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Personal
$ 2.12
Real Estate
294.46
Motor Vehicle Excise
179.82
Polls - Interest
5.52
Polls - Demands
386.75
Water Liens
1.70
870.37
Total $ 1,270,497.60
Less Collections of 1938 Taxes:
Personal
$ 259,610.29
Real Estate
706,649.20
Water Liens added to 1938 R. E. bills
1,858.90
Moth
964.70
Motor Vehicle Excise
39,494.73
Polls
12,396.00
Interest and Demands on above
870.37
$ 1,021,844.19
Less Abatements of 1938 Taxes:
Personal
$ 89.27
Real Estate
10,664.24
Motor Vehicle Excise
2,812.37
Polls
528.00
Water Liens on 1938 R. E. Bills
28.80
$ 14,122.68
Less Transfers as follows:
Real Estate transferred to Tax Title Accounts $ 11,951.72
Moth transferred to Tax Title Accounts
.75
Water Liens transferred to Tax Title Accounts
824.28
Total Collections, Abatements and Transfers $ 12,776.75
$
1,048,743.62
Balance Oustanding December 31, 1938
$ 221,753.98
Summary:
Personal
$ 3,473.46
Real Estate
209,774.78
Moth
368.75
Motor Vehicle Excise
3,081.66
Polls
1,002.00
Water Liens
4,053.33
Total $ 221,753.98
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WATER LIENS FOR 1938
Balance Outstanding January 1, 1938 Add Commitments during 1938
$ 4,568.61 5,384.89
Total $ 9,953.50
Less Collections and Credits during 1938:
Collections up to June 1, 1938
$ 1,141.83
Added to 1938 Real Estate June 1, 1938
6,765.31
Collections since June 1, 1938
ยท 646.83
Total $ 8,553.97
Less Abatements of 1938 Water Liens:
Abatements up to June 1, 1938
$ 132.50
Abatements since June 1, 1938
29.30
Total $ 161.80
Total Collections, Abatements and Credits
$ 8,715.77
Balance Outstanding December 31, 1938
$ 1,237.73
Tax Title Disclaimers set up in 1938 for the several years as follows:
1931
Nesson
$ 630.50
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1932 Nesson
624.00
1933 Nesson
676.00
1934 Nesson
382.50
1934 Linn
5.10
1935 Nesson
484.50
1935 Linn
5.10
1935 Moody
3.19
1935
Interest - Nesson
27.35
$ 2,838.24
Cash Received to apply on above:
Nesson
$ 1,951.50
Nesson Interest
27.35
$ 1,978.85
Abatements Granted:
Nesson, Linn, Moody
$ 859.39
Total Cash Received and Abatements
$ 2,838.24
Balance December 31, 1938
None
1 .13.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK W. HOLBROOK, Collector of Taxes
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
January 14, 1939
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
We have assessed upon the polls, motor vehicle excise, water liens and estates of all persons liable to taxation, the sum of $1,275,012.12 and have committed the same to Frank W. Holbrook, Esq., the duly elected Collector of Taxes, with our warrants in due form of law, for the collections and payments, in accordance with the votes of the Town and warrants of the County of Norfolk and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Commitment February 2, 1938
$ 220.05
Commitment February 16, 1938
122.80
Commitment March 1, 1938
13,698.00
Commitment March 7, 1938
135.50
Commitment March 17, 1938
463.66
Commitment April 1, 1938
15,756.99
Commitment April 6, 1938
334.20
Commitment April 15, 1938
263,173.02
Commitment April 20, 1938
405.75
Commitment May 4, 1938
1,188.42
Commitment May 11, 1938
76.20
Commitment May 24, 1938
524.45
Commitment June 2, 1938
659.78
Commitment June 11, 1938
947,124.15
Commitment June 15, 1938
56.00
Commitment June 21, 1938
514.60
Commitment June 29, 1938
233.15
Commitment July 15, 1938
18,656.79
Commitment July 20, 1938
237.03
Commitment August 3, 1938
269.30
Commitment August 15, 1938
4,878.62
Commitment October 15, 1938
3,855.55
Commitment October 26, 1938
164.00
Commitment December 15, 1938
1,526.06
Commitment December 20, 1938
8.00
Commitment December 20, 1938
15.30
Commitment December 31, 1938
714.75
$1,275,012.12
Divided as follows:
Real Estate
$ 939,039.94
Personal Estate
263,173.02
Motor Vehicle Excise
45,388.76
Polls
13,926.00
Moth
1,334.20
Water Liens
12,150.20
$1,275,012.12
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STATE LIABILITIES
State Tax
Charles River Basin Loan Fund, etc ..
$ 57,520.00 4,999.69
Met. Parks Loan Sinking Fund, etc.
19,049.74
Met. Planning Division, Acts of 1923, Chap. 399
249.39
Met. Parks Loan Sinking Fund, Series 2, etc. Met. Parks Loan Fund, Nantasket, Maintenance
1,413.39
Wellington Bridge, Maintenance Met. Sewerage Loan Sinking Fund, etc., South System
32,586.54
Abatement of Smoke Nuisance, Acts of 1928, Chap. 301
507.23
Auditing Municipal Accounts, Chap. 44, G.L.
.40
Veterans' Exemption, Chap. 58 G.L.
112.47
Land Takings, Revere Highway, Acts of 1931 and 1932
251.98
Metropolitan Sewerage Special, South
18,243.42
Fore River Bridge-Draw Operating
2,600.00
$ 139,803.89
Overlay Deficit of the year 1935
$ 464.24
4,388.26
Judgments Moth Water Liens
1,334.20
6,765.31
$ 12,952.01
$ 152,755.90
COUNTY LIABILITIES
County Tax
$ 43,698.28
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$ 133,944.57
Corporation Taxes
74,746.82
Motor Vehicle Excise
40,000.00
Licenses and Permits
14,000.00
Fines and Forfeits
900.00
Grants and Gifts
14,000.00
Inspection
300.00
Health and Sanitation
1,000.00
Public Relief
43,000.00
Old Age Assistance
55,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
800.00
School Department
6,000.00
Libraries
800.00
Public Service Enterprises
104,961.00
Interest on Deposits
9,000.00
Poll Tax Warrant
13,698.00
Overestimates of the year 1937
680.72
Surplus
65,000.00
Moth
1,000.00
$ 578,831.11
2,222.04
47.60
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SUMMARY-1938 ACCOUNTS
Appropriations :
Town Meeting-March 7, 1938
$ 1,565,031.48 139,803.89
State Liabilities
43,698.28
County Tax Overlay Deficits of the year 1935
464.24
8,678.91
Underestimates of the year 1937 Judgments
4,388.26
$ 1,762,065.06
CREDITS
Estimated Receipts
$ 565,133.11
Poll Tax Warrant
13,698.00
$ 578,831.11
$ 1,183,233.95
VALUATION OF THE TOWN OF WEYMOUTH
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Tax Rate for the year 1938:
Real and Personal Estate
$ 25.50
Motor Vehicle Excise
35.15
Valuation for the year 1938: Real and Personal Estate Motor Vehicle Excise
$ 47,145.201.00
1,581,220.00
Number of Polls Assessed:
March 1, 1938
6,849
June 15, 1938
28
October 26, 1938
82
December 20, 1938
4
Total Number of Polls Assessed
6,963
Number of Motor Vehicles assessed:
April 1, 1938
2,072
July 15, 1938
3,117
August 15, 1938
900
October 15, 1938
764
December 15, 1938
343
December 31, 1938
223
Total Number of Motor Vehicles Assessed
7,419
Number of Polls exempted by law or otherwise
265
Number of Persons assessed on property
8,743
Number of Horses assessed
50
Number of Cows assessed
296
Number of Sheep assessed
33
Number of Swine assessed
9
Number of Other Cattle assessed
6
Number of Fowl assessed
13,489
Number of Dwelling Houses assessed
6,446
Number of Acres of Land assessed
8,953
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES W. BURGESS, Chairman HARRY E. BEARCE, Clerk FRANK A. PRAY
FRANCIS A. GUNN
JOHN W. HEFFERNAN
Assessors of Weymouth.
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REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my annual report for the year 1938. The sealing fees amounting to $335.02.
In the matter of fuel oil meters on tank trucks there has been required by the state to be installed on these devices this year a new type of selector valve or an approved air release which will further safeguard the quantity to be delivered through these meters.
My general work for the year is as follows:
Tested and sealed 3,346 weighing and measuring devices Not sealed 116 weighing and measuring devices Condemned 18 weighing and measuring devices
Reweighing 489 food packages
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES W. BURGESS, Sealer of Weights and Measures
REPORT OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHTING COMMITTEE
Weymouth, Massachusetts
December 31, 1938
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The Appropriation Committee recommended and the Town Meeting voted $35,673. for the use of this Committee. This amount was barely enough to maintain the service of lights in use. We therefore renewed our contract with the Weymouth Light and Power Company and were obliged to turn down all requests for improved lighting.
In October, we obtained permission from the Appropriation Com- mittee to install ten new 60 C. P. Lamps, principally on town streets where there had been extensive building during the year and on two town ways which had never been lighted.
We have an unexpended balance of $314.97 due mostly to credit for lights out of use following the September hurricane.
We are asking for 1939 $35,820.72 to maintain our existing service together with our unexpended balance from 1938 which will take care of streets proposed for acceptance and for improved service about town.
Respectfully submitted,
. JOSEPH KELLEY, Chairman ALFRED S. TIRRELL WALTER R. FIELD DANIEL REIDY J. HERBERT LIBBEY, Clerk
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REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS
January 18, 1939
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, Weymouth Mass.
Gentlemen:
The Park Commissioners submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1938.
During recent years people have become concerned with the recreational side of life and insist more than in the past upon easy access to sports and other leisure time diversions of a widely varied nature.
Along with this unparalled development of park recreational facilities there has been an increasing tendency to build up a program of recrea- tional activities designed to facilitate the widest possible use of parks.
In Weymouth we are very fortunate in having an understanding citizenry who really believe in progress.
All of our new construction has been carried on by the W.P.A. Com- mittee. Work has been carried on at Great Hill, Webb Park and Weston Park.
Progress has been made on the Stella Tirrell Park this year and plans are being made to open it to the public next summer. The athletic field has been completed and the foundations for three tennis courts laid. These will be completed in the early spring. Swings and sandboxes for the children will be ready for the summer playground.
Greens at the intersection of streets have been cared for and gardens planted wherever possible.
Two of our parks were badly damaged by the recent hurricane. Wes- ton Park lost forty-six of its beautiful old trees and Bradford Hawes lost thirty trees, mostly pine.
North Weymouth Beach is still very popular.
Leary and Bauer Meadow on Ralph Talbot Street has given the people of South Weymouth an excellent place to skate. The pond has been kept clear so that all might enjoy it.
At this time the Park Commissioners wish to thank all who co-operated in carrying out our program and the newspapers who gave generously of paper space.
Respectfully submitted, EVERETT J. McINTOSH, Chairman CHARLES W. BURGESS, Clerk ARTHUR I. NEGUS
WEYMOUTH PLAYGROUND REPORT FOR 1938
The seven playgrounds of Weymouth were opened Tuesday, July 5, for a period of six weeks, ending on Friday, August 12, 1938. The personnel:
Bicknell Park Bradford Hawes Pond Plain Webb Park (3 weeks) (3 weeks)
Miss Elizabeth Leseneschal Miss Agnes Galligan Miss Meredith Bragg Miss Katherine Gunville Miss Marion Spencer
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Stetson Field
Weston Park (3 weeks) (3 weeks) Lake Street (1 week)
(5 weeks)
Handwork Supervisor
Miss Rita Murphy Miss Rose Leonard Miss Marie Keohan Mr. William Caruso Mr. Felix Carracilo Miss Barbara Cleaves
Co-ordination was carried on by Charles Wintermeyer, Albert De Lorenzo (3 weeks) and Burton Tisdale (3 weeks). They were assisted in the handling of tournaments by Martin Mahoney, who was stationed at Weston Park during the final two weeks of the playground season. The co-ordinators coached the boys' baseball teams, distributed and collected equipment, managed sports contests between the playground, provided transportation for inter-playground activities, held tournaments and aided instructors at the different parks.
Equipment for the following activities were supplied: Baseball, Basket- ball, Punchball, Volleyball, Paddle Tennis, Dodgeball, Quoits, Horseshoes, Croquet, Ring Toss, and Shuffleboard.
ATTENDANCE
The average attendance at each park was as follows:
Bicknell
55 Lake Street 125
Bradford Hawes
85 Stetson Field
75
Pond Plain
75 Webb Park 55
Weston 130
COMPETITION
More inter-playground contests were fostered this year, especially in baseball and volleyball (girls) and punchball (girls). In baseball, the Weymouth Playground League was formed during the first week and played a five-week schedule. This League had two. divisions, one for boys under 12 years (called the Midgets) and one for boys under 15 years (called the Juniors). The Senior Division was discontinued this year because there weren't enough boys of this age in regular attendance at the parks. In addition, the smaller boys seemed to have much greater need for coaching.
The final League standings were as follows:
MIDGETS under 12 (30 games schedule)
Won
Lost
Percent
Bradford Hawes
8
2
.800
Weston
8
3
.729
Lake
6
3
.667
Stetson
4
6
.400
Bicknell
2
4
.333
Pond
2
6
.250
Webb
6
.000
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JUNIORS Under 15 (12 games schedule)
Stetson
3
1 .750
Bicknell :
2
1
.667
Weston
3
3
.500
Bradford Hawes
3
3
.500
Webb
1
1
.500
Pond
0
1
.000
Lake
0
2
.000
The boys were very enthusiastic towards the league and eagerly fol- lowed the standings as published each week by the Weymouth Gazette, the Weymouth Truth and the Quincy Patriot Ledger. There was also keen interest exhibited in the individual batting and pitching championships. George Rand of Westons, won a new "Babe Ruth" autographed baseball bat, symbolic of the batting championship. His average was .387, edging out his team-mate; Tommy Locke, who had an average of .375. Benny Delvacchio of Lake St. received a new official league baseball, symbolic of his rating as the pitcher with the best record for the five-week season. He won five games, while losing. one.
The members of the championship teams are:
Bradford Hawes (Midgets)
Stetson Filed (Juniors)
Sevigney, c.
Buitenhuys, c.
Ruttila, p.
Russell Badger, p.
Thurston, p.
Connell, 1b.
Slattery, 1b.
Ray Badger, 2b.
Newcomb, 2b.
Ronan, 3b
Mulready, 3b.
Corridan, s.s.
O'Connell, s.s. . ..
Sands, 1.f.
Karstunen, 1.f
John McKinney, c.f.
Butler, c.f.
Bud Mckinney, r.f.
Dwyer, r.f.
Sample, substitute
Woodford, substitute
TOURNAMENTS
The last three days of the final week were contest days. Tournaments were held at the various parks, Bradford Hawes park was the scene of the shuffleboard playoffs; Bicknell Park was the scene of the volleyball playoffs; Stetson Field was the scene of the punchball, baseball and the paddle-tennis playoffs; and Weston Park was the scene of the Horseshoe playoffs.
Each of the parks had its own entrants taken to the park where the playoffs were taking place by the co-ordinators.
The contests revealed the following boys and girls as the champions of the Town for 1938:
Event Winners
Park
Horseshoes-
Midgets: G. Townsend, B. Cameron
Weston
Juniors: C. Desmond, J. Sullivan
Weston
Seniors: V. Farrer, G. Sheppard Lake Street
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Shuffleboard-
Midgets: G. Sterling, D. Purcell
Juniors: E. Ruttila, B. Boyle Seniors: E. Locke, R. Cavanaugh
Weston Bradford Hawes Weston
Paddle Tennis - Girls
Juniors: R. Howe, M. Blenis
Stetson
Seniors: M. Gagnon, B. Desmond
Weston
Paddle Tennis - Boys
Midgets: M. Gorman, A. Boettcher
Weston
Juniors: R. Cavanaugh, E. Locke
Weston
Seniors: R. Mahoney, J. Sullivan
Weston
Volleyball - Girls
Bicknell
Marie and Eileen Kezer, Beverly and Barbara Stearns, Betty Clark, Lucille Sheppard, Joan Madden, Eleanor Simonds, Lorraine Cheverie, Kathleen and Geraldine Mahoney, and Janet Smith.
Dodgeball Baseball - Girls Stetson
Rose Marie Howe, Mabel Blenis, Dorothy Corey, June Kenn, Winifred Caldwell, Shirley Joyce, Florence Bearce, Mary Corridan, Jane Bacon and Helen Buitenhuys.
Special mention should be made of the "Ragweed Riddance" cam- paign. All the children of all the parks united in uprooting the ragweed before its flowering in August because the pollen of the flower causes hay-fever. Several children picked and destroyed over 10,000 plants among whom were Patricia Tormey, Irene Vickery, Nancy Cochrane and Franklin Smith.
HANDWORK
Miss Barbara Cleaves was in charge of the handwork this year. Among the projects completed at each park under her supervision were: hot dish mats, plaster placques, sandals, and door-stops using the "Seven Dwarfs" as models.
GENERAL ACTIVITIES
Once each week, usually Thursday, a special event was held at each playground. These special events included the following: horrible parades, character parades, doll carriage parades, track and field events, amateur hours, bicycle and foot races, cold drink sales, weenie roasts, treasure hunts, sand modeling contests, soap bubble contests, parties, plays, cos- tume parties, recitations, art gallery exhibitions, one-act plays, hobby shows, stunt contests and "Open House" day.
The anual playground picnics were held at Wessagusett beach, Webb, Weston, and Bicknell parks went on Monday, August 8 and Pond, Stetson and Bradford Hawes on Tuesday, August 9. Swimming, games and re- freshments were enjoyed by more than 600 children and parents attending. Buses transported the children from the parks at ten A.M. and returned them to the parks at three-thirty P.M.
SIXTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY WEYMOUTH, MASS. 1938
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SIXTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY
TRUSTEES
Gertrude C. Andrews Francis N. Drown John Griffin John B. Holland
Joseph Kelley Kenneth L. Nash
Franklin N. Pratt
Leighton Voorhees
Clarance P. Whittle
SELECTMEN EX-OFFICIO
Ralph P. Burrell Everett E. Callahan
Joseph Crehan George E. Lane
Sandy Roulston George E. Curtin, Town Treasurer
OFFICERS
Clarance P. Whittle, President Gertrude C. Andrews, Secretary
LIBRARIAN Christine E. Evarts
ASSISTANTS
Ruth Cormack Marjorie Fulton
Alice M. Gowdy Florence G. Truax
Edith L. Payson, Cataloger Rachael M. Bodine, Children's Librarian
BRANCH LIBRARIANS
Mary M. Dingwall, North Weymouth Branch Irene E. Langevin, East Weymouth Branch
PART TIME ASSISTANTS
Ruth Loeffler
Ruth Nickerson
*Ruth B. Litchfield Ruth H. Kai, North Weymouth Branch Catherine Condrick, East Weymouth Branch
JANITORS Thomas E. Shea Benjamin N. Ells, East Weymouth Branch
*Resigned
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INFORMATION
Hours: Main Library 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. daily. Children's Room 2.30 to 6 P.M. daily; Saturday 9 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Summer hours: July and August 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Saturday 9 A.M. to 9 P.M.
Branches: 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 P.M. daily except Wednesday.
2.30 to 6 and 7 to 8 P.M. Monday. Weymouth Heights Station: 10.30 to 6 and 7 to 8 P.M. Thursday.
Lovell's Corner Station: 2.30 to 6 and 7 to 8 P.M. Tuesday.
Nash's Corner Station: 2.30 to 6 and 7 to 8 P.M. Tuesday.
The Library and the Branches are not open Sundays, legal holidays, nor the 17th of June.
The Library is for the use of all residents of Weymouth. Temporary residents are entitled to the same privileges as permanent residents.
Each card issued to an adult entitles the holder to one book of recent fiction (a book published within the last year), one current periodical, and any reasonable number of other books.
Children under Senior High School age are entitled to a card if the application is signed by a parent or guardian. Cards issued to children entitle the holders to two books, only one of which may be fiction.
All books from the circulating department, except the new fiction, may be kept for 14 days. At the request of the borrower any book not in demand will be charged for one month, subject to recall after two weeks if requested by other borrowers. Fiction published within the last calendar year, and recent numbers of magazines are limited to seven days with no renewal privilege.
The vacation privilege allows a borrower to take books which are not recent publications for an extended time.
A book cannot be transferred from one card to another, but any 14- day book may be renewed at the library, by mail or by telephone (*), unless another borrower has asked to have the book reserved. The date due, the author and title of the book, and the borrower's number should be stated when the request for renewal is made.
Any book will be reserved at the request of a borrower, who will be notified as soon as the book is available. A charge of one cent is made for this service.
A fine of two cents a day will be incurred for each day's detention of a book after it is due. When a book is sent for by the librarian it will be at the expense of the borrower.
For the convenience of residents living in different parts of the town books are exchanged through the Stations as follows:
Lovell's Corner, Pratt School Tuesday
South Weymouth, Fogg Memorial Library Tuesday
Nash's Corner, 3 West Street Tuesday
East Weymouth, East Weymouth Branch Thursday
North Weymouth, North Weymouth Branch Thursday
Weymouth Heights, Adams School Thursday
(*) Telephone: Main Library, Weymouth 1402.
East Weymouth Branch, Weymouth 1920-W.
IN MEMORIAM
MARTHA J. HAWES
LIBRARIAN OF THE EAST WEYMOUTH BRANCH 1924 - 1936
ALICE L. SENIOR ASSISTANT IN THE TUFTS LIBRARY
1924 - 1930
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TUFTS LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE ENTIRE TOWN OF WEYMOUTH
1
1
Great Pond
Nash's Corner Deposit Station ...
Tufts Library
1
1
Weymouth Heights Deposit Station
I
Delivery Station Through the Fogg Library
River
1
Whitman's Pond
1.
1
Lovell's Corner Deposit Station
East Weymouth Branch
Weymouth Bac
1
1
1
In addition to the Branches and Stations shown above Books are distributed through eleven schools
North Weymouth Branch
1
1
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SIXTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY
Mile
Posts
In Library Service
The
Place Of The Library In The World Today
With the close of 1938 the Tufts Library has com- pleted six decades of service to the people of Wey- mouth. This has been a growing service as the town has grown. The increase in the circulation of books at each ten year mile-post is evidence of the growth .. The final year-1938-records the largest circulation' in the history of the library. For this, our peak year of service, the trustees submit their annual report.
It is significant that the circulation of books from' . a public library should over-reach that of former years now, when the world is challenged by new and grave problems in inter-national and national affairs, and by local problems affecting the thinking and the living of every individual. It is evidence that people are finding some help in their thinking, as well as some recreational escape from their problems through books. These are both proper functions of a public library.
The circulation of books in the Tufts Library for 1938 was 194,608, or a gain of 17,649 over the pre- vious year. Figures can talk ;- and here are a few of the things that they tell us:
More Weymouth citizens were library borrowers in 1938 than in any former year. The library has 8,378 active borrowers.
The Significance Of Figures
More books were borrowed from the library in 1938 than ever before.
Better books are being read: biographies, books of travel, the arts, the problems of the times are in- creasingly popular.
The children constitute almost one third of the library's patronage,-a very important third, for they are the readers of the future and the library is helping to form their reading tastes.
New Books Are Appreciated
More new books were put into circulation in 1938. The library had a somewhat larger book appropriation and the effect upon circulation was immediate. North Weymouth Branch, in spite of crowded conditions and a 10% circulation loss in 1937, jumped to a 10% gain in 1938. New books are appreciated in North Weymouth. And new books are also appreciated in East Weymouth. The East Weymouth Branch had a circulation in 1938 of 52,501 books, a gain of 23.6% over 1937. Such figures tell more than a story of books read. They tell of an attractive branch lib- rary and of intelligent and enthusiastic service on the part of the branch assistants.
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THE TUFTS LIBRARY CLIMBS TOWARD NEW HEIGHTS OF LIBRARY SERVICE
1938
1928
1898
1918
1908
1888
Each inch in height represents 50,000 books circulated
Six Decades of Book Circulation
57,840
63,869
51,112
55,953
128,628
194,608
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As we look backward at the mile-posts marking our six decades of service, we see more than the growth of circulation figures. We see a growing vision of service. First there was a little library in one room; then baskets of books were sent to remote parts of the town. Some years later a new building was erected; and still later the stacks were opened to the public.
A tall mile-post marks the starting of a branch library in North Weymouth, followed in two years by one at East Weymouth. Only ten years ago a room was made available in the Main Library where the children might come into the magic world of books, be transported into fairyland, follow high quests with the knights of the Round Table, and walk with heroes down the ages. The Children's Room reached out into the schools, with class room libraries and reading groups.
Another mile-post was passed in 1933 when the weekly basket of books sent to Weymouth Heights gave place to an attractive little Deposit Station in the Adams School; a station that tripled its book circulation in a year. And now, this last year, Wey- mouth Heights has a second day of library service. every week, and two new stations have been opened, one at Nash's Corner and one at Lovell's Corner.
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