Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13

many more steps forward the past
year. The l94l Appropriation Act
carried 5000, 900 additional. 4 vast
amount of study by the stan has
gone into the plans, which have
also been critically considered by
outside consultapts. The municipal
architect and his stan have now
completed the sketch plans and the
front elevation. These have been
approved by the Board Of Library
Trustees and the latter by the Ma
tional Commission Of Fine Arts. The
old buildings on the Pennsylvania
avenue front to be occupied by the
first unit are now being RACED in
preparation for the letting Of the
contracts for construction.
The Southwestern Branch Ii
brary, to be housed in q large, espe-
cially built east wing Of the new
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Junior
High School and Library Building,
will be opened before the end Of
the calendar year. The 1941 APP
preparation Act carries funds for
the original book stock, an made
quate sum for furniture and equip
ment and for stan for three
fourths Of the fiscal year. Advice
on probable book demands has been
secured from q citizens group, and
committee Of the library sta1
worked for months choosing the
book stock. Book ordering and
cataloging are going forward as
rapidly as possible.
One Of the most valuable gifts
ever presented to the library is s., 1000
from the Institution for the Edu-
cation Of Colored Youth miner
Fund.- to be used in acquiring in
formation about, and publications
by, the Negro. The circulation Of
the generous and valuable gift Of
$50 photograph records, presented
to the music division by the Ma
tional Committee for Music Appre-
citation, will have to be deferred
until SUFFICIENT stan Is available
for handling it. As the nucleus Of
q free circulating record library it
has already attracted other gifts
from local friends Of the library. On
May 20, 1910, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Woods Bliss evidenced their con-
tinued interest in the work of the
music division by presenting a pub
lie concert of chamber music by
fine trio at the Georgetown
branch.
Gifts Of Books.
An unusual number of other gifts
was received. Mr.. Theodore w.
Noyes presented IL volumes of the
National Cyclopaedia of American
Biography to the central reference
room and has arranged to have all
future volumes furnished without
cost to the library. Over 300 un-
usually acceptable volumes were
given by Miss Katherine MacDaniel.
The Evening Star presented 229
volumes, mostly review copies Of
current books. A carefully chosen
collection of books valued at $79 SO
was donated to the Chevy Chase
subbranch by the Womans Club of
Chevy Chase. Md. To the branch
libraries in their neighborhoods the
Takoma Park Horticultural Club
and the Georgetown Garden Club
presented books costing $875 and
$8.4l. respectively. The Sisterhoods
of Bethel FL, Beth Sholom, and
B'nai Israel congregations have paid
$50 for a set of the Universal Jewish
Encyclopedia for the Petworth
branch. Seventeen subscriptions for
Catholic magazines valued at $5l 30
have been presented to the central
library and branches by the Catholic
Literature Committee of the George
town University Sodality.
In concluding this, my valedictory
report. I wish to record the laappi.
ness I have had In my service As
public librarian of Washington.
First. Washington is q pleasant city
In which to live and Washingtonians