University in regard to loaning books to gram was a piano solo, delightfully renother libraries. He stated that the Uni- dered by Mrs Eugenie O. McClellan of versity Library was primarily a reference the San Mateo Library, after which Guy library and that the needs of the faculty C. Miller, trustee of the Palo Alto Puband students must be given first place. lic Library, discussed the subject "ReachHe further said that it was the policy not ing the people." to lend books which were inexpensive and readily obtainable through the customary book trade channels, those which were in demand or were likely to be in demand at the University, or those of more than ordinary rarity or value. Mr Park, Miss James, Mr Greene and Mr Rowell took part in the discussion that followed. Miss M. H. Waterman, librarian of the Santa Cruz Public Library, discussed "The Library as a social center," giving the Santa Cruz Library as an example, its entertainments and meetings of various kinds making the library very popular. Miss Anne Hadden, of the Palo Alto Public Library, read an interesting paper on "Historical records," which was very much appreciated. All the discussions were heartily enter Miss Frances S. C. James, librarian in. charge of the Lane Medical Library, traced the history of that collection and spoke of some of the problems of classi-ed into by all present. fication and arrangement of a medica! A resolution was adopted approving of library. She closed her remarks with a cordial invitation to those who desired to in Santa Clara, Monterey and San Mateo the establishment of county free libraries inspect the new building. Miss James and counties and urging that librarians be imher assistants conducted the visitors through the library, and a pleasant ses-menced. Another resolution approved of mediately appointed and service comsion was brought to a close. EDITH M. COULTER, Secretary. Second District Meeting. A meeting of the second district of the California Library Association was held in the private dining room of the Peninsula Hotel, San Mateo, on February 22, 1913. the following bills now before the legis lature and recommended their favorable consideration by members of the legislature, namely: A. B. 1687, introduced by Mr Benedict, and S. B. 1490, introduced by Sen. Hewitt, both of which propose a legislative reference bureau as an integral part of the State Library; and S. B. 873 by Senator Caminetti, which provides an admirable method of co-operation between libraries and the University of California for university extension. The meeting was called to order by the District President, Miss Inez M. Crawford, of the San Mateo Public Library, at eleven o'clock a.m. A vocal solo was rendered by Mrs A. W. Gunn, after which In the evening, Dr H. D'Arcy Power C. M. Morse, a trustee of the San Mateo of Burlingame entertained a large numLibrary, gave an address of welcome, ber of people in the hotel parlors by givstating how important it was for library ing an illustrated lecture, "Photography trustees to attend these conventions and as a Fine Art." It was very much appreassist the librarians in their work. He ciated by all. The exhibition of color further said that the national government photography with the explanation of how and the State are lending a helping hand accomplished with perfect truth to naFolto the people through libraries and called ture, was especially interesting. attention to the value of the work going lowing are the names of those who attendon throughout the State. Miss Nell Mc-ed: Burlingame, Mrs M. E. Jones; Los Ginley of the San Jose Library spoke in Gatos, Mrs M. C. Proctor; Monterey, response to Mr Morse's address. Following this a very instructive lecture was given by B. B. Futernick of San Francisco on the repairing of books. He gave some very interesting illustrations and answered many questions. The meeting was then adjourned for luncheon. The afternoon session was called to order at two o'clock. First on the pro Etta Eckhardt; Oakland, Jean D. Baird, San Jose, Nell McGinley; San Mateo, paper read by Mrs Alice Hare, custodian Inez M. Crawford, C. M. Morse, Mrs E. of the Winton branch of the Merced O. McClellan, Racine McRoskey; Santa County Free Library. She urged the colClara University, Mrs Mira B. Bennett; lecting of material for historical socieSanta Cruz, Tillie E. Doeltz, Minerva H. ties, and the desirability of forming Waterman; Watsonville, Belle M. Jen- County Historical Associations. Mrs kins. Hare has been holding meetings in her library, where talks on California writers and men of great deeds of this state have been given. M. E. JONES, Secretary. Third District Meeting. The President of the Third District, Mrs M. E. Gorlinski, plans to hold a meeting at Willits, April 11-12, 1913. Fourth District Meeting. A meeting of the Fourth District of the California Library Association was held at Modesto, February 22, 1913. The District President, Miss Cornelia D. Provines, called the meeting to order, giving a warm welcome to those present, and extending greetings from the State Librarian, J. L. Gillis. The president then asked the secretary to read the bills pending in the State Legislature regarding library administration. The first dealt with the establishment of a Legislature Reference Bureau in the State Library, the second with cooperation between the University of California, the California State Library and the various county free libraries of California for the purpose of carrying on a practical system of university extension. The third bill dealt with the need of providing a fund for State buildings, particularly a State Library building. After a general discussion, resolutions in favor of the passage of these bills, namely: Assembly Bill 1687, Assembly Bill 1325 and Senate Bill 873, were unanimously adopted. The program consisted of informal discussions on binding and mending of books, binding of newspapers, magazines best suited for branches, charging systems, gathering of debate material, turning over school libraries to the county libraries. "California libraries in connection with California history" was the title of a The president called on the principal of the Modesto High School who responded to the invitation in a few words. A motion was made and seconded to send Miss Reagan a night letter expressing the sympathy of the association and regret at her absence from the Modesto meeting. This motion carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was tendered Miss Clara Dills for her assistance in acting as secretary of the meeting. Those who attended the meeting were: Fresno County and Public Library, Miss S. E. McCardle, Miss Isabel Hoover and Miss S. P. Clark; Kern County Library, Miss C. C. Field; Kings County Library, Miss Clara Dills; Merced County Library, Miss Winifred Bigley, Miss M. L. Stoddard, Miss L. L. Landram, and Miss Stella Peterson, Irwin Branch, and Mrs Alice Hare, Winton Branch; Porterville Public Library, Mrs D. D. Fowler; Selma Public Library, Mrs R. C. Gibbs, trustee, and Miss Edith Staley; Stanislaus County Library, Miss C. D. Provines, Miss M. J. Colcord, Miss Laura Watson, and Miss Vada Kirk, Patterson Branch, Mrs Anabelle Hadley, Riverbank Branch; State Library, Miss M. V. Provines; Tulare County Library, Miss Bessie Herrman ; Turlock Public Library, Mrs J. H. Love; Visalia Public Library, Mrs M. McEwen. CLARA B. DILLS, Secretary pro tem. J. Fifth and Ninth Districts Meeting. A joint meeting of the Fifth and Ninth Districts is to be held at Chico, April 19, 1913. CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY. The bill establishing the California State | Library was signed by Governor Peter H. Burnett, April 9, 1850. Annual income for 1912-13, $49,200. Total accessions 162,886, exclusive of 14,658 in Large loans collection and 2659 accessions in Books for the Blind Depart ment. TRUSTEES. A. H. Hewitt, Pres... R. M. Richardson. James L. Gillis, Sec'y STAFF. Lloyd Smith, Messenger. Miss Julia Steffa resigned as assistant in the Reference Department on April 2 to accept a position as assistant in the Los Angeles Co. Free Library. Miss Anne B. Bailey, for several years Sacramento Miss Ethel L. Wiles was appointed an James L. Gillis, Librarian. Melvin G. Dodge, Legislative Reference Miss Margaret Eastman, Chief Deputy and in charge of Order Department. Miss Susan T. Smith, Reference Librarian. Miss Eudora Garoutte, Head of California Department. Miss Alice J. Haines, Head of Documents Department. Miss Ida G. Munson, Head of Catalog Department. Miss Mabel R. Gillis, Head of Books for the Blind Department. Miss Harriet G. Eddy, County Library Organizer. Mrs Annie L. Blanchard, Shelf Lister. Miss Annie Lowry, in charge of Periodicals and Binding. Miss Anne B. Bailey, Assistant in Reference Department. Miss Anna Creaner, Assistant in California Department. Miss Mary V. Provines, Assistant in Documents Department. Miss Elisabeth C. Haines, Loan Desk Miss Jennie May Brown, Assistant. Elmer Walther, Bookkeeper and Assistant in Law Department. Miss Emma F. De Merritt, Book Repairer. Miss Gladys M. Kidd. Stenographer. LAW DEPARTMENT. The Law Department is fully equipped with the latest reports, digests, encyclopædias and text-books, and is entirely free to the public for reference purposes. State officers are entitled to borrow books, and private individuals are accorded the same privilege upon presentation of an order signed by a Supreme, Appellate or Superior Judge. Books may be kept three weeks, and will be once renewed for two weeks. All books are subject to recall, if required by a state officer. DOCUMENTS DEPARTMENT. ALICE J. HAINES, in charge. The Documents Department aims to collect, arrange and make available government publications, federal, state and foreign. State Publications. Copies of thirty-seven State publications have been received for distribution: Attorney General. Report, 1910-12. Banks Supt. Report, 1912. Building & Loan Comrs. Report, 1912. Charities & Corrections Board. Report, 1910-12. Conservation Comm. Report, 1912. palities. Documents office. American history: United States public documents relating to political, military and biographical history, diplomatic relations, etc., for sale by Financial transactions of munici- the Superintendent of Documents. 1913. (Price List 50, 3d ed.) McAdie, Alexander G. The climate of Forester. Report, 1910-12. (in 1). McGlashan, H. D. Surface water supply of United States; pt. 11: Pacific coast in California. 1912. (Geological Surv. Water-supply paper 311.) Rabak, Frank. Utilization of waste raisin seeds. 1913. (Plant Industry Bur. Bull. 276.) REFERENCE DEPARTMENT. SUSAN T. SMITH, in charge. The Reference Department furnishes information to any inquirer. It furnishes books to public libraries, or any other educational institution, on application; to individuals through the signature of a state officer, of the Librarian of the local library or of the official head of any other educational institution or on receipt of a $5.00 deposit; to a club or grange on request of its president, secretary or librarian. any one The State Library pays the cost of transportation to borrowing through a county free library, but in every other instance the charges both ways are paid by the borrower. Wells Fargo Express Co. has granted a halfmerchandise rate to the borrower on return shipments. The fact that every department of the State Library is necessary in order to do successful legislative reference work, has been proved once more during the present Legislature. The Reference Department has been kept busy looking up and furnishing material on every subject before the Legislature. Many of the books and much other material were not such as would ever have been thought of as of use for legislative purposes. Large Loans Collection. The Reference Department also sends out groups of books up to 1000 volumes census, to counties starting county free libraries. These books are from a store room collec tion called Large loans collection. The settler, also served as senator and was a greater part of the books in the collection member of the Constitutional Convention are the traveling libraries books. Publishers' gifts and duplicates not needed in of 1879. Mr Glascock is now a resident the general departments of the library are of Sacramento. also being placed in this collection. The Milton Wolfskill was a pioneer hortiModel School Library, which was the culturist and stock raiser. He came to property of the California Teachers' Association and the California Library Association, has been presented to the State Library, and is a part of the Large loans collection. A list of the books that are in this collection appeared in the Western Journal of Education for March and April, 1910. These loans are sent by freight, the county free libraries borrowing them paying the freight charges. Loans have been made to the following counties: Imperial, Riverside, Kings and San Diego. CATALOG DEPARTMENT. IDA G. MUNSON, in charge. The work of the Catalog Department is proceeding along two parallel lines; the cataloging of the regular additions of new books, and the recataloging of much material needing a fuller treatment than it has heretofore received. During January. February and March, 3259 volumes were cataloged, adding 9581 cards to the catalog. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT. EUDORA GAROUTTE, in charge. The California Department aims to have a thoroughly good collection of books on the history and description, resources and industries of the State, as well as the works of California authors in all departments of literature. These are made accessible by means of a card catalog. Full names and biographical sketches of California authors, artists, musicians, pioneers and early settlers are being secured, together with their photographs. The collection of bound periodicals is quite large. The Department also contains about 5000 bound volumes of newspapers, a file of which is being indexed with reference to the history of the State. Students will be assisted in their work. Pioneers and Early Settlers. Thomas Beck was born in Ireland but came to California in early days. He served the State as senator eight years and as Secretary of State four years. He was also U. S. Appraiser for some time. At the time of his death, which occurred October 2, 1910, he was Superintendent of the new building at Represa for the criminal insane. Benjamin Brooke Glascock, an early the State in 1849 and did much toward the development of its many resources. His death occurred at Los Angeles, June 5, 1906. Other cards of much interest are those of James Cabell Brown, John Albert Chittenden, David S. Ross, Smith Troy, Alfred Cridge, John Minot Stanyan and Mr and Mrs Christopher G. McCormick. |