valued at $300, to the library; the Federation of Clubs gave a painting by Vervier, valued at $250; and another valuable picture was the gift of C. E. Coverdale.

Brazil, Clay County.-Population, 10,000. Carnegie building, cost $20,000. Miss Agnes McCrea, librarian, received some special training with the Indiana Library Commission. The chief industry of Brazil is coal mining, and an important feature in future library work should be with the mine employes. The State Organizer of Libraries has made two visits to Brazil in the interest of reorganization, and the arranging of books in the older library on a better system of classification.

Carmel, Hamilton County.-Population, 500. Number of volumes, 570; additions, 78; circulation, 754; annual expenditure for books, $50. Library Board lacks two members owing to the school management being vested in the township. Miss Dove Stephenson is the librarian. Through a misunderstanding a different tax assessment was made by the Town Board from that fixed by the Library Board for the support of the library, but a decision from the Attorney-General's office was to the effect that the Library Board alone had the power to fix the assessment so long as it kept within legal limit. Excellent work is being done by the library, which is patronized very largely. Assistance was given the librarian by Miss Arnold, Assistant State Organizer, who spent several days at the library.

Carthage, Rush County.-Population, 1,100. Library building costing $6,500 was erected from gifts and taxation. Number of volumes, 3,924; additions, 210; circulation, 8,694; total income, $595.35; annual expenditure for books, $151. Librarian, Miss Mattie Clark. Much stimulus was given the library by the library institute conducted there under the auspices of the Library Commission. Miss Mendenhall, of the Commission's force, also conducted valuable work with schools over the township. Several meetings with teachers have been held at the library. The library has been entirely recataloged. Much of this work was done under the care of Miss Lillian Henley, assisted by Miss Hazel Coffin, who were graduated from Winona Technical Institute Library School in June, and who performed their practice work at the Carthage library.

Columbus, Bartholomew County.-Population, 8,030. Carnegie building, cost $17,500. Number of volumes, 7,524; additions, 670; new borrowers, 310; circulation, 26,376; income, $4,212.60; annual expenditure for books, $390.42. Miss Carrie Ong succeeded Miss June Deming as librarian.

Crawfordsville, Montgomery County.-Population, 7,000. Carnegie building, cost $32,500. Number of volumes, 7,000; additions, 929; circulation, 25,732; income, 2,600; annual expenditure for books $913.88. Miss Katherine Beck, librarian, received her library instruction with the Indiana Library Commission and at Drexel Institute Library School, Philadelphia. Miss Bess C. Bridges, former assistant, attended the Indiana Library Commission's summer school for librarians. There has been discussion at Crawfordsville in favor of reorganizing under the laws of 1901-03.

Crawfordsville.—Wabash College Library. Number of volumes, 41,000. H. S. Wedding, librarian. Much work is being done in the library by the student body, and valuable assistance is given, particularly in reference work, by the librarian. The collection of books is an exceedingly well selected one.

Danville, Hendricks County.-Central Normal School Library. Number of volumes, 4,000, and free access. Miss Mendenhall, of the Library Commission office, gave a normal school course at the Central Normal to instruct the teachers how to use the books and libraries. Librarians at the Normal school change yearly, as students are selected for this work annually.

Delphi, Carroll County.-Population, 2,035. Carnegic building, cost $10,000. Number of volumes, 2,737; additions, 231; new borrowers, 130; circulation, 6,953; income, $1,284.36; annual expenditure for books, $47. The library was reorganized from an old school library. Miss Gertrude McCain, librarian, attended two sessions of the Indiana Library Commission's summer school for librarians. Library reorganization at Delphi followed a public meeting in the court house, where the State Organizer spoke on "Reorganization and Steps in Securing a Carnegie Building,” at the request of the Oracle Club. Mrs. N. J. Howe was untiring in her efforts to secure a modern library, and in this she was ably assisted by Mayor Ives, Dr. Robinson and Superintendent of Schools Hendricks. The library is a good ex

ample of steady growth through the assistance of an interested community and a capable librarian. Miss Emma Myer, the first librarian, had instruction under the Indiana Library Commission, after which she went to Albany, N. Y., and then accepted a position in the Buffalo (N. Y.) public library. Miss Lena Almond, one of the assistants in the earlier reorganization, is a graduate of the Winona Technical Institute Library School.

Earl Park, Benton County.--Population, 563. Number of volumes, 480; total income, $203. The library has been opened since the Commission's last report. Mrs. Charles B. Stuart, of Lafayette, daughter of Adams Earl, who founded Earl Park, donated the library furnishings, librarian's salary and the rent of five rooms, to the amount of $1,806. One of the features of the library is a comfortable rest room for the use of those who visit the library from a distance. Miss Zada Carr has been appointed librarian to succeed Miss Mabel Bonnell, resigned. Miss Bonnell had library instruction at the Indiana Library Commission summer school, and Miss Carr was graduated from the Winona Technical Institute Library School, 1906.

Elkhart, Elkhart County.-Population, 20,000. Carnegie building, cost $35,000. Number of volumes, 11,884; additions, 2,073; number of borrowers, 5,352; total income, $3,500. Dur ing the last year, 584 books were withdrawn from circulation in the library. They were of the Horatio Alger, Harry Castlemon or Elsie Dinsmore variety. An excellent showing has been made by the librarian in the decreased reading of fiction at the expense of nonfiction books. A little over a year ago the proportion of fiction circulated as compared to nonfiction was ten to one. The library catalog has been greatly amplified and 30,000 cards have been added. Library of Congress cards are subscribed for and sets of the A. L. A. cards are frequently bought. A successful children's department is in operation and is growing in favor every day, and a marked increase is shown also in the amount of reference work done at the library. Miss Ella F. Corwin, librarian, was formerly with the Michigan State Library. Miss Harriet Shelly, first assistant, and Miss Edna Seiler, second assistant, have attended the Indiana Library Commission summer school.

Elwood, Madison County.-Population, 14,000. Carnegie building, cost $30,000. Number of volumes, 5,383; additions, 467; new borrowers, 929; circulation, 32,841; total income, $2,946.17; annual expenditure for books, $309.54. Features at the library are clubrooms, children's room, men's smoking-room and an auditorium. There is special work with children through bulletins, while story hours and League of Good Citizenship meetings alternate on Saturdays from October to May. In the work with schools there are displays from week to week of the best art work · done in the schools; there is a graded catalog; special lists are made out for teachers, and bulletins are posted at their request; books in use by the schools are withdrawn from general circulation and placed on "school shelves" and may be taken from the library overnight only. Magazine articles and pictures are mounted and classified. The usual help with programs is given to clubs. Bibliographies on individual topics are made out as soon as programs are printed, and these are mailed to club members. Clubrooms are provided at the library, and pictures and illustrative material in the library are made available. Miss Ethel F. McCullough, librarian, is a graduate of the New York State Library School.

Evansville, Vanderburgh County.-Population, 70,000. Willard Library. Number of volumes, 70,000; limited access to shelves. The library is endowed. Librarian, Miss Otilda N. Goslee. There are two assistants.

Ft. Wayne, Allen County.-Population, 45,115. Carnegie building was dedicated in 1904, the State Organizer taking part in the dedication program; cost, $120,000. Number of volumes, 21,403; additions, 2,600; new borrowers, 1,093; circulation, 65,191; total income, $8,073.19; annual expenditure for books, $3,915.61. The library was organized by the Woman's Club League at the suggestion of Mrs. Alice P. Dryer. Miss Margaret M. Colerick, librarian. Of the assistants, Miss Sturgis and Miss Briggs had library instruction at the Indiana Library Commission summer school. Miss Grace Smith, an assistant, is a graduate of the Winona Technical Institute Library School. There is need of a children's librarian, and those interested have discussed the library's reorganization under the laws of 1901-3, and have consulted the Library Commission regarding this.

Frankfort, Clinton County.-Population, 7,100. Number of volumes, 3,922; additions, 1,151; new borrowers, 855; circulation, 27,497. Librarian, Miss Ethel Brumbaugh. Seventeen thousand five hundred dollars has been given Frankfort for the erection of a new library building and contracts for it have been awarded.

Goshen, Elkhart County.-Population, 10,000. Carnegie building, cost $25,000. Number of volumes, 6,037; additions, 786; new borrowers, 499; circulation, 29,616; total income, $2,503.53; annual expenditure for books, $473.01. Ella R. Heatwole, librarian, has had two terms of instruction at the Indiana Library Commission's summer school. It is unfortunate, from the Library Commission's viewpoint, that it is thought wise not to make re-appointments of members of the Goshen Library Board, when these have been entirely satisfactory.

Greencastle, Putnam County.-Population, 3,661. Carnegie building, cost $20,000. Number of volumes, 8,019; additions, 214; new borrowers, 784; circulation, 17,567; total income, $15,000. Belle S. Hanna, librarian. Effective work done with the students in the public schools and university.

Greencastle, DePauw University.--Number of volumes, 29,000. Library income is from investments and donations. Miss Mabel Bonnell, acting librarian, had library instruction at the Indiana Library Commission summer school. Fifty thousand dollars has been donated by Mr. Andrew Carnegie for the erection of a library building. An equal endowment fund is being raised by friends of the university.

Greensburg, Decatur County.--Population, 5,034. Carnegic building, cost $15,000. Number of volumes, 2,878; additions, 160; new borrowers, 1,446; circulation, 21,457; total income, $1,500; annual expenditure for books, $68.21. Bessie Montfort, the former librarian, died, and was succeeded by Frank P. Montfort. By the death of Miss Montfort Indiana lost one whose contribution to library extension and progress can not be overestimated. The library cataloging was done under the direction of Miss Sue Dodd, and serves as a model. The library was organized after a vote at a regular spring election, following a mass meeting of citizens the night before, participated in by a representative of the Indiana Library Commission.