This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1924
Page
10
The annual report by Charles E. Rush shows an increase in library use among school children from 72 to 82 percent over three years, with 29 761 children using the service this year. Four fifths visited branch libraries as over 200 000 more books were read than last year.
Librarian averaged 330 bedside visits weekly and distributed 18 250 books and magazines. Three fifths of the total circulation totaling 963 671 were circulated by sixteen community branches. Over 48 000 persons used the business branch.
Indianapolis youngsters seek Santa Claus lore at the city library. Miss Elizabeth Ohr of the school library division says Christmas books have been dusted off and set at the desk to meet demand. Primary teachers also urge tales of Christmas origin for young children.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.