Biennial report of the North Carolina Library Commission

              CL AS S BOOK
VOLUME
-p ·E1'Tff"SVLvA N':zt'
5 T A~e .. - I::"'B-R-A·R-Y
Nonh Carolina St.te Library
Raleigh 1'1- C.
()oC.
FIFTH BIEN NIAL REPORT
OF TH E
NORTH CAROLINA
LIBRARY COMMISSION
t 9 17·19 18
RALEIGH
E ......... " •• O.OVClHTQIf PllIllTUlO CO.,. .. 1tY
STAn P.Dfn ..
1011
N15/, IO
1-/-.11,1
TABLE OF CO TENTS
North Carolina Library Commlulon -:\Iemberl Bod OtllCf!l'S.
Letter of Tran"mltlAl ...•....
Iteport of tbe Secretary and Director.
Per.onnel of tbe Library Commlulon
The War and Llbrarle-....
War Servll't! or the American Library .uaoclaUon ..
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Nortb Cl!.rollml Llhrnrlea au" tho \Vllf... . ..... ................ 9
Wnr AcUvltlet of North Cnrollnu Libraries..................... 10
War Acth'lth.'1I of the Library Commission...... 11
The Traveling LIbrary System.. ........... .... ..... ... 12
Lilt of Tmvelln~ Library Statlonl.... ........... . U
Pt.ckllle LlbrarlM ............................•... 16
l"se of Travellnl!;: Illbl'llrlel : Extrac"la from Letter.. 11
Publicity ...•....... . ....... " 20
List of Puh\Jcntlon........... ., .•. _'" _ ......... " 21
Library Legilialion ................... . ....••...... , ...• •• :U
Library N(!('d~ of Xonh Carollnll .. .. . . . .. . ...... . ... ... .. .. .. 22
Library StaU~llcs ..... . ........ ,...... .. . .. .. .. . .,'. .... 23
ekhool and College Llbrarl •........ , .. , ............. , ... ,....... 2~
Appendix ..... , ............ ,..... . ........... ,. ....•.. 27
Public Library La ... of 1911. .. ••••• .......... ........... 29
Public Library La ... of 1917 ......... ........ ........ 29
County Llbrnry .... w....... ....... ......................... 29
Library Bulldlnp ......................................... 30
Library AlIllroPrl!ltlon~ ...
noll or Honor . . .
ro' »
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NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY COMMISSION
Oll ie. : S,a'. Adminill ral;un Buildin" R. lei,h
i\lElIBERS
Appointed. br tile ~'orth C"roli"" LllJrlJr~ Auoci(ltion:
C. C. WRIGUT
Superlntendent ot Wilkes County Schools, Hunting Creek
ANNI!!: F. P!:'I'T't
LlbrA rinn State Norma l College, Qrceosboro
Appoi"te" b~ tlie OOllcMlor:
DR. CIIAJ.Lr.lI L.a: SlolITII, Raleigh
£~ Ol/iCfo:
Euor. .'I "t: C. BROOKS
Snpcr lnumdent of Public Instruction, Raleigh
CARIIII': L. 811OUOliTON
Stllte Librarian. Raleigh
O//fcer~:
C. C. WRIOIIT, Clltllrman
ANN": F. PmT't, Vice·OliolrlM"
011. ClIARU:I:I Lr.r.. SIoIITII, Trw.""er
Executive SlaU'-
MIlS. lIlI!(NIr. L. BUNTON, Secreta", and D irector
MARY S. YATI:I:I, Llbrar/(Ul
ErrA D. PURT, SlenOl1ralllicr III1d Olerk.
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
HU:lTIS'Q CUY.K, N. C., DOCCInbcr 1, 1018.
To hi8 B:rcellency, Tllo)!"'B W. llu::JrJrrT,
Got'errwr of Nor/h. OarolilllJ.
Sill :-111 oomplitmco with dlupt!!r 873, soction n, Public J~n\\'1 of ·~~orlh
Carolina 190D, [hoyc tho honor to transmit hercwitli 11u) fifth report of
the HOrlb Carolina Library Commiuioll for tho bieonial period ending
November 30, Hit.
The report was prepared by the Secretary and Director. It describes
the work oC the Commiuion in detail, in(Licates tho nature and IICOpe or
it!! voried Ilctivili~ and givee a brief !Un'oJ of library conditiOllll thmout
tho state. Respectfully 8ubmilte<l,
O. C. WRlfiUT,
ChairmOIl.
North Carolina Library Commission
REPORT OF TIlE SECRETARY AND DIR ECTOR
.\ tLl' IlUrpo .... lIud fUlIl'li(lII~ of lilt' I.ihrtlTY C()lIlmi~.i()1I 111m.' ~Il
fllll,v dt·«OrihNJ in Ilrf'V;C1U8 r«1)Qrt'~ it i~ only JIl'('('""III"y 10 ~iH' hl'rtl 1\
brit'f ~(llu:'m(:lIt c"OIl('l'rning it~ orgllni1.lltioll nml duti(·~. Tlln J.ibrury
Curnllli,,~ioll of 'Noreb CUN,linll ill II .iqmrlrn(·nl of the Stille guW'rnlll("nt
('rt-nl, .. 1 by tl.(· Lc,ltillilltur(> of .J!lnfl r"r tho purpO!\e of prmnoting the
librllry iul(ol'efol.$ of thl' ~tnll'. 1t CIl{'ournJ.,'lof\ nnd nids in IlIr t' IBblilll,-
1111'111 /,( 11('11' librnrit· • n~.i~I" thO>'C Illr(,IIfI~' in (':f;!lten('('. allli HI"'TIII(>;I It
.y~I(>I1i of trnl"eliulI: liilraril'll. Tho Cornmi··ion ;, MII-pllrti~IlIl. 1t eon·
l'ihl8 (If I\ln ~-ofJil'io IIIl'mbc>rs, one nplKlintN by the Gun-rlillf lind 1\\'0
nPI)llilltCO'I by lilt' North ('ltrolillu J,ibrnry .\.!I8OCiutioll, [Ill lll'rI'ing with­out
pity, 'fill' C,<)lumiN.<ion elects its OWI\ ofli('('rs nnd IIppointa tile exc<m­tin'lIloff.
'fhe st'Cr(,,itlry (,f Ihe COllllni&l'ion il Ilireclor of 1111 .Irpllrt-
111('0111 of itB work,
J'r;II-~Os":H:\' OP TII& U611.\IlY CO)l)lI:'SIO!'O'
Thf'r(' hn\'e ken 1\\'0 ehnnges in 111(' personnel of Ih(' Cmnmi""ion,
WiJf'n the lerm of nr, Clnrence Poe who wns filling oul lhe ulIC'Xpire<i
t('rlll of Dr. 1., H. WilllOll. cxpired April Ij lOIS, the North ('arolillit
Librnry Aw«)Cillti()u nplMlintC'd ).ri~ Annill F. P etty to 811('(·l'(.'(lllilll. Tho
X/)rth Cnrolill8 l .. ibrnry Bulletin in its J UliO issue contniliMI tIl(' follow­illl!
('<Iitllriol eone<'rniol: thl' nppointmttut:
The appolntmt'nt oC lllllll J>ctly I~ pl.!:<:uLlnrly lIulng for several re:lflOnll.
Not only I~ ~he the tlbrllrlnn or the lor&tlIIt eolle«e library for glrl~ In X<>rlh
Cllrollna, but Ilhe WOIl the nret trained Ifbrnrlnn In the state and haa been
dosely IdeotlRed with every mo\'ement for Ilbmry develOIlment. To her III
due Inrgel), the eaUlbll~hmenl or Lbe Lihrtl.ry Commilllllon, nnd to her the
Comnll.lon blla 011\'11),11 IUTne(1 for eouoael nnd .... ilIulIIC(! In the (ormnllon
of pll1111 for the cxtelllllon of III work,
:'111"11 I'l'uy "',UI a chnrtl'r member of the XOTth Carolina Llbmry AqQela.
tlon. haa twlee IK'rved 1111 PTellldeut, and haa eYCr been a tlrele .. , entbullaatle
au\! TRluable ",orker. lief appointment II Il:rceedlnglyIP'Iltlr)'iug to thl! enUre
membfoTllhip of tbe Library AlUIOClnUon. and to the Llbrnr)· C'.ommhl8ion.
lK>eRuse of hl'r 1eal'1l or devoted .ervlee to the c:\'U!lO of library exten~lon. Her
tralnln« lind c.tperleut'(!, her fllmlilarlty wIth tho Itate, nnd her knoll'ledlfll
oC Ubrtl.ry eoudltlonl will bt> of Ineslimahlo " nine to the Library CommllJllon.
Mi ~~ Carrie t, nrou~h\/)n wlum appoinu'fl Stnte l.ibrnriun in .\ ujtmt
nf the 111'('-<'lIt .n·ar bo'('amf' ni:oo 0. mrm!.w-r of Ih(' l.ibrnr,v ('/)lI1ll1i~"iioll,
n.'l tIll' Eitale Librarian an,1 Supt'rintt'wlf'1I1 of Publit' ln~lrllrlioll ore
ex-oflit'io m('mOOrt of the Commil'l!lion.
8 FIYTII nll~NNIAL lU;PORT
11r. C. C. Wright ",os 1'1lf1ppointed by tho North CarolinlL Library
.Association for I! term of lhrco yeRra beginning ,April 1, 1017.
A ellltngo in the perllOnncl of tho Commission oflice IIhould also be
reported. l\[iss L\lice Hodg<'ril, nn lIssislnllt in tho Commi8Bioll oftloo for
three und olle-half ycnrs, fClligncd in February, 1!l17. lfi88 }.[nry S.
YUlCS, II truined IibrnrilllL, WI18 scoureu to lUke her pineo and entered tho
Comlllill~ion oflioo Muy Sth. Mills Ylltel!, illlUli\'c of Or()('lltIooro, N. C.,
lind II grndunlc of the ~\tlnn tR Librnry bool, sen'cd for two yenrl! lIS
librnrian of tbe Nannn! School III Fredericksburg, Va., and is well
~lIii'fK'd for COlllUli"5iolL work in Xorlh,CarolinB.
TIU WAil ASI) LIOKARi:ES
Duriug prnclienll~' tho enti\"(' period covered by lhis report tho Lllilc<1
Stnlt'S WHS at WlIf, n \\'lIr which comfK'llod overy man nnd woman, IIml
ercr,v iJilltilulioll aud organization to muke a lIew sury('y of duti<'S nnd
u 11011' (',timnto or \'alu('.~. Ordinury functiOlls and prj)(·etlures hnd to
yiehi to tllo cxtrnordinnry d(.'IIIIII I(.l8 of the times, nnd rill loynl CililA'1U1
line! ill~litutiolls plnl"Ct1 th('mS(>h('.~ lit tho &en'ioo of 111(' p;""('rlluU'll\ 10
h!. •. \1';(',1 ill allY way thut would best promote the cn.use fllr which 1111111."
lJlilli {)lI~ of lIIen wcre fighting I1nd millions wcrc makilJ,:t lilt' ~\IIII"('mc
sacrifice.
lienee Iibrnrie!'l of nil kind", nnd nil Iibrar," as-ioeililions and organi­zations
\H're mobili.wd for fl<'r\'ire, and the past yoor has fIOOn tho rottrh­ing
out of librnr.r BCn'ire to all point' where men in uniform nrc IIS-
8('mbl('d nnd to zl.ll wnr ncti"iliea \lIIdertnkcn by we go\'('rumcnl ami
by ei"i!iaus.
WAR SJ;U\'ICE OF TilE AMERICAN LrDlU.RY AS80ClATION
]~ibrllry war service in the army nnd nnvy, in the United St:ll6H I1nd
o\'or,;.cns, I1nd evcn in the prison camps in Gel"lllllny, h ns been carried
Oli by the .\nl('rictln Librnry A&IOOiation tbru n spceial ('olllmitlf'C, the
dil'('('tor being Dr. ilerbcrt Pntnnm, Ihll librnrian of Con~rt'''~, .A ilum­mar,"
of tbe work is here giwm in order to oon"cy as brieRy Ill! po!':iiblc
the 9COPC nnd magnitude of its activities.
41 camp library build ing. ereelell
~ 3 large camp libraries estahllshed
U3 hospitals and Red CrOll housel:! SU1)plled wllh books
243 ltbrnrlnnll In tho servIce
315 IImn11 military cnmpa lind POBtl equipped with book collections
~ OG naval lind nlnrlne lllattonl Bil(l veaaels 6u1lpllecl with IIbro.rlCI
1.547 branches nnll Btallonl placed In Y. M. C. A, lind K. or C, buls, bar-racks
a nd men haUs
1.030,458 books shipped o\'cr8enl
600,000 book. purchaaed, largely technical
N. C. L lDlUar OolUU8lJON
3,01 UOO I1tt boo •• placed In .enlce
6,000,000 ,Itt mapslng dlltrlbllted
ar.O polnll ove~ aupplled wltb boob
,
So iJII IK.lrtantnml fu·rt'.I1(>iIiug hall hc<!n the work dUll it Ii .. altraetoo
Vo·idt'~lJ relll.l IHendon, aud tilerI' ill no IOngru:ine of rooogui1.('(1 Blanding
wbil"h hili not ~)I\taincd nn f1rlie!(' or a ,;tory (''UII('('rlljng it. l'ri<lr to tho
vo·u ,hert' W(,1'f' IIIDny peoplf' in til .. Guiled SIDtMl who ha,1 not h('Dro of
t!1(' .\. T ••• \ , (thl.' Am('ri('au I.ibrary AJ,. ... ",iatioll). and II1Any who e"{'11
,Ioullt('(.\ lIu' j::'('lIuiu(' UJl('(Uhl{' of til{' public library, hilt the war hili
t'hllug..J all nf llli~, Dud til!' lil,rary haB Jlron,,1 iu right to c.xi"l us all
111('('111 of ('<itwllliull lind II m('< liulll uf IlUblicity,
:oi"lrrll C.\IotOI.I:oiA LlDa.\H..I.lUI "ui'll TUE WAIot
!Jut how II .. the war .1I'('("t('<1 th .... libr:aiMl of Xorth ("Hrolilla, and
1\ hut I.HI8 hN-n liI('ir I,tlrt in tilt' librnry war 8l'r\'iC(l/
It ellllllot IX'dt'uied tltlll ~OIllH <If the libruri('l1 in :North Cllrulinu have
1,·,1 a vcry U1U'{'rlllill (,'ti~wllt'e during Ihl' pa,t f(lw yl':'r!I. This ill ospe­t'iail,"
true of th(' Iill1ull library ("utirely (I<'PI.'II.INlt upou gi(l~ allli "olun­tory
('o.nlribulitlIl8. r~,pl(' ho\'c \x>(>n buying liberty bonus and war
"A,ing"~llmlol!; thl'Y hll'·(' bo'('n gi\·in~ to Ib<, H('f) CrAAq, till' Y. lL C. A'I
Ih<' Y. W. (1. A. IIlItI the Unite<! War Work Omnpaign onu sometimes
Ih!' liLrllry lu,!! 1)('('0 forgottf'u. H ellC(' two librJ\rie~ 1111\'0 had to doao
t1wir tloor&-the Pion('('r .I.ibrary ill Lelloir ont! the Public T.ibrnry of
l lucks\iUe. Onl~' fin.- lIew lihrari('l' Ila\'e been c,.. tllblilllle<l. the public
lihrnril'll at ,\IIK-marlt, .. \pex, Hockinghom 0.11,1 Wbitei,ille ond the Dur­hom
Colort'(l J..ibrary. fn 0110 week Rockinghalll rai!!Cd $1,500 for Ihe
t'urrt' lit c;\"pt'n."(!11 of a library for onc ycar, and n(')ct May lIt tho ~gular
t-Ih,tion the qll{'~lioli of n spocitli libra ry tax will be \'olro upon, Aslu~­i'ille
ill ~'o rking on Ihe I) roblcm of changing her library from A aubscrip­tion
to 9. free public lihr l'lry Blld in ) .£ny HIlS, GIlSlonill. rcooh'ed on
annunl apprupriAlion of O\'('r $1,200 from tllO town and cOlinty. Severol
iibrnriCB 11 /11'1' nl..o receivcd increflSC.II in 1I1Jpropriatiolls, notllbly tilo
(I t<'t n ~boro P ublic Lib ra ry Wh066 appropriation from the city was in­l'rellscd
to 84,500. I t Ai.(l() r ('C('iw!lI $1,500 from tho eounly.
But the mOllt aignificnnt Bign of libra ry progress is tbe fact that in
Ap ril 1917 the town of H ickory voted a 8~ial lllX for 8 public library
Ami ill lfny 1917 St atellv illo \"otoo A tAX of 3Y" cents 011 the hundred
dollars and 10 Cl.'lIti1 on the poll. Olily ninety·two VOles W(\N) e:18t ngnil\8t
tit() libra ry loX, Both ITickory and Sta le.~vill(\ 1Ia\"'e rcceh'oo donationl
for library buildings from the Oarnegio CorporAtion .
.\ nllmhl'r of tO~"l111 ba \'e only been wait ing (or the end of tho WAr to
81Art the library mo"emcnt, And we expect to 8CC the e~tabli~h men l of
many new librnries ill the !loxl !weh'o or eightee n months,
10
w .... n .\CTI\'ITI lS 01' NOKTII CAKOI.IX.' LIIJ.II.\IIIKII
'I'hl'fC is \lOt II librllry in XOfrh Curolina which htls nOl ~'u (.nguge<!
ill ~lK\I.'iul wur nctivilic~, the Illrg<>f libruriro, 1)( ('()UfS('j l)(Iiug ubi" \0 0.1(,
lIIore thaI! the smu lle.r ones. 'I'ho wnr ncti\'ilic.s of tho libruriell mlly be
clnssified nmh:r \'ur ions houdll.
1. War Publici/yo As nil ngeut of wllr publicity tho iihrnri('11 rCllucrcd
n purriol;.' sOrl'ice of eOlldidcrublc yu1ue. Officiul Jlubli{'ntion~ (If tile
OOH'rnmcnt containing nCI\"~ und infOfllllllion of tho grCllt('!lt importlillcO
w('r(' 8CCured lind giw'l\ prompt nnd (·onspicuoU8 publieit,r. Tho Jlubli­cntiOJlS
includt'<'1 oHieinl >,llIlrUl('llll! IIlld bulletins, m('fI~t1g('1I of the P resi·
dent and the " 'ur IXoI>nrlmcnt. nnnOlIlIN.'Ill('llb Ilud decisions of the Food
IIUtI .Fuel .\dminiMratiolL, publi(' bt!lt('liIen~ (Of fedefal or )oral drah
oouf,ls, nnd ollicinl !<tn!('UlNIIB II" to l'ondition9 of the Ilflll,\' lind run·y.
A91\ rl'.!!uIL borrowcr8 diil('ln'crc,1 Ihnl tha \ibr:lry WitS til{' 1'1:\("(· to ~o fOf
the lIIoat fecent. iufofUllllioll IIlong IIllliu('s of go\"(~rnIlH.'lItlllll\·111·jtiI.'8.
2. ('offer/ion (Old /'ff'8f1"'{ltillll of LIII"!ll War Rccordll. Ubrari('S in
some ill~talll!{,s (·()Il(,(·tcd 111111 pr('~l'r\"cd Wllr mntcr illl JlJHi fl'l:()rdll of Ilnf
netil'iti('1i of loenl importllll(,() onl,\', for it W:18 rClilizet.i Ihnt Illlic~8 thill
work wns Jonl! b~' the locality it would not be done nt nil. The aOl11'iti08
of til(' librnr1(,~ illth1~ ('()l1l1f'('lioll would hnn' been grcaJt>f hull it lint ~o
that th(' State lL i~tOfi('nl COllllni&'iOIl Willi nbo iIlU.'ff.'"U·,1 ill thi~ work.
:J, \.>I.,i.danre i" lire f'fJ"'{ ('01111'";9"' f llllll('(iintcl .... nflf'r thf' ('rrillion
uf Ille rnitt'd Stllt<'S FOl1d .\tlmilli"lrlltiuli llr. Hoover Iltldff.'l''iCd n 1lIf.'.!!'
.. nA'e to till' libr:lfif.'.lI of thf.' ("lIIlItry. I!:llling upon IIII'm fOf plllriotic
~('r\'i{'I' h.v f('ml<.>ring full coOp('rrHion lind ncti\'6 U!<SiStIl11f.'6 in tho Food
C!Ll11pUi~l1~ nnd progtll1n~ ()f the .\dmilli:nrution. Tho wn~'1I in which
lhe lihf:lrinn~ of Xorlh ('arolilln f('~polld('{1 to Ihis {'1111 W(ltf.' 1Il111l.V Hlill
1'lIrii'l1. With only two Ut thN.'<' eX('<'l'lion.~ ('\"f·r,v lihrnry St·\ nllidf.' 11
bllll('1ill bollrti fOf the f.'xdl1~h·e dijtplll~' of food l11utf.'fiul. Rpt'('il1l~­hibit~
11'('1"<' Iwi<! II." !'OIn!' lihflltif.'~. till' "l'hoo\ ('hi1411"('11 I11fiking l)(>stf.'r.ll,
til!' libfllfizlU :111(1 til!' IIrt l!'nt'lll'r~ roOlK'rntinA'; mnll~' pUf('hn~ books
lin f04J,1 t·on~"rnlti()n. rUtHI '·IIII1f.'1I nntl rdatetl sllbj('('t~, plat·iug Ihe ro)·
1("('linns wiJ('r(' IhC'~' wnul,lnltrurl mo,.t :111(,lIlioll; :nul otll('rs l<lnrteol II
filf.' of rN·ipes (lr di>;lribut(·" lilernlllre !'4'nt from Wn~ldll~ton or tilt'
I.ihrnr.r rommi-,,~inn. The )ibrllfil'~ ,lui up: eSJl<'l.'in.ll)' gMt) wllrk along
t\r(·,,(· lill('~ w!'rc the Olil'in l{uuf.'Y lIn,1 t1w public librnri!'~ lOr Will~tt)Il'
8111,'111, Durhnm. (,hnrlottf.', II iclmr,v lind Gre('nsboro.
I. ('flii]ll'ta/irm ill l.ihcrfJ/ / ,(1/111 (JIIIl W{lr S{/lljll!J C'amplli!Jns. The
libflltY'l\ Ilntl in thi~ work NlIlJlist('d latJrely in aiding 111 Ihe publi(,jt.v
lIIu11',111('ll1ionlll {'fl1nl)niA"II~. nltho in "('I·('rn l l'fl,,(,~. tiS in Wil1~lolI.Rnl('Ul.
tho librnry al,-o 1'0101 the war "n\'ill~ .~tRmp~.
5. (loiil'l'fntitm rl"ilIt the Rt/I Crn.u. 1'. JI. O . ..t .. and oth l'r .t!1tnrie8
of Wnf Rf'lif'f· Books, pnmphl(·ts nlHi periodieniiitC'rntul'c (\f.'niillg with
X, C, 1.11111.\11\' Ct"'UU~~W!l' 11
tho "-otic tiC tilfo"" orglloizntillllM IH're £r('(·ly IUJlplied b," Ihe Iibraril'iI.
Some librariaJa acth'l'lv aillf'<J in tbe !M.'ve,,11 campaign. while othen
Rllve • great d('ftl o£ Ii';'" to hilling and oilIer Red CtOIII work. Tllo
GI't'OI1~boro librllr," turlled on'r itll aUllitoriulII La thl' lornl H{'<;l ('r088 for
a work room ou<l it is alill being usod lty dun orgnniJ:alion,
6. I'tori.oj"" 'If I.ibrary F(wi/ilir& fut J/ili1ary ('all~p8. 1""/li/af., a'lli
.l\muJl lJrtu .. hmel,h. Tili.!' III'Jlli{'I only 10 the work of indil'i<lnallibtarics
CM the t'OlIlllllnil"ti I)r 101111111 d{·'ot·bllll'ut~ o£ 1:"I11,li{'ra .Inliun('(1 in thl'
viduity (,f B librar,". Io',)r in~lnllC(', tilt' .\ ~hl'l'illl' iibrury aid('(1 in Iho
('1)II('I('lion of houh Cor tho .hlllMll&6pilnij Iho public librury nL),{oor(llJ'
\"iI!(' H'11l book" /lnd l,.,riOlli,'nL.4 to ils 0\\"11 boys while Iho company WIIS
.Iutiolled Il('nr b~' j (:n~tollin ('t)II('('I('(1 book~ lind mogaJ:inl'S fur the camp
10{'8100 tllert'j and Southport fittro lip a 8Jl<'Cial room for Iho soldit'ra
al Fort Oall\\'l'li. BceauJOC o£ the greater 0PIKlrtuniLY the Cbarlotte
librury Ilid mOrC work olollg tld~ line tlinn IIny other. Reforo II librarian
wO>lllppoillt{'(1 find before a librnry building wal oreeted fit Cnlllp Greene,
11 ih Palmer, Iho librarian of tho Charlotte- library, MiJUlnod cntiro charge
of N)ll~tiug books ill Charlottt', receiving gifts contributed by other
librllrics and lown~, IIssorting ond Ilreparing the books for rireulation,
lind plaeiug them in Y. ) 1. C. A. huts, etc. -E"en ufl('r Ih(' regular
lilmlrinll took IIJl the work )'li!18 Pnlmer continued to giw~ the £\llIest 00-
OIK'ratioll and ft&oi"'anee iii the work fit comp. The soldiera wer(' also
..... ·armly welrom~1 at itt'r o\\'n library and it WO$ kept open IlII additional
hOllr on Woou{'l«lay lind ~ntUrtiRY cI'eniu!" in order titnllhe men might
make tho fullest IKl88ible usc o£ it, l'hi8 libro ry also turned o"er one
of itll rOOIJ\ ~ 10 be u5ed tor nil ofli<'C b.l' the Will' Camp Community
~et\"iee.
7. Partieipaiioll in. th~ L-iLrary Irar Serric~ ()f Ihe A. L .• 1. ~o paui.
otit a<'li,-ilY 011 the jlllrt o£ the local library could 118\'0 been more aplltO­priate
Or more I){'(uliarly itll dUly ILulil pllrticipation in tho work of
.llIIJlJllying Ihr book nrNh,l o£ 111(' men in nil hrnnchc.s o£ the militnry fllld
luwal Sl:'rrir('. Tn Olh('r forms of war activity the librnry was asked
mainl.l' to 1t'1I,1 it~ eOOP<'rntioll, bllt ill Ihis work it was ellll(>(1 UPO" 10
lakl' the lead and 10 as.~um(' the fir~t tCSponoibilily.
Tn SeIJt<'moc.r HH i a l1IuiOlial <"ampaiglllo roill(' $1,000,000 for library
war scn'il'il wn~ 11"0,:«1 all,1 North Carolinll, ltlrgely under tho loo.dcr~hip
o£ it~ librariullll. <,untributed nOOnl $.i.OOO. This Ilmount IM.'('tnll di~grll(,(,­f\
ll1~' &nll\11 nnlt· .. ~ there is Illkrn into considerntioll the Amnli numOOr of
puhii!' libtl\ri('~ in llifO 5tall' nnd Ihe inodNJllat(' appropriationll reech'ed
by 'Iraetieal1~: all of tl1<'I11. "Prior 10 Ihill money ttlmpnign n book (':1111-
)laign WilS ('onlinctro tlltllOllt Ihe COlllltr~ .. and ~orth ('lIrolinfi ('011-
lribllle.-1 mnny tllIlu~nnds of yoium(!l!.
12
I n tho ~ pril1 g of J!)IS n 8<'Colld book drive was u£!CCSSllry owing io lho
increased dClUnuos for books. Chnrgo of this cnmpnign in North Ollro­Iillll
was giw'lI to .Misa )[nry Fni>lOll DoVlIlle, librnriull of tlu) 0 0ltl8boro
Public LiLrn ry. who T<'»ortcd thnt o,' (>r 22,000 "OIUIIICB werc collected,
lIud IhC' majority of thcm scnl, in ncoordnnoo with iustrlltliolls from
WnshingtolJ, to Fort CMwell, Camp Qr('CIlC or Camp Se"ier.
Tho A. 1.. A. \\'d8 OllO of Iho 8(lVCn orgnujr.stion8 lflkillg ]Iart in tho
~cnt Ulli t{'(1 Wllr Work Cmnpnign lind recoil'cd two lH}r cent of tho
tolnllllllount COllt ribuloo. Whi]Cl it is 1I0t possible to gh'o II report of tho
Ilnrt played by the lihrnriCB in Ihis c/unpnigll it is ccrlnin that tho
librnries of the IIlIlioll nnd of tho ~tllto rendered ('lIicicnt Bnd nllunblo
Ben' icc.
W,," ACTI\'ITIIt8 01' Till!: UUltAltY" COlUII8810N
A word should be suid of tho purt tAken by the Librury Commission
in 1111 of thello wnr netivities, rructicully all the work dono by tho
\'(lriOn9 librnrie8 Wli8 slimulnted, encouraged find directed by the Librnry
Commission, Tile Secreta ry \\'NiI Appointed 11 member ot the staff of
the United State8 Food Administrlllion for Xorth Onrolinn wilh the
title of J.ibrllr)' Dircctor of the Edllcntiollfll 1)i,-isioll, Xumerou! let·
ters urging \'OOp<,rution in tho food clllllllaigns and mllking suggestioll8
(or Ihe work wero ;l('nt out and II Illrgc amount of litl'rIlture and posters
di8tribllLI'd to librllrinns alld to trn"eling library station8, Books on
Food Con.8ervution lind food ,-aIU08 were l)urchascd by tho Commission
allli 10:\11(>.1 to dubs lind illui\'iduul!l, IIIlC(!ini pri\'i\('b'l'lI being ('xtellded
to llome j){'mOlilltrlllion Agcnt~, Tho Secretary of Ihe Commission WNiI
nlso in chllrgl> of the first book l\ri,'O nml Rtnte dir('(·tor of the ),fillioll
Dollnr Campnign of Scillember H)JT,
B{'fore tho liLrflry 8(>nicc of the .\, I •. .1, wns orgnni7.od at Camp
Kc\'ier, trn\'cli llg librnri('S W('rt' 1I0llt 10 the cnmp for Ihe nAC of the North
C'!lrolillu lIIen Alnlion('d thl're. 'I'ra\"(\ling libr:lries w{' ro nl!«) IiCnl to
Fort ClIsw{'l1 und to the J[ o~t('~s ifnu!;C nt Camp l)olk, Unl<-iglt.
Thus in lli(',;4! IIpe<'ific ways anl\ uL~ along In'm,' J,(eul'ral liuCl'l 1It(\
iibrnri(,A of .\'nrlh C'amlilla nUll Ihl' I.ibrar .... Conllui83iOIl t!1II1{'3\'OreU
10 orp:nni1.(· for war <-('rl'i('(', 10 dn Ihl'ir purt in hl'lpinp: to win the war,
nnd to pro\'{' Ihat tilt! lihr:\r~' iM u d.vuamie filc'tor in th(\ life of t'W'r.'­commuuilr
·
'1'0 the liLrlll'i,'~ (I I'gzmi1.("d for WHr ~(,r\'ice and to m('N \I'Hr conditione
('\1111(' nl!lO tli!' prnhll'llls of domobilil'.lItion and r('{'oll~trul'tion, Pa ri !If
Ill/~ Wfir work will tro 011 for SOme liml'. The qUI',;tion of Food COJl8(>nu,
lioll W:I.~ not soh-('ll Willi tin.' .!liglling of Tlu.' 11l'llli!lti('(' but r81lil'r 1'0lllpli.
('810(1. ' .\uotil('r book uril'C will be n('("{'lI.'Iflr)' and it ill 1)lnllned for the
\\'cck of .Jnuuurr l~'h, Thcre will II{' other libert~' OOllU8 ctllnpaigu4
X. V. LIIIIUItY CO)I)(IIIIIIOY 13
11110 IW Cru-o. urin .. , 1/1 A.I,iitioIJ, the librar.,· must be pl1'pllred to
VI('('t tlll' IIC'" rJf'mnnd~ thAt arf! ,"f(! to IIril'(' M cunrlitionl Ihruf)ut the
t'<)Untry gTlI.dually r1'lUrn III III,rlllal. l .. ibrariea will IUI\'(' lUallY lIew
b()rr("'I'r~ml'n who aequirro the rcatliug lHlhit in tho tr('I\('!J('~ or iu
l'IIIIIP8, \/11 ~hil'" or in hl)~l>itnl. or Ilri80lIl, IlIlll it Ihl)ulli III' their nrHt
,")11 ideratioll to g1"O lh(,!16 borrow('rs tho rifl'ht booka at Iho right lime.
I'heJe m'w !..tlrro'll'cn will nUl be (:0111<'111 with II few new 1If}"r6 and out
of date lIC'ie.nC(' alill ullilllrre.~tLng nOll-fiction, and it ill I.) !..t. hOI>eU that
tIJr;r will in.iH that lhe librnry be- givclI nil 1I'1<.'<llIale inN.III1' und thnt
IlwlI it rewlef l;('rricc lit lellll! for vniuc r(!('('iloo,
When a free public librnry hal ~II e~tllbIL4C11 In c,'ery tOWIi in
Xorlh Cltrolinn books will hll\"(' been i1luw..1 within Iho rcach or noout
throo hnndn.J thOll8/lnd IM.'Qple, Thcre II'ill.\'(II be OVer one milliOIl two
llUlit/roo thou~and without IH'(:('~ to u public librnry, nnd it is for tho
lwnefh of thi" Inrgo proportion of our I)()pulfllion thflt Iho If'gi.i1UlUte
of J!1I7 mOtif' fill Iltlditiounl Ilppropritltioll of $4,000 for the f'quipmcnt
atl.l operation of traveling librarie&,
The lrtlvding library !!.,'stem eerv1!.9 ""riml!! purpo!Kl8 in the dOl'clolr
melll of the educlltioulcl llmisocillllifc or the 8111le. The regiliur travel·
ing Iibrnric~ rurlli!'u reading f()f impro"eIllNII lIud rl'Creatiou to nil in
Ihe collllilunity; tlll.'J" aid soci,,1 life by pro"iding tbo C('llIer nround
which groups gRtlier for study lIud dillCUl;.'lioll; they promote ('ommunity
life nnd spiril. Tho school librarics nrc of grellt belp to t('a<"ller~ ill
Ijrhool houM'" wheN' few book8 !In' found Hllt! rurni~h IIUpplf'llWlllUI rClld­ill~
to text books in hi~tory. liternlurc, geography, ngricultllre nlltl otlier
"ubj('('t~_ The ,lrbnte liilrnri('fI ~IIIlJlI," I!('liools find debntillg l!ClCietie!l
wilh the bc~1 mnterial 011 pnlilil,tll. f:IO<.'inl, ('(llIc:llionfll /lnd otlier que-&­lion~,
giving nil intcnti,'(' to debating in 111:111.1' !It'hool!t nnd f('\"olution­i7.
ing the I\()rk ill otbera, The grllcrnl rt'{f'renoo eoilcetions nnd tho
~ll('cinl ('I">iI,'('lioll11 ~IIJlplr indil"iduaili 11lI,1 eluba with nil ineenli,'c ami II
IIU'nliA' of ~tudy_
Briell ... ·, Ih(l tral-cliug library "."~Iem Ilrlwi.iCII librnry fa(·iliti~·s for
Ihl' c"uutry and for slUall tOll"lIA nnd ~UJlpl(,lIleIll9 the mengrt' col1(>rtielUS
of till' 9.lun11er librtlries,
During Ihe biennium tll(' j:::(·ncrnl trlll'(>ling libruries were in (,Oll~lunt
11('II1t1nd and eillring the winlf'r month! Ihe clemund rur exreedc-d tho
.>1111'111)" Peoille nil O"cr North ('arolinn are gradually lrarning nbout
the;;e librurie~. :Mnny who hal"(' 1I0t ~n in tho babit of rf'ndhlg nre
lo('KLnnil1g to rend lUI two leltera rceclltly roccLI'oc:l illdicntc. Ono is from
Gnliioll count." nnd ,he oth('r from Fr:lIlklin.
14 }"'1I1'T1I DII~NN I AI. Rtll'OIlT
"About t"'O thirds or the poople had not, berore your books werB Bent, ever
read IIx bookl thru In lhelr Itvea. In 80 many calK'S tbe girls and boYI had
lueh l\ dull careleaa look. now they nre much moro alert nnd will talk to me
In an Inlcretlting WilY, and just begged me not to send the bookl back lO YOU
without aakJng (or another 801,"
"I think the IIbrury WIlS n great help to tho nelghborhootl. some ot tho bor­rower~
huvlng never read n book bctore /leemcd 10 enjOy them."
The fir~t 'Tlu'c1ing libraries preptlr('(\ ('Spe<"illlly for IIC.hools were 8('lIt
Out in n('('('mi>er WIT. They oolllnin nbout (orl."·.6\,O "olwlIClI nud con­sist
of booh for :,'ol1l1gcsl reudora, books (or inlcrmcdinic grudes, uUIl
books for 1II0ro uunmc<,d students. 80111(' IK:lioola IIrc "cry glnd to lul\'o
Illege .. dwol (,Qll('('tion~ while others prefer the gcncrul community
librarirs.
To SII:-' lhe war has C'hanged c\'C'rything i~ to use nn expl"('ssion /JO trite
fiS to Ix> ulmost iuext'uR£tblc bnt it is 1\('(lC'.~~n ry to employ /JOme Bnt'h ex­prcSIIioll
to em]lhll~il'.C the flLct thnt. during the pnilL twcnty months it
hns be('n impo-'>l:'ible for flny bu~il1(>!\s, profl'".«ion or institution, llowc\"cr
importnnt the work, 10 "-'port ''business fill usual." Thl' Library Com­mission
C<'rtainly eannot report "DuRin{'!\II as usuaL" It.5 work hIlS been
h!lndit'lIpj'K'(1 in sc,'cral wflys. For a time books could not be shipped by
freight into i\'ordl Cnrolil1tl, Hence new books could not be ordered
ex«,pt in ~mllll qunntities to be .seut by express or pllre{'} post. With in
the stnte Ih{>re wus grl'lIt congestion nnd freight Will slow, it requiring
in 80111(' ('IlSCi! from two to three montht for tra\'eling librariet to rench
their dClitinnuou. In spite of thc.sc iUlndien ps librnrics were sent to 178
different plnecs in iO ('ounties during tile bienniulII, /JO llie stntiOIlS rceciv­ing
only 0110 or two eolleetions whilo othel'\! rocei\'ed as many as six or
SO\'en, .\ list of the statiolls is gi"en b<!low and in the nppendix to this
report \\;11 be found a list of the librnriallS of thC90 stations. These lIleli
and women Illld ~'oullg people II/we soned \\;tbollt compensation ill e\'cry
ill~tnn('(', their only I'{'\\"III'<I being tho grfltification nnd plcnsure which
IlIYl'u,\'s <,om(' frem 1"('111 ~eT\'iee for others,
Trareling Librar.'1 Slatioru, 1917-1f}18
AI.A:MASrF.
Ilurllngton
Durllngton, R. 8
BUrlington, 11, S
;o.\eoone
A'. ... z.\:'\'uf:ll
Poor. Knob, R. !!
Stony Point
Tnylor8\'ille
Ar.uXlIIA .... V
Laurel Bronch
AIUIC
!-'urches
Bun"OltT
fAlwnrd, R. 1
Pnntego
Bf:KTlr.
Autnnder
Hozooot
Built;..,.
Abbottflburg
Clarkton
Guyton
Quyton, R. F. D.
Zlua
nal ~~\IIII"
Fori CN1I'ell
UI"""MU
".b~"I11 ... It.
~1~k"'lIIe
C" ....... II
Com:,ord, R. 3
Con<'Urd. II. ..
II llrrllbu!"J. It
CAI,II"'·U.l.
I.~nolr, n .•' . D.
C .... w&U.
MllhlD
P~ lhlUJl
C.\T.\1I'aA
Conover
Monbo
CII \TU .\:U
Uonlee
Urlckhllven
Merry ORke
Slier City
CUOWA:"
Edenton, n • • ' . D.
CU:n:l ...... m
Uelwood
KlnCe llountal ..
W.co
Cl·)lIIDII ... ~n
Cumberland
Fayetteville, It. !
~'ayettevllle. R. 5
Jo'ay~ue"lII e, It. 8
Cl"ntTn."K
l\Io),o<:k
Dt,I'uS
F'nleon. R . ... D.
II 0lI6 11111
EOO£C(l lolll£
llaecll!ll-tield
Tarboro
Whltakere
~'OIltlYTU
Wln~ton·Sa lem, It. 2.
Ftu.SKLIS
nunn
Fr.nkllnton
Loul.bure. n .
YouopTIII.
Younan-lIIe, R. 3
a._Til"
Helmont
llf. Dler City
llallaa
CllUOtonla, It. !
Ln,,'ell
GUS\IU.r.
Orford, It. I
Stem
HleDI. R. 1
CIU,.",.
llookerton
II \I.U'.\.'!
AureURn Sprlnel
lIobCOOd
1I ,,(tS'I:rT
I)uke. II. 2
!lock UraDeb
111''''li0:ii80:'­Edneyville
" OKr.
Raeford
iIIr:Ot:LL
Elmwood
Lorn,
Troutman
J OUl'I'8TO!!'
Ul!n..,o. It . ..
.·our Oake
Kenly
Pin. l.e.,~1
Sf'lm.
Jo .. Q
llllYllvllle
LI'''OIR
Klneton. R. 1
Klnaton, R. %
Klnlton. R. 3
I.I !!'('OI.!!'
('rOUlie
Denver
1.lncolnton. It. 2
I\IcOoWt:u ,
Nebo
MUTtII'
Wlllllmaton
llr.<:'KtL."ltlW
Mltthewa. R. 19 ..
llll:O<To;;oMl:.IT
)lount Gilead
S~,
Troy
lloou
AlM!rdeen. R. ~. D.
Cameron
Wellt End
,S"'>:III
Baliey
Battleboro
XOIITI/.'lU"TO'
Gnrysburg
llllwonkee
Potecall
IUch Square
Ilich Slltlllre, n . ~
Vuttare
Woodlnnd, It.
O:;Sl.Ow
Jacksonville
Rlchlnnde
OItA:"!GI!:
Carrboro
Cedar Grove
Chapel Hili
Clutpel Hill. R. 3
HlIlaboro, R. F. D.
P .... :uLlOO
,S'ew Bern. R. 1
PAl!qun"1fK
15
EHzalM!tb City. R. I
Ellmbeth City, R. :s
PE.... .. IlJ:IC
AtkinSOD
Pr.aQl'l MA."f1l
Belvidere, n. 1
,'>, .... "
flurdles MUI
Roxboro
Roxboro. R. 1
p~
Ayden
F'nlklnnd
POLK
Mill Spring
RAr.'IlOLPIf
Archdale
Liberty. n. 3
Seagrove, R. 1
RIClI)tOSD
Ellerbe
noberdel
Rockingham
Rom:.&os
Parkton
Sbannon
l1()(''' I :-'OIlA)1
Stoneville, n.
Summerlleld, It. 1
Wentworth
Wentwortb, n, I
ROWAN
Gold 11111
Ih.,.IIKan)IID
Clitr51de
fo~lhmboro
Hutherrordton, R. 4
S\lIl'SON
Clinton
Garland
Ingold
hanboe
ScDTt..\IW
Husty
J obn.
STANLY
New London
Sl'1tllY
Mt. Airy
SWAIN
I1r)'1lOn City
Cherokee
U:o.'IO"
Ind lal\ Trail
MaUM ..... It. 18
Minerai SprlilgB
Monrot'. H. 4
Waxhaw
Waxhaw, It. 4
,'A:I'n:
lliddleburg
W.\IiI:
Allex
AlleX, R. 4
0...,
Cary, n. !!
llorrIIJ\'llIe
WAKI1,- Conl'(/.
Neu.IC, H. 2
Wendell, H. 1
Zebulon
Zebulon. R. 2
Zebulol\. n. 3
W.uc.ar_.. ..
:'Ilacon
KorUna
Wa rrenton
\\'.\ MIII'(ITQS
Creswell
PLymouth
W .\YSr.
Goldsboro, n. 1
lit. Olive
Mt. Oll\'e, R. 3
Plkevllle
Pikeville, R. F. O.
\\'II,IIOS
Elm CIty
Lueama
Lueama, R. F. O.
Y A:o.'n:y
Bald Creek
Th\1 Illlckngc H)rtlri r.~ form II H'r,Y im l)Ortan~ purt of the trnn'ling
librnr.\' S,Ybt(lm. .\ typic:'!l pnl'illl(t(' library eOlltu;1II1 hoIl~!l, pnmphlN!I
and mll(lI1.inc nrlicl('s 011 0 ~ingl(> ~ubj(\(,1 !lItho in 80111(' in~tlme""8 II paek­n.
.~ · librnry ;>1 made up ('ntin,I:: of IIIl1lt:lziue nrtiel('~. Two thOllsnntl
MI(, hlllllln.'<1 nml t'ixlY six Ci)II('('I;/llJ~ ('(lIIlnining 20.11;; pif'Ct'1I were 8('nl
,)lit anti thl' ,1C'1l1UUt! is steadil,," ill('rc:bin~. Most of Ihis lit('rntun) OOTl­gigtetl
of tlC'uut(' nnd Hud.'·-club ('/lIl('('ti(Jn~, nnd cadi rt'('oNll'd 101111 r('pre­scnt!
l n cir('ulutioll of four nt til(> mo~t (.'tlIlSl'r\·nti\,(' I'Rtiltllltc, for the
d('bnlC librnric~ nr(' liot 101111('(.1 to illdi\"ilhl(lkl but only to Rdwols lind to
d('batin~ !'OCicli('ll. fM tltc \15(' of nil Inking pnrt in thl' ,I{,bnt('. find tlll'
rcglllnr ~1\1,ly·dub lihrnrie~ to elub..~ an,\ 1I0t 10 indi\·idunl... fl should
also be rt'1II{'mil('n .... 1 thnt th('lj{' J)Dl'kngl' librnri(>'!! nrl' >lt'llt to counlry
8Chools nlltl to lI(·hools nnd clubs in towns Iln\'ing 110 public librnry.
Howe \'cr, eonsi,lernbl(' IIllltl'ri,,1 ill 10nll('(.1 to in,li\'idunls, ('Rpedally nt
C'hri"tmns time :ultl jtlSt before eOllllllcneCIUCIIt. S pcreh(,!l, orntiolls,
rK:ilotiolli!, plnys, ('te., nrc in such d('llullld thcn thn t mntcrilli enn IX'
lonn<'<l only for ten dnv~.
Some form of tra\'cling librnr:r 8('r\';OO reached 06 cO\lntic.s during
the bi('Jlllilml, ci1(' ('(i\llllies not rt'nehed being Cllrt('rl't, Dare, Grnham
nlld X'('w H nno\·cr .
N. 11
h i. illll'(""il,I~· tu (,blnin nr\'urau' !Jlflli~lir. (If the 11.8(' Ihnt i.!l llIado or
Ihr librflrit·, ill Ib~ I"t'tllili,· .. 1<1 v.. hit·1! Ihf')" go, bill I..a.!ling the figtlree (111
tilt" Ill"" Nw ... ·nllliH' .,.;linIlIH' il "·,mld t'1\"('1~'(1 75,000 for Ihe yenr e.nd­illg
So\"t'IIII~'r :Jf), 19HI,
Th('rr il IIIII IIiug whi('h Itin:/I II ele41'i'r eUlwel,tiulI of lh(' nt'tun! Ul!(! t){
Ih .. 1'.ri('\1~ kimJ" IIf Inn'Ii'If; librHri~ thnn the letter! rCC'C'i\"l!d frum
IJorruIH'1'I frHIlI limf' '01 lillII'. 11 "11(''(' I Kin:> h('t'f'with f·xtrat·tll fmlll a
(I'y,- 1.I-pil·lt! Jplll"rll" rt'I'f'in~1 ~Iuring HilS,
B';l.l"Iut;RC, H. I. SePI 2~. IIUI. There were flfty,four people .... ho borrowed
book!l. All the books .... ere ,Iven OUL Yoo can 11M yourMlf how many time.
tbe books wert! re!ld I'Ll 1 u..e-d the .,..tem of chnr,ln, bookll &h'('n on pace six
of Rula for CIl"("uration of Free Traveling 1.lbrnrlu. A ..... hole rnmlly lI"ually
read /I book III fourteen dllY,. Hight 1I\(,ny of the borro ..... erll relld lUI Ulllny
118 8bteen books Ulltl BOrne flven more thnn thBI. We Bre snllionl for 1If1l"t set
of boob 10 nlTlve
HI "',I~IITO,", Jan. IS, 1 91~ I'lease !lend Illother Inslllllment of books at
your I!Ilrll~t con\'elllenc:e. I ""bh to eXPreNI Ippreelat!on ror the privilege
the ComlUl~.lolI II offering In the lOUIl or the"" booo, A number or people
here are hal'lng therOOy opporl1lnlllel to read which were never theirs before.
CO:~I~'KII, It. 3. July 6. 1918. We bad rorlY-<lne different readera., All Ihe
bookt In the IIbrar)", 36 In number, were lent OUL We had an unlqne experl,
en~. The wbole number (36) were read by olle of our number. lluch In'
lerht "11'&11 manlfOlit amOIl« our Olemberll. Wo hope the bookll '11'1\1 all be
round In «00<1 I hsDI!,
Em .... J"'. J1 . I . J une I. 1918.-Wo want anotber IIbrnry at onCE!. 'feel thelle
IIhrn. rlell a.re doing ,reat good 10 the rurnl communities.
FAYi. ". iTI:l U.Lr., n. 5, J une~. 191~. "'e had 36 names on tbe Borrowera.· Reg,
Illter and the books were borro ..... ed 163 times. o r course many times a child
lI'OUlt! horrow a book a nd two or three members or the family WOuld read It
,,'Itholl l ou r rocord lng IL
l loyoc .. , Ju ne 7, 1lIlS.- You havfl 110 Idoo how I'e ry helpful you have be(>11
t hla year ",'I th your Umely sdl'lce and Ihe excellent mnterla! you have IleDt me..
I rreaUy apprecIate your eoapersllon, and I know the children 811 'll'el1 ill the
people of the community have pronted by Ih [, r('tldlng matter. This III a very
,,'Ide-a.wllke Hu le vlltase lind It I. a real pleasure to work here. Doth parenti
II lId c hild ren a re .0 enthus iastic,
NEW B D l'!, H. t. NOI'ember 1, 1915.-Tbe library hlUl been In my home rOUt
monthll, my family and nelllhbors ha,ve enjored the boob .0 much.. lIay
hl!llven's r ichest blet8lng be,tow upon the mnn or men tbat thous-ht or u. III
rural dliliricta, Tbese ltbrarlllI a re lIurely II bleNlng. Will you pl elUlEl selld
all Library Dumber 56 It you ha l'e II; neu choice II nu mber 42.
18
PUO:'lII.U:' llny 3. Hl1g.-The pealile of lInl communlly lire 80 Interested In
tbo library I wlall to have tilo tlmo exulUtled (Ino mouth nil I un<ierstnnd you
otl'er to do.
PUlHWTU, JI!.II. 11.11118.-Wo wllnt another library III once. I !.lOll'! kilO'" of
nny way you cou!!1 Impro\'e the library. Il III limply IIplendld. There will bo
a great deal more book, read In neslllbmty than was In lh1a; we appreciate
the book, so mucb. Tbey haye been II «tC'.. . t pleallure to Ill, especially the
book' of reterlluco were 1M) much helll 10 our club ,,·or)e.
HOII!: IiU.I., Aprti 10. II1IS.-1'he numbe r or different POOI)le wbo UIII,.'(! the
books W38 42. Tho to\,;,1 circulation 12~ We want nnother library III once.
The IleOple here tborough!)' enjoy the bookll.
Sll.\.s-~O.s-. August 13. 1l1lS.-!\'umber ot borrowe~ 29. Total circulation
103. III counting the clr~ulntlOD or the bool" I Hnd that I set about one balt
of tbe clreulalion or IJerhapl a little more than lhat. When one In a family
borrows a book Be,'ernl of them road It. Therefore I only count thaI book
once In that home.
$UJ-:R CIT!', ;\lurch 6. 1915.-The number ot dltferCll1 IMlOpie ..... ho used the
book6 "'116 109. The tOUlI clrculutlon 362. We wllnt another lIhrary lit once.
WIIIT..u.a:JIII, MIlY !!3. 19I5.~We thank )'ou very much for the library. It
has certainly been read.
SCIiOOL Ta.\\,)·I.I!I"O 1.III&.\KI..I!8
Kt:!I"I.\,. Mllrch 12, 1918.-Please send me another traveling library as 800n
as llOS!!lble. There Is a Gtrong demrmd here tor t ..... o clrlll&es of books: ellllY
flctlon ond fnlry Btorlel tor the elementary school students. Again 1 desire
to conul\cnu the work you are doIng tor the schools or z.;orth CaTollna.
KI!I"STO!I", R. I , MIlY I. 1918.- We Wish to keep tbe library one montb longer
as lhe cblldren are cnXlylng the book. 10 mucb. Please let me know If It will
be all rlghL Tbe snme book ha. ooen read a number of Urnes by dllfert'nt
pupil •.
K(!I"STO!I". n . 3, A])rll 16,19IS.-1 wllnt to thrlnk you for tbe chlluren for tbey
bave certainly cnJoyoo the books. I think rIght mllny Of tbom bave been reud
not only by tho chlldrcn but grown people a8 "'eU, nnd ..... e certnlnly appreci·
llIe Ule UIlO of them. If' teach nut )'ear I shall certainly wnnt one nt the
beginning or aehooL.
MORllIS\II.I..v~ Feb. 26, I91S.-We (inXl}'ed the books very mutb ond think It
II a great help to the boys and glrla In our oommunily to have them. Please
aend more as lOOn as It Is convenient. We have on our book 39 names of
tho!16 wbo hnve read boolo"s. One hundred and &eventy·slx books gIven out.
Iho>:.'Ouo, l\iny !!~. 1918.- The achool eblldren were "ery much pleased witb
the books. They thoroughly cnjoyed rending tbem.
SI:LXA. March II. 1918.-""e flD!lthat the cblldren never have enjoyed any.
tblng 80 mnch. E,'ory day they are Alking when tbey will get anotber one.
Hope you can send u~ one !lOOn. PlealC put In II good many hooks for smail
Children.
S. C. J.IIIIL!.IIY Co»)lIUJO~ !O
NoIIC>"IIJ..J:, llay~, ln~. I,...nl to thank fOil for the hlYalllable aid lI'hkh
the S~te LIbrary Comml_lon haa c\Yell the dubtllo. lI'ork In the A~hl'''l1Ie
-.:hool lhl. y.r. I do Ollt kno", hQW we would IUlye been Ible 1.0 aecompU.h
lhe lI'ork without Ihll help. And one of Ihe ph·lIl,ante .. t l);1rll to conRJder la
tho "wllenc:e of tho material. The arlie-lea In tho pnckngCII nro much beuer
thlll1 lb, mlterlal rtnlfld by lOme ot the aa:enc:Je ..
CII.l.O .. mx, Jan. 18, 1918. We ani vf!rYII,d 10 be able 1.0 eet Ihe 11M or
th_ llhrarlM Our .oelely hal elected a librarian 10 Lake e-haree or thll
work III you r(!quelled. .....e have II. debate every Saturday, We 11110 want to
.et IIOmo decllullalloo.. elln you rurnl.l!b III loy1
GIU:t:''11UI()II(I, Murc:h 10, 1!118.· I am return In .. by mll.l\ Ibe dClbrtte IIbrnriel
on the Cit)" llanaCtr and ComntlNlloD Government. I resret thelle ... ere kept
.. Ions as Ibl!!y have beeD. but the books and material have been In conatant
U!Of' throulhont the .chooll Itnd tvreh"e teaml of tbree eac:h have been momt
anxiOUI 1.0 Ctt a IlIm~ of them. We wllnt 10 tbank you for your ttmely help
In IJI!ndlng U8 Ihlll IlUIte.rlal.
Kt:..'1LT, April S, 1918.-1 hope It 1m not out of order to thank you quln for
the .-plendld .ervlc:e you haye rendered UI thlll ),ear. We fully appreciate
II all.
LI ...... ooo. Jan. 7, 1915.-The debale libraries are very help!ul to us In our
IOClet)" work find ... e hope thut YOU wilt RIIIl _ HI to rurnleh them to UI. If
10 ... e RhnU be more careful heroofler to see thnt 110 nrUdel IIro 10111.
PI~!(AC:U:, Feb. 19, 1915.-The malerlal hal heen of great value to our de­ootera.
We appreciate very mUch your IUIIllItanC6 al this time.
SlOCllUA.lI, NE'IIL\8lu, April Ill, 1918.-We have found lOme very yaluable
material aad It haa greatly helped U8 In prepa.rlna: our debatea.
TAYI~\'IIJ"'~ Nov. 20, 11l17.-We appreciate the use of Ihe llbrnrltB Yery
much and wleh to thank you tor your proml)1 and emcient MrYlc:e.
\\·I1LIS(JTI'):<t. 011111, llnrch 19, 1918.-We are yery grateful for Ibe loan of
the material.
;)IIOCJ:LL\S1:(It'S 1.()A~8
Aliur.n l.J.I'~ July t, 1918.-J wlah to thank you mOllt alnc:erely for your
courte.ay and Interest In lupplyln, our dub wllb literature during the palt
year.
LHIIISIII"IIO, ~Iay 7, 1915.-The mater ial ... hlch you sent me on April the
twenty·nfth hnl been II ,;rent help to me In wrltln, my I'f'BduRllon e!lllas on
"The Amerlcnn Red Cross In }>' mnce." I appreciate four promilinelll In Rnd.
Ing It Bnd IlIII encto,lng Ilx c:enll In etamps for the pQ8t.n.ge down bere.
l l('hT.II, Jan t, 1918.-1 IIhould like to KCI from the Llbrnry lOme boob con.
talnlng little piaYI tor cblldl"{!Il, alao IIOmethlng for 7tb and Stb I'l"ade glrla.
1 want to IhMk ),on for the book YOII 80 kindly sent UI before Chrliltmal.
On Cbrlstm" Eve our li ttle folb gaye "The Chrl,t-candle" and It 'was Cl'eatl )"
e llJoyed by the nel.rbborbood.
,.
PI,ntOI"TU. April ~. 1918.- I lun truly IIOrTY I wall de layed In soninK tbo
booh orr but It wall ImPO~9lble to cot them nmlled. We Ilve II mile from the
mall box. And 110'" I 'mnt to trouble you again for 80IlIclhlnil on ancient
Grook Brl. Rnd the histOTY of BelglulIl, It )'011 will 00 110 kind. Tho books are
such n hell) Rllt! 1\ plenaurn ILlul I 11111 vcry grateful (or the OllllOTlliuHr of
gelling them.
\\' .\1.1".. .. 1«1110, Mnr 20, 1918.- I am return In.,; l.ecky', "Amcrtcnn rtevolutlon"
by loday', msll. YOIl &ent me iN" lilt' rlDAI /)ook and 1 would nover h:we
been able to wr lle my Imper without It for [t contained jlUt t /l f rlflht lufor·
matlon, You can no,'cr Imagine how IIlllch I appreclatell IL
W.\\·,,).~\ UJ.J:. Feb. 11. HilS. I found eJlactly what I wanted and am very
Imterul for tha use of the books and mag.ulne articles.
\\'U.IIO:«. :llnrch 27. 1915, Thank you very much tor boob. They QOntalned
juu ..... hat I ..... anted.
1'l"UI.!{'I1'Y
Without dt}ubt Ihe grenlelll 1\<,<,<1 of the Library Commi~.iOIl work zll
tIl(' l't{'h('nt lime ill publicit ... ·. nn,] eOIl~id(· rnblc Illtention hue ~n de-­VOll,,
1 10 it during Ihe I)R~t two .Yt'nr~, In Odobcr, l!Hi, the Commi~~ion
hnd R lM,urh at 'hI' Rtaw Fnir; nt thl' Tellchers .\ .. S('mbl .... Iru\"{·ling
librllril'!I wl're exhibitl'il um] litC'rRtnrQ dillirilmted; in~lillltl' ('()1l1\II('lorl!
M'n' f\lrni~hcd with matt'riRI fur {li~lriIJlltion at the ,"uriou! \""Iltt'r~;
lc!t('r~ de~l'rihillg "ariou! forms of tran·ling library ~l'r\'i('(' W('ro ,;enl
10 lIome l.}(·llIon~lrRliOll .\gt:'I]t~, 10 Ih{' pre"id{'l\ts of the Women'\! Club~.
nml W Ihe 11'I1<lers of the cOllllllllnily-('en!er work. LiltlC' c"ILibit , in·
du,]iug tlu" Ji!<'ribllllou of lIonH'nir pnstal curds s.howing n. ('ut of Ih{\.
lihrnri('8 lind gh'illg iuformnliOIl nOOnt them, WllS plnnned for ea(·h l]ill·
ItLN nnrl {,Ollnl;r fnir, hut till II('IITI," nil of dl(l~e. fniril wl're gin'll lip 011
!11'{'(}Ullt of the ('piu('mil' of SJlllni~h illnu('nzr\. Ihe rl'$!ulu wert' fur lwll)w
wlllIl IUIII iJN.n nnlieipnted. III Ihe Inlier part of Xo\'cml)(\r nnolllt'r
It'lIl'r {,llrl(l~ing si" of the Irun,liul( librnr," po~t curd$! wn~ ntlJr(' "" ... 1 10
111(' prc"itl('ntll of the WOIllI'II'i! ('Iuh~. nml it \\'n~ n~ketl tllnt clllb Ill(' tll -
1H'1'iI mnillhc ('ards II) frieutl" in rllrul colltlnunitiefl who would 1)l'(Ibllb1."
~ illt('r('~I",1 in lenruillg of th(' Ira\'('ling library work.
Early ill Xm'('mb<.'r lCl\cr~ WI'I'(' >'Cilt 10 the sllperinlClld('lll1l RUII prill­('
ipal" of lOt'ltools ami Ih('''C' hl"'c nlJ'('n~I.'· Jxogll ll 10 show te.!lult .... altho the
full ('ff('{'t will prohabl,\' lH)t l)(' nppn r('ut ulltil afler Chri~tllln,~,
Tho A'orlh C(lro/i'Ul /,ibrar,]1 Nul/elin.. i~ ... ucd quarterly by Ih(' Library
COllllnilillionl is n publicity UlC'diulII of considerable. illll}()rtance. During
Ihcyenr 1018 J!('H'rll l SpCCillllllLltlbl'rs W('J'(' issucd including Il :Food Con·
J«'r\'uliou llllm\x>r lind n Un itf!t.\ Wnr Work Campaign Ilumber. 'fhc
/Julll'tin ill mniled free to librnrill1l8 RIlt! to librnry trustccs lind Ill)On
r<'<Juc~t to tho.) offi~NI of Ih(, WOIU('n'e Clubs lind to teR('ber" nnd 8llpcr­intenden!!!
of schools.
"
Olilcr puuliealiolls in Ihe form of riN'ullr • 1I·I1AI.'I,o. or book liiOU are
i_uN! by the (llDlIliui!l1l fn,m lillff> 10 lim('. .\Ullre inteudl!tl to f:\'i,'C1
111(1 kind of inforulluion I)f lUIoi~llUl4'f' ,i('llir(~1 lJy librnrinnll, tCAdle""
club ml'lIIh('rt III1tI otil('rt intl'n'"tl~1 ill uooks 1111\1 libruric .
I.IST 01' I'I'UU"A'IONII
Bi('unial repurl", 1909·18 (4th 0.1).)
North Clll'Olins Library Bull(·tin, lI('('ember J909 to cltlte (vol. 1 no.
G,O·I}·)
&>Irt't biblilJl!;rsl'by of Nortll Cnn.linn, by Stl.'l)hen n. Weeks
The public library (Circuitlr 110. J)
TnI\'(·ling liLrari(,9 (Cirt"ulsr 110. 2)
D;.·bntinft: lil'1 of bo(Ib for libraril'<t. hiJl:h 8Chool~ and dl'bnling soeietif'S
(Jkane\. 110. 1)
Fn:·t, IrA\·l.'lin.; libraries (leaflct no." rev.)
Agrit'ulwre lIud Coulllr.v life (1.('11111'1 110. 5)
Trtl\'oling librAries: Rul,,!! (or eircuilltion (T..cttBet no. 7)
1fntflrial for d('bate (Lenact no. 8)
How 10 "tart II public librnry (iA'nfl(>t no. 0)
S(>\\" debale librnrie9 (Leaflet 11(1. 10)
Xur1h C'arolinu ptlek:l.gt.' Iibrnri(' (u>aflet no, 19)
Mall·rial fur Ftud,v eiuM (I..ca n(>t 110. 13)
Fooc.I Conl!l:'rvatioll
V(>,.,..tnbl(' ~nnlcnillg
TIIf' fUrlIl(>r'!I librnry
)"0 ~ttrr pnlOf of tU!! progfl'~.~ of lilJrnry eXlclUlion ill North Otlroliml
rilll be tir<\uc!'fl tlinn n «"'il'\\, of tho library lr~i;.lnlion elmcted by tbe
Genl'rnl '-\~""'mbly of lOli, Four importnnt me8l!UJ'('!I were cnnelM.!:
(I) ,\ bill wn~ piU'~1 Il(>rmitting till' nOtlrd of County Commi •• ioners
nmi tli(' COUIII.V Boanl of Educotioll to ('(Jop('rtltc with tile tru~t('('~ of II
publi(' Jibrnr:,' in cltt('ufiing tlie !'('I'l'i('(' of lIurh library to the {'utiI"('
f'OlIut.'· tllIIl authori7.illf:\' th('111 to milk!! 8pproprinlionll tileJ'('Cor, (8M
ptljlt' 20.) (2).\ public librnry Inw WtlS (>lIn(.'loo permitting titiM lIud
town. to mflk,. ('f')ntiuuiug nllproprintioll8 for tli(' liupport of n CI'('(' public
library. (800 Jlll~ l!9.) Tho ~(>n('ral publir librnry Inw onnrtoo in 1011
(~OO pap-o 27) providt:'" for Ih(' 1('\'yillg of tI IipOClinl tnx, bllt Iho qUCEltioll
'llll~t 1)(> ~ubmitled to II vote of 111(' I)('()plo before tuo tllX {'tin 00 loviCfI.
(3) 'I'h(' lrgi.:lnlul"(' doubll.'fl the npilroprilllion of the l.ibrnry Commis.
liion thu~ Jl l tI~illf:\'X('>rlh Carolinll til till' hend of the Southern 8tnl('8 from
n liurar.r point of vi('w, for the "North (\lrolilla T~ibrary C'ommi~.qion now
hu tho lnr~~t tlpproprilltion of IIUY ~olllhl'rn 8tate. (4) On(' thouSllnd
dollilrs \\'n~ udded 10 tbe npilropriution of the Legislntive Referenco
J.ibrllr~·. 'I'he department now ft'C('i,'us $0,000 nnnunlly,
It i~ to 1~. l!OlK'd Ihut the J..egi~lflturc of 1919 will amend the nel
(Public LnWlI J!)17, rllBJlIt:r 2J5) j>ennitling cities find lOwns to mnke
continuing 11l'IJroprintioll8 for the SIIPI){)rL of It IlUblic library. Tho IBw
118 it now stands fllI01I'8 II IIIl1xilllUlU Ilprroprintioll of only one-fortieth
of olle per ('elll lind thi!! IImnUlll ii'! ill~Uml'il'nt in the mBjority of plnccs.
The mnximum ~houkl be ill('rcll~1 to one-Ienth oC olle per cent to nllow
towns hn"ing n low JlTOpt'rty "flluution to npproprinte n sufficicnt BmOUnt
for Ihe BUp]lOrt of II Iibrnry,
A Cllr(lfuJ stud.v of eUllllitioll" in tho 1II1IIe lind of tho work of the
J.ibrury COlllmission during the pni'lt two yelll'8 indi('lIle thnt the genernl
purpose for whi('h tIle ('olllmi,;sion WIlS erented, the placing of good
literzlIlII"C within the reneh of e\-er.r illhubitllllt, is being ~rndunlly cnrried
Ollt, nnd tlult Iho timo mlly be nntieipnted when no child or Rdult ill
.l\'rorth Cilrolillli Sllllll bo depri"ct1 of 1ho 0Pl)(lflullity for re<:reatioll find
plcnsure, for ."eif-edllcntion nnd impro,'emellt which the besl books- offord,
n('jSl~tfull~' submitted,
:UISSIK LJ::.\TII~JU1AS ilI.ANTOS,
Secreiar'!J {lnd Director.
T,!BIUm' i\ U :US OF ]\"0111' 11 C,UWI, IN,\
A public librnr," in evcry city or to\\,II of o\'er 2,000 people
A gr1'at('r realization of the tOIO Pllrl)ClSC nnd functions of II I)ublie
Iibrnry
Morc llll(-~uJlPorted IlUblic librnrica
J. trninoo librnrilln in o\'cry library hnving 5,000 "oltunos or o\"er
Increu!lC in librnr,Y snlari('S in proportion to training nnd experience of
librarinns
).[or(, nlld better schoollibrnrics
An nm(lntlm(,lIt to rublic library Inl\" of HI17 increlilling tIIO D1RlI:imum
nllloullt which to\\"lIS llIf1y approprintc Cor lho support of publio
librnrieR
Mort' tra"cling library ~tation9
STATISTICS OF PUBLIC LI8RARIES
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TIM (JMlrru/ _tUf'lOWllI (,' ""or/II ('uroU,. .. 1'01",,"':
St TI()~ I Tbe board of Illderm~n or town commlMlone"" ot nn" Incor·
porated l!lty or 10" n. upUn tbe ~lIlLon uf hnnly·n,·e per ('('nt ot tbt:! rea:·
I~terrd votel'1l Ihel"e')f. sball .ubmlt the QueRtion or the e8tnbll~hment of II
Ir" Ilubll(' IIbl'1lry to tbe votel'll at tbe nut municipal election, It a majority
of the val" CII"' 00 mid qut,,,tlun be In tbe aftIrmaUve. the boanl of .Id!'rmen
or to· ... n c:GnllnIAIIlont'1'1I .ball e>otnbllllh tbt' library or reading room and I~'"y
and caUIloil to be culle<'ted as (ltb!'r guneral tUei are collected. a ~ped"l tax or
not mure thnn lim eeolll on tlUI hundred dolllll'1l or lhe auewd v.lut' of the
1aJ[lIble property of IIl1eb elty or tOIl-n uml not more than thlrly C('IIIII on Ihe
poll. Thtl r\llld 10 provided ahlll! conlltllute tho library fund. lind ahsil be
kl.'pt .... ')Ilrate rrom Ihe other funds Or Ihe city or tOI\"D. to be U'I)en~led exclu·
slvely UI'OIi Illeh library,
S!:I., ~, f'or Ihe government or luch IIImlf)' there .hall be B bullrd ot .b:
Iru"tooa appointed by the board of uldt'rmen or town L"Ommllll'lonera. eho,",u
from the cltb:enl al larp 1I"lIh reference to their ntneu for lueh omcc; and
nOI more than one member of the board of alllermen or to""n commlulonerl
Ihall be at In), one time a member of .. Id board, Such tru~tees Ihall h01e1
their otllce tor Ih: yeare from their IIpPOlntment. Bnd until their IU('('('llOrl
al'1! alllMllnted and quail lied: PrOr:ldrd. that upUn their nMlt appOlotment
under thll act 10',0 members "hall be' Ililpahlied for two yeanl, two ror fonr
years. "nd two for 81x )·tars. and III all ,ub'lt'quent IIppolntmenll under thll
IIcllllllde evcry two yeliMl. tll"O membera Ihllil be nppolnted ror IIx )"enr .. All
,·aeand~ 8hllll be Immedilltely reported U)' tho trustee. to the board of alder·
men or town wmmllllliooerl and bo Hlled by IIppolntment In Ilk\! manner,
and. If In an unexpired term. for tile rultlne of the term only. The hoard or
alderm!!n or town commlJllllollen 1Il1l)" removo
unntn-. mllltOndncl. or for neglect of dut)'.
allo .. 'o><.l any Iru5tee.
any trustee for In~IIl'lelty.
No compenlllltion t;hull be
Su'< 3. Immedlfllely otter appointment loch board of trWlteel ~hall orll'anl:t(!
by elecllnA' one ot It I memben aa p"",ldent anti one liS lMIC~ry·tre . urer.
and InCh other oll1rers IllI It rnllY dt ..... m n&!'eSIIlrr. The _N!lII.ry·trea~urer.
before enterlnlj: upon hll dntletl •• ball «"he ooud to the municipality In an
amnunt IIxed by tbe board of tru,tool'. condilioned for tbe faithfUl dll'rharl'l
of bll Omdlll dullM. Tbe board Iball adopt sucb b)'·la,,·~. rn]M and re«ula·
tlons for Its 0'"'"1\ pldanca and ror the g<)vernmeut of the ]Ibrnr)" a. nu\y be
etll(!,lIenl anti contormable to law It .hall have e:'(clu~l\"e control of the
IlXllent!ltnre of all moneys collocted for or IJ/n~ed to the cl'f'<llt of the library
fllntl. lind of tbe IU(I(!rvlalon. ea re. antI cUllody or the rooms or butldlng con·
Itr uded. JelLIed. or II(lt apart tor library purpo~ea. But Ril monl'y reet'I,,,,",
for tuCh library sball be paid Into the city Lre.lttur,.. be credlled to the library
fund. be kt'!pt tIlparatll from other mone",. and be paid out to tbt'! ittcrettlry·
t~",r upon the authentlCIIled requl~ltion or tbe board Or trUllt"" through
Ut proper otllc:en. Wltb tbe c:Gnll!Dt Of tbe board of aldermen or town com.
23 FU'TII lluU"N IAL 1h : I'O nT
ml8slollen It may lease and occupy, or pun;:haae. or eTf!i; t upon ground &&cured
through gift or purchase all IIl1llropr inte bu lldl ug; Provided. thn t or the In·
come or uny ono yeu r not nlore than one-IIalt mny be employed tor t he purpose
or milking 6uch ien!;8 or purchase or ror erecting such buildi ng. It mny
II lljJoOinl n librarian, nsslstantll. nnu other employoos, and preaetibe rules ror
IlIelT conduct, nud Ilx t heir compensation, lind sbnll nllJO hose power to remove
such UllllOilLlees. It may 11180 oItend the I)r lvllegoll and use Or aueh library
to nonresidents upon slicb ter mll a nd condit ions 1111 It lUll)' preserlbe.
S.;c, 4. All prOllCny g!\'cn, gnlllted. COILI'cyed, donated, devilled, or \.I&­quealhed
to, or otherwise oetlulred by nny city o r town ror n Ilbrll r y ahall
vest In. Rnd be held In the nRme or sUllh elt)' or town. a nd any conveyance,
grunl. donation. del·lse. bacillI'S! or gift lUade to or In Ihe name of an)' pub1lc
1Ibrnr), board shall 00 deemed to hal'e been mac\e dlre<:lly to sueh city or town.
StX!. 5. With Ihe consent of the board o( aldermen or town COmmlllllloners,
e~pre>l!led b)' ordinance or re!lflIUllon. and wllhln the 1Imllallons of this act
as to the rtlle or UI:\:allon. the llbrary board may accept any gIrt. grllUt, devise
or btlllueSt lIIade or oerered by any person for llbrary pnrllOlWS. and ilia), enrry
out the conditions or such t1ontltlons. And the elty or lown In nll such eases
Is aUlhorhed to II.cclulre a slle. Ic.w)' a tn:l:, and pledge Itself by ordInance or
rellOlntiOIl to II- lJerpetunj compUlI.ncc with sll the tel'ms und conditions or the
girt. granl. t10vlse or bc.lquest so accepted.
Sy.c. 6. EI'ery Ilhrar)' established under !.bls nct shnll be forever rree to the
use of the Inhabitants or the city or town. subject to Buch reasonable reg ula·
lions all the bonrd or Im5tees mny adopt.
So;c. 7. On or beroro the thlrty·first da)' or December oC each yellr the said
board or trustees ahaH make R repOrt to the board or aldermen or 10"'n com­ml88loners.
5tatlng the condition or their trnst, the I'arIOILS 6U1US of mOILey
received from the library rund Rnd Illl other 8OurCCII, aud how DlILCh money
hns been e~pended. the number of books Rnd periodicals 011 hand, the number
added during the year. the number lost or miSSing. the number or boolu!
loaned oul and the general character of lIueh books, the number of registered
u1!llr~ of sueh Jlbrary. wIth snch other statlstles, InforZll~tlon and 8uggelltlo!ls
as It may deem or general Int.erellt.
Sf;('. 8. Tho IIOnrd of aldernlen or town commissioners of such city or town
IIhall bave [)Ower to pailS onllnanccs ImpOsIng suitable j»:naltles for the IIUIl.
Ishmonl or l)oOr80n~ comOllttlng InJnry UpOll such library or the grounds or
other property thereot. or (or any Inju ry to. or for failure to return auy book.
pillte, picture, engral·lng. map. m'lgazlne, Ilamjlhlet or m.nnuscrJpl belongIng
to sueh library.
51:(.'. 9. It there CJ:IIIIII In any Incorporated city or to,,'lI a secular or non.
sectarian lIbr-.lrY owned a nd controlled by a soclet)· or corporallOIl, t he board
of a ldermen or town commissioners. when deemed best (or the Interest of tho
city or town, may levy and collect t he ta..: herein provided (or. and, In lieu
of supporting aad mnlnl8.lnlng a public llbrary. enter Into u contract with such
society or col1Joralion ror the purpollO oC provIding the Inhabltnnlll of lIucb
city or town with the free IIIl4l Of s uch lib rary npon auch te rms and conditions
as may be agreed UpOn between tho board of aldermen or town commlaalone rs
a nd the IIOC lety or corporation : ProvldC(i a/wall". That a ll money paid to such
&Oll lety or corpornUon under fIIlld cont ract shBIi be e:r;ponded solely for the
mai ntenance ot 81.l.Ch libra ry. a nd for no other purpose.
N. O. LWRUT COM.)II8B ION" " SIX:. 10. That nothlnl In tbt. act .hall be coutrued to aooll.h 0.1' In any­""
Iae abrldle any po""er o.r dUly conferred upOn any public library eatabtl.bcd
by virtue or any city or to""n dlarl.er or other .peclal acL
Sal. 11. Thla act .hall be In rorce from Illld after ItA ratlftcatlon.
RAtilied llnrch ~ , 1911.
(Public Law. Hili, chapter 83.)
('CliMe LIIIIU\tV L,\W Ot' IBI1
AX ACT ~'OR T ilE MA1NTE~A."CE Ot' PUULIC LlBRAIUES.
Tile Oetlt'ral ,I"rmlllv 0/ Norlll Curo.'hu .. do cnllrt:
SlX'Tlo.' I. Tbllt any city nr town III hQrclly autho.rlzed and empowered to
malle I:(Inlinulnl!; a~lIroprllttlolia or mnney to. .uch library aasoclQ.tlon. nr
corponltlnn. lUI .hnll Dlulntaln u library or IIbnarle.6. lI'ilo.le boob IIball he
.nllablo without charp to. tho I"OlIldcntll o.r mid city or to.II'n, under such
rule. nnd rllfluhHiona Or .nld library abOClntlons or corporations &I sbrul be
approved b)' Lbo governlnl body of mid city or town.
Soo. l! No city or town IIball Ilpproprlalo under thlll act In lUll' yenr n total
Irenter than one-rortleth or one IJer tent o.f the taxable vDlue of mid clly or
tnwn according to. the IIlltK'samenl nr the previous )'eur,
Sv.(1. 3. That thlll act 8hall not atreet any exlRUng loeal lawB allowing 0.1' prl)-
vldlnllnunlclPIII aid to libraries.
SKC. 4. That this act IIhali be [II force from and after Ita ratlficatlnn.
nullfled thlll the 6tb day nf March. A. O. 1917.
(Public Laws of 1917, chapter 21'5,)
COU1'I'TY J,IlHL\ltV I.AW
AX ACT TO AUTIlOfilZE TilE BOAno Ot' COUNTY COlDnSSIO:'\"ERS
AND TilE COUNTY BOAnD OF' EDUCATIOX OFAXY COUXTY TO Co.
OPERATE WITH TUE Tnt'STEt~ Ot' A1'."Y PUBLIC LIDRAltY IN ANY
CITY OR TOWN IN EXTEXDlNG TIU; SERV1CE OF SUCH LIBltARY
TO RURAL COlnfUNITIES.
Tile GCllcrnl Autmll/JI 01 NOI·tli OarO/hlll de emu't:
S,XTlO~ I. That the board Or county commlssloner8 and the cnunty board
nf education or any county In Which there Is a public city nr lQI'>'n lIbmry are
bureby authnrlted nnd empowered, In their d l!l(:retlnn, lQ coOperate wIth the
truatee. of mid library In eltendlng the service of auch library to the rurnl
communltleH nr the county. 8nd to appropr[81e out ot the lunds under their
control an amount .umclent to pay the expense or .ucb library eJ:tenslon
ser.-lce.
51';0. 2. Thl. act 8hail be In fnrce from and after Ita ratification.
Ratified tbl8 the 5th day or March. A. D, 1917,
(Public Laws 1917, chapter 149.)
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Wrllbt, Clyde, Ingold
Wright, N. E .• Bunn
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