| Show M BOOR BOOK READING t GETS STIMULUS STIr UlUS t t f Carnegie Free Library h Has lias Increased Activity i M it its its- ity TIming During Year J f-J M f The Tho Th last Ia l halt half of the year yar 1 t as ono one on of or increased activity for tor late tree library accord accord- bc o to a II rc regent report of ian R W T Purdum to the library r oar l for tor the th period l June Juno 1 to 31 It 11 was slated stated at athe he he library that this renewed l In- In hn n- n Is IA most probably due du to f sed funds for tor the purchase t f books bools A year ear ago ao practically o new nt volumes were available with the result that a loss Wa was wasH In the number tI of ot books loaned tor for home horn use t 1 Man Many residents of ot Ogden Osden are the tho erroneous that bat mart the library Is supported ini In j i part rt at least by the Carnegie C s gifts of lioney onty and ami books arc are received 1 from from public spirited citizens There Thero is also the tho th Golden Spike und hind given ghen b by the Union Pacific ind Southern Pacific railroads tn in Ini in commemoration of at th the th anniversary annl of the corn com fiction lenon of ot th the first fiul y Sal tal railroad This yields Ields each cich cb ar about 30 and is used to to purchase works on transportation end and d western history Fines f charged for tor o er overdue lue books bools amount hundred dollars 0 i several an an- an With these exceptions the library depends entirely tor for Its Its Its- support 8 1 on funds derived from public taxation D By law It Is tn en- en to 21 8 8 mills annu annually I which brings In slightly Jt less letS than 1 10 0 o 00 00 This I sum um barely bartly suffices to pD pay yay the and to furnish light heat and repair repairs V l BUY DU lOnE MOKE BOOKS After Atter having heard a report of tle the he e library's critical condition from lic ho library board boord the he city com com- commissioners missioners appropriated from the th general fund for tor library purposes The board subsequent subsequent- ly Ji 14 appropriated 1500 of this for tor books which was expended led during the hc last ia t three months of the rr tear This Thil resulted in A steady ly In the tho circulation figures o over r tho corresponding period In 1023 During November this fig fig- ur fic pre We was 13 per cent larger larser Be- Be BeWen Wen Juno 1 and December 31 books were elo borrowed for tor omo reading of at which there loaned at the library Almost 00 were borrowed root from the tho th library's collection at tho Mound round Fort library Boxes Of rf books bools were were sent Bent during the hummer simmer to both boh tho the Coy Boy Scouts d Girl Scouts camps from rom loans were ma made lc Dur- Dur Dur July and s-nd August books were on n deposit at tho ho Hopkins school a reading room was maln- maln 1 by the Teacher Parent as as- as as Over O of ot these books er borrowed l During Durin the early autumn over o 60 0 boxes of ot 40 vols vol- vol limes each were Vere sent Bent to six of be e public school buildings and tore be-tore the holl holidays loans col bId MS been made from t these thC 9 col- col On July 1 a a ne new car card l system was s installed installed- Each person who came to the library was Vas i lI k stew ew library card II card ll it the old cards being automatically cancelled On Dec Dc 31 cards had haLl been beell l I hawed urd d to persons and sev lal 51 lal hun hun- hundred hun hundred dred more have hn been registered roti I during Januar January This Thill Includes leH about GOO BOO borrowers at the tho Mound Fort library Of the thi above O total are children and are arc new borrowers borrower For two months statistics of o readers occupations w ware re compiled which showed that people of or a II wide diversity o of interests were making m use of at the library both for tor recreational read read- reading tse Ing and fur for assistance In la many practical problems CLUn YELPS II nY n The rie Og Ogden len Exchange club has bas subscribed tor for the the best thc ot service serice tor for the th library Each month month It will receive rE a volume which In the judgment ot of a 3 a group ot of able literary critics Is a work ot of outstanding merit The n P r Ii L Polk Directory com com- company company company pany maintains II a a directory library on the second floor of ot the build build- buildIng building Ine Ing Directories are now on tile file from over u cities During the past year yar oar this collection has bas been brought very largely up to date b by the acquisition of many Yol- Yol volumes vol volumes umes of recent publication The library subscribes to about of at the th leading magazines pub pub- published published published In this country covering a wide range ranee of ot subjects subject In tn addi addi- addition addi- addi addition addition tion to some 45 periodicals rt- rt received re received as gifts girts Newspapers are received dally daily from Boston Doston New NewYork NewYork York Washington Louisville Chi Chi- Chicago cago Kansas City Denver Lo Los Angeles Angelea San Francisco Portland SpoKane Butte Butto and Salt POrtland Lak Lali City The Th growing use of the demonstrates that the citizens of 01 Ogden who who arc are Its real owner owner- I arc are Interested In Its welfare With Witha Willa a larger Income it can bo be el devel- developed developed to a greater degree o of Influence and usefulness an and l the tho library trust trusts that It will It-will will be enabled to make some om of these thes Improvements In its own service comparable to the Industrial and an commercial growth of ot the tho tb city The Th work of the lh library Is car car- carried carried ried on by the tho th library and seven assistants three of whom are ar tm em- employed on a time half schedule The tol persons compoSt compose the board of directors rev nev John Edward Carver president Wit VII Witham Wllliam liam ham II It Reeder Jr secretary Warren 1 I L Wattis Valtis treasurer Archie P James II 11 Douglas Mrs Bertha Dertha 11 n Harris and Mrs Florence Hirst New New- Newcomb New comb comb cOlUb |
