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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY
January 1, 1952
The trustees of the J. V. Fletcher Library respectfully submit their annual report for 1951, including the report of the librarian and the list of books added in 1951.
At the dedication of the new addition to the Newton Library last December, Dr. James R. Killian, Jr., President of M. I. T. titled his address Newton's best school and outlined many of the problems confronting the community library in the modern world. He noted the radical changes which have come about since the organization of the Newton Library eighty years ago. Especially he cited the "tor- rential flood of printed material that today threatens to overcome the libraries" and make book selection so difficult. "The community li- brary" he said, "can help citizens to develop a sense of standards in art and literature; can provide recreational reading; it can provide materials of value to people in their daily work and can encourage people better to understand themselves."
Westford has an unusually well selected library and the officials wish the books to be used as much as possible and that its service may reach every home in our community. It is a friendly place for there is a conversation room in the library where friends may meet each other and where lonely people may make friends. In some ways a library in a small town can provide an atmosphere which a big city library cannot.
The work of renovation in the building itself is to be continued again this year. By spring the upper floors will be redecorated and some work done in the basement. Three storm windows have helped to make the stack room more comfortable and Mr. McAvinew has a new Old English electric wax polisher with twin brushes to use on the floors. Sometime in the future we hope to install new lighting.
To carry on these repairs and the necessary work of the library and its branches the trustees ask for the following appropriation, viz .:
1. The sum of thirty-seven hundred ($3,700.00) dollars.
2. The receipts from the dog licenses in 1951.
WILLIAM C. ROUDENBUSH, Chairman WILLIAM R. TAYLOR ALICE M. HOWARD, Secretary
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FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARY FOR 1951
Salaries and Wages:
Librarian
$1,100.00
Custodian
550.00
Assistants
487.23
1
$2,137.23
Books and Periodicals :
Books
$ 661.73
Periodicals
190.20
Binding
16.15
$ 868.08
Fuel
632.88
Electricity
113.67
Building :
Water
$ 20.00
Janitor's supplies
7.29
Repairs
41.50
Book cases and storm windows
337.26
Wax polisher
64.95
$ 471.00
Other expenses :
Telephone
$ 50.73
Transportation of books
30.00
Stationery and postage
2.62
Miscellaneous
36.73
$ 120.08
$4,342.94
INCOME
Town appropriation
$3,600.00
Receipts from dog licenses
762.69
Interest from funds
.32
Receipts from fines
$4,363.01 $ 76.30
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
January 1, 1952
To the Trustees of the J. V. Fletcher Library:
For the thirty-fourth time the librarian submits her annual re- port of the work of the library for the past year.
The total circulation has again increased slightly, wholly in the adult department. Books have been taken to the schools as usual but as they also purchase many books of their own not as many are used as formerly, so the record of the children's department decreased but as long as the children do read books that is the important point. The same four groups of adult non-fiction are the most popular but in a different order. This year 497 biography were borrowed; 384 of the books listed under Useful Arts (cooking, carpentry, animal hus- bandry); 378 books of travel and 370 of Fine Arts (painting, stencil- ling, music, games) and the fifth group was Literature with 288.
This fall the librarian began to carry out a long desired plan to give talks on the use of books and the library in the schools. She visited each of the eight English classes in the Academy and three rooms in the Frost school, grades three to eight. It is hoped to continue the talks the coming year in the other schools and add to those already done by having the classes visit the library. These talks are designed to enable the pupils to understand what the li- brary can do for them, to make better use of the library and to be able to find some books for themselves, especially when the librarian is busy. More pupils have visited the library since then and time has been allowed the Academy pupils who go in buses to come there dur- ing school hours. The librarian has gone to the library a few times at 10 a. m. to accommodate pupils who could not come in the after- noon. The Frost school children come during their noon hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays as usual.
New shelves were added to the front of the stack room in Janu- ary. On those opposite the fiction side mystery and detective stories take up two sections, while the westerns are on another section. This has been very much appreciated by the readers of these books.
For those people who cannot easily come to the library but would like to borrow books the librarian wishes to call their attention to the postal rate for library books which is four cents for the first pound and one cent for each additional pound. By payment of the postage the librarian will be glad to send books to any one.
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Among the exhibits in the Frost museum case have been St. Pat- rick exhibit loaned by Mrs. W. R. Taylor with the addition of an Evacuation Day medal, merit cards and booklets of the 1860s with names of local people on them given by Mrs. Lydia Lee, cards of pressed sea weed in attractive designs mounted by Miss Grace Law- rence, formerly of Forge Village, which were given by Miss Alice M. Howard, illustrations by various artists and a Christmas exhibit.
In carrying on the work during the past year, the librarian has been aided by four assistants-Miss Mary P. Bunce, former li- brarian (1900-1918),. Miss Hazel B. Hartford, who began work in February 1950 and since last October Mary M. Smith, senior at Westford Academy. Mrs. William K. Budge, who has given such faithful service as a part time helper for several years moved from town last fall. Not only her services will be missed but also the flowers with which she so generously supplied the library.
Library Hall was used by the Tadmuck Club study group on January 16 and February 20 for discussions on the Hoover Commis- sion given by William C. Roudenbush and Morris A. Hall. The Junior Sportsmen Group met here on February 16 with a good at- tendance. The D. A. R. held their February meeting as usual at the library. The trustees of Westford Academy also used the Hall on December 8.
Lights in the front windows and a tree provided by Mr. McAvinew helped to make the library more festive during the holiday season. Books of Christmas stories, poems and customs were arranged on the table in the children's room and on the counter for adults where they were found useful.
The librarian attended the meetings of the Merrimac Valley Li- brary Association at Topsfield on May 22 and at Methuen on October 26. Miss Howard and Wm. R. Taylor, trustees, also attended. In July the librarian went to the meeting of the American Library As- sociation in Chicago.
The circulation of magazines increased over that of last year. All except current numbers may be borrowed for one week. A few changes have been made and the list for the coming year is as fol- lows:
WEEKLIES
Geographic News Bulletin Illustrated London News Life New York Times Book Review
Publishers' Weekly
Saturday Evening Post Science News Weekly
Time
News Week
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MONTHLIES
A. L. A. Booklist American
American Girl
Junior Natural History
Ladies' Home Journal
National Geographic
Natural History
Antiques Arizona Highways
Nature
Atlantic Monthly
New Hampshire Profiles
Better Homes and Gardens
Open Road
Book Review Digest
Outdoor Life
Boys' Life
Parents' Magazine
Coronet
Popular Gardening
Popular Mechanics
Popular Science Monthly
Etude Family Circle
Flying and Popular Aviation
Fortune
Good Housekeeping
Grade Teacher
Today's Health
Uncle Ray's Magazine
United Nations World
Wilson Bulletin
Woman's Day
House Beautiful
Woman's Home Companion
Instructor
Yankee
BI-MONTHLY
Delta-gram
Horn Book Popular Homecraft
SEMI-MONTHLY Library Journal
QUARTERLIES
American Heritage Old Time New England Subscription Books Bulletin
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American Home
American Photography
Jack and Jill Journal of Living
Reader's Digest
School Arts
Sport
Guide Posts
Harper's Monthly
Hobbies
Holiday
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
Cosmopolitan
Country Gentleman
PERIODICALS GIVEN, 1951
Advance Automobile Facts
Bell Telephone Quarterly Book-of-the-Month Club News Books, N. Y. Herald Tribune
Christian Register
Christian Science Monitor
Collier's (6 mon.)
Coming Events in Britain
D. A. R. Magazine
DuPont Magazine Federation Topics Food Marketing
Freeman Harvester World
Journal of Calendar Reform Life of the Soldier & Airman McCall's
Mass. Educational News Middlesex County Bulletin
National Grange Monthly New England News Letter New Yorker Our Dumb Animals Pemex Travel Club Bulletin Steel Facts
Steelways Tax Talk
This Week
From Woman's Guild From Automobile Manufacturers Association From American Tel. & Tel. Co.
From Book of the Month Club
From The Old Corner Book Store
From Woman's Guild
From Miss Mary E. Burbeck From Mrs. Wm. K. Budge
From British Travel Association
From John Robinson Chapter
From DuPont de Nemours Co. From The Tadmuck Club
From First National Stores
From Publishers
From International Harvester Organization
From World Calendar Association
From War Department
From Mrs. Morris A. Hall
From Mass. Dept. of Education
From Middlesex County Extension Service
From Westford Grange
From New England Council
From Mrs. Marden H. Seavey
From the Publishers
From Petroloes Mexicanos
From American Iron & Steel Institute From Am. Iron & Steel Institute From Mass. Federation of Tax- payers' Association From Mrs. Marden H. Seavey
NAMES OF DONORS, 1951
Boston & Maine Railroad-one volume.
Budge, Mrs. Wm. K .- 15 volumes.
Currier, Miss Edna F .- 17 volumes.
Elliott, Herford N .- nails from old Unitarian Church.
Fenton, John-one volume. Fisher, John-10 volumes.
Graves, Mrs. H. A .- 10 volumes Hall, M. A .- 2 volumes Harris, Carol-3 volumes
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Hildreth, Mrs. Henry W .- 5 volumes Lee, Mrs. Lydia S .- miniature booklets and rewards of merit.
Macmillan Company-one volume
Millet, Mrs. Nathan-photograph of old Westford house. Nabb, Rev. Herbert G .- 3 volumes.
Prowten, Wm. C .- 5 volumes.
Roudenbush, Wm. C .- one volume.
Think Magazine-one volume.
Webster, Diane-8 volumes, 2 jig-saw puzzles
Winnek, Miss Marian F .- 4 volumes.
CIRCULATION
Total circulation of bound volumes 14,285
Volumes lent at Library
12,667
Volumes lent at Graniteville
870
Volumes lent at Forge Village
55
Volumes lent at Nabnasset
197
Circulation in children's department
5,725
Volumes lent thru schools
1,122
Volumes of foreign books loaned
51
Periodicals loaned
3,356
Pamphlets and clippings loaned
139
Pictures loaned
565
Jig-saw puzzles loaned
147
Adult non-fiction books loaned
2,725
Largest monthly circulation of bound volumes, November 1,285
861
Largest daily circulation, November 20
157
Smallest daily circulation, August 2
28
ACCESSION
Volumes added by purchase
318
Volumes added by gift
36
Total number added
354
Number of books discarded
75
Number of volumes in Library
20,661
AMOUNT OF FUNDS
Legacy of Stephen S. Stone
$1,000.00
Legacy of Augustus K. Fletcher 1,000.00
Legacy of Mary M. Henarie, Laws Fund
1,000.00
Legacy of John M. Osgood
1,000.00
Legacy of Jennie Reed Wilkins
150.00
Legacy of Adeline T. Burbeck
500.00
Legacy of Albert E. Prescott
7,056.08
Legacy of William J. Burbeck
1,000.00
Legacy of Frederick A. Burbeck
1,000.00
Smallest monthly circulation, June
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REGULATIONS
The J. V. Fletcher Library is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays (legal holidays excepted) from 1:30 till 5, and from 6:30 till 9:00 P. M.
The Nabnasset deposit station at the Post Office in charge of Mrs. Edna G. Macleod is open daily.
The Forge Village deposit station at the Merry Wood Gift Shop in charge of Mrs. Francis C. Wood is open daily.
New books of fiction can be kept only one week; but there may be one renewal. All other books may be kept four weeks. Renewals may be made by telephone or by postal. Telephone number West- ford 263.
No book shall be transferred, or acknowledged as returned, un- less delivered to the librarian.
For each day that a book is kept beyond the prescribed time a fine of one cent is charged.
Borrowers finding books mutilated or defaced should report the fact to the librarian.
LIST OF BOOKS ADDED, 1951
CLASSIFIED BOOKS
Altpeter, Dorothy and others-How to make braided rugs 746.7A
Audubon, John J .- Audubon's animals 599 A1
Bailey, Liberty H .- The garden of gourds 635.93346 B
Baird, Janet H., ed .- These harvest years 612.67 BB
Barnard, Seymour-Child's garden of relatives 136.7 B1
Bender, Jas. F. and Graham, Lee-Your way to popularity and personal power 170 B8
Bevan-Brown, M .- Sources of love and fear 136.7 B2
Birdseye, Clarence F. and E. G .- Growing woodland plants 635.96 B
Boswell, James- London journal, 1762-1763 B B747
Bushakra, Mary W .- I married an Arab
915.69 B1
Butler, Jessie H .- Time to speak up
808.5 B3
Carson, Rachel L .- The sea around us 551.46 C
Chamberlain, Samuel-Old Sturbridge village 917.440 St
Chase, Mary E .- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
B R682
Child and the bishop, memorabilia of Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks B B874.2 Chippendale, Harry A .- Sails and whales 639.2 C1
Chrysler, Walter P .- Life of an American workman B C558
Cleveland, R. M. and Williamson, S. T .- The road is yours 629.209 C
Commager, Henry S .- Living ideas in America 973.08 C
Conant, James B .- Science and commonsense 507.2 C
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Cook, Beatrice G .- More fish to fry 799.12 C1 Costain, Thomas B .- The magnificent century (1216-72) 942.03 C Crocker, Betty, pseud .- Picture cook book 641.5 C
Crosby, Katharine-Blue-water men and other Cape Codders
974.49 C
Dailey, E. J .- Traplines and trails 639.1 D
Davidson, Marshall B .- Life in America, 2 vol. 973 D
Dodd, Charles H .- About the gospels
226 D
Douglas, Lloyd C .- Time to remember
B D735
Doust, Len A .- Manual on oil painting
751.4 D
Eddy, Sherwood-You will survive after death 133.9 E
Elmquist, Ruth M., ed .- Fifty years of Christmas 394.268 CE
Fairchild, F. R. and others-Elementary economics 330 F1
Fisher, Jas. T. and Hawley, L. S .- A few buttons missing B F534
Fisher, Sydney G .- The true Daniel Webster B W379.5
Ford, Corey-How to guess your age 817 F1
Forrestal, James-Diaries B F730
Fuess, Claude M. and Basford, E. S .- Unseen harvests; a treasury of teaching 371.3 F
Gilbreth, Frank B .- I'm a lucky guy B G4664.3
Gilkey, James G .- When life gets hard 248 G3
Gould, John-Neither hay nor grass 630.1 G4
Graham, Elinor-My window looks down east 917.41 G2
Graham, Frank D .- Audels new automobile guide for mechanics 629.2 G
Graves, Frank P .- Student's history of education 370.9 G
Gray, John S .- Psychology in human affairs 150.13 G1
Gunther, John-Riddle of MacArthur B M116
Hall, Peg-Early American decorating patterns 747.94 H
Henderson, J. Y .- Circus doctor 791.3 H
Hill, Ralph N .- Contrary country, chronicle of Vermont 974.3 H Hilles, Helen T .- Farm wanted 630.1 H2
Hilliard, Jan-The salt box 818 H10
Hinshaw, David-Rufus Jones, master Quaker B J794.3
Holberg, Ruth L .- Take it easy before dinner 641.5 H2
Hough, Henry B .- Singing in the morning and other essays about Martha's Vineyard 917.449 MaH
Howe, Henry F .- Salt rivers of the Massachusetts shore 974.4 H4 Hutchinson, Ruth S. and Adams, Ruth C .- Every day's a holiday 394.26 H
Johnson, Gerald W .- This American people 323.4 J
Jones, Jesse H. and Angly, Edward-Fifty billion dollars 332.31 J
Kaltenborn, Hans von-Fifty fabulous years, 1900-1950 B K147 Keith, Agnes N .- White man returns 919.11 K1
Kennedy, Marguerite W .- My home on the range B K362
130
Kugelmass, J. Alvin-Louis Braille, windows for the blind B B814 Langford, Norman F .- Fire upon the earth 270 L
Langsam, Walter C .- World since 1914 909.82 L
Lawton, George-How to be happy though young 170 L
Lewis, Charles L .- Famous old world sea fighters 923.5 L
Mabie, Janet-Heaven on earth 818 M4
McClinton, Katharine M .- Antique collecting for everyone 749.2 M3
McIlvaine, Jane S .- It happens every Thursday 071 M
Macleod, Lily-Return to life 616.994 M
Mager, N. H. and S. K .- American household encyclopedia 640 M1
Marshall, Lucile R .- Photography for teen-agers 770 M1
Marshall, Peter-Mr. Jones, meet the master 252 M
Martin, Betty, pseud .- Miracle at Carville 616.998 M
Meyer, Robert E .- Festivals, U. S. A. 394.26 M
Moody, Ralph-Man of the family B M8178.1
Morison, Samuel E .- Ropemakers of Plymouth (Cordage Co.) 677.7 M Murphy, Grace E. B .- There's always adventure B M978
Myerson, Abraham-Speaking of man 137 M
Nadon, J. M. and Gelmine, B. J .- Industrial electricity 621.3 N
Nash, B. D. and Lynde, Cornelius-A hook in leviathan 353 N
Nash, Ogden-Family reunion
817 N1
Neal, Robert M .- High green and the bark peelers, Boston and Maine railroad 656.2 N
Newhall, Nancy W., ed .- Time in New England 917.4 N1
Ogrizek, Doré, ed .- The United States 917.3 01
Orga, Irfan-Portrait of a Turkish family 915.6 0
Overton, Grace S .- Living with teeners
136.73 O
Palme, Arthur-The Berkshires through the camera 917.441 P
Papashvily, George and Helen-Thanks to Noah 636 P
Parker, Dr. George, pseud .- Guaracha trail B P240
Peattie, Donald C. and Noel R .- Cup of sky 547 P1
Pike, Royston-Round the year with the world's religions 394.264 P
Pillsbury, Dorothy L .- No high adobe
818 P7
Purcell, Wm. E .- Five minutes to twelve 170 P1
Rama Rau, Santha-East of home 915 R1
Reddall, Henry F., comp .- World's famous song's 784.8 R
Rehm, George-Twelve cows-and we're in clover 630.1 R
Roberts, Kenneth L .- Henry Gross and his dowsing rod. 133.3 R
Rogers, Matilda-A first book of tree identification 582.2 R
Schoen, Max-Man Jesus was 232.9 S1
Sims, P. H .- Money contract 795.4 S
Smith, Harry A .- People named Smith 817 S3
Stimpson, George W .- Book about American history 973 S3
Stryker, Charlotte-Time for tapioca 919.22 S
Taber, Gladys B .- Stillmeadow seasons 630.1 T1
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Teale, Edwin W .- North with the spring 574.973 T Teller, Walter M .- An island summer 917.449 MaT
Think Magazine-Diary of U. S. participation in World War II 942.54 T
Thomas, George E .- Faith can master fear 248 T3
Thomas, Lowell J., Jr .- Out of this world 915.15 T
Trevelyan, George M .- Illustrated English social history
2 vol. 914.2 T2
Twiss, Clinton-The long, long trailer 629.226 T
Underhill, V. B. and Burke, A. J .- Creating hooked rugs 746.7 U
VanPelt, J. R. and Lutkin, P. C .- Methodist Sunday School hymnal
783.9 V
Wong, Jade Snow-Fifth Chinese daughter B W872
Woodham-Smith, Cecil-Florence Nightingale B N688.1
Yates, Raymond F .- Hobby book of stencilling and brushstroke painting 747.94 Y
Zim, Herbert S .- Insects 595.7 Z
-Stars
523.8 Z
FICTION
Arkell, Reginald-Old Herbaceous A 721.2
Asch, Sholem-Moses A 812.6
Baldwin, Faith-Whole armor B 181.14
Barker, Shirley-Rivers parting
B 255.3
Bellairs, George-Death brings in the New Year
B 436.4
Bottome, Phyllis-Devil's due
B 751.7
Brand, Christianna, pseud .- Cat and mouse B 816.3
Brand, Max, pseud .- Hair-trigger kid B 817.14
Brean, Herbert-Wilders walk away
B 828.3
Brink, Carol R .- Stopover B 858.3
Bush, Christopher-Frightened mannequin B 978.2
Canning, Victor-Bird of prey C 225.2
Cannon, LeGrand-Come home at even
C 2265.3
Coatsworth, Elizabeth J .- The Enchanted, an incredible tale C 652.5
Coles, Manning, pseud .- Now or never C 694.9
Colver, Alice R .- The parson C 727.7
Conrad, Joseph-A Conrad argosy C 7538.10
Cooper, Duff-Operation heartbreak C 7762.2
Corbett, Elizabeth F .- Portrait of Isabelle
C 790.18
Cotterell, Geoffrey-Strait and narrow
C 847.2
Cumberland, Marten-Man who covered mirrors C 969.3
Davenport, Gwen-Candy for breakfast D 2471.3
Davis, Frederick C .- Lilies in her garden grew D 2613.1
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Davis, Lavinia R .- Reference to death D 2629.2 Dawson, Peter-The outlaw of Longbow D 272.4
DeLaRoche, Mazo-Renny's daughter D 3395.16
Dubois, Theodora-Fowl play D 817.5
Erdman, Loula M .- Edge of time E 665.3
Falkner, J. Meade-Moonfleet ₣ 193.2
Fenisong, Ruth-Grim rehearsal
F 333.4
Flannigan, Katherine M .- Faith of Mrs. Kelleen F 585.2
Fox, Norman A .- The phantom spur
F 793.6
Fox, Paul-Daughter of Jairus
F 7933.2
Gardner, Erle S .- Case of the cautious coquette G 226.10
Gébler, Ernest-The Plymouth adventure G 293.2
Goudge, Elizabeth-Reward of faith G 688.14
Guareschi, Giovanni-Little world of Don Camillo
G 914.2
Haycox, Ernest-By rope and lead
H 4133.9
Holland, Raymond P .- My dog Lemon
H 737.2
-Now listen, warden H 737.3
Holley, Marietta-Samantha vs. Josiah
H 738.10
Holt, Felix-The Gabriel horn
H 7574.2
Home, Michael-Grain of the wood
H 765.2
Jennings, John E .- The pepper tree
J 543.8
Kane, Harnett T .- Pathway to the stars
K 163.4
Kelly, Eleanor M .- Proud castle
K 293.3
Kennedy, Margaret-Lucy Carmichael
K 362.3
Lawrence, Josephine-Picture window
L 421.10
Lieberman, Rosalie-The man who sold Christmas
L 717.2
MacInnes, Helen-Neither five nor three
M 1518.6
Mackenzie, Compton-Monarch of the glen
M 156.5
"IacLennan, Hugh-Each man's son
M 164.3
Marquand, John P .- Melville Goodwin, U. S. A. M 357.12
Mason, F. Van Wyck-Proud new flags M 399.9
Mayo, Eleanor-October fire M 473.2
Moore, Ruth-Candlemas Bay M 824.4
Morier, James J .- Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan M 855.2
Morton, Anthony, pseud .- Blame the Baron M 890.2
Nelson, Hugh L .- Dead giveaway N 427.2
Newman, Daisy-Diligence in love N 492.3
Oppenheim, E. Phillips-The dumb gods speak O 624.39
Paul, Elliot H .- Murder on the left bank P 324.2
P 3245.2
Payne, Elizabeth S .- Easy Street
P 886.4
Queen, Ellery, pseud .- Origin of evil Q 335.9
Revell, Louisa-Silver spade
R 451.4
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Paul, Louis-Father in the family P 3455.5
Powell, Richard-Shell game
Jenkins, Sara-The lost lamp J 524.2
Ropes, Bradford and Burton, Val-Mr. Tilley takes a walk R 785.2 Sanford, Agnes M .- Oh, watchman! S 224.2
Scherf, Margaret-The green plaid pants S 326.2
Seton, Anya-Foxfire S 495.4
Sharp, Margery-Lise Lillywhite S 531.7
Shute, Nevil, pseud .- Round the bend S 5625.9
Spellman, Francis J .- The foundling S 743.2
Stanley, Fay G .- Murder leaves a ring
S 7875.2
Stevenson, Dorothy E .- Shoulder the sky
S 8474.22
Stolz, Mary-Organdy cupcakes
S 8767.2
Stone, Irving-The president's lady, Rachel and Andrew Jackson S 8787.3
Swinnerton, Frank A .- Flower for Catherine S 978.2
Tey, Josephine, pseud .- Daughter of time
T 356.5
-To love and be wise T 356.4
Thane, Elswyth-This was tomorrow T 367.9
Ullman, James R .- River of the sun
U 416.3
Walker, Mildred-Southwest corner
₩ 182.6
Walsh, Maurice-Trouble in the glen
W 226.13
Webber, Gordon-Years of Eden W 371.2
White, Nelia G .- Woman at the window W 586.8
Wouk, Herman-The Caine mutiny, novel of World War II W 938.3
BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Adams, Samuel H .- The pony express j383.4 A
Bendick, Jeanne-All around you j500 B
-How much and how many j389 B
Bianco, Pamela-Little houses far away jB 5784 1 .
Black, Mary M .- Summerfield Farm
jB 628s
Bleeker, Sonia-Apache Indians
j970.3 B1
Brewster, Benjamin, pseud .- First book of firemen
j614.84 B1
Buckley, H. M. and others-Who travels there
j614.8 B6
Buff, Mary M. and Conrad-The apple and the arrow jB 929a
Bulla, Clyde R .- Ranch for Danny jB 935r
Chaffee, Allen-Story of Hiawatha, adapted from Longfellow
j970.1 C3
Chase, Alice E .- Famous painting's j759 C Chrystie, Frances N .- First book of jokes and funny things. j793 C
Child Study Association-Read me more stories jC 536 rm
Coatsworth, Elizabeth J .- Dollar for luck jC 652d -Wishing pear jC 652w
Collin, Hedvig-Nils, the island boy jC 709n
Coombs, Charles-Young readers baseball stories jC 775y
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Cormack, Maribelle-First book of trees j582.16 C
Crocker, Constance H .- Creative carpentry j680 C Daugherty, James H .- The landing of the Pilgrims j973.22 D
De Angeli, Marguerite-Just like David jD 2845j
Dolbier, Maurice-Torten's Christmas secret j394.268 CD3
Dorian, Edith-Ask Dr. Christmas j394.268 CD4
Earle, Olive L .- State birds and flowers j598.2 E2
Eaton, Jeanette-Washington, the nation's first hero jB W318.17
- Elting, Mary-First book of nurses j610.73 E
Enright, Elizabeth-Spiderweb for two jE 603s
Farley, Walter-Island stallion's fury jF 232is
Fish, Helen D .- When the root children wake up jF 532 W
Fisher, Dorothy C .- Our independence and the constitution j973.3 F -Paul Revere and the Minute Men jB R452.4
Flory, Arthur-Where are the apples ? j634.1 F
Foster, Marian C .- Miss Flora McFlimsey and the baby New Year
jF 756mi
-Miss Flora McFlimsey's Easter bonnet jF 756m
Frost, Frances-The cat that went to college
jF 939c
Girl Scouts of U. S. A .- Hands around the world
j369.4 G1
Grant, Bruce-Cowboy encyclopedia
j917.8 G
Hall-Quest, Olga W .- How the Pilgrims came to Plymouth j973.22 H Haywood, Carolyn-Betsy and the boys jH 427bet
-Eddie and Gardenia jH 427ed
-- Primrose day jH 427pr -Two and two are four jH 427t
Hogan, Inez-Read to me about the littlest cowboy jH 714r
Hogarth, Grace A .- Lucy's league jH 715 1
Holberg, Ruth L .- Tansy for short
jH 723t
Holling, Holling C .- Minn of the Mississippi
j598.13 H
Hopkins, Lyman-Real book about baseball j796.357 H
Howard, Elizabeth-Peddler's girl jH 848p
Hylander, Clarence J .- Out of doors in winter j502 H
Jones, Alletta-Westford Juniors, Inc.
jJ 765W
Jones, Mary A .- Tell me about Jesus
j232 J
Kastner, Erich-Lisa and Lottie
jK 197 1
Kinert, Reed C .- Little helicopter
j701 K2
Kingman, Lee-Quarry adventure
jK 551q
Knight, Ruth A .- Luck of the Irish
jK 714 1
Lathrop, Dorothy P .- Let them live
j591.5 L
Lawson, Marie A .- Pocahontas and Captain John Smith j973.21 L
Leaf, Munro-Geography can be fun
j910 L1
Leeming, Joseph-Fun with string j677.7 L
Lenski, Lois-Papa Small j701 L12
-Prairie school jL 573pr
135
Lillie, Amy M .- Book of three festivals; Christmas,
Easter and Thanksgiving j394.26 L
Lockridge, Frances and Richard-The proud cat jL 8173p
Longstretch, T. Morris-Gallows Rock jL 857g
Lovelace, Maud H .- Trees kneel at Christmas j394.268 CL
McCloskey, Robert-Centerburg tales jM 128c McClung, Robert M .- Ruby throat, story of a humming-bird j598.89 M Meader, Stephen W .- Bulldozer jM 481bu
Means, Florence C .- Hetty of the Grande Deluxe jM 483h
Meek, Sterner S .- Pagan, a border patrol horse jM 494p
Meeks, Esther K .- One is the engine
j625 M
Meister, Morris-Water and air
j500 M
Meyer, Jerome S .- Picture book of weather
j551.5 M
Milhous, Katherine-The egg tree -Patrick and the golden slippers jM 644p
jM 644e
O'Brien, John S .- Royal Red jo 135ro
O'Neill, Hester-Picture story of Alaska j917.98 O
-Picture story of Norway j914.81 O
Pannell, Lucile and Cavanah, Frances-Holiday round up .. j394.26 p
Parrish, Anne-Story of Appleby Capple jP 261s
Pels, Gertrude-Easy puppets j791.5 P
Philmus, Harriett C .- Brave girls; Girl Scouts in the underground
j940.53 P
Politi, Leo-Little Leo jP 769 1
Reed, William M .- Patterns in the sky
j523.8 R
Reynolds, Quentin-The Wright brothers
jB W954.1
Rounds, Glen-Whitey and the rustlers jR 860w
Samson, Anne, ed .- Child Life story book jS 193c
Schneider, Herman-Everyday weather and how it works j551.5 S
Seymour, Alta H .- The Christmas stove jS 521c
Slobodkin, Louis-Adventures of Arab jS 634a
Speer, Robert K. and others-Backgrounds of American living j940 S1 -Living in ancient times j909 S
jB C726.3
Stohlberg, Doris, ill .- Little Dutch toyland
j914.92 S2
Tippett, James S .- Tools for Andy
j680 T
Waddell, Helen J .- Stories from Holy Writ
j220 W
White, Anne T .- Prehistoric America
j550 W1
Wilhelm, Leila M .- With scissors and paste j793 W
Williamson, Margaret-First book of birds j598.2 W1
Wright, Anna M. R .- Whirligig House jW 9463w Zaffo, George J .- Big book of real fire engines j614.84Z
Zim, Herbert S .- Golden hamsters j636.9 Z
Respectfully yours,
MAY E. DAY, Librarian.
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Sperry, Armstrong-Voyages of Christopher Columbus
INDEX TO WESTFORD TOWN REPORT
Accountant's Report 63
Annual Town Election, March 5, 1951
26
Annual Town Meeting, March 10, 1951 29
Balance Sheet 77
Births 11
Deaths 17
Jury List 43
Marriages 14
Officers of the Town of Westford
3
Reports :
Assessors' 45
Board of Health 44
Cemetery Commissioners 40
Finance Committee 79
Fire Engineers 37
Forest Warden
38
Infirmary Appraisal
54
Inspector of Animals
50
Middlesex County Extension Service
57
Moth Superintendent 61
Nashoba Associated Boards of Health 46
42
Police Department
41
Public Health Nurse
48
Public Welfare Department
51
Sealer of Weights and Measures 53
Selectmen 39
Superintendent of Streets 40
Tax Collector 59
Town Clerk's Report on Dogs
20
Treasurer 58
Tree Warden 56
Trustees of the Emily F. Fletcher Lecture Fund 62
139
Playground Committee
Special Town Meeting, June 25, 1951 36 Warrant for Annual Town Meeting 87 Westford Water Company 60
School Committee Report
Academy Program of Studies 104
Elementary School Graduates 110
Expenditures-Year 1951 105
No School Signal 120
Organization School Committee 96
Enrollment Westford Public Schools 110
Handwriting Supervisor
117
School Committee
97
School Nurse
116
School Physician
114
Superintendent
98
Supervisor of Art and Music
118
Westford Academy Graduates
111
School Calendar 120
Corps of Teachers, 1951-1952
107
J. V. Fletcher Public Library Report
Financial Report of Library 123
List of Books Added, 1951 129
Report of Librarian 124
Report of Trustees of the J. V. Fletcher Library 122
140
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