Show BOOKS ON WAR AND FOOD READ BY MANY HERE City Library Reports Big Call for Practical cal Works in 1918 the serious moo mood of ot the thet t reading public in war time heavy de demand domand domand do- do mand was made In 1918 for Cor books on military subjects and practical enterprises enterprises enter enter- elJ Miss Mies Jonn Joanna o. o II Sprague librarian Inn ian disclosed In her annual report submitted sub yesterday to tho the directors of ot tho the Salt Lako Lake public library Tho The demand for tor books boole asIde from fiction wits was first for or those on war waran an and and next for tor those along alonS' practical lines linos particularly on on fOOl food cookery cooker on and conservation the tho librarian re- re oiled At present tho the demand Is for tor reconstruction reading both In Its physical and sociological aspects Tho The report which went vent Into detail as to tho the n ml many activities of at the tho In Institution Institution In- In pointed out thC that because of ot tho the extended influenza closing the tho li library Ii- Ii brar had been on a ten months months' meted of ot a twelve o months' months basIs baals Under tho the circumstances comparison with other I r Scars ears was as mado made difficult MUCk Much War ar Work ork Done Dono DoneWar DoneWar War activities of ot tho library Miss Sprague said included the tHo placing of ot a n food exhibit at tho the Utah State fair tho collection of or nearly volumes for Cor soldiers selling of ot tickets for tor tho the McCormack 1 concert under Red lied Cross auspices tho the raising of ot for Cor the War ar Camp Community service and as assistance as- as In the tho Boys' Boys Working Reserve movement mo Development of or library activities the report pointed d out out Included tho the openIng opening opening open open- ing of or the tho ew branch In tho the Carnegie building at nt S 8 Eighth West street anti and the thc operation o of ne eral deposit stations In different parts of tho the city as well as ns tho the extension work wort conducted conduct conduct- ed In schools Ono One of the tho most Important functions of oC tho the library Miss ss Sprague said sl was related to the children Children H head nd More Our childrens children's room had a n splendid Increase In circulation over 1917 1017 up to the tho time tho the institution was closed sho reported If It wo we had been open full time lime 1918 would have been b bj by I far tho the best year car Wo we o ever had The I circulation of books from this department depart depart- ment was and 6 81 were used usell In the lie room Membership cards ards to the tho number of oC 12 1270 O were Issued ana and G U new books catalogued Tho The work with the schools ha has been encouraging Classes have havo come from various schools many from tho the Junior High school Pupils visited our room ard were wora taught how to use the tho card catalogue and tho the books The Tho teachers have operated co-operated with the library In giving time for tor those classes and In helping to Improve o the tho reading of oC their pupils Tho The directors to whom the report was as submitted are President John JohnD D D. Spencer Spencor secretary Mrs Irs A. A J J. J Gorham Gorham Gorham Gor- Gor ham Mrs Annie Annio Wells Cannon Mrs Irs C C. P. P O Miss Mis Kate Williams Herman IIerman D D. II IT ChrIstensen W v. F F. Cotton Colton Dambe and Max Hanauer r |