The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-01-11
DORSET LIBRARY
Report of the Librarian for the Year
Ending December 81, 1916

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alize how much has been done, unles.
we stop and think carefully. Soor
after the annual meeting year ago
in response to plea made for things
needed, we received scrap baskets
from Mr. Stafford, scrap basket, desk
pad and blotters, safety ink well and
table cover from Mrs. Barbour, and a
Rayo lamp from Mrs. Peltier. Mrs.
Rochester gave us rug, and Mrs.
Musser rug and an easy chair; all Of
which have been very useful. A
microscope has been left here by DR..
Gilbert hoping the teachers would
come in with their pupils to use it,
Mrs. Grandahl has planted flowers in
front of the small room and vines on
each side of the porch, which we hope
will add much to the attractiveness of
the building. During the summer
months the table was kept supplied
with attractive magazines, most of
them given by our summer friends.
The yard back of the building has
been made into a nice smooth lawn:
metal fence has been built between
this land and that next to us; the
shed for wood and coal has been fin
ished and painted. Concrete steps
have been made at the back door. The
floors have been redressed and put in
good shape. The doors and windows
have all been screened; and yet
we are able to report ourselves en-
tirely out of debt, but it has meant
hard work for a few. An entertain
ment was given in the spring, and
during the summer there was the an
nual sale, two-thirds of which came to
us, something from the children's |
bazaar, managed by Mrs. Child. The |
proceeds from reading given by Rev.
Mr.. Macdonald, and portion of the
receipts from musical given by Miss
Harriet Holley and Mr.. Fuchs.
These entertainments, in addition to
what the library earns, and few gifts
of money, have made it possible for us
to meet these expenses. Our commit
tee have been very faithful, and some
If them have given great deal of
lime.
1t is a work that practically every
'amily in town should be interested in,
md should feel responsible for at
east one ticket, if not for themselves,
or some one who otherwise would not
lave one.
1t seems imperative that the library
hould be put on better financial .
,asis, so we need not depend so much
N entertainments and outside help for
ur running expenses. We very much .
appreciate the willingness of our
ummer friends to help us, but the
est way to show our appreciation is
" taking hold and doing the very best
We can for ourselves. Beginning in
february we opened the library four
fternoons and four evenir gs each
,eek, for the purpose of giving the
cople the opportunity of coming here
o read. We gave it three months
rial, but the response was not very
During the months of
uly and August the rooms were open 4
d from II to IL o'clock each week I
ay, for reading only.
We have had 100 names on our reg
ter against 172 last year. That num- !
er docs not include those who rent
v the week. About 80 are our own
eople, or those who are here through !
&c year. More children are taking \
ooks than formerly. We have added !
So volumes, mostly gifts. as usual, !
[rs. Musser has given us a goodly I
lumber. DR.. Herrick gave us a life 7
{ Lincoln, in ten volumes by Nicolay !
Hay. Miss Herrick ard Miss Kath I
rine White each gave us good sized I
lckage of miscellaneous books, most !
for children. Others who have Civ !
! one book or more are Mrs. Herrick, I
ISIS Goddard Miss Plummer, Mr.. lie !
vre, Mr.. w. w. Fahnestock, Mrs. w. !.
:. Fahnestock, Mrs. Liddle, Mrs. S. :
Pratt. DR.. Pearce, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. =
randall, Miss Riggs, Mrs. Daven-
,rt, Miss Julia Davenport, Mrs Geo.
-ashburn, Miss Huxley, Mr.. Dicker- V
an. We had a gift Of sl2.l0 from
C Grange. Other gifts Of money from "
iss dc Nottbeck, Mr. Aborn, Mrs q
-ane. Miss Pineo, Miss Charlotte !,
-entiss Miss Bell Gates, Mrs. Ar
ur Peck. We have discontinued thu =,
cClure Magazine, and are taking in :
) pace the Mccall Magazine and the ~ I,
outh's Companion. We subscribe o :.
magazines ir addition TO several w -
we given US regularly. The circula
IN Is increasing. We lave loane' "
$50 books. end l,sli magazines. az =
crease of between five and six hun "a
cd books. la