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Girls' Drama
Under the supervision of Mrs. Virginia L. Bergeron, the Girls' Drama program has grown to be one of the most popular programs ever offered by the Recreation Department. We are particularly happy with this program for the fact that it pro- vides something for girls in their leisure time. Too often girls are neglected or overlooked in recreation programs.
One Open House was conducted by the girls in March of 1954, at which time parents and friends had the opportunity to watch the activities that the girls regularly participate in at the Recreation Center, including playlets, skits, panto- mimes, square dancing, and games. With the resumption of the program in Sep- tember, 1954, there were so many girls signed up that it was necessary to divide them in three groups instead of two as in previous years. Girls seven and eight and girls nine and ten, most of both groups members of the Drama Group for the first time, met one afternoon of the week. The girls of the Advanced Group met two afternoons of the week, most of this group having been members in previous years. In December, 1954, the girls staged their annual Christmas Open House, presenting a program entitled "Merry Christmas Minstrels" which had 62 girls in the cast, and which was enthusiastically received by a capacity audience.
Mrs. Bergeron is to be highly commended for the fine work which she has done with the Girls' Drama Group. The poise and confidence which the girls gain is invaluable, while, at the same time, they are enjoying themselves in most worthwhile leisure activities.
Friday Evening Dances
What the Youth Center program is for high-school-age young people, the program of Friday Evening Dances is for junior-high-school-age boys and girls. On each Friday evening of the year, except during July and August, dances are conducted in the Recreation Center under the supervision of members of the Rec- reation Department staff. At these dances, where music is provided by a live orchestra, young boys and girls have the opportunity to enjoy dancing and to learn to get along with one another socially. While dancing lessons are not actually given at the Friday Evening socials, many a young boy and girl has taken his first steps there and has thereby increased his poise and confidence. The good attend- ance at the dances attests to their popularity and value.
Symphony Orchestra
The year 1954 saw a number of changes in the personnel of the Norwood- Norfolk County Orchestra. Many of the people who had been in the Orchestra
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in recent years departed to attend school or for other reasons had to leave. There remained an excellent nucleus, however, and around this nucleus Director Raymond F. Fleck is in the process of building up the Orchestra to full strength. As we have indicated before, accepting memberships from surrounding towns of Norfolk County enables us to have a more complete Orchestra, and, at the same time, makes the opportunity available to those otherwise unable to do so to play with a group of this sort. At the end of 1954, we had thirty-five members in the Orchestra.
In the winter and spring season of 1954, the Orchestra played concerts in Nor- wood, Franklin, Canton, Hanover, and Brockton. In December, the Recreation Department sponsored the first Christmas Festival of Music. The Orchestra com- bined with the choirs of six Norwood Protestant and Catholic Churches for an evening of Christmas music which was open to the public and which was attended by a capacity audience at the Norwood Junior High School Auditorium. This event attracted a considerable amount of favorable comment, and we are hopeful of being able to make it an annual event as the event which ushers in Norwood's observance of the Christmas season.
Mr. Fleck is worthy of highest praise for the manner in which he has carried on the affairs of the Orchestra. His enthusiasm and hard work have been directly responsible for the new successes enjoyed this past year.
Fourth of July Celebration
On the morning of July 4, 1954, the Recreation Department co-operated in the conduct of the General Manager's Fourth of July Celebration. Playground Leaders volunteered their services on the Holiday to supervise a program of games, stunts, and the distribution of refreshments to the boys and girls attending at the various playgrounds where the Celebration was held.
Golden Age Club
Our newest program proved to be one of our most popular and fastest growing in 1954. Begun in 1953, the program of recreation for the Golden Age Citizens of Norwood grew considerably in popularity in the past year and we now know that it is one of the most worthwhile, and one of the most needed in our Depart- ment. Through this program, we have been able to provide the opportunity for social gatherings, meetings, programs of various types, and oftentimes simply the setting in which friendships may be formed, renewed, and fostered among persons of the same general age group and position in life.
At the present time, there are over sixty-five Golden Age Members on our mail- ing list. Attendance at monthly meetings, held at the Recreation Center, averages between thirty and forty. On four afternoons of the week the Lounge is available to the Club members for card games, checker games, television, and other such activities. The Lounge is that portion of the building used ordinarily by the American Legion, and we are again indebted to and appreciative of them for their co-operation with us. We have heard innumerable favorable comments on this program from Club members, and from their families, indicating to us the value this program has to Norwood's Senior Citizens. Through this program we come a step closer to realizing our goal of providing recreation to all age groups in the community.
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REPORT OF FISH AND GAME WARDEN
Miscellaneous Activities
During 1954, the Recreation Department took part in many other community activities. The Superintendent appeared before several local organizations to tell of the work of the Department. The Department was represented at conferences on matters pertaining to recreation at the local, state, and national level. The Department cooperated with other town Departments in matters related to its own affairs or town affairs in general. The Department also co-operated with other community agencies concerned with recreation. All in all, the demands on the time and facilities of the Recreation Department were many during 1954, but we feel that maximum use was made of both and that we thereby were able to serve Norwood in a most satisfactory manner.
Conclusion
We cannot close our report for the year 1954 without expressing our sincere thanks to all who helped us during the year to do a better job-to the Board of Selectmen, to the General Manager, and to the Recreation Advisory Committee, all of whom were most generous in their help and understanding. We are also grateful to other town departments with whom we have enjoyed most pleasant relations, and to all community agencies concerned directly or indirectly in our programs. Without the help of all these groups, we could not have functioned.
We feel that we have a recreation program of which the citizens of Norwood may be justly proud. We know that the program compares most favorably with others in the state. Its results are difficult to measure, but we know we speak the truth when we say that programs such as we have been able to offer do much to improve the mental and physical well-being of the community-that they help to divert the energies of youth into wholesome channels, thereby keeping them away from the shadowy area of delinquency-and that Norwood and its citizens are lead- ing happier and more complete lives, at least partially as a result of the recreation program of the Town of Norwood.
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD E. READY Superintendent of Recreation.
REPORT OF FISH AND GAME WARDEN
Patroling time
1320 hours 3
Number of Complaints
Complaints investigated 2
Prosecutions resulting none
Liscenses inspected 306
One racoon taken on Walnut Ave. and later liberated. One buck deer salvaged at New Pond and turned over to Wrentham State School.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES E. BUNNEY
Town Fish and Game Warden
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REPORT OF THE ANIMAL INSPECTOR
The Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report as Inspector of Animals for the year 1954.
I quarantined 45 dogs for biting. All were released at the end of the required legal quarantined period and none showed any signs of Rabies at any time.
I inspected 3 shipments of cattle from out-of-state for dairy purposes.
I made the annual inspection of livestock required by the Massachusetts Di- vision of Livestock Disease Control and it revealed the following: 187 cows, 8 horses, 11 heifers, 35 calves, 5 bulls, 18 sheep, 80 swine, 14 steer.
Respectfully submitted, THOMAS U. MAHONEY Inspector of Animals
REPORT OF NORWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY
Meetings: First and third Wednesdays in Room 24 of the Municipal Building.
Members: Chairman, Daniel Collins; Vice Chairman, John J. Mulvehill; Treas- urer, John E. Bamber; Asst. Treasurer, Roger J. Connolly; Anthony F. Turinese. Personnel: Executive Director, Lawrence J. O'Brien; Manager Accountant, Arnold S. Donovan; Legal Representative, Attorney Dennis P. O'Leary; Insurance Repre- sentative, Thomas J. Foley.
The Norwood Housing Authority operates and has jurisdiction over Washing- ton Heights, a State-aided Veterans rental housing development, erected in 1950 under Chapter 200 of the Commonwealth of Mass. Housing Laws. There are 75 housing units in this development consisting of 33 single houses, 12 duplex, and 6 triplex apartments. They were primarily built for World War II Veterans of low- income who were unable to purchase homes or secure rentals. The law has re- cently been revised to include Veterans of the Korean Conflict on an equal basis.
The members of the Norwood Housing Authority take this opportunity to thank the Town Officials and departments for their cooperation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
THE NORWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY
DANIEL COLLINS, Chairman JOHN J. MULVEHILL JOHN E. BAMBER ROGER J. CONNOLLY ANTHONY F. TURINESE
L. J. O'BRIEN Secretary
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Norwood Housing Authority-SEATED (left to right): John E. Bamber, Treasurer; John J. Mulvehill, Vice-Chairman; Daniel Collins, Chairman; Roger J. Connolly, Assistant Treasurer; Anthony F. Turinese, Comm.
STANDING: Arnold S. Donovan, Manager-Accountant; Lawrence J. O'Brien, Executive Director.
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REPORT OF NORWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts - State Housing Board
OPERATING STATEMENT
For Period Ending December 31, 1954
PROJECT, NO. 200.1 - NORWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY
Current Quarter
Cumulative-Fiscal Year to Date
10-1-54 to 12-31-54
4-1-30 to 12-31-54
Actual Amt. Budget
Classifications
Budget Pum Actual Amt.
225
225
Number of Unit Months
675
675
INCOME
9,500.00
9,206.00
3105
Shelter Rent
27,619.00
28,572.80
15.00
3500
Misc. Project Income
15.00
3,453.00
3,453.00
7100
Commonwealth Cont.
10,359.00
20,000.00
9,515.00
9,206.00
TOTAL INCOME
38,978.00
48,587.80
EXPENSE
870.00
1,147.00
4102
Admin. Salaries
3,441.00
2,580.00
460.85
4102
Other Admin. Ex.
1,158.18
95.54
4103
Comp. to Auth. Memb.
876.76
400.00
425.00 4310
Water
1,275.00
1,097.75
90.00
1,350.00
4401
Per. Service R.M.&R.
3,680.00
90.00
2.75
4402
Mat. & Supplies R.M.&R.
73.67
309.14
4403
Contractual Sre. R.M.&R.
2,999.51
421.01
335.00
4711
Insurance Ex.
1,003.00
56.00
4730
Collection Losses
138.00
675.00
675.00
4740
Pay in Lieu of Taxes
2,025.00
2,025.00
900.00
900.00
4790
Prov. for Oper. Res.
2,700.00
2,700.00
633.80
634.00
4794
Prov. for Debt Ser.
1,902.00
1,901.41
7,362.00
7,338.00
5100
Debt Ser. Requir.
22,014.00
21,987.50
12,220.09
12,850.00
TOTAL EXPENSE
38,178.00
37,877.79
2,705.09
191.00
SURPLUS (Deficit)
200.00
10,710.01
Prepared By: ARNOLD S. DONOVAN Manager-Accountant
Approved By:
JOHN E. BAMBER
Treasurer
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NORWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY No. 200.1
BALANCE SHEET December 31, 1954
ASSETS
Cash
111A Appropriation Fund
1112 Administration Fund
634.66 36,571.98
Accounts Receivable
1122
Tenants
822.50
1500B
Incompleted Contracts
133.36
Fixed Assets
1151
Debt Service Fund
11,870.38
1170.1
Investments
2,000.00
1170.2
Investments
6,045.00
1181
Debt Service Trust Fund
366.00
1400
Development Costs
800,000.00
2323
Bonds Retired
26,000.00
4101
Administrative Salaries and Expenses
2,580.00
4102
Other Administrative Expense
1,158.18
4103
Compensation to Authority Members
276.76
4310
Water
1,097.75
4401
Personal Services R. M. & R.
90.00
4402
Materials and Supplies R. M. & R.
73.67
4403
Contractual Services R. M. & R.
2,999.51
4711
Insurance
988.01
4740 Payments in Lieu of Taxes
2,025.00
4794
Provision for Debt Service Reserve
1,901.41
5100
Debt Service Expense
21,987.50
922,321.67
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL
Accounts Payable
2400B Contract Awards
133.36
Undistributed Credits
2140 Matured Interest and Principal
13,857.88
2210 Tenants Security Deposits
760.00
Fixed Liabilities
2321 Bonds Issued and Outstanding Reserves
800,000.00
2136 Insurance
4,478.50
2540
Development Cost Liquidation
26,000.00
2550 Debt Service Reserve
6,971.83
2551 Unamortized Bond Premium
2,366.00
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REPORT OF DOG OFFICER
2590
Operating Reserve
18,166.30
2630 Capital Donations
1,000.00
3105 Dwelling Rents
28,572.80
3500 Miscellaneous Project Income
15.00
7100 Commonwealth Annual Contribution
20,000.00
922,321.67
Prepared By: ARNOLD S. DONOVAN Manager Accountant
Approved By: JOHN E. BAMBER
Treasurer
REPORT OF DOG OFFICER
Mr. John B. Kennedy General Manager Norwood, Mass.
Dear Sir:
I hereby submit my report as Dog Officer for the Town of Norwood for the year ending December 31, 1954.
Number of dogs licensed
1149
Males
689
$ 2.00
$1378.00
Females
99
5.00
495.00
Females Spayed
1 @ 2.00
722.00
Kennel Licenses
17 @ 10.00
170.00
Dogs sold
22
3.00
66.00
$2831.00
Dog notices sent out
450
Dog complaints investigated
665
Dogs lost and found and returned to owners
210
Dogs destroyed
123
Dogs lost and found and returned to non-residents
19
Calls made personally to home of dog owners
715
Dead dogs picked up
59
Respectfully submitted,
MYER DOCTORMAN · Dog Officer of Norwood
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REPORT OF VETERANS' HOUSING BOARD
To The Citizens of Norwood:
The Norwood Veterans' Housing Board is pleased to submit its audited yearly statement covering the operation of the temporary housing project for World War II Veterans.
Statement of Cash Receipts and Disbursements For the year ended June 30, 1954
Cash Receipts:
Rent Income
$13,045.00
Security Deposits
80.00
Total Cash Received
$13,125.00
Cash Disbursements:
Repair, maintenance and replacement:
Grounds
$ 22.55
Structures
776.90
Plumbing & Gas
603.90
Painting
948.84
Electrical
18.85
Ranges
345.25
$2,716.24
Management
1,372.50
Operating Services
360.00
Dwelling utilities, water
480.00
Insurance
23.75
Rent of land
600.00
Furniture allowance, heaters
196.80
Taxes
2,786.13
Security deposit refund
120.00
Payment to United States Government for year ended June 30, 1953
4,354.46
$13,009.88
Net increase in cash for year for year ended June 30, 1954
$ 115.12
Cash in bank, July 1, 1953
10,328.46
Cash in bank, June 30, 1954
$10,443.58
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REPORT OF VETERANS' HOUSING BOARD
Disposition of Cash in Bank
Due United States Government
$4,180.62
Reserve for repairs and maintenance
6,953.46
Security deposits
300.00
Collection Losses
(787.50)
Rent receivable
(203.00)
$10,443.58
In accordance with instruction from the Public Housing Administration no more tenants are being taken in and all tenants have been notified that the Housing Project will not be operated after June 30, 1955.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS W. SMITH, Chaiman THOMAS A. RORKE JOSEPH V. NUTTALL WALTER A. BLASENAK JOSEPH LONG
Veterans' Housing Board
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REPORT OF MORRILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY
To the Citizens of Norwood:
January 10, 1955
We transmit herewith the annual narrative and statistical reports of the Mor- rill Memorial Library for the year ending December 31, 1954.
Respectfully submitted,
EUGENE A. NELSON Chairman, Board of Trustees
RACHEL P. MARTIN MAUDE A. SHATTUCK € VERN H. RICHARDS
MARY L. DUNN
per E. P.
MARTIN B. CURRAN
per E. P.
To the Board of Trustees:
The following is a statistical report of the Morrill Memorial Library for the year 1954, arranged according to the form recommended by the American Library Association:
Name of Library
Morrill Memorial Library
Town Norwood, Massachusetts
Name of Librarian Edna Phillips
Date of Founding 1873
Terms of Use
Free for Lending; Free for Reference
Number of Agencies 3
Number of Days Open in 1954
291
Number of Hours Open each Week 69
Number of Staff 7
Population, 1950 U. S. Census of Norwood 16,636
Books
Volumes Added to the Library:
Fiction by Purchase 1,466
Non-Fiction by Purchase 1,271
Fiction by Gifts 130
Non-Fiction by Gifts
92
2,959
Number of Volumes at End of Year
45,856
Records
Records Added to the Library by Purchase 84
Records Added to the Library by Gift
1
Volumes Withdrawn:
Fiction
784
Non-Fiction
457
1241
Records Withdrawn
1
Total Number of Records
at End of Year
433
85
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REPORT OF MORRILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Circulation
Books
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Total
Adult Department
43,517
30,239
73,756
Junior Department
17,222
7,557
24,779
Schools
4,628
1,441
6,069
South Norwood Adult
5,999
3,576
9,575
South Norwood Junior
5,845
3,051
8,896
Hospital Adult
6,245
1,713
7,959
Hospital Junior
507
151
658
Church & P.T.A. Deposits
87
60
147
Books, Total
84,051
47,788
131,839
Records
2,678
Pictures
171
134,688
Finance
SEE REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
$2,599.45 returned to the Town Treasurer, of which $135.00 was from annual fees of $2.50 each from non-resident members. The balance was fines and payments for loss or damage to books or records.
New Registrations
1,282
Total, registered borrowers
8,644
Reference and book selection questions
2,498
Respectfully submitted,
EDNA PHILLIPS,
Librarian.
Registration Comparison
New Registrations
1953
1954
Increase
Decrease
Adult
689
612
77
Junior
348
426
78
So. Norwood
153
244
91
1,190
1,282
92
Registered Borrowers
Adult
5,323
5,214
109
Junior
2,010
2,294
284
So. Norwood
1,026
1,136
110
8,359
8,644
285
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Circulation Comparison
1953
1954
Increase Decrease
Adult Department
69,898
73,756
3858
Junior Department
20,572
24,779
4207
Main Library Total
90,470
98,535
8065
So. Norwood Adult
9,310
9,575
265
So. Norwood Junior
7,860
8,896
1036
Hospital Adult
8,061
7,959
102
Hospital Junior
729
658
71
Schools & Playgrounds
9,058
6,069
2989
Others
382
147
235
125,870
131,839
5969
Record Comparison
1953
1954
Increase
Decrease
Adult Department
2,586
2,678
92
HOW TO TELL A GOOD LIBRARY
Some of the ways the Morrill Memorial Library tried to meet these criteria in 1954.
IT MAKES A LOVE OF GOOD BOOKS INFECTIOUS AND THEIR USE ACCESSIBLE
In addition to the spark that librarians can strike in sharing book enthusiasms with individuals, are the book interests shared with groups. These are indicated by invitations to the librarian and staff from several organizations to give book talks.
Accessibility of books to the reader is put forward by Martha C. Eaton, Assistant Librarian and Cataloger, aided by Helen Fraser, Assistant. Miss Eaton tries to have subject headings correlate withi reader-psychology and the changing times. Speed of access to new books is helped by our starting to use multiple slips for ordering and processing, thus making one typing take the place of three. 2,959 books and 85 records were cataloged.
45 classes of 1,400 pupils from the elementary schools and Junior High School, together with faculty members, came to the Junior Department, the Adult Depart- ment, and the South Norwood Branch for instruction in the use of library resources.
IT OFFERS A HOMELIKE, HAPPY, BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO COME
One thinks of the interest and appeal of the Lobby book exhibits-the com- fortable reading nooks-the occasional background music-the fine care of build- ings, together with the atmosphere conveyed by a competent and well-integrated staff.
The circulation desk at the Main Library is a focal point for satisfactory use of the library, and this is furthered by the work of Esther C. Hallet, Circulation Librarian.
Decorations from the Norwood Garden Club, and flowers from many friends give a lift to all.
IT MEETS AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION STANDARDS
The ALA considers a registration of 40 per cent of the population is standard.
LEARNING TO LOVE BOOKS
THE LIBRARIAN, THE STAFF, AND THE CUSTODIAN
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The Morrill Memorial Library has a registration of 52 per cent, plus 54 nonresident borrowers, each paying $2.50 annually.
The ALA gives 8 per capita as standard for circulation, without analysis of relationship between circulation and type of community. Norwood, an industrial town, with no college or large private school, has a circulation of 7.9 per capita and a total circulation of books, pictures, and recordings of 8.1 per capita.
The ALA advocates not less than 2.5 books per capita. The Morrill Memorial Library has 2.8 books per capita. We attempt to get the best, and we have periodic inspection of book collections.
In 1948 the ALA recommended $3 per capita for superior library service. An ALA committee is now working on a revision of this. The Morrill Memorial Library has $2.91 per capita.
To the credit of the Board of Library Trustees, they aided standards at this library by authorizing a minimum-maximum salary scale, a statement on qualifica- tions for the staff, and on yearly increments.
Shirley Patterson, Records Librarian, resigned for personal reasons after nine years of excellent work Her place was taken by Patricia Whelan, Records Assist- ant, on August first. Miss Whelan is a graduate of the Norwood High School and of the two-year course at the Katharine Gibbs School.
IT HAS A STRONG REFERENCE AND READERS' ADVISORY SERVICE
Robert Wesley Sillen came to the position of Reference Librarian and Readers' Consultant on May third. He holds an A. B. from Colby College and a B. S. in Library Science from Simmons College. His experience was with the public libraries of Watertown and Providence and at the Andover Newton Theological Library.
At the request of the Public Libraries Division of the ALA, Mr. Sillen wrote "A New England Town Responds to a Record-Lending Service" for use by the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The article, descriptive of the implementing of the service at this library by the Norwood Women's Community Committee, of its growth, and present status, was used in part in a release prepared by the General Federation of Women's Clubs for distribution to clubs throughout the country.
As a way of connecting the town's post-hurricane needs with library resources, Mr. Eugene Nelson, Chairman of the Library Board, and an insurance expert, was interviewed. A photograph of his being interviewed, together with an article by Mr. Sillen, appeared in local papers and then in the LIBRARY JOURNAL.
A list of 48 of the leading local industries was compiled by Miss Phillips with the aid of the Board of Assessors and of the New Industries Committee. It has been widely used.
Sixteen hundred pictures were added to the Picture Collection.
IT HAS AN ALERT, IMAGINATIVE SERVICE TO YOUTH
The growth of the Junior Department this year was impressive, partly shown in a circulation gain of 1,480.
N. Dorothy Shumaker, Junior Department Librarian, is serving her second year as chairman of the Round Table of Children's Librarians.
Physical improvements in the department include an iron railing as a safety measure on the children's stairway; an oscillating fan; a refinished floor; and an outfit of small stools to make the lowest book shelves more comfortable to use.
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3,006 books were sent in collections to public and parochial schools-over 500 more than last year.
IT REACHES OUT-IN NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE; IN HELP TO THE SICK; IN CONCERN WITH TOWN AFFAIRS
There has been a circulation gain of 1,401 at the South Norwood Branch, re- flecting creditable work on the part of Doris Allen, Branch Librarian.
Neighborhood interests were used in the public relations program of 38 vivid and timely window exhibits.
Norwood is one of only 15 Massachusetts communities having public-library- administered hospital service, by a library staff member with weekly bedside visits and a permanent hospital book collection professionally chosen. New and better quarters for a library, fitted with bookcases, were assigned the Morrill Memorial Library by the Norwood Hospital. Five new deposit boxes for return of books were placed on every floor.
Twenty-four student nurses in two groups, with instructors, came to the Mor- rill Memorial Library for a talk by Esther C. Hallet, Circulation Librarian, in charge of Hospital Service, on library resources of special benefit to nurses.
A printed leaflet entitled, "Reading Service at the Norwood Hospital for Patients and Personnel," was prepared and 500 distributed to incoming patients by volunteer hostesses.
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