Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-12-22
A splendid Public Library.

A Splendid Public Library.
BY vote OF the stockholders OF the West
Randolph Ladies' Library association, itl
library has been merged in the Randolph
public library.
At the annual meeting OF the association
held at the library rooms Wednesday, Dec
IA, 1899, in accordance with notices pub
lished for two weeks previous in the HhR-
AID AND NEWS, the following officers
were elected President, Mrs. Aiethea
q. Mann; vice president, Mrs. Mary K.
Mann; secretary, Mrs. f. r. Upbam; treas
urer, Mrs. A. q. Mann: executive com
mittee, Mrs A. Il. Kendrick, Mrs. e. o.
Blanchard. Mrs. 7. J. Adams, Mrs. E. p.
Flint, Mrs. {. K. Abbott
After full discussion in regard to the
affairs OF the association, and particularly
as to uniting with the Randolph public
library, the following resolution was Of
fered and unanimously Adopted
WHEREAS: The town OF Randolph has
organized and established free public
library, under an act of the legislature OF
1891, for the free use of its Inhabitants and
annually appropriates money for the main.
tenance, care and increase thereof; and
has elected trustees with power 10 receive,
manage and control any property which
shall come into the hands OF ssid town IL
brary, by gift or otherwise. and
WHEREAS; IL IS contemplated by said
act OF the legislature that other library as
sociaiions may unite with such town libra
ries, thereby nnitedly accomplishing more
than otherwise might be. and
WHEREAS The Ladies' Library associ-
alton OF this village. being DESTROYS OF do
ing all the good possible with the books
and property of this association, and wish
ing TO dispose OF 1t at this time and in such
manner as will ensure its maintenance
in / he future, and believing that uniting
IL with the town library at this time will
accomplish that purpose, therefore be IL
RESOLVED, BY the stock holders OF the
West Randolph Laoies' Library association
In annual meeting asse M bled, that all the
books and other property, except money
on hand, OF the said Ladies' Library assoc
citation are hereby united with and given
to the Randolph public library, belonging
10 the town, for the free use OF the innabi-
tants thereof"
The executive committee was author
lied and instructed to deliver the books
and other property to the trustees OF the
public library, the expense OF moving them
to be paid by the public library.
1t was unanimously voted TO extend the
thanks of the association to Mrs. Mann
for her faithful services as librarian for
seventeen years, and to present her at this
time ten dollars OF the money on hand
Voted, that the balance Of the money be
AA<In w tnI HNott0 ittAaAtf t0WHfd tnI
of new catalogue, provided
that the trustees furnish without charge a
copy of such catalogue to each legal mem
Der, In 1897, OF the Ladies' Library associ
alton.
The election OF officers Mt this meeting
was necessary on account OF several vacan-
cies In the board, otherwise no election
would have been made.
There we're twenty-five members OF the
association present or represented by prox-
les and the utmost good feeling prevailed.
By the union of these two libraries, Ran
dolph secures one of the largest and best
public libraries In the state and a larger
one than any town that has availed itself
OF the slate library act. The public library
about 900 new and carefully Sc
lected volumes. The Ladies' library has
over 500 books, most OF them standard
works In good condition. With additions
soon to be made, there will be over $500
volumes, 70 which free access is given. The
two libraries are to be merged at once in
the public library rooms in Dubois q
Gays block, but must be recatalogued and
which win take some time. so
that the books will not be issued for sew
eral weeks. There are duplicates Of some
works, but not many that ought not to be
duplicated. Miss Maud Blanchard will
to act as iibrarisn and the rooms
will be open Wednesdays and Saturdays.
as heretofore. A great deal of interest has
been evinced in the public library since II
was founded and It has been well sup
ported. Last wear the town voted 500 end
the village 800. The issue OF books has
been large. especially during the winter.
The Ladies' Library association has an
interesting history. reaching back to its
as a stock association in 1864. !
Mrs. A. e. Kendrick was the originator OF 1
The idea and the association started with /
y charter members and less then 200 vol |
umes. The library has continued all these !
years down to the present time. At times |
's membership has exceeded 100. Now il |
Is IS.
Al Its start, the library was located In r. |
8. salisbury's store. A so-calIed Farmers |
library, which was organized In 1868. was
merged into the Ladies' library two or |
'nree years latFr. For q time the books 1
we're kept BY MIS-. J. G. O. A. Bass. then 1
y Mrs. A. z. Kendriek, then from "a to |
y BY Mrs. AsrOn Fsies. then two years BY /
,trHs willard Cay. from which place they /
we're moved, In December, 1882, to Mrs. /
Micah MAINS, where they have since re- I
nsined. During these IS years, the ladies Il
rave supported the library and added to 4
g volumes. IL has been the only thing Il
y the kind In this village aside from the Il
sunday school rbrsries. That the obiect i
i so much care for 50 lonr time has now 4
zen turned over without conditions for
ne free use Of all our people speaks the i
ighest kind OF generosity in the ladies'.
q which we are ell truly grateful and