Show morgan library has acquired stature in years of growth if its a book on astronomy electronics physiology science religion or just a mere novel it can be found in our morgan county library every citizen of the county regardless gard less of age or sex is entitled to a membership card and have access to the hundreds of books that through the years have been accumulating until we have almost outgrown the space the building affords of course if you are under the age of fourteen you cannot obtain a library card without the signature of your parents which is very reasonable as every book has to be accounted for by the librarian when the books are lent out it is expected that they be returned on time and in good condition A small fine is made on overdue books and it is surprising how quickly the fine mounts up if one or more books are overdue any length of time temporary residents of the county are compelled to pay a small deposit before they can take a book from the library this money is returned when they move away the deweal decimal system of classification is used in this library and this involves a considerable amount of work the librarian mrs airs dickson has her own method of segregation and shelving of books making it easier for people to find just what they are looking for western stories are placed altogether as are arc autobiographies religious works etc in commenting on everyday life in the library mrs airs dickson says that the children using the library are very well behaved and that she has found the public to be honest and pleasant to deal with there are 1447 books in the library being adult books and juvenile books childrens books and books lent to the schools wear out much quicker than the adult books in 1918 there was circulated books adult of which were non fiction and childrens books were loaned out the library was open 21 days and there was an average of 94 04 and books went out each day there are 5 15 registered members of the library who may borrow books without any cost whatsoever morgan county library is an institution ution to be proud of the people have demonstrated this fact according to the above figures to visit the library during the school noon hour and watch the children selecting and returning books is time well spent |