The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-01
NORTH VILLAGE LIBRARY
Report to Association By the North Bsunins-
ton Library Trustees.


To the N. Bennington Free Library
Association, your Board OF Trus.
tees submit the following report for
the year ending March q, 'O7.
Toe trustees met Apr. 4th, 1906 shor,
ly af er the last annual association
meeting and organized by electing the
following officers: chairman, A. S.
Hathaway; Sec, G. b. yelling; I'm.
ance CON-, A. c. Matthews, W. O.
Cushman and Mrs X. A. Jones; book
committee, g. Il. yelling. Mrs H. c.
Cole and Mrs n. q. Wright.
AT this meeting plans we're fully dis.
cussed as TO the best way OF inceasing
the membership and promoting the ef-
fciency OF the organization.
We desired to secure as many new
members as possible, so xtendine the
influence OF the Library that every
citizen might feel that he or she had
personal interest In the development
Of the Library.
II would seem that at present the
officers have done about all that the
financial condition and limited quar-
ters will allow, and that 1t now rests
largely with the people as to how they
shall profit by the literary opportuni
ties which this institution affords AZ
build on the foundation which has been
so generously laid.
Other meetings we're held during the
year. one on Oct. IL, 1905 at which the
financial situation was carefully gone
over and the outlook for the year was
very encouraging.
Al an adjourned meeting held March
Is, 1907 the matter OF lire insurance
was brought up and the adyisabillty
Of increasing the Insurance on books
and furnishings was discussed.
Il seemed perfectly clear TO your
trustees that we we're not carrying
enough insurance on the property;
which has probably more than doub
led In value since the insurance was
first placed The original amount was
$500. Il was voted to increase this 10
1900, April LIST.
As In previous years the Library
has been opeu 10 the public two after
moons aud evenings each week during
the spring, autumn and winter and
once week during the summer.
The number OF persons visiting the
library has been about the same a'
las, year. Magazines kindly donated
by hiends have been we'll pa,ronlEed
and the boys are still interested 10 the
games.
There are 10 the Library al present
2iJ7 volumes; comprising history,
travel, biography, fiction, science,
etc. books adapted 10 the needs Of ali
classes and worthy the attention and
study Of old and young. 10 the selec
ton Of books 70 suit 80 many patron,
much care aud thought must be ri zen
aud your trustees desire 10 rccort
their thanks 10 the book committee u
whose painstAklng care and good
judgment, the success OF the library
Is largely due.
$50 volumes have been added durinl
the year, i51 by purchase and 2 b,
gin
The book circulation for The pas
year was s762 volumes. divided n
follows;
Total for Apr, May aud June l07a
Total for July, Aug. and Sept 80
Total for OCT, Nov. and Dec. lll
Total for Jan, Feb. add March liJlI
The total circulation still "a IL a III
tie short OF the circulation for las
year, but still ahead a 1906.
The total for the three years 10 al
fellows:
For year ending March 1906 1907 vol
For year ending March 1908 500 vol
For year ending March 1907 S562 vol
An average for The three years o.
i70p volumes.
Very little has been added ". M
furnishings OF the library this year
The ,qulpment seems 10 be nDple 10
the needs ~ Ne know them aud III
TRUSTEES are always willing 10 rccelv
suggtsilobs and recommendation
from members Of the association AsI
all Interested 10 The library that
may b. kept up N date 10 all it, ap
polntmcnts.
Respectfully submitted,
A. s. Hathaway,
Chairman Board Trustees
A. tho annual meeting held Al III
Library rooms on The evening Of We
nesday, March q. Tho foilowing OIL
or, .erc elsc,ed: president. w. O
shav; secretary. Erin A. Madison
treasurer. II. A. Jones; trustees for
years, n. =. yelling, A. 8. Hatba
way. w. @. n. CushmAn. The huan'
clal condition AZ shown by the repor
Of the treasurer vas very Satisfactory
There has been added during. The ye
$50 volumes OF this number 70 maj
BE- elasssd a. adul, fiction, - a. juv
enIlys Of ell classes, 2 Ne history, 4
AZ travel. this includes 10 vols. Bur
TO Holmes Lectures, y ~ onglneefin
this IL the set Of Modern Eogineci
ing Practise' published by The Ameri
can school Of correspoodepce as |
references work Tor lie pupih and u a