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26 FARMERS' BULLETIN 1559
Era.-Books sent 190, returned 126, on hand 267; circulation 790; new
readers 21, total 206; population 263.
Heml;ming.-Books sent 72, returned 75, on hand 151; circulation 284; new
readers 0, total 98.
Hood.-Books sent 196, returned 104, on hand 230; circulation 574; new
readers 37, total 219; population 265.
Htays.--Books sent 32, returned 51, on hand 122; circulation 266; new
readers 12, total 82.
Lemons.-Books sent 134, returned 0, on hand 134; circulation 187;
readers 37.
Lindsay.-Books sent 27, returned 46, on hand 241; circulation 343; new
readers 0, total 79; population 140.
Maryvillc.-Books sent 175, returned 189, on hand 169; circulation 487;
new readers 41, total 174; population 162.
Mossville.-Books sent 171, returned 21, on hand 160; circulation 367; new
readers 9, total 73; population 42.
Myra.-Books sent 271, returned 209, on hand 271; circulation 1877; new
readers 26, total 251; population 417.
Negro.-Books sent 116, returned 1, on hand 298; circulation 1210; new
readers 113, total 157.
Rosstcn.-Books sent 10, returned 0, on hand 173; circulation 205; new
readers 0, total 137; population 330.
Salem.--Books sent 192, returned 186, on hand 150; circulation 551; new
readers 7, total 99.
Sivells Bend.-Books sent 165, returned 160, on hand 308; circulation 1626;
new readers 16, total 245; population 79.
Tipto;.-Books sent 91, returned 62, on hand 91; circulation 243; new readers
18, total 18.
Tyler's Bluff.-Books sent 64, returned 51, on hand 93; circulation 238;
new readers 0, total 58.
Valley View.-Books sent 411, returned 45, on hand 355; circulation 826;
new readers 56, total 553; population 762.
Wa'rcen's Bend.-Books sent 62, returned 110, on hand 99; circulation 144;
new renders 2, total 69.
Woodbine.-Books sent 132, returned 17, on hand 229; circulation 1072; new
readers 21, total 226; population 113.
'Total financial receipts of the county library for the year were
$5,268; expenses, $5,180.42. The county tax valuation is $16,350,000.
The main library building, located in the heart of the city, is of
brick and has one story and a basement. It includes an auditorium,
a clubroom, and a museum. The material for the museum was collected
by the librarian and consists of 13 shelves of fossils, Indian
relics, early implements and arms, local history books, and manuscripts-a
total of 262 articles.
County people are kept in touch with what the library has that is
of use to them by talks. made by the librarian to clubs and schools
(five or six each month), by monthly reports, and by new book lists
in country newspapers; by conversation with the county librarian
during official visits; and by library exhibits at State, county, and
local fairs.
Valley View, branch library.-A farm girl who has completed
the local two-year high-school course has been in charge of the Valley
View branch library of 400 volumes, which is located 12 miles from
Gainesville, during the five years of its existence. The library occupies
a prominent place on the balcony of a general store and is open
two afternoons a week. The county librarian brings books every
few months, and special-request books arrive by mail. The class
of books used is similar to those of any standard small library, but
many school reference books are always included and are much
used. Over 500 people, half of them farmers, registered as bor
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Nason, W. C. (Wayne Crocker), b. 1874. Rural libraries., book, April 1928; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5941/m1/28/: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.