HomeMy WebLinkAbout1949-11-08 MinutesMinutes of the Library Board
i November 8,1949
The regular monthly meeting of the Library Board was held at 7:00 p.m.
on November 8,1.949.Mr.MeWhorter presided.
Members present were Mr.McWhorter,Mrs.Vincenheller,Miss Vaulx,
Mrs.Swartz,Mr.Meriwether,and Mr.MeMillen.
The minutes of'the previous meeting were read and approved.
The regular and a special report of the Librarian were read and are
filed with the minutes.
In accord with the recommendation of the Librarian it was voted to
approve a subscription to the Daily Oazette,except Sunday,for the Lin-
coln School,
The Treasurer,Mrs.Vincenheller,made her monthly report.It showed a
balance in the First National Bank of $1467.62. She also read a special
report from the Librarian itemizing the amount spent on the various
classes of books to date.
Mrs.Vincenheller was appointed to attend to the matter of window
shades and windows to be fastened in the Library rooms.
Adjourned.
O.W.MeMillen,Seerstary
The follow of mo unt spent oa
ittg is a fairly accurate report amo
the various classes of books to`:datee
Adult Books from Library Funds $: 393*42
A. A. U. W. 44.66
Modern Literature Club gg*gg
Outlook Club 18egq
20th Centum Club 19.50
D.A.B. 10.60
Gift of E.B.Meriwether 5.50
(This is included because the money was given. and
deposited in the Library account. The total of the
gift was $10.00 so there is a balance of $6,60
still to be spent from this donation for books in
memory of We* Eliz, Haney Porter)
Juvenile Books 181.4
Lincoln Community Club Branch 14.66
Lincoln School 54*11
Parcel Post and Insurance 14.66
Total on Books 746.74
Magazine Subscriptions 90.68
LIBRARIANtS REPORT
To The FAIETTEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD, Nov. 8, 1949
As you will notice our circulation for October was above the 2000
mark, higher than September, but not as high as our July record of 2931.
In glancing over and comparing our circulation reports for 1948 and 1949
I noticed that we had only one month in this.year, September, with a
total circulation of less .than 2000. The total for that month was 1908,
but the same month in 1948 showed only 1602 books circulated. Our highest
and lowest daily averages last year were 92 and 62 as compared with 113
and 73 this year, which shows a decided increase in circulation.
The catalog is growing slowly, but accurately I hope, with the addition
In October of cards for 98 new books and 87 older ones. I have, almost
ready to go into the catalog, a large order of cards for books that were
revised and re -catalogued during the summer. Since those cards are not
actually in the catalog as yet I do not have an accurate count on them
and will include them in the,next report.
During the Community Chest Drive we had a display which you may.have seen
In Campbell -Bell's window. It included new books which are now on the
shelves.
Recently I visited our Lincoln Community Club Branch in the Lincoln School
and was very much disappointed to find that it has hot been used, mainly
I believe because the two women, the president and the secretary of the club,
,.vho were named by Mr. Blossom to take charge of the books, do not have the
-time and possibly not the ability to create interest. I discussed the situ-
ation with the teachers nd they are willing to help, so the three of us will
try again to get it to functioning. The next club meeting is Thursday of
next week and we hope to get something started then.
I have sent to Lincoln School 27 books, selected and requested by Miss
Stella.Iiall and the, Lincoln School principal, Miss Dawkins, at a cost of
$34.11. They were very happy over them and are looking forward to more.
I believe that leaves., with the $14.55 spent for adult books for the
branch, $151.34 of the original $200.00 allowed them. They are very anxious
to have some magazines and I am recommending that part or all of the following
requests be allowed them:
National Geographic 4.25
Junior Arts and. Activities 4.00
Childhood Education Magazine 4.50
Young American (a weekly newspaper for intermediate. pupils) 1.80
Weekly Reader( a newspaper for younger readers) 1.80
They "wished" that they could have a daily newspaper, preferably the
Gazette in order to"teach the children about happenings in their own
state". The Gazette delivered daily to the school would be $1.30 a
month, or $7.80 for six months which would include most of the balance
of the school year. I believe the teachers would make good use of it.
For Book Week, Nov. 13-19, we have some posters for display, and,some
Book Week bookmarks. I have ordered some new juvenile books which I hope
will arrive in time for Book Week. Mrs. Ethel Sure with the assistance of
some young matrons; the Junior League, I believe it as called, is going
to have story hour, dramatization of books, etcs in the Library each after-
noon next week from 4-5/