Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1893 — INDIANA’S PUBLIC LIBRARIES. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA’S PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

Resident* of the Hootler State Well Supplied with Beading Matter. „ 1 A circular has just been issued from the Bureau of Education at Washington, giving statistics of the public libraries in the United States, from which it appears that Indiana has public libraries supported by private or public funds as follows, the figures iu parentheses indicating the number of public libraries in cities having more than one library, and the figures fcllo ving being the number of bound volumes: Anderson, 1,200; Aurora, 3,5:0; Bedford, 1,200; Bloomington (2). 16,684; Bluffton, 1,094; Brazil, 1.310; Brookvllle, (2). 3.509; Columbus, 2,000; Connorsville, 3,130; Covington. 1,200; Crawfordsville. (3), 34,OCO; Danville, 2,500; Elkhart, 2,500: Evansville, (2), 20.40); Fort Wayne (6;. 14,243; Frankfort (2), 3,317; Franklin (2), 8,313; Goshen, 1,950; Gosport, 1,60); Greencastle (3), 15,085; Hanover t|). 13,342; Hartsville, 1.230; Huntington, 5.000; Indianapolis (15), about 120,000; Irvington [2), 5,075; Jeffersonville (3), 4,175; Ladoga, 2,000; Lafayette (2), 16.C09; LaPorte ?2), 5,825; Madison, 3,878; Marion, 2,500; Merom, 1,300; Michigan City. State Prison; 2XOj; Mishawaka. 1,050; Mitchell, 1,0.0; Moore’s Hil.l 1,000; Mt. Vernon. 1,200; Muncie, 7,74B; New Albany (3), 9.009; New Harmony (2), 16,900; Notre Dame (2). 50,200; Oldenburg, 1,809; Plymouth, 3,090; Princeton, 3,181 : Rensselaer, 1,000: Richmond (5), 26.(0): Rockport. 1.000; St. Mary’s, 18,00); St. Meinrad (2), 16,008; South Bend (2), 2,3f0; Splceland. 1.2C0; Terre Haute (3). 23,209; Valparaiso (2), 12.0C0; Vevay, 1.8C0; Vincennes (2), 6,700; Warsaw, 2,540; Winchester, 2,303. Indiana, in proportion to population, is not excelled by any Western State in the □umber of public libraries or the quality of the book 9 contained in them.