1907-1910

 1907

Librarian:Isabel Conklin 
Borrowers:418 
County borrowers:16 
Books:484 
Circulation:160 
Gifts:Unnamed donor - $10.00, Carnegie Corporation of New York - $10,000.00 for new building 
City appropriation:$875.00 
Administration:Members of the first library board were Mrs. H. L. Clark, Margaret Sinclair, Thos. Barker, F.E. Munroe, and Mrs. B. Welton. Officers: C.J. McCormick, President; F.E. Munroe, Secretary; Thos. Barker, Chairman, book committee. 
Notes:The Ladysmith Carnegie library was the last library in this area set up under a Carnegie grant according to W.E. Thompson, who was instrumental in seeing that Ladysmith got a free library. Before the new building was put up, the library opened on Nov. 3, 1906 in a small frame building on West Second Street, and it contained only a few magazines and second-hand books. 
Excavation was begun for the basement of the new Carnegie library in August, 1907.

1908

Librarian:Isabel Conklin 
Borrowers:705 
County borrowers:12 
Books:689 
Circulation:n/a 
Gifts:$50.00 - J.W. Fritz, $25 - J. Vaughan 
City appropriation: $1,000.00 
Administration:Library board: President, Charles J. McCormick; Secretary, F.E. Munroe, Chairman book committee, Thos. Barten, Trustees: Mrs. Mary Welpton, Margaret Sinclair, Mrs. Theo. Thomas, J.A. Michaelson. 
Notes:Books were donated by Mr. E. Hill, Mr. Munroe, Mr. Newman, Mrs. Corbet and Mrs. Roberts.

1909

Librarian:Isabel Conklin 
Borrowers:867 
County borrowers:25 
Books:1032 
Circulation: 9920 
Gifts:$50.00 - J.W. Fritz, $25 - J. Vaughan, $25.00 - S.J. Cardinal, $25.00 - E.M. Worden 
City appropriation:$1,000.00 
Administration:Trustees: F.E. Munroe, Mrs. B.J. Welpton, Margaret Sinclair, C.J. McCormick, J.A. Michaelson, Mrs. T.M. Thomas

1910

Librarian:Mabel Sinclair 
Borrowers: 1151 
County borrowers:n/a 
Books:1051 
Circulation:7270 
Gifts:n/a 
City appropriation:$1,000.00 
Administration:Trustees: Mrs. W. M. Walker, J. A. Michaelson, Mrs. Margaret Sinclair, Mr. John Pederson, Mrs. T. M. Thomas, Mr. F. E. Munroe, E. C. Gotham 
Notes:The estimated population of Ladysmith at this time was 2,700