot, Reading Fifteen Minutes a
Day" is Of the deepest interest and
value.
The following new books have
been added also:
My Ten Years In a Quandary-
Robert Binchlay.
The Man From the Darlands John
Journal Of the Lives to theHebides /
James Boswell
But Beauty Vanishes - Richard
Bleher.
The FlOwering of New England
Van Wyck Braehn
South of The Rio Grande-Max
Brand
Three Bags Roger Burlin-
same
The Tragic Era Claude Bowers.
Tonight At S:3O-NOel Coward.
Indian MOsaic-AIark Charming.
John Dawn-RObert Coffin.
Listen For a Lonesome Dream
Carl Calmer.
The African Witch-Joyce Cary.
From a Surgeons JOurnal-Har-
'ey Cushing.
Mrs. Meigs and Mr.. Cunningham
elizabeth Carlett.
After All-Clarence Day.
The Case of The Conquered Sisters
Todd Downing.
White Banners-LlOyd Douglas.
Armed With New TerrOr-Theo-
ore Dubris. II
No More Warwick Deeping. I
The Tall Man-Calvin Douglas.
Drums Along The Mohawk
er F. Edmonds.
The Sky But Not The Heart-R. L. {
luffus. a
The Penrose Mystery-R. c. Free a
ian.
News From Tartary-Peter Flem- I
lg. I
Miss Linsey and Pa-stella Glib d
Ons. \
The Last Wagon Train-Zane j
The Trouble I've seen-Martha a
allborn. a
Inside EurOpe-John Gunther.
Blazing Trails-F. W. Hilton.
Cannery Anna-Merris Hull.
Lost Morning DR. Bore Haywood.
Excess In GaZe-AldOn Huxby.
The Substitute Guest-Grace Liv-
gstOn Hill.
An American Doctors Odysay y-Dr. Il
ictOr Heiser. v
Live Alone And Like It-Marjorie Il
ILLS. IL
A Shropshire Lad-C. E. Housman. Ii
Fire COmpany-Doris Lerdie. Ii
Gone With The Winds Margaret W
tchell
Even The Wind Elliott 81
anick. 81
For The School Shadows - Max N
Her. al
The Stolen God-Edison Marshall.
Best Plays of 1935-1936 - Burns C,
Intle. m
Sparken Trake-Charles Morgan. nj
rhe Enchanted Voyage - Robert &C
than ey
Foltaire-Alfred Nyes.
Fhe American Flaggs - Kathleen hit
iris. n,
The Countess From Iowa-Count- be
Nistitz. as
Bad Parents, Ogden Nash. r,
bird AlOne-Sam O'Foolaire. r,
'acific Willard Price. Te
american Acres-LOuise Redfield Ia
little. Pr
hey Work in The City. B. All
estly. Ic
White Oak Harvest-Mago Dele Su
X.
he People, Yes-Carl Sandberg. ce
tazdre2's Opera and Concert du
de. ba
ital Peace-Henry w. Steed. AM
Am The Winifred VanEt- M
Prize For My Son-Hugh Wal ne
ar Forest-Francis B. Young. ca,
'pUOrth League Notes tor
iss Katharine Norrison will he