Newsletters · July 1982

Draft anniversary newsletter and usage comparison

Two-page edited draft includes librarian succession, 1913 history, monthly circulation comparisons and August benefit details.

Text

Transcribed from the scans and checked against them by Claude. Typed text comes first; handwritten notes follow it. [illegible] marks words that cannot be read and [?] an uncertain reading.

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JULY 1982 HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY 550 Pier Avenue Hermosa Beach JULY 1982 ONLY YESTERDAY we dedicated the new Hermosa Beach public Library. On August 10, 1962, to be exact., This building is the finished product. . the library toward which all previous years were ai[illegible] targeted. ,To commemorate this double decade of s[illegible] service to the raeders of Hrrma Beach, Friends of the Library will sponsor open House at the Library on Satu Aug. 14. Retired library staffers will be on hand to say hello... Dorothy Olney, [illegible] Kathryn Dittmar and Carlotta Hoye. The first library in Hermosa was an informal [illegible] one pulled together by the Mothers Reading Group, according to Mary Hagen (in 1959) [illegible] who read[illegible] took turns reading aloud to their combined collection ofchildren, and loaned each others books This group developed a circulating library from theOcean View School(located a the present site of St. Croos Church) with Mrs. Mary Montgomery in charge. Later she was to offer her volunteer services for the first year the library came under the aegis of the LosAngeles County [illegible] Free Library system. 1913. There is a c[illegible] conflict of record heere as county library reports list Alice McDonald as Hermosa's first librarian. Probably this record means she [illegible] wasHermosa's first PAID librarian. The county's first shipmesnt of books to Hermosa totalled 54 volumes. After one year, the Hermosa book collection came to 632 volumes the circulation came to 4,247 and registered users numbered 392. Hours of service were two to five p.m. and sevento 8:30 p.m. The library had many homes. [illegible] The most colr ful pheraps of the earlier years were those when the L was housed on the Pier where librarians had to cope with peigons, noises from the neighboring aquarium, swimmeer s who wanted to use the rest rooms orxx for changing, and occasional rough tides which shivered the timbers. Af ter departing from the Pier the L spent several yearsa at 1106 Hermosa Avenue..which locaus had been a post office and later after the library, was to serve as a [illegible] Vaupel's liquor dispensary. Librarians preceding Dorothy Olney include those named above plus Alice McWilliams (nee Alice McWilliams?) Mary Ransom, Ruth Anderson, Evalyn S. Morris, and Fern Rhein (who wrote anearly history of the city.) Dorothy Olney librarian of the longest incumbency, joined Hermosa L. in 1951, was in[illegible] when the new building opened in 1962, and stayed with us till 1964. Since that date, the others have been Elizabeth Davis Sept 1964; Carlotta Hoye Jan 1965; Judith Troland, March 1967; Lucille Chitwood, January 1968; Alice Erlandsen Lovelade, Dec. [illegible] 1969; Jan 1976, Shari Petresky; April 1980 Louise Mazerov.

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2 Increasing use of the library is attested by the a comparison of circualtion figures for the first six months of 1962 versus those of this year, 1982. 1962 | 1982 Jan 6,302 | 9 798 Feb. 5,627 | 9,485 March 7,072 | 10,340 April 6,465 | 9,928 May 6,423 | 9 653 June 5,975 | 9,941 Registered borrowers in 1962 totalled 7,562 in In 1982 this group numbers 7,386. Though the figure for registered borrowers shows little change, the circulation has increased almost one and a half times in volume. The same number of people are reading more books. August will be a busy month for FoL August 14 is the is anniversary celebrationl j... Refreshments will be served from opening time; special guests will be here to meet and greet old friends, longtime FRIENDS and new FRIENDS, from two to four p.m. Steve Izant is chairman of the event. UNFORGETTABLE LIBATIONS FOR THE LIBRARY .. not to be forgotten. Dorothy Howards has again consented to open her splendid garden for the party The date Saturday August 28, the time five p.m. on...

Handwritten notes

• (left margin, beside "Retired library staffers") As special guests[?] • (after "Mary Hagen") (in 1959) • (right margin, beside "volumes" and "392.") 12 mag. subs.[?] • (above struck "with") of • (bottom) more • (above first line) Constantly • (above first line, after "Constantly") enjoyment • (first line) the typed words "big day" are struck through

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Source scan page 46

JULY 1982
HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
550 kPie Pier Avenue Hermosa Beach JULY 1982
Only yesterday
- ONLY YESTERDAY we dedicated the new Hermosa Beach public
Library. On August 10, 1962, to be exact.,
This building is the finished product. ? the library toward
which all previous years were anx targeted. To
commemorate this double decade of superx service to the
raeders of Hrrma Beach, Friends of the Library will sponsor open House at the Library on Satu Aug. 14.
Betired library staffers will be on hand to say hello...
Dorothy Olney, Rake Kathryn Dittmar and Carlotta Hoye.
The first library in Hermosa was an informal gizakexpwaxanex
one pulled together by the Mothers Reading Group, according
*ixmxmx who readxbømthemengatm took turns reading aloud to
their combined collection ofchildren, and loaned each other*
booki
This group developed a circulating library from theOcean View
School (located a the present site of St. Croos Church) with
Mrs. Mary Montgomery in charge.
Later she"was to offer her volunteer services for the first
year the library came under the aegis of the LosAngeles
County k*karxx Free Library system. 1913. There is a cøxx
conflict of record heere as county library reports list Alice
McDonald as Hermosa's first librarian. Probably this record
means she isxx wasHermosa's first PAID librarian.
The county's first shipment of books to Hermosa totalled
54 volumes.
After one year, the Hermosa book collection came to 632 volumesmen
the circulation came to 4,247 and registered users numbered 392.subs.
Hours of service were two to five p.m. and sevento 8:30 p.m.
The library had many homes. xiasaxmamambarmex The most colr
ful pheraps of the earlier years were those when the L was housed
on the Pier where librarianshad to cope with peigons, noises
from the neighboring aquarium, swimmeer s who wanted to use the
rest rooms orxx for changing , and occasional rough tides which
shivered the timbers. Af ter departing from the Pier the L
spent several yearsa at 1106 Hermosa v
Avenue. which locaus had been a post office and later after the
lib rary, was to serve as a kiguan Vaupel's liquor dispensary.
Librarians preceding Dorothy Olney include those named above plus
Alice McWilliams (nee Alice McWilliams?) Mary Ransom, Ruth
Anderson, Evalyn S. Morris , and Fern Rhein (who wrote anearly history
of the city.)
Dorothy Olney librarian with the longest incumbency, joined
Hermosa I. in 1951, was incoend when the new building opened in
1962, and stayed with us till 196-4. Since that date, the others
have been Elizabeth Davis Sept 1964; Carlotta Hoye Jan 1965; Judith
Troland, March 1967; Lucille Chitwood, January 1968; Alice Erlandsen
Lovelade, Dec. *26&x 1969; Jan 19 76, Shari Petresky; April 1980
Louise Mazerov.

Source scan page 48

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2
Constantly
Increasing use of the library is attested by the c*mamkatim a comparison of circualtion figures for the first six months of
1962 versus those of this year, 1982 ? Jamunyxx
1962 1982
9 798
Jan 6,302
Feb. 5,627
March 7,072
April 6,465
May 6,423
June 5,975
9,485
10,340
9,928
x2x485xxx 9 653
9,941
Registered borrowers in 1962 totalled 7,562 in In 1982 this group
numbers 7,386. Though the figure for registeredborrowers shows
little change, the circulation has increased almost one and a half
times in volume. The same number of people are reading more books.
August will be a busy month for FoL August 14 is the big day
*ormkmx is anniversary celebrationl j... Refreshments will be
served from opening time; special guests will be here to meet
and greet old friends, longtime FRIENDS and new FRIENDS, from two
to four p.m. Steve Izant is chairman of the event.
UNFORGETTABLE
LIBATIONS BOR THE LIBRARY ?. not to be forgotten. again consented to open her splendid garden Saturday August 28, the time five p.m. on..?
Dorothy Howards has
for the party The date