2 20 33 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/4/19/HPL_125th_Text0054.pdf be9f5d16fd245916adafe408c13d405e PDF Text Text History A library was started by the Women’s Club in 1396 consisting of a collection of books for public lending and housed in the second floor of the building currently occupied by Seasonal Grille. When the new high school was built and opened in 1918 the fledgling public library moved into the building. A reorganized library board held its first meeting: f+astlugs, Marchj), 151g A meeawg of the "Board of Library Commlsstotsers was called for orgamzattow Iw.the Library Room at gpm oiA, the above date, P^esewt: Mrs. e.A. "Burtow, ej. Lederle, w.w. Potter, c.w. Wesplwter, Rev.John, R. Gregory,johkvj. Lawsow arvd Mrs. Phyllis Reym>lris. Absent: L.c. "Browsow arid Miss Rosella Goodyear Meeting called to order The election of officers resulted in the choice of ej. Lederle, President and Phyllis Reynolds, secretary. Lots were cast to determine the length of office of each member with the following result. om year: Phyllis Reynolds, Rosella Goodyear arid W.W. Potter .Two years: L.C. "Bronson, Rev.johnR Gregory and ej. Lederle Three years: Mrs. E.A. Burton, C.W. Wesplnter andjohnj. Lawson /Motion made by Rev. Gregory that the President be empowered to appoint committees. Morton carried. Motion made by Rev. Gregory that a committee on librarian be appointed. Motto: v c:'-.>Ud. Motion made that a committee of three be appointed on by-laws. Motion carried. l Ad-.c.t:'. r^ade that the President be a committee of oue to confer with the women's club awd the T. hool Boarai as to the arrakvgemervt of the books of each turuved over to the Public Library. Motion, carried. The President named the following appointments: Librarian: Mrs. "Burton, Mr. Lawson, Mr. Wesplnter "By-laws § Constitution. Mrs. Reynolds, Rev. Gregory, Mr. Potter Women's Club: Mrs. Burton Meeting adjourned subject to cad from. the secretary. cj. ._ederle, Pres. Phyllis Reynolds.: -Secy. At subsequent meetings, Helen Fairchild was appointed libra.-..g at a yearly salary of $1,000 and served through August 1921 .to ?n Barnes |ucceeded Miss Fairchild with the under standing that she would attend •> week library trairincj s chool the subsequent summer. Miss Barnes was appointed librarian with a s.-rary of $1400 in June 1922. �The pubiic library received equal support from the city and school board at $1500 each in its first years. Additional income came from fines, donations from the Women’s Club, school.based fund raisers and general donors. The budget for 1924 is reflected in the following minutes: November i, i$>23 A special meeting of the library board was held at the home of the President, Mrs. e.A. Burton, Tuesday even.li/vgjuly 31,1523. Meeting called to order by the President at 2-.oo pm. present Mrs. Burton, Mr. Edw.ou,ds, Mr. Tolhurst, Mr. Dawson and Mrs. Bauer. Minutes of the previous meeting readg§ approved, it was moved and supported that the "Board engage Miss Bames as the libra ria n-for the ensuing year at $1000 a year,.one month's vacation with pay. Moved an.d supported that we adopt the budget for the en-sulrvg year as read. salary extra Magazine Binding Bootes extra for Bncy Supplies 1&-00 40 ±10 22& 125. 130 3251 Receipts ■ Olty 1500 School board club (?) Fln.es (?) 1500 50 250 3300 Balance on, ha n,d Nov i, 1923 $524.Of- After business session Mrs. Bames served Ice cream and catee which we certainly enjoyed. 2n motion, meeting adj’ourned Belle n. Burton, pres. qeorglna "Bauer, Sec'y The library thrived in its years in school buildings moving to the new wing of the high school in 1955 as the-William T. Wallace library in memory of a former high school principal. �January 13,i^.&H - the Hastings City C-oun-ciL confirmed the appointment of the following Library Board for the new Hastings Public Library: Mrs. Richard t. <qroos, five year term Rev. lion M.' <qury,.four year term Mrs. K.s. McIntyre, three year term . Mrs. Richard M. Coote, two year term, ■ Mrs. Wilbur R. Birk, one- year term the regular terms are to beginJuly 1, but the above-earned will act as an "interim board" in work necessary to concert the old federal post-office to library use, hiring a librarian, and getting a collection of books ready for opening the new library. (stgkved) Pon M. fjury On January 16,1965 after three years of work by community member volunteers, the Hastings Public Library moved to the old Post Office building on Church Street becoming a freestanding entity. March 14,1^&4. - A special afternoon meeting was held at the office of Emmanuel Church, tointerview Mrs. Florence O. Wilson, head libraria n of Sturgis Public Library. Those present v '?re Mrs. R.T. Ljroos, the Rev. pohM. cqury, Mrs. RM. Cook, Mrs. R.S. McIntyre, Mr. Cvifford Poian, Mrs'John Panfil and Mrs.. Wilson aHie interview, the Board Members decided to offer the position of.head Librarian, to Mrs. t:.>rtnc,e o: wilsonat an, an.nM.al salary of .0,500, plus the usual fringe benefits availableto employees of the city of Hastings . This .was so moves, second^ aM^ carried- Meeting. adyrnrrnd. (signed) PonM. <qury Little remains in our records of the collections and programs of the library. Summer Reading was held from the programs’ national beginning almost 100 years ago. Minutes record book expenditures and occasionally mention numbers of library cardholders but it is not until the move in 1965 that we have records of the monthly programming events. -or the first twenty years in the old Post Office building, the librarian and city were •squired to send a report to the Federal Government detailing the use of the building as a library. After twenty years, ownership of the property was handed over to the City of Hastings and the library board entered into a lease of the property from the city for $1.00 per month. Many times over the years, the building underwent repairs and -emodeling as librarians and staff tried to make the most of the space available. Plans for expansion existed but the funding was never found to make any additions to the �building. Florence Wilson, Eileen Oehler and Barbara Schondelmayer were the librarians overseeing these years as the library created various relationships with the surrounding townships and State Library to determine funding and service areas. Toward the end of the 20th century the library board decided to find new space for the library and develop adequate funding from those government bodies choosing to participate. Rutland Charter Township residents approved millage for the library beginning in 1991. Hastings Charter Township tried several plans including contracting with Freeport’s library and township families paying non-resident fees to use the Hastings Library. As the plans for a new library went forward, millage was again requested from the two townships in the amount of 1.6 mils. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary Subject The topic of the resource Public History--Michigan--Barry County Description An account of the resource Did you know the Hastings Public Library has been around in one form or another since 1896? It started out as the Women's Club Reading Room and over time, grew into the vital and vibrant public institution we all know and love. Look through this collection to learn about where it all started, see the how the efforts of so many helped the library grow, and have some fun seeing photos of the past. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image and text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 - 2021 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Brief History of the Women's Club Library Subject The topic of the resource History Description An account of the resource Summary of the Women's Club of Hastings' formation of and involvement with and management of a library from 1896 through the mid 1990's. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Documents Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource unknown https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/4/18/HPL_125th_Text0002.pdf f6aa4097222571ec18fc501ef3a0d290 PDF Text Text MICHIGAN STATE LIBRARY 735 EAST MICHIGAN AVENUE LANSING GEORGE ROMNEY Governor August 13, 1963 MICHIGAN STATE BOARD FOR LIBRARIES Mrs. Dorothy S. McAllister, Grand Rapids, Chairman G. Flint Purdy, Detroit, Vice-Chairman Mrs. Mary Daume, Monroe Andrew B. Lemke, Allegan Clair L. Taylor, Lansing Hiss Genev evieve M. Casey, Lansing, eg. Secretary of the Board at and State Librarian Mrs. Robert T. Groos RR 3 Hastings Point Middleville, Michigan Dear Mrs. Groos: Your recent letter outlining tthe procedures and conclusions of the Specicial Library Committee report h; las been called to my attention by Miss McKinley, tthe State Library consultant in your area, I would like to congratulat ite your committee for its forthright it and comprehensive investigation of tlthe library situation in Hastingss and for its sensible and worthwhile recommend;lations to the city authori rities. The committee's conclusion that Hastings5 needs both a public and a school library seems inescapable. Your commit Lttee's methods of investigation were thorough and objective and certaii inly the data you collected supports your recommendation that the city1 of Hastings act now to acquire the present post office building for a dowr mtown public library site. Although the quarters and service of your present combined school­ public library are indeed above average compared to those of other school­ public libraries in Michigan, you do not have enough space nor enough books and staff to give really adequate school or public library service. In 1961 a survey of service and materials available from the Wm. T. Wallace Memorial Library was made by a team of school and public library consult­ ants from the Michigan State Library. They found that, using a rough appraisal of registration and circulation, service to the general public was between five to ten per cent of the total service given. In a few years even normal school attendance growth may well crowd out most of this small percentage. Adding to the present quarters would serve only to accomodate increased school usage. It would not alleviate the major problems of poor location, particularly for older adults and the very young, and needed increase in adult materials. Also additions are apt to be almost as costly per square foot as new buildings. Therefore using the post office building, the adaptation of which would probably cost less than an addition to the school location, seems the more businesslike and economical solution to both building and location problems. sponsibility to the There is also the consideration of Hastings' resj rest of Barry County. As the only city of any size, twith considerable small industry and solid >olid business acumen centered zcr.tcrcd in it, : and with very �Mrs. Robert T. Groos Page 2 August 13, 1963 is a need jut the rest of the county, there tl sparse library service throughoi for a forward looking public lit rectly with Lbrary staff who can work dire municipal officials for the greatest: good of all. The sugge;isted budget popula< is small, but adequate, for a beginniling library serving the city inding tion. It is only good business to eexpect support from the surrour areas in any future expansion of seiirvice to these areas. Any staff can spread its attention and output only so far. The needs of the schools for total school library service could more than absorb the attention of the present staff of the Wm. T. Wallace Memorial Library. The 1961 Michigan St;:ate Library survey pointed out that service to elementary schools was limited to small collections of books with no teacherlibrarian in attendance, With the burden of public library service and complementary service to school age children removed from the present library staff, they iwill be able to give even more attention to superior school library servi< Let me make one last: point ’ in these suggestions which I hope will point up isome of the commi! littee's conclusions. Some duplication of books is inevitssable in any community ,ty in order to provide service to the whole community, Children need pub; iblic library service with its emphasis on jasure and personal enri<.chment, just as they need school reading for plei library servicei for their curriculum relate:ed needs. In the good library situation pub! iblic and school librarians work to­ gether to provide the materials needed by their patrons. The basic difference in the approach to selectioni of library library materials is the fact ited materials; the public that the school librarian chooses curriculum relat librarian chooses community irelated books and magazines. When it comes to more specialized material:Ls or, for instance, some kinds of magazines or periodicals, the public and sclihool libraries might well decide which titles they would not duplicate. May I wish the committee success in this library venture and assure i of our continued assistance. It is gratifying to know that forward hard-workii citizens are committed to the belief that total loo!iking, hard-working superior library service sei is a necessity for our nation. Sincerely, A Genevieve M. Casey Michigan State Librarian GMC:vw � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary Subject The topic of the resource Public History--Michigan--Barry County Description An account of the resource Did you know the Hastings Public Library has been around in one form or another since 1896? It started out as the Women's Club Reading Room and over time, grew into the vital and vibrant public institution we all know and love. Look through this collection to learn about where it all started, see the how the efforts of so many helped the library grow, and have some fun seeing photos of the past. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image and text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 - 2021 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from State Librarian Genevieve Casey to Mrs. Richard Groos Subject The topic of the resource Commercial correspondence Description An account of the resource Letter from State Librarian Genevieve Casey to Mrs. Richard Groos supporting the Hastings Library Board's recommendation to acquire the post office for a new library location. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Business letters Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Genevieve Casey Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1963-08-13 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource unknown https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/4/17/HPL_125th_Text0001.pdf 30f40fed5609361f69a2f3096908c105 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary Subject The topic of the resource Public History--Michigan--Barry County Description An account of the resource Did you know the Hastings Public Library has been around in one form or another since 1896? It started out as the Women's Club Reading Room and over time, grew into the vital and vibrant public institution we all know and love. Look through this collection to learn about where it all started, see the how the efforts of so many helped the library grow, and have some fun seeing photos of the past. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image and text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 - 2021 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Handwritten document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Handwritten Note from Mrs. Richard Groos to the Hastings City Mayor and City Council Subject The topic of the resource Commercial correspondence Description An account of the resource Handwritten note from Mrs. Richard Groos to the Hastings City Mayor and City Council accompanying a letter received from the Michigan State Librarian. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Business letters Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mrs. Richard Groos Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1963-08-19 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource unknown https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/4/16/HPL_125th_Text0006.pdf b1fd655d36fe52ea6a1e3b1eae9410d0 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary Subject The topic of the resource Public History--Michigan--Barry County Description An account of the resource Did you know the Hastings Public Library has been around in one form or another since 1896? It started out as the Women's Club Reading Room and over time, grew into the vital and vibrant public institution we all know and love. Look through this collection to learn about where it all started, see the how the efforts of so many helped the library grow, and have some fun seeing photos of the past. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image and text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 - 2021 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Head Librarian Helene Fairchild to Hastings City Parents Subject The topic of the resource Commercial correspondence Description An account of the resource Letter from librarian Helene Fairchild to Hastings city parents encouraging them to use and encourage their children to use the library. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Business letters Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Helene Fairchild Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-06-21 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. 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Look through this collection to learn about where it all started, see the how the efforts of so many helped the library grow, and have some fun seeing photos of the past. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image and text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 - 2021 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from the Hastings Public Library Board to the City Mayor Subject The topic of the resource Commercial correspondence Description An account of the resource Letter from the Hastings Public Library Board to the City Mayor recommending purchase of the post office for a new library building. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Business letters Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hastings Public Library Board Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1962-12-06 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. 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Title A name given to the resource Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary Subject The topic of the resource Public History--Michigan--Barry County Description An account of the resource Did you know the Hastings Public Library has been around in one form or another since 1896? It started out as the Women's Club Reading Room and over time, grew into the vital and vibrant public institution we all know and love. Look through this collection to learn about where it all started, see the how the efforts of so many helped the library grow, and have some fun seeing photos of the past. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image and text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 - 2021 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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Title A name given to the resource Librarian Florence Wilson and Board President Mrs. Richard Groos Subject The topic of the resource Black & white photographs� Description An account of the resource Photograph of head librarian Florence Wilson and Board President Ethel Groos looking at books. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1965 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. 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Title A name given to the resource Hastings Mayor Beckwith Signing for Ownership of the Post Office Building Subject The topic of the resource Black & white photographs� Description An account of the resource Photograph of Mayor Becwith signing paperwork for the City of Hastings to take ownership of the old post office to become a library. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1963 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library and J-Ad Graphics Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available J-Ad Graphics Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/4/10/HPL_125th_Text0007.pdf f5f19621c1224e79897797e34631afad PDF Text Text S CATALOGUE $ W OF THE * WOMEN’S CLUB* < ...LIBRARY... ,* ��IHHIIIIBHIII 3 1348 00016 7573 1. — --------------- . _ CATALOGUE OF The Women's Club Library HASTINGS, MICH. 1906 �Iftutes and IRcoulatfons X 1. Membership tickets shall be issued at the rate of $1.00 a year. 2. Books shall be drawn and returned on Satur­ day evening from 7:00 to 8:00 o'clock. 3. No more than one volume shall be drawn by the same person at one time. 4. Books must not be retained more than two weeks, nor the same books be drawn by same person more than twice in succession. 5. Members retaining books longer than two weeks shall pay five cents for each additional week. 6. No person shall lend his or her card or book to one not a member of the same household and books will not be transferred from one card to another at the library. 7. Books lost or injured by writing or turning down leaves or any damage beyond reasonable wear, shall be satisfactorily adjusted with the librarian. 8. Any person not complying with these rules forfeits all use of the library until such fines or damage is adjusted. 2 �CLASS A BOOKS OF REFERENCE NO. ]. 2, 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. AUTHOR BOOK International Dictionary Dictionary of Dates........................................... Cyclopedia of Quotations.................................. Parliamentary Law Twentieth Century Cyclopedia, Vol. I....... “ “ “ “ “ “ Vol. III... “ •• •• Vol. IV... - Vol. Vol. Vol. Vol. “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Century Book of Facts American Encyclopaedic Vol. II.... “ “ V. .. VI... VII.. VIII Rum Dictionary, Vol. I. “ “ “ “ “ “ Vol. II. Vol. III. Vol. IV. Vol. V. “ Vol. VI. Vol. VII. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. .Webster ...Haydn . Woolevcr Shattuck . S|x»fford “ “ “ Vol. VIII. “ •• “ Vol. IX. Vol. X. Vol. XI. - “ “ Vol. XII. The Growing World. 3 �CLASS B HISTORY 1 2. 3 4 5 6 8 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 History of the World, Vol. I 44 44 •* Vol. II “ 44 *• Vol. HI “ “ “ Vol. IV Vol. V Michigan Pioneer Life. Vol. I. 44 “ 44 Vol. II. 44 “ “ Vol. HI. 44 44 44 Vol. IV. “ 44 “ Vol. V. 44 44 44 Vol. VI. 44 44 “ Vol. VII. “ 44 “ Vol. VIII. 44 44 44 Vol. IX. “ “ 44 44 44 44 44 44 “ “ 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 “ “ 44 44 44 44 “ 44 44 44 “ “ 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 “ 44 44 44 Vol. XI. Vol. XII. Vol. XIII. Vol. XIV. Vol. XV. Vol. XVI. Vol. XVII. Vol. XVIII. Vol. XIX. Vol. XX. Vol. XXI. Vol. XXII. Vol. XXIII. Vol. XXIV. Vol. XXV. Vol. XXVI. Vol. XXVII. Vol. XXVIII. Vol. XXIX. Larned �.35. 36. .37. .38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. Michigan Pioneer Life, Vol. XXX. “ *• “ Vol. XXXI. “ “ “ Vol. XXXII. “ “ “ Vol. XXXIII. Michigan and Its Resources. War in the East French Revolution, Vol. I Vol. II Germany (Story of Nation Scries) France “ •* “ Spain “ •* “ Moors in Spain (Story of Nation Series). Holland ,l Russia “ Switzerland “ “ “ History o( Germany..................................... Germany Brave Little Holland Antiquity (Beacon Lights), Vol. I. The Middle Ages, Vol. II. Renaissance and Reformation. Vol. III. Warriors and Statesmen, Vol. IV. Great Women, Vol. V. Modern European Statesmen, Vol. VI. American Statesmen, Vol. VII. Nineteenth Century Writers, Vol. VIII. Jewish Heroes and Prophets, Vol. IX. Old Pagan Civilization, Vol. X. The Spaniard in History.............................. Spanish Cities................................................ History of the United States Sketches from English History.................. Short History of Russia............................... England in the XIX Century American Lands and Letters Men, Women and Manners in Colonial Times, Vol. I « “ *• “ “ Vol. II. Chinese Characteristics 5 .. White Carlyle ... .Baring-Gould Masson . ........................ Hale ............ Lane-Poole Rogers Morfill Hag-Stead .. ..Baring-Gould .................. DeStaci ...................... Griffis ... Fernaid . .Stoddard ......... Hale ... Wheeler . Par in alec McCarthy Mitchell .. Fisher Smith �75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. £1. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. Reminiscences of Civil War Letters from Japan........... ................... The Heart of Japan A Hand Book of Modern Japan Russian Life in Town and Country The Louisiana Purchase The Rise of the Swiss Republic .... Swiss Life in Town and Country.... History of Switzerland American Diplomacy With the Empress Dowager......... History of England ...................... *• “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ History of the French Revolution. .................................. Gordon ............ Fraser ................................ Brownell ................................ Clement Palmer Winshlp & Wallace ........................... McCracken .......................... Story ...........................MacKcnzie ..................... ................ Moore Carl ............................ Macaulay ��TRAVELS Brooks Letters of Travel Davis Three Gringos in Venezuela.. About Paris Smith A White Umbrella in Mexico Grace Seton-Thompson 5. A Woman Tenderfoot Bacon 6. Historic Pilgrimages in New England ................................ Parry 7. Life Among the Germans... .......................... Stoddard 8. Across Russia . 9. 10. Recent Rambles....................................................................................... . Abbott 11. By Oak and Thorn......................................... .......................................... Brown 12. A round the World........................................................................................ ..Slocum 13. Among French Inns.............................. ................................................... ...Gibson 14. Norway. Switzerland, Athens, Venice ‘Stoddard 15. Constantinople, Jerusalem, Egypt 16. Japan, China 17. India—The Passion Play 18. Paris, La Belle France. Spain 19. Berlin, Vienna. St. Petersburg, Moscow 20. The Rhine. Belgium, Holland, Mexico 21. Florence, Naples. Rome . 22. Scotland, England, London 23. Southern California, Grand Canon of the Colorado River, Yel­ lowstone National Park 24. Ireland, Denmark, Sweden 25. Canada, Malta, Gibraltar 26. South Tyrol, Lake Garda. The Dolomites. 27. Romance and Teutonic Switzerland, Vol. I. McCracken 28. “ " " “ Vol. II Travels With a Donkey. 1. 2. 3. 8 �9 �o BIOGRAPHY 2. 3. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15, 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Lives of Illustrious Men, Vol. I “ “ “ Vol. II “ *• “ Vol. III. ... The Duchess of Angouleme Four French Women Life of Johnson, Vol. I Vol. II *• “ Vol. Ill “ Vol. IV Dolly Madison An Epistle to Posterity ... The Brontes James Russell Lowell.......... Warren Hastings Up from Slavery Life on the Stage Lucinda Hinsdale Stone... Wm. Shakes|>care, Susan B. Anthony. Vol. I. “ “ Vol. II Life of Scott The Making of an American......... Napoleon at Sc. Helena Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson. Plutarch’s Lives. 1<» . . Plutarch Martin Do Boswell Goodwin ................. Sherwood ................. MacKay Hale ............... Macaulay B. T. Washington ................... ... Morris ........................Perry ................. Brandes Harper Lockhart Riis Latimer �11 �CLASS EZ SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Other Worlds Than Ours....................... Electricity for Everybody Food Products of the World.................... Physiology and Hygiene Recreations in Astronomy..................... Walks and Talks in Geological Fields Marvels of the Universe.......................... Secretol Character Building Menticulture Elementary Psychology.......................... Knowledge and Culture Power Through Repose ........ By the Fireside 12 . Proctor A tkinson ....Green Hatfield . Warren . .. Boyd De Mot to Fletcher . Putnam .Matson Call Wagner �CLASS F SOCIOLOGY 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 Children’s Rights Progress and Poverty................ Wealth and Commonwealth. . Women Wage Earners........ .. Social Evolution Women and Economics.............. Child Life in Many Lands.. .. A Man's Value to Society.. Wigg .. .George Lloyd .. Campbell Kidd .... Stetson .. .Turnbcll Hillis 13 �RELIGIOUS 1. The Mind and the Master 2. The Foundation of Belief 3. Whedon on the Will. Literature and D?gma 5. What All the World’s a Seeking 6. In Tune With the Infinite 7. The World’s Parliament of Religions, Vol. I. 8. “ Vol. II. 9. The World’s Congress of Religion. 10. The Christian Religion 11. The Plan of Salvation 12. Science and Health 13. The Coming King . ................ 14 .. Watson . .. . Balford . .Arnold . Trine Fischer Walker ..Eddy White �CL ASS H LITERATURE Books and Bookmen .... Choice of Books................................................................. Means and Ends of Education Landmarks of Venice ........................................ 5. English Literature 6. French Literature .......................................................... .............................. 7. German Literature .......................................... 8. Italian Literature Scandinavian Literature 9. ....................................... 10. A Talk About Books 11. Relation of Literature to Life 12. Home School of American Literature. 13. Library of Universal Literature, Vol. I “ ’ “ • Vol, II 14. “ “ “ Vol. Ill 15. “ “ Vol. IV 16. “ • “ Vol. V 17. “ “ “ Vol. VI 18. •• •• " Vol. VII 19. “ “ Vol. VIII. . 20. “ •• •• Vol. IX 21. Vol. X. .. 22. “ Vol. XI 23. Vol. XII 24. » •• “ Vol. XIII 25. “ “ “ Vol. XIV 26. ‘ Vol. XV 27. “ “ “ Vol. XVI 28. •* •• Vol. XVII. . 29. Vol. XVIII... 30. ». •• •• Vol. XIX... .31. Vol. XX. . .32. .. “ Vol. XXI .... £33. .. “ •• Vol. XXII 234. 2. 3. 15 ................. Lang .... Richardson S 'aiding ............ Hu lion ................Taine . ...Saintsbury . ............ Hosmer ............ Garnett ............ Boyesen .............. Larned ............ Warner Rid path �35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. •12. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. Library of Universal Literature. Vol. XXIII.. “ “ “ Vol. XXIV. " “ “ Vol. XXV. Great Books as Life Teachers Readings from Washington Irving. Sketch of American Literature Sketch of English Literature Classic French in English Classic German in English Greek Classics, Vol. I “ “ Vol. II French Classics ................... German Classics Latin Classics, Vol. I “ “ Vol. II 16 . Rid path .Hillis Beers Wilkinson �17 �I SKETCHES AND ESSAYS 6. 8. 9. 10. 12. 13. 14. 15. lb. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. .... Matthews Americanisms and Britticisms Marvel Reveries of a Bachelor Emerson Essays—First Series. Davis Our English Cousins ................................... The World Beautiful ................ ....... Whiting H. H. Bits of Talk About Home Matters .. Hubbard Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great. “ “ “ “ Famous Women ■ .. . .Jameson Loves of the Poets . Uamerton French and English . ... Replicr Books and Men ..... . Macaulay Essays and Poems . With My Neighbors ............. Points of View........................................................... The Peopl • for Whom Shakespere Wrote. Crown of Wild Olives ..................... Sesame and Lilies Winsome Womanhood . .. Sketches in Prose Autocrat of the Breakfast Table Authors at Home How Paris A muses Itself A Little Swiss Sojourn Castilian Days ............... Editorial Wild Oats. Men and Things Essays on Nature and Culture 18 . Sangster .... Replicr ... Warner .... Ruskin ............. Sangster ................. Riley Holmes Gilder ............ Smith ............... Howells Hay • Mark Twain Mabie �J9 �J ART X 2. 3. 5. 6. 8. 9. Treatise on Painting* Mornings in Florence Seven Lamps ol z\rchitecture Stones of Venice, Vol. L... “ “ Vol. II “ Vol. Ill Sketches of Art............................................................... Child Life in Art. .Churches and Castles of Mediaeval France... 20 DaVinci .... Ruskin . Jameson Burll .... La» ned �CL ASS K POETRY X 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Poems Poems Here at Home...................... Farm Rhymes Yesterday, To-Day and Forever. Poems Verse .. Lucile Sonnets and Songs The Song of Hiawatha Lucile. Lucile. 21 Holland ...Riley .... Bickersteth ............. Schiller Ambrosius Inge low Tennyson ................. King .......... Meredith . Hay-Whitney ..Tennyson �CLASS L. DRAMA A 1. Don Carlos Mary Stuart Maid of Orleans f Vol. I Bride of Messina I 2. Wallenstein Vol. II William Tell 3 Faust The Queens. 5. The Duchess de la Valliere ] The Lady of Lyons Richelieu No So Bad As We Seem , Money The Ri| lightful Heir Walpole »le Darnlej -y Schiller Schiller . .. Goethe . A Idem ah Bulwer 22 �O l_ ASS M* MYTHOLOGY 2. 3. 5. Murray Mythology Stories of the Wagner Oj>era Legends of the Rhine Le Morte D’Arthur Norse Stories............................... Stcachc ... Mabie 23 �CLASS N MAGAZINES X Century Magazine 1882. “ “ “ “ “ 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ »• “ “ “ “ “ “ “ *• “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ ■* 26. 27. •* “ “ 28. “ •* 29. “ “ 30. “ “ 31. “ “ 32. *• “ 33. 34. Harper’s 1898. 1883. 1883. 1884. 1884. 1885. 1885. 1886. 18S6. 1887. 1887. 1888. 1888. 1889. 1889. 1890. 1890. 1891. 1891. 1892. 1892. 1893. 1898. 1899. 1899. 1900. 1000. 1901. 1901. 1902. 1902. 1903. 1903. 24 �35. Harper’s 1899. 36. “ 1899. 37. “ 1900. 38. “ 1900. 39. “ 1001. 40. “ 1902 41. “ 19ul. 42 “ 1902. 43. *• 1903. 44. “ 1903. 45. Review of Reviews, 1895. “ “ 1895. 46. “ “ 1896. 47. “ 1896. 48. “ “ 1897. 49. “ “ 1897. 50. “ “ 1898. „ 51. “ “ 1899. 52. “ 1899. 53. “ *• 1900. 54. “ “ 1900. 55. “ “ 1901. 56. “ “ 1901. 57. “ “ 1902. 58. “ “ 1902. 59. “ “ 1903. 60. “ “ 1903. 61. 62. St. Nicholas, 1882. 63. “ 1883. 64. “ “ 1884. 65. “ “ 1885. 66. 1888. 67. “ “ 1889. 68. “ “ 1890. 69. “ “ 1891. 70. •* “ 1892. 71. “ “ 1895. 72. “ “ 1896. 73. “ “ 1897. 25 �74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. St. Nicholas, 1898. “ “ 1899. “ “ 1899. Scribner’s 1880. “ 1880. “ 1881. “ 1881. The Outlook, 1903. “ “ 1903. “ “ 1903. The Awake, 1888. “ “ 1889. McClure’s 1898. “ 1898. The Chautauquan, 1899. The Quaker. 1899. 26 �27 �C LASS O NATURE STUDY .... Chapman Seton-Thompson Bird Life Wild Animals I Have Known .... Lives of the Hunted In the Days of Audobon .. . . A Sonjr of Life .......... A Primer of Forestry, Vol. I.......... “ “ Vol. II .... 8. Our National Parks 2 3 4 5 6 . Butterworth ............ Morley . . . Pinchot Muir 28 �CLASS P FICTION 1. 2. Oliver Twist David Copperfield Vol. 1 Our Mutual Friend Great Expectations Little Dorrit ■ Vol. II Martin Chuzzlewit Nicholas Nickleby Christmas Books Vol. Ill . Dombey and Son Tale of Two Cities Old Curiosity Shop Sketches of Boz > Vol. IV Hard Times Message from the Sea The Pickwick Papers Pictures from Italy ;■ Vol. v .. American Notes Bleak House rav Uncommercial Traveller I Vol. Child’s History of .( England Ei The Mystery of Edwin Drood Nicholas Nickleby Adam Bede Middlemarch Daniel Deronda ............ Miil on the Floss ............ Felix Holt Romola Pembroke........................................... The Luck of Roaring Camp .. A Social Highwayman The Prince of India. Vol I... . *• “ “ Vol. II... Ben Hur . ... The Man Without a Country The Master, The Princess Aline..................... The X Jewel I I Dickens Dickens f 3. 4. Dickens Dickens J 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. .. Dickens J 29 VI . . Dickens Dickens ... Eliot . . Wilkins ......... Harte Train ....Wallace .Zangwill . . Davis Moncreiff �;; 24. A Social Departure 25. His Honor and a Lady 26. The Golden House 27. The Day of Their Wedding.. 28. Ramona 29. Far from the Madding Crowd. 3o. A Singer from the Sea. .......... 31. Lorna Doone 32. A Gentleman of France 33. Under a Red Robe 34. Vignettes of Manhattan .. . 35. A dam Johnstone's Son..... 36. A Lady of Quality 37. Marcella, Vol. I 38. “ Vol. Il....................... • 39. Sir George Tressedy, Vol. I 40. * “ *• Vol. II.... 41. Bessie Custrell 42. The Prisoner of Zenda 43. In the Stranger People's Country 44. In the Fire of the Forge, Vol. I 45. Vol. II 46. Tom Grogan 47. The Story of the Other Wise Man . 48. A Book of Profitable Tales 49. Frederic the Great and his Court. 50. The Red Badge of Courage 51. The House Boat on the Styx 52. Amos Judd 53. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 54. The Refugees 55. The Days of Auld Lang Syne 56. Kate Carnegie 57. Mrs. Herndon’s Income........................... 58. Outre Mer 59. The Damnation of Theron Ware 60. The Under Side of Things..................... 61. A Singular Life 62 The Mighty A tom. ................................. 30 Duncan Warner Howells ... J ack<on Hardy .......... Barr .. Blackmore . Weyman . Matthews .. Crawford .. Burnett Ward . . Hope Craddock . .. Eben»> Smith Van Dyke Field . Mulbach ------- Crane Bangs Mitchell Doyle Wats<>n .... Campbell ... Longfellow .... Frederick ......... Bell ... . helps .......... Corelli �63. Briseis 64. Carlotta’s Intended 65. Les Miserables 66. Sentimental Tommy 67. A Cathedral Courtship 68. The Romance Gf Dollard. 69. Anne 70. The Sinner’s Comedy Quentin Durward 2 Guy Manncring 3. An Errant Wooing................ 4. Daughters <4 the Revolution .... 5. Adventures of Captain Horn 6. Dr. Warrick’s Daughters The Country Doctor 78. The Last Days of Pompeii. . 79. Quo Vadis 80. Barbara Blomberg. Vol. I 81. “ “ Vol. II 82. Hugh Wynne, Vol. I 83. *• “ Vol. II 84. In Simpkinsville ... 85. Soldiers of Fortune........................... 86. Salted with Fire 87. The Pursuit of the House Boat . 88. Stuart and Bambo ............ 89. Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac .. 90. The Mutable Many......................... 91. Edelweiss 92. The Christian 93. -Equality .. ... 94. The Mast r Beggars 95. On the Face of the Waters 96. Evolution of Dodd 97. Evolution of Dodd’s Sister 98. The Choir Invisible . 99. Jerome 100. Jasper Fairfax. 31 ................ Black ................ Stuart ................ Hugo ................. Barrie ...............Wiggin . .. Catherwood Woolson ............. Hobbs Scott .... Harrison i ‘offin .. ..Stockton ........... Davis Balzac . . . Bulwer Sienkiewicz .... .. Ehers . Mitchell ...........Stua Da’ Macdona' ........... Ban ........... Greet .............. Field Barr ... A uerbach Caine . . Bellamy ....... Cornford ............ Steele ... Smith .... Eastm tn ........... Alien ......... Wilkins ......... Holmes �I Red Gauntlet [• Vol. I The Pirate Ivanhoe !■ vol. ii . . .. The Talisman 103. Fair Maid of Perth I Vol. III... The Antiquary f 104. Peveril of the Peak i v . IV The Betrothal f Vok 1 105. Bride of Lam mermoor t Vol V Chronicle of Cannongatc ) 106. Guy Mannering lv . VI Anne of Geierstein f 107. Black Dwarf I v . VIT Quentin Durward f 108. Kenilworth J Vol. VIII. St. Ronan’s Well 109. Waverly [• Vol. IX. Woodstock 101. ... Scott 102. .Scott Scott .. .Scott .... Scott Scott Scott Scott ... Scott 110. Fortunes of Nigel Count Robert of Paris Vol. X 111. Rob Roy Heart of Midlothian voi. xi 112. W a verly i Guy Mannering f• Vol. I.. Scott 113. Antiquary Old Mortality Scott 114. Black Dwarf i Ivanhoe Vol. III. Heart of Midlothian | Scott Rob Roj 3y A Leger •nd of Montrose The Bri<ide of Lammerraoor The Monastery Scott 115. 116. 117 The Abbott Kenilworth The Pirate . ScoLt [•Vol. II !■ Vol. IV J Scott -Vol. V. I The Fortunes <' of Nigel i Quentin Durward -Vol. VI. St. Ronan’s Well Scott Fair Maid of Perth Anne of Geierstein Cl I ■ r~ . r. .. .1 . ' The Surgeon ’s Daughter Castle Dangerous Scott f 118. . Scott • Vol. VII J 32 �119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. Peveril of the Peak / Red Gauntlet Vol. VIII The Betrothal ) Scott The Talisman The Two Drovers > Vol. IX, My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror Death of the Laird’s Jock Woodstock » Count Robert of Paris f VoE A When Knighthood was in Fl wer.................. Richard Carvel In His Steps .......... Loveliness The Sowers............................................................. No. 5 John Street................................................. David Harum .......... The Circle of a Century The Seats of the Mighty ................................. Mary Paget Strong Hearts ......... Janice Meredith ................................................. The Hon. Peter Sterling Via Crucis To Have and To Hold With Sword and Crucifix Knights of the Cross, Vol. I “ “ “ Vol. II Red Pottage . Stringtown on the Pike ........ The Lane That Had No Turning A lice of Old Vincennes The Son of the Wolf ....................... The Master Christian Eleanor ........ The Isle of Unrest Eben Holden The Battle of the Strong In the Palace of the King The Cardinal’s Snuff Box The Maid of Maiden Lane........................ Scott Scott ... Caskoden .... Churchill .... Shelden Phelps . Merriman .... Whiling.' .... Westcott . .Harrison ... . Parker ......... Smit’ ......... Cab Fo . .. Crawfoi Johnstoi. ... VanZile Curtin ... . Cholmondcley ...................... Lloyd Parker ............ Thompson ....................London Corelli .................... Ward .............. Merriman ...............Bacheller .................... Parker ............. Crawford .................. Harland Barr 33 J, �153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. Resurrection ................................. Mackinac and Lake Stories A Gentleman Player The Hosts of the Lord The Mantle of Elijah................................. The Sky Pilot The Burgomaster's Wife The Gentleman from Indiana To the Third Generation. The Crisis...................................................... The Right of Way Tarry Thou Till I Come Dri and I...................................................... The Westerners When the Gates Lift Up Their Heads. The Ruling Passion................................... The Man from Glengarry Lazarre The Portion of Labor The Cavalier The Leopard’s Spots The Conqueror. Dorothy Vernon The Blazed Trail The Battle Ground The Sign of the Prophet Under My Own Roof Audrey The Octopus The Pit The Loom of Life Margaret Bowlby .................... The People of the Whirlpool. Lady Rose’s Daughter Beautiful Joe's Paradise The Maid of Sker Red Keggers The Four Feathers The Castle Twilight 34 . . .Tolstoy Gatherwood ........Stevens Steele ... .Zangwill .... Connur ........... Ebers Tarkington ----- Johnson . . .Churchill ....... Parker .. Bacheller .......... White .... Erskine . . VanDyke Connor Catherwood Wilkins ........... Cable Dixon .. .Atherton Major White . . ..Naylor ....... Rouse ....Johnston Norris .... Goss .. . Ward ... .Saunders . . Blackmore Thwing ........... M ason ............. Potter �192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. 199. 200. 201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 200. 207. 208. 209. 210. 211. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217. 218. 219. 220. 221. 222. The Mettle of the Pasture Wee Macgreegor ................................... The Voice of the People.......................... Gordon Keith .................................... The Vicar of Wakefield Rejected of Men......................................... His Daughter First.................................. Dowager Countess Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come.... Children of the Abbey. Under the Rose Under Dog That Printer of Udell’s......................... The Yellow Van .................................. Children of the Mist Joan of Arc. The Deliverance The Crossing .................................... • Sir Mortimer. ........................................... Confessions of a Chib Woman. The Woman Errant. Bru ver Jim's Baby................................. Lavender and Old Lace....................... The Memoirs of a Baby A Lily of France A Daughter of the Snows The Biography of a Prairie Girl.... The Last Days of Pompeii Harold The Caxtons The Parisians What Will He Do With II Night and Morning Godolphin Eugene A rain Leila Pelham Paul Clifford Zanoni Falkland ......... Allen Bell ... Glasgow Page Goldsmith Pyle .. Hardy ..........Bell ........... Fox Isham ............ Smith .. . .Wright . ...Whiting . ...Phillpo’ Mark Twa ....... Glasg . ..Churct .... Johnst .. Mighcls Reed . .. Duskam .Mason London Gates I > > ’ f B Bulw 1 .... Buhver J 1 I Buhver 35 �I Keneln Chillingly Devereux 'rhe Disowned The Coming Race 224. Earnest Maltravers Alice Pausanias Lucretia 225. A Strange Story The Last of the Barons Rienzi 226. My Novel 223. The Pilgrims of the Rhine 217. 228. 229. 230. 231. 232. 233. 234. 235. 236. 237. 238. 239. 240. 241. 242. 243. 244. 245. 246. 247. 248. 249. 250. 251. 252. 253. I Bulwcr ■ Bulwcr I Bulwer i .. Bulwcr r' f ■ . .. Wister The Virginian The Wooing of Wisteria. Strong Mac The House of Fulfilment . The Seiners. The Singular Miss Smith .. Whosoever Shall Offen I ... . The Prodigal Son Turk The Masquerader God’s Good Man The Green Diamond Vergilius. The Motor Pirate The Clausman A Little Union Scout.. Colonel Carter’s Christmas .. The President........... ... . The Quest of John Chapman The Boss The Prospector ......... The Yoke Tillie, a Mennonite Maid. .. A Common Lot Beverly of Graustark.... ... Graustark . Old Gorgon Graham Croctett Marlin . . Connolly ....... Kingsley Crawford Caine Read Thurston ............. Corelli . Morrison Bacheller ... Paternoster Dixon Harris ................. Smith ....... .... Lewis Lewis .......... Connor ...................Miller ................. Martin ................Herrick .... McCutcheon Lorimer 3b t �254. 255. 256. 257. 258 259. 260. 261. 262. 2o3. 264. 265. 266. 267. 268. 267. 270. 271. 272. 273. 274. 275. 276. 277. 278. 27?. 230. 281. 282. 283. 284. 285. 286. 287. 288. 289. 290. 291. 292. Letters front a Self-Made Merchant .... Letters from a Son......................................... A Ladder of Swords The Lightning Conductor Rose of the World ......................................... Constance Treseat........................................ The Second M:s. Jim Mrs. Jim and Mrs Jimmie Al Close Range Sandy . The Law of the Land............... ..................... Mrs. Bollard’s Inspiration The Marriage of Wm. Ashe...................... The Second Wooing of Salina Sue £kcla Sand with............................................. Al the Sign of the Fox. The Givers The Common Way . A Tramp Abroad......................................... Little Stories ol Courtship The Appointed Way. The Little Minister The Ballingtons The Wood Fire in No. 3 The Resurrection of Miss Cynthia Plain Mary Smith The Courtship of a Careful Man Si. Cuthberts When Copper Was King The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary Concerning Belinda The Beautiful Lady ......................... The Conquest of Canaan The Princess Priscilla’s Fortnight. The Travelling Thirds The Divine Fire Rose o’the River Penelope’s Progress “ Irish Experiences 37 .. . Lori rner .. Merriman . .. Parker Williamson Castle .... Mitchell .......Conrad .......... Smli Began R .. .. Hou .... How< Wa ......... Slua. . .Valentine ............ Freemas ............ Deland ... Mark Twuin ..............Cutt’ng '•Hope Daring” Barrie ................Squire ................. Smith Kingsley .............. Phillips Martin Knowles ...........Wright Warner .......... Brainerd .. Tarkington Atherton . ..Sinclair .. .Wiggin �293. 294. 295. 296. 297. 2)8. 297. 300. 301. 302. 303. 304. 305. 306. 307. '08. >9. 0. 1. .2. ,13. 314. 315. 316. 317. 318. 319. 320. 321. 322. 323. 324. 325. 326. 327. 328. 329. 330. 331. Kelly Wharton Donnell Little Citizens The House of Mirth .. . Rebecca Mary The Long Day. Circumstances Adventures of Francois Autobiography of a Quack. The Benefactress. Sabina The Coming of Billy Bleak House American Notes David Copperfield Great Expectations Christmas Books Barnaby Rudge Pickwick Papeis Dombey and Son Old Curiosity Shop Little Dorrit Oliver Twist. ............................ Martin Chuzzlewit Oliver Twist David Copperfield Gold Elsie Aspiration Baron Munchausen. Quo Vadis Teu Nights in a Bar Room.... Emily Chester. Opportunity. The Prairie. The Last of the Mohicans .. . The Pioneer The Spy The Red Rover The Deer-Slayer ........... Pathfinder Thu Pilot . Mitchell . Martin . Westruf Dickens .... MarleLt . Manners Sienkiewicz .... 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Christy Johnston Corelli Black- Sand .... Doyle Braeme Scott Dumas Marvel Haggard ..Bunyan . Carleton Kingston ...Collins Thackeray ......... Reade 39 �371. 372. 373. 374. 375. 376. 377. 378. 379. 380. 381. 382. 383. 334. 335. 386. 387. k>9. X). 91. .92. 393. 394. 395. 396. 3)7. 398. 399. 400. 401. 402. 403. 404. 405. 406. 497. 408. 409. 410. Peg Woffington Thaddeus of Warsaw The Scottish Chiefs Barbara Heathcote’s Trial Lover or Friend The House of the Wolf The King’s Stratagem A Hardy Norseman Knight Errant Under Two Flags . Robinson Crusoe A Change of Air ... The Prince of the House of David Uncle Tom’s Cabin The Deemster The Shadow of a Crime The Bondman The Greatest Thing in the A'orld Handy Andy Last Days of Pompeii In the Heart of the Storm Lady A udley’s Secret Gulliver’s Travels. I Have Lived and Loved Kit and Kitty John Halifax, Gentleman Twenty Thousand Leagues Swiss Family Robins. *n Black Beauty Fairy Tales.................................................... A Woman's Face Master Rockafellar's Voyage Jane Eyre The Scarlet Letter The Wide. Wide World................................ Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Lovey Mary The Diary of a Goose Girl. In the Morning Glow 40 . . Reade . . Porter .... Carey . Weyman ....Lyall .. Ouida DeFoe Hope Ingraham Stowe Caine .. ... Drummond Lover Bulwer Grey Braddon ....Forrester . Blackmore ......... Mu lock Verne .. Kingston . Sewell .... Grimm Warden ........ Russell ............Bronte .. Hawthorne .... Wetherell Began ... Wiggin . ...Gilson �Barr .... Crawford Collins ................. Roe ... Holland ....Harland ............Reade 411. Remember the Alamo 412. Don Orsino 413. The Law and the Lady 414. From Jest to Earnest.. 415. Seven Oaks........................ 416. From My Youth Up.... 417. Christie Johnstone. 41 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary Subject The topic of the resource Public History--Michigan--Barry County Description An account of the resource Did you know the Hastings Public Library has been around in one form or another since 1896? It started out as the Women's Club Reading Room and over time, grew into the vital and vibrant public institution we all know and love. Look through this collection to learn about where it all started, see the how the efforts of so many helped the library grow, and have some fun seeing photos of the past. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image and text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 - 2021 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Pamphlet Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 4.375" x 5.5" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1906 Catalog of the Women's Club Library Subject The topic of the resource Library catalogs--United States Description An account of the resource Small pamphlet printed in 1906 listing all holdings of the Women's Club of Hastings, MI. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Book catalogs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Women's Club of Hastings, MI Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1905-03-20 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Women's Club of Hastings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available unknown Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/9/1981 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Michigan Reference 017.2 Women's 1906 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/4/9/HPL_125th_Text0056.pdf b485f039f9c78e1ccfdc6ca19bcdfa24 PDF Text Text Library History Timeline 1893 1898 1893: The Women’s Club gathered to discuss the possibility of a public library for their 22-year-old city of Hastings. By 1895, $75.00 was set aside for books and supplies. 1896: Annie Powers was delegated to begin setting up a library. Her first purchases included a bookcase and a shipment of books from the State Librarian, Mary Spenser. 1896: Ms. Rosella Goodyear became the first librarian of the reading room above the Hastings Banner building. This was the start of what would become the Hastings Public Library. 1903 1906: The Women's Club had to move their collection into a room in the southwest corner of City Hall due to growth. 1908 1913 1915: The collection had grown to 500 volumes and the Women's Club voted to donate their collection to a new city library. 1918 1918: A live line of residents passed books from City Hall, up Broadway, to their new location in the high school. Helene Fairchild is the first head librarian. 1923 1922: $79.50 donated to the Library Extension Fund from a benefit Play. 1921: New Director Jean Barnes began her 31 year career overseeing a collection that numbered well over 6,000 titles with a monthly circulation of 1,700. 1928 1933 1938 1943 1948 1953 1958 1963 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1949: The library is rated among the top school/public libraries in the state for cities with populations of 5,000-10,000. 1954: Arloa Lathrop willed the city $15,000 that could only be used “for a separate building and are to be held until other funds make a separate building available.” 1955: The library moves to the new wing of the high school and is named the William T. Wallace library in memory of a former high school principal. 1963: Ethel Groos headed a committee studying the feasibility of converting the building into a Public Library. 1963: The Upjohn Family gave a $5000 grant to renovate and equip the building. The Thornapple Foundation donated $10,000 and the Tyden & Viking Companies invested $1,500 in the project. 1963: The city purchased the former US Post Office for $1. Built in 1924, the building had cost $77,000 and stood on land valued at $6.000. 1964: Plans for renovating the Post Office into a public library were put in motion. Ethel Groos, Rev. Don Gury, Kate McIntyre, Rose Cook, and Clifford Dolan were appointed to the first library board. Florence Wilson was hired as head librarian. 1964: Throughout the summer of 1964 one book drive after another added 2,500 books to the collection. The gargantuan task of processing all these books kept Mary Panfil and Sadie Brower busy into late fall. January 16, 1965, the new Hastings Public Library opened for 40.5 hours a week. Any property owner in the City of Hastings could use its at no cost. Residents outside the city limits could purchase a non-resident card for their family for $2.50 a year. In 1974 Hastings became a charter member of the Lakeland Library Federation, which later became the Lakeland Library Cooperative, a group of 42 public libraries in 82 in different locations. 1974: Florence Wilson retired and Eileen Oehler was hired as Director. 1977: The library's collection has grown to 30,000 books and 100 periodicals with an annual circulation of 39,000. 1978: After receiving a $5,000 donation, the Board considered building an addition. This plan was tabled, but the lack of space and rising cost of materials, services and overhead was becoming a huge problem. 1984: Eileen Oehler retired and Barbara Schondelmayer was hired as Library Director. 1987: Some much-needed renovations were made, including a new roof and heating plant, plus new curtains, and paint. 1995: Susan Smith was hired as Assistant Director in charge of marketing. 1993 1998 1997: The library installed a new circulation desk and an online card catalog was introduced. 1998: A $50,000 donation allowed the Board to begin discussing becoming a District library. However, Hastings Township and Rutland Townships backed away from the District Library idea and plans to build a new library serving the city and both Townships beg 1999: The capital campaign, “Our Library – Our Community Legacy” began with a $3.5 million goal. �In August, 2000, both Hastings Township and Rutland Township voted to pay dedicated millages for library services. 2003 2008 2013 2003: The DDA helps the Library Board negotiate the purchase of a plot of land at the corner of State and Boltwood. In July 2004, the "Last Chapter Building Campaign" kicked off to add $1.7 million to the previously raised building funds. In May 2005, a generous donor promised to match every dollar donated between May 12th and August 31st at a rate of 4:1. On August 31, 2005, the goal was met. Weekly meetings were held throughout the fall and winter until building plans were set to paper and contracts signed. On May 19, 2006, ground was broken for the new library. On June 7, 2007, the people of Hastings once again lined the streets of Hastings, from the old library on Church Street across from the Court House, to the new Library, standing proudly beside City Hall. 2018 2023 2021: The Library's 125th Anniversary was celebrated with fun and games, ice cream and a foam party at Thornapple Plaza, across from the Library. Timeline assembled in 2021 by Diane Hawkins, the then HPL Assistant Director, and edited by David Edelman for publication. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary Subject The topic of the resource Public History--Michigan--Barry County Description An account of the resource Did you know the Hastings Public Library has been around in one form or another since 1896? It started out as the Women's Club Reading Room and over time, grew into the vital and vibrant public institution we all know and love. Look through this collection to learn about where it all started, see the how the efforts of so many helped the library grow, and have some fun seeing photos of the past. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image and text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 - 2021 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Microsoft Excel chart Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Library History Timeline Subject The topic of the resource Timelines Description An account of the resource A chronological list of key dates in the history of the Hastings Public Library from 1893 through 2021. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Timelines (chronologies) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource David Edelman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-03-10 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/4/40/HPL_125th_Text0058.pdf 72c59c989877020c629edfd2fdade6eb PDF Text Text This Agreement made and entered into this_ _day of May 1917> by and between the Hasings Women’s Club, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan and having its principle office and place of business in the city of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, party of the first part, and the Board of Education of the School District of the city of Hastings, a “corporation organized and existing under the general school law of the state of Michigan, party of the second part witnesseth as follows. Whereas, the said party of the first part has established, owns and maintains a library in the city of Hastings for the use of its members and others, and is desirous of placing, the books, pafnphlets, and periodicals belonging to it and other property constituting said "library in the public school buildings of the city of Hastings, and of consolidating the same with the library of the public schools of the city of Hastings, and of maintaining the said consolidated library in the new high-school building in said city, now in process of erection and whereas the parties hereto are mutually desirous of entering into an agreement between themselves for the care of the books, maintenance, insurance, protection, up-keep and replacement of the same and the use thereof by the teachers and students of the said public' schools and other persons under such terms and conditions, rules and regulations as shall here-after be agreed upon and established. Now therefore, in consideration of the respective rights and interests of the parties hereto in the establishment and maintenance of such consolidated public library, it is agreed as follows: I �(1) The said' Hastings Woman’s Club, a corporation as aforesaid, party of the first part agrees to and does hereby assign, transfer, set over and deliver to the Board of Education of the school district of the city of Hastings, all of their library, books, pamphlets, periodicals and magazines belonging thereto or used in connection therewith, and specifically mentioned and described in the inventory and schedule annexed hereto and marked Exhibit "A”, in trust nevertheless upon the following conditions and for the uses and purposes hereinafter stated that is to say: (a) The Board of Education of the school district of the city of Hastings, agrees.to accept all of said property above mentioned and described in the schedule exhibit "A". above referred to and to remove the same at their own cost and expense and to install the same in the new high school building in the city of Hastings, Michigan in connection with the library, maintained by the public schools of said city. (b) The said Board of Education also agreeb to keep and maintain said library and the books, pamphlets and periodicals therein in as good a condition as when taken except for ordinary wear. It agrees to pay any and all expenses of rebinding, of cataloguing and housing the same. To replace any and all books that may be lost or destroyed, to keep the same accessible to students and teachers, and the general public under such rules and regulations as may be agreed upon and established by the library board or commission hereby agreed to be created. (c) To keep all of said books and property mentioned and described in exhibit "A”. and any renewals thereof or substitutions therefor belonging to the said party of the first part insured against loss or damage by fire in amount and in insurers satisfactory to the said Hastings Woman’s Club. �party of the first part with loss if any payable to the said Hastings Woman’s Club in accordance with their title and ownership therein. (d) It is understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that if said Board of Education of the school district of the city of Hastings, partjr of the second part neglects, fails, or refuses at any time to carry out the terms and conditions of this agreement, then and from thenceforth it shall and may be lawful for the said Hastings Womenfe* Club, their representatives or assigns or any person lawfully designated,by it or them to enter any place* or places where said property mentioned and described in schedule A. annexed hereto or any renewals thereof or substitution therefor or any part of it, is stored or kept and to repossess itself of the same or any part of it and to remove the same or any part of it or any additions substitutions therefor to any place it may deem advisable without opposition by the said Board of Education or its successors or assigns. It being expressly understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the title in said property mentioned and described in schedule A. annexed hereto and any renewals thereof or substitutions therefor shall belong to and remain the property of the said Hastings Womens’ Club, party of the first part. (e) It is further mutually understood and agreed^ that in consideration of the fact that the Common Council of the city of Hastings in June 1917 decided to bear the expense of librarian service to the extent of at least one thousand dollars ($1000.00) annually; that the Womens’ Club voted their books and their annual active dues and that the Board of Education agreed.-to furnish suitable quarters, permit the use of the school library and make an annual appropriation of $200.00, that the general control of this library be left in the hands of a commission consisting of the Mayor of the city, the President of the Hastings Women's Club and the Superintendent of City Schools or persons appointed �(f) It is further understood that the said library commission when so- appointed shall hire a librarian, shall have the general charge and supervision of all of the books, library and property mentioned and described, in sbhedule "A", and that they shall make and establish such reasonable by-laws, rules and regulations as in their judgment shall be nesessary, proper and expedient for the maintenance of said library for the control of the use of the books of the same and for such other purposes as in their judgment shall be necessary and expedient for the proper maintenance of the same. (g) It is further mutually understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto, that in consideration of the said Hastings Women's Club part/of the first part, turning over to the said Board of Education, party of the second part, upon the terms and conditions hereinbefore specified, the property mentioned and described in schedule A. and that the said Board of Education will house same, will keep and maintain all of the books as in good condition as when taken, pay the expense of rebinding and cataloguing, housing, caring for and maintaining the same, will replace any books lost or destroyed, will keep the same insured with loss if any payable to the said Hastings Women's Club, and that it will in addition thereto consolidate said library with that, of the. school district of the city of Hastings, and that the library owned by said school district of the city of Hastings, shall be open to the same persons and used in the same way and made applicable to the general public in the same manner and shall be controlled by said library commission under the same rules and regulations as that herein provided in relation to the library of the Hastings Women's Club. In consideration whereof the Hastings Women's » Club has caused this instrument to be executed by its president and secretary pursuant to a resolution duly passed at a regular meeting thereoif and the Board of Education has caused there presents to be executed by its �president and secretary, in pursuance of a resolution duly passed by said Board of Education. HASTINGS WOMEN’S CLUB. By. By. President. Secretary. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF HASTINGS, MICHIGAN. By. By. President. Secretary. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary Subject The topic of the resource Public History--Michigan--Barry County Description An account of the resource Did you know the Hastings Public Library has been around in one form or another since 1896? It started out as the Women's Club Reading Room and over time, grew into the vital and vibrant public institution we all know and love. Look through this collection to learn about where it all started, see the how the efforts of so many helped the library grow, and have some fun seeing photos of the past. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image and text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 - 2021 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agreement Between the Women's Club and the Board of Education in Hastings Subject The topic of the resource Contracts Description An account of the resource Copy of the agreement between the Women's Club and the Board of Education in Hastings to place the Women's Club book collection in the new high school for both school and public use. Unfortunately the original signed agreement cannot be located. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Business letters Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917-05 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource unknown https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/4/39/HPL_125th_Image0022.jpg 4e6ec46193c086e1f2239490b1d39b0d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary Subject The topic of the resource Public History--Michigan--Barry County Description An account of the resource Did you know the Hastings Public Library has been around in one form or another since 1896? It started out as the Women's Club Reading Room and over time, grew into the vital and vibrant public institution we all know and love. Look through this collection to learn about where it all started, see the how the efforts of so many helped the library grow, and have some fun seeing photos of the past. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image and text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 - 2021 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Members of the Women's Club in Period Dress Subject The topic of the resource Black & white photographs� Description An account of the resource In February, 1900, the members of the Hastings Women�s Club met to celebrate the �End of a Century.� Ten came dressed in the fashion popular in one of the century�s decades. Pictured above from left to right are: Sitting: Mrs. Frank (Nettie) Brooke (1830) and Mrs. John Lombard (1820) Standing: Mrs. James Sweezy (1800), Mrs. Richard (Allie) Bates (1840), Mrs. P.T. (Rose) Colgrove (1850). Mrs. Carrie Grant (1860), Mrs. William W. (Margaret) Potter (1870), Mrs. Charity Stauffer (1880), Mrs. Arthur Brown (1890), Mrs. Maggie Bailey (1900) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900-02 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image