THE UNIVERSITY
OF ILLINOIS
LIBRARY
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Evanston Public
Library
FORTY-FIRST
AND
FORTY-SECOND
ANNUAL REPORTS
JUNE I, 1913 TO MAY 31, 1915
Orrington Avenue and Church Street
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Term expires
Robert L. Scott 1916
Charles R. Kappes 1916
Frank H. Spearman 1916
Prof. Fred W. Nichols 1917
Charles ML Cartwright 1917
Mrs. Rufus C. Dawes (succeeded E. L. Shu-
man, resigned) 1917
John W. Thompson 1918
Henry J. Wallingford 1918
Rev. George Craig Stewart .... 1918
OFFICERS, 1913-1915.
F. W. Nichols, President
J. W. Thompson, Vice-President
Mary B. Lindsay, Secretary
STANDING COMMITTEES, 1913-1915.
Books: Mrs. R. C. Dawes (succeeding E. L. Shuman),
Messrs. Stewart and Spearman
Management: Messrs. Wallingford, Scott, Stewart
Finance: Messrs. Cartwright, Kappes, Spearman
Building and Grounds : Messrs. Thompson, Scott, Kappes
LIBRARY STAFF, JUNE 1, 1915.
Mary B. Lindsay, Librarian
Gertrude L. Brown, Assistant Librarian and Cataloger
Flora N. Hay, Reference Librarian
Maud Chidester, Children's Librarian
Mrs. Nancy M. Corse, Loan Librarian
Assistants: Inez Potter, Mildred Crew (temporary)
Page, John Wood
William E. Lee, Janitor
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PRESIDENT'S REPORT, 1913-1914.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of
Evanston, Illinois:
Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit to you the
Forty-first Annual Report of the Evanston Public Library
for the year ending May 31, 1914.
Changes in Board Membership:
Messrs. Robert L. Scott, Charles R. Kappes and
Frank H. Spearman were appointed July 1, 1913, to
succeed Messrs Wirt E. Humphrey, Charles P. Coffin
and George T. Kelly, whose terms expired, Mr. Kelly
having resigned December, 1912.
Mr. E. L. Shuman resigned December 1, 1913, and
was succeeded by Mrs. Rufus C. Dawes, who was
appointed by the Mayor December 23, 1913. Suita-
ble resolutions were adopted in appreciation of serv-
ices of retiring members.
Contents of Library:
Number of volumes now in the Library, 50,756, of
which 10% are books for young people, 19% are
fiction and 71% are non-fiction classes.
Accessions for the year, 1,524 volumes, the small-
est number added since 1895.
Loss in Circulation and Readers :
Books circulated, 102,115 volumes, a decrease of
15,306 volumes under that of last year. (As ex-
plained in Librarian's report, due, first, to closing for
month last year; second, to various counter attrac-
tions, mainly moving-picture shows; third, to cutting
off of the supply of new books.)
Memberships in force, 9,645, a decrease of 359 un-
der previous year.
Financial Situation:
Tax income for past three years has been as fol-
lows:
1911-12 $14,520.39
1912-13 9,292.67
1913-14, from taxes 8,914.87
Special appropriation 1,000.00
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The amount received from taxes, 1913-14, $8,914.87,
is only a little in excess of amount needed for pay
roll, leaving nothing for books, magazines, etc.
Acknowledgment is made of special appropriation
by the City Council from the Public Utilities Fund
of $1,000. Receipts from fines, rental collection,
transient membership, etc., of $1,128.86, together with
balance in that fund from previous year, provided
for such supplies and incidental expenses as were ab-
solutely necessary.
The Petty Cash Fund, however, is almost exhausted,
the balance at close of year being only $177.06.
The largest items of expenses for year were $878.04
for coal and $8,088.42 for services Staff and Janitor.
The Board considered reducing the Staff, but finally
approached the solution of the question rather from
the point of increasing the revenue by some means.
The Staff are almost all of long service, trained
and familiar with the work.
The present condition, we hope, is a temporary one
and the present Staff is no larger than is needed to
carry on the work of a library of this size.
There has been no advance in salaries since Jan-
uary, 1913. The closing of the Library for one month
during the summer effected a saving in salaries and
light amounting to $482, four members of the Staff
voluntarily taking that month as leave of absence, in
addition to their usual vacation, and surrendering
their entire month's salary, the rest of the Staff tak-
ing part of that time as vacation and surrendering
part of their salary, in most cases amounting to one-
half of their month's salary. The Head Janitor also
volunteered to lay off for three months, thus adding
$225 to the amount saved.
By strenuous efforts of the Board a Special Emer-
gency Fund was collected during the year. The
Librarian's report gives details showing source of
and expenditures from this fund.
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Library should have from $18,000 to $20,000
annually in order properly to serve the people of
Evanston.
Budget of expenses for 1915 amounting to $15,-
083.60 was sent to City Comptroller January 5, 1914.
Allowing 5% for losses in collection, amount esti-
mated to be received in 1915 is $14,365.34.
Our lack of funds the past year has crippled the
usefulness of the Library :
By failure to supply demand for new books and
by cutting off files of periodicals.
By preventing our enlarging the work of our two
Deposit Stations and responding to need of estab-
lishing stations in other remote parts of the city.
By checking co-operation with schools, playgrounds
and neighborhood centers.
By preventing printing of bulletins and lists of
new books, and other means of bringing the resources
of the Library to the knowledge of the public.
Commendation :
We especially commend all the members of the
Library Staff, who have cheerfully met our financial
distress by extra service and some sacrifice of salary.
We especially commend our Janitor, Mr. Wm. E. Lee,
who without his usual assistant has kept the building
in proper condition and the grounds an ornament to
the city.
Hope:
May we not hope that during the coming year our
finances may be repaired and that we may thereby
be able to render service such as ought to be ex-
pected in our progressive City of Evanston?
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) F. W. NICHOLS,
President of Board of Directors.
1 June, 1914.
41st and 42nd ANNUAL REPORT
PRESIDENT'S REPORT, 1914-1915.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of
Evanston, Illinois.
Gentlemen: I have the honor to present the Forty-
second Annual Report of the Directors of the Evanston
Public Library for the year ending May 31, 1915.
The usual details of the Library in its relation to the
public are found in the Librarian's part of this report.
The growth in circulation of books year by year is keep-
ing pace with the increase of population, and the use of
reference books indicates that the quality of our popu-
lation is not degenerating.
Our financial statements will show, to one who takes
time to study them, a record of close calculation and of
struggle not generally realized by the public. An inter-
pretation of the law limiting our taxing power has cut
down our receipts the past few years to a point where we
could barely keep the Library open, and had it not been
for the faithfulness and patience of our Janitor and mem-
bers of the Staff we must have closed a part of the time.
We have had practically no funds to increase the list of
periodicals and supply of new books. Our apparent bal-
ance of $6,717.02 must be carefully conserved to pay run-
ning expenses until new tax funds are available.
An illustration of the uncertainty of our tax income
may be shown as follows :
Jan., 1914 Appropriation by City Council based
on Library's budget of expenses for 1915,
figured at our maximum rate of 1.2 mills $15,083.60
Mar., 1915 Amount allowed at rate of 1 mill
fixed by the County Clerk's office 12,983.42
Expenses of collection and uncollected taxes will reduce
this amount still further, probably about $400, leaving
little more than $12,500 for the year.
The Library's financial prospects, therefore, can not
always be judged at the time of the appropriation ordi-
nance.
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But prospects are brighter, as a proposed new law prom-
ises to increase our taxing power, and we hope within
the next two years to restore our shelves to a fair allow-
ance of books, and to increase our staff to a fairly paid
and sufficient corps. We thank the Council and the public
for much patience through our years of struggle and we
are happy in announcing better times to come.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) F. W. NICHOLS, President.
Evanston, 111., June 1, 1915.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT, 1913-1915.
To the Board of Directors of the Evanston Public Library :
Gentlemen : "We beg to submit the following report of
the condition and work of the Evanston Public Library
for the two years ending May 31, 1915, being the Forty-
first and Forty-second Annual Reports of the Public
Library. Owing to our financial condition, no printed
report was issued last year, but the tabulated statements
covering such statistics as are required by law were pre-
sented to our City Council.
The past two years have been unique in
PERIOD OF in the history of our Library a time of
STRUGGLE struggle to "make ends meet" a struggle
greater than was experienced in its early
years, before the Library had attempted to extend its
borders.
Our sudden cut in tax income in 1913 of over $4,000
came upon a library fully organized, with a splendid
staff of assistants, a well equipped building which had
already become an important center of educational inter-
ests. The problem, therefore, which faced us was that of
maintaining, in a measure at least, the standard of work
as organized, and of holding together our well trained
staff with the hope that the financial condition might be
temporary and that usual work could be resumed.
Perhaps this problem may be appreciated more fully
when we say that we have been attempting to operate
a $130,000 "plant" for two years on about $9,000 a year.
Moreover, our "stock" consists of over 50,000 books which
it is our business to distribute to the people of this entire
community. The business hours of this "plant" cover
12 hours of every working day in the year, and on 40 Sun-
days and 4 holidays its Reading and Reference Rooms are
open for the free use of the public from 2 until 6 P. M.
It is readily apparent that the necessary operating ex-
penses would leave little or nothing for replenishing or
caring for "stock." What wonder, then, that the new
books were not found here in great numbers in the last
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two years and that we report the smallest number of ac-
cessions since 1895?
The Special Emergency Fund donated by
ACCESSIONS generous citizens made possible the pur-
W I TH . chase of 997 volumes. Other generous
DRAWALS friends donated books in large numbers,
of which 1,616 volumes were accessioned, the duplicates
being stored for future needs or for exchange purposes.
There were transferred from Renting Collection, etc.,
439 volumes and we bound 212 magazines, making a total
of 3,264 accessions for the two years. Adding these
to the 49,638 volumes reported May 31, 1913, and de-
ducting 846 volumes which were withdrawn, we have
at date of this report 52,056 volumes.
Of the volumes withdrawn during the two years, 116
were lost or damaged and 730 were worn out. Most of
the books purchased were in the non-fiction classes, our
fiction supply coming largely from the transfer from the
Rental Collection. Ordinarily our rule is
RENTING to place in the Renting Collection only du-
COLLECTION plicates of popular books in the free col-
lection, thus allowing readers choice of
renting a duplicate copy, or awaiting their turn for a
free copy. We were obliged to depart from this rule and
confine our fiction to our Renting Collection, transferring
books as soon as possible to the general library in many
instances before their rentals had covered their cost.
The rental fee, 5 cents per week per book, is less than
is charged by the mercantile renting libraries and the plan
is a popular one with our readers. There were in this
collection May 31, 1913, 329 volumes. The number added
during 1913-1915 was 374, and transferred to the free
library 415, leaving 288 volumes at date of this report.
The rental fees for two years have amounted to $348.90.
While the amount expended for new books ($391.87) ex-
ceeded the rental fees, the fines collected on these books
made up this loss, and the collection shows a balance
of $34.35.
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In addition to the cataloging of the 3,264
CATALOG volumes of accessions and the recording of
DEPARTMENT the 846 volumes withdrawn, this Depart-
has prepared a large number of analytical
cards for book sets and government serials.
A total of 8,044 printed Library of Congress cards were
prepared and filed in the catalog. These were in addi-
tion to the cards which were typewritten for fiction and
drama. The Medical Library is also under the care of
the Catalog Department. Files are kept of 42 current
medical magazines, catalog entries were made for 184 new
volumes and 241 medical periodicals were sent to the
bindery.
One of the most serious of our problems has been the
great accumulation of deferred binding. The growing
need of rebinding in a library of 40 years of age is ap-
parent. The inaccessibility of unbound files of magazines
and the danger from loss of unbound parts will be readily
understood. We were thus obliged to devote almost one-
half of our Special Emergency Fund for binding.
The total amount of binding, including our special
funds, was as follows:
1913-14821 volumes at cost of $489.20
90 pamphlets in Gaylord binders 4.77
$493.97
1914-151,361 volumes at cost of 735.75
The preparation of a printed catalog of music has also
occupied much of the time of the Catalog Department
during the year just ended.
The Special Emergency Fund was begun
SPECIAL in March, 1913, as result of our canvas for
EMERGENCY funds to offset the sudden reduction in our
FUND tax income caused by the interpretation of
the Juul law. Gifts ranging from $1 to $100
were contributed, amounting June 1, 1915, to $1,645.31.
A list of these donors supplementing our last published
list is appended to this report.
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Expenditures from this fund for two years have been
as follows:
1913-14 1914-15 Total.
Binding $461.99 $261.25 $ 723.24
Books 392.07 213.02 605.09
Periodicals . 222.61 66.30 288.91
Total $1,617.24
Balance May 31, 1915 28.07
$1,645.31.
Particularly gratifying has been the sub-
OTHER stantial assistance rendered us by the
GIFTS Woman's Club of Evanston and the Drama
Club of Evanston, both of whom contrib-
uted generously to our Special Emergency Fund. In addi-
tion to the gift of $100 for general works, and $25 for
binding, the Drama Club has continued to supply us not
only with plays, and with books and periodicals on the
literature of the drama, but with books on costume, nota-
ble among the latter being a set of the rare and beautiful
Le Costume Historique in six volumes, by Racinet. In
June, 1914, this Club financed the second eight-page sup-
plement to the Drama Catalog published by them in 1909.
With the $200 contributed by the Art and Literature
Department of the Woman's Club, many interesting books
in Fine Arts and Literature were purchased. The $28
given us by the Home Department of the Woman's Club
enabled us to purchase some much needed works on Home
Economics and care of children. A lecture by Seumas
MacManus in February, 1915, netted us $42.75, the Wom-
an's Club kindly donating the use of their auditorium for
the occasion.
Our City Council gave us an extra appropriation of
$1,000 in 1914. Our local papers have continued their
generous co-operation in calling attention to our wants
and in printing our special lists. For three seasons Mr.
Richard F. Gloede has supplied our flower boxes, vases
and flower bed at the entrance to the Library grounds.
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Grateful acknowledgment should also be
DEPOSIT made to our Boards of Education for help
STATIONS in maintaining our Deposit Stations, which
have proved the most effective means of
extending the privileges of the Library to the remoter
sections of the community. We have been able to retain
but two of our four former stations. The assistance re-
ceived from District 76 has enabled us to supply a reg-
ular assistant from the Library at Station A, and the
Library at Washington School continues to be a most im-
portant factor in the large neighborhood work centering
there.
Deposit Station D was moved two years ago from the
North End Y. M. C. A. to Crandon School, where Dis-
trict 75 gave us a room and janitor service, and the North
End Improvement Association and the Neighborhood Club
of Central School assisted in maintaining it.
We have now found it necessary temporarily to suspend
service at this station, but fortunately this work in that
part of town will be undertaken by the North End Evans-
ton Mothers' Club.
We trust that in the near future such distributing sta-
tions may be possible in all of the more remote sections
of the city, providing particularly for little children who
live too far away to use the Library. To all little children
a card of membership in the Public Library is a prized
possession, and through these small collections they may
be led to the larger world of reading.
In spite of its dearth of new books our
CHILDREN'S Children's Room is a very attractive place
DEPART- with its growing plants and its bulletin
ME NT boards always supplied with some timely
lists and interesting pictures. Our Children's Librarian
has done much to hold the interest of the young people by
frequent visits to the schools and by planning of story
hours.
Acknowledgment is due Miss Susan Davis and her pu-
pils of the Cumnock School of Oratory for three series
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of very successful story hours at the Library and at our
two Deposit Stations at Washington and at Crandon
School.
Our child readers comprise about 20 per cent, of our
patrons and their reading shows a larger percentage of
the non-fiction classes than that of our adult readers, and
they are deserving of a better supply of good books.
There are too, many counter attractions these days which
bid fair to supplant the child's interest in books, and if
we are to hold these young readers and win a still larger
number to the reading habit, we shall need to replenish
our shelves, renewing many of the standard works which
are badly worn or lost and adding the best of the newer
books.
The following comparative table of yearly
LOAN circulation shows very clearly the effect
DEPART- upon the Loan Department of a cutting off
MENT of the book supply:
1911-12 120,617 volumes
1912-13 117,421 volumes
1913-14 102,115 volumes
1914-15 109,966 volumes
The great decrease in 1913-14 was largely due to the
closing of the Library for one month that year, as one
of our necessary measures of retrenchment. It will be
seen that, although the year just past shows a gain of
7,851 volumes, we are still 10,651 volumes behind the num-
ber circulated in 1911-12.
Registration of readers for two years is shown as fol-
lows:
Cards in force May 31, 1913 10,004
Cards issued 1913-14 2,324
Cards issued 1914-15 2,153
14,481
Cards expire^ 1913-14 2,683
Cards expired 1914-15 1,561
4,244
Cards in force May 31, 1915 10,237
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Comparing again with our record of 1911-12 we find our
active borrowers to be 540 less in number than at that
time. These somewhat discouraging figures are perhaps
not entirely due to our meager supply of new books.
In common with other libraries we are feeling the
effect of the growing popularity of certain features of the
world of amusement and recreation. We need not fear
such outdoor attractions as motoring and playgrounds,
which doubtless are tending to preserve a better balance
between the mental and physical life of our young people.
The motion picture has proved its wonderful educational
value, but the redoubled efforts of all of our educational
and civic forces are needed to bring about a more fre-
quent use of the educational film and to eliminate much
that is now tending to lower the ideals of our youth.
A few experiments were made last year in advertising
the Library on the motion picture screens. We hope more
may be done in this and other publicity lines in the near
future. Book lists have been furnished each week to the
Evanston papers by the Loan Librarian.
Our Reference Room continues to serve an
REFERENCE increasing number of people, this depart-
DEPART- ment not being so dependent upon our sup-
MENT ply of current books, but rather upon our
files of bound periodicals. The largest users of this de-
partment, in the order named, are University students,
Study Clubs, Public School pupils, general readers. Many
questions are also received and answered by telephone.
The following reference lists were compiled by our Ref-
erence Librarian:
1913-1914.
France in the seventeenth century. (Printed in Bry-
ant Circle program.)
American types in literature. (Printed in Pierian
Club program.)
The United States departments of government (Type-
written for Fortnightly Club).
Immigration. (Home mission study.)
Parsifal.
George Borrow.
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Alfred Noyes.
Rabindra Nath Tagore.
John Millington Synge.
William Butler Yeats.
Constantin Meunier.
1914-1915.
France in the Eighteenth century. (Printed in Bryant
Circle program.)
Modern Germany. (Printed in Pierian Club program.)
List on miscellaneous subjects for Fortnightly.
Seumas MacManus.
Christmas carols.
Community Christmas.
The Oratorio.
Etching and Engraving.
Eugene Brieux.
Japanese prints.
August Strindberg.
Bibliography of Drama League Series of plays.
(Printed by the League.)
The 147 periodicals kept in the Reading Room are filed
by the Reference Librarian.
The Sadie Knowland Coe Music Collec-
COE MUSIC tion numbers at present 1,558 books, 397
COLLECTION pieces of sheet music and 572 pianola rolls.
The music room is open for reference use,
for selection for home use, or for the trying of music
upon the piano, at any time during library hours; the
pianola may be used daily from 12 to 1 :30 and from 4 to 6
P. M., and on Mondays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 P. M.
Gifts to this department amounting to $400 have been
received in the past three years from Mrs. Hannah B.
Knowland, in memory of her daughter, Mrs. Coe. A com-
plete printed catalog of music and musical literature con-
tained in the Library is in preparation.
The maintenance of working libraries of the best music
is being recognized more and more as the legitimate work
of public libraries. Our collection was, we believe, the
pioneer in the placing of a pianola in the library and in
circulation of the music rolls. Many letters are received
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asking for our method of cataloging and circulation of
music and rolls. The Librarian, upon request, described
the collection in The Musician of August, 1914, and in
the Library Journal of August, 1915.
The collection is fast outgrowing its present quarters
and the problem of the proper shelving of future acces-
sions will have to be met before long.
Circulation from the Coe Music Room :
Books. Sheet music. Pianola rolls
1913-14 960 71 498
1914-15 1,011 44 405
The decrease in use of the rolls is due probably to the
increasing use of 85-note instruments in which our 65-note
rolls can not be used. The circulation of the literature of
music is increasing, showing a growing use by serious
students of music.
The Medical Science Room founded in
MEDICAL honor of Dr. Edward H. Webster now con-
8CIENCE tains 804 books and files of 42 medical pe-
COLLECTION riodicals. There were added during the
two years 184 volumes. There were added
from the Christopher fund the following periodicals, which
are filed in the general reading room and which are of
particular interest to teachers:
Pedagogical Seminary.
Psychological Bulletin.
Journal of Educational Psychology.
This valuable medical collection is freely accessible
during library hours to physicians, nurses, medical stu-
dents and health officers.
On June 21, 1914, the 40th anniversary
FORTIETH of the founding of the Public Library was
ANNIVER- celebrated with an informal "open house"
8ARY f rom 2 until 10 P. M. Over 500 visitors at-
tended and were shown over the building. Exhibits were
made of the first circulation records of the Library, also
a set of the file of the New York Daily Graphic for 1873,
giving a glimpse of the public events and the fashions
which were current in the year of the Library 's beginning.
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Educational motion pictures were shown in Library Hall
by Prof. F. W. Nichols.
The Library was represented at the meet-
LIBRARY ing of the Illinois Library Association in
MEETINGS Chicago in December, 1913, by several mem-
bers of the Board, by the Librarian, who
presented a paper, and by a number of the Staff.
The Librarian and the Assistant Librarian attended the
Illinois Library Association meeting at Springfield, 111.,
October 21-23, 1914.
The Library has been particularly unfor-
THE tunate in the loss of two faithful members
STAFF of the Staff.
Miss Frances H. Spining left us Septem-
ber 5, 1914, to accept the Librarianship of Throop College
of Technology, Pasadena, California. It is with peculiar
sadness that we record the passing from our Library cir-
cle of Miss Bertha Strong Bliss, Second Assistant, and
Librarian of the Order Department, whose sudden death
on May 30, 1915, left a vacancy which it will be difficult
to fill. Miss Bliss's 19 years of faithful, conscientious
service for 10 years as head of the Loan Department and
for three years in charge of the very important work of
the Order Department left a lasting impress upon the
work of this Library. "We of the Staff mourn her as a
devoted friend as well as fellow worker.
On May 4, 1915, Miss Mildred Crew received temporary
appointment as general assistant, subject to civil service
examination.
Our Staff members are deserving of great credit for un-
usual loyalty and resourcefulness under trying condi-
tions. While no salaries were reduced, to offset our loss
in income, no salaries have been advanced since January
1, 1913, and during the enforced closing of the Library
for one month in the summer of 1913, five of the employes,
including the janitor, gave up the entire month's salary,
taking that month as leave without pay, the other three
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surrendering from 25 to 50 per cent, of salary and taking
balance of month as vacation time.
We have reason to hope for better for-
BETTER tunes for the coming year. Through the
FORTUNES efforts of various library interests of the
State, a bill, providing for the restoration
of the 2-mill rate to public libraries, is now before the
Illinois Legislature and has been reported favorably.
With grateful appreciation of your encouragement and
cordial support in the execution of our duties.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY B. LINDSAY,
Secretary and Librarian.
June 1, 1915.
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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1913-14.
Balance in hands of City Treasurer, May 31,
1913 $ 1,903.35
Taxes 18 June, 1913, to 2 Apr., 1914 8,914.87
Extra appropriation, City Council, 13 Jan., 1914 1,000.00
$11,818.22
Petty cash and special funds:
Balance, May 31, 1913 $1,717.28
Fines 742.65
Rental collection (incl. fines) 255.32
Books lost and damaged 41.80
Postage and incidentals 20.19
Non-resident borrowers 11.00
Evanston Historical Society, light 12.00
Rent of Library Hall 38.00
Prom donors, Special Emergency fund 568.90
Drama Club of Evanston for books,
etc 192.05
Miscellaneous receipts 12.51
3,611.70
Special funds:
Sadie Knowland Coe Endowment:
Interest on investments $ 288.67
Gift, Mrs. H. B. Knowland 100.00
Gift, Prof. G. A. Coe 33.25
421.92
Medical Science Section, interest :
Dr. Sarah H. Brayton En-
dowment $25.00
Dr. Walter S. Christopher
Endowment 55.00
Dr. Edward H. Webster
Library Endowment . . . 127.50
Medical Science Room En-
dowment 106.94 $314.44 314.44
$16,166.28
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Disbursements.
Books (incl. $213.79 for Rental Collec-
tion) $ 619.82
Binding 466.87
Building and grounds 46.95
Deposit stations 10.90
Fuel and ventilation 888.98
Furniture and fixtures 95.48
Insurance 95.40
Janitor's supplies 11.10
Library supplies 102.98
Light 249.70
Periodicals 225.86
Postage and incidentals 219.18
Printing 70.00
Repairs 131.85
Salaries :
Library service $7,213.42
Janitor service 875.00
8,088.42
Miscellaneous 37.08
Special funds, books, periodicals, bind-
ing, etc:
Coe Endowment Fund 161.45
Drama Club Fund 183.38
Medical Science Section :
Dr. Sarah H. Brayton
Fund $35.95
Dr. Walter S. Christopher
Fund 78.27
Dr. Edward H. Webster
Library Fund 79.00
Medical Science Room
Fund 14.15 207.37 $11,912.77
Balance on hand 25 May, 1914 $4,253.51
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
23
Balance as follows :
In hands, City Treasurer $2,872.84
Special Emergency Fund 372.89
Petty Cash Fund 177.06
Sadie Knowland Coe Endowment
Fund 503.60
Dr. Sarah H. Brayton Fund 50.51
Dr. Walter S. Christopher Fund 60.32
Dr. Edward H. Webster Fund 56.40
Medical Science Room Fund ...... 134.28
Drama Club Fund.. 25.61
$4,253.51
Classified contents of the Library, 1913-14.
With-
Added drawn Totals
May 31, during during May 25,
1913 year. year. 1914.
General works 5506 193 5699
Philosophy 745 15 1 759
Religion 1356 35 1391
Sociology 4507 258 5 4760
Philology 209 1 210
Natural science 1750 35 2 1783
Useful arts 2433 52 3 2482
Fine arts 3218 86 6 3298
Literature 5357 224 16 5565
History 3469 40 5 3504
Travel 2958 46 5 2999
Biography 3852 64 4 3912
Fiction 9388 360 235 9513
Books for young people. .4890 115 124 4881
Total 49638 1524 406 50756
Coe Music Collection :
Books added during the year, 50. Total 1,491
Sheet music added during the year, 9. Total. . . . 397
Pianola rolls added during the year, 5. Total 562
Music periodicals filed in the Reading Room 5
24
41st and 42nd ANNUAL REPORT
Medical Science Section:
Books added during the year, 48. Total 668
Medical periodicals filed in the Medical Room. ... 30
Current periodicals filed in the Reading Room .... 136
Library fund, 82; Coe fund, 5; Drama Club, 3; other
gifts, 46.
Classes of books lent, 1913-14.
Adults.
General works 1,348
Philosophy 1,075
Religion 803
Sociology 2,319
Language 183
Natural science 1,029
Useful arts 1,398
Coe Music Collection.. 960
Fine arts 2,140
Literature 7,054
History 2,128
Travel 2,382
Biography 2,168
Fiction 51,908
94,831
Loaned from the
Deposit Stations. 7,284
Total home circula-
tion 102,115
Coe Music Collection :
Pianola rolls loaned . .
Sheet music loaned ....
Per
Cent.
1.42
1.13
.85
2.45
.19
1.09
1.47
1.01
2.26
7.44
2.24
2.51
2.29
54.74
Children
Total to adults 76,895 81.09
Total to children 17,936 18.91
(Fairy tales, etc.) 2,764
! Natural science and
useful arts 1,199
) Fine arts and
) literature 1,636
I History and
) travel 1,623
Biography 555
Stories 10,159
17,936
100.
.498
. 71
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
25
Circulation by Months, 1913-1914.
June 7,838
July 8,699
August 2,533
September 7,564
October 8,510
November 9,966
December 8,490
January 9,395
February 10,389
March 9,912
April 10,168
May 8,651
Total 102,115
Circulation of Books From
General works
Adults
2
Philosophy 5
Religion 1
Sociology 71
Language
Natural science 5
Useful arts 34
Fine arts 3
Literature 45
Travel
History 35
Biography 1
Fiction 1,842
2,044
Station A 5,963
Station D 1,321
Deposit Stations, 1913-14.
Children
Mythology, Fairy
Tales, etc 572
Natural science and
useful arts 491
Fine arts and litera-
ture 955
Travel and History. . 680
Biography 165
Stories 2,377
5,240
Total 7,284
26 41st and 42nd ANNUAL REPORT
The foregoing statements exhibiting the receipts and
expenditures of money, the number of books on hand,
books lost or missing, and books purchased, are correct to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
MARY B. LINDSAY,
Librarian.
County of Cook )
State of Illinois^ f ss '
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of
June, A. D. 1914.
(Signed) JOHN F. HAHN,
Notary Public.
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
27
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1914-1915.
Receipts.
Balance in hands of City Treasurer, May 31,
1914 $ 2,872.84
Received from taxation 30 June, 1914, to 17
May, 1915 12,930.25
$15,803.09
Petty cash and special funds:
Balance, May 31, 1914 $ 1,380.67
Fines 786.86
Rental collection (incl. fines) 212.43
Books lost and damaged 28.41
Postage and incidentals 21.98
District 76, Board of Education,
Dep. Station 54.00
Sale of dupl. cards 8.25
Non-resident borrowers 22.50
Rent of Library Hall 25.00
MacManus lecture 42.75
Special emergency fund 153.00
Drama Club of Evanston 154.71
$2,890.56
Special funds:
Sadie Knowland Coe Endowment:
Interest on investments 280.00
Gift from Mrs. H. B. Knowland 100.00
380.00
Medical Science Section, interest :
Dr. Sarah H. Brayton En-
dowment $ 25.00
Dr. Walter S. Christopher
Endowment 75.00
Dr. E. H. Webster Library
Endowment 107.50
Medical Science Room En-
dowment 75.00
282.50
$19,356.15
28 41st and 42nd ANNUAL REPORT
Disbursements.
Books (incl. Rent. Col. $178.08) . . . .$ 444.18
Binding 645.40
Building and grounds 38.00
Deposit stations 47.40
Furniture and fixtures 74.32
Fuel and ventilation 707.40
Insurance 84.00
Janitor's supplies 13.38
Library supplies 116.67
Light 291.30
Periodicals 235.55
Postage and incidentals 283.78
Printing 19.75
Repairs 66.66
Salaries :
Library service $7,108.80
Janitor service 925.00
8,033.80
Miscellaneous . 29.70
$11,131.29
Special funds, books, periodicals, binding :
Coe Endowment Fund $668.84
Drama Club Fund 171.86
Medical Science Section:
Brayton Fund 32.38
Christopher Fund 64.76
Webster Library Fund.. 112.28
Medical Science Room
Fund 104.50 1,154.62 12,285.91
Balance on hand May 31, 1915 $ 7,070.24
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
29
Balance as follows:
In hands, City Treasurer $6,517.02
Special Emergency Fund 28.07
Petty Cash 31.84
Coe Endowment 214.76
Brayton Endowment 43.13
Christopher Endowment 70.56
Webster Endowment 51.62
Medical Room Endowment 104.78
Drama Club Fund 8.46
$7,070.24
Classified contents of the Library, 1914-15.
May 31,
1914.
General works 5699
Philosophy 759
Religion 1391
Sociology 4760
Philology 210
Natural science 1783
Useful arts 2482
Fine arts 3298
Literature 5565
History 3504
Travel 2999
Biography 3912
Fiction 9513
Books for young people . . . 4881
With-
Added drawn
Totals
during during
year. year.
263 9
May 31,
1915.
5953
27 2
784
36 4
1423
205 4
4961
3 1
212
34 5
1812
68 1
2549
127 6
3419
327 14
5878
52 3
3553
42 3
3038
82 5
3989
326 130
9709
148 253
4776
Total , ..50756
1740
440
52056
Total
Coe Music Collection :
Books added during the year, 69, withdrawn 2... 1558
Sheet music added during the year, 397
Pianola rolls added during the year, 10 572
Medical Science Section:
Books added during the year, 136 804
Medical periodicals filed in the Medical Room 42
30
Current periodicals filed in the Reading Room .... 147
Library fund, 89; Coe fund, 5; Drama Club, 4;
Music Study Club, 1; other gifts, 48.
Classes of books lent, 1914-15.
Adults.
General works . . 901
Philosophy 1260
Religion 862
Sociology 2769
Language 230
Natural science . . 1202
Useful arts 1408
Coe Music Collec-
tion 1011
Fine arts 2017
Literature 7568
History 2126
Travel 1803
Biography 2478
Fiction ..54983
Total to adults.. 80618
Total to children.,19236
Per
Cent. Children.
.90 Mythology, fairy
tales, etc 2643
1.26
.86
2.77
.23
1.20 Natural science and
useful arts 1337
1.41
1.03
2.02 Fine arts and
literature 1893
7.58
2.13 History and travel. . 1856
1.81
2.48 Biography 684
55.06 Stories . ..10823
80.74
19.26
19236
99854 100.00
Loaned from the
Deposit Sta-
tions 10112
Total home cir-
culation . ..109966
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
31
Circulation by months, 1914-15.
June 8102
July 8357
August 8732
September 8001
October 9013
November 9573
December . 8232
January 9911
February 11090
March 10006
April 9792
May 9157
Total . ,.109966
Circulation of books from
Adults.
General works 4
Philosophy 4
Religion 1
Sociology 12
Language
Natural science 30
Useful arts 27
Fine arts 9
Literature 85
Travel 11
History 13
Biography 37
Fiction 2691
2924
Station A 6217
Station D . ..3895
Deposit Stations, 1914-15.
Children.
Mythology, Fairy
Tales, etc 766
Natural science and
useful arts 738
Fine arts and litera-
ture 1090
Travel and history. . . 586
Biography 115
Stories . ...3893
7188
10112
32 41st and 42nd ANNUAL REPORT
STATISTICS 1914-15.
Complying with uniform statistics American Library
Association. Annual report of the Evanston Public Li-
brary, Evanston, 111., for year ended May 31, 1915.
Mary B. Lindsay, Librarian.
Population, 27,724 (1914, U. S. est.).
Free for lending and reference.
Agencies: Main Library, 2 Deposit Stations, Books in
35 school rooms.
Open 350 days during year.
Open each week for lending, 72 hours.
Open each week for reading, 76 hours, except 1 Jl. to
15 S.
Total number of staff, 8.
Total valuation of library property, $165,000.
Increase. Adult Juvenile Total
Number of volumes at beginning
of year 45,875 4,881 50,756
Number of volumes added by pur-
chase 325 76 401
Number of volumes added by gift
and exchange 845 72 917
Number of volumes added from
renting collection 210 210
Number of volumes added by bind-
ing 212 212
Number of volumes lost or with-
drawn 187 253 440
Total number at end of year 47,280 4,776 52,056
Number of mounted pictures 2,284
Number of photographs 210
Total number of sheets of music 397
Total number of pianola rolls 572
Use
Total recorded use (number of vol-
umes lent for home use and num-
ber used in building 149,904
Adult Juvenile Total
Total number of volumes lent for
home use 83,542 26,424 109,966
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
33
Number of volumes of fiction lent
for home use 57,714 14,715 72,429
Number of volumes sent to agencies 1,491
Number of music rolls lent for home use 405
Number of interlibrary loans 1
Other circulation, sheet music 44
Recorded use in Reference Room (estimate based
on number of readers) 39,938
Registration.
Number of borrowers registered during year 2,153
Total number of registered borrowers 10,237
Registration period, 5 years.
Number of periodicals (including newspapers) cur-
rently received 189
Finance.
Receipts.
Unexpended balance :
Petty cash and
special f unds $ 1,380.67 Periodicals
Payments.
Books $ 444.18
235.55
Salaries, library
City Treasurer. 2,872.84 service 7,108.80
Local taxation . . 12,930.25 Salaries, janitor
service 925.00
Endowment funds 662.50
Fees, non-resident
members 22.50 Insurance 84.00
Heat and ventila-
tion .
Fines 786.86
Duplicate pay col-
lection 212.43
Gifts 404.46
Other sources. . 83.64
707.40
Light 291.30
Other mainte-
nance 1,335.06
$19,356.15
Total mainte-
nance $11,131.29
Special funds,
books, period-
icals, etc 1,154.62
Grand total. . . .$12,285.91
34 41st and 42nd ANNUAL REPORT
State of Illinois,
County of Cook.
Miss Mary B. Lindsay, being duly sworn, says that she
is the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Public
Library of the city of Evanston, in said county and state,
and that the foregoing statements exhibiting the financial
transactions, the accession and withdrawal of books, the
duplicate renting collection, binding and repairs, and pe-
riodicals for the year ending May 31, 1915, are correct
to the best of her knowledge and belief.
MARY B. LINDSAY,
Secretary.
July 6, 1915.
(Signed) FLORENCE H. QUIRK,
Notary Public.
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 35
DONORS TO SPECIAL EMERGENCY FUND.
Supplementing list in last report.
Kenneth Barnhart
H. S. Brown
George M. Clark
Rufus C. Dawes
Charles Edgar
William S. Estell
A. H. Gross
D. J. Harris
Rolliii A. Keyes
John A. Logan Post, G. A. R.
Catherine Waugh McCulloch
Prank Marshall
John G. Orchard
Dr. William Allen Pusey
Mrs. F. L. Richardson
Miss Lucy Stewart
Mrs. W. A. Thomas
A. W. Underwood
Mrs. Ella B. Ward
0. T. Wilson
Woman's Club of Evanston, Art & Lit. Dept.
Woman's Club of Evanston, Home Dept.
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
JUNE 1, 1916
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
1916
FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Term expires
Robert L. Scott , ,. 1916
Charles R. Kappes '.'.,' . 1916
Prof. John H. Wigmore (unexpired term of
Frank H. Spearman) 1916
Prof. Fred W. Nichols 1917
Charles M. Cartwright 1917
Mrs. Rufus C. Dawes 1917
John W. Thompson . , . . 1918
Henry J. Wallingford . . . . . . . . 1918
Mrs. Douglas F. Fesler . . . ... . . 1918
OFFICERS
F. W. Nichols . . . . . President
J. W. Thompson . . Vice-President
Mary B. Lindsay ..,.'. . Secretary
STANDING COMMITTEES
Books: Mrs. Dawes, Mrs. Fesler, Prof. Wigmore.
Management: Messrs. Wallingford, Scott and Wig-
more.
Finance : Messrs. Cartwright, Kappes and Scott.
Building and Grounds: Messrs. Thompson, Cart-
wright and Kappes.
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY STAFF
Mary B. Lindsay, Librarian.
Gertrude L. Brown, Asst. Librarian and Cataloguer.
Flora N. Hay, Reference Librarian.
Maud Chidester, Children's Librarian.
Mrs. Nancy M. Corse, Loan Librarian.
Assistants: Inez Potter, Mildred Crew.
Pages: Chester Nash, Willard Woodman.
Engineer and Janitor, William E. Lee.
LIBRARY HOURS
The LIBRARY and READING ROOMS are open
week days from 8 :30 A. M. to 9 :30 P. M. No books
issued for home use after 9 :00 P. M.
READING ROOMS are open Sundays and holi-
days from 2:00 to 6:00 P. M. No books issued for
home use.
All departments are closed on Christmas Day, New
Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and July Fourth.
FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT 5
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
To the Mayor and Council of the City of Evanston :
Gentlemen : I have the honor to submit to you
the report of the Evanston Public Library for the
year ending May 31, 1916.
The new law allowing adequate funds for libraries
went into effect late in 1915, and we began to receive
the increased income in April of this year. The bet-
ter times promised in our previous report begin to
show in our increased income ($16,483.31 in 1915,
$20,219.67 in 1916), in our number of books (53,553),
in our number of registered readers (10,932), and in
books circulated (115,716). We promise that this is
only the beginning of what we shall accomplish the
coming year. We are planning to increase the staff,
to pay more adequate salaries, to improve the upkeep
of the plant, and, most important of all, to add rapidly
to our supply of books.
We invite special attention to the list of books
donated (See page 15) remarkable in number, quality
and value.
We call attention again to unique and promising
features of our library the beginning of a Law Li-
brary in the lists mentioned above, an unusual Med-
ical Science Library, a Drama Library, and the Coe
Musical Collection, probably unrivaled. The His-
torical Society collection has outgrown the rooms as-
signed for it. May we not hope to enlarge our build-
ing to properly care for these growing and valuable
adjuncts?
Another valuable and unique feature is Library
Hall, comfortably seating 100 people. It has never
been sufficiently used. The Historical Society has
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
here furnished valuable lecture courses, and occasional
use of it has been made by other societies. There
should be enough educational societies to occupy this
hall with entertainments every evening and Sunday
afternoon. It costs almost as much to keep a building
in idleness as in constant use.
We thank your honorable body especially and
many private citizens for constant sympathy and co-
operation. Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) F. W. Nichols, President.
Evanston, 111., June 1, 1916.
FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT 7
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Balance in hands of City Treas-
urer, May 31 1915 $ 6,517.02
Received from taxation June 30,
1915, to May 18, 1916 17,789.64
$ 24,306.66
Petty cash and special funds:
Balance, May 31, 1915 $ 553.32
Fines '. 811.43
Rental collection (incl. fines) 198.12
Books lost and damaged 26.62
Postage and incidentals 27.64
District 76, Board of Educa-
tion, Dep. Station 36.00
Sale of dupl. cards 8.60
Non-resident borrowers 22.25
Special emergency fund 8.00
Catalogs sold .45
Credit for dupl. magazines sold 45.20
Drama Club of Evanston 9.00
$ 1,746.63
Special funds:
Sadie Knowland Coe
Endowment :
Interest on invest-
ments $ 315.90
Gift from Mrs. H.
B. Knowland.... 100.00
$ 415.90
Medical Science Sec-
tion, interest:
Dr. Sarah H. Bray-
ton Fund $ 25.00
Dr. \Valter S.
Christopher En-
dowment 60.00
Dr. E. H. Webster
Library Endow-
ment 107.50
Medical Science
Room Endow-
ment 75.00 $267.50 $ 683.40
$ 26,736.69
8 EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Disbursements.
Books (incl. Rent. Col.
$175.65) $ 1,080.16
Binding 795.43
Building and grounds 160.77
Deposit stations 40.55
Furniture and fixtures 48.84
Fuel and ventilation 1,026.75
Janitor's supplies 24.89
Library supplies 28.21
Light 407.40
Periodicals 246.02
Postage and incidentals 238.18
Printing 16.00
Repairs 138.60
Salaries :
Library service . .$7,164.64 }
Janitor service.. 1,167.01
$ 8,331.65
Miscellaneous (Cat. cards
$95.00) (Express $17.70) . 112.70
$ 12,696.15
Special funds, books, pe-
riodicals, binding: *
Sadie Knowland Coe
Endowment $ 83.44
Drama Club of Ev-
anston 14.60
Medical Science Sec-
tion:
Dr. Sarah H. Bray-
ton Fund 45.23
Dr. Walter S.
Christopher En-
dowment 73.06
Dr. E. H. Web-
ster Library En-
dowment 43.00
Medical Science
Room Endow-
ment 150.76
$ 410.09
Special emergency fund 36.07
$ 13,142.31
Balance on hand May 31, 1916 $ 13,594.38
FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
Balance as follows :
In hands City Treasurer ...$ 12,666.55
Petty Cash 152.21
Sadie Knowland Coe En-
dowment 547.22
Dr. Sarah H. Brayton Fund. 22.90
Dr. Walter S. Christopher
Endowment 57.50
Dr. E. H. Webster Library
Endowment 116.12
Medical Science Room En-
dowment 29.02
Drama Club of Evanston. . 2.86
$ 13,594.38
Classified Contents
May 31,
1915.
General works 5,953
Philosophy 784
Religion 1,423
Sociology 4,961
Philology 212
Natural science 1,812
Useful arts 2,549
Fine arts 3,419
Literature 5,878
History 3,553
Travel 3,038
Biography 3,989
Fiction 9,709
Books for young people 4,776
of Library
With-
Added drawn
during during
year. year.
216
25
50
616
3
29
190
67
132
96
45
40
289
427
3
2
3
5
7
11
6
. 5
26
6
6
1
242
405
Totals
May 31,
1916.
6,166
807
1,470
5,572
208
1,830
2,733
3,481
5,984
3,643
3,077
4,028
9,756
4,798
Total 52,056 2,225 728 53,553
Coe Music Collection:
Books added during the year, 18 ; with-
drawn, 1,576
Sheet music added during the year, 397
Pianola rolls added during the year, 572
10
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Medical Science Section :
Books added during the year, 103 907
Bound periodicals added during the year.... 86
Medical periodicals filed in Medical Room.. 41
Current periodicals filed in the Reading Room . . 158
Library fund, 97 ; Coe fund, 5 ; Drama Club, 4 ; other
gifts, 52.
Classes of Books Lent.
Per
Adults Cent
General works.. 437 .40
Philosophy 1,352 1.24
Religion 1,128 1.03
Sociology 2,909 2.66
Language 188 .17
Natural science. 1,088 .99
Useful arts 1,712 1.57
Fine arts 2,301 1.03
Coe books 1,122 2.11
Literature 8,579 7.86
History 2,411 2.21
Travel 1,988 1.82
Biography 2,613 2.39
Fiction 54,905 50.28
Total to adults. 82,733 75.76
Total to
Children 26,465 24.24
Loaned from
the Deposit
Stations ,
109,198 100.
6,518
Total Home
Circulation .115,716
Coe Music Collection:
Pianola rolls ... 262
Sheet music. . . 41
Children.
Mythology, fairy
tales, etc 3,886
Natural science
and useful arts 1,903
Fine arts and
literature 3,488
History and
travel 2,339
Biography 859
Stories 13,990
26,465
FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
11
Circulation by Months.
June 9,641
July 10,171
August 10,058
September 8,866
October 9,222
November 9,664
December 7,439
January 9,654
February 10,896
March 10,416
April 10,319
May 9,370
Total 115,716
Circulation of Books from Deposit Stations.
Adults.
General works 3
Philosophy 4
Religion 10
Sociology 11
Language 4
Natural science.... 5
Useful arts 4
Fine arts 21
Literature 33
Travel 12
History 5
Biography
Fiction 990
Children.
Mythology, fairy
tales, etc 550
Natural science and
useful arts 549
Fine arts and litera-
ture 1,566
Travel and history 410
Biography 62
Stories 2,279
5,416
1,102
12 EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
STATISTICS 1915-16..
Complying with uniform statistics American Li-
brary Association. Annual report of the Evanston
Public Library, Evanston, 111., for year ending May
31, 1916.
Mary B. Lindsay, Librarian.
Population, 28,012 (1915 U. S. est.).
Free for lending and reference.
Agencies : Main Library, 1 Deposit Station, Books
in 55 school rooms.
Open 348 days during year.
Open each week for lending, 75 hours.
Open each week for reading, 82 hours, except 20
Je. to 19 Se.
Total number of staff, 7, 2 pages.
Total valuation of library property, $165,000.
Increase Adult. Juvenile. Total.
Number of volumes at be-
ning of year 47,280 4,776 52,056
Number of volumes added
by purchase 495 392 887
Number of volumes added
by gift and exchange 967 35 1,002
Number of volumes added
from renting col 183 183
Number of volumes added
by binding 153 .... 153
Number of volumes lost or
withdrawn 323 405 728
Total number at end of
year 48,755 4,798 53,533
Number of mounted pictures 2,284
Number of photographs 210
Total number of sheets of music 397
Total number of pianola rolls 572
Use.
Total recorded use (number of volumes lent
for home use and number used in building) . .115,716
FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
13
Adult. Juvenile. Total.
Total number of volumes
lent for home use 82,733 26,465 109,198
Number of volumes of fic-
tion lent for home use.. 54,905 13,990 68,895
Number of volumes sent to agencies 6,518
Number of music rolls lent for home use 262
Number of inter-library loans 12
Other circulation, sheet music 41
Recorded use in Reference Room (estimated on
number of readers) 42,240
Registration.
Number of borrowers registered during year. . . 2,213
Total number of registered borrowers 10,932
Registration period, 5 years.
Number of periodicals (including newspapers)
currently received 205
Finance.
Receipts. Payments.
Unexpended balance : Books $ 1,111.23
Petty cash Periodicals 246.02
and Special Salaries, library
funds $ 553.32 service 7,164.64
City Treas- Salaries, janitor
urer 6,517.02 service 1,167.01
Local taxation 17,789.64 Heat and ven-
Endowment tilation 1,026.75
funds 700.40 Light 407.40
Fees, non-res- Other mainte-
ident mem- nance 1,573.10
bers 22.25
Fines 811.43 Total mainte-
Duplicate pay nance $12,696.15
collection . . . 198.12 Special funds,
Gifts 36.00 books, peri-
Other sources.. 108.51 odicals, etc 446.16
$26,739.69 Grand total.. $13,142.31
14 FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
CERTIFICATE OF AUDIT
We hereby certify we have examined the books and
vouchers of the
Evanston Public Library ,
Evanston, Illinois
for the twelve months ended May 31, 1916, and submit
the above as a statement of receipts and disbursements
for the period under review.
We have found the records correct and the transac-
tions properly recorded thereon.
We verified the cash on hand and on deposit with
the City Treasurer amounting to $13,594.38 and in-
spected the bonds and other securities in the amount
of $11,000.00.
BAKER, VAWTER & WOLF,
(Signed) Geo. D. Wolf.
State of Illinois,
County of Cook.
Miss Mary B. Lindsay, being duly sworn, says that
she is the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the
Public Library of the City of Evanston, in said county
and state, and that the foregoing statements exhibiting
the financial transactions, the accession and with-
drawal of books, the duplicate renting collection, bind-
ing and repairs, and periodicals for the year ending
May 31, 1916, are correct to the best of her knowledge
and belief.
MARY B. LINDSAY,
Secretary.
August 10, 1916.
(Signed) JOHN F. HAHN.
Notary Public.
FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT 15
Gifts.
During the year 1,079 volumes and 2,096 pamphlets
were received as gifts by the library. While space
will not permit us tp mention all the donors we may
note in particular the following :
Mrs. Leroy D. Thoman Through Mr. Harry P.
Pearsons, Mayor of Evanston, Mrs. Thoman, as a
memorial to her husband, Judge Leroy D. Thoman,
of Chicago, presented from his library 237 volumes
of the Illinois Supreme Court reports and 141 vol-
umes of the Illinois Appellate Court reports.
Mr. Harry P. Pearsons and Mr. Frederick W.
Harnwell supplemented Mrs. Thoman's gift with 99
volumes and offered further to see that the set is kept
up to date.
Mrs. E. H. Webster presented 217 volumes from
the library of the late Dr. Edward H. Webster.
Mrs. W. A. Phillips presented 174 volumes from
the library of the late Dr. William A. Phillips.
The Drama Club of Evanston during the year pur-
chased for us 105 books of plays and literature on the
Drama.
The French Club of Evanston presented us with
52 volumes of books in the French language.
Prof. Norman Dwight Harris of Northwestern
University presented 13 bound volumes of the London
Times, from June, 1913-June, 1915.
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
JUNE 1, 1917
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
1917
FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Term expires
Prof. Fred W. Nichols 1917
Charles M. Cartwright 1917
Mrs. Rufus C. Dawes 1917
John W. Thompson 1918
Henry J. Wallingford 1918
Mrs. Douglas F. Fesler 1918
Robert L. Scott 1919
Charles R. Kappes 1919
Prof. John H. Wigmore 1919
OFFICERS
F. W. Nichols President
J. W. Thompson . . Vice-President
*Mary B. Lindsay .... Secretary
STANDING COMMITTEES
Books: Mr. Cartwright, Prof. Wigmore, Mrs. Fesler.
Management: Messrs. Wallingford, Wigmore and
Kappes.
Finance: Messrs. Scott, Kappes and Thompson.
Building and Grounds : Messrs. Thompson and Wal-
lingford, Mrs. Dawes.
Library Extension: Mrs. Dawes, Mrs. Fesler, Mr.
Cartwright.
Resigned Dec. 31, 1916. Died Jan. 24, 1917.
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY STAFF
*Mary B. Lindsay, Librarian.
Gertrude L. Brown, Asst. Librarian and Cataloguer.
Flora N. Hay, Reference Librarian.
Maud Chidester, Children's Librarian.
Mrs. Nancy M. Corse, Loan Librarian.
Inez C. Potter, Assistant Children's Librarian.
Assistants: Mildred H. Crew, Edith G. Meers.
fKate D. Ferguson (June-January), Station Librarian.
fEtta L. Matthews (March- April), Station Librarian.
Helen Holcomb, Temporary Assistant.
E. Katharine Tiplady, Temporary Assistant.
Pages: Chester C. Nash, Willard Woodman,
Arthur J. Kramer, Maurice T. Lesemann.
William E. Lee, Janitor.
Mrs. Mary Ingram, Janitress.
LIBRARY HOURS
The LIBRARY and READING ROOMS are open
week days from 8 :30 A. M. to 9 :30 P. M. Books are
not issued for home use after 9:00 P. M.
READING ROOMS are open Sundays and holi-
days from 2 :00 to 6 :00 P. M. Books are not issued for
home use.
All departments are closed on Christmas Day, New
Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and July Fourth.
'Resigned Dec. 81, 1916. Died Jan. 24, 1917.
tResigned.
FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
PRESIDENT'S REPORT, 1916-1917
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City
of Evanston, Illinois:
Gentlemen : I have the honor to submit to you the
report of the Evanston Public Library for the year
ending May 31, 1917.
Fulfillment of the promise of a year ago may be
seen in the appearance upon our shelves of many new
and valuable books ; in our number of volumes, now
57,560; in our annual circulation, now 127,192. Mod-
est advances in salaries have been made and the staff
has been increased to meet the growing use of the
Library. All the special collections have been en-
larged, the Law Library, the Medical Science Li-
brary, the Drama Library and especially the Sadie
Knowland Coe Music collection, where Prof. George
A. Coe has given his personal attention to improve-
ments and has added to the pianola all the newest at-
tachments. A steel flagstaff is on the lawn with the
flag waving daily. The building is kept in complete
repair.
A special committee on Library Extension has been
at work the past year, producing valuable graded lists
and book collections for children's summer reading,
enlarging the station work, etc. Three stations are
planned and more are possible for sections of the city
too far from the central Library. Library Hall is be-
ing redecorated and is growing in usefulness through
lecture courses, Red Cross classes and committee meet-
ings.
Again attention is directed to the Evanston His-
torical Society, which is housed in the Library building
and whose collection has far outgrown the last avail-
able space. May we not hope that permanent space
may be provided for it, either by a special building ad-
6 EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
joining or by addition to the Library building. The
Library and Historical Society are kindred and their
collections mutually helpful.
The loss of our Librarian, Miss Mary B. Lindsay,
the one responsible for the entire system and struc-
ture of our Library, was a blow from which the Board
and the City will not soon recover. There is no ade-
quate material reward for a lifetime service to our
community, but a bronze tablet to the memory of
Miss Lindsay is in the entrance of the building which
was the place of her life work. Now, with the founda-
tion which she built and with the election of our new
Librarian, Mr. Marcus Skarstedt, educated and trained
for the service, we look hopefully to the future.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) F. W. Nichols, President.
Evanston, 111., June 1, 1917.
FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Balance in hands of City Treas-
urer, May 31, 1916 ........... $ 12,666.55
Received from taxation, June,
1916-May, 1917 .............. 17,350.25
$ 30,016.80
Petty cash and special funds:
Balance, May 31, 1916 ........ $ 927.83
Fines ...................... 930.63
Rental collection (incl. fines) 211.52
Books lost and damaged ..... 24.62
Postage and incidentals. ..... 33.48
Non-resident borrowers ..... 14.00
Sale of duplicate cards ....... 11.65
Catalogs sold ............... 3.70
Sale of newspapers ........... 13.40
French Club, for binding ..... 18.50
Medical Science Room en-
dowment for care of Medical
room ..................... 25.00
- $ 2,214.33
Special Funds:
Sadie Knowland Coe endow-
ment:
Interest .................. $ 326.44
Medical Science Funds:
Dr. Sarah H. Brayton fund. 25.00
Dr. Walter S. Christopher
endowment ............. 60.00
Medical Science Room en-
dowment ............... 75.00
Dr. E. H. Webster Library
endowment ............. 107.50
Drama Club ................ 14.15
Savings fund ................ 10.15
- $ 618.24
I / f 1
Of II
KOI
$ 32,849.37
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Disbursements
Books (incl. Rent. Col. $178.65).. $3,763.99
Binding and rebinding 733.94
Building and grounds 161.62
Deposit station 3.50
Express, freight, cartage 16.50
Furniture and fixtures 145.91
Fuel and ventilation 868.57
Insurance 102.20
Janitor's supplies 44.05
Library supplies 170.09
Light 514.80
Periodicals 288.65
Postage and incidentals 567.95
Printed catalog cards 50.00
Printing 277.25
Repairs 26.75
Salaries :
Library service $8,404.08
Janitor service 1,493.48
$9,897.56
Stationery 27.00
$17,660.33
Special funds:
Sadie Knowland Coe endow-
ment $ 496.85
Medical Science funds:
Dr. Sarah H. Brayton fund. 27.00
Dr. Walter S. Christopher
endowment 83.81
Medical Science Room en-
dowment 41.50
Dr. E. H. Webster Library
endowment 222.32
Drama Club fund 14.85
Savings fund 10.00
896.33
$18,556.66
FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
I
/
Balance as follows:
In hands City Treasurer ...... $13,427.02
Petty Cash .................. 358.16
Savings Fund ............... 10.15
Sadie Knowland Coe endow-
ment ...................... 376.81
Dr. Sarah H. Brayton fund... 20.90
Dr. Walter S. Christopher en-
ment ...................... 33.69
Medical Science Room endow-
ment ...................... 62.52
Dr. E. H. Webster Library en-
ment
1.30
Drama Club of Evanston . . .
2.16
051 1 oqo 71
Classified
Contents
of Library
With-
Added drawn Totals
May 31,
during during May 31,
1916.
year. year. 1917.
General works
. 6,166
192 15 6,343
Philosophy . . .-
.. 807
57 1 863
Religion
. 1,470
124 3 1,591
Sociology
. 5,572
230 5 5,797
Philology
. 208
11 219
Natural science . . .
. 1,830
100 3 1,927
Useful arts
. 2,733
266 3 2,996
Fine arts
. 3,481
228 4 3,705
Literature
. 5,984
331 8 6,307
History
. 3,643
130 2 3,771
Travel
. 3,077
127 6 3,198
Biography
. 4,028
167 3 4,192
Fiction
. 9,756
857 247 10,366
Books for young
people
, 4,798
1,922 435 6,285
Total 53,553 4,742 735 57,560
Added Totals
During May 31,
Coe Music Collection: Year. 1917.
Books added during the year 69 1,645
Sheet music added during year 397
Pianola rolls . 80 652
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EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Medical Science Section :
Books added during the year
(purchase) 46)
Books added during the year (gift) . . 27 j
Periodicals bound during the year... 6
Medical periodicals filed in Medical
Room
Current periodicals filed in Reading
Rooms
Library fund, 100; Coe fund, 5; Drama
other gifts, 47.
Classes of /Books Lent 1916-1917.
980
92
41
157
Club, 5;
Per
Adults Cent
General works . . 588 .48
Philosophy 1,415 1.16
Religion 1,098 .90
Sociology 2,956 2.43
Language 222 .18
Natural science. 1,370 1.12
Useful arts 2,252 1.95
Fine arts 2,585 2.13
Coe books 1,562 1.S7
Literature 9,126 7.52
History 3,142 2.59
Travel 2,369 1.95
Biography 2,778 2.28
Fiction 58,954 48.60
Total to adults. 90,417 74.56
Total to
children 30,878 25.44
121,295 100.
Loaned from
the Deposit
Stations .... 5,897
otal Home
circulation ..127,192
oe Music Collection :
Pianola rolls 257
Sheet music. 61
Children.
Mythology, fairy
tales, etc 4,281
Natural science
and useful arts 2,4'JO
Fine arts and
literature 3,861
History and
travel 3,062
Biography 933
Stories 16,281
30,878
FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
11
Circulation by Months 1916-1917.
June 8,878
July 9,799
August 9,948
September 9,415
October 9,359
November 11,443
December 9,568
January 11,003
February 12,873
March 12,112
April 12,016
May 10,719
Total . ..127,192
Circulation of Books from Deposit Stations 1916-1917
Adults.
General works
Philosophy
Religion 4
Sociology
Language
Natural science
Useful arts 2
Fine arts 2
Literature 11
Travel 5
History 3
Biography
Fiction . . 755
Children.
Mythology, fairy
tales, etc 633
Natural science and
useful arts 360
Fine arts and litera-
ture 1,394
Travel and history.. 651
Biography 169
Stories 1,908
5,115
782
12 EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
STATISTICS 1916-1917.
Complying with uniform statistics American Li-
brary Association. Annual report of the Evanston
Public Library, Evanston, 111., for year ending May
31, 1917.
*Mary B. Lindsay, Librarian.
Population, 28,012 (1915 U. S. est).
Free for lending and reference.
Agencies: Main Library, 1 Deposit Station, Books
in 55 school rooms.
Open 343 days during year.
Open each week for lending, 75 hours.
Open each week for reading, 82 hours, except 17
Je. to 16 Se.
Total number of staff, 8, 3 pages.
Total valuation of library property, $165,000.
Increase. Adult. Juvenile. Total.
Number of volumes at be-
ginning of year 48,755 4,798 53,553
Number of volumes added
by purchase 2,019 1,899 3,918
Number of volumes added
by gift and exchange... 431 23 454
Number of volumes added
from renting col 168 168
Number of volumes added
by binding 202 202
Number of volumes lost or
withdrawn 300 435 735
Total number at end of
year 51,275 6,285 57,560
Number of mounted pictures 2,284
Number of photographs 249
Total number of sheets of music 397
Total number of pianola rolls 652
Use.
Total recorded use (number of volumes lent
for home use and number used in building) .157,230
Resigned Dec. 31, 1916. Died Jan. 24, 1917.
FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 13
Adult. Juvenile. Total.
Total number of volumes
lent for home use 90,417 30,878 121,295
Number of volumes of fic-
tion lent for home use.. 58,954 16,281 75,235
Number of volumes sent to agencies 2,147
Number of music rolls lent for home use 257
Number of inter-library loans 10
Other circulation, sheet music 61
Recorded use in Reference Room (estimate
based on number of readers) 35,935
Registration.
Number of borrowers registered during year. . 2,341
Total number of registered borrowers 11,626
Registration period, 5 years.
Number of periodicals (including newspapers)
currently received 198
Finance.
Receipts. Payments.
Unexpended balance : Books $ 3,763.99
Petty cash Periodicals 288.65
and Special Salaries, Library 8,404.08
funds $ 927.83 Salaries, janitor. 1,493.48
City Treasur- Heat and ven-
er 12,666.55 tilation 868.57
Local taxation.. 17,350.25 Light 514.80
Endowment Other mainte-
funds 593.94 nance 2,326.76
Fees, non-resi-
dent members 14.00
Fines 930.63 Total mainte-
Duplicate pay nance $17,660.33
collection .... 211.52 Special funds:
Gifts 32.65 Books, peri-
Other sources. . 122.00 odicals, etc. 896.33
$32,849.37 Grand total. .$18,556.66
14 EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
INDIVIDUAL DONORS TO THE LIBRARY.
1916-1917.
Volumes. Pamphlets.
Aiken, Miss Rose 2
Alexander, Mrs. Stella H 1
Barnes, Mrs. William E 5
Bates, Wm. W 1
Beals, Charles E 1
Bishop, Joseph B 1
Board, Mrs. Alice T 1
Brandes, Mrs. Charles 5
Bundy, Mrs. Mary E 26
Clark] Mrs. J. Scott 1
Clifton, Mrs. C. E 3
Coleman, Watson E 9
Comstock, Wm. C 4
Cox, Miss Mary 1 1
Currey, J. S 2
De Young, Mrs. M. H 1
Dickson, Mrs. Henry 67
Dickson, Mrs. Royal C 30
Dyche, Mrs. Frank B 1 20
Foss, George E 3
Frantzius, Fritz von 1
Fuller, H. J 1
Furness, Mrs. Dwight 1
Garnett, Mrs. Louise Ayres 1
Gigliotti Mrs. Cairoli 1
Harris, Norman D 3
Hemenway, Henry B., M. D 81
Hingeley, Joseph B., D. D 2
Hintermeister, Miss Julia 1 13
Howe, Mrs. E. M 1
Hurlbut, Mrs. J. H 3
Instill, Samuel 1
Jenks, Chancellor L 1
Johnson, Miss Clara E 1
Kahn, Otto H 1
Karras, Master Andrew 1
Karras, Master Augustus 1
Kennan, George 1
FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 15
Lyman, Miss Mary 1 3 1
MacDonald, Arthur 1
McGaughey, Mrs. T. W 7
Mast, Mrs. I. N 1
Montgomery, Mrs. J. T 6
Paine, Frances M 3
Parker, Sir Gilbert 3 156
Ray, P. Orman 1
Robertson, John Dill, M. D 1
Roler, Mrs. E. O. F 2
Row, R. K 3
Smith, Herbert Heebner 1
Spaulding, Frank E., Supt 3
Stephen, S. Ivor 2
Swan, Mrs. Charles J 42
Walter, Will W., M. D 1
Ward, Joseph F 1
Webb, G. P 1
Wertheim, E 9
Wheeler, Monroe 1
Whiteley, James G 2
Whiting, Miss Fanny 1
The list of organizations is too long to include in
this report.
COLONEL JOHN W. THOMPSON, 1843-1918.
'/enty-eight years a member of the Library Board and eleven years its Presiden
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
FORTY- FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
1917-1918
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
JUNE, 1918
-''Read and lead'
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Term expires
Mr. Henry J. Wallingford 1918
Mrs. Douglas F. Fesler 1918
Mr. M. F. Gallagher (succeeded Col. John W.
Thompson, deceased) 1918
Mr. Charles R. Kappes 1919
Prof. John H. Wigmore 1919
Rev. Orvis F. Jordan 1919
Prof. Fred W. Nichols 1920
Mr. Charles M. Cartwright " 1920
Mrs. Arne Oldberg 1920
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
Mr. Charles M. Cartwright President
Mr. Charles R. Kappes Vice-President
Mr. Marcus Skarstedt Secretary
STANDING COMMITTEES
Books
Mrs. Oldberg Rev. Jordan
Prof. Wigmore
Finance
Mr. Kappes Prof. Nichols
Mr. Gallagher
Management
Mr. Wallingford Prof. Wigmore
Mrs. Fesler
Building and Grounds
Prof. Nichols Mr. Gallagher
Mr. Wallingford
Library Extension
Mrs. Fesler Mrs. Oldberg
Rev. Jordan
LIBRARY STAFF
Marcus Skarstedt Librarian
Gertrude L. Brown,
Assistant Librarian and Head of Cataloging Department
Flora N. Hay Reference Librarian
Maud Chidester Children's Librarian
Mrs. Nancy M. Corse
Head of Circulating and Order Depts.
Inez C.;. Potter
Librarian's Secretary and in charge of Stations
Edith G. Meers Branch Librarian
E. Katherine Tiplady Assistant Cataloger
Esther Williams Special Assistant
Helen Holcomb General Assistant
Hester McGaughey General Assistant
Mildred Crew Temporary Assistant
Donald P. Lapp Page
E. W. Stone Page
Edmund P. Halley Page
Bertram Weber Page
Adam Johnson Page
Janitors William E. Lee, Mrs, Mary Ingram
LIBRARY HOURS
Main Building, 1703 Orrington Ave.
8:30 A. M. to 9:30 P. M., and on Sundays, 2 to 6 P. M.
South Branch, 926 Chicago Avenue,
1:30 to 6 P. M. daily, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays until 9 P. M.
Station A, Ashland Ave. and Main Street,
Thursdays, 3 to 9 P. M. during school year.
Station B, Ridge Ave. and Oakton Street,
Fridays, 3 to 8 P. M. during school year.
Station C, 1822 Church Street,
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 3 to 9 P. M.
All agencies are closed on Christmas Day, New
Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Independence
Day.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the City Council
of the City of Evanston, Illinois.
Gentlemen: I have the honor to transmit to you,
according to the requirements of the statutes, the
report of the EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, for the
year ending May 31, 1918.
I beg to call your special attention to the report
of the Librarian, submitted to the Directors of the
library, which covers our activities of the year, and
sums up the main achievements.
We entered the year just closed at a very vital
period, following the many years of faithful, pains-
taking, and conscientious service of Mary B. Lindsay,
as Librarian. Our newly chosen Librarian, Marcus
Skarstedt, assumed charge July 1, 1917.
Our Board decided on a policy of expansion and
library publicity. Our aim has been to carry the
books to the people. We have endeavored to link
up our library with every possible activity in the
city. We have given particular attention to school
and institutional work. We have tried to tell the
people what a store-house of knowledge, inspiration
and general helpfulness we have. We have shown
the people how the library can assist them in their
daily work, avocation, and recreation.
In spite of almost universal decrease in circulation
in all libraries, because of the attention and time of
so many being given to war work, our circulation
shows a most handsome and gratifying increase, be-
cause we have ministered unto so many more people.
Hundreds who have heretofore not appreciated the
usefulness and value of the library, are now its pa-
trons. It has been made a positive force in their
lives.
In connection with this important work of bring-
ing our library into contact with a greater public, I
desire to express, on behalf of the directors, our keen
appreciation of the devotion, industry, loyalty, and
initiative, of our splendid staff ever ready to serve
the people and enthusiastic in their opportunity to
contribute to the general welfare.
May I speak a word of gratification to the Mayor
of Evanston for his response to the needs of the lib-
rary. We have had his cordial support. In selecting
members of our Board he has had in mind the desire
to appoint those who will render the most intelligent
and unselfish service.
During the year the beloved dean of our Board,
Colonel John W. Thompson, died. Colonel Thompson
gerved continuously on the Board from May 1, 1890
to the day of his death 28 years. He was president
for 11 years, and vice president for a like period.
The Evanston Library owes much to this splendid
man for his constructive, brilliant service.
Two of our valuable members resigned during the
year because of press of other demands: Mrs. Rufus
C. Dawes and Robert L. Scott both of whom had
contributed much to this institution. Mrs. Dawes
enjoys the distinction of having been the first woman
member of the Library Board she having been ap-
pointed by the then Mayor James R. Smart. To suc-
ceed Mrs. Dawes and Mr. Scott, Mayor Pearsons ap-
pointed Mrs. Arne Oldberg and Rev. Orvis F. Jordan,
who have already rendered a large service. To suc-
ceed the late Colonel Thompson, M. F. Gallagher has
been appointed.
Our library has been very busily engaged in vari-
ous war activities. The citizens of Evanston have
responded most generously in contributing books and
magazines for the cantonments and training stations.
We shall continue to be a distributing medium of this
nature during the progress of the war. We have
given our Librarian an extended leave of absence to
engage in war library work.
We are under many obligations to citizens of
Evanston for lending a helping hand in the library
cause. We have been greatly encouraged by the co-
operation of your honorable body and the people in
general.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) C. M. Cartwright, President.
Evanston, 111.. June 1, 1918.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To the Honorable Board of Directors,
Evanston Public Library,
Evanston, Illinois.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Board:
I have the honor to submit to you herewith my
report for the year ending May 31, 1918. I beg to
say in this opening paragraph that if there ever is a
time when individuals or organizations or institutions
are permitted to indulge in self-laudation, that time
is certainly not now when every thought and every
effort of everyone should be bent toward a successful
prosecution of the war. What follows in this report,
therefore, is meant to be merely a truthful account
of the year's activities of the library set forth for its
historic value and for guidance in the activities of
future years.
EXTENSION Much attention has been given to this
WORK subject during the year. During the
summer of 1917 a map of the city was
prepared and statistics carefully compiled showing
the per cent of inhabitants who were library card
holders in each of the precincts of the city. The re-
sults showed very clearly that distance from the lib-
rary and lack of adequate means of transportation to
the library were factors largely concerned in the fix-
ing of the ratio of readers to population in each pre-
flinct; and when this fact was established, the Board
set about to make the facilities of the library as ac-
cessible as possible to all the people.
The library station formerly conducted during
the school year at Washington School, and known as
Station A, was continued and its activity increased.
Another station, known as Station B, to serve the
southwest portion of the city, was established at the
Oakton School, and Station C, to serve the west-cen-
tral part of the city, at 1822 Church Street, was open-
ed for the first time on October 17th in a vacant store
building, the use of which was generously donated to
the library by the owner, Mr. John Burzik. The use
accorded all these stations has quite considerably ex-
ceeded expectations. Station C, the youngest of the
11-
stations, reports an adult circulation relatively larger
than that of either of the others, and in general it
seems that stations located in school buildings find it
more difficult to appeal to adult readers than do those
located in other places.
South Branch, 926 Chicago Avenue, was opened
for business for the first time on November 1, 1917.
It occupies a rented store building, and is meeting
with much popularity and ever increasing use. So
far, the branch is responsible for about 500 new card-
holders. It has a large general reading room and
two comfortable adult reading rooms, and is supplied
with about 2000 well selected volumes and 25 current
periodicals and newspapers.
The library has acquired a considerable number
of travelling library book boxes constructed accord-
ing to a successful design. Principally by means of
these, collections of books from the library have
been maintained in all the public school buildings of
the city, in many individual school rooms, in the Y.M.
C.A. buildings and in the fire-stations, in the light-
house, and in various other places.
MAIN This paragraph will serve to record a
BUILDING few of the more important changes in
arrangement, and additions in equip-
ment, in the main library. During last summer the
third floor stacks were constructed, and the shelving
capacity of the library was thereby increased by
about 15,000 volumes. The Reference Room received
two very much needed atlas cases, and two large
cases for current periodicals were added in the first
floor stacks. A new mimeograph and two new type-
writers facilitate the work in the work rooms and
office. There is a new bulletin board in the lobby,
and a paper-baler and a scale in the basement. Lib-
rary Hall has been attractively redecorated. If I add
that the By-Laws and Rules of the Board have been
revised and brought down to date; that a new book-
keeping system has been devised and will be installed
very shortly; that a number of rather important
changes have been made in the methods of keeping
records; that the entire collection of books of the
library have been re-arranged and re-shelved; and
that various systems that are thought to be some-
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what more efficient are gradually being put into
operation; then the chief points of interest in con-
nection with the subject of this paragraph will have
been touched upon.
LIBRARY The many educational and pub-
WAR ACTIVITIES licity problems that have come
up for solution as a result of the
war have brought to public libraries great tasks and
responsibilities, and it is perhaps modestly true that
our libraries along with other truly American insti-
tutions have not been found wanting in what has
been asked of them.
Our own library has tried to fit into this work in
just as many ways as possible. We have tried to
make our collection of war literature of just as high
grade and as comprehensive as possible, and have ex-
ercised our every facility to bring this literature to
the attention of our public; for these two functions
are distinctly ours. But the war map in the lobby,
the list at the entrance to the library lobby of all
Evanstonians in the service, and the mass of publici-
ty matter of every sort that fills the library and that
is designed to further this or that particular line of
war work, these things and many more like them
will allow no question as to the library's attitude to-
ward war work.
The library has taken an active part in the food
conservation movement. Both through the spoken
and the printed word it has shared in the local food
work, and there has been in the library building a
continuous series of food exhibits throughout the
year that have striven to do their part in promulgat-
ing necessary food information. The librarian has
served as a member of the State Library Food Pub-
licity Committee, and this has afforded the library
an opportunity to be of assistance even outside the
city, notably in the great food show held at the Chi-
cago Coliseum last January.
An exhibit of food saving posters, one of the
very few such exhibits ever shown, was held this
spring in the library, and an exhibit of War Relief
Work, displaying the splendid and astonishing work
of this kind accomplished by Evanston school child-
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ren, occupied the Children's Room during the week
of February 9th.
The Evanston Public Library was one of the first
to begin the work of gathering gift books for the
soldiers. This work, which is still being carried on,
was begun shortly after our country entered the war.
Evanston citizens have been very generous both as
to the quantity and quality of the books that they
have sent us for forwarding to the various camps.
Every book is prepared for use before it is sent from
the library, and it is stamped with the words, "This
book is presented to the soldiers' library by a citizen
of Evanston, Illinois. It comes through the public
library of that city." Books have been sent to a
number of camps, notably Camp Grant, Camp Logan
(Illinois), Great Lakes Naval Training Station, and
Camp McClellan. A shipment sent recently to the
last named camp contained over 3,000 volumes.
Perhaps it should be added here that space in all
the library buildings has at all times been offered
and often accepted for purposes of war work; that
for four weeks the library observed two heatless days
a week, and, so far as possible, the restrictions re-
garding the conserving of light and power; that the
librarian has been an enrolling officer of the Boys'
Working Reserve; that the library possesses a service
flag honoring Chester C. Nash, Jr. and Willard Wood-
man, formerly pages in the service of the library, and
now serving their country; and that on a leave of
absence already granted by the Board, the librarian
will soon enter camp library service to serve as camp
librarian for a period of at least two months.
Although this is not by any means an exhaustive
enumeration of the library's war interests and activi-
ties, yet it may serve to satisfy the purposes of this
report as set forth in the opening paragraph.
ORDINARY WORK Although the war has added
OF LIBRARY many new duties, it has only
modified the old ones, and all
departments of the library have continued through-
out the year to serve as well as possible not only the
new needs but the old as well. The Cataloging De-
partment has found it possible to cope successfully
with the 4953 volumes that have been added, a
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number that exceeds the accessions of any other
year in the history of the library, and there is now
ready for the use of the public 61,618 volumes in the
library. The very marked change in the reading ha-
bits of the public that is disclosed in the statistical
part of this report has modified and increased the
work of both the Circulation Department and the
Reference Department. The Reference Librarian re-
ports that 916 major problems have been cared for
by the department during the year.
The introduction of new branches and stations
and travelling library boxes has, of course, vastly in-
creased the work of the Children's Department, but
there has still been opportunity for a few new activi-
ties in this work that are worthy of mention. One
of these is the extended use that has been made of
the story hour. Story hours have been conducted
not only at the main building, but at the branch and
the stations as well, and the library is deeply in-
debted to various students at the university and to
others who have gratuitously offered their services
in this work. An effort was made to have continuity
in the stories told as well as regularity in the time
of their telling. One of the best series given was
the Tuesday afternoon opera story hour begun by
Mrs. Harrison B. Riley, and by her and others con-
tinued throughout the year. The stories of famous
operas were told, the music of each opera was fur-
nished by piano and victrola, and pictures from the
operas were thrown on a screen.
Another interesting feature of the Children's De-
partment work was a large Christmas display of new
copies of good editions of children's books. The lib-
rary sought through this means to otter its services
in book selection to those who contemplated buying
children's books for Christmas gifts.
The two conferences on Children's Reading held
in Library Hall during April were the first of their
kind in Evanston. The first one was devoted to
books and reading for high schools, and the second
had as its topic of discussion literature for the gram-
mar grades. If plans go into fulfillment, these con-
ferences will be held annually under the auspices of
the library.
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Actual instruction for children in the use of lib-
raries has this year been confined to talks by the
librarian in class rooms, and to visits made by various
school classes to the library. Plans for systematic
library instruction to be given to children of the pub-
lic schools are now under consideration for next year.
The library has kept up during the year a running
series of book exhibits in the lobby of the building.
In this work every member of the staff has taken
part, and I cannot refrain from expressing here a
word of warm commendation for the efficiency that
has been displayed by the staff in this publicity work.
Very often an exhibit of fifty volumes has been so
well selected and so attractively exhibited that near-
ly all the books have been taken out in a very short
time after being placed on display. There have been
other exhibits of literature bearing on subjects of
particular interest at the time to citizens of Evan-
ston, and on one or two occasions exhibits sent out
by the U. S. government have been shown.
.The Library Lecture Hall has been used for meet-
ings of one sort or another on an average of at least
three times a week through the year. For commit-
tee meetings and other small meetings the Board
Room and the Staff Room have frequently been put
to use. It is interesting here to note that a class in
English for foreigners and a French reading hour
have been conducted in the library through the win-
ter. In this work the library of course was responsi-
ble only for the convenience of a good meeting place.
LIBRARY The Bulletin of the Evanston Pub-
PUBLICATIONS lie Library has been issued month-
ly except during the summer
months. Three number have been eight page bulle-
tins and the rest have been four page. The bulletin
has contained information of current interest and
lists of new books added to the library. Special lists
such as the following have also appeared:
War books
Military art and science
Recent magazine articles
Page from the reference room record
Good magazine articles on food
List of food books
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What they are reading
Current periodicals of the library.
In connection with the Conferences on Children's
reading a thirty-page booklet was issued containing
reading lists to show how, by books alone, the library
might be an aid to the teacher in her work.
The library has also published the By-Laws of the
Board and the Rules of the library, and a full series
of summer reading lists for the grades and for high
school students is now in press.
CIRCULATION It is always a pleasure to be able to
OF BOOKS record an increase in a library's cir-
culation figures, for, whatever may
be said about these figures, they do indicate the de-
gree of attention and the kind of attention that is
paid to the library by the sustaining public.
In spite of war conditions and the consequent en-
croachment of a multitude of extraordinary duties
on the time ordinarily devoted to reading by a great
many habitual patrons of the library, our library
shows a consistent gain for each month of the year
over the corresponding months of last year. The
total home circulation for the year is 146,551 volumes,
an increase over last year of 19,359 volumes. If we
consider just the months from October to May in-
clusive the months during which the branch and
the stations have been in operation, and compare
them with the corresponding ones of last year, we
find an increase in book circulation during the period
of over 26 per cent. This ought to be a conclusive
Justification of the extension policy of the Board. It
was expected that when South Branch began its work
the circulation at the main building would drop off to
a quite considerable extent, and this has proved to
be the case. The circulation at the main building
has lost about 1500 volumes per month over the cor-
responding months of last year, but only one month
of that time has the circulation of the branch been
less than 2,000 volumes. Station A has exceeded its
circulation of last year by 1104 volumes.
The Medical Science collection has met with an or-
dinary amount of use by those entitled to use the
room. The Medical Science Committee has held two
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meetings during the year, and they have followed
the policy of restricting the purchase of medical
books until after the war.
Although there is a noticeable falling off in the
circulation of pianola rolls, this is not an indication
of the use that has been made of the Coe Music
Room. Our collections of music and books on music
have been very materially strengthened during the
year both by purchase and by gift.
THE BOARD Early in the year Mrs. Rufus C. Dawes
and later, Mr. Robert L. Scott found
it necessary, because of conflicting duties, to sever
their connections with the Board. By appointment
Mrs. Arne Oldberg succeeded Mrs. Dawes, and Rev.
0. F. Jordan was appointed to complete the unexpir-
ed term of Mr. Scott.
In the death of Col. J. W. Thompson on March 26,
1918 the Board lost one of its most efficient and most
loyal members. Col. Thompson had been a member
of the Board for 28 years, and had served eleven of
these as its president. The Mayor has appointed Mr.
M. F. Gallagher to complete the unexpired term ot
Col. Thompson.
The Board has held during the year nine regular
and six special meetings. Mr. C. M. Cartwright has
served as president, Mr. C. R. Kappes, vice-president,
and the librarian as secretary.
THE STAFF The chief changes in the membership
of the staff during the year have been
as follows: Miss Christine MacMartin resigned Oct.
1, 1917; Miss Mildred Crew resigned Oct. 1, 1917, and,
after attending library school, became temporary as-
sistant April 1, 1918; Miss Hester McGaughey became
temporary assistant on Sept. 1, 1917, after serving
as an apprentice for some time; Miss Dorothy Brown
served as temporary assistant during the months of
November and December, 1917; Miss Edith Hague, a
student at the University of Illinois Library School,
spent the month of February in practice work at this
library; Miss Katherine Tiplady was absent from her
work during the months of November and December,
1917 because of illness; Miss Aurora L. Vaughn and
Miss Eunice Marthens have served as apprentices;
and Miss Esther Williams became a member of the
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staff May 1, 1918. Miss Tiplady and Miss McGaughey
have through examination become regular members
of the staff. A Civil Service examination was held
on January 19, 1918. Miss Helen Babcock served as
a regular member of the staff from October, 1917 to
May, 1918. Miss Helen Holcomb became a regular
member of the staff on -Jan. 2, 1918. Miss Edith
Meers has served as branch librarian.
MEETINGS AND The library was officially repre-
MEMBERSHIPS sented at the annual meeting of
the A. L. A. held at Louisville,
Ky. last June by Miss Gertrude L. Brown, assistant
librarian, Mrs. Nancy M. Corse, head of the circula-
tion department, and Miss Maud Chidester, child-
ren's librarian. The librarian was also present at
the meeting.
Miss Edith Meers, Mr. C. M. Cartwright, and the
librarian represented the library at the annual meet-
ing of the Illinois Library Association held in Deca-
tur, 111. last October. Mr. Cartwright and the librari-
an took part in the programs. Ten members of the
staff are officially members of the Illinois Library
Association by a vote of the Board, and the library
is a member of the Evanston Commercial Association.
GIFTS TO The library has been unusually fortunate
LIBRARY in the number and the quality of gifts
that have come to it during the year.
As the statistics will show, 1533 volumes and 3170
pamphlets have come to the library as gifts during
the past year, which is several times the number of
gifts recorded for the best of previous years.
Mrs, E. A. Dawson, Mrs. Louis Parker, Mr. R. D.
Richardson, and Mrs.F.M. Wigmore are to be men-
tioned among the more generous donors of the year,
as is Dr. H. B. Hemenway, who has very generously
remembered the medical collections of the library.
Through the will of Miss Julia Hintermeister, who
was a warm friend of the library, a valuable collec-
tion of foreign books was added.
The library is specially grateful for a splendid
gift from the Thomas Concert Class. The gift con-
sists of a valuable collection of music, largely four-
hand piano music, which contains some very valuable
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Russian and Polish compositions in best editions. A
small amount of money to aid in binding the music
accompanied the gift.
In closing my report for the year I want to in-
clude in it a word of warm appreciation of the loyal
spirit with which the members of the staff have co-
operated with me in the work of the library. When
I came here as librarian a year ago I came as a
stranger in a strange land, and in a staff so large as
ours it would have been but natural for some one or
ones to dwell rather heavily on the many shortcom-
ings of whose existence I am only too well aware.
On the contrary, I have met with nothing but the
most whole-hearted indications of real loyalty, and I
feel more keenly than ever my own limitations when
I testify to you that the spirit that pervades our staff
is such a one of loyalty and efficient devotion to the
institution as must be an inspiration to any executive
or to any institution.
The generous and active moral support that has
been forthcoming on the part of the city administra-
tion and the business men of Evanston has been a
source of great encouragement, and it in place to ex-
press a word of sincere appreciation of the kindly at-
titude of the Evanston News-Index which has at all
times given publicity in generous measure to the
various library activities of the year.
May I not add also a word of thanks to you, La-
dies and Gentlemen of the Board, for your sympathe-
tic, thorough, and far-seeing interest in your work of
directing this institution, and in your relations with
its librarian and its staff. The one accord of our
Board has accomplished things that would otherwise
have been impossible.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcus Skarstedt, Librarian.
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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Receipts
Balance in hands of City Treas-
urer, May 31, 1917 $ 13427.02
Received from taxation, July,
1917-May, 1918 20240.11
$ 33667.13
Petty cash and special funds:
Balance May 31, 1917 $ 865.69
Fines (incl. Rental fines) 1039.58
Rental collection 213.25
Books lost and damaged 42.05
Postage and incidentals 60.31
Non-resident borrowers 17.00
Sale of duplicate cards 10.65
Catalogs sold .25
Sale of newspapers 18.13
Repairs 1 . 50
Expense fund 20.00
Medical Science Room endow-
ment for care of Medical
room 25.00
$ 2313.41
Special Funds:
Sadie Knowland Coe endow-
ment:
Interest $ 763.14
Medical Science funds:
Dr. Sarah H. Brayton fund. 22.75
Dr. Walter S. Christopher
endowment 55.00
Medical Science Room en-
dowment 75.00
Dr. E. H. Webster Library
endowment 167.50
Savings fund .15
$ 1083.54
$ 37064.08
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Disbursements
Books (incl. Rent. Col. $285.29).$ 4928.92
Binding and rebinding 1276.33
Branch 1216.53
Building and grounds 571.79
Deposits stations 200.11
Expense fund 20.00
Express, freight and cartage... 81.18
Furniture and fixtures 3122.25
Fuel and ventilation 2262.74
Insurance 513 . 35
Janitor's supplies 45.94
Library supplies 213.82
Light 665.35
Periodicals 404.08
Postage and incidentals 1079.04
Printed catalog cards 150.00
Printing 414.20
Repairs 211 . 18
Salaries:
Library service ..$10919.83
Janitor service .. 1620.15
$12539.98
Stationery 4.00
$ 29920.79
Special funds:
Sadie Knowland Coe endow-
ment $ 482.53
Medical Science funds:
Dr. Sarah H.Brayton fund 21 . 15
Dr. Walter S. Christopher
endowment 64 . 60
Medical Science Room en-
dowment 44 . 25
Dr. E. H. Webster Library
endowment 160.23
Drama Club fund 2 . 16
Savings fund 10.30
785.22
$ 30706.01
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Balance as follows:
In hands City Treasurer $ 4344.28
Petty cash 1207.94
Sadie Knowland Coe endow-
ment 657.42
Dr. Sarah H. Brayton fund.. 22.50
Dr. Walter S. Christopher en-
dowment 24.09
Medical Science Room endow-
ment 93.27
Dr. E. H. Webster Library en-
dowment 8.57
$ 6358.07
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Classified Contents of Library
May 31,
1917
General works 6343
Philosophy 863
Religion 1591
Sociology 5797
Philology 219
Natural science 1927
Useful arts 2996
Fine arts 3705
Literature 6307
Fiction 10366
History 3771
Travel 3198
Biography 4192
Children's books . . 6285
Added
With-
Total
during
drawn
May 31,
year
during
1918
year
313
6656
81
1
943
100
4
1687
315
5
6107
18
237
60
1
1986
326
4
3318
239
5
3939
435
15
6727
1036
456
10946
295
4
4062
119
7
3310
122
3
4311
1494
390
7389
Total ..57560
4953 895 61618
Added Totals,
during May 31,
year 1918
Coe Music Collection:
Books added during the year 18 1663
Sheet music added during the year.. 2 399
Pianola rolls . 652
Medical Science Section:
Books added during the year
(purchase 19; gift 1)
Periodicals bound during year
Current medical periodicals....
Current periodicals filed in Read-
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141
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STATISTICS 1917-1918
Complying with uniform statistics American Li-
brary Association. Annual report of the Evanston
Public Library, Evanston, 111., for year ending May
31, 1918.
Marcus Skarstedt, Librarian.
Population, 31713 (estimated).
Free for lending and reference.
Agencies: Main Library, 1 Branch, 3 Library sta-
tions, and travelling collections maintained in 1 Dor-
cas home, 2 Fire stations, 1 Light house, Mother's
club, 11 schools, 74 school rooms, and 2 Y.M.C.A.'s.
Open 340 days during year.
Open each week for lending, 75 hours.
Open each week for reading, 82 hours, except 17
June to 16 Sept.
Total number of staff, 12, pages, 5.
Total valuation of library property, $170,000.
Increase Adult Juvenile Total
Number of volumes at be-
ginning of year 51275 6285 57560
Numbers of volumes added
by purchase 2361 1271 3632
Number of volumes added
by gift and exchange.... 698 172 870
Number of volumes added
from renting col 212 212
Number of volumes added
by binding 188 51 239
Number of volumes lost or
withdrawn 505 390 895
Total number at end of year 54229 7389 61618
Number of mounted pictures 2304
Number of photographs 249
Total number of sheets of music 399
Total number of pianola rolls 652
Use
Total recorded use 146551
Adult Juvenile Total
Total number of volumes
lent for home use 95519 51032 146551
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Number of volumes of fic-
tion lent for home use 61705 24049 85754
Number of volumes sent to agencies 4984
Number of music rolls lent for home use 225
Number of inter-library loans 6
Other circulation, sheet music 87
Recorded use in Reference room, major pro-
blems dealt with 916
Registration
Number of borrowers registered during year. . 3094
Total number of registered borrowers 12399
Registration period, 5 years.
Number of periodicals (including newspapers)
currently received 254
Finance
Receipts Payments
Unexpended balance: Books $4928.92
Petty cash Periodicals 404.08
and Special Salaries, Library 10919.83
funds $ 865.69 Salaries, Janitor 1620.15
City Treasur- Heat and venti .
er 13427.02 lation 226274
Local taxation.. 20240.11 T . t
Endowment Ll * ht 665 ' 35
funds 1083.39 Other mamte-
Fees, non-resi- nanc e 9119.72
dent members 17.00
Fines 1039.58 Total mamte-
Duplicate pay nance ....$29920.79
collection ... 213.25 Special funds:
Gifts 4.34 Books, peri-
Other sources .. 173.70 odicals, etc. 785.22
$37064 . 08 Grand total . . $30706 . 01
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INDIVIDUAL DONORS TO THE LIBRARY
1917-1918.
Volumes. Pamphlets.
Adcock, Mrs. E 3
Aiken, Miss Helen 3 20
Ambrose, Miss Lodilla 1
Andrews, E. C 2
Arnold, Miss Sarah Louise 1
Balmer, Mrs. Thomas 12
Bancroft, Hubert Howe 1
Banks, Miss Grace 1
Bannister, Mrs. Henry M 3
Basquin, Mrs. Olin Hanson 2
Beck, James M 1
Beebe, Miss Katherine 1
Benedict, Miss Laura Watson .... 1
Brown, W. A 1
Bruce, Miss Margaret 11
Carbonnel, Emile 1
Carroll, Arthur P 12
Cayzer, Mrs. Nellie P 12
Childs, Miss Mary L 33
Coe, George Albert 1
Coleman, Watson E 3
Comstock, Miss Helen 10
Currey, J. Seymour 1
Dawson, Mrs. E. A 244
Dixon, W. Macneile 11 259
Dryden, Forrest F 1
Fosness, Hon. C. A 1
Foss, Hon. George Edmund 5 10
Garnett, Mrs. Eugene H 1
Gross, Mrs. Alfred 5 23
Guthapfel, Miss Minerva L 1
Hagin, Dan W 1
Hanson, Miss Marie 20
Hastings, Mrs. Luella E., pianola
rolls 3
Hemenway, Henry B 52 51
Hemenway, Henry B., for
the Medical library 148
Hildreth, Mrs. Leslie Egbert.... 6 13
Hintermeister, Miss Julia 253 109
30
Hoag, Ernest B 1
Jones, N. M 14
Jordan, Rev. 0. F 1
Kahn, Otto H 5
Knaggs, Miss Laura 1 7
Lepper, George Henry 1
Littlejohn, Mrs. W. J 18 40
Lord, Frank E 1
McLane, Miss 5
Mast, Mrs. I. N 1
Mercier, Miss Jeanne 4
Milford, Humphrey 4
Mohr, Mrs. C. M 4
Paine, Miss Frances M., Sheet music 3
Parker, Mrs. F. W 9
Parker, Mrs. Louis 109
Penrose, R.A.F 1
Poole, Mrs. Clarence C 17
Pusey. William Allen 8
Quevli, Nels 1
Ransdell, Hon. Joseph E 2
Raymond, George Lansing 2
Rich, Mrs. Ella Dahl 2
Richardson, R.D 192
Rockefeller. John D., Jr 3
Rockwood, H.A 1
Roler, Mrs. E. 0. F 1
Row, R.K 2
Seward, Roy Holland 1
Shepherd. William T 20 1
Stanwood, Mrs. T. P 9
Staples, Mrs. F.M 10
Stewart, Miss Mary 1 1
Swan, Charles Joseph 43
Terry, Stewart B 1
Topliff, Miss Rosalie 12 3
Vorhees, Mrs. E. K 29 50
Walter, Will 1
Watt, Mrs. W. E 4
Webb, Robert C 2
Webster, Mrs. E. F 19
Weld. Lewis 21
Wertheim. E 8 1
Whitely, Mrs. C. J 20
31
Wigmore, Mrs. F. Marion 49 58
Winans, Miss Nina 2
1416 761
Gifts of organizations 117 2409
1533 3170
The foregoing statements exhibiting the receipts
and expenditures of money, the number of books on
hand, books lost or missing, and books purchased, are
correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Marcus Skarstedt, Librarian and Secretary.
State of Illinois gg
County of Cook
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day
of June, A. D. 1918.
(Signed) R. B. Sawyer,
Notary Public.
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EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
1919
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tern,
Expires
PROF. FRED W. NICHOLS 1920
MR. CHARLES M. CARTWRIOHT. President 1920
MBS. ARNE OLDBERG 1920
MR. HENRY J. WALLINGFORD 1921
MRS. GEO. H. TOMLINSON 1921
MR. M. F. GALLAGHER 1921
MR. CHARLES R. KAPPES, Vice President 1922
PROF. ARTHUR GUY TERRY 1922
REV. ORVIS F. JORDAN 1922
STANDING COMMITTEES
BOOKS
MRS. OLDBERG REV. JORDAN PROF. TERRY
FINANCE
MR. KAPPES REV. JORDAN Mu. GALLAGHER
MANAGEMENT
MR. WALLINGFORD MR. KAPPES MRS. TOMLINSON
BUILDING AND GROUNDS
PROF. NICHOLS MR. WALLINGFORD MR. GALLAGHER
LIBRARY EXTENSION
REV. JORDAN MR. NICHOLS MRS. OLDRERG
LIBRARY STAFF
MARCUS SKARSTEDT Librarian and Secretary
(Resigned Sept. 8, 1919)
GERTRUDE L. BROWN Assistant Librarian and Head Cataloger
FLORA N. HAY Reference Librarian
MAUD CHIDESTER Children's Librarian
MRS. NANCY M. CORSE Head of Circulating and Order Depts.
INEZ C. POTTER Librarian's Sec'y and in Charge of Stations
HELEN HOLCOMB Assistant Cataloger
WINIFRED BRIGHT Assistant
MRS. ANNA SMYTHE Assistant
EDITH KOPF Branch Librarian
BERTHA RAYMOND Assistant
CHESTER NABH PQjje
STEWART TAYLOR Page
WILLARD .WOODMAN Page
Janitor, WILLIAM E. LEE
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the City Council of the
City of Evanston, Illinois.
Gentlemen: Nineteen months instead of the usual twelve
months have elapsed since I have had the honor to transmit
to you the report of the Evanston Public Library. This
change in period has been made in order that beginning
January 1, 1920, the fiscal year of the library shall conform
to the fiscal year of the city, as required by the 1919 amend-
ment to the Illinois statutes governing public libraries. The
complete statistics for the period June 1, 1918, to December
31, 1919, are on file with the City Clerk. The statistics
hereunto appended cover only the twelve months, January
1 to December 31, 1919, in order that they may be uniform
with our other annual reports.
WAR When the last report was submitted, our coun-
WORK try was still at war. This library contributed a
share in the carnp work of the American Library
Association by granting the librarian leave of absence with
pay to serve as librarian at Camp Pike, Arkansas, during
July and August, 1918. The Board of Directors also granted
him permission to devote about half of his time from Janu-
ary to September, 1919, to the work of librarian at the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station. The work of collecting and
preparing several thousand books and magazines donated
for the use of soldiers and sailors has been and is being con-
tinued.
LIBRARY In pursuance of our policy of extension,
EXTENSION a station was opened at the Noyes Street
School September, 1918, and another at
the Crandon School March, 1919. The station formerly at
1822 Church Street was transferred to the Dewey School.
The tables of circulation statistics appended give most satis-
factory evidence of the appreciation of these book distri-
buting agencies in districts far from the main building.
By keeping in constant touch with our
PUBLICITY city and its varied activities we are en-
deavoring to serve as many people and in-
stitutions as possible and are seeking new ways to interest
the people of Evanston in the bounteous resources of the
library. The Evanston News-Index has most generously
furthered our interests through its news columns. Numer-
ous exhibits have also attracted attention to our resources,
most notable among them having been the display of the
foreign language newspapers published in this country and
the graphic exhibit of the real purposes served by the
various classes of books in a library, such as gardening, cos-
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turning, business, etc. The latter display was prepared for
the special Library Day with the Evanston Woman's Club.
BOARD OF After five years as a valued member of
DIRECTORS the Board Dean John H. Wigmore re-
signed because of the larger demands
upon his time. The Mayor appointed in his place Prof.
Arthur Guy Terry of Northwestern University. Prof.
Terry comes to us particularly well qualified for public serv-
ice. Mrs. Douglas F. Fesler, the second woman to serve on
our Library Board, proved a most efficient and able member.
On account of her health she was forced to resign. To suc-
ceed her the Mayor appointed Mrs. George H. Tomlinson,
who, in the past, has had practical library experience and
is in close touch with our work. She will give added
strength to our Board.
LIBRARIAN In September, 1919, Mr. Skarstedt re-
AND STAFF signed after having rendered efficient and
effective service as librarian for a little
over two years. We have been fortunate in securing as a
successor to Mr. Skarstedt Miss Ida Faye Wright, who
comes to us the first of the year from Springfield, Illinois,
where for eleven years she has served as assistant librarian
of the public library. Miss Wright is a graduate of the
University of Illinois Library School, a former resident of
Evanston and member of our staff and is well acquainted
with our needs from a library standpoint. During Mr. Skar-
stedt's absence on camp duty and since his resignation the
work of the institution has been ably carried on by the first
assistant librarian, and it has been under her direction that
the present report has been prepared. The entire staff of
workers deserves special commendation for their very faith-
ful, intelligent and able effort. They are alert to the de-
mands of the public and in every way possible seek to serve
the patrons of the library.
We are again reminded of our obligation to
GIFTS many citizens of Evanston for the donations of
books and other expressions of good-will. We
particularly appreciate the very generous gift from Mr. Glen
Buck a collection of portraits and original letters and manu-
scripts of noted men in literature and statecraft.
On behalf of the Board of Directors may I express our
great appreciation to the Mayor and the members of the
City Council for your cordial co-operation.
Respectfully subitted,
(Signed) CHARLES M. CARTWRIGHT,
President.
Evanston, 111., Dec. 31, 1919.
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RESOURCES OF THE LIBRARY
Total volumes belonging to the library 65,926
Distributed as follows:
Main building 59.476
South branch 3,000
Five Stations 2,800
Traveling library book boxes sent school
rooms, clubs, fire stations, etc 650
Coe music collection:
Books 1,690
Sheet music 399
Pianola rolls 652
Medical science section:
Books 1.225
Periodicals currently received 40
Current periodicals and newspapers on file:
Main building 218
South branch 25
Stations 6
Pictures for circulation 2,562
BORROWERS REGISTERED
Total borrowers registered 13,472
Increase over 1918 827
Period of registration, five years
SUMMARY OF CIRCULATION STATISTICS
Main building 115,181
South branch 31,926
Station A 7,575
Station B 3,971
Station C 7,930
Station D 2,976
Station E . 5,186
Total 174,745
Increase over 1918 20,478
CATALOG WORK
New books cataloged 2,015
Catalog cards prepared 6,852
STATISTICS JANUARY-DECEMBER, 1919
According to American Library Association Form
Marcus Skarstedt, librarian.
Population 38,000 (estimated).
Free for lending and reference.
Agencies: Main building, 1 Branch, 5 Library stations
and traveling collections maintained in 1 Police station, 1
Fire station , 2 Mothers' clubs, 40 schoolrooms and 2
Y. M. C. A.'s.
Open 340 days during year.
Open each week for lending, 75 hours.
Open each week for reading. 82 hours, except 22 June-
21 Sept.
Total number of straff, 11, pages 3.
Total valuation of library property, $170,000.00.
Adult Juvenile Total
Volumes at beginning of year 55,560 7,960 63,520
Volumes added 2,356 631 2,978
Volumes withdrawn 262 319 581
Total number at end of year 57,654 8,272 65,926
Number of mounted pictures 2,310
Number of photographs 252
Total number of sheets of music 399
Total number of pianola rolls 652
USE
Adult Juvenile Total
Total number of volumes lent for
home use 113,145 61,600 174,745
Number of volumes of fiction lent for
home use 75,567 28,957 104,524
Number of volumes sent to agencies 5,397
Number of music rolls lent for home use 165
Number of inter-library loans 17
Other circulation sheet music 28
Recorded use in reference room,
major problems dealt with 804
REGISTRATION
Number of borrowers registered during year 3,219
Total number of registered borrowers 13,472
Registration period, five years.
Number of periodicals and newspapers currently re-
ceived 289
FINANCE
RECEIPTS PAYMENTS
Unexpended balance: Books $ 3,334.70
Petty cash and Binding 845.90
special funds... $ 2,298.83 Periodicals 786.73
City treasurer 1,238.34 Salaries, Library... 12,836.86
Local taxation .... 21,757.21 Salaries, Janitor.... 1,637.60
Endowment funds.. 3,808.89 Heat and ventila-
Fees, non-resident tion 817.28
members 29.00 Light 690.71
Fines 1,311.05 Other maintenance. 3,708.17
Duplicate pay col-
lection 214.35 Total maintenance. $24,657.95
Other sources 245.72 Special funds:
Books, periodi-
Total $30,903.39 C als, etc 2,994.45
Grand total $27,652.40
Balance 3,250.99
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GIFTS
Volumes
Individual donors (126) 1,403
Institutions 1,313
Total 2,716
Pamphlets
568
3,481
4,049
INDIVIDUAL DONORS TO THE LIBRARY
V. P.
V.
P.
Adcock, Mrs. Edmund
6 1
Folk, J. W
1
Alden, J. B
1 1
Foss, Hon. G. E
1
Baker, Mrs. A. S
2
Fricot, Desire
2
Balch, E. S
1
Garnett, Mrs. E. H
1
2
Balmer, Mrs. H. C
10
Gibbs, W. C
1
Banks, Miss Grace
21
Gibson, Hamilton
1
Barrows, Mrs. B. A
13
Gifford, Mrs. A
1
Bartelme, Miss Mary
6 2
Grey, Mrs. C. F
2
14
Beebe, Miss Katherine. . . .
1
Gross, Mrs. A. H
6
Bishop, S. S
63
Haight, Mrs. G. L
1
Blanchard, Mrs. J. H
43
Hallock, Mary G
1
Borgeson, Howard
2
Hammon, Mrs. J. H
15
Brookshire, E. V
1
Haney, Mrs. M. (2 maps)
9
23
Candee, Mrs. H. S
28
Harris, D. J
2
Capron, Mrs. H. M
1
Hart, Mrs. Mary E
1
Cartwright, Mrs. C. M....
39 30
Hemenway, H. B
1
Case, Mrs. E. B
44
Henderson, Mrs. 1. R
4
Cayzer, Mrs. A. L
7
Henry, F. A
1
Cheatham, Miss Kitty
1
Hostetter, Medora
7
Clarke, Mrs. G. M
30
Housel, Mrs. E. R
2
Cleveland, Mrs. F. W
1
Howland, Miss Virginia...
20
Coffin, Mrs. C. P
1
Huston, Beatrice
18
Coleman, W. E
7
Huxley, H. M
2
Comrie, F. M
4
Janet, Charles
8
Cornwell, Gov. J. J
1
Jenks, Chancellor
2
Cox, Mary I
5
Kahn, Otto
7
Cunningham, R. D
1
Kern, Mrs. H. W
32
Currey, J. S
1
Knaggs, Miss Laura
18
Curtis, Mrs. R. D
1
Knapp, Mrs. G. M
2
Dawes, Mrs. W. R
7
Knight, Mrs. J. W
30
Dennis, Mrs. R. B
48 127
Konsberg, Mrs. C. R
22
Dixon, W. M
62
Lepper, G. H
1
Dreer, H. A
1
Lewis, Hon. J. H
1
Dyche, Mrs. F. B. (7 pho-
Lichnowsky, Furst
1
tographs)
1
Little, Miss Edith R
7
Ellingwood, Finley
1
Locy, F. E
1
Elliot, Mrs. F. M
35
Locy, W. A
1
Farmer, A. N
1 1
Lovett, R. S.
1
V.
8
45
73
P.
Mac Adam, Mrs. L. R. ..
McCullough, Mrs. Hiram
McNeill, Mrs. Rivers 73 41
Maher, S. J. . . A, 1
Manley, Mrs. F. A 40
Marshall, Miss Ruth 2
Martin, Miss Dorothy 3
Mast, Mrs. I. N 1
Melville, Jean 1
Mize, Paul 1
Montgomery, John 1
Murray, Mrs. J. S 69
Pani, A. J. C. E 1
Payne, G. H 1
Perkins, Mrs. D. H 1
Phelan, Rev. J. H 1
Potter, N. B 14
Potts, Mrs. Virginia W. . 1
Pride, Mrs. Lester 10
Purdy. Charles 1 pianola roll
Revell, F. H 1
Rich, Mrs. Ella D 8
Rich, Miss Katherine L. . . 4 6
Robertson, D. G 7
Rockefeller, J. D., Jr 3
Rosenthal, B. J 1
V. P.
Schindler, Miss Jeanette.. 1
Shaffer, J. C 272
Shepherd, W. T 10 18
Smith, Mrs. G. A 47
Stow, Miss Helen 1
Swan, Mrs. C. J 1
Sweitzer, R. M 1
Taylor, C. F 1 1
Tilden, F. L 7
Tilden, J. H 1
Topliff, Miss Rosalie 1
Toyokichi, lyenaga 1
Vail, J. D., Jr 22 16
Vrooman, Carl 1
Wallingford, H. J 24 1
Walter, Will 4 1
Ware, Mrs. Charles 87
Watt, Miss Emily 30 5
Weber, G. W i
Weld, Mrs. L. H 64
Wheeler, Mrs. F. M 32 2
Widdowson, R. A 1
\Vinans, Miss Nina 16 38
Wood, H. A. A 1
Woodward, Mrs. Estelle C. 3!
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
1917-1918
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-URBANA
