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