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101.10
Dr. C. E. P. Thompson
498.90
Payments under $50.00
8.93
$ 1,975.28
149
MISCELLANEOUS
Noon Hour Duty Commissioner of Public Safety
$ 211.80
50.00
Payments under $50.00
56.08
$ 317.88
TUITION
City of New Bedford $ 383.04
GRAND TOTAL
$114,636.86
57.08+
52/2968.54 260 368 364 45 00
-454 41 6 380 31.
52/1645,63 156 85 52
150
High School TEACHERS
Chester M. Downing
$ 3,254.70
Mary F. Fitzpatrick
1,473.70
Walter D. Wood
2,968.54
Mary I. Cook
1,907.89
Earl J. Dias
1,968.38
Melvin Entin
2,607.92
Alice W. Gidley
1,255.78
Cecile Giguere
1,968.38
Mabel G. Hoyle
1,968.38
Edith G. Kenny
1,968.38
Dorothea L. Jameson
1,734.58
Robert C. Lawton
2,068.46
Grace E. Libbey
1,968.38
James Parkinson
2,350.04
Edith Rogers
2,168.33
Lena J. Russell
1,894.70
Margaret Siebert
2,168.33
Maud O. Walker
1,907.89
Cuthbert W. Tunstall
1,645.63
Marie R. Wentzell
1,968.38
Clarence W. Arey
355.85
Pauline Lantz
723.20
Marguerite A. Johnson
262.87
Hazel M. LaRochelle
703.18
Joan R. Hall
1,278.45
Evelyn L. Teixeira, Clerk
994.95
Frank P. Gonsalves
98.97
Iicah R. Mellion
93.50
Payments under $50.00
55.00
$ 45,782.74
TEXTBOOKS
D. C. Heath & Co.
$ 130.61
Ginn & Co.
209.66
Silver Burdett Co.
188.20
South-Western Publishing Co.
187.71
Oxford Book Co.
50.65
Houghton Mifflin Co.
55.74
Payments under $50.00
376.00
$ 1,198.57
151
SUPPLIES
Gledhill Bros.
$ 120.45
Typewriter Headquarters, Inc.
69.50
Baldwin & Co.
69.15
James A. Evans, Postmaster
58.08
Edward E. Babb & Co., Inc.
110.44
Carter, Rice & Co.
58.82
South-Western Publishing Co.
87.39
Acushnet Saw Mills Co.
56.20
C. F. Wing Co.
66.00
Payments under $50.00
604.86
$1,300.89
JANITORS
William T. Wood
$ 1,956.97
Thomas Duckworth
1,824.96
James E. Holden
1,539.16
Richard Jenney
1,541.68
James J. Hanlon
1,536.42
Payments under $50.00
80.05
$ 8,469.24
MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENSES
N. B. Gas & Ed. Lt. Co. $ 441.30
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
216.77
Fairhaven Water Co.
438.41
J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co.
398.39
Kennedy & Kirwin
81.40
Payments under $50.00
178.44
$ 1,815.71
REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS
C. F. Delano
$ 207.34
O'Brien Mfg. Co.
59.50
John M. Reilly
92.80
Charles H. Sisson
57.30
N. B. Dry Goods Co.
52.29
Walter F. Douglas
74.35
Frank C. Taylor, Inc
74.45
Payments under $50.00
474.69
$ 1,092.72
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HEALTH
M. Louise Fleming, R.N.
$ 341.56
Charles E. P. Thompson, M.D.
247.50
Payments under $50.00
9.60
FUEL
David Duff & Son
$ 2,755.83
TRANSPORTATION
Cozy Cab & Bus Co.
$ 513.12
Union St. Ry. Co.
1,174.71
$
1,687.83
Nathan H. Gist
$
50.00
Payments under $50.00
188.73
TUITION
$
55.00
OUTLAY
Doris B. Hoxie
$
150.00
GRAND TOTAL
$65,145.92
SPECIAL REPAIRS
Babbitt Steam Specialty Co.
$ 245.00
Regis Construction Co.
540.00
Charles H. Sisson
37.80
Tony P. Costa
555.41
John M. Reilly
328.57
E. G. Baldwin Co.
1,020.26
Richard J. Denesha
15.00
N. B. Boiler & Machine Co.
224.28
Walter F. Douglas
67.18
$ 3,033.50
HURRICANE DAMAGE
Universal Roofing Co.
$ 371.80
Tony P. Costa
127.90
Sullivan-Foster, Inc.
173.50
Van's Nursery & Landscape Service
23.25
Charles H. Sisson
36.34
$ 732.79
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$
598.66
MISCELLANEOUS
$ 238.73
City of New Bedford
WHAT Do You Know
1
About Your Library
L
THE
BRARY
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1A
FACTS for 1945
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MILLICENT LIBRARY
FAIRHAVEN, MASS.
CENT
RY
FA
SS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1945
THE A. E. COFFIN PRESS-PRINTERS NEW BEDFORD, MASS. 1946
LIBRARY STAFF
DECEMBER 31, 1945
LIBRARIAN Avis M. Pillsbury
ASSISTANTS
Mary A. Beals (School Work)
Ethel D. Griffin (Circulation)
* Agnes F. Judkins (Circulation)
Rita A. Steele (Cataloging)
PAGES
Barbara A. Long
Mary L. Quinn
OXFORD BRANCH Albin Silva In Charge
JANITOR Arthur Boucher
PART TIME AND SUBSTITUTE ASSISTANTS working at some time during year
Mary E. Bleakley Olive F. Crowell ** Alma E. Denzler
** Jean E. Metzger Gertrude A. Stiles Patricia Wilbor
* Appointed October 1, 1945 ** Summer assistants only
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TRUSTEES OF THE MILLICENT LIBRARY
Henry Rogers Benjamin Edward L. Besse
Mrs. Lothrop Hedge George B. Luther
Morris R. Brownell
Mrs. James H. C. Marston
Elwyn G. Campbell Miss Edith Dana
Charles Mitchell
Harry L. Pope
Lord Fairhaven
George A. Greene
Miss Mabel L. Potter Thomas A. Tripp
Miss Anna B. Trowbridge
OFFICERS 1945 - 1946 Lord Fairhaven, President Elwyn G. Campbell, Vice-President George A. Greene, Treasurer Avis M. Pillsbury, Secretary STANDING COMMITTEES 1945 - 1946 Book Committee
Lord Fairhaven, Chairman
Mr. Campbell
Miss Dana Mr. Pope Miss Potter
Finance Committee
Mr. Greene, Chairman
Mr. Benjamin
Mr. Besse Mr. Luther
Mr. Mitchell
House Committee
Mr. Brownell
Mr. T. A. Tripp, Chairman Mrs. Hedge Mrs. Marston Miss Trowbridge
LIBRARIANS
Don C. Stevens
1893-1901
Drew B. Hall
1901-1911
Galen W. Hill
1911-1926
Louis Felix Ranlett
1926-1928
Avis M. Pillsbury
1928-
FORMER TRUSTEES
Miss Ellen H. Akin
1893-1919
Mrs. Eliza C. Pease
1919-1943
Edmund Anthony, Jr.
1902
Henry H. Rogers
1893-1909
Mrs. Sarah H. Anthony
1893-1912
Henry H. Rogers, Jr.
1909-1935
Mr. Lyman C. Bauldry
1913-1939
Don C. Stevens
1893-1901
William E. Benjamin
1893-1940
George W. Stevens
1893-1908
Miss Sara B. Clarke
1912-1933
Mrs. H. H. Stillman
1919-1920
Miss Georgia E. Fairfield 1920-1928
George H. Taber
1893-1901
The Lady Fairhaven 1893-1939
George H. Tripp
1893-1943
William B. Gardner
1917-1941
Job C. Tripp
1902-1917
James L. Gillingham
1893-1912
Charles W. White, Jr.
1902-1904
Frederick B. Lyman 1904-1909
Walter P. Winsor 1893-1911
Mrs. Lizzie F. Nye
1893-1919
Mrs. Mary B. Winsor
1893-1921
Officers and Committees appointed biennially
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Report of the Librarian FOR THE YEAR 1945
To the Trustees of the Millicent Library
PROLOGUE
The annual report of the Millicent Library is really its history for a particular year, and certain statistics showing growth and progress are "must" records for the future. To the casual observer of library activities, to the average patron, such figures are probably boring. But, in some way, our townspeople should be kept informed on what their library is doing, and has done, to help them.
It is high time that libraries shake off the lethargy of their past heritage in hoping and praying perhaps, that those who love books and those who don't, will come to its doors without further ado. It is time that librarians adopt the philosophy of the pilgrim maiden who said, "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?". Today, librarians must speak for the libraries they represent, even with a loud voice, must employ the more modern publicity methods to interest and to keep interested Mr. and Mrs. Public Citizen and all the average little citizens who probably know far more about movies than about books and libraries. I venture to say that IF the price of three admissions a year for each person regularly attending the movies was added to the library incomes throughout our country, it would be surprising how much more our libraries could offer the citizens of each community.
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Advertising is the medium use to gain popularity. Whether or not one's interest is aroused by the repetitious, high-powered salesmanship heard over the radio, featuring along with a score of others, such commodities as Duz, Ivory Soap, Rinso, Crisco, Sal Hepatica,-or, whether one is frankly annoyed by the interruption of otherwise splendid programs, it must be admitted that such publicity is not entirely ignored. Could libraries get better results with such reiteration, featuring books, service, needs? I think they could! The best sellers in the book market achieve much of their popularity because publishers spend enor- mous sums to advertise them. All this adds up to one point- that, the average library hasn't sufficient funds for such publicity. Librarians are not asleep,-they are alert to the needs, constantly seeking for a way to make the libraries they represent the vital force they could be in the commu- nity, seeking to better inform the people of what is offered in the way of service.
For this end, your librarian has departed somewhat, from the pattern of previous annual reports, and presents to you, and to the citizens of Fairhaven, in this record for the year 1945, a graphic survey with comments.
HERE'S THE PICTURE!
The scene is 1945, a war-torn year, in which all activities other than those for winning the war held a sub- ordinate place. Problems of readjustment have and are affecting the personal lives of people everywhere. The loss of loved ones, who have made the supreme sacrifice for their country, has brought sorrow to many. Others, even while rejoicing in the winning of the war and in the hope of a permanent peace, are faced with serious problems in a fast-changing economic world.
There has been and continues to be a shortage of material, costs have increased tremendously, the labor market is far from normal.
Changing factors in the economic world have affected the library in ways which will be amplified in this report.
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. The Effects of Depressions, Wars and a Peacetime World Are Indelibly Written on a Library's Records
How changing economic conditions affect the reading habits of our borrowers
TOTAL CIRCULATION
14
Depression era. More leisure time
140
Less money
During depressions, i reading increases
130
15.1
The 1933 circulation topped that of 1945 by 44.7%
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11
110
Early in World War II:
10,000
1940
100,000
"More work Less leisure
34.8%
9
8
58.3
152 8
5 5%
1944
19.7
19.8
Height of War:
Reading ............
6
Totals
war ends
Abnormal decreate due to Hurricane.
5
48 75
18.82
4
4
Adult
3
1945
863
7.9
3
2
343
2
Juvenile
179
08 4.
2443
2494
1000
%
%
%
10,000
0
0
ADULT
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
-JUN-
JUL
AUG.
SEPT
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
1933
1940
1944
1945
VY YENILE
FICTION
NON. FICT.
13
1933\ Record Year
12
War causes circulation, Losses
20.9
312
9
8
7
Increased War demands
creases
7
6
1945
5
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2870 Borrowers Wanted Books
Adult
GG%
Juvenile 349.
7.9%
All other registration
9.1%
Loxford Branch
83.% -
Non-Residents.Î
These Were Borrowed in 1945 by Our Patrons
(Each book on the pile represents 2000 books circulated)
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n
1
D
.
1
23347
51.088
31.37
Circulation
68.63
Total
74435
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Extension Service
MILLICENT LIBRARY
80.11%
FROM ITS BOOKSTOCK OF 43,830 BOOKS, 8.3% WAS LOANED TO DEPOSITS
544 books
360 booker
1414 books
339 booka
680 books
ANTHONY SCHOOL
FAST FAIRHAVEN SCHOOL
OXFORD BRANCH
OXFORD SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL
3.23%
3.71%
6.94%
3.13%
2.88%
The number of books indicates total at each deposit as of Dec. 31, 1945 Percentages indicate proportion of books circulated during 1945.
500 BOOKS LOANED TO 16 CLASSROOM LIBRARIES CIRCULATED 887 TIMES
Observations
Over a period of years (See Chart on p. 161) our bor- rowers have shown an increased interest in the reading of non-fiction, resulting in a lesser proportion of fiction bor- rowed. This indicates that more, more worthwhile reading is being done.
1945 gains: The juvenile circulation from. the Oxford Branch was 16.1% higher than in 1944- The circulation of Duplicate Pay books at the Main Library increased by 28.2%- There was considerable increase in the borrowing of foreign books, with 36 French and 53 Portuguese books being issued.
Why ? There were losses in circulation from all the school deposits! This causes the librarian to ask:
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Are pupils reading less for pleasure ?
Are boys and girls substituting the movies for reading now that there is more money in the family pocket- book?
Are older pupils working after school hours more?
Are parents encouraging their children to read as much as they should ?
The librarian makes the comment that:
Reading habits should start in the home!
Also, we have the books to loan, and our juvenile collection is exceptionally fine !
PARENTS --- PLEASE NOTE!
A way that patrons may save money IF, books were not kept overdue ---
Borrowers would save many dollars during a year. Books would be available sooner to other borrowers.
The library would save the cost of buying and the labor in writing overdue notices. 3,885 of these were mailed in 1945.
It is to the borrower's interest to return books promptly.
A Bird's Eye View of Material Purchased or Added in 1945
MY
IFe
8 Newspapers daily or weekly
126 Magazines currently received
1,319 New books for Regular collection 127 to Duplicate Pay
Innumerable pictures and pamphlets
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A word about the resources of your library
Regarding MAGAZINES:
An inventory taken in 1945 showed that 31,393 issues (counted by the frequency of publication) are on file. This represents 163 different magazine titles, and is suppli- mentary to the current file. These old magazines have been retained chiefly for reference use. A few have particular subject value and most of those retained are listed in the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, which is a constantly used and invaluable reference tool.
Regarding BOOKS:
New books are constantly added, and in 1945, in the proportion shown in the following chart.
0
Spent for Books
35.4%
37.6%
6.6%
20.4%
Adult
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Juvenile
241 shabby books were given a new lease of life by rebinding during 1945.
Books wear out, too. Miss Beals withdrew from our records 1,286 books. 455 of these had been missing for a period of from seven to thirteen years, and hope had vanished that any of them would find their way back to the library shelves. The other 531 books were soiled and worn beyond repair, or so outdated that they were no longer of value to us.
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Book Stock Available to Our Borrowers
BOOK STOCK BY CLASSES, DECEMBER 31, 1945
1
GENERAL WORKS
PHILOSOPHY
RELIGION
SOCIOLOGY
LANGUAGE
SCIENCE
USEFUL ARTS
FINE ARTS
LITERATURE
HISTORY
TRAVEL
BIOGRAPHY
NON-FICTION
ADULT
JUVENILE
FICTION
Scale: Non-fiction, 500 books to each section; Fiction, 1000 to each
Juvenile non-fiction; For book totals, see Table 1 at end.
A Few Special Services Available
Regarding RESERVE NOTICES:
An additional service, which costs the borrower noth- ing, but which involves considerable expense to the library is that of notifying the borrower when books requested are available. 255 postals were mailed and 450 telephone calls made for this purpose during 1945.
Regarding NEW BOOKS DISPLAYED:
Special exhibits are occasionally made, but a regular feature is the special books displayed usually for a period of a week on the Millicentiana table. These books are chosen from the new book stock, are thus prominently dis-
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played so that people may see and make requests for them, if so desired. 62 titles were featured during the year.
Regarding INFORMATION SERVICE:
Fact-finding through various reference sources (ency- clopedias, annuals, pamphlets, pictures and magazines) is available.
R
EN
FOR THE
FOR THE
BUSINESS MAN & STUDENT
HOUSEWIFE & CLUB I WOMAN
Information Service
Book Processing
There are many steps in the preparation of a new book, no small part of which is the cataloging and the making of proper cards to enable book material to be found quickly. The following illustration shows part of the work done so admirably by Miss Steele, who has now taken over the cataloging duties.
Miss Subject
Mrs. Title
A- Ag
Mr. Author
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Some Special Events of the Year
February 22: HOBBY SHOW EXHIBIT:
An exhibit of an especially prepared larger poster with appropriate books surrounding it was displayed in the town hobby show. At this occasion, about 600 circulars, mimeographed at the library, were distributed. These listed hobby subjects and books available at the library.
Spring: BOOK CIRCLE MEETINGS:
The Book Circle of the Fairhaven Mother's Club was given permission by the Board of Trustees to hold three spring meetings in the Trustees' Room. These were held on February 27, March 27 and April 24.
Summer: STORY HOURS:
These were held each Wednesday, at 9:30 A.M. ex- cepting only July 4 and the V-J Holiday. Delightfully entertaining the children and interesting them in books, were members of our own staff, and Mrs. Wallace L. Mackinnon, Miss Beatrice Mosgrove, Mrs. J. Milton Rex, Mrs. Sheldon S. Rogers and Mrs. Clifford A. Shaw.
Distributed to the children just before the close of school were mimeographed clocks, with moveable hands to forecast the Story-Hour dates. Other clocks were given and punched for attendance and individual reading, during the summer.
Story
hours
Summer 1945
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November 16: BOOK WEEK TEA:
At this, Miss Edith Dana and Miss Mabel L. Potter poured and were assisted by Robert Dexter, Mary Elizabeth Hennessy, Margaret O'Leary, Miriam Pacheco, Janet Sherberg and Roxanna Starbuck. Because of summer reading effort, the children chosen merited the honor. About fifty people attended, and interesting displays of new fall books for adults and children were featured.
November 30: OPEN HOUSE FOR MEN:
On this Friday evening, we had planned to greet a large number of returning servicemen and other men in the com- munity. 308 letters of invitation and welcome were sent to the first group, who had been discharged, according to the listing on the Draft Board records at the time. Through notices sent to a number of organizations and through newspaper publicity, all other men were invited.
Unfortunately, there occurred on that evening one of the worst storms of the season, a disagreeable, cold north- easter. Nobody could be blamed for not coming out, especially not those boys who had seen many hardships in the various theatres of war. The men, who came, however, about 30 in all, found a festive spirit in the library, with a welcoming fire on the hearth, fine exhibits to look at, books to browse among, friends to chat with, and more than ample refreshments of doughnuts, cheese and cider. We believe that they had a good time, and that the effort was worth- while.
Three exhibits were prepared by the library staff, on CAREERS, HOME BUILDING and NEWS AROUND THE WORLD. Others were loaned through the cooperation of several concerns to whom we are particularly grateful. The Acushnet Saw Mills Co. loaned a model house and samples of building materials; the Atlas Tack Corporation exhibited a revolving display of some of their products; the Casey Boatbuilding Inc. loaned two ship pictures; Pierce & Kilburn Corporation exhibited a beautiful model hull of a boat made here, and several fine photographs. These dis- plays were continued for two to three weeks and attracted much attention.
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A Brief Survey of a Few of the Year's Accomplishments
Weeding of Magazines:
Old magazines, no longer of reference value, were weeded from the shelves during March and April, and to- gether with worn out books, over 4,000 pounds were sold as scrap paper. Another 200 pounds of acceptable maga- zines, either duplicates or of no future value to us, were sent to the Massachusetts Victory Book Committee to be passed on to servicemen.
Approximately 1,500 pounds of old books, many of them juvenile, readable but somewhat too shabby to keep on our shelves, were passed on for use in a rural center where little or no library facilities were available. A few books on subjects of interest to boys were sent over to the Fairhaven Boys' Club.
Mrs. Griffin completed a splendid listing of all old magazines in our storage file, indicating exactly what the library has. This, filed in a convenient place at the desk, saves time for both staff and borrower.
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New labels and signs :
Magazine shelves, supplementing the magazine rack, were equipped with angle-tab visible name labels which have proved very practical.
Throughout the stacks, new labels were posted to guide patrons to books for which they were looking.
Library lessons :
The seventh graders came in April and were given a series of three class-room and two practice periods on the use of the library. The five groups from three schools rep- resented about 150 boys and girls.
Office records :
Many old records, no longer of value, have been dis- carded, and a new filing and tabulating plan devised, re- sulting in greater ease and speed in locating desired infor- mation. This work, begun in the summer, is well underway, and is being continued as fast as time permits.
Inventories :
At the main library, we began in December the in- ventory long planned and long overdue because of the shortage of help. During the month the reading of the adult fiction shelves was completed, showing a loss of 222 books, which will not be considered permanent until after several recheckings have been made. Miss Beals, who is the detective on their trail, has done a fine job of tracking them down, locating a goodly number.
We were pleased to note the very small loss of only 20 books from the High School library, after a period of three years.
The juvenile collection at the Oxford Branch showed a loss of but 14 books in two years.
The complete changing of each of the book deposits at the Anthony, East Fairhaven and Oxford Schools during the summer, served as an inventory, which showed 35 books lost during the past year.
The inventory is being continued.
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A new deposit station:
During the fall, a collection of 40 books, including a few foreign books, were loaned to Our Lady's Haven, the new home for old people, established in the former Tabitha Inn.
Exhibits arranged :
The glass case has held three worthy-of-note displays:
The first was loaned early in the year by Mr. Adolph P. Mello. It was a collection of interesting bric-a-brac sent from an unnamed island in the South Seas by Chief Petty Officer John Caton. This consisted of fans, baskets, coral, shells, and trinket boxes.
Later, a fine collection of fans, large and small, elab- orate and simple, and all lovely, were loaned by Mrs. Eben P. Hirst.
In November, Mrs. John Roger's display of miniature shoes of glass, wood, leather, metal, pottery and china was added and attracted attention.
Not According to Custom
All things change with time, and so we record :
The discontinuance of the Millicent Library Bulletin, in March.
This was deemed necessary for the present, because of the shortage of labor continued over many months, and because of the increased costs of printing. This measure was greatly regretted for we were proud of our Bulletin, and it served to acquaint our borrowers with new books that had been added. We hope that it may be resumed later.
Sunday and holiday closing, beginning July 15.
A precedent of fifty-two years was broken, when the new ruling went into effect that for the present the Sunday and holiday hours would be from 2 to 6 instead of as for- merly from 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. These hours were chosen after careful study of the hours of use of the library over a period of five Sundays.
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The change was made in strict conformance to the provisions in the By-Laws. The reason back of the change was the serious help shortage and the war emergency. Many patrons have expressed their whole-hearted approval, and only one or two adverse comments have been heard.
Special closings :
Very seldom is the library subject to changes in its schedule. In 1945, such emergencies arose twice. On April 14th, the library closed from 4 to 6, during the hours of the funeral for the late President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. On August 15-16, holiday hours were observed in recogni- tion of the nationwide V-J holiday proclamation.
Summer Reading Club discontinued :
After conducting a summer reading club for the boys and girls each summer for 16 years, it was greatly regretted that the continued help shortage necessitated this curtail- ment also, for the 1945 season.
Repairs and Maintenance
Repairs:
Repairs were made on the motor to the blower for the furnace, to several electric light fixtures, and to the front door lock.
The roof damage caused by the hurricane was re- paired, and ceilings in the Trustees' Room and Office that had been waterstained were whitened. The sidewalls in the office were painted.
The condition of the outside of the building has been noted as being in need of considerable attention to gutters and mortar between the stone blocks.
The row of Douglas Firs, tipped on an angle by the hurricane of 1944 were straightened and reinforced with guy wires. These were also trimmed in order to keep them from becoming too top-heavy.
The lawn was nourished with a few loads of extra loam during the spring.
Regarding equipment :
The janitor refinished the tops of two desks used by the staff, the two Reading Room tables and one of the round tables belonging in the Juvenile Room. A few chairs were reinforced.
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New equipment :
Adding to a much more orderly arrangement are new shelves and a vertical file installed in the safe, one section of shelves placed in the office, and another in the stacks where a better arrangement of reference books was made possible, thereby.
2 Dry-Al units were installed in the Staff Room in an effort to prevent dampness gathering on the wall, which has several times caused the paint to peel.
Gifts
Books, magazines, pamphlets, maps, and local mate- rial of interest or value were received from various pub- lishers and organizations, and also from the following people either living in town or who have lived here re- cently :
Mr. Edgar Douglas
Jerome Frost
Miss Barbara Long
Mr. Bradford Luther
Mrs. Eudora Phillip
Miss H. Lizzie Severance
Mr. Caleb Tyler
and from Miss Rita Steele, a staff member, and Mrs. Lothrop Hedge, Mrs. Harry L. Pope, and Miss Anna B. Trowbridge, trustees.
The Staff Who Serve Our Patrons
The library staff keeps abreast with new library de- velopments, each member having attended one or more of the following meetings:
Cape Cod Library Club, at Hyannis on September 7.
Old Dartmouth Library Club, at Taunton, April 12 and at New Bedford on October 25.
Massachusetts Library Association, at Springfield on November 6-7.
Each member of the staff takes pride in serving con- scientiously all who come to the library for books or infor- mation. They have contributed by earnest endeavor in solving problems presented during the year.
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Members responded to the call to contribute personally to the nationwide Library Development Fund. They have entered into the club and other outside activities in the community, and in addition, the librarian and Miss Beals have been called upon between thirty and thirty-five times to appear before various organizations to give talks on library, book and travel subjects.
A new staff schedule was carefully worked out by the librarian, based on an eight weeks' cycle. While the staff work the same number of hours as formerly, the revised schedule allows an occasional free weekend and a five day week for four weeks during the cycle. The plan works to the advantage of the library in arranging a better desk schedule as well as to the greater convenience of staff mem- bers.
A Word to All
In appreciation :
To
Exhibitors for fine displays
Donors for their contributions
Newspaper for publicity
Story-tellers for their time
The Town officials for occasional assistance
The teachers and principals for cooperation
The staff for their loyalty and splendid effort.
The Trustees for their confidence
A Suggestion Which Might Be a Postscript
The Millicent Library is for you:
Who are residents of this town Who are visiting in Fairhaven
Whose pleasure it is to benefit by what is freely offered
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It is YOU
to whom the Millicent Library has offered every possible facility at its disposal during the fifty-third year of service to this community.
It is YOU
whom we ask to call upon us whenever we may be of assistance in filling Your book needs.
Inviting all to share the pleasures that READING offers, the librarian closes this 1945 report.
Respectfully submitted,
AVIS M. PILLSBURY,
January 8, 1946
Librarian.
THE Millicent Library A guide post to Further education
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FOR ALL THE FAMILY
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Statistical Report
THE MILLICENT LIBRARY, FAIRHAVEN, MASS.
American Library Association Form of Statistics.
Annual Report for the Year Ending December 31, 1945.
Name of Library-The Millicent Library.
Town-Fairhaven, Mass.
Librarian-Avis M. Pillsbury.
Date of Founding-1893.
Population served (Census 1945)
12,072
Assessed valuation of town
$11,025,000
Terms of Use-Free for lending and reference.
Total number of agencies 12
Consisting of-
Central Library
6 Stations (Oxford Branch, Oxford School Deposit, East Fairhaven School Deposit, Edmund Anthony School Deposit, High School Library, Our Lady's Haven) 6 Schools (16 classroom collections)
Number of days open during year (Central Library 365
Hours open each week for lending to July 14, 84; July 15-Dec. 31 .. 76
Hours open each week for reading to July 14, 84; July 15-Dec. 31 ... 75
BOOK STOCK
Volumes at beginning of year
Adult 36,506
Juvenile 7,291 480
Total 43,797 1,263
Volumes added by purchase
783
Volumes added by gift
26
15
41
Volumes added by binding material not otherwise counted
15
15
Total volumes added
824
495
1,319
Volumes lost or withdrawn
847
439
1,286
Total volumes at end of year
36,483
7,347
43,830
Periodicals currently received (Titles 134, Copies 154)
Publication issued (1 annual report)
178
USE
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Volumes of fiction loaned
36,341
18,563
54,904
Total volumes loaned
51,088
23,347
74,435
Percentage of fiction of total volumes loaned
71.1%
79.5%
73.76%
Circulation per capita
6.98
Circulation per registered borrower.
25.9
Pictures, photographs, clippings, etc., loaned
175
REGISTRATION
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Borrowers registered during year
657
280
937
Total of registered borrowers
1,896
974
2,870
Percent registered borrowers of population served
23.77%
Volumes placed in classroom collections are counted in circulation on the day they are moved from Central Library, and no complete record of use at the school is recorded.
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Table 1. CLASSIFIED BOOK STOCK
BOOK STOCK CHANGES IN 1945
TOTAL BOOK STOCK
ACCESSIONS
WITHDRAWALS
CLASS
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Adult
Juvenile
Total
*General works 000 Philosophy 100
21
1
22
2
2
2,564
116
2,680
Religion
200
14
4
18
1.
2
3
1,113
96
1,209
Sociology
300
62
15
77
16
12
28
2,883
340
3,223
Language
400
9
11
20
3
27
30
236
164
400
Science
500
14
10
24
3
15
18
1,105
331
1,436
Useful arts
600
75
10
85
18
15
33
2,792
246
3,038
Fine arts
700
31
7
38
3
21
24
2,571
236
2,807
Literature
800
39
12
51
15
27
42
3,384
511
3,895
History
900
73
7
80
3
7
10
2,508
248
2,756
Travel
910-919
52
22
74
7
39
46
2,484
456
2,940
Biography
B-920
53
8
61
3
8
11
3.415
302
3,717
Total non-fiction
453 (34.3%) 372 (28.2%)
108 (7.9%) 386 (29.6%)
561 (42.2%) 758 (57.8%)
78
173
251
25,801 (58.8%) 10,683 (24.4%)
3,059 (7%) 4,287 (9.8%)
14,970 (44.2%)
GRAND TOTAL
825 (62.5%)
494 (37.5%)
1,319 (100%)
847
439
1,286
36,484 (83.2%)
7,346 (16.8%)
43,830 (100%)
1
11
4
4
746
13
759
1
* Includes bound magazines
180
28,860
(65.8%)
Total fiction
769
266
| 1,035
10
Table 2
1945 DISTRIBUTION OF CIRCULATION
Fiction
Non- Fiction
Total
| Grand Total
Total gain or loss Over 1944
% Contribution to Total
Non- Fiction | Fiction
Total
MAIN LIBRARY
Adult
Juvenile
Dup. Pay
31,900 10,517 2,282
12,515 2,369 53
44,415 12,886 2,335
-2,683 380 514
60.05%
20.06%
80.11%
OXFORD BRANCH
Adult
1,644
630
2,274
116
Juvenile
2,254
607
2,861
+ 398
Total
5,135
5.24
1.7
6.94
ANTHONY SCHOOL Juvenile
1,601
809
2,410
2,410
- 158
2.15
1.08
3.23
EAST FAIRHAVEN SCHOOL Juvenile
2,315
433
2,748
2,748
- 718
3.11
.6
3.71
OXFORD SCHOOL Juvenile
1,811
512
2,323
2,323
-1,000
2.43
7
3.13
HIGH SCHOOL
Adult
515
1,549
2,064 119
32
Total
.78
2.1
2.88
TOTALS
Adult
36,341
14,747
51,088
- 2,459 1,890
48.82% 24.94 73.76
19.81% 6.43 26.24
68.63% 31.37
Grand Total
54,904
4,784 19,531
74,435
74,435
-4,349
Percent
73.76%
26.24%
100%
100%
.
.. .
Total
.....
. .
.....
181
.
65 .
54
2,183
174
Juvenile
Juvenile
18,563
23,347
100.00
- +
59,636
Table 3 CIRCULATION 1945
Main Library
Oxford Branch
An- thony School
E. Fair- haven School
Oxford School
High School
Dupli- cate Pay
Total Adult
Total Juvenile
Total
CLASS
Adult
Juvenile
Adult
Juvenile
Juvenile
Juvenile
Juvenile
Adult
Juvenile
Adult
1-Periodicals
3,196
102
540
2
3,736
104
3,840
2-General works 000
35
2
19
25
24
1
3
16
354
68
422
Religion
200
329
84
1
13
58
2
9
7
337
166
503
Sociology
300
712
461
4
73
83
84
68
15
731
769
1,500
Language
400
75
352
122
60
138
55
75
727
802
Science
500
317
236
77
95
51
65
116
437
524
961
Useful arts
600
1,296
225
9
71
85
46
73
110
1,415
500
1,915
Fine arts
700
1,060
213
8
11
47
14
12
40
1
1,108
298
1,406
Literature
800
1,199
198
4
116
83
33
68
434
12
19
1,656
510
2,166
History
900
1,282
116
11
8
138
23
92
163
8
20
1,476
385
1,861
Travel
910-919
1,236
188
14
55
92
38
56
207
2
1,457
431
1,888
Biography
B-920
1,387
156
13
36
15
14
441
29
14
1,855
250
2,105
Pamphlets
56
56
56
Total non-fiction
12,515
2,369
630
607
809
433
512
1,549
54
53 ||14,747
4,784
19,531
Fiction
|| 31,900
10,517
1,644
2,254
1,601
2,315
1,811
515
65
2,282 36,341
18,563
54,904
GRAND TOTAL
44,415
| 12,886
2,274
2,861
2,410
2,748
2,323
2,064
119
2,335
51,088
23,347
74,435
1. Not accessioned
Pictures, clippings, etc.
175
Stereoscopes
32
Total
. 74,642
54
52
106
Philosophy
100
335
36
3
29
2. Includes bound magazines
182
INDEX
Page
Accounting Officer
Analysis of Appropriation Accounts 81
Balance Sheet 58
Cash Receipts and Payments
61
Animal Inspector 49
Assessors' Department 52
Building Inspector 42
Fire Department 45
Fire Alarm Superintendent
46
Health Department
40
Animal Inspector
49
Health Nursing Service 43
Highway Department 85
Information About the Town 2
Jury List 15
Millicent Library 155
Moth Superintendent 50
Park Department 47
Planning Board 44
Police Department 115
Post War Planning Committee
87
Public Welfare Department
Aid to Dependent Children 22
Old Age Assistance 23
Public Welfare 21
Retirement Board 39
Safety Council 38
School Department 119
School Committee 122
Superintendent's Report 127
High School Principal
131
School Nurse 136
Expenditures
146
Sealer of Weights and Measures
34
Selectmen 18
Sewer Department
51
Shellfish Inspector
34
State Audit 88
Tax Collector
31
Town Clerk
91
·Births
91
Marriages
96
Deaths
99
Town Meeting Members
7
Town Meetings 1945
102
Town Officers
3
Treasurer
24
Debt and Interest 1946
27
Outstanding Debt 1945
25
Tax Titles
26
Trust Funds 1945 28
Tree Warden 50
Trust Fund Commissioners 30
Water Commissioners 37
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