THE NEW ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY BULLETIN PU ARY American colleges and universi ties, List. 248 Amherst College, List. 251 Annotations by the class, Note on. 216 Art Dept. August, 13 Board of Directors 1, 76, 136, 174, 214, 258, 302, 377, 454 Book week. 380, 424 Books for boys and girls, A Christmas shelf of: inexpen sive List, 373; note; 380:: of the month, Some interesting. 303, 343, 379::: to buy for Christmas gifts, Adult list, 408; notes, 380, 424 Bostwick; A: E. The public library as civic asset. August, 3 a Fairmount Sub-Branch. 380 Gifts of paintings, 2; plants, Inexpensive books for boys and Library, What it is doing. 380, 424 424 Lindell Store Station. Missouri Univ., List. 253 Municipal Reference no. 259 -statistics of St. Louis. 259 Murphy, S. C. List of books on needlework. 448 Music rolls, Donations of. 2, 138 Needlework, List. 448; German books, 452 Oberlin College, List. 254 Pay collection, Downtown Sub- questions, Speakers on. August, 7 Receipts for returned books. 38 Reception to teachers. 382 76, 138, 176 -For the month. -months in the Library; statistics. 304 Teachers, Reception to. 382 U. S. Military Academy, List. 255 University of Pa., List. 255 War. 3, 39, 139, 177, 217, 305, 345, 381, 425 Washington Univ., List. 256 Watkins, Marie O., comp. Guide to the literature of Shakespeare. 79 Wellesley College, List. 256 What shall I do for a living? list. 444 -the Library is doing. 380, 424 -to do and how to do it; vocational list. 444 Williams College, List. 256 Wisconsin Univ., List. 256 Yale Univ., List. 257 And 15 1916 CENTRAL LIBRARY. Olive, 13th and 14th Streets. BARR BRANCH, Lafayette and Jefferson Aves. CRUNDEN BRANCH, 14th Street and Cass Ave. There are also 66 delivery stations in all parts of the city where books from the Central Library may be ordered. At some of these there are deposits of books. Books from branches or stations may be returned at the Main Library, and vice versa. Branch Libraries, 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.; Sundays (for reference and reading only) 2 to 6 p. m. REGULATIONS AND INFORMATION FOR USERS. REGISTRATION AND USE. All residents of the city, or persons having permanent employment therein, are entitled to use the Library on giving guarantee. Books may be taken from the Library only when charged on a reader's card. This card must be presented when a book is returned. Books may be renewed by telephone. Immediate notice of a change of residence or address must be given. The registered holder of a card is in all cases responsible for books drawn by means of the card, by whomsoever presented, and for all accrued fines. FINES, Etc. A fine of two cents a day will be charged for over detention; and no books will be issued until all fines incurred by the card holder have been paid. Failure to return books is a violation of the city ordinance. Books should be examined for mutilations, etc., at the time of borrowing, as the last borrower must be held responsible. ASSEMBLY AND CLUB ROOMS. Use of these rooms at branches is given free to responsible organizations on application. PRECAUTION AGAINST CONTAGION. The Library is in daily communication with the Health Department; and no book will be received from a household where there is a contagious disease until it has been fumigated. No books shall be drawn by anyone in whose household there is a contagious disease. QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS. Questions are welcomed. They should be asked at the information desk or at the Librarian's office on the second floor. Suggestions for making the Library more useful are invited, also recommendations of desirable books. TRAVELING LIBRARIES. Deposits of books are sent to schools, clubs and institutions when desired. The Library will be very glad to compile reading lists for clubs, reading circles, etc. PAY DUPLICATES. Those who prefer to wait will generally be able, by so doing, to obtain from the free shelves any book contained in the Duplicate Collection. New copies of most books added to the pay collection are placed on the free shelves at the same time. WRITING ROOM. There is a free writing room on the upper floor of the Central Library. |