Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1957, Part 6

Author: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1957
Publisher: Town of Wakefield
Number of Pages: 274


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John L. Powers, Head Janitor Lyman E. Allen Wilfred L. Lemos


Mrs. Flora Rice, Matron Alfred E. Delaney Anthony M. Kard Joseph A. Nasella Chester I. Hopkins


Patrick J. Walsh Robert E. Ellis


Senior High School Senior High School Senior High School Senior High School Senior High School Senior High School Junior High School Junior High School Junior High School


Junior High School Dolbeare School Franklin School Franklin School Greenwood School Greenwood School Hurd School


10 Bennett St. 10 Wilson Ave. 254 North Ave. Farm St. 37 West Water St. 11A Salem St. 298 Main St. 100 North Ave. 9 Parker St., Wilmington 1 Cumberland Rd. 36 Lake St. 12. Laurel St. 3 Layton Ave. 25 Greenwood Ave. 25 Curtis St. 58 Forest St.


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Edward Meuse Paul K. Burbine Thomas E. Kelly


Louis J. Colucci Thomas R. Doren Charles B. Root


John M. Hennessey Clarence Meuse


140 Nahant St. 10 Highland St.


44 Cooper St.


THE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM


Class of Nineteen Fifty-seven


WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Wakefield, Massachusetts High School Auditorium - Eight O'clock June the Seventh


TO THE CLASS OF FIFTY-SEVEN Tonight we've reached a milestone, We pause to say good-bye To those who counseled wisely Through years at Wakefield High.


We look back now with gladness On golden moments spent: The tears, the joys, the friendships, We'll hold in sweet content.


We face this new beginning With courage, hope, and cheer That we may count our milestones As blessings year by year.


So here's to you, our Classmates, Until paths cross again To everlasting memories, No farewells, just "Till then."


Words by Ann Mary Sullivan Music by Paula Helen Simonsen


Class Colors Red and Silver


Class Motto Today Decides Tomorrow


2 Fitch Ct. 19 Park St. 16 Charles St.


44 Cooper St.


Warren School 32 Gould St.


Woodville School


1 Lake St.


MAINTENANCE WORK


GENERAL UTILITY


Louis J. Colucci


Lincoln School


Montrose School Walton School


West Ward School


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PROGRAM


THE THEME: YOUTH LAYS A FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE


Overture and Processional Wakefield High School Orchestra Mr. Robert D. Chandler, Director


The Flag Salute-Audience and Seniors, led by Class President, Ronald Alvan Luken


The National Anthem-Senior Class and Audience Mr. Ray D. Sipola, Instructor of Music Mr. Robert D. Chandler, Director of Instrumental Music


The Invocation


Beverly Ann Jacobson, Honor Speaker


"One God"


Waring


Senior Chorus Mr. Ray D. Sipola, Conductor Paula Helen Simonsen, Accompanist


We Build Scientifically


Marcia Elizabeth Dutton, Salutatorian


Presentation of Academic Awards


Mr. Gerard G. Barry Principal of Wakefield High School


"Our American Heritage"


Waring Senior Chorus Paula Helen Simonsen, Accompanist


We Progress Educationally


Ann Elizabeth Boody, Valedictorian


Remarks


Submaster Lucian J. Colucci


Address to the Graduates and Presentation of Diplomas Mr. Henry F. Galvin Wakefield School Committee


Recessional Wakefield High School Orchestra Mr. Robert D. Chandler, Director


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THE GRADUATES


Robert Charles Agee Marilyn Priscilla Alden Mary Nancy Amato Jean-Marjorie Anderson Mary Ruth Anderson H Leslie Barbara Anderson David Edward Atwater Diane Elaine Avery Diane Patricia Baker


H Robert Edward Baker Robert Gordon Baker Sandra Ann Barnard


H Francis Ralph Bartlett H Barbara Jeannette Barton


H Patricia Ann Beasley Bernard Alan Beaulieu Patricia Ann Beck Martha Jane Beckwith Stanley Thomas Beers Fred Carl Best Charlotte Ann Bisacre Victor I. Blessing Robert Brent Bonah


H Ann Elizabeth Boody Irene May Boyle Mary Elizabeth Bray Walton Ellis Briggs, III John Reynolds Burgess John William Burke H John Michael Butler Marie Therese Butler William Mapleson Butler Jacqueline Anne Campanella Kenneth Warren Campbell Thomas Joseph Canavan, Jr. Margaret Ann Canto Nancy Virginia Canty Lillian Ann Cardile Judith Fay Carleton Jessica Anne Carpenter Joan Marie Caruso Robert David Caruso Neil Charles Cavanagh Ellen Kay Chambers Mary Magdalene Ciccarelli James Richard Clark, Jr. Jacqueline Paula Connell Joyce Elizabeth Conti Susan Ellen Coon ยท


Patricia Cotter


Barbara Elaine Cowan


Nancy Isabel Crafts


Linda Ann Crosscup Lawrence William Cunha


Lucia Wyeth Cunningham


Robert Karle Cunningham


Joseph Edwin Curley Ruthann Custer Richard Earle Damery Elaine Marie DeChristoforo


H Joan Regina DiFederico Judith Anne Dignan


H Gail Frances Dobbins Deborah Ione Dodge David Charles Doucet Diane Marie DuShane H Marcia Elizabeth Dutton Mary Monica Dwyer


H Rita Della Edmands H Brenda Louise Ehl Francis Joseph Ekstrom David Scott Erikson Carolyn Woodman Evans


H Elise Marie Farwell Leo Joseph Feeney, Jr. Walter Henry Fender Carol Ann Field George Edwards Findlay, Jr. Peter Whyte Findlay Patricia Grace Finney James Andrew Fitzgerald Robert Arnold Flannigan Charles Austin Gaffney, Jr. Charles Robert Gailis Patience Elizabeth Garland


Judith Anne Garlick William John Gibbons Robert Leo Gillespie Clare Glidden


H Priscilla Goodwin Judith Ann Graham H Lee Melody Hadsall H Robert Henry Haladay Annette Marie Haling Norma Francis Hall Richard Halvorsen Ronald Wayne Hanson Donna Gail Hawkes


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Carole Cynthia Heath H Marion Ann Henshaw Jon Allen Hibbard Lois Mary Horwood John Francis Howard H David Thomas Hugo H John Haines Huston Albert Newhall Hutchinson Quirino Matthew Iannazzo H Beverly Ann Jacobson Ronald Albert James John David Janerico Richard Joseph Janerico Ross Elliott Johnson Gary Gene Jones Charles Sumner Joslin III Charles George Kagan H Selina Kassels


Richard Christopher Keaney Thomas William Kearney Robert Walter Kelley Richard Francis Kiley Marilyn Kimball Arthur Robert King


H Russell Charles Koza Robert John Langlois Louise Rita Langone Richard Burnham Larson Carole Ann Laura Jean Sandra Lawrence Donna Evelyn Layton H Alberta Lorraine Lee H Roberta Eleanor Lee Joseph George LeFave Priscilla Ann LeFave Franklin Charles Leone Patricia Ann Leone Robert Stanley Levine Carl Elwood Litchfield Michael Joseph Lodico Ronald Alvan Luken Victoria Elizabeth Lund Paul Mark Lundskog H Alan Reid Macdonald John MacLeod Janet Mary MacQuarrie Patricia Ann Maguire Jeannette Ann Maiocchi Carol Lee Maker William Thomas Maker, Jr. Carl Michael Manzella


William Raymond Marshall Bruce Alden Martin Charles Gilbert Maxfield Jean Carol Melanson John Walter Melanson H Maria Wilhelmina Messerschmidt Grace Dorothy Miller Paul Joseph Miller Regina Ann Miller John Ignazio Moccia Jean Beverly Moran


H Douglas Richard Munro Arthur Roderick Munroe Kathleen Marie Murphy John Kenneth Muse William Andrew Mccarthy Irene Delores McCloud Justine Mary McCormack Robert Paul McDonough H. Francis McHugh Margaret Ann McShane Paul Ronald McWhinnie Robert Arthur Nelson Alan Curran Nichols Barbara Ann Nichols Sandra Lee Noyes Robert Louis Nutile Rita Joanne Olson Paul Anthony Palermino John Joseph Palumbo Judith Marie Parker Peter Wesley Payzant Carol Anne Peach


H Barbara Alice Pearson Donna Ann Pelley Anne Patricia Percy Carol Perkins Lorelei Claire Petrucci Mary Rita Pietrafitta


H Tona Ann Pietrillo Beth Louise Pinkney Dorothy Louise Potter Walter Clifton Pratt Linda Ilene Procurot Dean Aubrey Quinlan David Lee Quinn Elizabeth Anne Rafferty Beatrice Randall Donald Joseph Redmond Louise Reid


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Donald Joseph Reynolds Edward Joseph Ricciardelli Philip Walter Rice Arlene Ann Richard Marcia Rideout Ronald Nicolas Roberto John Arthur Robinson Robert James Robinson Arthur David Rodham Carl Alington Rogers Helen Annette Rutledge William Andrew Scott Lynne Ann Seaboyer Richard Eugene Serrentino Alfred Lloyd Simensen Paula Helen Simonsen Jean Carole Sjostrom Charles Louis Smith Robert Foster Smith William Bartlett Smith, III


Victor Merriam Snowdon Sandra Victoria Soule Maria Stamou H Ethel Maybelle Stearns Elaine Mary Stevens


Jeffrey Nelson Stevens Ann Mary Sullivan Helene Marie Suprenant John Peter Sweeney Diane Taylor Mildred Louise Thoner Lorraine Vivien Thurston Carole Ann Toussaint Mary Jane Tropeano James Stuart Ussailis H Lois Martha Van Horne Nancy Jane Vinson Janet Ruth Walker Patrick Michael Walsh William Cutler Watson Carl Dana Westendarp Kenneth Arthur White Paul David White Sandra Louise Winner Susanne Withington James Thomas Wixtead Gail Ann Worden Elizabeth May Wyman David Enock Yngve


H Honor pupil


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Report of Library Trustees


102d ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1957


TRUSTEES OF THE LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY Phillips C. Davis, Chairman Miss Gladys Watkins, Secretary ** Mrs. Miriam G. Needham, Secretary (to October) Mrs. Ruth Akin #Moses M. Frankel


Walter C. Hickey


Edward E. Lynch John J. Round, Jr. Hervey J. Skinner


Frank A. Tredinnick, Jr. LIBRARIAN D. Marjorie Taylor


ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN AND CATALOGUER H. Gladys Mackenzie


SUPERVISOR OF ADULT SERVICES Evelyn B. Henderson


YOUTH LIBRARIAN Edith S. Stewart


CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN *Violet Reed


GREENWOOD LIBRARIAN Enid L. Schmuch


MONTROSE LIBRARIAN Alice S. Waterworth


CIRCULATION LIBRARIAN Evelyn B. Henderson until September


Kathleen M. Pike


ASSISTANTS


** Jerremy Johnson Deanna Santoro


Mary L. Montuori Barbara Stikeman


ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Florence I. Larson


PART TIME ASSISTANTS


Ann Berry Henry Costello


Grace Eaton Frances Merrey


BUILDING CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR Carl H. Brown


JANITOR (Greenwood Branch) Chester I. Hopkins


tElected Nov. 1957


*Resigned Aug. 1957 ** Resigned Oct. 1957


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REPORT OF THE LIBRARY TRUSTEES


On January 1, 1957 Miss D. Marjorie Taylor became Librarian of The Lucius Beebe Memorial Library. Her first year marked improvements in the main and branch libraries. Both the Librarian and members of her staff have given book reviews for local clubs and Miss Taylor spoke on WBZ. Miss Taylor became an American citizen in October.


In July Mrs. Evelyn B. Henderson was appointed Supervisor of Adult Services. Mrs. Earl Reed, Children's Librarian and valued member of the staff resigned, effective August 31. The trustees faced the task of attract- ing a qualified librarian to Wakefield under the present salary scale. As a result the library has functioned without the services of a children's libra- rian during the last four months of the year.


On October tenth the trustees accepted with sincere regret the resig- nation of Mrs. Leslie A. Needham who had served the board ably in many capacities since January 2, 1946. At a joint meeting of selectmen and library trustees on November 5, Mr. Moses M. Frankel was elected to the vacancy.


Two new trust funds were established during the year: the Eva Gowing Ripley Memorial Fund, the income to be used for the good of the library, and the Robert V. Chipman Trust Fund for phonograph records.


The Jr. Chamber of Commerce, following the suggestion of its national organization, sponsored "Operation Library" with Mr. Whitman Browne, chairman. Under this heading one article has appeared in the local paper and others will follow in 1958.


In support of the educational and cultural interests of the town, two successful exhibits were held in the library lecture hall. In April occurred the annual exhibition of the Arts and Crafts Society. During the first week in December paintings by members of the Wakefield Art Association were displayed. There have been many lesser exhibits in the lobby and in the youth and children's room.


A "No Fine Week" in April returned many over - due books to the shelves.


Through the year the housing and the expanding of the services of the branch libraries have concerned the trustees. In the fast growing com- munity of Montrose the increase in circulation figures warranted opening the Montrose branch on an additional day beginning in September. The trustees sought to develop a long range plan of adequate and economical library service to the town. Contacts were made with the Elementary School Planning Committee, the new Junior High School Building Com- mittee and the Town Finance Committee. An article, however, asking the town to appropriate a sum of money not to exceed $1,000 to be used by the Junior High School Planning Committee to prepare an alternate set of plans incorporating a library branch in the proposed Junior High School was defeated by a special Town Meeting on November 12.


The main and branch library buildings and their equipment have been repaired and improved within the limits of the budget.


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All trustees were members of the Massachusetts Library Trustees As- sociation and the board has been represented at the association meetings whenever possible.


PHILLIPS C. DAVIS, Chairman


GLADYS WATKINS, Secretary RUTH H. AKIN


MOSES M. FRANKEL


WALTER C. HICKEY


EDWARD E. LYNCH


JOHN J. ROUND, JR.


HERVEY J. SKINNER


FRANK A. TREDINNICK, JR.


REPORT OF LIBRARIAN


To the Board of Library Trustees:


"We are determined that the library shall be equal to the demand for a readily accessible place where all people may find practical information and aesthetic enjoyment, where Americans may be helped to achieve the ideals of our democratic society."*


In this, my first annual report to the people of Wakefield as their librarian, I hope to show how the library and its staff are attempting to reach this goal. Our building is a readily accessible place, and during the year we have put a sign on the outside giving hours of opening and other pertinent information, and signs on the inside showing the location of books. New lighting in the book stacks has helped to make book titles more easily read, and intensive discarding of outworn or outdated books throughout the collection and their replacement by new titles or revised editions has improved the appearance of the shelves and the usefulness of the book stock.


With the appointment of a Supervisor of Adult Services and a conse- quent improvement in reader advisor service, greater use is being made of reference resources, and as more reference tools are added during the com- ing months we hope still more people will take advantage of this service. The reference collection is being slowly revised and enlarged to fill the needs of college students and business men who more and more are using the room. Reference books as far apart in interest as the Handibook of Chemistry and Physics, the Hammond Sport Atlas and Moody's Industrials, have been added. Material has been added to the pamphlet file, but so far time has not allowed for extensive reorganization. Approximately 1,860 reference questions have been answered, covering a wide variety of inter- ests - parties and pet care, business addresses, books on gambling for the man moving to Nevada, the date of the first Cadillac and the meaning of "mind your p's and q's."


Through the Inter-Library loan scheme which operates between Mas- sachusetts libraries we have borrowed 70 volumes and loaned 42.


The picture collection is undergoing weeding and recataloging, and


*L. Quincy Mumford. ALA Conference 1955


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many new pictures have been added. There has been a frequent change of pictures on the balcony with displays of books to match, and a poster at the foot of the stairs informs the public of the current display.


The record collection is in process of renumbering and cataloging. This should be completed during the coming year. An average of one new record each week is added to the collection which is being increasingly used by patrons. A new unit of catalog drawers gives added space for cards, but more space is urgently needed for the records, and it is obvious that some alternative method of housing them must be devised or the service will have to be curtailed.


1957 has been a year of increased activity and growth in the Youth Room. More Junior and Senior High School students are using the room for reading, reference and study. We have had as many as 43 students at the tables at one time.


Approximately 3,000 reference questions have been answered, ranging from amoeba to Zambesi. The most elusive question to which an answer was found was "What is an iron chink?" Many new books have been added, including a new encyclopedia set. The college catalog section has been brought up to date, seven new periodicals added and plastic covers bought for all current periodicals, thus improving their appearance and their life.


Our endeavor throughout has been to make the room more attractive to young people, and to this end a bulletin board and display case were in- stalled and a decorative note added by a large and excellent ship model lent to the library by Thomas Hanson. On the bulletin board we post book reviews, notices and many items of interest to teen-agers. The display case is being used to encourage the hobbies of our young people. So far five students have exhibited and there is a waiting list.


At least once a month there has been a poster on display accompanied by a collection of suitable books. It is a pleasure to note that several stu- dents have shown enough interest to paint the posters for some of these displays and for the Christmas season.


The youth librarian has visited both Junior and Senior High School Libraries and has instructed this year's 7th grades in the use of our library.


With the resignation of Mrs. Earl Reed in August the Children's Room lost an excellent librarian, and the children a good friend. During the fall the work has been carried on by Mrs. Alfred Montuori, senior as- sistant, who came to us from the Fitchburg Youth Library.


In this department as in the other sections of the library greater em- phasis is being placed on reference work. The children come to the library to do their school work and use the books in the room instead of taking them home.


The children's librarian visited the schools before the summer vaca- tion and talked to the children about the summer reading club, which proved a great success, with 396 children registering and 201 reading more than the required 10 books. At the last meeting of the club movies were shown, prizes awarded and ice cream and cookies, the gift of the Lions' Club and the Holiday Bakery, were served.


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In the spring and fall pre-school story hours proved a great success, while the film programs on Friday afternoons have been well attended.


Displays and exhibits during the year have included several loaned by interested townspeople - Mrs. Guillow's Beatrix Potter Figurines, Miss Johnson's Dolls of Storybook Land, and Mr. deAnguerra's model grain ele- vator. During Spring Book Week, Mr. Steven Crosby entertained some 300 children with movies of Disneyland.


Special book collections have been sent to schools, camps, kindergarten and playgrounds, and the librarian has reviewed books, and told stories at many of these institutions.


A number of kindergartens have visited the library, and in the fall several 6th grades were taught to use the library tools not only to find books, but also the answers to school questions.


1957 was the first full year for the present Greenwood Branch Librarian. During the year the adult and young people's collections have been weeded, and arranged in a more convenient manner. In spite of this shelves are still crowded and more space is urgently needed.


In an effort to reach more teen-agers, a new bulletin board has been set up, a collection of college catalogs started, and vertical file and maga- zine file made more easily available for their use.


The picture collection has been weeded and added to, and new colored signs used on the shelves in an effort to brighten the room. Also a display case has been made use of, new exhibits and book displays being arranged every few weeks.


The children's summer reading program was extended to the branches this year and a fourth grader from Greenwood was top reader of all three libraries.


The Montrose Branch is in the heart of a growing community where many new homes are being built. The people who use the library look upon it as their own, and take a great interest in it.


During the year the appearance of the library has been improved-the land drained, a sidewalk and path added and grass seeds and shrubs planted in the front yard. Inside, the walls and ceiling were painted and look cleaner and more cheerful.


A pre-school story hour was started in October and is well attended. In response to a request from a number of parents the library was opened for an extra period on Wednesday afternoons, and this has proved popular not only with the Junior High School Group for which the service was primarily intended, but also with grade school children and adults.


All six grades at the Montrose School have visited the library with their teachers. The visits not only taught the children how to make the best use of the library, but also made for greater cooperation between teachers and librarian.


Adult borrowing has increased and it has become a challenge to the librarian to find sufficient of the right kind of books to satisfy the patrons.


It is our aim at both branches to provide a place where children and adults will feel at home, a place where they can not only find the right kind


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of books for home reading, but can find an adequate reference section to answer their questions.


It is easy in writing a report to mention only those aspects of library work which are in the public eye, but the fact that 3,519 books were added to the stock during the year means that a great deal of work was done be- hind the scenes by the cataloging and processing staff; while the register- ing of 1,137 new borrowers and the reregistering of 610 old borrowers means added work for all concerned.


Respectfully submitted,


D. MARJORIE TAYLOR, Librarian


FINANCIAL STATISTICS - 1957 INCOME


Library Funds held by Wakefield Trust Company


Original Fund


Book Value


Income


Junius Beebe Trust Fund


$ 23,030.00


$ 33,667.16


$ 1,726.39


Decius Beebe Trust Fund


14,000.00


15,779.10


1,094.06


Marcus Beebe Trust Fund


15,000.00


18,476.99


1,282.84


Frederic Beebe Trust Fund


5,000.00


6,337.91


332.78


Eleanor H. Beebe Trust Fund


5,000.00


5,722.84


250.45


Katherine E. Beebe Trust Fund


5,000.00


5,545.28


179.12


Charles S. Beebe Trust Fund


1,000.00


1,172.12


25.38


John H. Beebe Trust Fund


2,500.00


2,800.23


100.39


J. Oliver Beebe Trust Fund


5,000.00


5,472.43


135.36


Alice Beebe Carpenter Trust Fund


5,000.00


5,570.65


183.73


George O. Carpenter Trust Fund


1,000.00


1,120.90


28.30


Sylenda B. Stearns Trust Fund


2,000.00


2,201.88


53.39


$ 85,530.00


$103,867.49


$ 5,392.19


Note: 25% of the net income of the Junius Beebe Fund and 10% of the other funds listed above are added to the principal each year.


Library Funds held by the Trustees:


Harris Mason Dolbeare Memorial Fund


$ 1,139.60


Edwin McDuffie Fund


1,000.00


James H. Keough Fund


3,040.83


Wakefield Savings Bank, Income Fund


469.53


Helen Frances Carleton Memorial Fund


1,158.10


Eva Gowing Ripley Memorial Fund


279.85


Robert V. Chipman Memorial Fund


376.25


$ 7,664.16


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Library Funds held by the Town Treasurer:


Principal


Income


John Gould Aborn Fund


$ 1,689.00


$ 53.19


Cyrus G. Beebe Fund


2,000.00


60.45


Frederic Beebe Fund


1,000.00


41.15


Hiram Eaton Fund


1,000.00


31.49


Robert Parker Dolbeare Fund


500.00


15.74


Willard Donnell Fund


500.00


15.74


Milledge Elliott Fund


1,000.00


31.49


Rev. Thomas A. Emerson Fund


500.00


15.74


Flint Memorial Fund


1,000.00


41.15


Merrill W. Gove Fund


500.00


15.74


Melvin J. Hill Fund


500.00


15.74


Frances P. Hurd Fund


2,500.00


75.56


Franklin Poole Fund


500.00


20.57


Mary H. Pratt Fund


200.00


6.30


Ashton H. Thayer Fund


500.00


15.74


Cyrus Wakefield Fund


500.00


20.57


Annie L. Cox Fund


2,000.00


62.99


Frank P. Wakefield Fund


1,000.00


32.14


$ 17,389.00


$ 571.49


EXPENDITURES


Books


$ 9,109.51


Periodicals


953.41


Supplies


2,379.55


Binding


1,291.14


Heat-Light-Telephone


3,812.33


Maintenance and Microfilm


3,175.96


Miscellaneous & Library Conference


474.94


Capital Outlay


3,948.47


Salaries, Library Service


39,868.29


Salaries, Custodial


4,770.00


$ 69,783.60


SUMMARY


Town Appropriation 1957


$ 63,613.08


Dog Tax


2,332.32


Income from Library Trust Funds


5,392.19


Income from Town Funds


571.49


$ 71,909.08


Expenditures


69,783.60


$ 2,125.48


Unexpended Balance


Money returned to the Town 1957


Fines, Payments for lost books, non-resident fees, etc. $ 2,151.81


CLASSIFIED TABLE OF CIRCULATION IN 1957


Main Library


Greenwood Branch


Montrose Branch


Adult


Youth Juvenile


Adult


Juvenile


Adult


Juvenile


General Works


106


28


13


74


86


18


41


Philosophy


1,159


67


15


129


3


89


Religion


1,364


66


422


167


100


108


82


Social Sciences


2,649


690


1,493


295


654


134


513


Language


183


27


67


26


34


10


6


Science


1,709


335


2,488


278


824


78


486


Useful Arts


4,978


618


1,852


721


711


478


462


Fine Arts


4,635


425


648


557


579


308


241


Literature


2,618


722


512


490


291


239


161


History


3,157


312


879


534


581


179


351


Travel


2,849


259


958


561


575


192


186


Biography


3,502


1,136


2,128


742


1,330


403


1,088


Periodicals


6,145


519


748


1,314


813


1,721


906


Pamphlets


531


564


84


129


31


61


5


Fiction


42,691


11,579


18,237


11,078


5,861


8,392


5,155


Practise Readers


12,989


5,900


3,935


Foreign Books


66


13


Music


17


Totals


78,359


17,347


43,533


17,108




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