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1. Biennial Report of the State Public Library Commission of Minnesota

Creator:
State Public Library Commission of Minnesota
Date Created:
1899 - 1924
Description:
Published as: Biennial Report of the State Public Library Commission of Minnesota, First to Third, 1899/1900 - 1903/1904; Minnesota Public Library Commission Biennial Report, Fourth to Tenth, 1905/1906 - 1916/1918; Biennial Report, Library Division (State of Minnesota, Department of Education), First/Eleventh to Third/Thirteenth, 1919/1920 - 1923/1924). The thirteen reports of the series were issued separately and later bound in one volume. Selected photographs of Minnesota public libraries are included in most reports.
Contributing Institution:
Division of State Library Services, Minnesota Department of Education
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

2. First Annual Report of the Minneapolis Public Library, for the year ending December 31, 1890

Creator:
Minneapolis Public Library
Date Created:
1890-12-31
Description:
Annual report featuring a statement by Board President T.B. Walker, and statistical and financial data reported by Librarian Herbert Putnam. Appendices include books by classification, circulation by month, circulation by classification, Northside branch circulation, Franklin branch circulation, summary of statistics, and a list of donors.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

3. Letter from H. W. Wilson Company concerning "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Kramm, Johanna (H. W. Wilson Company, New York, New York)
Date Created:
1935-08-13
Description:
Request is written on letter head stationery of the H.W. Wilson Company. The company published an index titled "Library Literature" which included "The Library Beacon."
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

4. Letter from New York Public Library requesting copies of "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Lydenbert, H. M. (New York Public Library, New York, New York)
Date Created:
1935-04-01
Description:
Request is written on letter head stationery of the New York Public Library. It describes a request for copies of the "The Library Beacon." The text of a reply from the Saint Paul Public Library is noted on letter.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

5. Minutes of the Board of Trustees of the Grand Marais Public Library, Grand Marais, Minnesota

Creator:
Board of Trustees of the Grand Marais Public Library (Grand Marais, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1904 - 1967
Description:
This ledger contains the handwritten minutes of the meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Grand Marais Public Library, in Grand Marais, Minnesota, from the first meeting in December 1904 through September 1967. The establishment and development of the library can be traced through these notes, along with the participation of many prominent community members who considered the library an important asset to their town.
Contributing Institution:
Grand Marais Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Minutes (administrative records)

6. Postal card asking for additional copies of "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
St. Louis Public Library (St. Louis, Missouri)
Date Created:
1935-04-26
Description:
This one cent postal card requests that they receive additional issues beyond the April-June, 1934 issues. The annotation shows that a response by post card was sent to the St. Louis Public Library letting them know that issues will be sent when available.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

7. Postal card informing the sender that the "The Library Beacon" had suspended publication

Creator:
Jennings, Mrs. T. B. (Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1935-08-07
Description:
This one cent postal card was sent to a Miss Helen Beach, Librarian at the Library School, Emory University, Georgia. It informs Miss Beach that "The Library Beacon" is in a state of "suspended animation." The library was facing an acute budget deficit, which would cause the library to close for fifteen days, from August 25th to September 8th, 1935.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

8. Postal card inquiring the status of the "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Strohm, Adam (Detroit Public Library, Detroit, Michigan)
Date Created:
1935-08-17
Description:
This one cent postal card is an enquiry as to the status of "The Library Beacon" which was not received for the year 1935.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

9. Postal Card request for an issue of "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
St. Louis Public Library (St. Louis, Missouri)
Date Created:
1935-02-20
Description:
This one cent postal card is a request for copies of the "Library Beacon" Vol. 6, No.2 for 1934 to date. Penciled notation indicates that requested items were sent.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

10. Postal card request for copies of "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Price, F. H. (Free Library of Philadelphia, Periodical Department, Middle City Station)
Date Created:
1935-01-23
Description:
This one cent postal card is a request for copies of "The Library Beacon" for July through December, 1934. January through June, 1935. This one cent postal card was the standard of quick, easy and inexpensive communication between libraries across the country.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

11. Postal card request for issues of "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Miller, Wharton (Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York)
Date Created:
1935-04-17
Description:
This one cent postal card is a request for further issues of the "The Library Beacon." A penciled annotation, lower left corner, indicates that the inquiry was answered on 4-20-35.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

12. Postal card request from the University of the Philippines for "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Bernardo, Gabriel A. (University of the Philippines, Manila)
Date Created:
1935-09-27
Description:
A two cent postal card from the Library of the University of the Philippines. It was a request that "The Library Beacon" be placed on a permanent mailing list and sent to the University of the Philippines.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

13. Postal card requesting an issue of "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Windsor, P. L. (Periodical Division, University of Illinois Library, Urbana, Illinois)
Date Created:
1935-02-15
Description:
The one cent postal card was the most cost effective way to communicate by mail. This was especially true in the period of the Great Depression when the library budget was cut to the bone. This one cent postal card is a request for copies of "The Library Beacon" Vol. 6, No.2 for 1934 to date. Penciled notation indicates that requested items were sent.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

14. Postal card seeking issues of "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Muller E. W. (Free Public Library of Jersey City, New Jersey)
Date Created:
1935-09-25
Description:
Request for "The Library Beacon" for the years of 1934 and 1935.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

15. Postal card seeking issues of the "Library Beacon"

Creator:
Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, New York)
Date Created:
1936-01-20
Description:
Request for the "The Library Beacon" for the year of 1935.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

16. Postal card seeking issues of the "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Free Public Library (Jersey City, New Jersey)
Date Created:
1935-10-05
Description:
Request for "The Library Beacon" Volume 6, numbers 3-4 ; Volume 7, numbers 1-2.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

17. The Library Beacon April, 1929

Creator:
Saint Paul Public Library (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1929-04
Description:
Page 1. This issue begins with the title, "A Helpful Gift," It describes a Trust fund established by Mrs. James H. Skinner and her son. Also mentioned were the bequests by Judge Greenleaf Clark and Judge Henry Hale. Page 2. "A Unique Experiment," The library agreed to manage a collection of books for the Boy Scouts to assist them in their activities at the St. Croix Boy Scout camp. "The Wearin' O' the Green," Children at the Arlington Hills Branch Library, describe a program of Irish songs riddles, and dances in traditional customs. Page 3. "For Knights and Ladies of the Trowel," What the library had to offer for spring gardening. "On House Cleaning," This article let the reader know that the periodical collection contained many tips on cleaning and decoration inside and outside the house. Page 4. "Magazines In the Reading Room," Well over 1,000 periodicals were subscribed to. A sample list of 32 titles represented the wide variety of topics and subjects in the periodical collection.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

18. The Library Beacon April, 1930

Creator:
Saint Paul Public Library (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1930-04
Description:
Page 1. "Book Drive Number," A black and white photograph on the cover, shows two employees mending library materials. Centered in the photograph is a book press. Announced was a campaign asking people of St. Paul to give 100,000 books to the library. Page 2. "Why Give To Libraries?" Seven points are listed. The first point serves as a foundation for the rest. "Human life is shaped and developed by nothing else more powerfully than by ideas, images, emotions and ideals which are conveyed to the mind by books". Page 3. "Subscription Books," People have been approached by agents selling subscriptions. To assist the unwary the library subscribes to "Subscription books Bulletin," issued by the American Library Association. "Post Cards Wanted," Looking for scenes, buildings, monuments. The library circulated these post cards to schools and study groups. "And Phonograph Records, Too," Many persons did not realize that the library circulated records of the better class of musical compositions. The collections were available for use by responsible groups. Page 4. "Book Drive Information," Stipulated here were the types of materials the library hoped to receive. Where they were to be delivered, Central library or branches and how to deal with monetary gifts. Home libraries could benefit by judicious pruning with donations being given to the library. "Acknowledgements Suspended," Gifts received during the Book Drive were appreciated but space would not allow the usual practice of acknowledgement in The Beacon.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

19. The Library Beacon April, 1931

Creator:
Saint Paul Public Library (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1931-04
Description:
Page 1. "A Day's Circulation At The Central Library," A black and white photograph shows the returned material waiting to processed and shelved. "Library Events In 1930." Two new branches opened. Book Gift Drive brought in more than 20,000 books and $783.19 in money. Page 2. "Your Library In 1930," A statistical record of library activity for 1930. Page 3, "Each Library Patron Should Note," There was a delicate balance between acquisition and withdraw of books. The result was considerably fewer books left for circulation. "Atlas With 1930 Population Statistics," The Rand McNally commercial atlas was a significant addition to the collection. Page 4. "Librarians As Amateur Sleuths," An example of how staff found the correct book with very little information. "Recent Donors To The Library," People and organizations donate to the library. "Bulletin Books Worth Reading," The library published the "Bulletin" a pamphlet of suggested book worth reading.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

20. The Library Beacon April. 1932

Creator:
Saint Paul Public Library (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1932-04
Description:
Page 1. A black and white photograph of the St. Anthony Park Branch Library is on the cover. One of three Carnegie Branch Libraries, it experienced an increase in library card holders, book circulation and volume of materials added to the collection. Page 2. "Fourteen Years At St. Anthony Branch." What was written in 1932 in most respects remains valid to this day. Page 3. "College Alumni Publications," A Saint Anthony resident donated his copy of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin to the library. "In Recognition Of Generous Contributions," A list of donors, private citizens and businesses who contributed to the library system. "Readers' Aid In The Circulation Department," The economic depression saw large numbers of people using the library. Statistics of customer use in the Readers Aid department increased significantly over 1931. Subject requests mirrored current events in the world. Page 4. "New Atlases," The Library was proud of the addition of "Stieler's Atlas of Modern Geography" a German publication. "Wanted: Magazines For Hospital Patients," The Library Hospital Service sent out a plea for magazines, not more than two years old, to be donated to the library. "Trade Journals For The Business Man," Even in difficult economic times, trade journals were an important part of the library's collection. The titles mentioned present a profile of businesses active in the state.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

21. The Library Beacon April - June, 1933

Creator:
Saint Paul Public Library (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1933-04 - 1933-06
Description:
Page 1. "Mending The Library's Books," A black and white photograph shows staff mending books. Some 40,000 books were mended annually. Page 2. "What Price Carelessness?" A request for patrons to treat books with care and all will benefit. "An Expression Of Appreciation And Thanks," No gift was to small and all gift appreciated. Page 3. "Half-A-Day Better Than No Library," Those who could not afford carfare used these stations. Five of these stations and their collections are described. These stations provided vital service for the public. Page 4. "Arthur Caines In Memoriam," Mr. Caines was a member of the Library Advisory Board. "The Library Advisory Board," Listed are the names of the Library Advisory Board. "Read About Roosevelt," The library will obtain books written by the president as well as books about him. Books about the "New Deal," will follow soon.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

22. The Library Beacon April - June, 1934

Creator:
Saint Paul Public Library (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1934-04 - 1934 - 06
Description:
Page 1. "For Summer Readers, A Pleasant Place To Read Or Study," Study goes on in the Reference Room, students find it a cool place to work. When the weather is hot the air is "washed" and cooled before being driven by fans through the entire building. "Recent Book-Lists. "Summer book lists, covering many topics were available for the public. Page 2, The Plight Of Young People In The Depression," A sobering appraisal of the plight of young men and women caught in the Depression. "Books About Our Boys And Girls," Another list concerning the dilemma of the youth of the country. "Books In A Democracy," A statement by Arundell Esdaile, Secretary of the British Museum. Page 3. "What Vocation Shall I Choose?" A selection of information on a variety of careers. "An Expression Of Thanks," Over 2,200 materials comprising books, maps, periodicals were donated to the library. Some branches received subscriptions to journals, Others received cash. One individual gave a donation of three dollars. Who will ever know the story behind her donation? Page 4, "A Notable Gift Of Books," Books donated by the Long family in memory of Lily A. Long and Olive M. Long. An example of a book plate from the Long family is illustrated.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

23. The Library Beacon December, 1929

Creator:
Saint Paul Public Library (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1929-01
Description:
Page 1. "This Year's Children's Book Exhibit," A black and white photograph of the Exhibition room depicts the theme of the annual Children's Book Exhibit, it is the romance of chivalry. The young ladies in costume are members of the Girl Scouts. Over 5,000 people attended the event. Page 2. "Those Christmas Gifts," The director thanks those who donated during the holiday season. "The Gay Parade Of Children's Books," A detailed acknowledgement of those members of the community and their contributions to the book exhibit. N.C. Wyeth sent four canvases in oil, that were for the book the "Scottish Chiefs," Page 3. "The Miracle List," described a booklet dealing with the then popular play "The Miracle." "Propaganda!" In an article the director proposes the use of propaganda for the benefit of the library. Page 4. "Twenty Three Foreign Languages," The library collected a number of books in languages other than English. A sampling of titles in other languages are listed.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

24. The Library Beacon December, 1930

Creator:
Saint Paul Public Library (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1930-12
Description:
Page 1. "Hale Memorial Merriam Park Branch," A black and white photograph shows the new Merriam Park Branch on Marshall Avenue, formally opened on November 20, 1930. Page 2. "Don't Be Bashful!" The spirit of service should be first for every library employee. Staff attitude and demeanor should encourage the public to feel free to put forth any inquiry. A true statement in 1930 as in the present. "The Library's Christmas Services," Those who were considering the gift of a book for a friend, would do well to consult with library staff before making a purchase. Page 3. "Donors." Their names are listed in alphabetical order and their gifts appreciated. "Why A New Library Card," In 1930 a library card was renewed every five years. Registration records provided demographic information that enabled the library to reach all people within the city. Today library cards expire every two years. "The Quality Of Library Service," The library looked at corresponding statistics and determined that readers and circulation of non fiction were on the rise. Those not enrolled in universities availed themselves of library materials. The library responded by enhancing the specialized departments. At the same time reviewing the training and educational level of the staff. Page 4. "The Times And Circulation," Hamline saw a 50% increase in activity, while Merriam worked with a 100% increase in activity. The Central library saw an increase of attendance in the reading rooms. It was perhaps the down turn in the economy that caused people to choose a less financially expensive form of entertainment. The Great Depression had begun.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

25. The Library Beacon December, 1931

Creator:
Saint Paul Public Library (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1931-12
Description:
Page 1. "Children's Book Exhibit St. Paul Public Library," The emphasis was on Oriental literature, art and culture. Authentic Japanese lanterns, parasols, Persian shawls, shadow puppets were donated for the exhibit. Girl Scouts dressed in Oriental costume guided the guests. Page 2. "Book Week In The Branch Libraries," Brief reports from Arlington, Hamline, Riverview, Saint Anthony, tell how each library celebrated book week with their displays. "Presentation Of Flag-Staff To Merriam Park Branch," The Nathan Hale Chapter of the DAR, presented a flag and staff to the Merriam Park library. Page 3. "How The Library Serves The Lovers Of Animals," Pet owners could find books on the care of almost any animal. Some would find books on raising fowl for subsistence. Still others could enjoy the stories of Jack London, Ernest Thompson Seton and others. "A Thanksgiving to Donors," Appropriate time to thank those who gave. Page 4. "The Fine Arts Room," Patrons were urged to explore all that this room could offer. "A Happy Christmas To All St. Paul," The editor continued to urge one and all to use the library.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters
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