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REPORTS OF THE OKLAHOMA LIBRARY COMMISSION July 1, 1924 - June 30, 1925 July 1; 1925 - June 30, 1926 and Survey of Libraries of Oklahoma of the^ Oklahoma Library Commission July lit, 1924 <- June 30th., 1925 and ^uri^ of Libraries of Oklahoma 1926 KLAHOMA PRINTING CO., QUTHRIE, QKL.A. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL To His Excellency, Hon. M. E. Trapp, Governor of Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Library Commission has the honor to submit its sixth annual report, covering the fiscal year, July 1, 1924 to June 30, 1925. Respectfully submitted, M. A. NASH, President. OKLAHOMA LIBRARY COMMISSION M. A. NASH, President. State Superintendent of Public Instruction. R. T. BLACKBURN, Ada. MRS. TOM C. WALDREP, Shawnee. JESSE L. RADER, Norman. MRS. RAYMOND TOLBERT, Oklahoma City. MRS. J. R. DALE, Secretary. MISS H. ELAINE BOYLAN, Assistant Secretary. MRS. J. R. JACKSON, Traveling Library Director. MISS MARGURETTE McGUIRE, Reference Librarian. MISS FRANCES BLACKMER, Stenographer. Office: Room 331 State Capitol Oklahoma City C ON T E N T S Section I. Report and Library Survey for year 1924-25. Section II. Report and Library Survey for year 1925-26. SECTION I. Page Letter of Transmittal - r- 2 Commission Members and Staff 3 General Report, 1924-25 7-17 What the Commission Has Been Doing — - 7 Legislation, Certification of Librarians 9 Children's Book Week 13 State Penitentiary Library Survey 15 Library Conferences .... 16 Summer Library School 17 Traveling Libraries -- 18-26 Statistics 19 Survey of Stations by Counties 20 Traveling Art Exhibit 26 Individual Loan and Reference Department 26-29 Publications, 1925 30 News of Oklahoma Libraries .... 31 Facts About Oklahoma Libraries 35 Financial Report of Commission 36 Survey Statistics, 1924-25 37-43 SECTION II. Letter of Transmittal 45 Commission Members and Staff .....< 46 General Report, 1925-26 48-53 Oklahoma Library Survey 49 Certification of Librarians 49 Cataloguing 49 Summer Library School .....49 Library Conferences _ 51 Individual Loan and Reference Department .. 53 Traveling Libraries .....' .....56-61 Growth of Traveling Library Service .....56 Statistics 56 Survey of Stations by Counties 57 A Novel Branch Library System .62 The Story of Library Development in Oklahoma 65-119 Oklahoma Libraries and the Oklahoma Library Association _ _. ._ 66 The Story of the Oklahoma Library Commission ..69 Libraries in Oklahoma by Counties . 79 Oklahoma Libraries and the Women's Clubs 116 Recent Books by Oklahoma Authors 120 Financial Report, 1925-26 122 Survey Statistics, 1925-26 123 Index 125 ILLUSTRATIONS Page Map—Traveling Libraries, 1926 6 Book Party Costumes, Children's Book Week 12 Map—Traveling Libraries, 1924-25 25 Library Entrance—East Central Teachers College, Ada 47 Traveling Libraries Ready for Shipment 55 Carnegie Library and Branches, Oklahoma City 63 Public Library Quarters, Alva, Garber. Clinton, Cherokee, Durant - 78 Carnegie Library, Elk City - 80 Carnegie Library, El Reno - - - 82 Carnegie Library, Ardmore ----- 83 Carnegie Library, Tahlequah 83 Library, University of Oklahoma, Norman _.__ 84 Carnegie Library, Lawton .... — 85 Public Library, Bristow 87 Carnegie Library, Sapulpa ,..,. — 87 Carnegie Library, Enid , 89 Carnegie Library, Chickasha 90 Carnegie Library, Ponca City 93 Carnegie Library, Hobart .:.'. .:-.. 94 Carnegie Library. Guthrie 95 Carnegie Library, Muskogee 97 Carnegie Library, Perry 98 Library, Central State Teachers College, Edmond 98 Public Library, Henryetta 101 Public Library, Okmulgee 102 Carnegie Library, Miami 103 Library.. Oklahoma A. & M. College, Stillwater 104 Carnegie Library, McAlester .....105 Carnegie Library, Shawnee 106 Carnegie Library, Frederick 108 Carnegie Library, Collinsville ..109 Carnegie Library, Tulsa , 110 Carnegie Library, Wagoner Ill Carnegie Library, Bartlesville , Ill Carnegie Library, Cordell 112 Carnegie Library, Woodward 113 Club Library Quarters, Watonga, Erick, Atoka, Olustee, Waurika __ 114 Club Library Quarters, Hunter, Madill, Yukon, Arapaho, Roff r .115 TRAVELING LIBRARY MAP, 1926 * # » Jll... ... # * * w . ^*«* * * .***»*»»*»« *»** *^» iS** .* • * *•**«* * « * * * * ' , *****.* * • ******* '*****» <,***' ' * * *•*** ' . .' * , » *.* # * *' J. ***,*** '••***»* ^ j » ****** J*, * * * **'«*'#***- - ** **; **-•*** »•* „ «•* »»«***«:*•') * » * * »•»* *.**** *.. * „ **.*.* » » ** *?lK**3»«o * • * *"* * ** *>-'"V-» * ** *•,•»**. * • »*******<,*TT. -*'«*'».. * • *% *-** ** * * * *** w • * . *•.* :T*ri2 .*"*****#/ * • *#» * * * * * ****** ^ * * ** . * ^ ** * * * * * * *-*'¥) •-* # * * * * * * * * *" * •• ' w >V•** **7* * * * * *.'* * * *•• * *•** » * *':•**.*% ** * •* *.* * *'•':** **V* *** * * M *%*»*- 1,129 Traveling Library Stations Established, 1924-25. 1,563 Traveling Library Stations Established, 1925-26. WHAT THE OKLAHOMA LIBRARY COMMISSION HAS BEEN DOING Circulation. 150,000 rural readers reached during the past 12 months. 145,000 of these readers reached through Traveling Libraries, which go to Farm Women's Clubs, Farmers' Granges, and other rural organizations. Number of Traveling Libraries. 1,129 Traveling Libraries sent to different parts of Oklahoma from July 1, 1924—June 30, 1925. Figures do not include renewal of over half the libraries. 363 more libraries sent during 1924-25 than in the year 1923-24. 50 requests for libraries were unfilled because the supply of books was exhausted. 47,260 books were sent in these Traveling Libraries to rural read­ ers, a gain over 1923-24 of 9,041. Individual Loans. 9,872 books on special subjects sent to 2,501 readers in 12 months. These include 331 volumes sent to 143 members of study clubs, and 540 volumes in Revised Braille for the Blind sent in answer to 165 requests. Books for the blind are franked by the Uni­ ted States: On all other books and Traveling Libraries the transportation is paid by the borrowers. Reading" Courses. 54 persons enrolled in miscellaneous Home Reading Courses in collaboration with the U. S. Bureau of Education. 353 students completed the reading course in Agriculture given in the summers of 1924 and 1925 in 25 different Oklahoma towns. These students were enrolled in classes and received high school credit for completing the course. This work the Commission also supervised as agent for the U. S. Bu­ reau of Education. Surveys. Regular annual survey of public and free libraries, also of college and institutional libraries. The Commission assisted the American Library Association in a complete and exhaustive survey of Oklahoma libraries. —7— Publications. 600 copies of "Trustees Handbook and Library Laws of Okla­ homa" published. 1,000 copies of "The Magic Box" published. Annual report, folders, programs, bibliographies, etc. Library Aid and Advice. Pauls Valley was assisted in establishing a new library. 67 school libraries were sent pamphlets and books on classi­ fication and equipment and otherwise advised and aided in establishing themselves. 16 towns interested in establishing libraries—Sulphur, Madill, Tonkawa, Shidler, Holdenville, Wewoka, Britton, Laverne, Idabel, Durant, Drumright, Oilton, Guymon, Erick, Haskell, Jennings. Library Summer School. 36 students enrolled in the 1925 summer library course, given for the fifth successive year in co-operation with the Uni­ versity of Oklahoma at Norman. Library Legislation. The • Commission assisted the Oklahoma Library Associa­ tion in obtaining from the last legislature a law requiring the certification of librarians in Oklahoma. Positions Filled. 15 public library boards and institutional libraries were assis ted in filling vacancies in their library staff, and several more were supplied with temporary cataloguers. Co-oneraition With Other Departments. Besides its assistance to high school libraries through the State Board of Education, the Library Commission has co­ operated with the State Vocational Board and the Bureau of Child Hygiene by supplying books to be used in agricul­ tural and mothercraft classes and in health conferences. —8— LEGISLATION CERTIFICATION OF LIBRARIANS Oklahoma libraries took a long step forward when the law providing for the certification of librarians passed the legislature in its 1925 session. The bill, which was furthered by the Oklahoma Li­ brary Association, was introduced in the House and later passed by the Senate with almost unanimous approval. The text of the bill follows: Session Laivs of 1925 of the State of Oklahoma Chapter 173, House Bill No. SOU Section 1. Librarian's Certificate. The proper officials in control of every free public library, state school library and public school library maintained by cities of the first class, shall appoint and employ a competent and suitable person to serve as head librarian therein, who shall be re­ sponsible for the duties involved in the office; provided, that after the passage of this act no vacancies existing or occur­ ring in the position of head librarian in such libraries shall be filled by appointment or designation of any person who is not in possession of a library certificate issued under the authority of this act. Section 2. Board of Library Examiners. The Oklahoma library commission shall constitute a board of library ex­ aminers who shall act without pay and who shall issue li­ brarians' certificates under reasonable rules and regula­ tions to be promulgated by the board and a complete record of the transactions of the board shall be kept at all times. Section 3. Temporary Certificate—Librarians now act­ ing. Upon the submission of satisfactory evidence that no qualified librarian is available for appointment, a tempo­
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