DO YOU WANT TO KNOW c.\ - M ,, \\rtn©^ : j Sen-** IHew Real's Gvcctmijs A Group of Traveling Libraries Sttorth Dakota Jtfttbltc gibvary 1910 ' I 'O THE Librarians of our Traveling Libraries: The North Dakota Public Library Com- mission sends cordial Greetings for the New Year and thanks for past services given. It is through your self-sacrificing efforts that thousands of books have been brought to hundreds of readers in North Dakota during the past year, and we trust that the conscious- ness of the lives brightened and enriched through these books may be both your reward for past efforts and your inspiration to future service. Acting Secretary. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/miscellaneousmatOOnort o c- t . Vfvl y. 'An A flew gear’s Greetings A Group of Traveling Libraries Itorth Dakota public gibrarij Commission 1910 r I O THE Librarians of our Traveling -*■ Libraries : The North Dakota Public Library Com- mission sends cordial Greetings for the New Year and thanks for past services given. It is through your self-sacrificing efforts that thousands of books have been brought to hundreds of readers in North Dakota during the past year, and we trust that the conscious- ness of the lives brightened and enriched through these books may be both your reward for past efforts and your inspiration to future service. Acting Secretary. 3ree Books’ If Not, Write the LIBRARY COMMISSION, Bismarck, N. D. Have You had a Traveling Library? Do You Want a Farmers’ Library? Would Your Club Like a box of books for study next winter? Are you a Student wishing more books? Does your town need a library? Does your library need help? Write the LIBRARY COMMISSION, Bismarck, N. D. It was Created to help YOU. Public Library Commission. O. G. Libby, Grand Forks, President. W. L. Stockwell, Bismarck. Max Batt, Agricultural College. Mrs. Clara L. Darrow, Fargo. A. E. Sheets, Lakota. Mrs. Minnie Clarke Budlong, Secretary and Director Sveinbjom Johnson, Legislative Reference Librarian Voice Print, Denhoff, N. D. ^44*. What are Farmers Libraries? e m Sent from the Office of the Public Library Commission BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA A Farmer’s Library consists of twelve to fifteen technical books on farm- ing. It is sent by freight in a wooden box. €fl Three respons- ible men must sign an applica- tion card guaranteeing the safe return of the books. €][ The lib- rary may be kept three months or longer if requested. CJ The only expense to the borrower is cost of transportation both ways and payment for any books lost or mutilated :::::: January 1, 1911 the Farmer’s Libraries consist of four different lists as follows: Set No. 1 Austin The Flock.. Card Farm management. Craig Judging live stock . Davidson 1 & Chase f Farm machinery and farm motors. Edgar Stoiy of a grain of wheat. Harwood New creaton in plant life. Hunt Cereals in Jlmerica. Hunt Forage and fiber crops in America. Lipman Bacteria in relation to country life. Lock V ariation, heredity and evolution. Mayo Diseases of Animals. Parloa Home economics. Shaw Animal breeding. Streeter The fat of the land. Smith Profitable stock feeding. Set No. 2 Bailey Training of farmers. Bruncken North American forests and forestry Green Popular fruit growing. Gurler The farm dairy. Macdonald Dry farming . Maynard The small country place. Michels Dairy farming. Plumb Types and breeds of animals. Powell Hedges, windbreaks, shelters and live fences. Sando American Poultry culture. Shaw Feeding farm animals. McDowelf ] Elemen “ °f Agriculture. Van Norman First lesson in dairying. Burkett Set No. 3. The Farmer’s Veterinarian. Cobleigh Handy Farm devices. Collins / he new agriculture h letcher Soils. Green e Vegetable gardening. Harwood 1 he new earth. Hopkins Soil fertility and permanent agri - King culture. Ventilation. Publow Questions and answers on butter Pub low 1 making. Questions and Answers on Milk ctnd & Troyj Milk testing. Shaw Forage crops. Smith Our insect friends and enemies. Spillman Farm grasses of the United States. Wilcox Farm animals. Burkett Set No. 4 Farm Stock - Burkett Soils. Dietrich Swine. Hunt How to choose a farm. King Physics of agriculture. The farmer's business handbook . Roberts Roberts Fertility of the land. Shaw Clovers. Smith Economic entomology. Snyder Human foods. Snyder Soils and fertilizers. Taylor Agricultural Economics. Wilkinsor \ Practical agriculture. Wing Alfalfa in America. Write the Secretary of the Library Com- mission, Bismarck, N. D., for an applica- tion card. 2 * U^cU What are Farmers Libraries? o»p Sent from the Office of the Public Library Commission BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA A Farmer’s Library consists of twelve to fifteen technical books on farm- ing. It is sent by freight in a wooden box. €| Three respons- ible men must sign an applica- tion card guaranteeing the safe return of the books. q The lib- rary may be kept three months or longer if requested. The only expense to the borrower is cost of transportation both ways and payment for any books lost or mutilated :::::: January 1, 1911 the Farmer’s Libraries consist of four different lists as follows: Set No. 1 Austin The Flock. Card Farm management. Craig Judging live stock . Davidson & Chase j Farm machinery and farm motors. Edgar Story of a grain of wheat. Harwood New creaton in plant life. Hunt Cereals in Jlmerica. Hunt Forage and fiber crops in America. Lipman Bacteria in relation to country life. Lock V ariation, heredity and evolution. Mayo Diseases of Animals. Parloa Home economics. Shaw Animal breeding. Streeter The fat of the land. Smith Profitable stock J ceding. Set No. 2 Bailey Training of farmers. Bruncken North American forests and forestry Green Popular fruit growing. Gurler The farm dairy. Macdonalc 1 Dry farming. Maynard The small country place. Michels Dairy farming. Plumb Types and breeds of animals. Powell Hedges, windbreaks , shelters and live fences. Sando American Poultry culture. Shaw Feeding farm animals. McUowelf Elements of Agriculture. Van Norman First lesson in dairying. Burkett Set No. 3. The Farmer’s Veterinarian. Cobleigh Handy Farm devices. Collins 1 he new agriculture b letcher Soils. Green 4 Vegetable gardening. Harwood The new earth. Hopkins Soil fertility and permanent agri - King culture. Ventilation. Publow Questions and answers on butter Pub low) making. Questions and Answers on Milk and & Troyj Milk testing. Shaw Forage crops. Smith Our insect friends and enemies. Spillman Farm grasses of the United States. Wilcox Farm animals. Burkett Set No. 4 Farm Stock - Burkett Soils. Dietrich Swine. Hunt How to choose a farm. King Physics of agriculture. The farmer’s business handbook- Roberts Roberts Fertility of the land. Shaw Clovers. Smith Economic entomology. Snyder Human foods. Snyder Soils and fertilizers. Taylor Agricultural Economics. Wilkinsor i Practical agriculture. Wing Alfalfa in America. Write the Secretary of the Library Com- mission, Bismarck, N. D., for an applica- tion card. Traveling Librari Circulated by the WRITE THE SECRETARY FOR PARTICULARS “0 0 (/) H O > 3D □ C /3 —1 oo —1 ^-n ZC 3 3 » o o 30 om m s m CTC /5 I- T 3 J> o — H HO 30 C /3 m X !-b “=)!*> N n»%* I'SO (S) C d> c .2 • w* .o the *3 05 - 04 < H C/D cs JO £ CO CO w < z, — 3 >. X3 T3 w u >> s*T u CO G O- U £ ctf u H u w C/5 D y P W) c ctf 3 o t— 03 L. -Q QsS < X w o U S- o o CO w X H cs < Ou ~o> u _J GO 5 j>> c CO O U UJ H 04 o > 03 jd 3 O the 5 >* cl *-< H CL o —1 oa Zo oo =o ’ o w I II^CD m — < 1 &o 3S PLACE STAMP HERE OJU North Dakota §>tate Public ptbrarg (Euntmtsgiuu WORK ACCOMPLISHED FROM ITS BEGINNING, 1908, TO JULY 1, 1912 SUMMARY OF STATISTICS BY DEPARTMENTS 1908 Traveling Library Department Number of traveling libraries 19 Number of books in traveling libraries 851 Number of traveling library stations. 19 Number of farmers’ libraries Number of books in farmers’ libraries *15 Traveling libraries were withdrawn in 1911, worn out. Educational Reference Department Number of educational reference books Number of books loaned from educational reference library Number of pamphlets and clippings loaned Indefinite Loan (Worn books sent to rural schools when requested) 1190 Field Work Number of public libraries in state 27 33 37 Number of Carnegie buildings 6 8 10 Number of Memorial buildings 1 5 Number of trips of organizer 12 Number of library visits 22 Publicity Number of addresses given 12 Number of advertising trips and exhibits 8 Legislative Reference Department The work of the legislative reference department cannot be summarized in statistics. This department assists legislators, state and city officers and other public men to the information needed in the discharge of their duties. This summary is taken from the Third Biennial Report of the Public Library Commission now in the hands of the printer. 1910 1912 117 151* 6158 7165 138 356 25 95 365 1270 2425 3175 4570 1542 January 25, 1913 (Mrs.) Minnie Clarke Budlong, Secretary and Director Public Library Commission °a\.<*8U. M Ss (o .ry Sch ■ . North Dakota State public ^library Commission WORK ACCOMPLISHED FROM ITS BEGINNING, 1S08, TO JULY 1, 1912 SUMMARY OF STATISTICS BY DEPARTMENTS 1908 Traveling Library Department Number of traveling libraries 19 Number of books in traveling libraries 851 Number of traveling library stations 19 Number of farmers’ libraries Number of books in farmers’ libraries *15 Traveling libraries were withdrawn in 1911, worn out. Educational Reference Department Number of educational reference books Number of books loaned from educational reference library Number of pamphlets and clippings loaned Indefinite Loan (Worn books sent to rural schools when requested) 1190 Field Work Number of public libraries in state 27 33 37 Number of Carnegie buildings 6 8 10 Number of Memorial buildings 1 5 Number of trips of organizer 12 Number of library visits 22 Publicity Number of addresses given 12 Number of advertising trips and exhibits 8 Legislative Reference Department The work of the legislative reference department cannot be summarized in statistics. This department assists legislators, state and city officers and other public men to the information needed in the discharge of their duties. This summary is taken from the Third Biennial Report of the Public Library Commission now in the hands of the printer. 1910 1912 117 151* 6158 7165 138 356 25 95 365 1270 2425 3175 4570 1542 January 25, 1913 (Mrs.) Minnie Clarke Budlong, Secretary and Director Public Library Commission Z ° NORTH DAKOTA PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSION Free Traveling Libraries RECORD OF CARD HOLDERS OF THE .. Library Association Borrower’s Agreement I, the undersigned, living in hereby apply for the privilege of borrowing books from the Free Traveling Library of the Library Association. I promise to take good care of all the books I draw, to pay promptly all fines and damages charged against me, and to obey the rules of the library. 1-08 C No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Name No 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Name No 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Name 37 38 39 t 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Name No 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Name No 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 Namk , »rfv#rsity of '!ipo ; - , NORTH DAKOTA PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSION Free Traveling Libraries RECORD OF CARD HOLDERS OF THE Library Association Borrower 9 s Agreement I, the undersigned, living in hereby apply for the privilege of borrowing books from the Free Traveling Library of the Library Association. I promise to take good care of all the books I draw, to pay promptly all fines and damages charged against me, and to obey the rules of the library. 1-08 C No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Name i i •? i i I . j No 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Name No 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Name 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Name No 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Name 1 i ! No Name 61 62 63 64 65 . 66 . 67 . 68 . 69 70 . 71 . 72 O a \ I'CeS. | Univwsity of Illinois, Schas NORTH DAKOTA PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSION Farmers’ Free Libraries RECORD OF BORROWERS of the Farmers’ Lib rar y d u b Borrower’s Agreement I, the undersigned, living in or vicinity hereby apply for the privilege of borrowing books from the Farmers’ Free Library of the .Farmers’ Library Club. I promise to take good care of all the books I draw, to pay promptly all fines and damages charged against me, and to obey the rules of the library. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 12 I NAME i i l i ■] No 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ! NAME k‘ltfy#rsity of JfhVois NORTH DAKOTA PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSION Farmers' Free Libraries RECORD OF BORROWERS of the .Farmers’ Library Club Borrower’s Agreement I, the undersigned, living in or vicinity hereby apply for the privilege of borrowing books from the Farmers’ Free Library of the .Farmers’ Library Club. I promise to take good care of all the books I draw, to pay promptly all fines and damages charged against me, and to obey the rules of the library. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 n 12 NAME No 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 NAME