The services of the Library during the years had been extended to include Yarmouth County in addition to the Town of Yarmouth. For the past two years residents of Digby and Shelburne Counties have been given borrowing privileges when willing to pay the annual fee and so become a member of the Association. But conditions changed, prices rose and continued to rise, many books were lost in the fire of 1944 and the Library began to find itself in financial difficulties. The uncertain donations and interest from invested funds were no longer nearly enough to maintain even the services then being given and a changin world demanded expanding services rather than curtailed ones. After moving into the new building in 1963, the maintenance cost of the Library were greatly increased both in upkeep of the building and the necessity for employing a larger staff.
People do make generous donations of books and money.
However substantial money donations have come chiefly from former Yarmouthians who have moved away, prospered, and remember Yarmouth with fondness. All these gifts help but are still far from enough to enable the Library to meet its needs. The Library needs the interest and support of every citizen of the district which it serves. Written by author unknown circa 1972. Edited and excerpted in 1993.