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Report - July 1971
The figures are in for June and an average of eight hundred books a day
circulated from the library. A new record was set of 17,367 books for the
month.
The attendance at story hours has continued especially good and even
dmring the severe thunderstorm last Wednesday we had our regular quota of kin-
dergartners at story hour.
Also, last Wednesday gun training was dismissed an hour early and one of
the boys and two other boys who met him here took the tape recorder from the
library office. This was a busy time when about one hundred folks were wait-
ing for story hour. Before it was missed, one of the parents and the three
boys returned it. Subsequently another set of parents called on the librarian
to find out what was going on. It was rewarding to find parents so interested.
A book sale of donated and disce~rded books is ~ing planned for later thiS
month, The profits we hope to use to brighten up the children's side of the
libra~vy. The Mrs. Jaycees have given the library a check for i~60.(X) for the
same purpose.
There has been no apparent activity across the alley for the parking lot.
Something must be holding it up.
In an effort to have more room for non-fiction books without installing
more shelves, the staff has moved the paperback books to a rack ~ck by the
magazines. Also, pockets and cards are being placed in the Pat~r~k books
so that votunt~ers will have less trouble checking them out.
We are of course still having problems with overdue books but we are using
a device that seems to have some effect. ~ith everyone but the librarian that
is.