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The Building Permits are classified below :
Single Dwellings
192
Single stall garages
12
Two stall garages
5
Three stall garages
2
Foundations only
6
Poultry houses
2
Tool houses
5
158
Summer house
1
Chapel
1
Trailer dwellings
3
Pumping plant
1
Turkey runway
1
Barn
1
Shelter
1
Camp
1
Traffic booth
1
Generator Plant for radio
1
This Department has collected in fees and turned over to the Town Treasurer Thirty Two Hundred Eighty Eight Dol- lars ($3,288.00).
Respectfully submitted,
RALPH W. COLEMAN, Building Inspector
Report of Wire Inspector
Board of Selectmen,
Town Hall
Andover, Massachusetts
GENTLEMEN :
I hereby submit my report for wiring inspections for the year 1954.
Number of Wiring Inspection Permits 555
Number of Fixture Inspection Permits 56
Total 611
Amount collected and turned over to treasurer, Town of Andover, $611.00.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM J. YOUNG, Wire Inspector
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
December 31, 1954
Board of Selectmen
Andover, Massachusetts
GENTLEMEN :
I hereby submit my annual report for the year 1954:
Work performed from January 1, 1954 to December 31, 1954 inclusive, including Scales, Weights, Gasoline meters Vehicle tank systems, etc .:
Adjusted Sealed Not Sealed Condemned
Totals 49 529 3 5
OTHER WORK PERFORMED
Complaints investigated 9
Trial weighings and measurements of commodities put up for sale 582
Other inspections : Pedlars, oil & coal certificates 130
Total collections for the year 1954 were, $234.50.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH SERIO, Sealer
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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 year 1954 was a quiet one as far as Civil Defense was concerned. It is true that in many communities there was much activity when the two hurricanes struck this area. However, as far as Andover was concerned, the Auxiliary Police Force was the only active group. In both instances all available auxiliary officers were on duty, day and night. This duty included patrol work, road block details, and guard work.
During the year one practice air raid alert was held. This was similar to the ones held in previous years. The alarm system in town is still not adequate as far as Civil Defense is concerned. Several areas in town do not hear any signal at all.
No first aid equipment was used during the year, and it is still stored in the Town Hall ready for service.
In the coming year, the whole Civil Defense planning will undergo a change due to the threat of more powerful nuclear bombs. Evacuation of all targets is in the planning stage, and Andover will be considered one of the most important re- ception centers. In fact, Andover is the first reception center on Route 28 out of Boston, the largest evacuation problem. This change in the concept of Civil Defense will require a great increase in the Auxliary Police Force to handle the tremendous traffic problem involved, and also an increase in the Civilian War Aid Division in order to cope with the great number of evacuees. Much planning will be necessary and many volunteers needed.
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID L. NICOLL, Director, Civil Defense
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Town of Andover - Jury List
JUNE, 1954
Abbot, David M.
Time Study 89 Abbot St.
Abbott, Irene O.
Housewife 83 Bartlet St.
Abbott, Richard W.
Builder 25 Upland Rd.
Adams, George J.
Cable Splicer 28 Pasho St.
Allen, Charles F. Foreman 361 Andover St.,B.V.
Allicon, Gertrude A. Allis, Frederick S. Jr.
Instructor off 20 Salem St.
Anderson, John A.
Clerk Ballardvale Rd.
Archie, James C.
Store Owner
41/2 Avon St.
Ashburn, James R.
Sales Mgr. 135 Haverhill St.
Auchterlonie, John C.
Mechanic 65 Red Spring Rd. 6 Chestnut St.
Avery, John
Civil Engineer
36 Morton St.
Babb, Benjamin
Retired
48 Balmoral St.
Bachman, Herbert L.
Janitor
18 Stratford Rd. Porter Rd.
Bailey, Ralph A.
Retired
Barcroft, Harold
YMCA Sec.
341/2 Summer St.
Barker, Ruth P.
Housewife 14 High St.
Barss, Helen W.
Housewife
Hidden Field
Batcheller, Kirk R.
Salesman 161 Lowell St. Truck Driver 51 Red Spring Rd.
Baxter, Leona G.
Housewife 43 Lowell St.
Bell, Audrey I.
Housewife 14 Marland St., B.V.
Bendroth, Harold, W. B. Clerk 131 No. Main St. Bendroth, Norma H. Housewife 17 High St.
Bernardin, Mary V.
Housewife
11 Abbot St.
Bliss, Arthur
Clerk
1 Hidden Rd.
Blunt, Thomas D.
Salesman
70 Salem St.
Bonner, Ruth W.
Tel. Operator
69 Highland Rd.
Born, Elizabeth G.
Housewife 21 Canterbury St.
Boutwell, Everett S.
Farmer High Plain Rd.
Bramley, Edwin L. Telephone Mgr. Appletree Lane Bramley, Maude P. Housewife Appletree Lane Chemist 357 No. Main St.
Brooks, Arthur
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Bateson, James
Sales Mgr.
Auty, Herbert W.
Nurse 115 Holt Rd.
Brown, Christine J. Brown, Gladys P.
Brown, Mary W.
Brown, Mildred H.
Buchan, Ada A. Bullock, Emily Burbine, Jerome J.
Carey, Edna B.
Carter, Phoebe B.
Caswell, Helen E.
Cecill, Alice G.
Chadwick, Agnes S.
Chadwick, Etta
Cheever, W. Abbott
Christison, Leslie
Churchill, Elmer T.
Clark, Augusta F.
Clark, Cranville A.
Colby, Herrick E.
Cole, John N. II Collins, Andrew
Collins, William F.
Creamer, J. Robert
Cronin, Timothy F. Cutler, Barbara B.
Dalrymple, Horace A. Dalton, Charles F. . Dearborn, Roy S.
Desrocher, Edward C. Disbrow, Walter A. Doherty, James D.
Dole, Percy J.
Donaldson, Donald Dowd, Louise M. Doyle, Irene
Doyle, Lydia L.
Draper, Ralph L.
Duffy, Elizabeth I.
Dufton, Phyllis L. C.
Housewife Housewife Housewife Housewife
Clerk Secretary Operative Housewife Housewife Housewife Housewife Housewife Housewife
Artist
Chemist
Insurance
Housewife
Elec. Dealer
Mach. Op.
Andover Press
Manager
Retired
Reporter
Contractor
Housewife 99 Shawsheen Rd.
Accountant 10 Foster Circle 70 Chestnut St. Clerk 109 Elm St.
Druggist
Second Hand 21 Florence St. Operative Insurance Chandler Rd. 64 High St. Trucking 19 Washington Ave. 260 No. Main St. 40 Chestnut St. Chandler Rd.
Manufacturer Statistician Housewife Housewife Mech. Eng. Housewife Housewife,
7 Foster Circle 27 Bartlet St. 4 Arundel St. 33 Canterbury St.
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98 Main St. 104 Chestnut St. Haggetts Pond Rd. 422 Andover St. 29 Maple Avenue West Knoll Rd. 8 Lewis St. 33 Balmoral St. Lowell St. 5 Dumbarton St. Ballardvale Rd. Lowell St. 50A Whittier St. 219 Salem St. 100 Burnham Rd. 98 Chestnut St. 30 Chestnut St. 100 Elm St. 117 Shawsheen Rd. 10 Wolcott Ave. 18 Wolcott Ave. 18 Washington Ave 90 Haverhill St. 79 Cheever Circle
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Dunn, Ruth L. Eastman, Rachael D. Emery, J. Donovan Erhardt, Frederick A. Erving, John M. Jr. Ferrier, Robert L. Field, Pauline D. Fleming, John J. Flint, Edwin M. Forbes, David A.
Foster, Robert M. Francis, Charles H.
Friel, John A. Gabeler, Ruth H.
Gerrish, Winifred S.
Gilman, William M.
Glendinning, Eva C.
Glines, Arthur B.
Electrician
33 High St. So. Main St. 82 Central St. Lowell St.
Gordon, Ella M.
Gordon, Walter N.
Grant, Rankin D.
Gray, William I.
Real Estate
95 Cheever Circle
Greenhow, John M.
Haartz, Bessie C.
Hamilton, Frederick L.
Hardy, Roy E.
Hart, William J.
Haselton, Mabel M. Hatch, William G.
Hill, Charles A.
Hill, Charles A. Jr. Holt, Percy R.
Howard, Joseph A. Howe, Carolyn D. Howe, Guy B. Jr. Howe, Lillian E. Jagger, Margaret E. Jaspert, Eileen M.
Housewife Housewife Ins. Mgr. Salesman Asst. Mgr.
Elec. Helper
Housewife
Contractor
Farmer Janitor Asst. Mgr.
Superintendent
14 Beech Circle 89 Chestnut St.
Housewife 25 Central St.
Housewife
Laborer
27 Enmore St. Lowell St.
Goodwin, Robert G.
Civil Eng.
Housewife
Maintenance Dept. 78 Main St. Machinist
Woburn St.
Retired 124 Main St. Bookkeeper 60 High Plain Rd. 62 Maple Ave.
Last Designer Executive 113 Chestnut St. Bus Operator 5 Henderson Ave. Housewife 11Cheever Circle Technician 25 Lupine Rd. Master Elec. 68 Essex St. Electrician 13 Chestnut St. 6 Morton St.
Clerk Construction Salewoman Service Mgr. At home
Housewife Housewife
130 Hidden Rd. 234 Highland Ave. 6 Henderson Ave. 27 Sutherland St. 20 Hall Ave., B. V. Stonehedge Rd.
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9 Sutherland St. 20 William St. 117 Lowell St. 66 Park St. 59 Salem St. 82 Essex St. 5 Wolcott Ave. 37 Maple Ave. Pleasant St.
1 Sweeney Ct. 4 Dumbarton St.
Ins. Agent
Housewife
Johnson, Leonard P. Jones, Lucius P. Jowett, Robertina Judge, Homer G. Judge, Irene E. Juhlmann, Laura Kellmurray, Mary E. Kiernan, Francis H.
Architect 22 York St. Baseball Scout 10 Stratford Rd. Clerk
6 Binney St.
Carpenter
219 Highland Rd.
Housewife
219 Highland Rd. 70 Center St.
Retired Housewife 84 Maple Ave.
Lamb, Ernest R.
Lawson, Ronald R. Leahy, William F.
Livingston, Harold S.
Florist
65 Red Spring Rd. 107 Abbot St.
Lloyd, Walter
Salesman
7 Argyle St.
Locke, Richard G.
Contractor 3 Windsor St.
Look, Donald B.
Lord, Wilfred
Retired
Painter 40 High St.
Lynch, James A.
Marcille, Arthur J.
Marson, Virgil
Mattheson, Wendell A.
Bank Auditor 12 Clark Rd. B.V.
McCarthy, Irene H.
McDonald, William L.
McLay, Hugh Jr. Mill, Victor J. Jr.
. Miller, Frances S.
Milliken, Ralph N. Milne, David Minard, Dorothy L.
Housewife 17 Salem St.
Real Estate 104 Pine St.
Clerk 49 Whittier St. Gas Station Prop. 27 Summer St. Oil Business 49 Carmel Rd.
Painter 2 Stratford Rd.
Mechanic River St., B. V.
Housewife 63 Chestnut St.
Property Mgr. 63 Chestnut St. Teacher 11 Tewksbury St. B.V. Insurance 70 Summer St.
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Constr. Eng. West Knoll Rd. Chauffeur 54 Lowell St. County Rd.
Salesman
Operative
Photographer 115 Main St. 23 Wolcott Ave.
Lundergan, Charles J.
Retired Gray Road Plant Clerk 249 Andover St. B.V. Merchant Argilla Rd.
Secretary 74 Morton St. Retired Railroad St. R. R. E'ploy. 1 Marland Rd. B.V. Manufacturer 4 Cedar Rd.
Housewife 17 Lowell St. Manufacturer 37 Canterbury St. Laborer 20 Cuba St.
Mowat, Raymond G.
Muller, Walter F. Murray, John M.
Nelligan, Francis A. Nicoll, Frank L. Northrup, Robert G. Nowell, Barbara S. Nowell, Frederick N. O'Donnell, Eunice M. Otis, Herbert H.
Paige, Alice E. Patterson, Helen Pearson, Walter Perkins, Henry F.
Peterson, Ebba S.
Pike, Walter N. Quigley, Evelyn M. Read, Arthur E. Jr. Reed, Viola C.
Regan, Charles D. Remmes, Joseph T.
Rice, Mary A.
Robb, James G. Robbins, May V.
Roberts,, George P.
Rockwell, Henry D. Jr.
Rooks, Barbara L.
Roundy, Glenn H.
Roundy, Virginia A.
Schirner, Dorothy
Schirner, Emil G. Jr.
Sheeley, Russell F. Sherman, Arthur F.
Sherry, Frank R.
Shorton, Mildred R.
Smith, Frederick H.
Real Estate
Secretary Clerk
Machinist
Steinert, Arthur E.
Contractor
Contractor
Stevens, Carl Stevenson, Frank B.
Engineer
Stopford, William W.
Stowers, Anna M. Sweeney, Gerald S.
Sweeney, Mildred L. Taft, Rebekah L.
Tapley, Fred J.
Tavern, Dorothy S.
Housewife
53 Salem St.
Housewife
Auto Salesman
17 High Plain Rd. 4 Maple Ave.
Engineer 46 Walnut Ave.
Secretary 92 High Plain Rd. Core Maker 18 Walnut Ave. Housewife So. Main St. Sales P'tion 107 High Plain Rd. Secretary Dascomb Rd. Gas Station Mgr. 79 Summer St. Electrician
Woodland Rd.
Housewife 8 Morton St. Rubber Worker 98 No. Main St. Housewife 55 Red Spring Rd. Abbot St.
Engineer General Mgr. Gift Shop Mgr.
47 Cuba St.
8 Lincoln St.
Executive 28 Wolcott Ave. Housewife 28 Wolcott Ave. Housewife 3 Lincoln Circle
IBM Operator
75 Pine St.
Electrician
17 Enmore St. Ind. Engineer 17 Lincoln Circle Pattern Maker 247 Andover St. Clerk
53 Abbot St. 86 Main St. Rocky Hill Rd. 3 Stirling St. 97 Chestnut St. 1 Union St. 11 Virginia Rd. 23 Chandler Rd. 50 Chestnut St. 89 Main St. 7 Argyle St. 64 Central St. 232 Salem St. 91 High St. 78. Main St.
Operative Housewife Salesman
Housewife Student Overseer At home
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Sparks, Jane T. Smith, Hollis A.
Spinney, Charles H.
Taylor, Josephine B. Teichert, Elsie M.
Thompson, Lester M. Thompson, Margaret H. Thomson, David M. Titcomb, Jessie M. Trott, Robert L.
Trow, Henry J. Turner, Harvey G.
Farmer So. Main St.
Veit, Ethel H.
Housewife
8 Coolidge Rd.
Wallace, Thomas R. Walsh, Mary D.
Asst. Purch. Agent 54 High St. Housewife 27 Essex St.
Warhurst, Alice V.
Housewife
18 Riverina Rd.
Watson, William A. Jr.
Laborer Bancroft Rd.
Eng Cont'tor 23 Cheever Circle
White, Frances E.
Housewife 196 Shawsheen Rd.
Whitney, Chester F. Jr. Wilkinson, Ernest L.
Meter Reader
Real Estate & Ins.
River Road Alden Rd.
Wilkinson, Marcia A.
Housewife
46 York St.
Wilkinson, Raymond E. Wilkinson, Ruth K.
Wool Dealer
6 Cabot Road
Housewife 6 Cabot Road Housewife 40 Chandler Circle
Williams, Isabelle M. Wood, Cornelius A.
Young, Dudley A.
Operative
Trustee 276 No. Main St. 28 Union St.
Westhaver, George B.
Housewife Housewife Sales Mgr. Housewife 38 Canterbury St. West Knoll Rd. Chandler Circle Porter Rd. Laborer Clinton Ct. B. V. Housewife 15 Chandler Circle Watchmaker 35 Chandler Circle Chauffeur 56 River St.
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Trustees and Staff of Memorial Hall Library
CAROLINE P. LEAVITT
LEO F. DALEY
EDWARD I. ERICKSON
JOSEPH SERIO
ARTHUR W. REYNOLDS 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
NANCY WILSON, Assistant Children's Librarian ELEANORE G. BLISS, Circulation Assistant* GERTRUDE B. HART, Secretarial Assistant ELEANORE S. PLUMMER, Secretarial Assistant M. ETHEL ZINK, Branch Librarian, Ballardvale
Building Custodian MARK SURETTE
*Part-time
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AS OTHERS SEE US
This library had the stimulating experience of being the subject of two surveys during 1954, one of its adult educa- tion services, the other of its library building. The first, a national study for which this library was chosen to be one of the six or eight participating libraries, was carried on by the Rutgers University Graduate Library School under a grant from the Fund for Adult Education ; the other, a study of the library's building problems was made by a nationally known consultant on library buildings at the request of the Library Board of Trustees.
However, before considering these reports and their im- plication for this library, we shall dwell briefly on a few trends and some aspects of the library's services, either new or given new direction.
We are glad to report a small increase in the number of books issued for home use, although this figure of 121,825, the highest in the library's history, includes only partial cir- culation for the books loaned through the elementary schools and does not record other library services which are diffi- cult to measure statistically. Actually the school use of books is a high one with some 13,712 books deposited in classroom libraries which were used from two to thirty times, and with 4,626 books borrowed directly from the central school libra- · ries. However, we have yet to arrive at a satisfactory method of recording this school use which would justify our includ- ing it in our total circulation figure.
The trend toward higher use of subject books continues with non-fiction, including pamphlets and periodicals, mak- ing up more than 50% of the adult total. The use of record- ings, musical and non-musical, reached an all-time high, with the lending of sixty-four recordings, one December day, a significant number since they were mostly long playing with a. limit of two to a person. Requests for material on the assembling of high fidelity systems and interest in high fidelity recordings indicates that ownership of quality re- cording equipment is on the increase. The loan collection of framed prints reached an ever increasing number of people
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so as to make immediate stengthening of the collection ne- cessary.
The film preview service, undertaken in the fall of 1953, failed to gain the attention which was hoped for it. Part of the lack of success may be due to the fact that under the terms of the agreement with the Film Council of America, previews were limited to organization representatives and to the fact that films shown could not be available for group use but had to be posted immediately to the next public libra- ry in the circuit. This library was not alone in finding this activity unsatisfactory ; this was a general finding of the li- braries in our circuit.
The lending of 16mm sound films to community groups was a new service started this past fall, when this library became part of a film pool, administered by the Office of Audio-Visual Education of the State Department of Edu- cation. Since outright purchase of films by libraries of our size seems unwise, this scheme has much to commend it. The number of films available from the library has probably been too small to permit enough choice or to assure avail- ability when needed. Some 1379 people have seen the films loaned from the library during the three month period Oc- tober through December.
Although Open House in November is an established cus- tom, a successful Spring Book Festival was held for the first time this past year and accomplished our aim of focusing attention on spring books which might have been overlooked in the deluge of spring publications. Exhibits such as this and the one held during Book Week actually spur book use as people reserve books which attract them and come back to the library again and again as these books become available for them. A capacity audience was on hand at Open House to hear Mrs. Lydia Davis, co-author with her husband of the popular book "Doctor to the Islands". A week of Book Magic in our Children's Department was climaxed by a real magician who produced a real rabbit for his delighted audi- ence.
Expanded service to the elementary schools became an accomplished fact this past fall with half-time service at the
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Central Elementary School Library and an afternoon or morning a week at the other elementary schools. An addi- tional staff member in the Children's Department and in- creased secretarial help have made this increased service possible. Those of us who have witnessed the children's joy in books made easily available have no doubt about the value of this activity, although a more complete evaluation must come later. Those who saw in the expanded service a threat to the use of our Central Children's Room will be relieved to learn that the loan of books there reached an all-time high which bears out the fact that one book service reinforces and stimulates another.
In an attempt to discover the relationship of accessibility to library use, 615 post card questionnaires were sent in September to residents of Precinct 4. The replies revealed that of the 108 library users among the 156 who answered, 26% use the library once a week, 20% once a month, 54%, infrequently. In making any comparisons with the results of the questionnaires given out for the Rutgers study to be described later on in this report, it should be remembered that one dealt with people actually using the library, while the other was sent to everyone, user and non-user. However, the high proportion of replies from library users in Precinct 4 makes the results somewhat inconclusive. Replies indicated a variety of reasons for library non-use or infrequent use, . not only distance from the library but lack of time, other interests, adequate home libraries.
Geographical distribution of library registrations shows quite vividly through a pin map the high proportion of libra- ry users who live in the more densely populated parts of the town, within a radius of a mile or two from the central build- ing.
With so many opportunities facing public libraries, it is disheartening to find it so difficult to find qualified librarians, which for this library focused particularly on its inability to fill the vacancy for Catalog and Reference librarian, a key position in the library. We must be able to compete with the larger libraries throughout the country and while salary is not the only factor, it is an important one so that we have
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requested in our 1955 budget a salary which will be high enough to attract someone with good background and ex- perience. At the same time we have made salary adjust- ments for our other two top professional positions so as to bring our salary schedule a little closer to the realities of the situation.
Sheila Taylor, an English librarian, here for a year to study American public library methods, returned to her post in Yorkshire and her place has not been filled. New staff ap- pointments were those of Nancy Wilson, a 1954 Simmons Library School graduate, to the new position of Assistant Children's Librarian and Eleanore Plummer as a Secretarial Assistant.
Now for brief mention of our two surveys. First, a few of the findings, mainly statistical, since the evaluation is yet to be made, of the Rutgers Survey which, when published, should provide valuable insight into the reasons behind suc- cessful library programs and unsuccessful ones and should bring out similarities and differences, geographical and otherwise, among the libraries studied.
Eleanor Phinney, the Research Specialist, made two trips to Andover for observation, once during a week early in April and again for a few days in May. She talked with some thirty people, library users, heads of organizations, town officials and others, attended meetings of library discussion groups, went over the library's history, its budget, qualifi- cations for staff, statement of policy, the library board, library resources and library routines.
If those interviewed were a valid sample, there was almost universal acceptance of the library's many faceted program for many found it difficult to isolate any activity as more important than another. Fifteen people specifically men- tioned the over-all service; ten, the library's responsiveness to demands; eight, its service to pre-school children, with the other library services coming in for their share of atten- tion - newspaper book lists, the lending framed print col- lection, the film service, the record collection.
Two or three people expressed some concern that the library might go beyond community needs in its program
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and the financial capacity of the community to support it.
Questionnaires given out during a two week period in May and October were designed to bring out among other things : frequency of use, kinds of use made, kinds of questions ask- ed, the age and educational background of the users. 487 questionnaires were filled out which should provide a fairly reliable sample. There was general willingness on the part of library users to cooperate and many wanted to go further than the demands of the questionnaire in commenting on the library's usefulness to them.
49.7% of those filling out the questionnaires use the libra- ry once a week or oftener, 27.3% once or twice a month, with the remainder making irregular or infrequent use. Use alone does not determine the library's worth to an individual but the results and satisfactions obtained, whether he visits the library often or little.
The median age of people filling out the questionnaires during these two periods was 41. However, it should be re- membered that high school students were excluded from the study and had they not been, the median age would have been lower. Highest use was made by adults in the age brack- ets 30-39 and 40-49. Possibly this indicates that younger people with young families and new careers have less time for books since much of their time is taken up by the sheer demands of living.
There was often more than one reason that brought an individual to the library - to find a good book, to read, to get material for business or personal use. Ant control, quantum mechanics, basement improvement, hooking rugs, collective bargaining, pre-psychotic tendencies in children, heat pumps, house organ editing, the Korean war, French in elementary schools, English Toby jugs, refrigeration, cat care, home re- pairs, building plans and specifications were among the great variety of matters upon which information was sought. The questionnaire did not attempt to evaluate the success with which the library met these requests, although in the main, except for a few instances, we believe people went away satisfied.
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Most of the library users were high school graduates, many with college and graduate work in addition. Since there is a high degree of correlation between the level of edu- cation and library use, the present tendency for more educa- tion for a greater number of people would seem to indicate a bright future for public libraries as an essential institution for self education throughout life, with an ever widening audience for its materials.
By necessity much of the material from this study is quantative since the evaluation based on the data assembled is not ours to make. We shall watch with interest for the final report with whatever implications it may have for our future course.
The physical plant was only incidentally the concern of the Rutgers study, although it was recognized as contribut- ing to a library's effectiveness even though many good pro- grams are carried on in an inadequate building.
The Wheeler report was almost solely concerned with a study of the library building and its needs and was made at the request of the Library Board by Joseph L. Wheeler, a na- tionally known consultant on library buildings and a former practicing librarian. However, it contained, also, an evalua- tion of the library's services, which only further strength- ened the members of the Board of Trustees in their decision to go ahead with plans for changes and additions to the pre- sent building.
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