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$100.00
Miscellaneous.
New Bedford Rubber Co.,
$.40
American Railway Express Co.,
22.95
Fairhaven Garage,
1.50
Fairhaven Star,
36.50
F. R. and N. B. Express,
7.40
John C. Gray,
12.00
Town Yard Blacksmith Shop,
12.27
W. H. Page,
7.00
J. L. Hammett Co.,
.85
Peter Murray,
15.00
Dowling School Supply Co.,
1.84
Patrick Sullivan,
20.00
Gray Laboratories,
23.25
Manuel D'Amarel,
38.73
Clarence Dunn,
.48
Massachusetts Child Labor Commission,
8.00
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Charles F. Prior,
9.87
New Bedford Dry Goods Co.,
9.00
Lena P. Howland,
5.20
W. A. Dow,
.60
Edward E. Babb & Co.,
.30
Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge,
1.80
James F. Gammans,
6.10
George L. Claflin,
3.48
$244.52
School Committee. (1923)
Alton B. Paull,
$25.00
Edward L. Besse,
25.00
William B. Gardner,
25.00
Dr. Charles E. P. Thompson,
25.00
Miss Sara B. Clarke,
25.00
Mrs. Mary A. Baker,
25.00
$150.00
Insurance.
York & Holmes,
$336.40
Goddard, Case & Borden,
76.80
E. S. Whiting, Jr.,
237.50
$650.70
HIGH SCHOOL. (Itemized Expenditures)
Teachers.
George C. Dickey,
$3,140.00
Guy B. Staples,
1,840.00
Charles H. Johnson, Jr.,
600.00
James Parkinson,
2,150.00
Edwin F. Pidgeon,
1,150.00
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Mildred E. Gurney,
2,000.00
Ruth H. Cady,
1,370.00
Dorothy E. Muzzey,
1,240.00
Ruby R. Dodge,
1,240.00
Florence R. Griswold,
1,400.00
Susan Gifford,
1,240.00
Mary B. Dee,
1,325.00
Margaret Siebert,
1,920.00
Eunice E. Strong,
1,620.00
Catherine Shurtleff,
105.00
Emma S. Daggett,
500.00
Anna B. Trowbridge,
245.08
Irene T. Wilson,
770.00
Bernice Smith,
780.00
Abbie Allen,
600.00
Marjory Gifford,
1,000.00
Helen Mankey,
480.00
Helen Northup,
480.00
Rosa Hodgkins,
560.00
$67,650.08
Text Bocks.
Edward E. Babb & Co.,
$118.84
Houghton, Mifflin Co.,
116.29
Ginn & Co.,
264.13
Allyn & Bacon,
125.30
Benjamin H. Sanborn Co.,
19.15
A. N. Dalmer Co.,
3.93
Gaylor Bros.,
.75
World Book Co.,
24.88
The Century Co.,
6.00
D. C. Heath & Co.,
27.86
American Book Co.,
155.92
New England Pub. Service Co.,
23.50
McIntosh Pub. Co.,
33.93
The MacMillan Co.,
33.64
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The Bruce Publishing Co.,
7.87
Regents Pub. Co.,
5.41
E. P. Dutton Co., 4.88
Rumford Supply Co.,
10.60
C. C. Birchard & Co.,
4.86
J. L. Hammett & Co.,
52.50
South-Western Pub. Co.,
14.57
Harper & Bros.,
2.20
J. B. Lippincott Co.,
1.40
Periodical Pub. Co.,
5.20
McGraw-Hill Book Co.,
7.65
Charles Scribner's Sons Co.,
20.88
A. G. Seiler,
3.99
Funk & Wagnalls Co.,
1.60
The Atlantic Monthly Press, Inc.,
127.86
$1,225.59
Supplies.
Keystone Office Appliance Co.,
$22.10
H. S. Hutchinson Co.,
8.99
Carter, Rice, & Co.,
204.42
The Browne Pharmacy,
24.99
The Bruce Pub. Co.,
6.38
Regents Pub. Co.,
.60
Novelty Press, Inc.,
1.50
Steiger-Dudgeon Co.,
3.75
C. F. Delano,
1.50
William A. Gibbs,
8.16
Edward E. Babb & Co.,
11.37
Akin-Denison Co.,
13.89
DeWolf & Vincent,
33.40
William N. Johnson,
18.10
American Type Founders Co.,
117.94
C. H. Porter,
13.53
Charles F. Wing,
5.25
W. J. Dobinson,
5.24
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A. G. Spalding Bros.,
3.98
Ruth H. Cady,
5.18
C. F. Spooner, 3.00
Mary B. Dee,
1.97
Library Bureau,
7.12
George L. Claflin Co.,
6.32
Kennedy & Kirwin,
1.60
Robert W. Foster's Brass Foundry,
.90
Cambridge Botannical Supply Co.,
23.89
Eugene Dietzgen Co.,
8.13
Household Furniture Co.,
1.75
South-Western Pub. Co.,
4.25
White, Son Co.,
2.91
Albert B. Drake,
.24
F. S. Brightman Co.,
4.80
Ginn & Co.,
4.31
N. P. Hayes Co.,
.15
E. C. Stetson,
20.00
George H. Reynolds,
1.75
Fairhaven Star,
14.50
J. L. Hammett Co.,
1,246.03
A. C. Coffin Bros.,
18.35
$1,882.24
Janitors' Salaries.
William B. Weeks,
$1,849.92
Pardon A. Howland,
1,128.00
A. C. Robertson,
960.00
George Tripp,
1,128.75
Fred V. Sheard,
155.41
$5,222.08
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Fuel.
City Coal Co.,
$1,415.39
H. J. Weeks, 6.00
Dennis Mahoney,
84.16
Pocahontas Fuel Co., Inc.,
56.10
C. H. Porter,
1.32
$1,562.97
Light, Water, Janitors' Supplies, Etc.
Fairhaven Water Company,
$484.04
New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Co.,
329.28
N. P. Hayes Co.,
24.68
Brightman Bros.,
15,74
Babbitt Steam Specialty Co.,
21.73
Mrs. Emma Eldred,
400.00
Mrs. Chloe Fraits,
400.00
Mrs. Cora Betagh, 300.00
Cudahy Packing Co.,
31.25
New England Plate & Window Glass Co.,
48.44
Johnson Service Co.,
10.30
Herbert W. Bliss,
.31
Aken-Denison Co.,
4.15
Frank J. Jameson, 79.00
Herman H. Hathaway,
8.74
Thomas Hersom & Co.,
17.00
Fort Hill Paper Co., 87.00
Valvoline Oil Co.,
12.36
Parsons Steam Laundry,
6.58
Mary B. Dee,
1.49
William F. Nye,
3.15
John R. Lyman Co.,
5.13
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Alfred Foote,
10.00
H. K. Nye,
2.24
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.,
27.85
Elmer Stevens,
19.80
H. I. Dallman Co.,
15.09
C. M. Carroll Paper Co.,
4.70
$2,370.30
Repairs.
Keystone Office Appliance Co.,
$19.15
Lemuel F. Besse,
2.50
C. F. Delano,
57.01
Valentine Machine Shop,
29.93
Babbitt Steam Specialty Co.,
99.95
Herman H. Hathaway,
.20
The Clason Architectural Metal Works,
276.41
Underwood Typewriter Co.,
.85
Eugene Dietzgen Co.,
3.98
Osberg & Knowlton,
120.19
Herbert W. Bliss,
368.73
$978.90
New Equipment.
Underwood Typewriter Co.,
$2.50
James Parkinson,
4.50
Keystone Office Appliance Co.,
110.00
C. F. Spooner,
3.00
A. G. Spaulding & Bros.,
70.48
South-Western Pub. Co.,
1.07
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins,
217.50
Pairpoint Corporation,
99.25
George L. Claflin,
88.36
N. P. Hayes,
1.30
Narragansett Machine Co.,
601.44
$1,199.40
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Health.
Dr. Charles E. P. Thompson, $156.00
Sundries.
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.,
$87.46
Elmer Stevens,
65.10
William H. Page,
4.00
F. R. & N. B. Express Co.,
.60
Peter Murray,
120.00
Parsons Steam Laundry,
20.9!
Fairhaven Star,
28.07
Prof. Z. W. Coombs,
20.00
American Ry. Express,
14.61
George C. Dickey,
15.00
Charles F. Wing Co.,
5.00
J. E. Gendron Co.,
3.00
A. E. Wordell,
1.80
Steiger-Dudgeon Co.,
10.40
William F. Nye,
.95
The Browne Pharmacy,
4.30
Clarence Jones,
20.00
Keystone Office Appliance Co.,
15.50
W. B. Weeks,
12.54
L. Campbell Gray,
8.00
C. J. Becker,
23.60
$490.84
Insurance.
E. S. Whiting, Jr., $177.50
THE MILLICENT LIBRARY
FAIRHAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS
ANNUAL
REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1923
PRINTED IN FAIRHAVEN AT THE STAR OFFICE
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TRUSTEES OF THE MILLICENT LIBRARY
Lyman C. Banldry
William E. Benjamin
Edward L. Besse
Mrs. Cara R. Broughton
Morris R. Brownell
Miss Sara B. Clarke
Miss Edith Dana
Thomas A. Tripp
Officers and Standing Committees, 1923-1924
Henry H. Rogers, President. Harry I .. Pope, Vice President. George B. Luther, Treasurer. The Librarian acts as secretary of the board.
Book Committee --
Mr. Rogers, Mr. Pope, Miss Clarke, Miss Fairfield, Mr. G. H. Tripp.
Finance Committee-
Mr. Luther, Mr. Benjamin, Mrs. Broughton, Mr. Gardner, Mr. T. A. Tripp.
House Committee-
Mr. Brownell, Mr. Besse, Mr. Bauldry, Miss Dana, Mrs, Pease.
FORMER TRUSTEES
Miss Ellen H. Akin 1893-1919 George W. Stevens 1893-1908
Edmund Anthony, Jr. 1902 Mrs. H. H. Stillman 1919-1920
Mrs. Sarah C. Anthony James L. Gillingham 1893-1912
Job C. Tripp 1902-1917
Frederick B. Lyman
1904-1909 Charles W. White, Jr. 1902-1904
Mrs. Lizzie F. Nye Henry H. Rogers Don C. Stevens
1893-1919
Walter P. Winsor 1893-1911
1893-1909 Mrs. Mary B. Winsor 1893-1921
1893-1901
Miss Georgia E. Fairfield
William B. Gardner George B. Luther
Mrs. Eliza C. Pease
Harry L. Pope
Henry H. Rogers
George H. Tripp
1893-1912 George H. Taber 1893-1901
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LIBRARY STAFF
GALEN W. HILL Librarian
*FLORA H. LEIGHTON In Charge of Circulation ANNIE THOMPSON. . Cataloguer and Accessions SARA B. CLARKE Loan Desk
LURETTIA HOLMES.
In Charge of Children's Work
ETHEL W. DORAN General Assistant
EDWIN T. WILCOX Page
+WILLIAM G. HANEY Janitor
EDWARD T. ROUKE Janitor
OXFORD BRANCH
ALBIN SILVA. In Charge
EDWIN T. WILCOX Assistant
* Absent on account of illness during year. + Resigned June 1, 1923.
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Report of the Librarian for the Year 1924
To the Trustees of The Millicent Library:
The thirty-first annual report of The Millicent Library is herewith submitted. New records for the circulation of books in both the adult and juvenile departments were made the past year, there has been no decrease in the demands made of the library for reference purposes and in every other respect it has been the busiest year the present staff has known. In 1912, my first full year with this library the total circulation was 51,709, the past year it was 78,955, a gain of 27,246 or 65 per cent. There is nothing extraordi- nary about this increase, it simply means that we are keep- ing pace with the rather rapid growth of the town. Our per capita circulation, 8.8, though high in comparison with the majority of libraries, remains practically the same.
It is worth noting, however, that we are handling the increased work with a staff the same size, except for the ad- dition of one part-time assistant, as it was twenty years ago. It can thus be seen why all our opportunities for develop- ment are not immediately followed up and that some phases of the work have to be slighted under the present pressure. It may be well to speak of one development which should come within a short time. With the establishment of a new schoolhouse in East Fairhaven which seems probable this coming year, we are likely to lose our hold on the children of that section who now have the opportunity of using the library because they are brought to the centre of the town by trolley or auto bus. With the establishment of a branch or deposit station in East Fairhaven similar to the Oxford
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Branch, we could in a measure still hold them and at the same time render a more convenient service to the adult population of that section who because of the distance often find it difficult to come to the main library.
Two physical improvements both long needed for more efficient administration have been made during the year. These are the new charging desk and the railing off of the rear of the stack to provide a more private work room. The value of both these improvements can only be appreciated by the staff who have worked without them.
Book Purchases.
Additions to the collection of books during 1923 num- bered 1,117 while 376 were withdrawn. The net gain was 741 and the total number of books now in the library is 28,- 852. The number of books purchased was slightly less and the amount spent for books about $300, less than in 1922. Fewer replacements were made and with the exception of the Chronicles of America in fifty volumes no expensive sets or reference books were purchased. The number of period- icals subscribed for also remains practically the same as in previous vears.
Binding bills were somewhat reduced and it is hoped to reduce them still further by doing more book repair at the library through the use of improved methods. To find time for this, however, is the problem with so much routine work to be done.
Use of Books.
The circulation of books from the regular collection of the main library was 66,307, a gain of 5,252 over 1922. Books issued from the duplicate pay collection numbered 1,281, from the Oxford Branch 7,529, from the High School library 3,044, and from other agencies 794. The total cir- culation was 78,955, a gain of 5,361 over last year and the largest use of books in the records of the library. The new loan desk installed in May has greatly facilitated the work
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of charging and discharging and made for better service in every way.
This year we have loaned more books outside the limits of the town than ever before. Inter-library loans have been made to Hyannis, Marstons Mills, Marion and other towns on Cape Cod and we have also loaned small collections of books to individuals on Marthas Vineyard, a service that seems to have been greatly appreciated. At the same time we should acknowledge our own indebtedness to the New Bedford Public Library for their generosity in lending us many books asked for which were not in our own collection.
Children's Work.
The number of children's books purchased this year was considerably less than usual, only 228 being added while 136 were withdrawn. The total gain was 92 and the total number of children's books 3,803. Even with the small number of additions and in spite of the large circulation and the number of books out in schoolroom libraries, the shelv- ing in the children's room is overcrowded and it has been necessary to move one class of books into the adult stacks.
The circulation of children's books broke all records, 20,920 being issued from the main library alone, a gain of over 2,500 more than any previous year. From the Oxford Branch 2,308 children's books were issued.
Since the first of September, Miss Holmes who took a special summer course in children's work at the Simmons College Library School, has had charge of the work with children. Under the present schedule and on account of the rush of work at the delivery desk afternoons, it has not been possible for her to give her full time to the children. This fall, however, she interested the children in reading for state certificates which are granted for reading a certain number of books from a graded list. About fifty certificates were issued to children who reported on the required nun- ber of books. Though there are difficulties in providing a sufficient number of copies of listed books, excellent results
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come from this kind of work and it is hoped to carry it on in the spring, spreading it out over a longer period and through the vacation season.
The Christmas exhibit of children's books was held as usual for four weeks beginning Children's Book Week in November. In the observance of the latter we cooperated with the New Bedford Public Library, the bookstores and other organizations. Lists of books were prepared for cir- culation from schools, libraries and book stores, the librarian compiling the list of twenty-five books for the first three grades, a talk to parents was given by a specialist in chil- dren's reading at the New Bedford Public Library, and in Fairhaven prizes were given by the local Mothers' Club for the best book reviews written by pupils of certain grades in the schools of Fairhaven.
Work with Schools.
The usual classroom libraries have been loaned to teachers in all the grade schools of the town and in addition fifty books have been loaned to the Tripp School for noon hour reading by pupils who come from the outlying districts of the town. These libraries were prepared by Miss Holmes in cooperation with the individual teachers. Books issued for teachers' reference use numbered 1,031. The usual course in the use of the library was given to the eighth grade pupils in March and April, a hour a week for seven "reeks being given to each of four divisions. Two lessons were given by Miss Clarke and the remainder by the librarian.
The High School library has been administered on a much more efficient basis in the last two years. The total rumber of books issued the past year was 3,044, over 1,000 more than any previous year. The reading courses in the English Department were changed this fall, necessitating a very general change of books at the library. About 250 books were returned to us and more than 300 new titles sent to the High School. Assistance in the classification of
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the books owned by the school has also been given. The policy begun in 1922 of the employment of a teacher who gives part time to the administration of the library has been continued but the time is not far distant when a trained or experienced high school librarian giving practically all her time to the library during school hours should be added to the high school faculty.
Oxford Branch.
Mr. Silva's report for the year shows that 7,529 books were issued from the Oxford Branch during the past year. This is a loss in circulation of 1,814. The library was closed several evenings during the winter months on account of lack of heat. The chief reason, however, for the dropping off in the use of the branch is undoubtedly the competition of the new moving picture theatre opposite the library. Other factors were probably the better employment condi- tions early in the year and the fact that all of the eighth grade children of that section are being brought to the Rogers School and use the main library for their own books and to some extent for the books for their parents.
Building.
Two improvements, the new loan desk and the instal- lation of the rail and gate, have already been mentioned, One of the old indirect radiators in the trustees room broke down in the winter of 1923 and in its place a new direct radiator has been installed in the proper place under the northeast windows. For the first time in many years the room is comfortable at this time of year.
There is no doubt that next summer must witness the installation of a new boiler for heating. The old boiler has given thirty-one years of service and we have expert advice that the present season should be its last. A word of com- mendation should be given to Mr. Rouke, the janitor, for his
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excellent care of the building and grounds and for the long hours and unusual amount of work required in firing an old boiler with a very poor quality of fuel.
Personnel and Other Items.
The personnel of the staff remains the same as a year ago. It is a matter of keen personal regret on the part of us all that Mrs. Leighton has not yet been able to resume her work which she was obliged to give up a year ago last September. During the summer, Miss Holmes took a six weeks' summer course in children's work at the Simmons College Library School passing with the grade of A. While she was absent Miss Elizabeth Davidson of New Bedford gave satisfactory service as substitute.
During February and March a library institute was held in New Bedford under the auspices of the Division of Pub- lic Libraries and every session was attended by one or more of the staff. In June of this year by invitation of this li- brary a meeting of library workers in this section of the state was held in Fairhaven. This meeting resulted in the formation of the Old Dartmouth Library Club in which are represented cities and towns in Bristol County and some towns in Plymouth and Dukes Counties. A successful meeting of the new club was held in Attleboro, Nov. 22nd with about thirty present, three from this library, and it is hoped that the organization will be productive of benefit to all its members and the libraries with which they are con- nected.
Meetings of the Massachusetts Library Club and the Cape Cod Library Club have also been attended by the staff, and the librarian attended the American Library Association Regional Conference at Silver Bay, September 3-9, as the delegate of the Cape Cod Library Club and recorder for the Massachusetts Library Club.
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Though the usual acknowledgments at the close of a report always sound more or less formal and perfunctory, mine are not so in spirit for no one realizes more than l do that, if we have had a successful year, it has been due in the greater measure to the loyalty and conscientious service of all the staff and to the assistance rendered by the trustees and their appreciation of the library's needs and purposes.
Respectfully submitted, GALEN W. HILL, Librarian.
January 8, 1924.
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STATISTICAL REPORT. THE MILLICENT LIBRARY, FAIRHAVEN, MASS. Annual Report for Year Ending December 31, 1923.
Annual Report for Year Ending December 31, 1923.
Population served, (estimated) .9000
Terms of use: Free for lending and reference.
Total number of agencies: Central library; one branch; one school deposit station.
Days open during year (Central library) 365
Hours open each week for lending.
84
Hours open each week for reading.
84
Adult
Juvenile
Total 28,111
Vols. at beginning of year.
24,400
3,711
Vols. added by purchase
864
224
1,088
Vols. added by gift.
10
10
Vols. added by binding material
not
otherwise counted ..
15
4
19
Vols. lost and withdrawn
240
136
376
Vols. at close of year
25,049
3,803
28,852
Pamphlets, pictures, etc., added.
No record kept
Vols. of fiction loaned .
41,610
15,762
57,372
Total volumes loaned.
. 51,889
23,228
75,117
Home use from agencies.
3,838
Other circulation (pictures, clippings, etc.)
550
Number of borrowers registered during year 1,058
Total number of borrowers.
3,444
Registration period, three years.
Titles
Copies
Number of periodicals currently received
. .91
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