1982

The Library Building Turns Twenty

At the January 20 annual meeting the board corrected the amount transferred to the Belasco memorial fund to $509.66. Leftover paperbacks went through the fire department to hospitals and convalescent facilities. With the library's book budget spent by March, the board voted $500 on March 31 for Newbery and Caldecott books and a plaque. In June it acknowledged a $225 gift from the Woman's Club and set aside up to $50 for an honor-system book display. On August 14 the Friends held a reception for the library building's twentieth anniversary, with three former librarians as guests of honor. Circulation for January through June had grown from 37,864 in 1962 to 59,145 in 1982. Libations followed on August 28 in Dorothy Howard's garden. In December the board sought a home for unsold books.

Drawn from: Annual meeting minutes and corrected memorial receipts; January newsletter and mailing reverse; March newsletter with completed membership response; Board minutes on award-winning books and continuous sales; June meeting minutes on gifts and permanent sales display; Three former librarians to be honored — Review report; Comparative library circulation and borrower table; Board minutes on surplus books and library bookcase.

Summary written by Claude from this year's records, for review by the board. Read every year.