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8 Middle St.
Thompson, Charles E. P.
65 Center St.
Valentine, G. Winston
28 Spring St.
Vincens, Susan B.
7 Middle St.
Vining, Kenneth Rogers
41 Fort St.
51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 1 For Three Years
Baylies, Wallace B. Benson, Colby H., Jr.
26 Laurel St.
Braley, Eli G.
89 Fort St. 38 Pleasant St.
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Buckley, James B.
51 Green St.
Campbell, Elwyn G.
84 Laurel St.
Canedy, Maurice C.
69 Laurel St.
Downing, Chester M.
78 Chestnut St.
Drake, Bradley F.
18 Cottage St.
Eldredge, Wendell T.
118 Pleasant St.
Gidley, Philip T.
73 Green St.
Gifford, A. Russell
35 Main St.
Hoxie, Harold L.
50 Green St.
Hubbard, Fred A.
38 Cedar St.
Monk, Audell W., Jr.
25 Green St.
Morton, Linneaus W.
55 Main St.
Paull, Alton B.
39 Union St.
Radcliffe, Elmer M.
90 Laurel St.
For Two Years
Ames, George B.
9 Fort St.
Benson, Colby H.
89 Fort St.
Burgess, Ellsworth M.
12 Middle St.
Clark, Earl E.
46 Church St.
Copeland, Howard M.
18 Maple Ave.
Cornell, George H.
25 Laurel St.
Doran, Willis H.
61 Laurel St.
Howard, George F.
25 Laurel St.
Keith, Frederick A. Jr.
89 Green St.
Knox, Arthur R.
40 Green St.
Mitchell, Raymond M.
7 Middle St.
Nelson, Carl
48 Center St.
Sanders, Edward W.
107 Fort St.
Smith, L. Edgar
15 Coe St.
Teixeira, Manuel T.
22 James St.
Terry, Clarence B.
22 Green St.
Wilson, William K.
18 Laurel St.
For One Year
Bachman, George
56 Oak Ave.
Bennett, Kenneth E.
53 Church St.
Buffington, Arthur L.
2 Green St.
Darwin, Hans A.
65 Main St.
Foster, Rufus W.
7 Fort St.
Hanlon, James J.
33 Green St.
Hayward, Frederick J.
7 Green St.
Hirschmann, Jack B.
9 Main St.
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Moffett, Oscar T.
75 Cedar St.
Mowat, Eliot R.
62 Church St.
Noyer, Marie W.
97 Fort St.
Pierce, Warren G.
37 Laurel St.
Pope, Harry L.
16 Fort St.
Terry, Bradford C.
14 Maple Ave.
Thompson, Warren C.
71 Green St.
Veilleux, Louis A. Jr.
30 Main St.
Whittier, Cecil H.
50 Church St.
54 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 2 For Three Years
Besse, Eldred E.
36 Washington St.
Bold, Milton L.
24 Francis St.
Brenneke, Rudolf H.
169 Main St.
Delano, Milton K.
56 Walnut St.
Ellis, Leon C.
60 Elm Ave.
Fisher, Harold C.
184 Main St.
Green, James O.
21 Francis St.
Greenfield, Albert
161 Main St.
Hillman, Elsie P.
49 Walnut St.
Johnson, Marguerite A. .
179 Main St.
Marston, James H. C.
191 Main St.
Murray, Lauchlan W.
49 Walnut St.
Pierce, Harold U.
157 Chestnut St.
Ruby, Richard G.
53 Walnut St.
Selley, George A.
200 Main St.
Slater, Bertha S.
145 N. Walnut St.
Walker, Joseph A.
144 Green St.
Wilde, Webster
26 Larch Ave.
For Two Years
Baldwin, Edward G.
36 Spring St.
Barrett, Samuel C.
138 Alden Rd.
Brown, Pierce D.
35 Oxford St.
Dellecese, James A.
16 Ash St.
Dvorak, Charles
39 Huttleston Ave.
Eccleston, James
159 Green St.
Fryer, Everett T.
12 Christian St.
Hastings, Elizabeth
210 Main St.
Haydon, John E.
40 Larch Ave.
Jepson, Frank A.
110 No. William St.
Jordan, Catherine H.
155 Main St.
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Joseph, Charles
60 Linden Ave.
Marks, Tracy W.
163 Main St.
Russell, Clarence S.
22 Spring St.
Seaman, John H.
31 Lafayette St.
Spooner, Edward G.
199 Main St. (Deceased)
Wingate, William H.
232 Green St.
Xavier, August H.
1 Bridge St.
For One Year
Allen, Lillie B.
5 Lafayette St.
Cromie, Edith R.
126 Bridge St.
Darden, Hugh B. Jr.
195 Main St.
DeGraw, John B.
135 Green St.
Dunwoodie, Richard
6 Elm Ave.
Humphreys, John B.
35 Lafayette St.
Isabelle, Leo A.
165 Main St.
Long, Gilbert E.
23 Francis St.
Luther, Bradford W.
131 Laurel St.
Perry, Edward E.
63 Larch Ave.
Reed, James, Jr.
34 Linden Ave.
Rex, J. Milton
52 Massasoit Ave.
Shumway, Orsman A.
78 Washington St.
Snedden, George A.
24 Larch Ave.
Stening, Roy V.
138 Main St.
Walter, Thomas, Jr.
15 Oxford St.
Webb, Mildred E.
149 Green St.
Wing, Alfred B.
51 William St.
54 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 3 For Three Years
Avila, Frank
7 Magnolia Ave.
Begin, Joseph O.
42 Brown St.
Dana, Edith
200 Adams St.
Henshaw, James
11 Sycamore St.
Horrocks, Ernest C. Jr.
7 Wood St.
Lawton, Charles H.
86 E. Morgan St.
Meal, Lewis
22 Taber St.
Medeiros, Manuel
22 Hawthorne St.
Messier, Roger J.
13 Hedge St.
Olivera, Joseph J.
75 E. Morgan St.
Rimmer, Harold
32 Alpine Ave.
Rose, Edward F.
16 Deane St.
Stevens, Albert M.
373 Alden Rd.
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Sutcliffe, Joseph, Jr. Taylor, James B.
241 Adams St.
114 E. Morgan St.
Tripanier, Alfred J.
Tripanier, Alfred, Jr.
28 Morton St. 8 Winsor St.
Whitworth, Percy
34 Kendrick Ave.
For Two Years
Bastien, Norman C.
58 Howland Rd.
Clunie, Robert M.
1 Burgess Ave.
Dupont, Oscar A.
129 Sycamore St.
Dupuis, Oscar L.
2 Dover St.
Grindrod, William
236 Main St.
Hennessy, John F.
223 Adams St. 30 Garrison St.
Medeiros, Antone
318 Alden Rd.
Montplaisir, Eddie H.
315 Main St.
Perry, August
13 Morgan St.
Richard, Raymond
28 Dover St.
Robinson, Lawrence V.
5 West Wilding St.
Rogers, John
255 Main St.
Rogers, William
253 Main St.
Torres, Jose R.
3441% Main St.
Tripanier, Ernest
374 Main St.
Urquiola, Cecilia M.
39 Wilding St.
Urquiola, Jose V.
39 Wilding St.
For One Year
Andrew, Joseph Jr.
71 Sycamore St.
Benoit, Frank C.
8 Dover St.
Benoit, Ulric A.
6 Winsor St.
Demanche, Alfred V.
37 Hawthorn St.
Duarte, Manuel
397 Main St.
Grindrod, Hildegarde F.
236 Main St.
Hernon, William T.
42 Taber St.
Krol, Frank J.
10 Newton St.
Marsh, Walter
15 Morgan St.
Norris, Robert R.
25 Garrison St.
Pacheco, Alfred
313 Main St.
Raphael, Alfred
149 E. Coggeshall St.
Hjalmer, Ray A.
46 Hedge St.
Rezendes, Manuel
3 Hawthorne St.
Stowell, Walter
18 Taber St.
Teixeira, Lester S.
55 Hedge St.
Thumudo, Mario
8 Morgan St.
Wolan, Theodore P.
68 Harding Rd.
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Joaquim, John J.
51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 4
For Three Years
Agnalt, Theodore T.
399 Washington St.
Boroski, Louis T.
141 Pleasant St.
Blossom, Lewis F.
565 Washington St.
Burnham, Leonard A.
15 Perry St.
Cory, Bertha S.
5 Weeden Rd.
Cory, Clarence M.
5 Weeden Rd.
Delano, Allerton T.
453 Washington St.
Ewing, Frederick F.
261 New Boston Rd.
Gaspar, Germano
54 Sconticut Neck Rd.
Green, James E.
396 Sconticut Neck Rd.
Howard, Henry T.
267 New Boston Rd.
Maxfield, Charles A. Jr.
68 Akin St.
Morse, Raymond A.
62 Narragansett Blvd.
Ohnersorge, Walter
276 Washington St.
Perry, Frank
32 E. Allen St.
Pifki, Paul A.
20 Bay View Ave.
Thatcher, Charles P.
38 Rotch St.
For Two Years
Bradley, Richard H.
456 Washington St.
Bridges, Harry D. Jr.
295 Sconticut Neck Rd.
Bryant, Victor A.
41 Rotch St.
Couture, Noel B.
194 New Boston Rd.
Darling, Edgar William
25 Bay View Ave.
Darling, Edward Winfred
212 Washington St.
Gifford, Harold A.
26 Bay View Ave.
Gonsalves, Albert M.
145 Washington St.
Govoni, Carl J.
140 Sconticut Neck Rd.
Hathaway, Malcolm R.
231 Sconticut Neck Rd.
Lomax, Irving B.
394 Sconticut Neck Rd.
Mello, Joseph G.
194 Huttleston Ave.
Richmond, Dorothy M.
362 Sconticut Neck Rd.
Rogers, Harry
99 Bridge St.
Wyss, Robert C.
237 Sconticut Neck Rd.
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For One Year
Austin, Reuben A.
544 Washington St.
Barcellos, Frank
459 Bridge St.
Brennan, William C.
74 Raymond St.
Chartier, George J.
2 Bay View Ave.
Darling, Arthur W.
212 Washington St.
Fisher, Milton O.
105 Pleasant St.
Folger, Frank S.
83 Spring St.
Howard, William E.
5 Mill Rd.
Koczwara, Casmir J.
20 Bay View Ave.
LeBlanc, Charles I.
6 Bay View Ave.
Mckenzie, Elmira D.
346 Sconticut Neck Rd.
Mckenzie, Joseph H.
346 Sconticut Neck Rd.
Pifka, Alexander
20 Bay View Ave.
Perry, Frank E.
54 Rotch St.
Radcliffe, Charles Jr.
33 Mulberry St.
Raulins, Kenneth R.
79 Akin St.
Souza, Charles E.
121 Center St.
Van der Pol, Marinus
757 Washington St.
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JEWS REPORT
your Own use Reflects
Library I nterest Bringing Results
Actually Rewarding yourself
Your Library's Trustees
THE TRUSTEES OF THE MILLICENT LIBRARY
Henry Rogers Benjamin
Mrs. Lothrop Hedge
Eldred E. Besse
George B. Luther
Morris R. Brownell
Mrs. James H. C. Marston
Elwyn G. Campbell
Charles Mitchell
Miss Edith Dana
Harry L. Pope
Lord Fairhaven George A. Greene
Miss Mabel L. Potter Thomas A. Tripp
* Miss Anna B. Trowbridge Walter A. Silveira (Chairman, Board of Selectmen)
OFFICERS 1949-1950 Lord Fairhaven, President Eldred E. Besse, Vice-President George A. Greene, Treasurer Avis M. Pillsbury, Secretary
STANDING COMMITTEES 1949-1950
Miss Edith Dana
Book Committee Lord Fairhaven, Chairman Mrs. Hedge Mr. Pope *Miss Trowbridge
Finance Committee Mr. Greene, Chairman
Mr. Benjamin Mr. Campbell Mr. Luther
Mr. Mitchell
Mr. Silveira House Committec Mr. T. A. Tripp, Chairman
Mr. Besse
Mr. Brownell Mrs. Marston Miss Potter
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. Lizzie F. Nye 1893-1919
Edmund Anthony, Jr.
1902
Mrs. Eliza C. Pease
1919-1943
Mrs. Sarah H. Anthony
1893-1912
Henry H. Rogers 1893-1909
Mr. Lyman C. Bauldry
1913-1939
Henry H. Rogers, Jr. 1909-1935
William E. Benjamin 1893-1940
Don C. Stevens
1893-1901
Edward L. Besse 1893-1947
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. Mary B. Winsor 1893-1921
Officers and Committees appointed biennially. * Passed away, January 24, 1950
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Your Library's Staff
DECEMBER 31, 1949
LIBRARIAN Avis M. Pillsbury
ASSISTANTS
Ruth Barnes (Clerical and Circulation)
Mona W. Staples (Circulation)
Alice Lee Wheatley (Circulation and School Work)
PART-TIME
Agnes F. Hewitt
Mary A. Sale
STUDENT Rita Silva Patricia Sisson Marion M. Smith
JANITOR Arthur Boucher
IN CHARGE, OXFORD BRANCH Albin S. Silva
RESIGNED DURING 1949
Ethel D. Griffin
General Assistant
Diane Herrick Clerical Assistant
Josephine S. Levering Cataloger
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YOUR LIBRARY IN 1949
This NEWS REPORT, in which your librarian has outlined the accomplishments of 1949, is for you.
It is for you who are residents of the town.
It is for you whom, in the community at large, the library serves.
It is the librarian's accounting to the Board of Trustees, whose interest is vital and by whom policies are de- termined.
In a large sense, it is YOUR STORY, for the plot would have been uninteresting without your understanding, your support, your borrowing, your ideas, your suggestions, your gifts, your friendliness, and your encouragement.
The Millicent Library is YOUR LIBRARY. It is a part of the very fibre of this town. For it, the past few years have been critical ones. Library funds, at low ebb, were unequal to stretch to meet adequately the 1945, 1946, 1947 and 1948 demands. From the Board of Trustees, con- cerned about the library's position in the community, went out two letters, one late in 1948, the other early in 1949, explaining our position to the Town Meeting members. An article was placed in the warrant for the 1949 annual Town Meeting. The result was an expression of faith in the library's value, as made evident by the unanimous vote approving an appropriation of $11,882 to supplement the library's fixed endowment, which happily, still goes a long way toward reducing the normal expenses necessary to support a good library.
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WITH YOUR DOLLARS
We have been able to buy more books-to replace some badly needed ones for use in the collections sent to the schools.
We have been able to rebind more of the worn, yet worth- while books.
We have been able to make a start on much needed repairs. without which the condition of the library would have become more and more shabby.
It is with a spirit of gratitude that we go forward rather than backward,-that we endeavor to keep the library up to its former standard and to find new methods to render more efficient service.
YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SPOKESMAN IS:
The Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, as appointed from time to time.
By vote of the Library Trustees, a new section was added to Article 1 of the Library By-Laws, reading as follows: "Whenever and so long as the Town of Fairhaven appropriates money toward the support of the Millicent Library Corporation, the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen shall be ex-officio a member of the Board of Trustees."
The Millicent Library is now yours in every sense of the word. It is yours by gift. It is yours by the contri- bution of your money to help support it. It is yours by town representation. It alone, among the town's institu- tions, is equipped to serve not only the educational needs of those of tender years, but also of those for whom school days are long past.
YOUR LIBRARY IS MORE than mere stacks of books.
It stands for not only free borrowing, but also for friendly service,-for access to all kinds of educational and recreational material (newspapers, magazines, pic- tures, pamphlets, and stereoscopes) -it stands for personal attention given to your children, providing them with the best in literature, guiding them in reading to help form character and to develop talents-it stands for a helping hand in community affairs-for reference aid with assist- ants willing whenever necessary to "dig out" from "hot-off- the-press" books, or from musty ones, information you may desire.
The librarian urges you to read the following Classified Section of activities for 1949.
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CLASSIFIED SECTION
ALL YOURS
Are you smart ? You are if you are numbered among the following who took advantage of their library's fa- cilities in 1949 :
2,799 held cards good for 3 years 922 registered during year 442 of these, new borrowers (47%) Of Total
1,945 adult (70%)
834 juvenile (30%)
170 Oxford Branch patrons (6.11%)
230 non-resident patrons (8.27%)
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It's worthwhile to join the ranks.
We offer a recently printed section of the 1948 annual report to new bor- rowers. This, with an illustrated floor plan, is intended to acquaint new patrons with the library.
Congratulations-if you didn't receive any overdues ! As a helpful reminder to patrons, 3,283 postal overdue notices were mailed, an average of 11 each day the library was open.
Not at home ?- Well, then, we phoned again and again and again, maybe, until we reached you to tell you that a book you had asked for was available. 744 such notices were given by phone or postal.
We invite you to make use of this absolutely free service.
Lost, strayed or hidden! If you lost your card, you were just one of 63 others. Replacement cards may be obtained for a cost charge of 10c, and a delay long enough for us to obtain the necessary metal unit.
Take 'em along! Whether you go on a much needed vacation or a short sunimer rest, you may find a few hours for leisure reading. During the summer we issued 66 books to be ยท tucked into vacation suitcases. There's a long-time loan privilege worth in- quiring into.
Give us a chance. If we don't have the book you wish, perhaps we can get what you want if you'll give us time. For a small charge to cover postage, we'll try to borrow the book from another library on Inter-Library Loan charge-a courtesy service be- tween libraries. We've accommodated in this way during the past year several people, among them a student, a doctor, and a teacher.
Good news! Adopted in July, a new rule permits adult patrons to borrow at one time two 7-day magazines and any reasonable number of books, fic- tion or non-fiction. The only limi- tation is that only one 7-day fiction shall be taken at a time.
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For men only! You have priority on the technical books. We think we have added some this year that will be of real interest. Perhaps they will help you increase your job knowledge, will give instructions for building a boat, for repairing your roof, for build- ing a cupboard for the "missus." Why not give them a "look-over?"
Puzzled? Try the library's reference service ! It's amazing what facts a librarian can "dig up." The librarian is no more likely than you to know the answer, but is very likely to know where to find it.
Phone 2-5342
We'd like to, but-We have a rule that, in fairness to all borrowers, does not permit us to charge books without a card. We will, however, accept them for return without your card and give you proper credit. 728 such books were returned in 1949.
$$$ CASH VALUES $$$
Don't lose out! Book borrowing from your library saves money. You'll be surprised if you will check what
the cost would be if you bought each book or magazine borrowed. For 1949 a rough estimate places it at about $50 a year per borrower, for the average of between 23 and 24 books borrowed by each patron.
There is no budget too small to include books. They are free at your library.
A bag o' tales. That's ahead for you if you keep your eye on the Book-of- the-week table, where new attractive books are displayed. 71 books were requested 138 times.
No doubt about it! People are reading more! The increase is not spectacular, but it is definite. It would seem that the tide has turned-that people are really interested in returning to old reading habits.
The gain was : 5.4% (3,391 more books circulated than in 1948)
10.5% (6,284 more than in 1947) Of this gain the proportion in 1949 was : 45.5% adult ; 54.9% juvenile
We're puzzled, but we like it! There was an increase of juvenile borrowing at the Oxford Branch of 92%.
But-hush! What happened to the adults ? They borrowed 26% less than in 1948.
The over-all net gain was 9%.
Our travelling collections. 83 books to the King's Daughters Home and 65 to Our Lady's Haven cheered these elder- ly people with a bit of reading matter.
8 miles of books! Yes, that is what were borrowed in 1949. Laid end to end, they would reach about half way to Fall River, or, end on end, they would have overtopped Mt. Washing- ton about eight times.
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You took your pick the following illustration tells what choice you made.
ETude
Periodicals
LIFE
Pamphlet-
10
Philosophy
Religion
600
Sociology
1402
1066
Language
993
Science
2346
Useful Arts
1794
Fine Arts
2117
Literature
1 064
History
1944
Travel
2034
Biography
iction (44,725
Noticeable gains in reading over 1948 were in the following classes : 27% Religion
20% Science
27% Useful arts 19% Magazines
The total non-fiction gain was 71/2%. Fiction increased by 4.4%.
Total circulation was 66,041.
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OUR STOCK IN TRADE
You can't find a book to read ? Um-mm ! Your library now has 44,858 books.
1,817 were accessioned in 1949-30% more than were added in 1948.
This is where part of your dollars went. Books were badly needed for class- room libraries. You have no idea, probably, how fast the 6, 7, 8, and 9 year olders wear out books. The reasons :
1. They are read many times more, and we have no complaint about that. Children feel the pride of accomplish- ment when they learn to read and often seek books without urging. This is the beginning of a reading habit which should be encouraged.
2. Books for little tots very often have fragile bindings, which shortens their life.
Are you up to the minute ? The library subscribes to, and receives by gift, 139 different magazines, plus 8 newspapers.
Usually (excepting Wednesday morn- ings in summer when the children meet for Story Hour) the latest issues may be "read in peace" in our Read- ing Room.
How do you like them? Transparent bookcovers, revealing eye-catching jackets, give a truly new look to many books. Starting with an experimental order in March, they seem to be prov- ing popular with our patrons and a money saver in preserving the fresh appearance of the books covered.
Abnormal is the word to apply to our bookspending picture. Normally, a much larger proportion is spent for adult books. This year, we were almost in distress for new juvenile titles and replacements for the lower grades, the ordering long delayed because of lack of funds. We spent as follows :
57.5% Adult books 41.3% Juvenile books 1.2% Postage charges
Spic - and - spandy new ! Books and more books ! 1,617 were catalogued and made ready for circulation.
873 were for adults, 744 for children. Of the latter, almost 43% were replace- ment titles.
To the Duplicate Pay collection were added 59 books.
Longer life! At least 525 books were set aside and mended carefully. This is a time-consuming but necessary work. 169 books and 2 magazines were re- bound.
-FROM TOTS TO TEENS
We broke the record: The library was like a bee-hive. Every Wednesday morning all summer long from 9 to 11 A.M.
Story
Hours
Fager energetic children came in swarms TO HEAR STORIES They love them. No publicity is needed.
We've outgrown our space, and the Trustees Room, used because it ac- commodates the group better than does the Children's Room, almost bursts at the seams when we pack in children and more children.
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264 children came on June 29th, the opening day. 182 children came on August 31, the closing day. The average: 173 on each of the 10 mornings or between 85 and 86 in each of the groups.
The school bus brought to the first session children, 456 strong, from the north section of town and to the second one 506 children from the East and Sconticut Neck areas. 759 children from the center came to whichever group they chose.
We take off our hats to willing vol- unteers-people of talent who gave of their time to fascinate the children with their story telling-and heartily thank :
Miss Beatrice C. Mosgrove
Miss Pauline A. Pifko and Miss Barbara Kelly, who combined their programs
Mrs. Harold E. Kerwin
Mrs. Herman Schwartz
Mrs. Harold B. Dutton
Mrs. Herbert L. Barstow and two of her Troop 2 Girl Scouts, Sally Kingston and Barbara Reeves, who at the final session of the summer gave a puppet show which was a grand finale.
Mrs. J. Milton Rex, who held the rapt attention of 110 youngsters at the Book Week Story Hour on November 20th.
Let's go fishin'! This is exactly what the children did do to earn their credits in the Summer Reading Club. as they clustered about the flashing lighthouse and threw in their lines to get their big catch. Although the take" was any book suitable to the age and grade of the angler, many were choosy, spurning a travel fish of 8 1bs. when they could catch a bio- graphical fish of 15 1bs. As for the measly 1 1b. fiction fish, a few children just left them alone.
However, most children read a good variety and the catch was 1,734 lbs. (365 books).
53 anglers were divided in grade inter- est thus :
Grades 4 and 5 12 each Grade 9
Grades 2 and 6 6
Grade 7 5
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Grade 8
3
In recognition of good reading, the top awards were books donated by The New England News Company. During Book Week, as a surprise, the several recipients discovered their names in the library exhibit case. From this group were several who helped serve at the annual Book Week Tea, as an additional honor. Attractive book marks made by Mrs. Mona W. Staples, one of our staff members, were given to all those holding either first, second, or honorable mention places.
The work with the children is not to be measured by records. But there is every evidence to believe that the children of Fairhaven know and love their library. We can't do too much for them. In them lies the future of our town.
It's a heap o'fun! This is the attitude of the average seventh grader who comes to the library each spring, from
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the Rogers, Tripp, Anthony and Ox- ford schools for the series of lessons of practical value to them just before entering junior high school. It is amazing how well these students learn to use the catalog and to find books. To the Oxford class, in both 1948 and 1949, went the honors for. the highest class average.
Switching about. This is just what is happening to the classroom library collections as we thoroughly revise the procedure in order to simplify routine, to include better books and to give better service. Books, to form a permanent collection are being taken from the regular collection. 1,234 of such have been listed, marked and staniped for the deposit, a little over 10% being shiny new books. More will be added yearly.
In the late winter and early fall of 1949, changes of collections were made, total- ling 68 in all for 1949, with a turnover of 2,047 books, the average being about 30 books to a set. Teachers' records never show complete usage, but the recorded use shows 7,172 circulations. Miss Alice Lee Wheatley, who came in July from her home town in Missis- sippi to join our staff, is in charge of this work. (If you smile when she says "Yes ma'am" to you, she won't mind a bit. In fact, once in a while we suspect the children of trying to make her say it).
"A habit, sir."-Reversing an English schoolboy's definition of breaking a H-A-B-I-T, your librarian suggests to parents that they start with the "IT" (a book suitable for the child). With another letter (another book) make a
"BIT" of a habit. Using still another, there is still "A-BIT." With the final letter (more and more books) a "HABIT" is formed which is the most desirable thing we can do to form a love for reading.
This is our aim in placing books in the schools.
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