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Your Tree Warden tries to supply all young trees reques- ted by the home owner, generally two trees in front of each home, either in the tree belt on the public ways or inside
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the sidewalk by written permission of the home owner. Such trees have a better place in which to grow, away from overhead electric wires and the danger of being surrounded by hard pavement.
The interest, appreciation and co-operation in the planting and care of these new trees by the home owners is an inspira- tion to the Tree Warden and to the men of the tree depart- ment.
Respectfully submitted GEORGE R. ABBOTT, Tree warden
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Report of Moth Superintendent
To the Board of Selectmen & The Citizens of Andover :- January 1, 1954
The Moth Superintendents duties are statutory, that is they are prescribed by law passed by the Legislature under Chapter 132 of the General Laws of Massachusetts as amen- ded by Chapter 660 of 1948 and Chapter 761 of 1949.
The Moth Superintendent carries out his duties under the general direction of the State Moth Superintendent through a State Division Moth Superintendent who advises on the work to be done, visits infested areas and receives reports from the local Moth Superintendent as to sums paid out for salary, labor, insecticides, equipment, maintenance etc.
The state department supplies metal tags, cloth strips and duplicate book forms, all numbered to identify elm trees from which samples are taken and sent to the laboratory at Amherst.
The main work of the men in the moth department is the control of insects designated by the Legislature to be public nuisances under Chapter 660 of the General Laws and con- trol of the Dutch elm disease as prescribed under Chapter 761 of the General Laws.
Scouting for egg clusters of the gypsy moth was carried out in all parts of the town last winter at the request of the state moth department. Egg clusters were found in small numbers in several woodland areas that might in time build up into a heavy infestation. They were also found in small numbers near the roadsides, scattered in various parts of the town. These eggs were destroyed by an application of creosote and the insects by our spray program in the spring.
We are very much concerned with heavy infestations of the woodlands in towns to the east of Andover. It is hoped that these towns with the assistance of the state department will destroy this infestation by spraying the infested wood-
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lands by airplane before the gypsy moth caterpillars can spread to new areas.
DUTCH ELM DISEASE
We have been able to hold the Dutch elm disease to about the same number of diseased trees during the past three years. 95 - 96 - 98 elms were destroyed in '51 -'52 -'53. State authorities point this out as a good record achieved by spray- ing from the ground with an areo-mist machine and a hydraulic sprayer; while two seperate applications from overhead by a helicopter were applied to about 600 elms in residential areas. The removal and burning of diseased trees is also a main control measure. Andover, North Andover and Tewksbury are fighting to hold this disease in check while cities and towns to the north who have neglected to check this tree disease are beginning to realize the disaster that threatens the lives and property of their citizens.
One city has already found it necessary to ask the Legis- lature for permission to borrow $100,000.00 outside the debt limit. This sum to be used to remove dead and dieing trees which are dangerous to people traveling on the highway. And because the trees have become weak and brittle from the action of the disease they are a serious threat to the tree worker who attempts to remove them.
The electric company in the past three years has given us valuable assistance by removing dangerous trees along their distributing electric lines, in the removal of branches of diseased trees from among their high voltage wires and in loaning the department safety equipment when our men are working near dangerous electric wires.
Your Superintendent and Tree Warden by his interest in Andover trees has shown the electric company the advantage to their plant in doing this work because it reduces emer- gency work during storms, saves electric equipment from burning out, there are fewer interuptions in service to their customers and it inhances good public relations.
The moth department men are proud of their record in removing diseased elm trees at a cost as low as any depart- ment in the Commonwealth.
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Andover by its continuous fight to hold the Dutch elm disease in check by prompt removal of diseased trees is benefitting by the movement of new home owners to a safer, and more beautiful community. This is because young public trees are planted each year to restore the beauty which is ANDOVER.
Respectfully submitted
GEORGE R. ABBOTT, Moth Superintendent
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Report of Civil Defense Agency
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Andover Gentlemen:
I hereby submit the annual report of the Civil Defense Agency in the Town of Andover.
The need for a strong Civil Defense Agency was brought out this past year when the tornado struck the Worcester area. The saving of countless lives and property damage was credited to the speed in which the Worcester Civil Defense Agency and surrounding city and town organizations rushed in to assist the stricken area. Andover was called upon to send volunteers and equipment to Worcester, and on the night of the disaster, men, trucks, power saws, and blankets were sent. Thus it was brought out that a Civil Defense or- ganization can be a peace-time agency as well as a war-time one.
During the past year one air raid test was conducted in this area. This test was ordered primarily to test the warn- ing devices of the cities and towns. Andover is about one-half covered as far as warning devices are concerned. The south section of the town beyond Phillips Academy has little or no coverage, as is true of the West Andover section. At least two air raid sirens comparable to the type used in the last war are necessary to give the town ample coverage.
First Aid equipment supplied by the state for use in emer- gency is now stored in the local Civil Defense Office. This includes fifty four stretchers, and enough hospital and medi- cal supplies to equip a first aid station.
The Civilian War Aid Division of the local agency is still more or less concentrated at Phillips Academy, where much planning and work are put in each year to maintain a real standby readiness.
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The Auxiliary Police Department is the most active de- partment of the Civil Defense Agency. The officers contri- bute a great deal of time to the various town functions re- quiring police details. They participated in the air raid drill, the drive for funds for the Worcester area, the Mother's Polio Drive, as well as working at parades, football games, and other town functions. In addition to this, they volunteer their services for regular police work as part of their train- ing. Two of the Auxiliary Officers were present and assisted the regular patrolman in the capture of two men who had broken into a home in Ballardvale. This year four Auxiliary Pistol teams participated in the New England Police Revol- ver League matches, and again medals were won by the local teams-fourteen medals in all. The town has supplied some equipment for these Auxiliary officers, but I believe that some uniform equipment should also be furnished. This Auxiliary Department is an asset to the town and to the po- lice department, and I hope that the town will show some appreciation for the time that these men volunteer by sup- plying uniforms for them.
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID L. NICOLL, Director, Civil Defense
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Town of Andover - Jury List
JUNE, 1953
Abbot, David M.
Time Study 89 Abbot St.
Abbott, Irene O.
Housewife
83 Bartlet St.
Abbott, Richard W.
Builder 25 Upland Rd.
Allen, Charles F.
Foreman 361 Andover St., B.V.
Allicon, Gertrude A. Allis, Frederick S. Jr. Anderson, John A.
Instructor off 20 Salem St.
Clerk Ballardvale Rd.
Andrew, T. Edwin Jr.
Real Est. & Ins. 14 Riverina Rd.
Ashburn, James R.
Sales Mgr. 135 Haverhill St.
Auchterlonie, John C.
Mechanic 65 Red Spring Rd.
Auty, Herbert W.
Sales Mgr. 6 Chestnut St. Salesman Porter Rd.
Bailey, Ralph A.
Barcroft, Harold
YMCA Sec.
341/2 Summer St.
Barnard, Elizabeth F.D.
Housewife
14 Cabot Rd.
Barss, Helen W.
Housewife
Hidden Field 161 Lowell St.
Bendroth, Norma H.
Housewife
17 High St.
Bernardin, Mary V.
Housewife
11 Abbot St.
Bird, William F.
Salesman
12 Canterbury St. 5 Stratford Rd.
Bonner, Ruth W.
Tel. Operator
69 Highland Rd. High Plain Rd.
Brierly, James
Operative 7 Tewksbury St. B.V.
Brown, Christine J.
Housewife
Housewife
4 Stratford Rd. 422 Andover St. 12 Lincoln St.
Buchan, Raymond L.
Retired
Secretary West Knoll Rd.
Burke, Sarah, J.
Buthmann, Fred A.
Butler, Anna O.
Campbell, George W.
Carey, Edna B.
Carmichael, Katherine S. Housewife
Carter, Phoebe B.
Statistician Housewife Ins. Agent Housewife
Funeral Dir. 390 No. Main St. At Home 390 No. Hain St. Dascomb Rd. 72 Poor St. So. Main St. 33 Balmoral St. 84 Poor St. Housewife Lowell St.
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Batcheller, Kirk R.
Salesman
Blake, Winston A.
Food Broker
Boutwell, Everett S.
Farmer
Brown, Mildred H.
Bullock, Emily Burke, Garrett J.
Nurse 115 Holt Rd.
Caswell, Helen E. Chadwick, Etta Cheever, W. Abbott Cheney, Paul M.
Housewife Housewife Artist
Ins. Adjuster
Chemist
Insurance
Clarke, Augusta F.
Housewife
30 Chestnut St.
Clark, Granville A.
Elec. Dealer
Clark, Wilbur T.
Guard
Colby, Herrick E.
Mach. Op. Manager
Collins, Florence I.
Housewife
Collins, William F.
Retired
Cookson, Francis R.
Photographer
Creamer, J. Robert Cronin, Timothy F.
Reporter
Contractor
Cutler, Granville K.
Dyer
Dalrymple, Horace A. Dalton, Charles F.
Darby, James J.
Salesman
Denoncourt, Roland
Chauffeur
Desrocher, Edward C.
Second Hand
Disbrow, Walter A.
Doherty, William A.
Donaldson, Donald
Manufacturer
Douglas, Richard S.
Asst. Treas.
Dowd, Louise M.
Statistician
Doyle, Irene
Housewife
Draper, Ralph L.
Mech. Eng.
Driscoll, John J.
Store Keeper
Drolet, Henry E.
Real Estate
Duffy, Elizabeth I.
Housewife
Dufton, Phyllis L. C.
Dunbar, Mary C.
Dunnells, Mabel R.
Eastman, Floyd W.
Easton, Craig B.
Retired
Eaton, Lucy A.
Housewife
Emery, J. Donovan
Ins. Mgr.
5 Dumbarton St. 50A Whittier St. 219 Salem St. 83 Maple Ave. 100 Burnham Rd. 98 Chestnut St.
100 Elm St. 6 Liberty St. 117 Shawsheen Rd. 18 Wolcott Ave. 38 Maple Ave.
18 Washington Ave. 123 Main St ..
90 Haverhill St. 79 Cheever Circle 99 Shawsheen Rd. 10 Foster Circle
Accountant
Druggist
Operative Insurance
70 Chestnut St. 125 Main St. 93 Abbot St. 21 Florence St. Chandler Rd. 21 Harding St. 260 No. Main St. 18 Morton St. 40 Chestnut St. Chandler Rd. 27 Bartlet St. 36 Summer St. Lowell St. 4 Arundel St. 33 Canterbury St. 53 Phillips St. 103 Abbot St. 83 Chestnut St. 36 Walnut Ave. 49 Abbot St. 117 Lowell St.
Housewife Housewife At Home Clerk
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Christison, Leslie Churchchill, Elmer T.
Collins, Andrew
Erhardt, Frederick A. Erving, John M. Jr. Ferrier, Robert L.
Fleming, Edward R. Jr.
Painter
59 Salem St. 82 Essex St. 37 Maple Ave. Pleasant St.
Flint, Edwin M. Forbes, David A.
Farmer
Janitor
1 Sweeney Ct.
Foster, Robert M.
Francis, Charles H.
Friel, John A.
Ins. Agent
89 Chestnut St. 25 Central St.
Gagne, Dorothy F.
Gens, Harold F.
Real Estate 187 Chestnut St.
Gilman, William M.
Laborer Lowell St.
Glines, Arthur B.
Electrician
So Main St.
Gordon, Ella M.
Textile Worker Lowell St.
Gordon, Walter N.
Maintenance Dept. 78 Main St.
Gray, William I.
Real Estate
6 Corbett St.
Greenhow, John M.
Retired 124 Main St.
Accountant 23 Summer St.
Guay, Raymond R. Haartz, Bessie C.
Bookkeeper 60 High Plain Rd.
Hamilton, Frederick L.
Last Designer 62 Maple St.
Hannan, Laurence J.
Foreman 63 High St.
Hart, William J.
Bus Operator 5 Henderson Ave.
Haselton, Mabel M.
Housewife 11 Cheever Circle
Hall, Charles A. Jr.
Electrician 13 Chestnut St.
Hill, Marion E.
Purchasing Agt. 93 Central St.
Holt, Percy R. Howard, Joseph A. Howe, Carolyn D.
Clerk
6 Morton St.
Construction 130 Hidden Rd. Saleswoman 234 Highland Ave. Service Mgr. 6 Henderson Ave.
Howe, Guy B. Jr.
Howe, Lillian E. Manager
27 Sutherland St.
Johnson, Leonard P.
Architect 22 York St.
Jones, Arthur W.
Clerk 98 Main St. Baseball Scout 10 Stratford Rd. Clerk 6 Binney St.
Carpenter 219 Highland Rd.
Housewife 219 Highland Rd.
Retired 70 Center St.
Kiernan, Francis H.
Constr. Eng. West Knoll Rd.
Salesman
66 Park St.
Asst. Mgr.
Elec. Helper
Asst. Mgr. 4 Dumbarton St.
Superintendent 14 Beech Circle
Gabeler, Ruth H.
Housewife
H'wife & Treas. 5 Kensington St.
Jones, Lucius P.
Jowett, Robertina Judge, Homer G. Judge, Irene E.
Juhlmann, Laura
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Killorin, Karl Knipe, Wilson Jr. Krinsky, Morris Lamb, Ernest R.
Real Estate Clerk
Junk Dealer
Chauffeur
Cashier
Salesman
Lindsay, Edith F.
Housewife
Livingston, Delia M.
Housewife
Livingston, Harold S.
Florist
107 Abbott St.
Salesman 7 Argyle St.
Lloyd, Walter Lord, Wilfred Lundergan, Charles J.
Retired
23 Wolcott Ave. 68 Essex St.
MacDonald, David
Marcille, Arthur J.
Markey, Gertrude M.
Mattheson, Wendell A. McCarthy, Irene H.
McDonald, William L.
McFarlin, Margaret H. . McGhie, Gavin H. McLay, Hugh Jr.
Railroad 72 Clark Rd. B.V. R. R. E'ploy. 1 Marland Rd. B.V.
Manufacturer 4 Cedar Rd.
Mill, Victor J. Jr.
Miller, Frances S.
Milliken, Ralph N.
Housewife 17 Lowell St. Manufacturer 37 Canterbury St. Laborer 20 Cuba St.
Minard, Dorothy L.
Housewife 17 Salem St.
Monro, Frances
Housewife 105 Chestnut St.
Mooar, Mary R.
Housewife
Lowell St.
Morehouse, W. Ray
Service Mgr. 124 Chestnut St.
Clerk 78 Haverhill St.
Mosher, James R.
Mowat, Raymond G.
Real Estate 104 Pine St.
Murray, John M.
Gas Station Prop. 27 Summer St.
Carpenter 369 Andover St.
Oil Business 49 Carmel Rd.
Property Mgr. 63 Chestnut St.
General Work 19 Lovejoy Rd.
Teacher 11 Tewksbury St. Insurance 70 Summer St.
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77 Main St. 1 Stratford Rd. 41 Elm St. 54 Lowell St. 4 Lewis St. County Rd. 65 Red Spring Rd. Lincoln Circle Brown St.
Operative Plant Clerk 249 Andover St. B.V.
Housewife 48 Chestnut St. Bank Auditor 12 Clark Rd., B.V. Secretary 74 Morton St. Retired Railroad St.
Housewife 2 Punchard Ave.
Milne, David
Painter
1 Upland Rd.
Operative
Lawrence, Camille Lawson, Ronald R. Leahy, William F.
Nason, Harry C. Nelligan, Francis A. Nowell, Frederick N. Noyes, May L. O'Donnell, Eunice M. Otis, Herbert H.
Patterson, Helen Perkins, Henry F. Pike, Walter N. Piper, Gladys M.
Poland, William Polgreen, John A.
Quigley, Evelyn M.
Housewife
Rafton, Helen G.
Read, Arthur E. Jr.
Reed, Viola C.
Regan, Charles D.
Gas Sta. Mgr.
79 Summer St.
Remmes, Joseph T.
Rice, Mary A.
Robb, James G.
Robbins, May V.
Robbins, Ralph I.
Roberts, George P.
Rockwell, Henry D. Jr.
Rooks, Barbara L.
Roundy, Virginia A.
Schirner, Dorothy
Schirner, Emil G. Jr.
Sherman, Arthur F.
Sherry, Frank R. Sherrock, Bessie R.
Shorten, Mildred R. Sjostrom, Ivar L. Jr. Smith, Frederick H. Smith, Geraldine P. Souter, John B. Jr. Sparks, Jane T.
Spinney, Chares H.
Stedman, Herbert D.
Steinert, Arthur E.
Stevens, Carl H. Stevenson, Frank B.
Contractor Engineer
Virginia Rd. 23 Chandler Rd.
Stopford, William W. Sullivan, Augustine P.
Sweeney, Gerald S.
Housewife
17 High Plain Rd.
Engineer 46 Walnut Ave. Core Maker 18 Walnut Ave. Burler 29 Canterbury St. Clerk 37 High St.
Insurance 36 Whittier St. So Main St.
Chemist & Housewife Alden Rd. Sales P'tion 107 High Plain Rd. Secretary Dascomb Rd.
Electrician Woodland Rd.
Housewife 8 Morton St.
Rubber Worker 98 So. Main St.
Housewife 55 Red Spring Rd. Mech. Engr. 55 Red Spring Rd.
Engineer Abbot St.
Carder 47 Cuba St.
Gift Shop Mgr. 8 Lincoln St.
Housewife 28 Wolcott Ave.
Housewife
3 Lincoln Circle
IBM Operator 75 Pine St.
Ind. Enginer 17 Lincoln Circle Pattern Maker 247 Andover St. Housewife
8 Maple Ave.
Clerk
Organist
53 Abbot St. 84 Main St. 86 Main St.
Real Estate
Housewife
20 Johnson Rd. J'ry Repair 32 Washington Ave. Secretary Rocky Hill Rd. Machinist 97 Chestnut St.
Florist 78 Lowell St.
Contractor 1 Union St.
Operative 50 Chestnut St. Accountant 34 Essex St. Salesman 7 Argyle St.
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Sweeney, Mildred L. Symonds, Eva M. Taft, Rebekah L. Tavern, Dorothy S.
Taylor, Josephine B.
Teichert, Elsie M.
Thompson, Lester M.
Thompson, Margaret H. Thomson, David M.
Laborer Clinton Court, B. V.
Trow, Henry, J.
Chauffeur 56 River St. Asst. Purch. Agent 54 High St.
Wallace, Thomas R.
Ward, Roswell E.
Salesman
2 Brechin Terr.
Weimar, Helen N.
Housewife
21 High Plain Rd.
Wetterberg, Carl A.
Janitor
53 Summer St. 53 Summer St.
Wilkinson, Marcia A.
Housewife
Wool Dealer
46 York St. 6 Cabot Rd.
Wilkinson, Raymond, E. Williams, Isabelle M.
Housewife
Chandler Circle
Zecchini, John A.
Salesman
County Rd.
Housewife Housewife Student
64 Central St. 4 Beech Circle 232 Salem St. At Home 6 Locke St. Housewife 38 Canterbury St. Housewife West Knoll Rd. Sales Manager Chandler Circle Housewife
Porter Rd.
Wetterberg, Glennie P.
Clerk
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Trustees and Staff of Memorial Hall Library
CAROLINE P. LEAVITT LEO F. DALEY
EDWARD I. ERICKSON ARTHUR W. REYNOLDS
JOSEPH SERIO
WILLIAM N. PERRY
ALAN R. BLACKMER
Chairman ARTHUR W. REYNOLDS
Secretary WILLIAM N. PERRY
Treasurer LEO F. DALEY
Librarian MIRIAM PUTNAM
MARGARET D. MANNING, Assistant Librarian, in charge Readers' Services
MARGARET LANE, Children's Librarian
SHEILA M. C. TAYLOR, Catalog and Reference Librarian
ELEANORE G. BLISS, Circulation Assistant*
GERTRUDE B. HART, Secretarial Assistant
M. ETHEL, ZINK, Branch Librarian, Ballardvale Building Custodian MARK SURETTE
*Part-time
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THE LIBRARY REACHES PEOPLE
Often it seems difficult to think of fresh ways in which to describe the library and its services, yet it should not be so since no two years are ever just alike. Each year new people, young and old, discover the library for the first time. Each year new books are published, a few to find enduring places on the library's shelves, but more destined to be soon forgot- ten. Each year, too, old books take on new life and signifi- cance as they are freshly interpreted by the new readers which they attract. Well-seasoned library users, with recent- ly discocered interests, find hitherto untapped resources in their familiar library.
THE LIBRARY REACHES PEOPLE
How many people does the library reach directly or indi- rectly in the course of a year? if we could find the answer to this question, we should be in possession of quite start- ling statistics. Like a stone thrown into a pool of clear water, setting in motion many ripples, the library reaches more people than those who come through its doors.
For a moment let us look at this wider library public and what it means to the total library picture. All those who come within its orbit have an impact upon it and should any part of them be lost then some of the effectiveness of the library would be lost with them.
Members of the community at large comprise a very important part of this wider public for by accepting the library's budget at town meeting, they enable it to carry on its many sided program and to be a dynamic rather than a static community force. If we look rather wistfully at the people at town meeting whom we do not see within the library's walls, there is some consolation in the thought that there is scarecely an Andover family which does not feel the influence of the library at some point.
However, support, no matter how good, will be of little use if the library has no sense of direction. The direction is provided by the members of the Library Board who are the people who establish policy and thus set the library on
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its course. Yet this would be merely intellectual exercise were it not for the Library Staff whose important job it is to translate this policy into effective action.
We do not underestimate, either, the importance to the success of any library program of a solid core of devoted library users who promote the library in the community far more effectively than the best considered kind of public relations program. Valuable interpreters of the library, too, are the men and women who provide the leadership for music evenings, discussion groups and similar activities and so make possible the library's group program.
THE LIBRARY REACHES BEYOND ITS WALLS
Less close the library but sharers in it nonetheless are the men and women who belong to organizations for which the library has planned an evening of films, who have borrowed its projection equipment, used its meeting rooms, or gotten a glimpse of its larger resources through a book talk, a specially prepared book list or book exhibit.
Although the heart of the library's service is with indivi- duals, the library's influence extends often beyond the indi- vidual seeker. The book read for sheer enrichment may af- fect, not only the reader, but the people with whom he comes in contact. In like manner, library resources which help an individual to prepare a paper for a church or club group, select games for a cub scout meeting, or a prose and poetry selection for a prize speaking contest, prepare a book review for a business group, entertain a group of friends with an evening of recordings, or select decorative designs for a tray painting course reach a wide circle of people for whom, quite consciously the individual is preparing. On the other hand, some one whose use of the library enables him to au- thenticate details for a book he is illustrating, gain informa- tion for an editorial, or work on the solution of a problem does not work in a vacuum either although he can never surely know the people he may reach and influence. It is apparent that no library statistics can measure the total number of people indirectly reached by its services.
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THE LIBRARY REACHES THE WIDER COMMUNITY
No library works in a vacuum either, nor can it be entire- ly self contained in its own community. Ideas which are its life blood, once released, link it to the larger community and the people in it. Books which increase our understanding of some of the problems facing the world's people may suffice to illustrate what we have in mind.
In a sense visitors to the Memorial Hall Library both from this country and abroad are part of this wider com- munity. They are important, if only for the fresh viewpoint which they bring. Perhaps it is an old friend returning to a familiar scene, a family anxious to see its place of origin, an American librarian who wants to see how another small library does things. A more striking example was provided by the visit of a German librarian, in this country under a State Department program, who spent a day in our library and community with the result that for those who met her. Göttingen, hereafter, will have a rather personal point of reference. More lasting, because of longer duration, has been the association with an English librarian from East York- shire, a fellow staff member until next June, with whom we have profitably exchanged professional experiences and from whom both staff and public alike have gained a fresh appreciation of a country bound to ours by many ties.
Mention should be made, too, of the numerous individuals, organizations and town departments whose special-know- how or other unsual contribution, has been so helpful to the library in its work. This know-how may take the form of sharing a hobby, arranging an interesting exhibit, like the lovely display of more than fifty species of roses last June. Newspapers provide space generously for library activities. Individuals and groups give the library books or money. Outside the community, the library continually calls upon the staffs and resources of university, special and municipal libraries to meet unusual and highly specialized reader requests.
1953 TRENDS, ACTIVITIES, SERVICES
Let us turn for a moment from the people that the library
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serves to some of the activities and services which it offers, particularly those which a backward glance at 1953 im- mediately calls to mind.
As we have already indicated, figures alone are by no means adequate measuring rods by which to evaluate li- brary service since they can never measure intangibles. Despite the lack of satisfactory supporting evidence, 1953 remains in restrospect a busy, vital year.
THE LIBRARY'S REFERENCE SERVICE
We know, for example, without statistical proof, that more and more staff time is devoted to meeting people's reference needs, The addition of new materials, particularly business tools like the Moody manuals, bring new users to the library. People, more and more, turn to the library as a first resource when they are in need of information. An in- dividual wants to know the screening time of a film at Radio City Music Hall, the name of the president of Frigidaire, the dimensions of a croquet field, the price of beefsteak in De- cember, 1945, or it may be that some one needs a German dictionary to help translate a prescription, the provisions of the Immigration Act of 1952, material on time and motion study, an index to streets in North Reading, the rating of clothes dryers.
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