UC-NRLF 
 
 No. 6. 
 
 BULLETIN 
 
 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. 
 
 HANDBOOK 
 
 OF 
 
 KANSAS LIBRARIES 
 
 19O2. 
 
 LAWRENCE, KANSAS. 
 
 ENTERED AT THE POST-OFFICE AS SECOND-CLASS MATTES. 
 
GIFT OF 
 
 LIBRARY 
 SCHOOL 
 
LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. 
 
 \i 
 
 HANDBOOK 
 
 OF 
 
 KANSAS LIBRARIES 
 
 1902. 
 
 EDITED BY 
 
 CARRIE M. WATSON, Librarian, 
 
 AND 
 
 EDITH M. CLARKE, Assistant. 
 
 LAWRENCE, KANSAS. 
 1903. 
 
LIBRARY 
 SCHOOL 
 
 GEO. A. CLAEK. State Printer, 
 
 TOPEKA, KAN, 
 
 1903. 
 
The true University of these days 
 is a Collection of Books. 
 
 Carlyle. 
 
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preface* 
 
 nPHIS Handbook is a contribution to the history of the 
 library movement in Kansas, and purposes to give an 
 account of the organization, maintenance and administra- 
 tion of libraries in this commonwealth. 
 
 Massachusetts, Connecticut and Ohio have already pub- 
 lished histories of their libraries, and other states have 
 similar work in preparation. 
 
 No one except the United States Commissioner of Edu- 
 cation has ever attempted to collect data concerning Kan- 
 sas libraries, and there was nowhere a complete list of the 
 public libraries of the state. The preliminary working list 
 for this report was formed from the lists of Kansas libraries 
 in the reports of the Commissioner of Education, and from 
 the lists of depositories for federal documents in Kansas 
 given in the reports of the Superintendent of Documents, 
 with additional names from the State Historical Society, 
 the Traveling Libraries Commission, and other sources. 
 Between 400 and 500 circular letters of inquiry were sent 
 out in December, 1902, and January, 1903, to the public, 
 society and college libraries, to the high schools, and the 
 superintendents of city schools of the state. Some an- 
 swered promptly ; others, and by far the greater number, 
 have not answered at all. Second letters were sent to the 
 more important libraries. These elicited replies from a few. 
 Third and fourth letters were sent to the silent majority. 
 Again, some replied and others did not. It is the latter 
 
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6 preface. 
 
 which are here omitted. In the case of several institutions 
 which publish catalogs or reports, material concerning their 
 libraries was adapted for insertion in this report. Only a 
 few high schools replied, and the material given by most 
 was so meager that it seemed best to give in tabular form 
 merely the number of volumes. 
 
 Probably the most striking point of this report is that it 
 shows the part that the women's clubs have taken in estab- 
 lishing libraries in the state. 
 
 In a few towns, generous citizens have furnished the 
 means to start a library. In the aggregate, gifts to Kansas 
 libraries have been considerable. 
 
 The extension of modern library methods may be noted 
 by the number of libraries which have adopted a systematic 
 classification, only a few reporting a "system of our own," 
 and by the large percentage having some sort of a catalog. 
 
 In very few towns is there the cooperation between 
 school and library that should exist for the greatest effi- 
 ciency. 
 
 No public library makes mention of any effort to collect 
 local historical material and municipal documents. To act 
 as historian for the community seems peculiarly the prov- 
 ince of the public library. 
 
 The larger proportion of subscription and association 
 libraries to the free public libraries will be noticed. This 
 condition is gradually changing, for towns are fast realizing 
 that the public library is one of the necessary institutions 
 of the community, and that it, as well as the public school, 
 must receive regular municipal support. 
 
 It is hoped that the knowledge gained by reading these 
 accounts of past efforts and present conditions in the Kan- 
 sas library field will stimulate the growing library spirit in 
 
preface. 
 
 the state and thereby lead to the further strengthening of 
 the "people's university." 
 
 That this is an incomplete account of the libraries in 
 Kansas is only too evident, but if it should serve as the 
 basis for some one who will prepare an adequate history of 
 the subject, it will not have been sent forth in vain. 
 
IRansas libraries. 
 
IRansas libraries. 
 
 ABILENE. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The Library was founded by a Library Association con- 
 sisting of three ladies' clubs: The Literary League, the 
 Columbian, and the Twentieth Century. These ladies, in 
 one year, by securing lecturers and giving rummage sales, 
 cleared $1000. Then, through a book shower, they received 
 about 400 volumes of very good class. The character of 
 the books given was probably due to having each donor 
 affix his name to the gift. The library was opened Janu- 
 ary 17, 1903. 
 
 The government is in the hands of an advisory board 
 consisting of the officers of the association, and three ad- 
 ditional members, one from each club. The former are 
 elected by the association, the latter appointed each by 
 her own club. The present board consists of Mrs. J. M. 
 Gleissner, president, Mrs. W. H. Anderson, vice president, 
 Mrs. H. L. Humphrey, treasurer, Miss Mace King, secre- 
 tary, and Mrs. T. H. Malott, Mrs. Shelley, Mrs. Prank 
 Ball. 
 
 Miss Lida Romig is librarian. 
 
 The reading-rooms are lighted by electricity. The tone 
 of the walls is blue, floor gray. The furniture consists of 
 a tan-leather davenport eighteen feet long, eleven Lund- 
 strum elastic bookcases, one oak revolving case with shelv- 
 ing for about one hundred volumes, two long tables, five 
 rockers and six other chairs, oak stand for catalog case, 
 dictionary stand, librarian's desk, and easel holding bul- 
 letin-board. The furniture harmonizes very well, being 
 
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12 Hbilene. 
 
 of the same general tone in oak. There is one large pic- 
 ture, Landseer's "A Random Shot." A bust of Shake- 
 speare and Shakespeare prints complete the decorations. 
 
 The library is supported by membership fees and by the 
 association. The ladies recently cleared $96 at a rummage 
 sale. There has been one gift of $200 from the Abilene 
 Commercial Club. 
 
 There are 1271 volumes and 22 periodicals in the library. 
 Anyone may use any book in the library, but only mem- 
 bers may borrow books. 
 
 The membership dues are $1 for the year; 50 cents 
 half-yearly ; 25 cents quarterly. During the month of 
 March 617 books were loaned and there were 1214 visitors, 
 
 The library is classified by the Dewey system. There 
 will be a type written card catalog. 
 
 Population. 3649 ; assessed valuation, $545,000. 
 
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 ATCHISON. 
 
 MIDLAND COLLEGE LIBRARY. 
 
 Midland College was established in 1887, by the Evan- 
 gelical Lutheran Church. 
 
 The consolidated library includes the excellent libraries 
 of the two literary societies, and numbers about 6000 
 volumes. 
 
 The Dewey system of classification is in use. Reading- 
 rooms are maintained in both dormitories which are regu- 
 larly supplied with the leading periodicals. 
 
 The library is situated in the main building, known as 
 Atchison Hall. 
 
 One of the most pressing needs of the institution is a 
 suitable library building for the safe housing of the valua- 
 ble collection of books and pamphlets. Preliminary plans 
 have been drawn for such a building which would contain 
 fire-proof stack rooms, a reference room, a reading-room, a 
 lecture-room, and offices. The building is estimated to 
 cost about $10,000. 
 
 [Adapted from catalog of Midland College, 1902-'03.] 
 
14 Htcbtson, 
 
 ATCHISON. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The Atchison Public Library was incorporated under 
 the laws of the state of Kansas in the spring of 1879. 
 About six months later, on November 17, its doors were 
 opened to the public. Credit should be given to Major W. F. 
 Downs, then Superintendent of the Central Branch R. R., 
 more than to any other citizen of Atchison, for the found- 
 ing of the Library. Realizing the necessity of attractive, 
 well-supplied reading-rooms for the young men in his em- 
 ploy, he placed the matter before a number of the influ- 
 ential ladies of the city and promised a liberal personal 
 donation and the cooperation of railroads centering in 
 Atchison, if they would undertake the work. Unfortu- 
 nately for the association, a change in the officials of the 
 road took place soon after. The Central Branch then be- 
 came a division of the Missouri Pacific system. Major 
 Downs made good his pledge as far as possible, but the aid 
 hoped for from other railroads was never given. The work 
 once undertaken was not allowed to lapse, for the twenty- 
 four ladies composing the first board of managers were un- 
 tiring in their efforts. 
 
 Two large, pleasant rooms on the second floor of a down- 
 town building were leased, a librarian and janitor engaged, 
 and 1000 books were ready for use on the opening day. 
 
 At the first annual meeting, the number of directors was 
 reduced by vote from twenty-four to fifteen. The directors 
 and officers are elected by ballot annually. From the first, 
 it has been a woman's organization. By the sale of mem- 
 berships, the proceeds from entertainments of various 
 kinds and a few gifts of books and money ( the latter rang- 
 ing in sums of $25 to $100) the current expenses were met 
 for several years. The expenditures were not allowed to 
 exceed receipts. 
 
 In October, 1887, the association received as a gift a 
 
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 check for $10,000 from Mr. J. P. Pomeroy, a former citi- 
 zen. This generous gift enabled the board to arrange for 
 permanent quarters. With one-half of this sum, a two- 
 story brick building, centrally situated, was purchased. 
 The remainder was invested in mortgages. The income 
 derived from the investments, with the rent from first-floor 
 rooms, has materially lessened the burden borne by the 
 directory. From time to time, as the city administration 
 has appreciated its importance, small appropriations, usu- 
 ally $25 per month, have been voted toward the library's 
 maintenance. 
 
 The membership fee was originally fixed at $2.50 a year, 
 but in 1884 the price was reduced to $1. All items counted, 
 the receipts have averaged about $1600 and the expenses a 
 trifle over $1500. The latter sum includes $300 for libra- 
 rian's salary, $60 for janitor, all books and periodicals 
 purchased, and all repairs to books and property. Three 
 hundred memberships are sold on an average each year, al- 
 though many patrons are not ticket-holders, but borrowers, 
 paying ten cents a week for the use of books. 
 
 The library occupies the four rooms on the second floor 
 of its building. The reading-room has always been free to 
 the public, and upon its tables may be found twelve of the 
 leading periodicals and six daily papers. The rooms have 
 been open eight hours of each week-day and three hours 
 on Sundays, except on national holidays or when house- 
 cleaning or invoicing became necessary. From 2500 to 
 3000 readers visit the rooms yearly. 
 
 Three librarians have been employed during the twenty- 
 four years of the library's existence, each having served 
 well and faithfully. Mrs. M. F. De Forest was in office 
 one year. Miss Sarah Talcot served three years, and Mrs. 
 Leontine Scofield has performed the duties continuously 
 since that time. 
 
 There are upon the shelves nearly 8000 volumes. The 
 number added annually averages 340, although only 270 
 were added last year. 
 
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 Between $40 and $50 dollars is expended yearly for bind- 
 ing and repairs to books. 
 
 In the selection of books, the committee has endeavored 
 to have every line represented, and the result is a well bal- 
 anced whole. Among the books of reference may be found 
 the Century, Webster's and Worcester's dictionaries, the 
 Appleton, Chambers' and Britannica encyclopaedias, and 
 Poole's index. 
 
 When the library was ten years old, a carefully classified 
 catalog was issued. This catalog gives a title, subject and 
 author list. The Dewey Decimal method of classification 
 was adopted at this time also. 
 
 The public-school pupils have the privileges of other 
 citizens, but there is no connection between the public and 
 high-school libraries. 
 
 Through the kindness of the late Senator Ingalls, and of 
 other Congressmen from our state, many valuable books 
 and documents have been sent to the library. Upon the 
 wall of the reading-room hangs an excellent portrait of 
 Mr. J. P. Pomeroy, the library's greatest benefactor. 
 There are also portraits of the late Senator Ingalls, the 
 late Chief Justice Horton, the late Gov. J. A. Martin, and 
 of Mr. W. W. Guthrie and Mr. E. W. Howe, each strongly 
 identified with Atchison's growth and prosperity. In the 
 fall of 1899 a very substantial evidence of Mr. Pomeroy's 
 continued interest was shown when he presented the asso- 
 ciation with "The Wrestlers," a beautiful piece of marble, 
 standing with its pedestal over six feet high. 
 
 The pressing needs of the library at this time are larger 
 and more convenient rooms and a new catalog. 
 
 The members of the Board of Directors are : Mesdames 
 W. W. Guthrie, R. A. Park, G. W. Glick, Wm. Schulze, 
 
 D. C. Newcomb, D. J. Holland, C. J. Drury, David Martin, 
 
 E. S. Mills, A. S. Rowan, E. H. Clark, Lillian Seaton, and 
 Misses Frances Woodward, Blanche McPike, and Nellie 
 Allen. 
 
 The officers are : President, Mrs. W. W. Guthrie ; vice- 
 
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 president, Mrs, D. J. Holland ; treasurer, Mrs. R. A. Park ; 
 corresponding secretary, Mrs. C. J. Drury ; recording sec- 
 retary, Miss Nellie Allen. 
 
 Atchison has a population of 18,000, and assessed valu- 
 ation of $2,000,000. 
 
 
 
 ATCHISON. 
 
 ST. BENEDICT'S COLLEGE LIBRARY. 
 
 The College, founded in 1858 by the Benedictine Fathers, 
 has two distinct libraries, one of which is for the use 
 of the students. The college library proper is for the spe- 
 cial use of professors, and contains more than 15,000 vol- 
 umes and over 3000 pamphlets. The works in the students' 
 library cover nearly every department of literature. Papers 
 and periodicals supply the current news of the day. This 
 library contains 3650 volumes, and additions are made every 
 year. 
 
 [Adapted from catalog.] 
 
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 BALDWIN. 
 
 BAKER UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. 
 
 Established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in Kan- 
 sas, Baker University was chartered February 12, 1858, and 
 the doors opened to students in September of the same year. 
 
 The general library has been carefully selected to repre- 
 sent the various fields of literature, and is able to supply 
 good working material to the students. Many of the lead- 
 ing periodicals are on file. The reading-room is open for 
 the convenience of students almost the entire day, and lib- 
 eral facilities are offered in the use of the reference library 
 and in the loaning of books. A printed catalog renders the 
 material of the library available. The departments of Greek, 
 English and Political Science have department libraries 
 selected with reference to their especial needs. Large 
 show-cases have been placed in the library for the preserva- 
 tion and display of literary relics, including manuscripts, 
 old maps, autographs. 
 
 The library now numbers 7600 bound volumes, 350 un- 
 bound volumes, and 1000 pamphlets. 
 
 The library is at present in the basement of Science Hall. 
 There are gratifying prospects, however, that a new library 
 building will be erected in the near future. Hon. Nelson 
 Case has inaugurated the movement by a generous gift. 
 
 [Adapted from catalog, 1902.] 
 
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 BLUE RAPIDS. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBKARY. 
 
 The Public Library was organized in 1874. 
 
 In 1899, Mr. John McPherson solicited Mr. Andrew 
 Carnegie for a gift for the library. He responded by giv- 
 ing $500, to be used for purchasing books. The library is 
 now in a prosperous condition. 
 
 The Ladies' Library Association of Blue Rapids con- 
 sists of a board of directors, composed of fifteen ladies, 
 one- third elected annually, for the terms of one, two and 
 three years. The present board consists of Mrs. Tibbets, 
 president ; Mrs. Barton, vice-president ; Mrs. Smythe, sec- 
 retary; Mrs. Hunter, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Mc- 
 Pherson, treasurer; Mrs. Allerdice, Mrs. Richey, Mrs 
 Brown, Mrs. Lea, Mrs. Burr, Mrs. Wohlford, Mrs. Massey, 
 Mrs. Goodwin, Mrs. Coulter, Mrs. Cox. 
 
 Since 1898, Chloe Axtell, Daisy Roache and Gertrude 
 Axtell have been the librarians. 
 
 The association owns its building, which is two stories 
 high, with a basement. It measures 22x40 feet. The an- 
 nual receipts are about $100 ; the sum for books, $75 ; the 
 sum for salaries, $30 ; incidentals, $60. 
 
 The association charges an annual fee of $1. 
 
 The number of volumes is 3468, not including period- 
 icals, 77 volumes being added last year ; 1867 books were 
 loaned last year. 
 
 Population is 1250 ; assessed valuation, $210,000. 
 
20 Burlington. 
 
 BURLINGTON. 
 
 FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 In 1884, a Library Association was formed, each share- 
 holder paying one dollar a year. In 1888, the city voted to 
 accept the library and maintain it as a free public library. 
 
 The library now occupies a rented room 20x40 feet. It 
 is governed by a board of twelve trustees appointed by the 
 mayor. The present board consists of Mrs. M. E. Grotty, 
 Mrs. J. A. Connal, Mrs. M. A. Beatty, Mrs. F. Wagoner, 
 Mrs. K. Rhinehart, Mrs. M. McConnell, Mrs. B. Hall, Mrs. 
 M. Neyhart, Mrs. E. Cogshall, Dr. E. S. Cleveland, Mr. F. 
 D. Jones, and Mrs. M. Hopkins. 
 
 Delia Hall is the present librarian. The others have 
 been Mrs. M. E. Lock wood and Mrs. E. Roper. There are 
 2119 volumes, 168 being added last year; 6100 volumes 
 were loaned last year. The receipts for 1902 were $507.20 ; 
 of this $144.98 was expended for books and $192 for salary. 
 
 Population, 2400; assessed valuation, $382,288. 
 
Cbanute, 21 
 
 CAWKER CITY. 
 
 THE WOMAN'S HESPERIAN LIBRARY CLUB. 
 
 The Woman's Hesperian Library Club, of Cawker City, 
 was organized in 1883. Voluntary contributions of books 
 were made. The club now owns its library building and 
 two lots on which it stands. There are twelve directors 
 chosen annually; the president of the club, by virtue of 
 office, being librarian. The dues are one dollar a year, from 
 January 1 of each year, which includes also a card for a 
 year's reading in the library. The object of the club is 
 'To maintain a public library, and interest women in lit- 
 erature.' 
 
 The club receives about $150 annually from gifts, ex- 
 pends about $100 for books, $25 for librarian's salary, and 
 about $50 for incidentals. The library receives no support 
 from the city. 
 
 The number of volumes in the library now is 2200, 100 
 being added last year. 
 
 Population, 1000. 
 
 
 
 CHANUT 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 A library association, consisting of the leading citizens 
 of Chanute, succeeded in establishing a public library Oc- 
 tober 7, 1901. Money to maintain it was solicited from the 
 business men and others. It occupies rooms leased in- 
 definitely from the city. 
 
 There are about 1000 volumes in the library, and 20 
 periodicals and 15 newspapers are received. The annual 
 receipts are $811. The library has met with many dis- 
 couragements and is not in a prosperous condition. 
 
22 ConcorMa. 
 
 CHAPMAN. 
 
 DICKINSON COUNTY HIGH-SCHOOL LIBRARY. 
 
 The history of the library dates from the opening of the 
 school, in 1889. It is controlled by a committee of three, 
 chosen from the board of trustees. Until recent years, the 
 principal of the school has had charge of the library, and 
 has been assisted by students. The library has its quar- 
 ters in a neat little room opening out of the assembly hall. 
 About $50 annually is spent for books, and about $30 for 
 binding. The salary paid for the care of the books is $70 
 per year. There are now 2484 volumes, and of these 235 
 are periodicals ; 184 volumes were added last year. 
 
 No one is allowed to use the books except the students, 
 and they have free access to the shelves. The library is 
 especially strong in reference books, and has more biog- 
 raphy, history and science than fiction. The books are 
 classified by the Dewey system. 
 
 A reading-table, with about twenty-five of the leading 
 periodicals and about the same number of newspapers, is 
 an important feature. 
 
 
 
 CONCOKDIA. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The Concordia Ladies' Library Association was formed 
 November 18, 1892. 
 
 Officers elected annually constitute the board of trustees 
 president, Mrs. Kathryn Craig ; first vice-president, Mrs. 
 Walter Darlington ; second vice-president, Mrs. A. B. Mil- 
 ler ; treasurer, Mrs. H. M. Spalding ; secretary, Mrs. E. S. 
 Hill ; librarian, Mrs. M. M. Allendoerfer. Previous libra- 
 rians have been Mrs. H. C. Dudley, Mrs. J. E. Wilfong. 
 
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 The library is situated in a room about 20 x 24 feet, and 
 is over a clothing store. The use of the room is given, rent 
 free, by Col. N. B. Brown. 
 
 The maintenance is from subscriptions, fines, occasional 
 entertainments, and gifts, not usually exceeding $20 an- 
 nually. The cost of administration is only the sum for 
 fuel and insurance. For books, last year $160 was expended, 
 with $11 for periodicals. 
 
 A subscription fee of one dollar per year is charged. 
 There are eighty-four subscribers. 
 
 Beginning with 65 volumes, the library now has 1739 
 volumes, 185 being added last year. About 77 volumes are 
 loaned weekly ; 3986 volumes were loaned last year. 
 
 A printed catalog was issued last April. 
 
 The library is open Tuesday and Friday afternoons of 
 each week. 
 
 A half-dozen women have organized and maintained the 
 library, with never a larger gift than $10, except the room 
 rent, which Colonel Brown has given for eight years. 
 
 Population, 4025 ; assessed valuation, $529,987. 
 
 
 
 DELPHOS. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBKARY. 
 
 March 9, 1888, a few ladies formed an association known 
 as the Delphos Library Association and established a pub- 
 lic library. It was very small at first and had no place to 
 keep the books, except when they were allowed space in the 
 rear of some store by courtesy of the merchant. The library 
 was moved from place to place until three years ago, when 
 the association raised money and bought a lot in the busi- 
 ness part of town, borrowed $375, and built a small one- 
 story building, 20x40 feet. Since that time, money has 
 been secured in various ways to reduce the debt, until now 
 only $75 remains to be paid. 
 
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 The library building is about four feet from the side- 
 walk, faces the west, has an entire glass front, with wooden 
 awning. The building is divided by a partition, making 
 a front and a back room, The front room is rented to a 
 jeweler and is used also for library room. The library is 
 open every Saturday afternoon from two until five o'clock. 
 Any one who pays fifty cents per year may become a mem- 
 ber of the association and have free use of the books. The 
 annual receipts from membership fees are $35 and from 
 rent of room $48. 
 
 The salary of the librarian is $12 per year. No books 
 have been purchased for two years. Every six months, the 
 library procures a set of books from the State Traveling 
 Libraries Commission. 
 
 The association owns 600 volumes, has very few refer- 
 ence books, no encyclopedias, and has more fiction than 
 other material. The books are classified by authors. 
 
 There are seven trustees, chosen by the members of the 
 association. Present board: Mrs. Benj. Richards, presi- 
 dent ; Jennie Wright, vice-president ; Anna Mclntire Rich- 
 ards, secretary ; Mrs. Lottie Smith, assistant secretary ; 
 Mrs. Grace Billings, treasurer; Miss Rosa Blanchard, li- 
 brarian, and Mrs. Rilla Duncan. 
 
 The librarians have been C. D. Bower, Daisy GK Clen- 
 dinen ; assistants, Nettie Richards, Edith Dopp, and Kate 
 Richards ; 1890 to 1893, Lottie Richards ; 1895, Myrtle Dun- 
 can ; 1899 to 1903, Rosa Blanchard. 
 
 The population of Delphos is 648. 
 
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jemporia* 25 
 
 EMPORIA. 
 
 ANDEKSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY OP THE COLLEGE OF 
 EMPORIA. 
 
 Anderson Memorial Library was established in April, 
 1888, as a memorial to Col. and Mrs. John B. Ander- 
 son, of Manhattan, on the occasion of their fiftieth wed- 
 ding anniversary, which was April 25, 1888. The plan was 
 formed by the Synod of Kansas, which appointed a com- 
 mittee to carry out the idea, consisting of the Rev. D. 0. 
 Milner. of Manhattan, chairman ; the Rev. J. N. McClung, 
 Junction City; and Messrs. Gr. W. Martin, Topeka; B. 
 Rockwell, Junction City ; E. B. Purcell, Manhattan. 
 
 The library building was erected in 1901 by Andrew 
 Carnegie, as his memorial to John B. Anderson, his former 
 patron and friend. The building was erected at a cost of 
 $30.000, is modern and complete, is fire-proof, and can ac- 
 commodate 25,000 volumes. There are two large reading- 
 rooms, one used for a faculty-senior room, besides the 
 librarian's room and delivery desk on the first floor, and a 
 missionary museum, containing the missionary library, 
 missionary curios, etc., on the second floor. 
 
 The trustees of the college control the library, appoint 
 the librarians and the library committee. The trustees are 
 fourteen in number and are appointed by the Synod of 
 Kansas for a term of three years. 
 
 Martha R. McCabe is the librarian at present. The 
 others have been H. G. Belotegny, Agnes Law. 
 
 There are no annual receipts and no endowment as yet. 
 The gifts consist of collections of books sent by friends, 
 and private contributions of money from friends and pat- 
 rons. There is no fixed sum for the purchase of books. 
 The salary of the librarian is $500. The library owns 6200 
 volumes, the number added last year by gifts being about 
 500 volumes. The use of the library is entirely free to 
 students of the institution, and may be used as a reference 
 library by the general jpublic, but circulation is limited to 
 the students and faculty. 
 
26 jemporia. 
 
 The library is especially strong in the departments of 
 history and religion, and has a good supply of general ref- 
 erence works, is classified according to the Dewey system, 
 and has a card catalog, 
 
 In 1902, the Hon. George W. Martin, of Topeka, gave 
 his collection of Kansas books to the library. This is 
 known as the "George W. Martin Kansas Collection," and 
 is the first special collection aside from the Anderson col- 
 lection, which formed the nucleus of the present library. 
 Portraits of former members of the faculty and board of 
 trustees are hung in the corridor and reading-rooms. 
 
 EMPORIA. 
 
 FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The library was established in 1884, by a stock company, 
 but is now controlled by the city. The present board of 
 six trustees, chosen by the mayor, consists of Prof. J. H. 
 Hill, J. W. Weyler, 0. S. Wooster, Mrs. W. A. Kandolph, 
 Job D. Allen, and Mrs. J. J. Atherton. 
 
 The library at present occupies rented quarters in a store 
 building, but is to have a new Carnegie building in the 
 near future. 
 
 The receipts annually are about $1200 ; of this sum $300 
 being spent for books, $100 for binding, and $420 for 
 salaries. 
 
 There are 6800 volumes in the library ; 390 being added 
 last year. The circulation is 16,435. 
 
 Mrs. M. L. Whildin is the present librarian. The others 
 have been Mrs. A. P. Morse, Mrs. Annette Carpenter, Mrs. 
 A. J. Wicks. 
 
 Population, 10,000; assessed valuation, $2,300,000. 
 
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 EMPORIA. 
 
 LIBRARY OF THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. 
 
 Early in the administration of President Kellogg, about 
 1865, an effort was made to supply the school with books 
 of reference, and soon the list included a variety of lines, 
 
 In 1870, the value of the library was estimated at 
 $2000. Generous gifts had been made from time to time. 
 Some valuable additions were made during the next few 
 years, and, although the number of volumes was not large, 
 the books were well adapted to the needs of the school. 
 All went with the fire of 1878. Before the close of the fol- 
 lowing year, 350 volumes had been collected for a new 
 library. Senator Plumb increased the number by a gift of 
 200 volumes. On August 10, 1880, through the efforts of 
 the faculty, and especially of Prof. B. T. Davis, the school 
 secured the right and title to 785 volumes from the Athe- 
 naeum Library Association of the city of Emporia. The 
 list included 461 books belonging to the old Emporia Li- 
 brary Association. "This transfer was made by and with 
 the consent of the life members of the Library Association, 
 who accepted free tickets in return." Demand being made 
 for the books by the old stockholders, the regents ordered 
 them turned over to the new city library association, Feb- 
 ruary 12, 1884. This transfer left about 1200 volumes in 
 the library. 
 
 About this time the legislature became more liberal, so 
 that, by the time of the quarter-centennial, 1889, the total 
 number of volumes exceeded 5000, and the library owned 
 a good line of cyclopedias, lexicons, gazetteers and educa- 
 tional reports, works on the theory, art and history of edu- 
 cation, and standard works on history, literature, science, 
 philosophy, with many of the leading periodicals. 
 
 The library occupied a small room north of No. 37 from 
 1880 to 1883, when new cases were put in, and No. 37 be- 
 came the reading-room. These two rooms accommodated 
 the library until 1888, when it was removed to three well- 
 lighted rooms in the new wing. In 1882, the card system 
 
28 jemporia. 
 
 was introduced by Professor Sadler. Until 1889, the li- 
 brarians had been students acting under direction of a 
 member of the faculty, but by that time the demands 
 upon the librarian had become so great that the regents 
 appointed as librarian Miss Mary A, Whitney, assistant 
 teacher in the grammar department.* 
 
 Miss Elva E. Clarke, the present librarian, succeeded 
 Miss Whitney in 1892. 
 
 The library has 16,000 volumes, of which 890 were 
 added last year ; $1000 is expended for books, and $1700 
 for salaries. 
 
 The library is classified by the Dewey system, and has 
 its dictionary card catalog filed in a case between the mid- 
 dle and west libraries. 
 
 The Plumb library of public documents, a choice collec- 
 tion of about 1000 volumes, transferred by the family of 
 the late Senator Plumb to the library, is at present placed 
 in a room adjoining the library, 
 
 The library has outgrown its present quarters and will 
 soon move into the new library building, which has just 
 been completed at a cost of $60,000. It is of brick and 
 terra-cotta, and has been designed especially for library 
 work. The ground floor contains the large entrance hall, 
 from which the stairway leads to the floor above, a lecture- 
 room, with sloping floor and having a seating capacity of 
 almost 200, an unpacking room, connected with the stacks 
 above by a book lift, and four large seminary rooms, where 
 professors and students may gather for quiet study. The 
 chief feature of the second floor is the reading-room, with 
 provision for 200 readers. Open shelves for reference and 
 other books in great demand are to be placed in this room. 
 Near the stairway is the delivery room, closely connected 
 with the stacks. The stack system of shelving, which pro- 
 vides for the storage of the greatest number of books in 
 the smallest space, is the plan to be used in the new library. 
 The stacks are of steel, and that part of the building of 
 "slow-burning construction," thus minimizing the danger 
 from fire. On this floor also are the librarian's office, the 
 
 *Above adapted from History of State Normal School, 1889. 
 
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 cataloguing room, and the children's room, where the pu- 
 pils of the Model School may spend many happy hours. 
 
 In addition to the help incidentally given by the librari- 
 ans, the instruction on the use of the library heretofore 
 given in the school-management class will be continued. 
 The course in library management, Miss Gertrude Shaw- 
 han, B. L. S., Library School, Champaign, 111., instructor, 
 offered regularly to the H class in the last ten weeks of the 
 year, will be open to any student of the normal department 
 on the payment of two dollars, which is the usual fee for 
 taking a ten weeks' subject irregularly. The following is 
 an outline of the course to be given in the ten weeks : 
 
 I. Lectures once a week upon general library topics. 
 
 II. Lectures dealing with the technical side of library 
 work, especially in connection with school libraries. 
 
 III. Practical problems, assigned after each lecture, 
 prepared and handed in, corrected, returned, and discussed 
 in class. 
 
 The general lectures will cover the following topics : The 
 school library, its use and purpose ; the books for a school 
 library ; school-library legislation ; children's literature ; 
 the library movement ; some well-known librarians ; book- 
 making, a brief historical sketch ; library literature. Tech- 
 nical lectures and practical problems will be taken up in 
 the order found necessary in actual work. One lesson will 
 be given on each of the following topics : The principles 
 which should guide in selecting books for a school library, 
 how to order books, accessioning. Two lectures and four 
 problems will be given to the subject of classification, and 
 twenty-two lectures and recitations with daily problems in 
 cataloguing. The last five days of the term will be given 
 to the examination, which will be a practical test of the 
 students' ability to accession, classify, assign book num- 
 bers, and catalog selected books. The instruction in cata- 
 loguing will deal with only those topics likely to occur in 
 the school library. These will be studied in the following 
 order: Author card, title card, reference cards, the treat- 
 ment of compound and prefix names, anonymous books, 
 added editions, joint authors, books published under pseu- 
 
30 jfort IRile?. 
 
 donyms or initials, series and periodicals. The question 
 of subject headings will be studied as a general topic and 
 illustrated by problems dealing with particular subjects, 
 such as history, biography, literature, etc. One lecture 
 will be given on the arrangement of the catalog, one on 
 charging systems, one on repair work, one on furniture and 
 supplies, and two on reference books and the preparation 
 of reference lists. 
 
 FORT RILEY. 
 
 LIBRARY OF THE CAVALRY AND FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL. 
 
 A library has been in existence at the Post since the 
 founding, but only within the last five years has it attained 
 any importance. It is for the use of student-officers only, 
 in attendance at the School of Application for Cavalry and 
 Field Artillery, and is controlled by the commanding offi- 
 cer of the school. It is now quartered in Administration 
 Building, Fort Riley. The librarian is Capt. F. T. Arnold, 
 Fourth Cavalry, United States Army ; the assistant libra- 
 rian, Douglass Bancroft, United States civil service. 
 
 The allotment for care and purchase of books is from 
 annual appropriation of the United States government 
 through the Army War College Board, Washington, D. C., 
 and amounts to $1118 for the year 1902-'03. 
 
 The total number of volumes in the library is 6109, dis- 
 tributed as follows: Biography, history, travel, political 
 economy, law, and science, 5569 ; fiction, 540 ( English, 288 ; 
 French, 194; Spanish, 58); 388 volumes were added last 
 year. With but few exceptions, the fiction comprises the 
 standard works in the several languages named. The 
 library is especially strong in works relating to military 
 science, travel, and biography, and has valuable monographs 
 on the military systems of foreign countries and scientific 
 
(Balena, 31 
 
 and professional reports from the various governmental 
 bureaus. 
 
 The library has 19 cyclopedias, 3 English and 10 for- 
 eign dictionaries, 
 
 The library is classified by a modification of the Dewey 
 system. There is a card catalog by author, title, and sub- 
 ject. Between 100 and 125 volumes are constantly in the 
 hands of the officers. 
 
 There is no co-operation with local libraries, as this is 
 supported by government funds. 
 
 GALENA. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBKARY. 
 
 The library movement in Galena began under the leader- 
 ship of the various young peoples' societies of the churches. 
 For about two years they kept open a library and reading- 
 room. The expenses of room and attendance were paid by 
 a membership list and sale of tickets, at one dollar per year, 
 for the use of books. 
 
 A movement was then started to put the library on a 
 permanent basis, by placing it under the charge of the city. 
 The tax for maintenance was vetoed twice, however, and, as 
 a consequence, the books were boxed and the library closed 
 for two years. In September, 1902, when the new city 
 building was opened, a pleasant room on the ground floor 
 with corner entrance was offered to the ladies. The ladies' 
 clubs had taken up the library interests after the other so- 
 cieties became discouraged. 
 
 The room, light, heat and janitor's services are now fur- 
 nished free. There is yet no support for a librarian, and 
 the clubs, six in number, each have a day for which they 
 are responsible for keeping the room open in the afternoon, 
 from two until six. A Young Men's Historical Club opens 
 it every evening. 
 
32 (Birarb, 
 
 There are about 1000 volumes in the library. The Cen- 
 tury Dictionary has recently been purchased, and other 
 reference works will be added as fast as possible. At pres- 
 ent, the Traveling Libraries Commission supplies the de- 
 mand for recent works. 
 
 GIRARD. 
 
 LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 The Library Association was organized January, 1899, 
 by the Federation of City Clubs. The city took charge of 
 the library June, 1901. The affairs are managed by twelve 
 trustees. The library occupies two rented rooms, on the 
 south side of the public square. Blanche Warren is libra- 
 rian. Mrs. Eva Smith was librarian previously. 
 
 The cost of administration, annually, is $366.85 ; the sum 
 for salaries, $96 ; the remainder of income is expended for 
 books. 
 
 There are now 1000 volumes in the library, 188 being 
 added last year. The circulation is about 522 monthly. 
 
 The present board of trustees consists of Mrs. S. A. Hal- 
 derman, president ; Mrs. Belle E. Gaitskill, secretary ; Mrs- 
 John Magie, Mrs. Esther Goodkind, Mrs. Mary E. Eay- 
 mond. Miss Kate Ping, Mrs. Mary Shafer, Mr. J. F. 
 Brock, Mr. Homer McCoy, Mr. C. F. Millington, Mr. H. 
 W. Shideler, Mr. G. W. Strickler. 
 
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 HALSTEAD. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRAEY. 
 
 The library was established July 31, 1892, under the 
 auspices of the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. J, W. Funk 
 being the prime mover. 
 
 The library was transferred to the city July 28, 1893. 
 There were 316 volumes, with bookcases. It is now a free 
 public library, governed by a board of twelve trustees, and 
 has 546 volumes. About $250 is received for yearly ex- 
 penses. 
 
 In addition, the schools have a library of 650 volumes. 
 The pupils have free use of these books, which are mainly 
 reference works in the lines of literature, history, geography, 
 travels, science. The two libraries co-operate in the selec- 
 tion of books, the public library buying chiefly fiction, 
 periodicals and papers. 
 
34 Ibiawatba* 
 
 HIAWATHA. 
 
 MORRILL PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 In March, 1882, Mr. E. N. Morrill gave to the city of 
 Hiawatha the sum of $2000 for the purpose of founding a 
 public library. At the same time it was pledged by the 
 mayor and councilmen of Hiawatha that a suitable place 
 for the library and money to meet current expenses would 
 be provided by the city. Subsequently, Mr. Charles H. 
 Janes gave $1000, the interest only of which is used. 
 
 The Morrill Public Library was first opened to readers 
 May 29, 1882, at which time there were 1300 volumes on 
 the shelves. On October 25, 1882, it was re-opened in more 
 attractive and commodious rooms with 2000 volumes. The 
 library now occupies a large, airy room on the second floor 
 of the Post-office Building. This room is separated into 
 three divisions by railings merely. These divisions form 
 the reading-room, children's room, and library. 
 
 The city provides the room and pays the librarian. The 
 interest from the bequest, the sale of cards and fines col- 
 lected form the revenue of the library, amounting to about 
 $800 per annum. The library has many kind friends, who 
 make valuable contributions from time to time. There is 
 no stated amount for the purchase of books. They are 
 purchased whenever the funds on hand will permit. About 
 200 volumes were added last year. There are now over 
 6000 volumes in the library and about 4000 are catalogued. 
 The Dewey system of classification and cataloguing is 
 used. The catalog is on cards. 
 
 There are about 150 subscribers to the library. The 
 reading-room is well patronized, being provided with a 
 good collection of the current periodicals. 
 
 The library has a number of pictures, chiefly of local 
 interest. 
 
 The teachers in the public schools make frequent use 
 of the library, both for themselves and their pupils. In 
 the high school, the reading is arranged with reference to 
 
Ibiawatba* 35 
 
 the material found in the library. A year ago, a course of 
 reading for each grade was prepared upon the same plan. 
 
 The library is governed by a board of five trustees, two 
 chosen by Mr. Morrill, and three elected by the city coun- 
 cil. The present board consists of the Rev. Waters, presi- 
 dent ; Mrs. W. W. Nye, secretary ; Mr. W. O. Bechtel, Mr. 
 Horace Amann, and Mr. Frank Case. 
 
 Miss Julia W. Smith is the present librarian, the others 
 having been Miss R. D. Kiner, Mrs. Remigan, Miss Carl, 
 Miss Rohl, Miss Fanny Bechtel, Mrs. Linnie Macey. 
 
 Every inhabitant of Brown county fifteen years old and 
 over is entitled to the free use of the library, in accordance 
 with the regulations. Persons under fifteen may be ad- 
 mitted upon guaranty satisfactory to the librarian. Per- 
 sons wishing to draw books from the library must pay one 
 dollar per year for the privilege. The librarian may re- 
 quire an additional deposit in case of loaning rare or costly 
 volumes. Transient persons are required to deposit the 
 price of the book borrowed, which deposit may be with- 
 drawn, allowing ten cents per day for use of book. All in- 
 juries to books beyond reasonable wear and all losses shall 
 be made good to the satisfaction of the trustees by the 
 borrower. If the volume lost or injured form part of a set, 
 the whole set must be replaced by the person liable, he be- 
 ing entitled to the damaged set. Books of reference, rare 
 or costly volumes, and such as the trustees may reserve, 
 are not to be taken from the library without special per- 
 mission. 
 
 Population, 3000 ; assessed valuation, $490,000. 
 
36 iborton* 
 
 HORTON. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY, 
 
 The public library was established in 1898, through 
 subscriptions by citizens of Horton. Last September, it 
 was merged with the high-school library. For some time, 
 the public library had not been very liberally patronized, 
 and many people felt that it would be more useful if com- 
 bined with the school library. The room that had been 
 rented for the use of the public library was given up, and 
 all the books, cases, tables, etc., belonging to the public 
 library were given over in trust to the Board of Educa- 
 tion, to be moved to the Central School building, where 
 they have been since that time, and will probably remain. 
 Extensive use is made of the books in the regular work of 
 the school, especially with the reference books and period- 
 icals. The works in history are also used frequently by 
 the higher grades in the high school. The combined ar- 
 rangement has resulted in a much more liberal use of the 
 books of both libraries. It has increased the facilities for 
 work in the schools. The pupils are doing more outside 
 reading, and the older people, who did not do so before, now 
 read books that are taken home by the children. 
 
 The library occupies a room in the Central School build- 
 ing, and is free to all pupils and teachers in the Horton 
 public schools. Others may use the books who hold tickets, 
 costing one dollar each, good for one year from date of 
 issue. 
 
 At present, the superintendent of schools, Mr. J. O. 
 Hall, performs the duties of librarian, with assistants 
 chosen from the high school. Other librarians have been 
 M. D. Spencer, W. P. Todd, Pearl McKoin. 
 
 The present Board of seven trustees consists of W. P. 
 Todd, F. M. Wilson, J. O. Hall, E. H. Keller, W. W. Let- 
 son, Clyde McManigal, C. H. Schneider. 
 
 Previous to September, 1902, the cost of administration 
 was $600 per year, but at present no separate account is 
 
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 kept, Daring the past year about $100 was spent for books, 
 a much smaller sum than formerly. 
 
 There are about 1500 volumes belonging to the public 
 library and 1100 to the school, with a mass of unbound 
 material and many periodicals and government reports, 
 100 volumes being added last year to the combined libra- 
 ries. Something more than 3000 charges were made last 
 year of books taken from the library. The library is es- 
 pecially strong in history, but has a greater number of 
 volumes in fiction than in any other line. The library has 
 two sets of Johnson's Universal Cyclopaedia, one of Peo- 
 ple's Library of Universal Knowledge, Larned's History 
 for Ready Reference, Appleton's Cyclopaedia, and several 
 atlases. 
 
 Population, 4000; assessed valuation, $1,228,429. 
 
 HUTCHINSON. 
 
 FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 Hutchinson Public Library was formally opened Janu- 
 ary 16, 1896, by the Woman's Club, with Miss Ethel Col- 
 ville, temporary librarian. At first, it was opened Saturday 
 afternoons and evenings. It was a subscription library. 
 
 On the 1st of January, 1901, the club turned over its 
 books to the city, with the provision that six of the twelve 
 members of the board of directors should be from their 
 club. The city then established a Free Public Library. 
 
 There is a board of directors, composed of twelve ladies, 
 appointed for a term of four years by the mayor. The 
 present board consists of Mrs. Frank Barton, Mrs. W. Y. 
 Morgan, Mrs. J. A. Fontron, Mrs. H. L. Lewis, Mrs. E. G. 
 Hodges, Mrs. G. H. Miner, Mrs. F. W. Cooter, Mrs. F. H. 
 Carpenter, Mrs. G. W. Winans, Mrs. E. H. Richardson, 
 Mrs. A. L. Forsha, Miss Inez Handy. 
 
 The librarians have been Miss Ethel Colville and Miss 
 
38 Ibutcbinson. 
 
 M. Pearl Leighty, The present staff is Miss M. Pearl 
 Leighty, librarian ; Miss Lucy E. Leidigh, assistant ; and 
 Miss Helen Miner, substitute. 
 
 At present, the library occupies two rooms of the City 
 Hall. The new Carnegie building, erected at a cost of 
 $15,000, will be ready for occupancy in July, 1903. 
 
 The annual receipts are $1700 per year. The cost of ad- 
 ministration last year was $857.89 ; $288.90 was spent for 
 books and $61 for binding. Last year, the librarian's salary 
 amounted to $251.55, now raised from $20 to $25. The as- 
 sistant received $79, but now has $1 a day, and works when 
 needed by the librarian. 
 
 There are 2917 volumes, 25 periodicals, 18 newspapers; 
 658 volumes were added last year. 
 
 The library is free to all residents, allowing two tickets 
 to a family. Non-residents, by paying one dollar a year, 
 may use the library. 
 
 The library has three sets of encyclopedias and one 
 Library of Universal Knowledge. 
 
 The library is not classified now, but will be by the 
 Dewey system. The catalog is at present a printed author 
 catalog, but is incomplete, and a new card catalog is being 
 prepared. 
 
 Population, 10,600 ; assessed valuation, $1,600,000. 
 
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 INDEPENDENCE. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The Ladies' Library Association was organized in Feb- 
 ruary, 1882, and chartered in the following April, with Mrs. 
 Frances E. Hull, president; Mrs. Nellie Williams, vice- 
 president ; Mrs. Schloss, secretary; Mrs. L. C. Mason, treas- 
 urer ; and trustees, Mrs. H. M. Turner, Mrs. M. A. Plank, 
 Mrs. J. E. Pugh, Mrs. Nellie Williams, Mrs. Alice Burch- 
 ard, Mrs. F. E. Hull, Mrs. S. 0. Herring. The purpose of 
 this corporation was the support of a literary society and 
 the maintenance of a library. The association rents com- 
 fortable rooms, but is working for a library building, and 
 has now a small fund at interest for that purpose. The 
 only gift that has been received is $250 for the building 
 fund. It is hoped that the city of Independence will soon 
 realize how great a benefit a good library is to a growing 
 town and assist the ladies with an appropriation, so that 
 the library may be kept open daily, instead of twice a week 
 as at present. All expenses so far have been defrayed by 
 the membership dues and by public entertainments. 
 
 The library now contains about 3500 volumes, besides 
 the Congressional Record, pamphlets, and periodicals. 
 
 The present officers are : President, Mrs. A. O. Stein ; 
 vice-president, Mrs. S. Chaney ; secretary, Mrs. J. T. Davis ; 
 treasurer, Mrs. J. E. Pugh ; librarian, Mrs. H. D. Grout ; 
 assistant librarian, Miss Edith Allen ; trustees, Mrs. J. M. 
 Anderson, Mrs. Rufus Williams, Mrs. Carrie Devore, Mrs. 
 W. T. Yoe, Mrs. T. B. Covode. 
 
40 ikansas 
 
 JUNCTION CITY. 
 
 The Ladies' Reading Club of Junction City has a library 
 belonging exclusively to the club. Only the members may 
 use the books. 
 
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 KANSAS CITY. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 In April, 1891, by direction of the Board of Education, 
 Superintendent of Schools A. S. Olin, now Professor of 
 Education, University of Kansas, began the formation of a 
 public library, and several ladies' literary clubs took active 
 part. M. G. Jones, clerk of the Board of Education, acted 
 as librarian, the library being placed in a room adjoining 
 the clerk's office. A remnant of books of the old Wyan- 
 dotte Library Association, together with books from 
 private libraries, formed the beginning of the public 
 library. 
 
 The library at present is governed by the Board of Edu- 
 cation. Mrs. Sara Judd Greenman is librarian, with one 
 assistant. The other librarians from the beginning have 
 been M. G, Jones, Elizabeth M. Dickinson, Mary N. Far- 
 rarr, Mina Lane (now Mrs. Fanin). 
 
 There are about 6000 volumes in the library. These 
 are being classified by the Dewey Decimal system. A dic- 
 tionary card catalog is also under way. The library is 
 strongest in history and travel, and has a special musical 
 library. 
 
 The library is in a rented room at present, but will soon 
 occupy its handsome new building, the gift of Andrew Car- 
 negie, erected at a cost of $75,000. 
 
 The library is now a subscription library, but will be- 
 come a free public library when it moves into the new 
 building, and will have $7500 annually for maintenance. 
 
 Population, 60,000. Assessed valuation, $12,900,000. 
 
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 LAWRENCE. 
 
 Haskell Institute, founded 1884, under the auspices of 
 the federal government, has a well-selected library of 1200 
 volumes. It is for the use of the pupils in attendance at 
 the school, and is supported out of the funds received from 
 the appropriations made by Congress. 
 
 LAWRENCE. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 In the spring of 1865, J. S. Boughton started the Law- 
 rence Circulating Library with about $150 worth of books. 
 
 It was situated in the Hartman building, over the store 
 now accupied by Wm. Hoadley. The room was open on 
 Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Books were loaned 
 at the rate of ten cents per week or two weeks for fifteen 
 cents. Annual tickets were five dollars. The library was 
 well patronized and it was not unusual to close the book- 
 case on empty shelves. 
 
 In December 1865, a larger room was secured over the 
 George Leis drug store (now occupied by John Shim- 
 mons). For nearly a year, Mr. Boughton furnished a free 
 reading-room, open day and evening ( Sunday excepted ), 
 in connection with his circulating library. It was well 
 patronized, but the expense was too great to make it remu- 
 nerative. He, therefore, undertook to make it a public in- 
 stitution by getting a few of the leading citizens to found 
 a Library Association. After many discouragements he 
 was successful. 
 
 The late B. W. Woodward was the first president. Dr. 
 Richard Cordley, W. A. Simpson and H. W. Chester were 
 among the first directors. Mrs. Helen M. Griswold, now 
 
42 Xawrence. 
 
 Mrs. George A. Banks, was the first librarian, She was 
 succeeded by Mrs. Rhoda J. Trask. 
 
 Mrs. Mary F. Simpson, who held the position for seven- 
 teen years, was the next librarian. She resigned about a 
 year ago, and Mrs. Nellie Griswold Beatty, the present libra- 
 rian, was appointed. 
 
 Mr. Boughton sold the library and fixtures to the asso- 
 ciation for $500. There were about 1000 volumes at that 
 time. The association secured the money necessary by 
 selling 100 annual tickets at $5 each. 
 
 The library was afterward turned over to the city of Law- 
 rence on condition that it be suitably maintained. For a 
 number of years, the library rented the large room now 
 occupied by the Gazette. For the last decade, it has had 
 the three rooms on the second floor rear of the Lawrence 
 National Bank building. The first room is a newspaper 
 room and part of the second is reading-room. The remain- 
 der is fenced off by a railing. The librarian's desk is here. 
 Back of this is the third room, which contains the greater 
 number of the bookcases. The books have been re -clas- 
 sified by the Dewey system recently. A typewritten card 
 catalog will be begun shortly. In the past, several printed 
 lists have been issued. The library now- owns about 6000 
 volumes in fit condition for circulation. In an attempt to 
 solve the current-fiction problem, a subscription to the 
 Tabard Inn Library has been maintained the past year. 
 
 When the library moved into its present quarters it had 
 a house-warming a public reception at which many 
 early settlers were present. Several pictures have been 
 given by patrons of the library. A collection of books and 
 a portrait in oil of the Hon. Amos A. Lawrence, in whose 
 honor the town was named, have been given by the Law- 
 rence family. Governor and Mrs. Robinson have made 
 several notable gifts. 
 
 At the spring election, 1903, the proposition to accept 
 the offer of Mr. Andrew Carnegie and place the library un- 
 der the state law, was carried. The mayor then appointed 
 the board of directors as provided by law. They have met 
 and organized, appointed a building committee, adopted a 
 
Xawrence, 43 
 
 plan for the library and selected the architect, Mr. Ber- 
 linghof. 
 
 Mrs. Chas. P. Grovenor has given as a memorial to her 
 husband, the late Chas. P. Grovenor, the site for the new 
 building at the northwest corner of Vermont and Henry 
 streets. This situation will make the library accessible to 
 a large number of teachers and public-school pupils, as 
 well as to the citizens generally. 
 
 The board of directors consists of Mr. Gurdon Grovenor, 
 president; Mr. J. D. Bowersock, Mr. Wm. Bromelsick, 
 Mr. Peter E. Emery, Mr. A. L. Cox, Mr. Geo. R. Gould, 
 Mr. J. R. Griggs, Mr. A. J. Dicker, the Rev. W. G. Banker, 
 Mr. C. S. Hall, Mrs. A. Henley, Dr. E. Bumgardner and 
 Mr. A. L. Selig, ex officio. 
 
 Population, 11,436 ; assessed valuation, $1,839,672. 
 
 
 
 LAWRENCE. 
 
 LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. 
 
 The history of the Library of the University of Kansas 
 dates from the establishment of the University itself. 
 March 21, 1865, the first Board of Regents elected one of 
 its members, J. S. Emery, librarian. He was re-elected 
 December 6, 1865, and July 18, 1866, and continued to be 
 librarian until 1868. Another Regent, W. C. Tenney, held 
 the office from 1868 to 1869. The care of the library was 
 then given over to a member of the faculty. Frank H. 
 Snow, Professor of Natural History, was elected librarian 
 December 1, 1869, and re-elected December 7, 1870. He 
 resigned September 3, 1873. Byron C. Smith, Professor 
 of Greek, was made librarian for the next year. January 
 1, 1875, E. Miller, Professor of Mathematics, accepted the 
 position, and discharged the duties for twelve years, until 
 his resignation, April 1, 1887. Up to this date the libra- 
 
44 Xawrence* 
 
 rians were professors who had a limited amount of time to 
 devote to the library. At this time, Carrie M. Watson, a 
 graduate of the University, was elected to take entire 
 charge of the library. She is still librarian. The library 
 staff also includes Helen B. Sutliff, elected 1890; Clara S. 
 Gillham, elected 1893 ; Edith M. Clarke, elected 1895 ; Dora 
 C. Renn, elected 1899. There are also several student as- 
 sistants. Mabel C. Rogers, now Mrs. Edward T. Hackney, 
 was an assistant librarian from 1893 to 1900. 
 
 The library may be said to have started with nothing 
 but a hope, a hope that an appropriation for books would 
 be made, or that some generous friend would endow or be- 
 queath a library. At the formal opening of the Univer- 
 sity, a few congressional books were the only volumes in 
 the library. Indeed, the duties of the librarians until 1873 
 were chiefly to represent the institution in order that pub- 
 lic documents and private gifts might be received. The 
 growth of the library for the first seven years of its nomi- 
 nal existence was so slow as to be almost imperceptible. 
 This is shown by the following paragraph which appeared 
 regularly in the annual catalogues for six years, from 1867 
 to 1873: "The nucleus of a library has been secured, to 
 which additions will be made. At present, the students are 
 permitted to avail themselves of the private libraries of the 
 faculty." In 1873, the legislature appropriated $1500 to 
 be devoted exclusively to the purchase of books. Prof. 
 Byron C. Smith, in 1874, reported that there were less than 
 1000 volumes in the library. From this time, the growth 
 of the library became more apparent. The long-derided 
 nucleus was developing. In 1879, there were 3000 volumes ; 
 in 1881, 4500; in 1885, 7000; in 1889, 11,000; in 1890, 12,- 
 500 ; in 1895, 23,000 ; in 1900, 35,237 ; and now 41,000, at 
 the end of the fiscal year 1902-'03. 
 
 At the opening of the University the library was housed 
 in the southwest room on the second floor of the first build- 
 ing. When the University removed from the old build- 
 ing to the new one now called Eraser Hall in 1872, the 
 "nucleus" was arranged on shelves in room No. 4, now the 
 Chancellor's office. The senior classes were allowed the 
 
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 use of this room, It was of little benefit to them, however, 
 and the reading by the students of this period was done in 
 the city library and in the libraries of the professors. 
 
 In September, 1877, the books were transferred to room 
 No. 14, the west room of the south wing, on the first floor, 
 now Professor Dunlap's lecture-room. The room was fitted 
 up with alcoves and tables. There were 2519 volumes at 
 this time. The library was now open to all the students 
 from nine A. M. to one p. M. The library remained in this 
 room until there were 8035 volumes. It became so crowded 
 that it was necessary to move into larger quarters, which 
 were secured in the north end of the main building. One 
 room at the extreme north end of the main building, on 
 the first floor, was filled with alcoves to hold the books. 
 Part of the corridor was partitioned off and shelves put in 
 place for the public documents. A third room, No. 9, was 
 made general reading-room. It was connected with the 
 book-room, and the delivery desk was placed at the door- 
 way between the rooms. Only juniors and seniors were 
 allowed access to the book-room. Other students were 
 handed books upon request at the delivery desk. In the 
 fall of 1889, great need was felt for more room, and No. 8 
 was secured. The library then occupied the entire north 
 wing of Fraser Hall. The library at this date was sup- 
 plied with 140 American and foreign periodicals and 60 
 state newspapers. There was a good collection of cyclo- 
 pedias and other reference books. The library was avail- 
 able more hours than before, being open from nine A. M. to 
 six P. M., except on Saturdays, when it was open from nine 
 A. M. to twelve M. The library remained here until it moved 
 into the new building, in August, 1894. 
 
 The new library building, erected 1894, at a cost of 
 $75,000, the bequest of William B. Spooner, of Boston, 
 Mass., is a substantial structure of native limestone, with 
 Dakota red sandstone trimmings, and is a pleasing example 
 of the Romanesque style of architecture of southern France. 
 Messrs. Van Brunt and Howe, of Kansas City, Mo., were 
 
46 Xawrence* 
 
 the architects. Engraved on a tablet on the front of the 
 portico is this inscription : 
 
 Erected in 1894, by the generosity of 
 
 WILLIAM B. SPOONER, of Boston, Mass., Merchant 
 
 and Philanthropist. Born 1806. Died 1880. 
 
 The building was dedicated and formally opened Octo- 
 ber 17, 1894. 
 
 A portrait of Mr. Spooner hangs in the hall over the en- 
 trance to the general reading-room and directly opposite 
 the main entrance. The building is 112 feet in length by 
 50 feet in width, and is two stories high, with a basement. 
 The fire-proof book stack is an integral part of the build- 
 ing, but is cut off from the main part by iron doors. The 
 building is well adapted to the purposes for which it was 
 designed. A main hall at the entry gives access to the gen- 
 eral reading-room, to the departmental reading-room on 
 the upper floor, and the other departmental reading-rooms 
 on the lower floor. The interior is finished throughout in 
 Tennessee ash. The catalog-case, the tables, chairs and 
 shelving in the general reading-room and in the depart- 
 mental rooms are of this wood also. The reading-rooms 
 are lighted from windows placed seven feet from the floor 
 and by electric bulbs placed at intervals on the ceiling and 
 the side walls. The walls are painted terra-cotta and the 
 ceiling a slate color. The effect is best in the general 
 reading-room when the 200 electric bulbs are lighted. The 
 librarian's and cataloguer's offices are the semicircles on 
 the east corners of the reading-room, and have glass par- 
 titions on the reading-room side. The delivery desk is 
 placed at the east end of the reading-room and connects 
 with the stack-room in the rear. The book lifts are placed 
 in this wall to facilitate communication with the stack- 
 room, the delivery desk, and the upper and lower floors. 
 
 The entire north wall of the reading-room is filled with 
 shelving for the reference books. Here are kept convenient 
 for general use 1000 volumes, comprising the leading en- 
 cyclopedias, English, American, and foreign, with gazet- 
 teers, atlases, handbooks, dictionaries, and indexes. On this 
 side, also, at the east end is the catalog case with a ca- 
 
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 pacity of 180,000 cards. The upper part of this case is 
 used as a display shelf for the newest books. On the south 
 side of the reading-room are alcoves designed for individual 
 work, but at present used as reserve divisions for different 
 classes. Opening into the reading-room at the southwest 
 corner is the newspaper room, where the current numbers 
 of 158 state newspapers are on file. In this room are cases 
 for the 568 periodicals and learned- society publications 
 received by the library. There are two cases also on the 
 west wall of the reading-room for periodicals. Opening 
 into the reading-room on the northwest corner, is the gen- 
 eral administrative room, where the mail is opened and 
 recorded, volumes made up for the bindery, books collated, 
 classified, accessioned and recorded in shelf lists previous 
 to cataloguing. 
 
 The large room on the upper floor directly over the gen- 
 eral reading-room is fitted up with tables, chairs and steel 
 stacking for the use of the departments of sociology, 
 economics, history, European and American. 
 
 The basement floor is devoted to the departmental read- 
 ing-rooms, German, Latin, philosophy, English, the Kan- 
 sas University Quarterly office, and a rest-room for young 
 women. The departmental reading-rooms are used by the 
 students in advanced courses, who find books placed on the 
 shelves in these rooms according to the class work in the 
 different departments. 
 
 The stack-room has a capacity of 100,000 volumes, 20,- 
 000 to each floor. The stack is built on the downward 
 slope of the hill and has five stories, each eight feet high, 
 exposed on three sides to the light and air. Ordinarily, a 
 title may be read at any point in the stack, but electric 
 bulbs are hung in each alcove to aid the sight on dark 
 days. The stack has no woodwork about its construction 
 except the window-frames and shelving. The ironwork 
 and the walls are painted white. The stacking is of iron 
 and designed by Mr. Van Brunt after his Harvard stack. 
 It was cast at Mr. Seaton's foundry, Atchison, Kan. Aside 
 from this fire- proof stack, there is a vault with a combina- 
 
48 Xawrence* 
 
 tion lock for the safe-keeping of rare manuscripts and 
 books. 
 
 The library is classified by the Dewey system and has a 
 dictionary card catalog. The charging system for the loan 
 of books was arranged by Prof. L. I. Blake, and shows 
 what books in each class are out, who has them, and when 
 they will be due. It is a good working system. The li- 
 brary is open every week-day from eight A. M. to six p. M., 
 except Saturdays, when it is open from eight A. M. to 
 twelve M. It is also open in the evening from seven to 
 ten during the regular session. 
 
 With the exception of the gift of Mr. Spooner, the most 
 noteworthy gift to the library is the bust of Louisa M. Al- 
 cott, presented by the sculptor, Mr. E. F. Elwell, of New 
 York city. He gave later a bust of Mr. F. B. Sanborn, a 
 copy of the bronze one in the rooms of the State Histor- 
 ical Society, Topeka. The class of 1901 gave a bust of 
 Ralph Waldo Emerson. These busts are placed on brack- 
 ets at conspicuous points in the reading-room. 
 
 Commencement, 1903, the Kappa Alpha Theta Frater- 
 nity, of the University of Kansas, gave to the library $500 
 as a memorial for Mrs. May Sexton Agnew. The interest 
 of this fund is to be used for the purchase of books in 
 English literature. These books will be designated by a 
 specially designed book-plate. 
 
 The library uses a book-plate designed by Mrs. A. R. 
 Marsh for its other gift books. 
 
 The Board of Regents has apportioned $7000 for the 
 purchase of books the coming year. This is a larger sum 
 than has been received heretofore. 
 
 The library is necessarily strong on departmental lines, 
 as the books are selected by the head professors of the dif- 
 ferent departments, in accordance with the various needs 
 of their classes. The English department has an excellent 
 selection of works and has been further strengthened by 
 the purchase of the publications of the Old English Text 
 Society, the Spenser Society, the Chaucer Society, the 
 Shakespeare Society and the New Shakespeare Society, 
 

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 the Shakespeare Gesellschaft, the Camden Society, the 
 Shelley Society, the Browning Society. 
 
 The French, German, Latin and Greek departments are 
 well supplied with the standard works and with collateral 
 material for their work. 
 
 The scientific departments have been acquiring complete 
 sets of transactions and journals of a technical nature valu- 
 able for reference and necessary in research work. 
 
 The departments of history, sociology and economics are 
 well equipped with the standard reference works and the 
 leading reviews and journals devoted to these special topics. 
 In addition, almost all the periodicals indexed by the An- 
 nual Indexes are available to the student. 
 
 The library has a number of books bearing very early 
 imprints, the earliest being 1517. There are a few hand- 
 somely bound volumes, but the only example of the work 
 of a famous binder is a set bound by Tout. The most 
 curious work owned by the library is the Tripitaka, in 
 thirty-seven volumes, presented by the King of Siam to the 
 University. There are several books having the autographs 
 of great persons, notably that of Queen Victoria in a pres- 
 entation copy. The library has a good collection of Kan- 
 sas material, especially of the state and territorial documents. 
 The collection of federal documents is excellent, and in- 
 cludes a number of sets not often found, except in the 
 largest libraries in the country. They are frequently con- 
 sulted. 
 
 There are also the Haskell Loan Library and the Stimp- 
 son Loan Library. 
 
 The Law Library is placed in the old library quarters, 
 in the north wing of Fraser Hall, and includes the prin- 
 cipal reference works and complete sets of many of the 
 state reports. It is so situated for convenience of reference. 
 
 Every year an elementary course in library economy is 
 given to the outgoing class in the department of education. 
 This course is designed especially to help those teachers 
 who will have charge of high-school libraries, and includes 
 lectures on the selection of books, library legislation, the 
 ordering of books, accessioning, classification, cataloguing, 
 
50 , Xeavenwortb, 
 
 charging systems, reference lists. Students are given 
 problems to work out, and are required, besides, to pre- 
 pare a paper on some library topic, such as the organiza- 
 tion of a public or a school library. 
 
 Every year, also, a lecture is given* to the sophomore 
 class on the use of the library. 
 
 LEA YEN WORTH. 
 
 FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The library was the outcome of a determined effort of 
 the women's clubs of Leavenworth. A library association 
 was organized in November, 1895, composed of three repre- 
 sentatives from each literary club. Books to the number 
 of 700 were given or purchased, and on January 14, 1896, 
 the library was opened in a room in the Ryan building for 
 which no rent was charged. It was established as a sub- 
 scription library, at a charge of one dollar per year. The 
 membership rose rapidly to 300, when it began to decline 
 until only half that number held tickets. Ten months 
 later the books were removed to a room in the court-house, 
 with light and heat furnished and no charge made for 
 rent, so that nearly the entire amount received from the 
 sale of memberships went into the purchase of books. The 
 library was kept open twice a week, and the librarians' ser- 
 vices were entirely gratis, they being assisted by some of 
 the board members and by all the members of the Whit- 
 tier Club. 
 
 In the spring of 1899, the city voted to assess a tax for 
 the support of a free library, and later in the year the 
 women's clubs raised the sum of $3000 as a beginning to- 
 wards a building. In January, 1900, the new Board of 
 Directors, appointed by the mayor, received the books and 
 furniture of the library as a gift from the former board. 
 A librarian, the one who had served during the preceding 
 
Xeavenwortb. 51 
 
 three years, was appointed, a few new books purchased, 
 and on February 1, 1900, the Leaven worth Free Public 
 Library was opened in the same old quarters at the court- 
 house. There were 2262 books on the shelves, rudely 
 classified, and recorded only in the accession register. 
 
 During the month of January, a communication had 
 been received from Mr. Andrew Carnegie offering the sum 
 of $25,000 for a library building. This offer was accepted 
 by the city council, and later the amount was increased to 
 $30,000. The board now gave its attention almost exclu- 
 sively to the building. 
 
 On December 14, 1901, the library was closed for re-or- 
 ganization. The books were classified by the D. C. system. 
 The librarian had spent eight weeks of the previous sum- 
 mer at the Wisconsin Summer Library School, at Madison, 
 where she received practical information as to the working 
 of a library. An assistant librarian was appointed. About 
 2000 new books were purchased and made ready for circu- 
 lation. A shelf list was prepared, but lack of time and as- 
 sistance still compelled the making of a catalog to be a 
 thing of the future. 
 
 On May 1, 1902, the new building was opened with a 
 public reception. The building is classical in design, is 
 built of gray brick and Bedford stone, with gray terra- cotta 
 trimmings, includes a large reading-room two stories high, 
 a smaller periodical room, a very small room for the chil- 
 dren, an office, a corridor, toilet-rooms, and stack on the 
 first floor ; a club- room and large corridor on the second 
 floor ; a large workroom, janitor's room, boiler-room, closet 
 and toilet-room in the basement. The stack is fire-proof, 
 and is cut off from the main building by a passage closed 
 with a fire-curtain. The floors of the main building, with 
 the exception of the front corridor, which is tiled, are cov- 
 ered with cork carpet, and the furniture is of natural oak, 
 to match the woodwork used in the finishing of the build- 
 ing. The furniture and the book stacks were made by the 
 Library Bureau. There is a high delivery desk or counter 
 across the corridor, so that it is not practicable to give ac- 
 cess to the shelves, although the children's books are on 
 open shelves in the small room. The library stands on a 
 
52 Xeavenwortb* 
 
 plot 150 x 140 feet, and was purchased at a cost of $3200, 
 raised by subscription. The furniture was paid for out 
 of the funds raised by the women's clubs. 
 
 October 1, 1902, Miss Edith A, King, of Jackson, Mich., 
 was employed for three months as a cataloguer. She has 
 catalogued the books on slips, analyzing carefully, and from 
 these slips cards are now being typewritten by the library 
 staff, and will be arranged in dictionary form as soon as 
 completed. 
 
 On the 1st of December, 1902, there were 6349 volumes 
 in the library, and 1629 borrowers' cards had been issued. 
 
 The board of directors is appointed by the mayor and 
 consists of twelve persons, with the mayor as ex officio mem- 
 ber. Each member is appointed for a term of four years, 
 and three members are appointed each year, The present 
 board consists of Melvin L. Hacker, president ; James A. 
 McGonigle, vice-president ; Mrs. Mary Fitz- William Car- 
 ney, secretary; Mrs. Florence M. Hopkins, Mrs. E. W. 
 Snyder, Mrs. Nellie Daniels, Mrs. David Kelso, Mrs. Har- 
 vey W. Ide, Miss Katherine Becker, Mr. Alonzo J. Tullock, 
 Mr. William C. Schott, Mr. Alexander Caldwell, and Mayor 
 Jepp Ryan. 
 
 The working force of the library consists of the librarian, 
 an assistant, and a janitor. Mrs. Rhoda E. Mickle was the 
 librarian in 1896, and Miss Syrena McKee has held the 
 position since that time. 
 
 The city council is pledged to assess an annual tax of 
 $3000 for the support of the library. It is intended that 
 about $1500 will be expended in new books. There is a 
 good collection of biography, literature, and history, with 
 an excellent selection of general reference works. There is 
 relatively a small proportion of fiction. The Tabard Inn 
 service has recently been put in as an experiment for solv- 
 ing the duplicate-fiction problem. There will be 250 books 
 per year, most of which will be late fiction, duplicated as 
 many times as seems necessary. 
 
 The sum annually appropriated for salaries at the pres- 
 ent time is $1620. 
 
 Population, 20,882; assessed valuation, $5,690,671. 
 
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 FORT LEA YEN WORTH. 
 
 UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY LIBRARY. 
 
 The library was started in 1875. There is no specified 
 sum for purchase of books, except such as may be author- 
 ized by the attorney-general. There are 6852 volumes, of 
 which 1871 were added last year. The library is owned by 
 the government and the prisoners have free use of the 
 books. The circulation is about 2500 monthly. Chaplain 
 F. J. Leavitt is librarian, with three assistants. 
 
 
 
 LINDSBORG. 
 
 LIBRARY OF BETHANY COLLEGE. 
 
 The library of Bethany College was established in 1881. 
 There are no records of the first year, but in December, 
 1882, the library contained six volumes. In January, 1883, 
 the first state reports were received, thirty in number. In 
 1886, the main building was erected, and the institu- 
 tion, which had previous to this been an academy, was 
 made a college. The library having rapidly increased du- 
 ring four years, was given a room on the first floor, which 
 it still occupies, with the addition of a reading-room. No 
 money was appropriated for the library, and it depended 
 entirely on subscriptions and gifts. In 1895, however, it 
 already numbered 3000 volumes, and since then it has in- 
 creased so rapidly that new quarters will soon be a necessity. 
 
 The year 1901-'02 was an unusually fortunate one. Mr. 
 P. T. Berg, of Munhall, Pa., made a very valuable gift of 
 almost 1000 volumes. It is a Swedish collection and com- 
 prises select works from all epochs of Swedish literature 
 and history, as well as much of the old Icelandic and Nor- 
 wegian. In the spring, the Crans law library of 600 volumes 
 
54 
 
 was purchased by the College. During the year, about 400 
 other books, mostly in science and literature, had been re- 
 ceived, making the increase for the year about 2000 vol- 
 umes. The total number of books in the library is now 
 7500 ; pamphlets, 3000. 
 
 The library owns sixteen sets of encyclopedias, two sets 
 in the Swedish language, and other reference books. Rela- 
 tively, the departments of literature and history are more 
 complete, while science is not so well equipped. Circula- 
 tion of books is not large. The library is especially strong 
 in law and reference books, is classified according to the 
 Dewey decimal system, and has a subject card catalog, the 
 dictionary and author catalog not yet being completed. 
 
 The library contains a special collection of old and rare 
 books, numbering 482 volumes. Of these, only a few were 
 printed as late as 1800. Seven were printed during the 
 sixteenth century, forty-four during the seventeenth cen- 
 tury. One bears the date of 1510. The collection con- 
 tains the original edition of one of Philip Melanchthon's 
 works, one of John Dryden's, Samuel Johnson's, Joseph 
 Addison's, and several others. There are six volumes of 
 the American Archives. 1774-'76, several histories from the 
 seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and periodicals a 
 century old. Madame Sevigne*'s works, in nine volumes, 
 one of the earliest editions, and Condelac's Course of Study 
 in fourteen volumes, also one of the early editions, are 
 found in the collection. There is a complete set of the 
 Britannica, second edition, and one of Chambers' fourth 
 edition, in two volumes, dated respectively 1841 and 1843. 
 There are several manuscripts, Paracelsus on Chemistry, 
 dated 1600, Spinoza's Philosophy, copied during the sev- 
 enteenth century, notes from the lectures of Dr. Benjamin 
 Rush, from the latter part of the eighteenth century, and 
 others of minor importance. The library contains also the 
 Svante Palm music collection, consisting of about 200 vol- 
 umes, manuscripts, and other rarities. 
 
 The library is governed indirectly by the Board of Di- 
 rectors of the College, directly by a library committee con- 
 sisting of three members of the college faculty. The 
 
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 librarians since the beginning have been : Victor Lund, 
 Martin Osterholm, N. A. Kranz, K. Dome Geza, P. H. Pear- 
 son, 1882-'93 ; Frank Nelson, 1893-'95 ; G. A. Swallander, 
 1895-'97; George Hapgood, 1897-'99; P. H. Pearson, 
 1899-'01 ; Garald Gallander, 1901 ; Tillie E. Nelson, 1901-. 
 
 McPHERSON. 
 
 M'PHERSON LIBRARY. 
 
 The library and reading-rooms were formally opened on 
 the 1st of March, 1902, but the books in the library were 
 not issued to subscribers until the 3d of May. The ladies' 
 clubs of the city have been foremost in the library move- 
 ment, and liberal subscriptions have been received from 
 the business men. 
 
 The library rooms, which are situated on the second floor 
 of the court-house, are large, light and airy, heated by 
 furnace and lighted by electricity. The use of these rooms, 
 with heat and light, is given rent free by the county. Be- 
 fore opening, on March 1, a reception was held in the court- 
 room, where ice-cream, cake and coffee were served by the 
 ladies, and fruit punch by the young ladies of the town. 
 Quite a sum of money was realized from this. In addition, 
 each person who came to the reception was expected to 
 bring a book to give to the city library. By this plan, 
 nearly 200 books were secured. There are now nearly 600 
 books. About $150 has been spent for books, and several 
 yearly subscriptions to periodicals have been received. A 
 complete set of Encyclopaedia Britannica was given. 
 
 Library is open every day except Sunday, from 2:00 to 
 5:30 and from 7:00 to 9:30 P. M. 
 
 There is no printed catalog as yet, but lists of books 
 have been printed in the Daily Republican, and these lists 
 will be made into booklets for use in the library. 
 
 The use of the books is limited to the members of the 
 
56 flDanbattaru 
 
 association, who pay a fee of one dollar per year, or to bor- 
 rowers, who pay ten cents per week. 
 
 The association membership is 192, with many more in 
 prospect for the new year. There are several ten dollars 
 per year subscribers, or those who pledge to pay the sum 
 of ten dollars yearly for three years. A committee of men 
 has arranged this three-year plan, and by the end of that 
 time it is hoped that the library will be firmly established. 
 The total receipts amount to about $300, which is all ex- 
 pended in books. 
 
 There are twelve members of the library board. The 
 trustees are elected for one and two years. The present 
 board consists of trustees Mrs. Kidd, Mr. Gratton, Mrs. 
 Champlin, Mrs. Berg, Mr. Krehbiel, Mr. Bradley; Mrs. 
 Bixby, president ; Mrs. Kichard Miller, first vice-president ; 
 Miss Lillian Barber, second vice-president; Miss Mabel 
 Cottingham, secretary ; Mrs. J. C. Hall, corresponding sec- 
 retary ; and Miss Sarah Miller, treasurer. 
 
 The assessed valuation is $593,045, and the population 
 is 3304. 
 
 
 
 MANHATTAN. 
 
 FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 In 1857, Manhattan Institute was incorporated by C. 
 E. Blood, Washington Marlatt, E. M. Thurston, Albert 
 Griffin, Andrew Scammon, A. J. Mead, Ira Taylor, J. D. 
 Woodworth, having as its objects "the promotion of science, 
 literature, and the arts, by establishing a school of design, 
 by literary exercises, papers in philosophy and science, 
 collecting specimens in natural history, and securing an 
 extensive library," etc. The first record on file of a meet- 
 ing of the society is that of December 1, 1868. The meet- 
 ings were held in the various places of business of the 
 members. Soon after, entertainments became a common 
 

flfoanbattaru 57 
 
 feature. New members came in slowly until about 1873, 
 when a number of ladies joined. 
 
 It was not long after this that the building of a hall was 
 suggested and the establishment of a reading-room was 
 discussed. The first purchase of books was in 1877, when 
 about $350 was expended. Some time after this, enthu- 
 siasm waned, the membership scattered, and the books 
 were turned over to the high school. The old organization 
 was almost forgotten until about two years ago, when the 
 old Institute was revived by a new organization of ladies, 
 who hold regular business meetings and literary entertain- 
 ments open to the public on the afternoons of the second 
 Tuesday of each month. 
 
 This new society was formed by a self-appointed com- 
 mittee, consisting of Mrs. F. L. Irish, Mrs. C. F. Briggs, 
 Mrs. J. A. Roller, Mrs. C. L. Burnharn, and Mrs. J. R. 
 Young, who met, September 3, 1900, to devise ways and 
 means to obtain a city library and to induce the Parlia- 
 mentary Club to take up the measure. This club was 
 found ready to co-operate with the ladies. The Library 
 Association was partially organized at this meeting, Septem- 
 ber 4, and the following officers elected : Mrs. F. L. Irish, 
 president ; Mrs. C. F. Briggs, first vice-president ; Mrs. J. 
 R. Young, second vice-president ; Mrs. E. H. Purcell, third 
 vice-president ; Mrs. J. A. Roller, secretary ; Mrs. D. W. 
 March, treasurer ; executive committee, Mrs. W. S. Elliot, 
 Mrs. H. M. Cottrell, Mrs. H. S. Roberts, Mrs. C. F. Wilder, 
 Mrs. A. E. Higinbotham. 
 
 September 11, a joint meeting of the new Library Asso- 
 ciation and the Parliamentary Club decided to solicit mem- 
 bership fees, at five dollars each, for the Manhattan Institute. 
 The new members would then be able to control the prop- 
 erty of the Institute, which consisted of a lot valued at 
 $1500 and the $1000 fund in the treasury obtained from 
 membership fees. All who wished to work for a library 
 were invited to meet with Mrs. Irish on September 30. 
 The organization was completed at that meeting, the con- 
 stitution adopted, and signed by thirty ladies. Mrs. Irish 
 
58 HDanbattan* 
 
 afterward resigned, and Mrs. E. H, Purcell was elected to 
 fill the vacancy. 
 
 The Library Association is an auxiliary to the Manhat- 
 tan Institute. According to its constitution, its work will 
 be done when a library building is erected on the Institute 
 lot, on the corner of Fourth street and Poyntz avenue. It 
 may not disband, but continue to work for the library. 
 
 Aside from the $1000 membership fees in the treasury 
 of the Manhattan Institute, the association has on hand 
 $974.55, the result of rummage sales and various entertain- 
 ments. The calendar scheme, it is expected, will place 
 another $1000 in the treasury. 
 
 After the ladies had obtained control of the affairs of 
 the Institute, Mrs. C. F. Wilder was authorized to write to 
 Mr. Carnegie, asking him for a gift of sufficient money to 
 build a library on the lot owned by the Institute. After a 
 time, notice was received that the sum of $10,000 would be 
 offered, with the usual condition of ten per cent, mainte- 
 nance. In April, 1903, the city voted to expend $1000 an- 
 nually for the library. The mayor immediately appointed 
 the board of directors, who are : Dr. C. F. Little, presi- 
 dent; Mrs. E. H. Purcell, vice-president; Mrs. A. M. 
 Young, secretary ; Mrs. M. M. Elliot, Mrs. U. B. Wharton, 
 Mrs. A. K. March, Mr. S. M. Fox, Prof. N. S. Mayo, Mr. 
 E. H. Ulrich, Mr. Geo. T. Fielding, Mr. J. Q. A. Shelden, 
 Mr. Geo. C. Wilder, Mr. L. N. Flint. 
 
 The Institute has now deeded its lot to the city. The 
 building committee, Mr. E. H. Ulrich, chairman, is con- 
 sidering plans, but, owing to the flood, building has been 
 delayed. 
 
 Population, 4275 ; assessed valuation, $933,990. 
 
flDanbattam 59 
 
 MANHATTAN. 
 
 LIBRARY OF THE KANSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 
 
 The library is the outgrowth of the Bluemont College 
 Library, was moved to the northeast wing of the main 
 building in 1878, and from there to its present location in 
 the west wing of the Library Science Hall in 1894. 
 
 There are 25,766 volumes in the library, of which about 
 1500 were added last year. The library is especially strong 
 in the scientific departments, is the depository of the Fifth 
 Congressional District for federal documents, and the de- 
 pository for the Experiment Station library. The sum of 
 $1500 is expended annually for books, with $2220 for sal- 
 aries and $300 for student labor. 
 
 The library is classified by the Dewey decimal system, 
 and has a card catalog. 
 
 Mrs. Henrietta Calvin is librarian, and Margaret J. Minis 
 and Gertrude A. Barnes assistants, Librarians from the 
 beginning have been Prof. M. L. Ward, Prof. W. H. Cowles, 
 Prof. B. F. Nyhart, Prof. D. G. Lantz, Miss Julia K. Pearce, 
 Miss Helen J. Wescott, Miss Josephine T. Berry, Mrs. 
 Henrietta W. Calvin. 
 
60 fiDebictne Xobge. 
 
 MARQUETTE. 
 
 PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARY. 
 
 The library was established by H. E. Bruce in 1894. 
 Money for the library was raised by giving school enter- 
 tainments. The principal of the school acts as librarian. 
 
 The library contains about 250 volumes, 20 being added 
 last year, and is free to all pupils of the school. 
 
 There is no public library in the town. Most of the 
 books are in fiction. The most popular books are those by 
 Henty. There are twenty volumes of his works, and they 
 seem to be very fascinating to boys. 
 
 The enrolment of the school is 215, and 240 books have 
 been read in five months. 
 
 Population, 500 ; assessed valuation, $92,804. 
 
 
 
 MEDICINE LODGE. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The library was established at a public meeting, Feb- 
 ruary 25, 1898, as a circulating library for the county, W. 
 K. Palmer, of New York, offering 500 books as a nucleus. 
 It is now maintained entirely by gifts and by money raised 
 by entertainments given by the Monday Afternoon Club. 
 Each member of the club pays an admission fee of fifty 
 cents. Two years ago the members were assessed fifty 
 cents each. There are 182 members in all entitled to the 
 use of books. 
 
 The Board of County Commissioners has given the jury- 
 room free of rent for the entire period. 
 
 For some time the members of the Monday Afternoon 
 Club took turn about and kept the library open ; then 
 several clubbed together and hired Miss Nella Ross as 
 
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 librarian. She served about four months and then the 
 board elected Mrs. Calista P. Cartan. 
 
 The library is open two afternoons, Wednesday and 
 Saturday, of each week. 
 
 There are now 1044 volumes in the library ; fiction 520, 
 juvenile 360, travel 42, biography 49. history 32, religious 
 23, scientific 18. There are no encyclopedias or diction- 
 aries. 
 
 Last year the club purchased nineteen volumes and Mr. 
 C. Q. Chandler gave $75 for books, with which ninety- 
 five volumes were bought. He also gave $25 to pay on the 
 librarian's salary. 
 
 The officers elected at the regular annual meeting, the 
 second Saturday in January, are : President, Mrs. W. H. 
 McCague ; vice-president, the Reverend Belden ; secretary - 
 treasurer, Miss M. Nell Sample ; board of directors, Mrs. 
 A. M. Houchin, Mrs. Jesse M. Nixon, Mrs. C. Q. Chandler, 
 Mrs. D. K. Sparks, and Mr. J. O. Hahn. 
 
 Population, 1591 ; assessed valuation, $276,982. 
 
 
 
 MINNEAPOLIS. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The Public Library in Minneapolis is owned and con- 
 trolled by the Woman's Library Club, composed at pres- 
 ent of eleven members. The start was made by giving a 
 book social, the admittance fee to be a book. The success 
 of this venture was doubtful. By other means, money 
 enough was secured to paper and put shelves in a room in 
 the city hall. This has been the home of the library, rent 
 free, since March 1, 1898. The room is a large northwest 
 room on the second floor of the city hall. Along the south 
 end and part of the west are the shelves. The rest of the 
 room is furnished with stove, table, chairs, etc., given by 
 
62 iRcwton. 
 
 the members. The members take turns in caring for the 
 library, which is open every Saturday afternoon. 
 
 There are now 700 volumes in the library. By paying 
 a fee of one dollar, the ticket-holder may borrow one book 
 per week for one year. 
 
 There is one encyclopedia and one dictionary. 
 
 Population, 2000 ; assessed valuation, $458,782. 
 
 
 
 NEWTON. 
 
 BETHEL COLLEGE LIBRARY. 
 
 The College was established at Newton in 1893, by the 
 Kansas Conference of Mennonites. The library contains 
 a good selection of German and English books, and num- 
 bers about 2000 volumes, valued at $2500. 
 
 The library is especially well supplied with reference 
 works, and works bearing upon church history, theology, 
 English and German literature, pedagogy, and history. 
 
 The reading-room is open to students during school 
 hours and on Saturday afternoons. It is supplied with 
 newspapers, periodicals and other current literature, and 
 offers excellent opportunities to students who wish to keep 
 in touch with current events. 
 
 [From catalog 1901-'02.] 
 
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 NEWTON. 
 
 NEWTON FREE LIBRARY. 
 
 The library was organized by the Newton Library Asso- 
 ciation with a fee of one dollar per year for membership, a 
 room rented and furnished, and a small collection of books 
 gathered some by purchase and some by gift. In June, 
 1885, it was opened to the public. 
 
 In the summer of 1886, a special election was held for 
 the purpose of ascertaining the will of the citizens in re- 
 gard to making the library a city institution, to be sup- 
 ported by a tax on property at the rate of one mill. The 
 measure carried, and on September 27, 1886, arrangements 
 were completed for transferring stock and furnishings of 
 the Newton Library Association to the city, and the library 
 named the Newton Free Library. 
 
 Rooms are rented in the upper story of a business block 
 on Main street. The reading-room and book-room, well- 
 lighted and ventilated, are in one. The stacks are behind 
 the delivery desk and the whole is separated from the read- 
 ing-room by a railing. There are also bookcases against the 
 wall. On the east is a small room opening into the book- 
 room, the walls lined with shelves for magazines and gov- 
 ernment documents. This room is used by the board for 
 meetings. 
 
 There are twelve trustees, appointed by the mayor and 
 confirmed by the council, with the mayor a member ex 
 officio. The present board consists of Mayor G. W. 
 Young, J. W. Patterson, president; Don Kinney, vice- 
 president ; Dr. L. T. Smith, J. B. Fugate, Mrs. A. Glazier, 
 Mrs. J. R. Lowe, Mrs. B. H. Turner, Mrs. C. Spooner, Mrs. 
 Ira Small, Mrs. C. S. Johnston, Mrs. O. B. Hildreth, and 
 Miss J. E. Richardson. 
 
 Mrs. B. H. Turner was librarian from June to Septem- 
 ber, 1885 ; Miss L. McAlpine from September 1, 1885, to 
 December 31, 1901, and Miss Lulu M. Knight from then 
 to the present time. 
 
 The receipts are from taxation. Andrew Carnegie has 
 
64 IFlewton, 
 
 pledged $15,000 for a building. Other gifts for 1902 were 
 $200.39. The annual cost of administration is about $1000, 
 with $231 spent for the purchase of books ; $480 for sala- 
 ries. There are 6097 volumes, 2436 being government 
 documents. There are 2378 pamphlets. There were ad- 
 ded, in 1902, 321 volumes. The circulation was 12,973. 
 The library is strong in United States history, has the 
 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Appleton's American Cyclopaedia 
 with yearly supplements, and has English, Latin, German, 
 French and Spanish dictionaries. 
 
 The library is free to all citizens properly accredited to 
 draw books for home use from the circulating department. 
 Free use is given to readers in the room of any book on 
 the shelves. Some reference books are loaned for a lim- 
 ited period. The pupils of all the schools use the library, 
 but those from the high school especially. The teachers 
 send lists of topics of required reading to the librarian, who 
 selects the books needed. These are read in the room 
 usually. Many books are also used for supplementary 
 reading at home. 
 
 There are twelve picture collections for bulletin boards 
 for Kansas day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Nature day, 
 and others, the Century Gallery of Portraits, also art studies 
 in color and in black and white. 
 
 The library is classified by the Dewey system, has a 
 small card catalog and a printed author catalog. 
 
 Population, 6727 ; assessed valuation, $1,032,254. 
 
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 NOETON. 
 
 NORTON COUNTY TEACHERS' LIBRARY. 
 
 The Norton County Teachers' Library was founded in 
 1892 by several of the teachers who gave books, and is un- 
 der the control of the executive committee of the County 
 Teachers' Association, chosen each year in July by the 
 teachers of the county. The present board consists of F. 
 R. Snyder, county superintendent; H. M. Cutter, Lon 
 Alexander, R. B. Graves, and Mrs. Minnie Harmonson. 
 F. R. Snyder is librarian. G. W. Blaine was the first li- 
 brarian, succeeded by F. H. Baker and R. D. Emery. 
 
 The annual receipts do not exceed fifty dollars, as the 
 only income is from fees collected from the members. 
 Any one may use the books on payment of the fee, which 
 is fifty cents a year for adults and twenty-five cents for 
 children. 
 
 There are about 1100 volumes in the library, forty vol- 
 umes being added last year. The library contains a good 
 selection of teachers' professional works, a good deal of fic- 
 tion, and a large number of public documents. The library 
 at present is in the county superintendent's office, 
 
 
 
 OSAWATOMIE. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The Osawatomie City Library was established in 1890, 
 and occupied a rented room in Farmers' and Mechanics' 
 Bank building until March, 1902, when it moved into a 
 beautifully finished room 40 x 60 feet, on the second floor 
 of the newly erected City Hall. This room is fitted up es- 
 pecially for the library, and has fine oak tables, chairs, and 
 the Gunn sectional bookcases. The library is governed 
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66 eawatomte. 
 
 by a board of twelve trustees, appointed by the mayor and 
 confirmed by the city council. The present board consists 
 of J. R. Thierstein, president ; Mrs. Walter Barnes, secre- 
 tary; Mrs. F. L. Guthrie, treasurer ; the Rev. J. M. Leonard, 
 Mrs. J. C. Chestnut, Mrs. H. B. Smith, Mrs. W. E. Craig, 
 Mrs. J. S. Johnson, Mrs. S. J. Brown, Mrs. L. M. Hardin, 
 Mrs. L. S. Harvey, Mrs. W. L. Dunaway. 
 
 Mrs. T. A. Ling is the present librarian ; others having 
 been C. S. Bixby, J. W. Allard. 
 
 A tax of one-half mill per annum is levied, which brings 
 to the library about $300. Formerly the tax-rate allowed 
 was only one-fourth mill or less. The amount expended 
 for salaries is $135 ; for binding, $25 ; for purchase of books, 
 $150. The number of volumes in good condition is 1800 ; 
 of these 700 were added last yesr. The circulation aver- 
 ages 300 to 400 books each month. 
 
 The library is classified by a system of its own. The 
 library is especially strong in its line of juvenile books and 
 books of reference to assist the work in school. There is 
 this co-operation between the schools and the library that, 
 when teachers or pupils wish any books they make out 
 lists, which are then handed to the superintendent and 
 presented to the library board. The board endeavors, as 
 much as possible, to supply these books. 
 
 Residents of the city have the free use of the library. 
 Persons outside the city may use the library by paying a 
 fee of $1.50 per annum, but to non-resident city teachers 
 and tuition pupils its use is free. 
 
 Population, 3500; assessed valuation, $350,000. 
 
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 OSWEGO. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The Oswego Library was established about 1880, and is 
 maintained by the gifts of citizens, and housed in the city 
 building. There are about 4000 volumes. 
 
 Population, 2610 ; assessed valuation, $377,255. 
 
 
 
 OTTAWA. 
 
 FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The Ottawa Library was established in 1871 by ten la- 
 dies, who each gave one dollar, which was invested in 
 books, which formed a nucleus. The library was supported 
 entirely by gifts until 300 volumes were accumulated. At 
 this time, by special act of the legislature, $100 was set 
 apart by the city for its support. A librarian was chosen, 
 who opened the rooms to the public two evenings in the 
 week. In 1884, the city began giving $400 annually to the 
 library. The rooms were then opened every week night 
 and Saturday afternoon ; later Tuesday and Thursday were 
 included. During this time memberships were sold at one 
 dollar per year. 
 
 The Ottawa Library Association has elected annually a 
 board of trustees of six members. The present board con- 
 sists of Mrs. R. S. Black, president; Mr. W. S. Jenks, vice- 
 president; Mrs. R. A. Wasson, secretary ; Mr. Alburn Skin- 
 ner, treasurer, Miss Minnie Smith, Mrs. C. B. Oelkers. 
 
 The librarians have been : Miss Julia M. Walsh, till 
 1882 ; Miss Belle Cummings, 1882 to 1884 ; Mrs. Alice L. 
 Holland, 1884 to 1888 ; Miss Julia M. Walsh, from 1888 to 
 the present. 
 
 The library receives from the city $400, and by gifts 
 
68 ttawa* 
 
 about $400 annually, and expends for books $200, binding, 
 $50, for salaries, $312, and for rent, fuel, and light, $238. 
 
 The library has 5500 volumes, 3500 pamphlets ; receives 
 30 current periodicals and 25 papers; 362 volumes were 
 added last year ; the circulation was 11,580. 
 
 The library is classified by the Cutter system and has 
 a dictionary card catalog. 
 
 The use of the books is free in the reading-room, but 
 those who take books home must pay a membership fee of 
 one dollar per year. 
 
 In March, 1902, the city voted to accept a gift of $15,000 
 from Andrew Carnegie for a library building, and pledged 
 $1500 annually for maintenance. This building is now in 
 process of construction in the city park, opposite the high 
 school, known as the Washington. 
 
 The membership of the Ottawa Library Association has 
 promised to turn over to the city the present library when 
 the building is completed. The mayor has appointed the 
 following trustees, according to the state law: Mr. Adam 
 Dobson, president; Mr, Fred Harris, vice-president; Mr. 
 Alburn Skinner, treasurer ; Mrs. K. A. Wasson, secretary ; 
 Dr. T. O. Hetrick, mayor, the Kev. Dr. Krum, Mr. Wm. 
 Wallace, Mr. Edwin M. Sheldon, Mr. W. S. Jenks, Mrs. K. 
 S. Black, Mr. H. A. Dunn, Mr. H. Turness. 
 
 Population, 8000; assessed valuation, $1,178,506. 
 
 OTTAWA. 
 
 OTTAWA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. 
 
 The entire library was destroyed by fire last September. 
 Immediately after the fire, friends began giving books, so 
 that the present library was begun the day of the fire, Sep- 
 tember 10, 1902. Several books were given before the fire 
 was really extinguished. Within a week a good set of 
 Encyclopaedia Britannica, a set of the People's Encyclopae- 
 
Ipaola, 69 
 
 dia, a set of Bible encyclopaedias and valuable miscellane- 
 ous books were given. 
 
 The management of the library is in the hands of a com- 
 mittee of three members of the faculty. E. K. Chandler, 
 D. D., is librarian, and Miss Nera Judy assistant. 
 
 There is no endowment or income from taxation or fees. 
 The alumni raise a small amount every year for the library. 
 The trustees last summer voted $100 annually for books. 
 The only salary is that of the assistant, who receives simply 
 tuition for services rendered. 
 
 At present there are about 1000 volumes, but more will 
 be purchased with the insurance money, and there will 
 probably be 1500 by the end of the year. They will be 
 classified by the Dewey system, and will be catalogued. 
 
 The library will have a good and commodious room in 
 the new building. 
 
 PAOLA. 
 
 FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 In the winter of 1875, a stock company was organized in 
 Paola for the purchase of books. It was called the Paola 
 Library Association. Judge Hiram Stevens was the presi- 
 dent. Among the stockholders were W. H. Brown, George 
 Kingsley, J. H. Rice, Mrs. James Turner, and Mrs. M. 
 McLaughlin. Each stockholder paid ten dollars dues. 
 
 Mrs. James Turner was librarian. The association kept 
 its books in an office, and the librarian, who was teaching 
 school, was there on Thursdays after school was out and on 
 Saturday afternoons. At first, there was a great deal of in- 
 terest taken, but gradually interest lagged, books were taken 
 out and not returned. Finally, the association offered 
 to give the books and fixtures to the city, provided the city 
 would make it the nucleus of a public library. The offer 
 was accepted. The association had bought 300 books, most 
 
70 paola, 
 
 of which were histories, but only 100 were received by the 
 city, the rest being worn out or lost. 
 
 The work of organizing the present library was begun 
 in 1880. Mrs. E. J. Heiskell was appointed librarian Octo- 
 ber 15, 1880. 
 
 A Ladies' Library Association was formed, of which 
 Mrs. J. W. Sponable was president. This organization 
 raised $100 by solicitation, besides giving books, maga- 
 zines, and money. The Pleasant Hour Club gave a series 
 of evening entertainments for the benefit of the library, 
 which netted $100. This club has since given collections 
 of books. 
 
 In January, 1881, the library was opened as a circula- 
 ting library, with rooms in the city building. Borrowers 
 were charged ten cents for each book taken, or they could 
 buy a ticket for one year for $1.50. 
 
 In 1884, Mr. J. W. Sponable offered to give $500 if the 
 city would do the same. This was accepted. In 1885, he 
 repeated the offer, which was again accepted. J. F. Chand- 
 ler gave $250. Mr. Sponable gave also several hundred 
 books, and continued to give books and magazines as long 
 as he lived. 
 
 In 1887, the library was made free to all residents of the 
 city. The citizens voted a tax of one mill about that time. 
 The library had been moved from the city building to 
 rooms which were large and convenient, but there was rent 
 to pay and the income was small. Mr. Sponable came to 
 the rescue. In 1893, he gave a lot and a small two-story 
 building for library purposes. The city built an addition 
 twenty-two feet wide and about sixty feet long. Most of 
 the books for circulation are kept in this room, and it is 
 also used as a reading-room. The original building is used 
 for reference and government books. 
 
 Mrs. E. J. Heiskell resigned her position on account of 
 poor health April 1, 1897. Katharine A. Hobson was ap- 
 pointed her successor and is the present librarian. 
 
 The trustees, twelve in number, are appointed by the 
 mayor. The present board is composed of the following 
 members: B. T. Kiley, E. J. Heiskell, Lora O. George, 
 
paola. 71 
 
 W. T. Johnson, Lora Keith, H. 0. Jones, Henrietta Stod- 
 dard Turner, D. M. Ferguson, Olive Bigelow, Rhoda Free- 
 land, George Kingsley, William Crowell, and the mayor, by 
 virtue of his office. 
 
 The library is supported by taxation, which gives an in- 
 come of $650 or $700. This amount is expended by the 
 board of trustees, about $200 for the purchase of books, 
 $50 for periodicals, $300 for salaries. 
 
 There are about 5000 volumes on the shelves. The 
 number of periodicals and newspapers is not known. Har- 
 per's Magazine, Scribner's and Century are bound, but the 
 others are not. One hundred volumes were added last 
 year. The library has a membership in the Tabard Inn 
 Library. This supplies fifty books a month, if the library 
 wishes to exchange all of the books every month, but usu- 
 ally only twenty-five are returned at a time and twenty-five 
 more ordered. The average number of books loaned in a 
 year is 9770. 
 
 Visitors to the library think that it is especially strong 
 in history, literature, and works of criticism. Fiction forms 
 only about one-sixth of the books in the library. There are 
 three encyclopedias, besides Bible encyclopedias, Larned's 
 History for Ready Reference, concordances, and commen- 
 taries. There are other books of reference, German and 
 French dictionaries, etc. 
 
 The classification is simple : history, divided by coun- 
 tries ; biography ; science ; fiction ; juvenile, etc. ; probably 
 according to Wm. F. Poole, whose book on Organization 
 and Management of Public Libraries seems to have been 
 followed. There is no printed catalog later than 1885. 
 There is a typewritten card for each shelf, giving titles of 
 books and author's names. 
 
 There is no high-school library. The high-school stu- 
 dents do a large part of their literature and English work 
 at the public library. The library endeavors to get any 
 book which is needed by the pupils for reference or re- 
 quired reading. The teachers make lists of books and 
 articles on certain subjects, and send the scholars to read 
 them. The Ursuline Academy pupils also use the refer- 
 
72 parsons* 
 
 ence books. The library is used very much as a high- 
 school library would be. The city superintendent of 
 schools says that the history and literature collection is as 
 good as many small colleges have. 
 
 All persons who visit the library are required to write 
 their names in a visitors' register. The average number of 
 visitors is about 12,000 a year. 
 
 In March, 1902, Mrs. Martha Smith died, leaving a will 
 bequeathing to the Directors of the Paola Free Public 
 Library property valued at $10,000, for the erection of a 
 library building. This money cannot be used until her es- 
 tate is settled up. After that time, the friends of the li- 
 brary hope to see a fire-proof building instead of the frame 
 one now occupied. 
 
 Population, 3144 ; assessed valuation, $722,225. 
 
 
 
 PARSONS. 
 
 MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL LIBRARY. 
 
 This library was founded under the auspices of the Wo- 
 man's Christian Temperance Union and opened to the pub- 
 lic November 26, 1880, in a rented room, with no money in 
 its treasury, and with one newspaper and five books, three 
 of which were state reports, upon its shelves. A commit- 
 tee raised money by giving socials and literary entertain- 
 ments to pay the rent, furnish the rooms, and buy books. 
 
 Interest steadily increased, especially with the mechan- 
 ics and the reading part of the community, until it became 
 necessary to provide larger rooms. No place in the city 
 was available, and it was determined to build a library. 
 Mrs. Augustus Wilson was the leader in this movement 
 and personally solicited money, books, lumber and mer- 
 chandise from corporations, societies and merchants in the 
 East and from the citizens of the state generally and gave 
 liberally herself. 
 
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parsons, 73 
 
 Thirty-seven hundred volumes were sent from the East 
 free of charge through the courtesy of the railroads. A 
 nucleus of $500 was placed in the Savings Bank. Plans 
 were at once drawn for the new building, and on the 1st 
 day of April, 1882, the foundation was started. The sub- 
 scriptions were collected, aggregating $20,000. The names 
 of the donors are inscribed on the memorial library tablets. 
 
 The library was moved into the new building April 1, 
 1883. The building is 100x60 feet, three stories high, 
 built of brick and stone and lighted by gas. The lower 
 floor was used for business rooms and select schools. One- 
 half of the second floor was used for library and reading- 
 room and the other half for a lecture hall. The upper 
 floor, intended for an art gallery and museum, was left un- 
 finished. 
 
 To celebrate the opening of the library, Mrs. Wilson ed- 
 ited a volume of 400 pages with the title: Parsons Me- 
 morial and Historical Library Magazine. It contains an 
 account of the library and the citizens who assisted in its 
 establishment. The volume is well illustrated and neatly 
 bound in brown cloth. It was published in January, 1885. 
 
 Unfortunately the library spirit at Parsons has lan- 
 guished. The books are scattered; the building is used 
 for stores ; the business college occupies the upper floor. 
 There is now no public library in the town except the 
 small library in the High School. 
 
 Population, 9471 ; assessed valuation, $1,275,889. 
 
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 PEABODY. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 Mr. F. H. Peabody, vice-president of the Atchison, To- 
 peka & Santa Fe railroad, after whom the city was named, 
 feeling an interest in the intellectual welfare of his name- 
 sake, generously offered to erect a building and supply it 
 with books for a free public library, provided a suitable 
 site was furnished. The proposition was accepted, and the 
 building erected in the spring of 1875. From time to time 
 there have been new books placed upon the shelves, se- 
 cured largely by subscriptions from appreciative patrons. 
 Some books and papers have been given by others than 
 Mr. Peabody. He continues to manifest his interest in 
 the library by supplying the reading-room with a liberal 
 amount of current reading-matter. 
 
 By act of the state legislature, the property is under the 
 control of the township board, of which there are three 
 members, Mr. Derby, Mr. Kent, Mr. Dawson. A commit- 
 tee of six, two elected each year for the term of three years, 
 at a citizens' meeting held for the purpose, co-operates with 
 the township board in the internal management of the 
 library. This is known as the citizens' committee. They, 
 with the board, have been active in looking after the inter- 
 ests committed to them. A small general tax (one mill) is 
 levied annually upon the property of the township for the 
 support of the library. The citizens of the township have 
 free use of the library. 
 
 Miss Emma F. Christ is librarian, the others having 
 been Mrs. Silsbee, Mrs. Crisfield, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Khines, 
 Miss Rockafellow. The library is classified and has a 
 printed catalog. 
 
 One year $1500 worth of new books was added to the 
 library, but $100 is the usual sum for purchase of books, 
 with $500 for other expenses ; 100 volumes were added 
 last year, and 35 volumes bound. There are now 8000 vol- 
 umes, 75 periodicals, in the library. The library is strong- 
 
HMttsburg, 75 
 
 est in history, science, theology, and is constantly used by 
 the high-school pupils. 
 
 The reading-room is open every afternoon and evening, 
 Sundays excepted. 
 
 Population, 2248 ; assessed valuation, $447,748. 
 
 
 
 PITTSBURG. 
 
 FREE PUBLIC LIBRAY. 
 
 The library was formally opened January 18, 1902. It 
 occupies one room, large, light and airy, in the city hall 
 and library, is furnished with tables, chairs, card index 
 cases, and Wernicke bookcases of golden oak. The library 
 is supported by an annual tax of one mill, which yields 
 about $1100. The cost of the year's administration has 
 been $474.89, with $420 for salary. 
 
 The number of volumes is 2376 ; including government 
 books, there are 3156 bound volumes. Eighteen current 
 periodicals are taken. During the year 773 volumes have 
 been added. The circulation to December 30 was a trifle 
 over 20,000, with a list of 1516 borrowers. All persons over 
 nine years of age are entitled to draw books, provided they 
 are guaranteed by some responsible resident of the city. 
 
 The library is especially strong in history, and has rela- 
 tively no more fiction than biography, economics, science, 
 history, etc. 
 
 The library is classified according to the system used in 
 the Kansas City, Mo., Public Library, and has a card dic- 
 tionary catalog, typewritten. 
 
 The librarian is Miss Ella Buchanan. 
 
 The library is governed by a board of twelve trustees, 
 organized according to the state law, and consisting of 
 Morris Cliggett. president ; W. E. Seabury, vice-president ; 
 E. F. Porter, secretary ; W. H. Morris, R. E. Carlton, James 
 
76 fiMafnvflie* 
 
 Patmor, H. C. Willard, P. P. Campbell, J. C. Buchanan, J, 
 T. Moore, J. R. McKim, P. B. Wheeler, and Doctor Hun- 
 ter, mayor, member ex officio. 
 Population, 10,112. 
 
 PLAIN VILLE. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBKARY. 
 
 The library was founded May 24, 1902. The question 
 of a public library was first agitated in the fall of 1901 by 
 the members of the W. C. T. U. They consulted with the 
 ministers and business men of the town. A meeting was 
 called in November and a committee appointed to canvass 
 and report. At the next meeting, which was in April, of- 
 ficers, librarian and book committee were appointed. The 
 first business meeting was held the second Monday even- 
 ing of May. 
 
 The library is maintained by shareholders, who pay two 
 dollars yearly for a period of five years ; by borrowers, who 
 pay the same amount by the year ; by fees for books and 
 fines. Gifts of books, reading-matter, money and furnish- 
 ings have been received. 
 
 The present board of three trustees, elected by the 
 shareholders of the Library Association at the annual 
 meeting, consists of Forrest Cochran, J. E. Gebhart, and 
 J. R. Foster. President of Association, N. F. Shaw; sec- 
 retary, F. E. Gardner; librarian, Florence Ackerman. 
 
 The library is in a rented room in a building situated on 
 the northeast corner of a lot at the end of the principal 
 business street, and has a north front. It has several pic- 
 tures, a large and a small reading table, plain open book- 
 case, several common chairs, a rocker, an office desk, and 
 lamps. 
 
 An effort is made for the library to be attractive to 
 
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 young people, especially boys, to railroad and mill hands, 
 and to provide a rest-room for ladies coming from a dis- 
 tance to town. 
 
 There are 325 volumes in the library, and 64 loaned from 
 the Traveling Libraries Commission. 21 years of magazines, 
 and 13 years of papers. There have been given 12 papers, 
 including 3 dailies and 9 weeklies, and 5 magazines. 
 
 About 21 books are taken out weekly. There is a set of 
 the International Library of Reference and Encyclopedic 
 Dictionary which are loans. The library has nearly two- 
 thirds of its books fiction, the remainder being biography 
 history, religion, and poetry. The library is partly classi- 
 fied by the Decimal system. 
 
 A salary of five dollars per month is paid the librarian, 
 who keeps the room open three afternoons and evenings 
 each week. The librarian has made lists of books in the li- 
 brary suitable for the different grades of the public schools 
 and has given them to the teachers, who place the lists upon 
 the wall so that the pupils may use them for reference. 
 The library is frequently consulted both by teachers and 
 pupils as a consequence. Many of the teachers in the 
 county also use the library, some sending from ten or 
 twelve miles for books. 
 
 Population, 935 ; assessed valuation, $212,200. 
 
 
 
 RUSSELL. 
 
 FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The library was established in 1901, after a popular 
 vote, and organized under the state law, with a board of 
 directors appointed by the mayor. The present board 
 consists of L. H. Boyd ; president ; J. C. Ruppenthal, sec- 
 retary ; M. P. Miller, E. W. Voorhis, F. J. Smith, C. L. 
 Lacey, W. G. Eastland, Mrs. C. E. Hall, Miss Allie Elli- 
 thorpe, J. Strecker, G. F. Dawson, J. H. Hill, and Ira S. 
 
78 st. fl&ar^'s. 
 
 Fleck. Grace E. Stephens is librarian and has been since 
 the library was first opened, March 1, 1901. The library 
 occupies two rented front rooms on Main street, over the 
 post-office. 
 
 The receipts for 1901 were : From taxation, $575.24 ; 
 from gifts, $174.95 ; from fines, $12.66 ; in 1902, from tax- 
 ation, $506.36; from fines, $14.70. 
 
 The expenditure for rent, fuel and salaries was $349.21 
 for 1901, and $338.29 for 1902; for purchase of books, 
 $44.43 in 1901, and $75.43 in 1902; for binding, $18.30 in 
 1901, and $39.50 in 1902. 
 
 There are 1235 volumes in the library, of which 300 
 were added last year, and 18 current periodicals. 
 
 The reading-room and reference books are free to all, 
 the citizens of Russell county having free use of books. 
 Lists of new books are printed in the city papers. There 
 are several picture collections and two large wall maps, 
 Webster's International Dictionary, latest edition, and the 
 New International Encyclopedia. There is relatively more 
 fiction than any other class. 
 
 The library is classified by the Dewey system, using 
 Cutter's author tables. There is no catalog. The number 
 of books issued in 1901 was 4217. 
 
 Population, 1144 ; assessed valuation, $199,942. 
 
 
 
 ST. MARY'S. 
 
 ST. MAKY'S COLLEGE LIBRARY. 
 
 The College, conducted by the Fathers of the Society of 
 Jesus, was established in 1869. The different student or- 
 ganizations have libraries and reading-rooms. The Sodality 
 of the Blessed Virgin Mary has a library of 1000 volumes. 
 The senior and junior divisions of the Library and Reading- 
 room Association have more than 2000 volumes of choice 
 selections from English and American literature. 
 
 [Adapted from catalogue.] 
 
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 SALINA. 
 
 FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The library was organized in 1894 as a subscription 
 library and was supported by voluntary contributions. 
 Mrs. Denton and Mrs. Carrie Frain were librarians under 
 that organization. In the spring of 1899, the vote for a 
 free city library carried, after having been voted on at 
 three elections. 
 
 There are twelve directors, appointed by the mayor and 
 approved by the city council. The members of the present 
 board are : Frank Hageman, president ; Mrs. Laura M. 
 Johns, Mrs. May B. Brown, Mrs. Alice Bond, Oscar Seitz, 
 Clarence Wilson, George Hull, T. D. Fitzpatrick, E. W. 
 Ober, Chas. McAdams, and Thos. Anderson, mayor. Two 
 resignations are in the hands of the mayor. 
 
 Bessie Page is librarian, and has been since the library 
 passed under the control of the city, January 1, 1900. 
 
 At present the library occupies a rented building, but 
 will soon move into the new Carnegie building, erected at 
 a cost of $15,000. 
 
 There are about 2600 volumes in the library, 120 added 
 last year, classified by Poole's system. There are several 
 good sets of encyclopedias, and other reference books. 
 About 60 books are issued daily. 
 
 The income of the library is from taxation, and will be 
 $1500 per year ; of that, about $400 to be expended for books. 
 
 Population, 7500 ; assessed valuation, $1,165,000. 
 
so Smitb Center. 
 
 SALINA. 
 
 KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. 
 
 The library was started in 1886 by gifts from friends, 
 and has increased slowly, until it now has 5000 volumes. 
 It occupies a good-sized room in the college building, and 
 has considerable shelf space. The library is conducted by 
 students, who work out their tuition fees in this way. A 
 library fee of twenty-five cents per student is charged each 
 term. The library is strongest in American history. 
 
 SMITH CENTER/ 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The Woman's Harmony Library Club was organized at 
 Smith Center about seven years ago, with a membership 
 limited to twenty-four. Each of the twenty-four members 
 takes her turn acting as librarian. The club owns its build- 
 ing, books, and fixtures. The building was paid for partly 
 by gifts and partly by entertainments given by the club, 
 and is valued at $1800. The books are bought by the club 
 with money received for rent of upstairs rooms, by giving 
 entertainments, by the dues and the fines. 
 
 There are about 1000 books, aside from the 800 federal 
 documents. The club has about $150 in the bank. In ad- 
 dition, there are several hundred dollars' worth of speci- 
 mens and curiosities, and a furnished kitchen, all being 
 fully insured. 
 
 The club belongs to the Sixth District Federation, and 
 usually sends delegates to district and state meetings. 
 
 The officers are : Mrs. Rose Nelson, president ; Mrs. 
 Florence Reese, vice-president ; Mrs. Inez Sargent, secre- 
 tary ; Mrs. Hattie Baker, treasurer. 
 
 Population, 1403 ; assessed valuation, $307,758. 
 
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 TONGANOXIE. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The library was started in 1899 by the ladies who formed 
 the Tonganoxie Library Association. A pleasant little 
 room in the bank building is rented. There is a board of 
 twenty-five directors, who are elected. Gr. Schoenan is li- 
 brarian. 
 
 The cost of maintaining the library is $125 annually, 
 with $200 for purchase of books, and $50 for librarian's sal- 
 ary. A fee of $1 is charged for yearly subscription. 
 
 There are 1200 volumes, 18 magazines and 5 papers in 
 the library. The circulation is 1500. Over 100 volumes 
 were added last year. 
 
 The library has a typewritten catalog, but is not classi- 
 fied. 
 
 Population, 850 ; assessed valuation, about $350,000. 
 
 
 
 TOPEKA. 
 
 KANSAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE LIBRARY. 
 
 The Kansas Academy of Science was founded in 1868 
 and its library was established in 1871. The duties of 
 librarian were performed by the secretary, and later by a 
 librarian appointed by the Academy. At the present time 
 the offices of librarian and secretary are combined. The 
 library is situated in the Academy rooms in the state - 
 house, at Topeka. It is free to the public, and is purely a 
 reference library in science. It contains the journals and 
 reports of the various scientific societies of the United 
 States and foreign countries. These reports are obtained 
 in exchange for the Academy Transactions, which have 
 been published in eighteen volumes, varying in size from 
 6 
 
82 Gopefta. 
 
 a few pages, in the early numbers, to 350 pages in the later 
 volumes. The exchange list includes over 500 names of 
 societies and libraries 
 
 There are now over 5000 volumes and 8000 pamphlets ; 
 about 1200 pamphlets and 300 volumes being added each 
 year. The library has a card catalog of authors and sub- 
 jects of papers in the different volumes. 
 
 The library is controlled by the officers of the Kansas 
 Academy of Science, which is supported by the state, and 
 the library fund is provided from the Academy treasury. 
 The officers are : President, J. C. Cooper, Topeka ; vice- 
 presidents, Edward Bartow, Lawrence, J. A. Yates, Ottawa ; 
 treasurer, Alva J. Smith, Emporia ; secretary, Gr. P. Grims- 
 ley Topeka. 
 
 TOPEKA. 
 
 FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The first movement toward establishing a public library 
 in the city of Topeka was made in 1869 or 1870, by a few 
 public- spirited ladies who formed the Ladies' Library As- 
 sociation, and placed about 200 books in one of the shops 
 on Kansas avenue, \\here the ladies took turns in giving 
 out books on Saturday afternoons. 
 
 From this small beginning, the Topeka Library Asso- 
 ciation was formed in 1871. In 1877, through liberal do- 
 nations by the citizens, the library was changed from a 
 subscription to a free library. During the year following, 
 the city council passed an ordinance providing for the run- 
 ning expenses. 
 
 Until 1883, the association rented rooms, but in that 
 year, under an act of the legislature, a fine building was 
 erected on the State Capitol grounds for a free public li- 
 brary, which was dedicated in April, 1883, with appropriate 
 ceremonies. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Union 
 
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 Pacific railroad companies were induced to give $25,000 
 towards its cost, the remaining $20,000 being provided by 
 personal donations and a building loan, which is being paid 
 off by a generous friend. The property is owned by the 
 Topeka Library Association, subject to its deed to "The 
 Board of Directors of the Free Public Library" condi- 
 tioned upon continued maintenance. 
 
 On the main floor are the general delivery room, juvenile 
 department, newspaper room, and librarian's office. On 
 the second floor the large room, Library Hall, is used as a 
 reading, reference and art department, with four smaller 
 reading- or study-rooms opening into it. Here are kept 
 the periodicals, current numbers and bound volumes, refer- 
 ence books of all kinds, public documents, etc. In this 
 room is kept a fine collection of oil paintings and other pic- 
 tures, statuary, and bric-a-brac, many of which were for- 
 merly owned by Colonel and Mrs. A. S. Johnson, and 
 presented to the library by their friends. An extensive 
 collection of unique specimens of European ceramic and 
 vitric art, made by Mr. Edward Wilder in the summer of 
 1901, and a collection of about 800 photographs of Euro- 
 pean churches, monuments, paintings, etc., all placed in 
 Library Hall as a permanent loan, add very much to the 
 interest and educational value of the room. The photo- 
 graphs will be displayed under glass, arranged on shelves 
 along the sides of the room, the exhibit being changed 
 from time to time. Numerous individual loans and gifts, 
 and statuary and paintings, purchased from a permanent 
 art fund, add very much to the attractiveness of the Library 
 Hall. 
 
 Of the sixteen trustees, twelve are named by the mayor, 
 one-half being upon the recommendation of the Library 
 Association. The present board consists of Messrs. N. F. 
 Handy, H. T. Chase, J. L. Shellabarger, J. R. Mulvane, C. 
 B. Merriam, C. S. Gleed, E. F. Ware, C. J. Devlin, M. A. 
 Low, J. P. Davis, E. Wilder, Dr. C. F. Menninger, with the 
 mayor, the governor, chief justice, and speaker of the house. 
 
 The former librarians were Miss Griffith, Mrs. Craigin, 
 Mrs. Kittie Kellam, Mr. Olin S. Davis, and Mr. William 
 
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 Beer, The present librarian, Mrs. Evelyn S. Lewis, has 
 been in charge since January, 1892. Her assistants are 
 the Misses Lucena Mattoon, Carrie Medlicott, Mary Cham- 
 berlain, and Howard Berrett who has charge of the reading 
 and reference room. 
 
 The library is now supported by an annual tax of one- 
 half mill, which amounts to about $5000 per annum, fines 
 collected about $200. Operating expenses are about $5600 
 salaries about $3150, binding about $550, and replaced 
 books and periodicals about $350. New books are pur- 
 chased from the income of the following funds: Stormont, 
 $5000; Mulvane, $1800; Hampson, $1000; Westinghouse 
 Air Brake Company, $1000; Kansas Pure Food Associa- 
 tion, $1000 ; Kansas Town Company, $1000 ; Lantry, $1000 
 total $12,800. In addition to these there is an Alden 
 Speare art fund of $1000. 
 
 There are now about 19,000 volumes in the library, in- 
 cluding bound copies of periodicals and public documents; 
 no account being kept of the unbound periodicals and mis- 
 cellaneous pamphlets. About 1009 bound books were 
 added in 1902. 
 
 The building is free to all persons who obey the rules, 
 and any one may borrow books free of charge who is a re- 
 sponsible resident of the city or can furnish a proper guar- 
 antee or who makes a deposit of three dollars. 
 
 The circulation of books for home use for 1902 was 
 84,850, a gain of several thousand over that of the previous 
 year; the use of books in the first floor reading-rooms, 
 11,312; visitors and readers in upper hall and reading- 
 rooms, 27,411; Sunday attendance, 2927 total, 30,338. 
 
 Catalogs have been printed of all books except the pub- 
 lic documents. A supplement is issued every other year. 
 A card catalog giving a classified list and an author index 
 is kept up to date for the use of the librarians. 
 
 The classification in use was founded upon that of the 
 St. Louis Public School Library in 1877 and has not been 
 changed, the management believing that it has advantages 
 justifying its retention. 
 
 The collection of books is a miscellaneous one. As in 
 
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 all free public libraries, the demand for fiction exceeds 
 that of any other class of books. In 1902, of the total 
 number of volumes in the library, 6654 were of fiction, 
 4973 adult, and 1681 juvenile ; circulation of adult fiction, 
 46,656; juvenile, 21,738; total, 68,394 total circulation, 
 84,850. Next in order as to circulation come travels, litera- 
 ture, history, biography, fine arts, social science, theology. 
 Population, about 37,000; assessed valuation, $10,500,000. 
 
 TOPEKA. 
 
 MASONIC LIBRARY. 
 
 This library is purely Masonic, but is open for the public, 
 if they wish to read any of the material. The library is 
 owned by the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted 
 Masons of Kansas, and is under the immediate control of the 
 Grand Secretary, who is also librarian. Among the books 
 are some of the most rare and valuable Masonic works in ex- 
 istence. There are about 1500 volumes bound and perhaps 
 the same number unbound. The books are bound in half 
 morocco, all of a uniform style. They consist of Masonic 
 reports from other grand jurisdictions throughout the civ- 
 ilized world, Masonic laws and digests, Masonic histories, 
 encyclopedias, Masonic journals and magazines, periodicals, 
 Masonic addresses on various subjects, historical sketches 
 relative to celebrations, such as St. John's days, June 24 
 and December 27, Washington memorials, and other sub- 
 jects. A report is made annually to the Grand Lodge as 
 to the condition and needs of the library. The Grand 
 Lodge is very liberal, and the librarian is authorized to 
 purchase such books as he may desire for the library. 
 
 It is only within the last five years that any interest has 
 been shown in the welfare of the library. During that 
 time, Mr. Albert K. Wilson, Grand Secretary, has arranged 
 
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 the material and placed it in shape, so that it might be 
 consulted readily. He has a cataloguer at work making an 
 index on cards. It is expected that this work will be con- 
 tinued indefinitely. 
 
 TOPEKA. 
 
 LIBRARY OF THE KANSAS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 
 
 The library is an integral part of the Kansas State His- 
 torical Society, which was organized at Topeka, December 
 13, 1875, in accordance with a resolution offered by D. W. 
 Wilder, and adopted by the State Editorial Association, at 
 Manhattan, April 7, 1875. 
 
 There are ninety-nine trustees, one-third being chosen 
 annually by the society. George W. Martin, the secretary, 
 is ex officio librarian. Franklin G. Adams was secretary 
 from February 4, 1876, until his death, December 2, 1899. 
 The assistants are Miss Zu Adams, George A. Root, Miss 
 Lucy S. Greene, Miss Amelia Martin, and William E. 
 Bacon. 
 
 The society occupies the south wing of the fourth floor 
 of the State Capitol, covering a floor space of 9000 square 
 feet. There are nine large rooms and two small ones, ar- 
 ranged about a central corridor. Framed pictures are 
 hung on the walls of the corridor and in the office of the 
 secretary. Marble busts are also placed on brackets upon 
 the inner wall. Show-cases, with relics, occupy the main 
 floor of the corridor. Three rooms are devoted to the fil- 
 ing and shelving of the newspaper collection ; five are oc- 
 cupied by the Kansas books and general library of the 
 society. The manuscripts and more valuable papers are 
 kept in a vault adjoining the secretary's room. Five of the 
 rooms are fitted up with steel shelving. 
 
 This society is supported by state appropriation, and re- 
 
Gopefca* 87 
 
 ceives annually $7320. There is a small sum received from 
 membership fees, which is devoted to special historical re- 
 search, Gifts have been confined to books, manuscripts, 
 pictures, newspapers, etc. The sum of $5820 is expended 
 for salaries, and $700 for purchase of books. 
 
 The library now numbers 123,139 volumes (24,424 books, 
 25,926 periodicals and newspapers, 72,789 pamphlets ) ; 
 4018 volumes being added last year. 
 
 The society has published thirteen biennial reports, 
 1876-1902, seven volumes of Transactions containing his- 
 torical papers. A catalog* of Kansas state documents ap- 
 peared in the sixth volume of Transactions, 1900. 
 
 The society has a collection of 5500 pictures, consisting 
 of portraits of prominent Kansans, national celebrities, and 
 views of historic and interesting places in Kansas. The 
 manuscripts, numbering 25,786, embrace the diaries and 
 correspondence of early missionaries to the Indians in Kan- 
 sas, official records of the Indian department, records of the 
 political bodies of the territory, correspondence and papers 
 of early Kansans, original papers on various topics of Kan- 
 sas history. There are 6616 relics, illustrative of Kansas 
 history from prehistoric times to the present. There are 
 also 5014 atlases and maps, covering especially Kansas and 
 the West. 
 
 The entire library is classified by the Dewey system, and 
 has a catalog by author and subject. 
 
 The library is especially strong in material relating to 
 the history of Kansas, its literature, art, schools, churches, so- 
 cieties, and possesses a very nearly complete set of the doc- 
 uments published by the state, and 16,000 bound volumes 
 of Kansas newspapers, from 1854 to 1902. The general 
 library is especially devoted to United States and state his- 
 tory, description and travels in the West, genealogy, biog- 
 raphy, Indians, slavery, besides the general subjects of 
 sociology, religion, science, and the useful arts, with a very 
 good collection of federal documents. 
 
 *NOTE. This catalog was prepared by Miss Zu Adams, and is 
 regarded as one of the best state lists. 
 
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 TOPEKA. 
 
 KANSAS STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 The library was established in 1860. In the early days 
 of the library's existence, the duties of librarian were per. 
 formed by the State Auditor. Since the year 1870, a State 
 Librarian has been employed, and the following persons 
 have rilled the position successively: D. Dickinson, S. A- 
 Kingman, H. J. Dennis, James L. King, Annie L. Diggs* 
 and James L. King. 
 
 The assistants are Kosamond S. Horton, Helen B. Dodge, 
 Lulu Clugston, and Herbert Clayton. 
 
 There are seven trustees, consisting of the seven justices 
 of the Supreme Court. Present board : Frank Doster, W. 
 A. Johnston, W. R. Smith, A. L. Greene, J. C. Pollock, E. 
 W. Cunningham, and R. A. Burch. 
 
 Biennial reports are issued by the librarian. A printed 
 catalog of the law department was issued in 1902. 
 
 The library is free to the public and is purely a refer- 
 ence library. It is especially strong in law and medicine, 
 and has a good collection of reference works. 
 
 There are in the library 43,872 volumes, 5594 pamphlets ; 
 of these, 2500 volumes and 584 pamphlets were added last 
 year. 
 
 The annual appropriation for books is : Law, $1000 ; 
 miscellaneous, $500; for salary of the librarian, $1600; 
 two assistants at $900 each, and two at $600 each. 
 
 The library is classified by the Dewey system, and has 
 a card catalog, typewritten, by author and subject. 
 
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 TOPEKA. 
 
 TRAVELING LIBRARIES COMMISSION. 
 
 As in most states, the traveling. library movement in 
 Kansas was begun by club women. The first to observe 
 its need and take active steps in advancing the plan was 
 Mrs. Lucy B. Johnston, of Topeka, who still remains a 
 worker in its cause. The matter was first taken up by the 
 state federation in May, 1897, while Mrs. Willis Lord Moore 
 was president, continued under her successor, Mrs. J. C. 
 McClintock, and completed under the administrations of 
 Mrs. S. R. Peters and Mrs. Mary V. Humphrey. Club 
 women and the wives and daughters of the members of the 
 legislature gave loyal support to the work. 
 
 In May, 1898, active business was begun under the super- 
 vision of the Kansas Social Science Federation. A pledge 
 of 500 books and $20 in money was made by the Topeka 
 branch of the federation. This encouraged those in charge, 
 and it was determined to raise 3000 books by donation, 
 as the nucleus of a permanent traveling-library system. 
 This was accomplished, and it was decided to ask the legis- 
 lature to assume further care of the books and the future 
 development of the work, thus making it a state institution 
 and placing it on a more substantial basis. 
 
 At the legislative session of 1899, a law was passed estab- 
 lishing the Kansas Traveling Libraries Commission, mak- 
 ing an appropriation of $1000 a year for its support ; also 
 providing that certain books of the State Library be made 
 available for the use of the traveling-library department, 
 and that the commission should be entitled to the services 
 of the assistant librarian of the State Library. In com- 
 pliance with this law, the trustees of the State Library 
 appointed the following" persons to be members of the com- 
 mission : Mrs. Annie L. Diggs, chairman ; Mrs. Mary V. 
 Humphrey, Mrs. Lucy B. Johnston, Mr. Edward Wilder, 
 and Mr. H. Gr. Larimer. The commission organized July 1, 
 1899, and elected Mr. James L. King secretary. 
 
 The 3000 books and 34 cases accumulated by the Social 
 
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 Science Federation were transferred to the commission, 
 and are now a part of the traveling-library branch of the 
 State Library. All of these books were acquired by dona- 
 tions from clubs and individuals, either by single libraries, 
 fractional libraries, or in sets of fifty books each. Com- 
 plete libraries of fifty books were received from the follow- 
 ing sources : Friends in Council, Lawrence ; Ralston Club, 
 Topeka; Ladies' Literary Club, Concordia; Friends in 
 Council, Topeka; Saturday Club, Hiawatha; Sigournean 
 Club, Ottawa; Ottawa Club, Ottawa; Twentieth Century 
 Club, Lawrence ; Concordia Club, Concordia ; the Noble 
 L. Prentis library, the Halderman library, the John H. 
 Vincent library, the Ross Burns library, the Charles 
 Robinson library, the Lillie H. Kellam library, and the 
 Mary E. Rossington library. Probably 200 persons have 
 contributed one or more books to the collection. Mrs. 
 Sara T. D. Robinson, of Lawrence, gave 250 books, and is 
 the largest individual donor. 
 
 During the last two years 99 new cases have been added 
 to the 117 on hand, making a total of 216 now available. 
 With the appropriation of $4000 per year, it has been pos- 
 sible to purchase new libraries for the additional cases as 
 fast as orders have been received for them. 
 
 Two years ago there were 5565 books in the possession 
 of the commission, now there are 10,332 ; 2332 being added 
 last year. During this time 346 libraries have been sent 
 to the various communities of the state. A transportation 
 fee of two dollars was collected on each library ordered. 
 The Poole system of classification is used. 
 
 The libraries sent out in this state are made up to suit 
 the individual, club, school or society ordering. The only 
 fixed libraries sent out by the commission are those planned 
 and prepared on certain subjects for club and class work. 
 This plan, while calling for more labor in preparing the 
 libraries for use, is regarded as having the advantage over 
 the custom of some of the states which use the fixed libra- 
 ries entirely, in that the needs and tastes of the people are 
 more effectively reached. The libraries have never been 
 advertised to the people systematically, nor has the Kansas 
 
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 commission ever sent out an organizer. It has been only 
 through the interest taken by the press, and through indi- 
 vidual effort of Kansas club women, and the effect of the 
 libraries, that the traveling-library movement has grown in 
 this state. These libraries reach every class of readers in 
 the state. The ranchman, miles from books of any descrip- 
 tion, sends for a library, and his neighbors read the books 
 with him. Orders are received from groups of people liv- 
 ing in localities remote from railroads and having no other 
 facilities for reading. The teachers of city schools and 
 those of country districts, church societies, literary socie- 
 ties, reading clubs, and study clubs, are patrons of the 
 traveling library. The chief benefit resulting is the estab- 
 lishment of public library associations in small towns. 
 According to the average report from the library stations, 
 each case of fifty books has had thirty regular readers and 
 a circulation of 150, the 346 libraries making a total circu- 
 lation of 51,900 for the past two years. These libraries 
 have reached 94 counties and 274 cities. The records also 
 show that where the libraries are sent their readers usually 
 become permanent patrons, ordering regularly at the close 
 of each six-months period. 
 
 The commission publishes a report biennially. The first 
 was issued in 1901, for 1900-1901 ; the second in 1902, for 
 1901-1902. 
 
 As the traveling- library department is an adjunct of the 
 State Library, it occupies the same quarters in the Capitol. 
 
 Owing to the retirement of Mrs. Diggs as State Librarian, 
 the commission is now composed of the following members : 
 James L. King, State Librarian, chairman ; Lucy B. John- 
 ston; Mary Vance Humphrey; Edward Wilder; H. G. 
 Larimer ; and Nellie Gf. Armentrout, secretary. 
 
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 TOPEKA. 
 
 BOSWELL LIBRARY, WASHBURN COLLEGE. 
 
 Boswell Library, erected in 1886, is a beautiful structure, 
 well suited to its purpose. The interior is artistically fin- 
 ished in hard wood and tinted glass. The high basement 
 has now been assigned to the department of English litera- 
 ture, with its lecture-room and department library. The 
 first floor contains the principal stack-room, a large reading- 
 room, and a reference room. Upon the floor above is an- 
 other stack-room and two large rooms devoted to the social 
 life of the college. The art department, with its statuary 
 and pictures, adds to the attractiveness of this part of the 
 building. It is thought by many that the architectural 
 features of the library render it the most artistic building 
 on the campus. 
 
 The library now contains about 11,000 volumes, which 
 are made accessible by means of a dictionary card catalog. 
 A law library of 1000 volumes is a recent addition. In 
 1901, a gift of 800 volumes from the library of John Davis, 
 of Junction City, was received. 
 
 The reading-room is well supplied with literary, socio- 
 logical and scientific periodicals. The library is open 
 during hours convenient for students in forenoons and 
 afternoons. Attendants are in charge to assist students in 
 finding material on subjects which they wish to investigate. 
 
 [Adapted from Washburn College Bulletins.] 
 
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 TROY. 
 
 S. L. K. ASSOCIATION LIBRARY. 
 
 February 7, 1879, the present S. L. K. Association was 
 formed, having as its object social extension and self-im- 
 provement. September 6, 1879, the association opened a 
 public library. 
 
 Any unmarried woman over sixteen years of age and of 
 good moral standing is eligible to membership in the asso- 
 ciation, but anyone marrying after joining the association 
 is not barred from membership. From October 1 to May 
 31, meetings are held every Friday afternoon in the library 
 room at three o'clock. 
 
 In December, 1893, the association obtained a state 
 charter, the object being to maintain a public library. 
 Many changes became necessary in order to comply with 
 the terms of the charter. 
 
 In 1897, the association joined the K. S. S. F. and chose 
 for its motto "Knowledge is power," for its seal an open 
 book, and for its pin the same with the cabalistic letters 
 S. L. K. The colors are white and green, emblematic of 
 aspiration for intellectual growth, and the geranium is the 
 flower. 
 
 The association now has forty-two members. Each year 
 a board of directors is elected and a president is chosen 
 from the number, and the other officers are appointed. The 
 present board consists of Mrs. Gertrude Doughty, Mrs. 
 Etha Dinsmore, Miss Margaret Schletzbaum, Miss Lou 
 Nelson, and Miss Blanche Saxton, with the following offi- 
 cers : Mrs. Gertrude Doughty, president ; Mrs. Chloe L. 
 Parper, treasurer ; Miss Mabel Ellis, secretary. The libra- 
 rians are Miss Anna Zimmerman, Miss Adda Myers, and 
 Miss Sara Van Buskirk. 
 
 The library is open every Friday from three until five 
 o'clock, the librarians serving each third Friday. They are 
 paid no salaries, but receive each a free subscription for 
 the library. 
 
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 The subscription fee is one dollar per year for members 
 and two dollars for non-members. A room is rented for 
 the library which now owns 1500 volumes. 
 
 Population, 2720 ; assessed valuation, $658,768. 
 
 
 
 WEIR. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The library was established and opened to the public 
 January 1, 1896. Previously the local society of the W. C. 
 T. U. conducted a reading-room in a store building, which 
 was kept open three nights in a week. After interesting 
 the city in the work, the matter was put before the public 
 at the city election. The public library was the result. 
 
 The library is governed by a board of directors, consist- 
 ing of twelve ladies and the mayor. The following have 
 been librarians since 1896 : Miss Mamie Short, one year ; 
 Miss Luella Gager, one year ; Miss Evelyn Hoag, five years. 
 
 The city provides rooms in the city hall, well lighted 
 and heated. The library is maintained by taxation and 
 membership fees, which are one dollar per year for each 
 member. The reading-room is open to the public from ten 
 A. M. until nine P. M., every day except Sunday. 
 
 There is a good selection of reference works, but fiction 
 has the greatest demand and constitutes one-half of the li- 
 brary. A traveling library from the State Library, Topeka, 
 is received and exchanged every two months. There are 
 now 700 volumes, 5 current periodicals, 6 papers in the li- 
 brary; 50 volumes being added last year. The Dewey 
 system of classification is used. 
 
 The salary of the librarian is $180 per year, with no as- 
 sistant. 
 
 The population of Weir is about 3000, and includes a 
 great many foreigners and miners, who make very little use 
 of the library. 
 
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 WELLINGTON. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRAKY. 
 
 The public library in Wellington is the property of the 
 Prentis Club (a ladies' club), and was established in 1899. 
 The club members take turns serving as librarian, There 
 are 500 volumes in the library, and about $50 is ex- 
 pended annually for the purchase of books. A printed 
 dictionary catalog has been issued, and the library has been 
 classified. There are reference works, but the library is 
 strongest in works of fiction. Books are loaned for a term 
 of two weeks. 
 
 The library occupies rented quarters. 
 
 Population, 5000 ; assessed valuation, $86,766, 
 
 
 
 WICHITA. 
 
 FAIRMOUNT COLLEGE LIBRARY. 
 
 At the end of its eighth year, Pairmount College owns 
 21,000 volumes and a considerable amount of unbound 
 material. 
 
 The books have been arranged and classified by the Cut- 
 ter expansive system. The dictionary card catalog is well 
 under way. 
 
 Students are encouraged to make use of the books. 
 Each student is charged a library fee of fifty cents a term. 
 The funds thus received are used to buy new books for the 
 library. 
 
 An attempt has been made to secure a collection of Kan- 
 sas material. 
 
 The Ladies' Library Club, composed of resident ladies, 
 has for its chief purpose the promotion of the growth of 
 the college library. The club dates from the early days, 
 
96 Wicbita. 
 
 before college organization took place, Much of the prog- 
 ress made in building up the library is justly attributed to 
 the persistent work of these noble women. The club has 
 fortnightly sessions for the discussion of a program and 
 for business. 
 
 [From Fairmount College catalogue, June 20, 1903.] 
 
 
 
 WICHITA. 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRAKY. 
 
 The library was established in 1891 with a few volumes 
 from the county library given to the city as a nucleus for a 
 public library. A membership fee of one dollar was charged. 
 The library was open to the public two days each week. 
 
 The library is now under the direction of a special com- 
 mittee chosen from the Board of Education, and is free to 
 citizens. The present committee of three members, ap- 
 pointed by the president of the board, consists of Mr. J. 
 L. Francis, Mr. Jno. Martin, and Dr. Levi Hornor. 
 
 Miss Anna Eugenie Wiegand is librarian, with two as- 
 sistants. The other librarians from the beginning have 
 been : Miss Cora McKibben, Miss Blanche Martin, Miss 
 Dula Pease, and Miss Laura B. Gross. 
 
 The city gives the use of a portion of the city hall for 
 library purposes. The annual receipts from taxation are 
 between $4000 and $4500, and of this amount $1980 is spent 
 for salaries, $800 for purchase of books, and $1000 for bind- 
 ing. 
 
 The library contains 10,000 volumes, of which 600 were 
 added last year. The books are classified now by the Poole 
 system, but are being re-classified by the Dewey system. A 
 printed catalog is now used. A card catalog will be begun 
 soon. 
 
WinfieU). 97 
 
 The reference department is the strongest one in the li- 
 brary, and gives much assistance to the students attending 
 the various educational institutions of the city. 
 
 Population, 30,000; assessed valuation, $5,220,448. 
 
 
 
 WINFIELD. 
 
 SOUTHWEST KANSAS COLLEGE LIBRARY. 
 
 Southwest Kansas College was established at Winfield 
 in 1886 by the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
 
 The library occupies a large room on the first floor of col- 
 lege building and is open to students at all hours. The 
 Young Ladies' Literary Club of the city has furnished this 
 room with tables and bookcases. During the year valuable 
 books have been received from friends, numbering, in all, 
 271 volumes. The reading-room is supplied with a num- 
 ber of the leading periodicals. 
 
 [Adapted from Year-book.] 
 
 -7 
 
98 1. fife. C. H. 
 
 Y. M. C. A. READING-ROOMS. 
 
 The Young Men's Christian Association maintains read- 
 ing-rooms in connection with other local work at the fol- 
 lowing towns in this state : Argentine, Arkansas City, 
 Coffeyville, Ellis, Fort Scott, Hoisington, Lawrence, Leav- 
 enworth, Newton, Ottawa, Parsons, Topeka, Wichita, Win- 
 field. 
 
 ARKANSAS CITY. 
 
 The association has 640 volumes in its library. 
 
 COFFEYVILLE. 
 
 The association owns a large building. The reading- 
 room was established in February, 1902, has 2200 volumes, 
 and circulation of 5798 volumes. A printed catalog has 
 been issued (1902). 
 
 FORT SCOTT. 
 
 The Railroad and City Y. M. C. A. rents its quarters in 
 a two-story building in the center of the city. May 1, 1900, 
 a library was presented by Miss Helen M. Gould. There 
 are 1265 volumes, 300 added last year, with a circulation of 
 2913. The books are classified by the Dewey system. 
 
 LAWRENCE. 
 
 The association rents its quarters, and has a reading- 
 room, which was established in 1885. There are about 300 
 volumes for use. 
 
 TOPEKA. 
 
 The association has 400 volumes in its reading-room. 
 The railroad association has 300 volumes in its library. 
 
 WINFIELD. 
 
 The association was established here in 1902, and has 
 300 volumes in its reading-room. 
 
Scbool Xibrariee* 
 
 99 
 
 KANSAS SCHOOL LIBRARIES. 
 
 LIST OF TOWNS IN KANSAS WHICH HAVE SCHOOL LIBRARIES, AND THE 
 NUMBER OF VOLUMES IN EACH LIBRARY. 
 
 By permission of Superintendent of Public Instruction I. L. Dayhoff, these 
 statistics are taken from the Thirteenth Biennial Report of the Kansas Depart- 
 ment of Public Instruction, 1901-1902. 
 
 CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS. 
 vols. 
 
 Atchison 800 
 
 Fort Scott 2,500 
 
 Kansas City 5,884 
 
 vols. 
 
 Leavenworth 6,383 
 
 Topeka 
 
 CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS. 
 
 vols. 
 
 Abilene 1,520 
 
 Arkansas City 450 
 
 Anthony 300 
 
 Argentine 300 
 
 Baxter Springs 200 
 
 Burlington 500 
 
 Beloit 1,500 
 
 Belleville 400 
 
 Columbus 1,811 
 
 Clay Center 2,000 
 
 Chetopa 135 
 
 Coffey ville 500 
 
 Chanute 300 
 
 Caldwell 800 
 
 Dodge City 200 
 
 El Dorado 1,000 
 
 Emporia 2,000 
 
 Eureka 200 
 
 Garnett 300 
 
 Great Bend 500 
 
 Galena 585 
 
 Girard 400 
 
 Garden City 12 
 
 Goodland 215 
 
 Hiawatha 400 
 
 Horton 1,050 
 
 Harper 200 
 
 vols. 
 
 Holton 2,894 
 
 Hutchinson 1,000 
 
 Independence 600 
 
 Junction City 1,200 
 
 Kingman 700 
 
 Lawrence 500 
 
 Larned 600 
 
 Lyons 1,000 
 
 Marion 500 
 
 Marysville 1,000 
 
 McPherson 657 
 
 Minneapolis 1,000 
 
 Manhattan.. 116 
 
 Newton 200 
 
 Ottawa 500 
 
 Olathe 500 
 
 Oswego 350 
 
 Osawatomie 1,600 
 
 Osage City 1,200 
 
 Oaborne 310 
 
 Pittsburg 500 
 
 Parsons 1,300 
 
 Rosedale 200 
 
 Seneca 1,402 
 
 Weir City 300 
 
 Wellington 600 
 
 Winfield . , . 1,475 
 
100 
 
 Scbool libraries. 
 
 CITIES OF THE THIRD CLASS. 
 
 vols. 
 
 Augusta 500 
 
 AshlaDd 450 
 
 Arcadia 15 
 
 Attica 430 
 
 Americus 200 
 
 Axtell 400 
 
 Almena 400 
 
 Ada 10 
 
 Atwood 500 
 
 Arlington 426 
 
 Alden 130 
 
 Alma 50 
 
 Altoona 200 
 
 Bronson 200 
 
 Burden 182 
 
 Burrton 250 
 
 Burr Oak 175 
 
 Blue Mound 87 
 
 Beattie 200 
 
 Bern 204 
 
 Burlingame 1,890 
 
 Bennington 67 
 
 Belle Plaine 1,000 
 
 Barnes 50 
 
 Buffalo 20 
 
 Bonner Springs 250 
 
 Colony 300 
 
 Cottonwood Falls 700 
 
 Cedarvale 350 
 
 Concordia 1,500 
 
 Clyde 300 
 
 Cherokee 300 
 
 Chicopee 200 
 
 Chapman 60 
 
 Cimarron 84 
 
 Coolidge 50 
 
 Circleville 300 
 
 Canton 160 
 
 Caney 300 
 
 Centralia 500 
 
 Corning 500 
 
 Carbondale 50 
 
 Culver 50 
 
 Courtland 200 
 
 Cuba . . 250 
 
 vols. 
 
 Chase 105 
 
 Cheney 300 
 
 Cedarville 100 
 
 Con way Springs 60 
 
 Clifton 200 
 
 Chelsea 500 
 
 Douglass 300 
 
 Dighton 300 
 
 Downs 250 
 
 Delphos 177 
 
 Elsmore 100 
 
 Ellinwood 15 
 
 Everest 360 
 
 Elmdale 50 
 
 Enterprise 200 
 
 Eudora 344 
 
 Elk Falls 100 
 
 Ellis 150 
 
 Edgerton 50 
 
 Elk City 300 
 
 Erie 300 
 
 Eskridge 120 
 
 Edwardsville 2,100 
 
 Fulton 100 
 
 Frontenac 100 
 
 Fall River 200 
 
 Florence 500 
 
 Frankfort 500 
 
 Fredonia 500 
 
 Greeley 30 
 
 Glasco 200 
 
 Gardner 250 
 
 Galva 100 
 
 Glen Elder 300 
 
 Goffs 100 
 
 Greensburg 100 
 
 Geneseo 130 
 
 Gaylord 150 
 
 Greenleaf 200 
 
 Humboldt 500 
 
 Hoisington 20 
 
 Hamlin 230 
 
 Hepler 50 
 
 Herington 1,200 
 
 Hope 225 
 
Scbool libraries. 
 
 101 
 
 CITIES OF THE THIRD CLASS. 
 
 vols. 
 
 Highland 200 
 
 Howard 1,000 
 
 Hays 300 
 
 Hill City 40 
 
 Halstead 492 
 
 Healy 12 
 
 Havensville 400 
 
 Hoxie 50 
 
 Haddam 40 
 
 Hanover 200 
 
 Hollenberg 60 
 
 Irving 300 
 
 Inman 314 
 
 Jamestown 60 
 
 Jewell City 650 
 
 Kincaid 170 
 
 Kiowa 400 
 
 Kinsley 300 
 
 Kanopolis 50 
 
 Kirwin 200 
 
 Leon 200 
 
 Lebo 300 
 
 Le Roy 300 
 
 Lecompton 36 
 
 Longton 200 
 
 Linwood 150 
 
 Lincoln 450 
 
 La Cygne 484 
 
 Lindsborg 524 
 
 Lorraine 50 
 
 Louisburg 20 
 
 Liberty 100 
 
 Lenora 300 
 
 Lyndon 250 
 
 Louisville 200 
 
 Little River 125 
 
 Leonardville . . 199 
 
 La Crosse 75 
 
 Lucas 75 
 
 Luray 50 
 
 Lebanon 75 
 
 Linn 30 
 
 Muscotah 465 
 
 Medicine Lodge 450 
 
 Morrill.. 300 
 
 vols. 
 
 Morganville 100 
 
 McCune , 65 
 
 Midway 50 
 
 Moline 500 
 
 McLouth 200 
 
 Mankato 225 
 
 Mound Valley 50 
 
 Mound City 75 
 
 Marquotte 400 
 
 Moundridge 350 
 
 Melvern 120 
 
 Mount Hope 200 
 
 Mulvane 300 
 
 Mayfield 50 
 
 Maple Hill 150 
 
 Mahaska 35 
 
 Netawaka 90 
 
 Nortonville 125 
 
 Ness City 775 
 
 Norton 1,000 
 
 Nickerson 300 
 
 Neodesha 300 
 
 New Albany 80 
 
 Neosho Falls 300 
 
 Oberlin 150 
 
 Oskaloosa 100 
 
 Oketo 257 
 
 Oneida 100 
 
 Onaga 100 
 
 Oxford 200 
 
 Pomona 100 
 
 Princeton 200 
 
 Perry 25 
 
 Parker 50 
 
 Pleasanton 150 
 
 Prescott 50 
 
 Peabody 450 
 
 Pratt 196 
 
 Plainville 75 
 
 Palmer 25 
 
 Reserve 300 
 
 Robinson 400 
 
 Richmond 700 
 
 Reading 250 
 
 Roxbury 145 
 
102 
 
 Scbool libraries* 
 
 CITIES OF THE THIRD CLASS. 
 
 vols. 
 
 Republic 150 
 
 Raymond 117 
 
 Randolph 300 
 
 Riley 230 
 
 Russell 350 
 
 Rossville 838 
 
 Savonburg 30 
 
 Strong City 130 
 
 Sedan 500 
 
 St. Francis 75 
 
 Solomon 600 
 
 Severance 273 
 
 Severy 52 
 
 Syracuse 300 
 
 Sedgwick 1,000 
 
 Soldier 100 
 
 Springhill 300 
 
 Summerneld 100 
 
 St. Paul 150 
 
 Scranton 400 
 
 St. Mary's 300 
 
 Scandia 250 
 
 Sterling 1,200 
 
 Stockton 100 
 
 Scott City 44 
 
 Smith Center 200 
 
 Stafford 60 
 
 St. John . . 150 
 
 vols. 
 
 Troy 500 
 
 Tonganoxie 60 
 
 Thayer 150 
 
 Tescott 40 
 
 Turon 150 
 
 Toronto 100 
 
 Udall 40 
 
 Valley Falls 450 
 
 Whitewater 150 
 
 Wakefield 150 
 
 Walnut 380 
 
 Wathena 23 
 
 White Cloud 560 
 
 Wilson 125 
 
 Wellsville 50 
 
 Williamsburg 250 
 
 Walton 50 
 
 Whiting 150 
 
 Winchester 100 
 
 Waterville 400 
 
 Wetmore 456 
 
 Wamego 600 
 
 Westmoreland 100 
 
 WaKeeney 200 
 
 Washington 400 
 
 Yale 50 
 
 Yates Center . . 500 
 
IRecent (Sifts* 103 
 
 RECENT GIFTS TO KANSAS LIBRARIES. 
 
 The most notable gifts to Kansas libraries in the last two 
 or three years have been from Mr. Andrew Carnegie. His 
 gifts for free public library buildings have been made with 
 the usual condition, that the cities pledge ten per cent, of 
 the net amount of the gift for annual maintenance. The 
 exception to this almost invariable rule was in the case of 
 the Anderson Memorial Library, College of Emporia. This 
 building Mr. Carnegie erected without conditions, as a me- 
 morial to Col. John B. Anderson, his early patron and friend. 
 The author of Triumphant Democracy said, at the opening 
 of one of these institutions some years ago : 
 
 "My own personal experience may have led me to value 
 a free library beyond all other forms of beneficence. When 
 I was a boy in Pittsburg, Colonel Anderson, of Allegheny 
 a name I can never speak without feelings of devotional 
 gratitude opened his little library of 400 books to boys. 
 Every Saturday afternoon he was himself in attendance at 
 his house to exchange books. No one but him who has 
 felt it can know the intense longing with which the arrival 
 of Saturday was awaited, that a new book might be had. 
 My brother and Mr. Phipps, who have been my principal 
 business partners through life, shared with me Colonel An- 
 derson's precious generosity, and it was when reveling in 
 these treasures that I resolved, if ever wealth came to me, 
 that it should be used to establish free libraries that other 
 poor boys might receive opportunities similar to those for 
 which we were indebted to that noble man." 
 
 Col. John B. Anderson was, in later years, a resident of 
 Manhattan. His library of 5000 volumes is now in the An- 
 derson Memorial Library. 
 
 In 1899, Mr. Carnegie gave $500 to the Blue Rapids Li- 
 brary for the purchase of books. Mr. Carnegie's gifts 
 for the erection of library buildings in the state have been 
 as follows : 
 
 Leavenworth Free Public Library, $30,000. 
 
 Emporia Free Public Library, $20,000. 
 
 Anderson Memorial Library, $30,000. 
 
104 IRecent gifts, 
 
 Ottawa Free Public Library, $15,000. 
 
 Lawrence Free Public Library, $25,000. 
 
 Hutchinson Free Public Library, $15,000. 
 
 Winfield Free Public Library, $15,000. 
 
 Fort Scott Free Public Library, $15,000. 
 
 Kansas City Free Public Library, $75,000. 
 
 Manhattan Free Public Library, $10,000. 
 
 Newton Free Public Library, $15,000. 
 
 Salina Free Public Library, $15,000. 
 
 In 1902, Mrs. Martha Smith, of Paola, died, leaving 
 property valued at $10,000 for the erection of a public li- 
 brary building. 
 
 Judge Nelson Case, of Oswego, has given $6000 to 
 Baker University for a library building fund. 
 
 Mr. W. G, Hoover, of Chetopa, has given $1500 to the 
 library building fund of Baker University. 
 
 Miss Helen Gould has given several thousand books to 
 various Y. M. C. A. reading-rooms. 
 
 Bethany College, Lindsborg, has received gifts of valu- 
 able books, amounting to 2000 in number. 
 
 Mr. Pomeroy gave to the Atchison Public Library, in 
 1899, a piece of statuary. 
 
 The Commercial Club of Abilene gave $200 to the new 
 public library. 
 
 Mr. C. Q. Chandler gave $100 to the Medicine Lodge 
 library. 
 
 Mr. Edward Wilder, in 1901, made a permanent loan of 
 his large collection of specimens of European ceramic and 
 vitrio art, and his collection of about 800 photographs of 
 European churches, monuments and paintings, to the To- 
 peka Public Library. 
 
 In addition to its other special book funds, the Topeka 
 Public Library received, in 1902, the Mulvane memorial 
 fund of $1800. 
 
 The Traveling Libraries Commission has received many 
 gifts from clubs and individuals, the largest single gift be- 
 ing from Mrs. Chas. Robinson, of Lawrence, which con- 
 sisted of 250 books. 
 
 The Lawrence Public Library, 1902, received, in addi- 
 
IRecent (gifts, 105 
 
 tion to the gift of Mr. Carnegie, a gift from Mrs. Chas. P. 
 Grovenor of the site for the new building, valued at $2500. 
 
 Mrs. Preston B. Plumb gave the site for the new public 
 library at Emporia. 
 
 In 1902, the Hon. George W. Martin, of Topeka, gave 
 his fine collection of Kansas books, 711 volumes, to the 
 Anderson Memorial Library, Emporia. 
 
 Washburn College has received recently from Col. T. W. 
 Harrison his excellent law library, valued at $4000, and in 
 1901 received 800 volumes from the library of John Davis, 
 of Junction City. 
 
 At the University of Kansas, the Kappa Alpha Theta 
 Fraternity gave $500 to the library, June, 1903. 
 
PAGE 
 
 Abilene 11 
 
 Atchison 13 
 
 Baldwin 18 
 
 Blue Rapids 19 
 
 Burlington 20 
 
 Cawker City 21 
 
 Chanute 21 
 
 Chapman 22 
 
 Concordia 22 
 
 Delphos 23 
 
 Emporia 25 
 
 Fort Leavenworth 53 
 
 Fort Riley 30 
 
 Galena 31 
 
 Girard 32 
 
 Halstead 33 
 
 Hiawatha 34 
 
 Horton 36 
 
 Hutchinson 37 
 
 Independence 39 
 
 Junction City 40 
 
 Kansas City 40 
 
 Lawrence 41 
 
 Leavenworth 50 
 
 Lindsborg 53 
 
 McPherson 55 
 
 Manhattan 56 
 
 Marquette 60 
 
 Medicine Lodge 60 
 
 Minneapolis 61 
 
 Newton 62 
 
 Norton 65 
 
 Osawatomie 65 
 
 Oswego 67 
 
 Ottawa 67 
 
 Paola 69 
 
 Parsons 72 
 
 Peabody 74 
 
 Pittsburg 75 
 
 Plainville 76 
 
 (107) 
 
108 flnfcer. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Russell 77 
 
 St. Mary's 78 
 
 Salina 79 
 
 Smith Center 80 
 
 Tonganoxie 81 
 
 Topeka 81 
 
 Troy 93 
 
 Weir 94 
 
 Wellington 95 
 
 Wichita 95 
 
 Winfield.. 97 
 
 List of Kansas School Libraries 99 
 
 Preface 5 
 
 Recent Gifts to Kansas Libraries 103 
 
 Y. M. C. A. Reading-rooms 98 
 
 ILLUSTRATIONS. 
 
 Anderson Memorial Library, College of Emporia opposite 24 
 
 Baker University Library, Baldwin 16 
 
 Boswell Library, Washburn College, Topeka 72 
 
 Hutchinson Free Public Library 36 
 
 Kansas City Free Public Library 40 
 
 Kansas State Capitol, Topeka 88 
 
 Ladies' Public Library, Blue Rapids 20 
 
 Leavenworth Free Public Library 48 
 
 Ottawa Free Public Library 68 
 
 Salina Free Public Library 104 
 
 Spooner Library, University of Kansas, Lawrence 9 
 
 State Agricultural College Library (two views), Manhattan. . 56, 60 
 
 State Normal School Library, Emporia 28 
 
 State Historical Society Newspaper Room 96 
 
 State Historical Society Picture Gallery 32 
 
 Topeka Free Public Library 80 
 
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