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& }} books, programs, interviews with early residents, annual reports, etc., together with many pictures of early Highland Park, which were made from old plates found in the studio of Mr. 0. B. Brand. This has been The Jesse L. Smhith Lincoln collecâ€" tion, which is being developed and preuxXed to the library by Mr. Alâ€" fred W. Stern, now comprises some 175 volumes. . f The new historical room houses all of the material on Highland Park and Lake county. This comâ€" prises some 500 manuscripts, yur-} The book collection has this year gathered some special points of inâ€" Our own library figures â€"122,â€" 087 volumes borrowed for hogie use in the year udhslg April 30, 1935 â€" show a gain of 85,000 volumes over the figures of ten years ago. Every other person: in Highland Park is now ‘a cardâ€"holder in the public !iâ€" brary. 8 ‘ i2 The Chief Guage > Statistics show that the books borrowed last year by adults numâ€" bered 6,879 less than the year previâ€" ous, in spite of an increase in regisâ€" tration .of borrowers, and greater use of the reference collection.~ . Is this true because we are readâ€" ing with greater discrimination? The encouraging facts shown in the cause of adult education and the inâ€" creased demand for books about books might so indicate. Good books are stimulating, as the numbers of borrowers in the popular book room on Saturday eveâ€" nings indicate. From the scientist to the music teacher, books are help: ing to beat the "no work" racket, and better still they have brought a comforting message to many who realize that the inner life. may bel enriched. ; + Books about books have been growing in demand the last year as have books on religion, fine arts, seconomics and biography. The deâ€" cline in ‘fiction reading has been steadily downward for the past three years, despite the fact that there has been no lack of good novels. That the "stimulating deâ€" pression" has brought us back to the practical phases of life is shown inâ€"an increase of eighteen per cent in the books on useful arts: home crafts, automobile repair, boats and boating, cook books, radio, office practice, gardening, etc. ‘What, then, have been the trends of the past year in our community? The most noticeable increase is found in current periodicals. Phag l AARM U Lx on . en tat «dew diertanrert e Get our Prices on Careystone Siding IT NEVER NEEDS PAINTING! after group. Highland Park has been the exception rather than the rule in the quality of its reading and in the use and appreciation of its public library, .( Its service, in common with that of all educational institution, is largely intangible. However, who reads what, has increasingly become the topic of conversation of group wWhen you cover old walls with Ctg"ntom Sid, ing, you are through with paint and repair bills, This modern siding is made of asbestos and coâ€" ment. Permanent as stone and:can never rust, rot: or burn. It takes but a few days to completely modernize your home with \Careystone. No in« ; terior muss or bother, Come in let us. dn‘ you an estimate, â€" hob ‘ NORTH Sl‘l‘?RE Lq'@]?_l&& SUPPLY CO The community‘s need and the liâ€" brary‘s opportunities for service mmmt«thnlduhgth. past year. invites a look back to better meet the year ahead. 4 ANNUAL REPORT May 1934 â€" April 1935 To the Trustees of the Public Liâ€" PAGE TEN XA En HICHLAND PARK PUBLC LIBRARY | General Office: 2040â€"48 snrfi'...t.‘ n 15 06 000 2 se on id We Wiese ahs i Lg;:’:fiz%mm:m&m HICHLAND PARK ILLINOIS fonal Housing Act. Every library board now fac the question of keeping the lib one step ahead of the demands of the eommunity. Depleted land valua: tion means a decreasing librar inâ€" come. This must not be allo to go on. ‘The present social, econ miqi and political trends must inevithbly F mB rhvod ades in cop ic Lk > mt sls ol drift of dur civilization! . _ i & | Future ; t [ ‘The library seems the mos raps idly chariging institution of ‘public use. This it must perforce . or stagnate. Every day appear new eomers, new interests, new publica: tiéns;, new propaganda, bringi reâ€" sponsibility to be exercised reâ€" straint. . bec ® the year, and 540 were worn ant disaywd The collection no col;g tains 30,221 volumes. | f $ ‘May our institutional r es prove helpful to people in underâ€" standing the nature. structura and Two thousand fiftyâ€"three book were added to the collection j S L uie uic es n t dn 1 1 Books from other friends of Qfi library were received from time t time, all deeply appreciated but too num to be listed here. | These form a ‘duplicate collection o . some 900 volumes. 3 4 $ % . At Oak_ Terrace school, th the efforts ‘of Mr. W. A. Thomas, 3. principal, $100 was raised ‘b Gepnâ€" eral F. C. Boles of Fort dan and presented to the library for pn;cooblm of books for use; I thui; se k sA 1 & #L . The natural history g has strengthened by the purc of 318 yolumes from the library of the late Jesse L. Smith, whose ection was strong in this field. C .4 _ At Oak Terrace school, h the efforts bf Mr. W. A. Thoma :{o‘ ett. Such a eollee?:fi as this can only be developed in our eammrunâ€" ity by the help and interest ev"ry citizen. ts i A. _ map of Highland Park, of date 1872, in a fine state of pré vation, was received from Mr. F. D, Everâ€" greatly enriched by Miss beth Sullivan‘s gift of a py of oo (take Comatye o es e County," by ; j Haines. Another volume of interest, "The Past and Présent: Like County," published by Lo Bi in 1877, was presented by Miss Emelia Nafe.: Mrs. Ira J. Geer added richly to our early Illinois history. nature, structure and CORN 'N'c 2 CANS SAVOY OR RICHELIEU UNOME Pineapple, Peaches, «Monâ€" arch Pears No 24 CANS & ror §] SAYOY OR RICHELEEU f Tomatoes No 21 cans RACCEDY ANN BEACHES No. 24 CAENS; 5 FOR Salmon, Preserves, Orar Mfrmahde 3 cans rot SECURITY CROSSE & BLACKWELL LU%K VURNILES ds iss. ror 3 P lain Cookies 2 us ror 2 Dravame. ~fealan d UURETNTHrirtnamnsionbresaiznnse D"-hm:.“ of bhuilding & N‘bnuf :CHQ‘COI.A{E OR MARS COOKiEsS t in Chrmridee, Binding ||..â€"..â€"7â€". tfi- of staff mnitor service ... Wintr ns repntliies Td nern ie rrenntige. tgm, woll nWe CHOCOLA] COFFEE Ginger Ale, Root Beer LimeRickey _ gor 2 ing place for small gatherings durâ€" h‘ m d" w0 B omatogs No 2 cans oz $1.65 I Mip diptealuibt iriented AMae n nb aniatzet h ns on n ie J building was e during the year. With the aid ;‘flul men under the Civil{Works Administration, the seeâ€" ond floor was eo:‘vv‘ened into a panâ€" elled rgom now available as a meetâ€" The library has always lived within :u inegim ;Tt;:ut per capita for ibnry."' h t year was $1.27, about om ‘the cost of one book, yet the average circulation of each lead to a. great expansion of the ‘ :‘which serve the educaâ€" tional,) recreational and cultural inâ€" terests. ‘This nationâ€"wide problem will engage the program next month B‘e:"‘!t national | library meeting in ver. . | || ; White NAPKINS 3 rkcs. & SCOTT | €=~>= TISSUE PAPER ¢ Sufl'ner'kudiu The ;-lollovt.(ux sugresti. COFFEE CHASE & SANBORN BUTTER bound to find what you TOPAZ PURE CREAMERY 4400|IFOOD MART s e s . S10â€"518 qEN_T AL AVENUE â€" | LR @ G'oo 5 L e renders the ie combin | bonndrwgciEwhglvzyif pold .....:‘E. Lg_on ART .‘l“g“)' Rus pfi“fifiableb, ! | s Phone H.P. last payment on the library Disbursements Finance Yellow Bantam or White suggestions ‘from "E:.v?v)f:-\ 8o To Packacge d :sous :o 20e â€"â€"«â€"$8224.84 wrvame d'{t ntvtcum. B MR OH |! rssiess 1449,00 wz=â€"». ©98.87 â€" ht â€"â€"»«.. ©120.99 ment 241.48 ==i." ~419.01 rsvimss â€" 444.18 BLUE F O O T $17,380.82 THE PRESS want at a price that you‘ll want to pa e ons‘ fe d 3 iss. ror : For English Mrs. William Pearce suggests lish |Summer, by Corneila S. Parker, whom she relived her life in E | For|| real ‘WW&nmv ¢ry Men Dr. L. W. She says that "in the year filled with many intebestâ€" ing books, I believe the one I en. joyed the most, of its rich human interest, the, : Autobiâ€" ography: of John Hays Hainmond. W.‘ _F. Suhr | suggests These Twelve, by Charles R. as a provoking book on religi fd- the layman, Personal History, by Vinâ€" cent Sheean, ‘was by Emâ€" ily : Beers, not only for wealth of stirring incident and deâ€" tached pérspective, but for{the effect of the living hi'to upon \the tharâ€" acter of the author, 1030003 poz. $2.25 friends and neig? a choice for sum: PLUS BOTTLE I LB. c 28e 49¢ 25¢ bors #.y help in ner 4 inspiring and deâ€" the y{hflnt he re with his neighâ€" , president of the _ or 5C EPOSI 5e GOOSE Grapefruit SEEDLESS FLORIDA COOKED RAFION or Aâ€"8â€"C MONAfiticmD NT & n / Fresh POTATO SALAD A Fres Loi BROILERS FreiH E;Dreassé;iw § is entitled There Is No Truce, by R. W. Chamberlain. $ 1 tnl mieniang Park. public hbramy im l'l' “a, buge u'"l'd:'s,*.'i"â€" fi;" "’ "“;, biography was chosen by otgfphy of Thomas Mott Osborfic. ‘ ‘mnfi' se‘ilrb’cnc Mw 3‘&.“ | every mg hfiummwm * * part.. 0 N _ INâ€"RATHSEKELLER‘P > _ i} EVERY WEDNESDAY, TRURSDAY, rrRiDAy, . || _ :SATURDAY AND sUNDAY Nidkrs â€" || l‘ ALsocmCKn[ . STEAK 'Ahm i3, 75e ! ‘?flm ;:’tl.{mhg lay"z;" 1 o "“ ’-.-:..-_ | Zirk‘s:7â€"Pigte Orchestra,.)| ‘ \Dietz‘s Stables Vormprmeenmemmemnemenemmnnemmmenmnenr en NGES o T Anmncccaiky. BAVARIAN ENlims oo s auls res o. uoo ie us oo © #iâ€" i + M nb Chops RS no 21 cans * Singing â€" . Todbling and Papomifiace"" IVANHOE â€" Routes 59A and 176 CANS FC en EETAIEIIIV RE I‘A x» prY Cukanimc od THUR 4:0% $1 )1 "Bof $| Cleaners You ln. MAY 39 . 178 1985 onday in ks @ groc ue. _ ['. ut lend oF §Eim P1 1-2 4 1 rrOU® Iy The The SC ( CO 1@7 M B n A1