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Report of the
Danville
Public
Library
Danville, Illinois
For the Year Ending
April 30, 1910
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Report of the Board of Directors
of the Danville Public Library
For the Year ending April 30,1910
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF
THE DANVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
First Term
Appointment Expires
D. G. MOORE 1886 July 1, 1911
DR. B. I. POLAND 1892 July 1, 1910
0. A. McFARLAND 1897 July 1,1910
C. L. ENGLISH 1903 July 1, 1912
A. L. WEBSTER __ 1904 July 1, 1912
G. F. REARICK 1907 July 1, 1911
THOMAS CONRON 1909 July 1, 1911
COLUMBUS SCHATZ 1909 July 1, 1910
E. R. E. KIMBROUGH 1909 July 1, 1912
OFFICERS
A. L. WEBSTER, President.
G. F. REARICK, Vice-President.
C. L. ENGLISH, Secretary.
THOMAS CONRON, Treasurer.
COMMITTEES
Books and Binding.
MOORE, MCFARLAND, REARICK, KIMBROUGH, POLAND.
Buildings and Grounds.
ENGLISH, CONRON, MOORE.
Supplies.
CONRON, SCHATZ, POLAND.
LIBRARY STAFF
JOSEPHINE E. DURHAM, Librarian.
LENA E. LEWIS, First Assistant.
VIOLA M. GRIFFITH, Second Assistant.
BELLE SEIWELL, Third Assistant.
JESSIE R. TUTTLE, Extra Assistant.
WALTER CANTRELL, Janitor,
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DANVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
of the City of Danville, Illinois:
GENTLEMEN : I have the honor to submit herewith the
Twenty-sixth Annual Report of the Danville Public Library, for
the year ending April 30th, 1910.
The financial statement herewith shows the receipts and
disbursements for the fiscal year ending April 30th, 1910.
The report of Miss Josephine E. Durham, Librarian, shows
in detail the work accomplished by the Library during the year
and its present condition.
The year just closed has been a very satisfactory one and one
of general advancement along all lines of Library work.
A comparison with annual reports of other Libraries in cities,
the size of Danville and 'larger, results favorably as to economy
expenditures and the increase in volumes on the shelves and
in circulation. This is due, in great part, to the efficient work
of our Librarian and her corps of assistants.
Your board of Library Directors are greatly interested in the
success of the Library and have given freely of their time to
promote its best interests.
The Board wishes to express its appreciation of the liberal
treatment extended by your honorable body, and beg to assure
you of its continued efforts for the upbuilding of the Library.
Respectfully submitted,
A. L. WEBSTER,
President.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
To the Board of Directors of the Danville Public Library:
GENTLEMEN: Herewith is submitted the Twenty-sixth An-
nual Report of the condition and work of the Library for the
year ending April 30, 1910.
The Library has been opened 305 days for the circulation of
books. The reading rooms have been open to the public on
Sundays from April, 1909, to date (excluding four summer
months), the total number of visitors on Sunday being 1,652.
No. of volumes in Library April 30, 1909 22,912
" added by purchase during year 2,309
bound magazines added 101
" " " donated. 40
Total.. 25,362
No. of volumes withdrawn during year 554
24,808
Government documents added during year 1,857
Bound newspapers 191
Total No. of volumes in Library April 30, 1910 26,856
No. of volumes replaced during the year, 219, making a total
of 2,528 volumes purchased.
CIRCULATION BY CLASSES
Juvenile Adult Total
Philosophy _ 15 236 251
Religion... 78 292 370
Sociology 187 410 597
Philology.. 2 16 18
Natural Science. _ 368 471 839
Useful Arts 141 501 642
Fine Arts 254 509 763
Literature __ 456 1,879 2,335
History 504 689 1,193
Biography.. 270 527 797
Travel . 435 681 1,116
Fiction 24,861 47,405 72,226
Total 27,571 53,616 81,187
No. of volumes circulated at the Oaklawn Schools 2,899
Total circulation for the year 84, 086
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Largest circulation for one month, January, 1910 8,009
Smallest circulation for one month, September, 1909_ 5,848
Largest circulation for one day, November 13, 1909 __ 662
Smallest circulation for one day, May 5, 1909 __ 112
No. of volumes rebound during year 361
No. of volumes recased 277
No. of periodicals subscribed for 110
No. of periodicals and newspapers donated 20
No. of college bulletins paid for 5
No. of college bulletins donated ; 12
No. of books destroyed because of contagion 14
No. of books lost and paid for 9
No. of books issued on reserve postals 1,190
No. of books unaccounted for in inventory 124
Fifty-two books reported lost last year have been found.
REGISTRATION OF READERS
Cards in force April 30, 1909__ 6,088
New cards issued during the year 1,112
LIBRARIAN'S CASH ACCOUNT
Balance on hand April 30, 1909 _ _ $108. 88
Received from fines during year 220.30
Received from reserve postals 11. 90
Nine books lost and paid for r.6,75
Total I $347. : 83
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPHINE E. DURHAM,
Librarian.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1909-10
RECEIPTS
Balance from John Donnelly, former Treasurer,
August 21, 1909 $104. 32
Fines, reserves 200.00
City appropriation 8,000.00
$8,304.32
DISBURSEMENTS
Disbursements that increase permanent value of
Library property:
Books: new titles and duplicates $2,521.53
Furniture and fixtures 221.35-$2,742.88
Maintenance of equipment, running
expenses:
Books : replacements $219. 00
Periodicals 249.26
Binding 439.92
Printing 76.66
Heat 350.00
Incidentals 136.19
Insurance 450.00
Grounds 10.00
Awnings 27.50
Repairs 47.25
Miscellaneous supplies 287. 77
Librarian and staff, salaries- _ _ 2, 504. 73
Janitor, salary 632. 50 5, 430. 78
Total disbursements for year $8,173.66
Balance on hand__ 130.66
J, 304. 32 $8,304.32
CLASSIFIED CONTENTS OF THE LIBRARY
General Works
April 30,
1909
451
Added
During
Year
74
101
21
51
136
10
109
127
67
280
146
168
100
734
326
Total
April 30,
1910
525
1,404
288
695
841
68
796
711
695
1,952
1,615
1,224
1,456
6,246
3,776
Bound Magazines
Philosophy
1,303
267
Religion
644
Sociology
705
Philology
58
Natural Science
687
Useful Arts
584
Fine Arts
628
Literature
1,672
History
1,469
Travel
1,056
Biography
1,356
Fiction
5,512
Juvenile Fiction
3,450
No. of volumes wit
No. of volumes of
No. of volumes of
19,746
;hdrawn during year
2,450
22,196
554
government documents
21,642
5,023
191
bound newspapers
26,856
MAGAZINE LIST
AINSLIE'S MAGAZINE
AMERICAN BOY (Juvenile)
^AMERICAN FEDERATIONIST
AMERICAN HOMES & GARDENS
AMERICAN MAGAZINE
^AMERICAN REPUBLIC
ANNALS OF AMER. ACADEMY
OF POL. AND Soc. SCIENCE
ATLANTIC MONTHLY
BIRD LORE
*BLAZER
BOHEMIAN
BON TON
BOOKMAN
CARPENTER & BUILDING
CASSIERS
CAVALIER
CENTURY
CHAUTAUQUAN
CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE
^CHILDREN'S STAR
^CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY
*CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SENTINEL
COLLIER'S WEEKLY
CONSERVATION
COSMOPOLITAN
COUNTRY LIFE IN AMERICA
CRAFTSMAN
CURRENT LITERATURE
DELINEATOR
*DEUTSCHE VORKAMPFER
DIAL
DRAMATIC NEWS
EDITOR
EDUCATIONAL REVIEW
ETUDE
EVERYBODY'S MAGAZINE
FORUM
GARTENLAUBE
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
HAMPTON'S MAGAZINE
HARPER'S BAZAR
HARPER'S MONTHLY
HARPER'S WEEKLY
*HERALD OF GOSPEL LIBERTY
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL
^ILLUMINATING ENGINEER
INDEPENDENT
^INSTITUTE TIE
INTERNATIONAL STUDIO
JUDGE
KEITH'S HOME BUILDER
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL
LIFE
LIPPINCOTT
LITERARY DIGEST
LITTLE FOLKS
LIVING AGE
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
LONDON ILLUSTRATED NEWS
MANUEL TRAINING MAGAZINE
MCCALL'S MAGAZINE
MCCLURE'S MAGAZINE
MACHINERY
MASTERS IN ART
METROPOLITAN
MISSIONARY REVIEW
*MISSIONARY TIDINGS
MOTHER'S MAGAZINE
MOTOR PRINT
MUNSEY
*MUSICAL AMERICA
MUSICAL COURIER
*MYSTIC WORKER
NATIONAL
NATIONAL GEOG. MAGAZINE
NATURE STUDY REVIEW
NINETEENTH CENTURY
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MAGAZINE LIST -Continued
NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW
*OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF U. S.
PATENT OFFICE
*OLDE ULSTER
OUTING
OUTLOOK
PACIFIC MONTHLY
PALL MALL
PEARSON'S MAGAZINE
PHOTO ERA
POPULAR ELECTRICITY
POPULAR MECHANICS
POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY
PUCK
RECREATION
RED BOOK
REVIEW OF REVIEWS
ST. NICHOLAS
SATURDAY EVENING POST
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN AND
SUPPLEMENT
SCRAP BOOK
SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE
STORY HOUR
STRAND
SUBURBAN LIFE
SUCCESS
SUNDAY SCHOOL TIMES
SURVEY
SYSTEM
TECHNICAL WORLD
TOILETTES
*UNCLE REMUS' HOME MAG.
VAN NORDEN MAGAZINE
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION
WIDE WORLD
^WESTERN EMPIRE
WESTERMANN'S
MONATSCHAFTE
WORLD TODAY
WORLD'S WORK
YOUTH'S COMPANION
NEWSPAPER LIST
*BANNER
*CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
*DANVILLECOMMERCIAL-NEWS
*DANVILLE PRESS-DEMOCRAT
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
CHICAGO RECORD-HERALD
*GERMAN ZEITUNG
^GERMAN HERALD
Those marked with (*) are donated.
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REV. JAMES W. COE
FIRST LIBRARIAN, DANVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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HISTORICAL
The first meeting to organize a free public library for this city
was held July 21, 1882, at the call of Mayor L. T. Dickason. The
officers chosen at that time were W. C. McReynolds, President;
J. G. English, Vice-President; H. A. Coffeen, Secretary. In
addition to these, on the first Board of Directors, appear the
names of Dr. Wheeler Jones, Father P. J. O'Rielly, John C.
Black, W. R. Jewell, Wm. P. Cannon and Rev. Chas. H. Little.
The location selected was on the second floor of the McDonald
building on West Main Street, adjoining the First National Bank
building.
For some years prior there existed a collection known as the
Culbertson Library, which had its beginning in a bequest made
by the Rev. James Culbertson, an early Presbyterian minister.
By his will he provided a trust fund which was placed in the
hands of the pastor and session of the Presbyterian church.
The books were mostly of a theological character, all works of
fiction having been inhibited by the donor. In 1883, this
organization was emerged into the Danville Public Library.
In 1885, the library was moved into the Gill block, occupying
the entire second floor over Nos. 132-134 North Vermilion
Street, where it remained for sixteen years. The next move
was to the Fera Block at the northeast corner of Walnut and
North Streets, in the rooms now occupied by the Woman's
Club. This building furnished it a home until the completion
of the present building.
Rev. James W. Coe was the first librarian, and served five
years until compelled by failing strength to give up the work.
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To the impetus given it by his efforts, the library is greatly
indebted. A splendid portrait of this venerable man adorns
the walls of the reading room.
Miss Aletha B. Witte came next, filling the place from 1887
to 1890, when she resigned to take a position in the Pratt
Library of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The present librarian, Miss Josephine E. Durham, has since
then occupied the place acceptably, and with the highest effi-
ciency. She is well acquainted with the needs of the library
and in close touch with its patrons, and ever alert for every-
thing that tends to improve it.
The present site is at the northeast corner of Vermilion and
Madison Streets, upon a track of land 132 feet by 155 feet,
which was purchased by the City of Danville at a cost of
$25,000.
The building is built of Bedford stone and dark paving brick
and occupies an area of 100 feet by 65 feet. Its cost was
$40,000, and it is the donation of Andrew Carnegie, of New
York City. It was designed by Messrs. Patton & Miller, archi-
tects, of Chicago.
The main floor contains two reading rooms, each 30 by 40
feet, one for adults and the other for children. The center is
occupied by the delivery room in front, and the stack room just
back of it, with the librarian's desk so located as to command a
view of the entire interior. There is also on this floor, a refer-
ence room, a cataloging room, and an office for the librarian.
Under the whole building is situated a light, dry basement,
entirely finished, in which are kept files of the newspapers,
congressional documents, and such books as are little called for.
The building is fire proof throughout. The book stacks are
of steel. The building is heated with city steam and lighted
by electricity.
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From the librarian's report for the year ending April 30, 1910,
it appears that the total of bound volumes is 26,856, of unbound
volumes 300, and of periodicals 130. The circulation was
84,086 volumes.
The appropriation made by the City Council for each of the
past two years was $8,000; a very considerable portion of this
allowance is each year expended in the purchase of new books.
A special effort is being made to build up the reference depart-
ment so that it may contain everything needed to assist the
students of the public schools and any other persons desiring
to follow special lines of study and inquiry, and it is hoped that
in the near future an extension may be added to the east side
of the building so as to give this department more room.
The present building was thrown open to the public Nov. 8,
1904. The hours are from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. , and on Sundays
from October to June, 2 to 5 P. M.
The Dewey Classification, Open Shelves, and Dictionary Card
Catalog are used.
