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amrked hindrance, 1931-1932Z has been a banner year for the children's departinent of the Wilmette Public *ljbrary, and the departnient has ijot only grown in circulation but bas in- creased its service and lias branched * intoý many activities, according to; Miss -Mary NNininer Hughes, chil- *dren's- librarian. Miss Hug hes suminarizes the acti- vities of the children's department for the past year as follows: * 200 la Treisure Hunt Perhaps the most interesting event was the Summuer Vacation Reading' club treasure hunt, in which two hun- dred children took part during the>* summnèr months. Thetreasure'hunt provided. lists of books which the boysandgirls read, an 0s popular did it prove thatthe timfe limiit for the hunt was extended. In Septern- ber, 'at an entertainment at which parents and friends taxed, the chli- dren's room to, overflowing, ninety- one children weie awarded certifi- cates for liaving read ten or- more books, and -,six were "'graduated cuai laude- for having read ail of the books on the three lists, a total* of over one liundred.: As an outgrowth of the .Summer Rkeading club, and by' popular de- inand. thRe Winter Reading club,, known as Book Worms, was beguný. Membership was limited to tweny- five boys and girls. from fourth to eiglith grades, and was openî to those possessing library cards and eading tliree books a month Meetings were held weekly on Eriday afternoonis. and club activities included a visit to the Northwestern B3ook bindery, a talk on book publisliing by Mr. Mc- Grew of the Dutton Publishing comn- pany. and a Christmas pageant. given for the story hour groups. ,Book Week Outatandingr Children's Book week was an :ont- standing week in the chldren's room. The speciai pmogam inci.uded a Book *House (a ".building" ýeighit by tvelv:e feet.. constructed of beaver board and covered with book jackets) and a *. .visit to the ibrary by pacticall1y every grade in both parochial and public school. Each class was accom- ing twen-ilI orUNmore rau books. There is at present a more or less permanent, though flexible, school collection of nearly a thousaud volumes. which have been drawn f rom the regular library shelves. Cir- culation of these books for -clas s- roomis averages two_ thousand a month, with ait ever-incereaàsing de- mand for more books, by the teachers. A tentative collection of 300 books 1was placed in a- room eof the High- crest school, and administered by a teacher. The turnover bas been about six per volume. Natural history- has been. repre- sentedl)y a very live and: wiggling aquarium-made up-.almost> entirely of gifts by interested younig library patrons. At present, thie fish bovl. contains three turtles, nine gup 1pies, and numerous snails of various sizes. and the future promise$ us a new and larger aquarium, bowl, a gold fisb. minnows and, tadpoles. There lias been talk of la baby alligator. This last has not been encourage&, how-, ever. Story Hour Succes Story bour this year bias been, most successful. Some fourteen bundred children (and nearly 'twenty-fivc adults) have traveled around the world in stories, -siting -a iffercnt country each Saturday morning, fol-. lowing their progress on the S'torv hour map of the world, and in sup- plementary books. Story hour pro- grains have also been held in outly- ing districts (Iighcrest school and Avoca school) where on .account iÀ distance, the chldren hiave been un- able to attend the weekly story hours. There have also been several book talks and story hour programis f o. school assemblies, and the children'q librariani made a short talk on i(l-1 ing cbildreni's literature before one parent-teachei group. In closing, the folloôiïg figurcs mybe ifiteresting:, There are at present 1,483 chidren registered as borro%'Vers in the. childreni's depart- ment; the .book "Collection totals 5,4.45 volumes, of which around one thon-1 sand are used for the clasqroom col- library. Many of vou will remember the one which the lzibrary sponsored last year.ý So many boys amid girls have asked to have another this year, that we have decided. that von must enjoy seeking treasures immiensely, and we are go- ing to give, you achance, t<o dig for mnore this summiner. As you knowv, aIl books contain itreas- ures-thotigh s ome liold bigger "finds" than others : this year, theý books se- lected are particularly interesting, and offer a wide eogivarietyv to suit, everY taste' There %vill be three different groups of treasures-3-4th grade, 5-6th grade, and 7-8th, grade. Each boy and girl wishing to join the Treasure hunt ili be given a list containing the books to be read and, a treasure and dlue for each book. T he miles for the treasure hunt are essenîially the samne" as iast year- whn ou receive your list, select a book or. two f rom it, read it. and with the aid of the chue, discover the treasure: when you have founc it,. return. your book to the ibrary and tell the iibrarian, and she'wili creclit youi with one treas- ,re. Evervonte who reads ten books-and finds teti treasures, -%vil. hé entitled to - certificate in the Sumimer Reading club1;1 and for:every five books read ini addi- tion to the' original ten.,: a red seal w~ill headded to the certificate. SThe Treasuire hutnt opens Monday. junie 20. and wIll continue throughout the sit1miner, so even if you are plan- ning a vacation, vou ma\ look for treas- uires heforce you 'leave, or after you return. All Treasurc lhuntt books wiil be marked with stars, so youi will have 110 trouble li selecting 'themi; you rnay drawv two at a tlime. but must finishl thcm withiin two weeks, as théy are flot' renewvalle. A iihrary card and the read- ing ofone boo0k; is vour admission tô the ealins' of treasure huntinig-will> you join lis- Wilmette Man Married at Double Ceremony. The horne of _Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bishop lit i Maywoodl was the scene of a double we(dinm! Satturdav ,afternoni, New Trier township villages, will. mark the officiai opening of both the Wilmette and Kenilworth beaclies. The Kenilworth beach, ýwhich for. a number of years'has been operated by the Kenilworth club, wiIl lie the fi rst to open. Life. guards. will be on duty 'there starting .next. Monday.. Saturday,,June,18, is the date set for the opening 'of the Winmette beach. Frank W. Ketciam ,is chairman of the coMmmittee f rom',the Kenilworth c lub whichwill have charge, of the activities at the. Kenilworth beach this 'season. The committee lias everything in readiness for the open- ing -nextý Moinday.. The -beach is int excellent condition, Mr. Ketchani states. Ready for Opening In Wilmette. the Wilmette Park, district supervises the beach actii- ties. Employes of the district have been c.leaning the beach preparatory to the formai opening next week., The usual fee of five dollars for. ,.thle season will be cbarged for fam 'ily tickets, officiais of the district have- I a"nounced. These tickets entitle the I holder and bis family to the use of, the beach- facilities 1 during the, entire summe. Admission charges atthe Wilniette beach for persons flot baving season tickets will lie one dollar on Satur- days, Sundays and holidays, and flfty cents on ail other days. Employ Local Retidents Insofar as possible, employes at the Wiimette beach this year will bc. Wiimette residents, the Park district officiaIs bave announiced. James Wrenshaw again wilil be in charge of the lifeguards. At the Kenilworthbeach two h. lf e guards are to be empioyed, as was the case-last yeam. john Geehani, ole ofÉ iast.year's guards, wiil be on duty again thisseason. Saturday Sketch Class Holds First Meetitg 'l'le Satturday afternpon ont-nf- door sketch ciass of the North Shore boys and girls; this filled such a need f rontier battie scene. World war that it lias now become a permanent trenches were reproduced on the third Miss Elizabeth Fowler, daughter of department. Other collections in- car and the fourtli demonstrated a the H 'enry Fowlers, 1404 Forest ave- clude a case of picture books for the powerf ul airpiane searchliglit. Old nue, graduated last Tbursday. fromi pre-schooi child, easy book' shelves and modern weapons of war lare were Kemper hall, Kenosha, Wis. She is *for first and second graders, a third showvn in contrast. ' fot returning bomne for another week. and fourth grade collection, a group Capt. WT. L. Tliornev of theRre however, 'as, she is taking ber, 4college oi Bo Scout and, Camping books. Corps ws in charge. of the activitis board examinations. A son, James Bower Suipiess. wPS, bomn Fiday, May 27, at the Coluin- bia hospitai in Milwaukee, to Mr. and Mms. James L. Surpless of Ra-: cine, Wis, Mrs. Surpless is the for - mer Ruth 'Bower of 1216 Ashia*nd avenue. s~. I i k