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Show CARNEGIE LIBRARY REPORT SHOWS PROGRESS The fifteenth annual report of the Carnegie free library of Ogden has been submitted, as follows: "There has been a decided Increase in strength and activity during the year ending May 31, 1918.We have now 16,512 volumes, 2193 having been added ad-ded during the year, and a library membership of 11,918 -persons. We have circulated for home use 105,009 b.ooks, a net increase of 20,092 in circulation cir-culation over last year, furnishing ample am-ple evidence that the people of Ogden are making good use of their library,, "Our patrons are intellectually alert, and nothing circumscribes our usefulness useful-ness but our limited income. We need more books in the adult department, especially new books of current interest, inter-est, and our collection of fiction needs renewing, with attractive edition of the classics, and additional copies of the better clas Of recent fiction. Just now we are losing readers almost as fast as we are gaining them, because many patrons have practically exhausted ex-hausted the resources of our collection. War books are especially in demand, rivalling fiction in popularity, and it seems particularly important that the library do its utmost to furnish books of information and inspiration .on subjects sub-jects connected with the war, to arouse patriotism, and to show individual indiv-idual citizens their opportunity for service. "The library is doing much to help ,in the food conservation movement, including the preparation and use of bulletins on food economy and gardening, garden-ing, the circulation of the best books on these subjects, and the free distribution distri-bution of lealets obtained from the food administration and elsewhere. "We have conducted a very successful success-ful campaign for the collection of books for the soldiers, and have already al-ready sent three shipments of books and magazines for use In the camps. "The results of another year's work with the schools are most gratifying. We aro now supplying books lo every child from the fourth to the eighth grade in the public schools, and a very considerable part of our circulation of children's books is done from the school rooms, 26,004 being the school circulation record for the year. It is to be hoped that next year we may be able to purchase books for the third grade. "At the close of the year graded bookmarks were distributed in the grades. The many requests for the titles ti-tles on these lists show the possibility possibil-ity of directing children's taste by this method. "The Saturday morning story hours for children have been continued and have again been well attended. The picturo collection has been increased, in-creased, and 2315 mounted pictures have been used by the teachers. "A meeting of librarians and trustees trus-tees from the northern part of the state was held in this library on April 15. Two sessions were held, presided over by Miss Mary E. Downey, the state library organizer, and visiting members were entertained at luncheon at the Weber club by the Ogden library li-brary board. "Miss Dora Smith, assistant libran-ian, libran-ian, was granted one year's leave of absence to attend school in Chicago, beginning last November, and her place has been capably filled by Miss Inez Adams. "I take pleasure In acknowledging the generous support of the library board, and the faithful labors of the library staff. Respectfully, Grace. W. Harris, Librarian." Llbrarlan5s Cash Account. , Balance on hand June 1, 1917 ..? 2.1S Receipts: Lost and damaged books 20.60 Fines 507.11 Sale of reserve postals 3.26 Cards to non-resident borrowers 6.15 Duplicate cards 26.95 Sale of old paper 2.95 o 576.02 Expenditures: Postage 39.90 Freight, express and drayage ... 56.75 Books 131.17 Desk supplies' 2S.61 Picture collection 21.45 Magazines 9.15 Application and borrower's cards 29.60 Book cards and pockets 33.60 Catalog and shelf-list cards .... 19.76 Book repair supplies 4.65 Book lists S.93 Plants and window boxes 28.75 Typewriter supplies 9.25 Labor (cleaning) 11.05 Map 3.12 Stereoscopes and views 37.64 Magazine cases 4.00 A. L. A. and N. E. A. dues S.00 Utah Library Ass'n dues and expenses ex-penses 4.20 Paper cutter . . 14,00 Printing 9.35 Book case and picture files .... 44.22 Miscellaneous 18.85 576.00 Balance on hand June 1, 1918.. 2.20 Rent Collection Account. Balance on hand June 1, 1917 . . 11.00 Receipts: Rental of books 193.10 Lost books 2.90 195.00 Expenditures: Books (Including express) 200.07 Balance on hand June 1, 1918 . . 6.93 List of Donors. No. of Vols. H. G. Adams 1 Bahia Library committee 1 H. II. Bancroft 1 Mrs. L. A. Barnett 5 J. M. Beck 1 Ellen Burt 2 Carnegie Endowment for International Inter-national Peace 1 Johm Christiansen 13 Warren H. Cudworth 1 Sylvia Dee , 29 W. Macneile Dixon 13 Doubleday, Page & Co 1 Eugenia Dunsmore 1 J. Albert Erickson . . 1 Charles A. Fisher 1 H. J. Fuller , 1 Mary Grlx 1 Lake Forest "University ' 1 J. W. Lindstrom 12 Winifred Maynard l National Security League 1 Katherlne Hoag Norgren 32 IT. Earl Pardoe 2 Sir Gilbert Parker 1 Mrs. D. H. Peery 44 G. P. Putnam and sons 1 Mrs.-W. Poultcr v.v. .v. 1 Blanche Quails 4 Nels Quevll 1 Secretary of State, Utah 1 MrB. Mery B. Stevens 1 Evelyn Turner 1 178 |