Evening star., 1921-12-05
NEEDS Of LIBRARY
PUT AT $166,0(0
Compared With $117,800
Appropriated for Current
Fiscal Year.

For the operation of the free Public
library, including the Takoma Park
pranch. total of $166,000 is asked in
tne District estimates sent to Con-
500 appropriated for the current fiscal
year. This includes the following
salaries:
Librarian. $4,000; assistant librarian
ch;er increase OF 500 submittedD, s2.7oo:
chief circulating department in-
| crease of S400 submitted). $3.50: di-
rector of children's work increase of
$3.50 submitted), s1.860; director of
reference work increase of $500 sub
increase of $500 submitted), $1,000:
supervisor of school work increase
of $500 submitted). $1,S60; librarians
secretary increase Of $500 submit
| ted. sl,Soo; Takoma Park branch
ted). sl.6S0; chief. order and acces-
sions division increase of $3.50 sub
| mitted). $1,6S0; chief. Industrial divi-
sion increase of $3.50 submitted),
, $!,6s0; reference librarian increase
of $3.50 submitted), $1,6s0: chief. cata-
logue department increase of $3.50
. submitted), $2,16G; assistant Gncrease
of $3.50 subnitted), $1.6S0; assistant
in charge of periodicals Gncrease OF
$3.50 submitted), s1,6s0; two assistants
at S1,GS0 each Gncrease of $3.50 each
submitted), $3,360; seven assistants, at
S 800 each increase of $500 each for
four and $500 each for three submit
ted. $10,5O0; two assistants, at S1,260
! each increase of $3.50 each submit
ted. s2.520; ten assistants, at $1,140
, each increase of $240 for four and
! $3.50 each for six submitted), $11, 400;
copyist increase of $3.50 submittedD,
ST. l40; classifier increase of $500
submitted). $1,000; shelf lister Gn-
crease of $3.50 submitted), I,6S0; one
cataloguer. at $1,000 increase of $240
| submitted), $1.200; three cataloguers,
at $1.140 each increase of $240 for
| one and 1850 for two submitted.
! increase of $3.50 submitted), $1,380;
stenographer and typewriter Gn-
crease of $3.50 submitted), s1,320;
thirteen attendants: At at s.l4o LAO
each eac lnsrsase inc ease o, OF o ssto ,a eafh ess
| mitted), sl4.S20: collatOr increase of
! $500 submitted). s1.140; one messen-
ger. at $500 increase of $3.50 sub
mitted), $500; three messengers, at
| sl.14o each tincrease of $420 each
| submitted), S3,420; ten pages. at $3.50
each dncrease of s240 each submit
| ted). $4,000: two janitors at s1.140
| each increase of S420 each submit
] ted). $3.50; two janitors. at $3.50 each
branch tincrease of s24O submitted),
| 5000: engineer increase of $3.50 sub
! mitted). $1,SSo: fireman increase of
, $40 submitted), $500; workman Gn-
/ crease of $500 submitted), $500; Ii
! brary guard Gncrease of $240 submit
/ ted, $3.50; two cloakroOm attendants,
at $500 each Gncrease of $240 each
/ submitted), $1,000; six charwomen. at
| $3.50 each increase of s240 each sub
mittedl. S2,SSG.
Southeast Branch Library-Libra-
rian $4,000; first assistant. S1.6o0;
! children's librarian, $1.500; assistant,
| $1,000; assistant. $1,000; page, S540;
| janitor, $500.
and temporary service, including the
| conducting of stations to public
| school buildings, at the discretion of
! the librarian increase Of $500 sub
mitted), $4,000.
! Saturday Closing Necessary.
! This sum is required to employ
F., extra assistants during vacation sea-
sons, to meet emergencies and to
, employ librarians in settlement and
! school stations now supported at
, community expense. as, for example,
at Chevy Chase: also a part-time janl-
] tor at the new Southeast branch.
i For extra services on Sundays.
holidays and Saturday half-holi-
days Gncrease of $500 submitted),
! S3,500.
/ The library has been forced to close
, past two summers. The sum asked
, for will not be sufficient to resume
! this service. but it will give increases
, which will induce competent persons
! to work on Sundays and legal holi-
days at the central library and will
! pay assistants and janitor at the
! new Southeast branch.
! For miscellaneous expenses of the
! Public Library. including the Ia
| koma Park and Southeast branch IL
! braries, for books. periodicals. news
| papers, etc. an increase of $4,000 is
recommended, bringing the estimate
! up to s17,500. This increase is re-
. ouired to secure original stocks for
| two new branches in the Southeas
and Eastern High School and to meet
arrears at the main library.
| For binding $1,000 is asked. and
| for maintenance, repairs, fuel, light
! ing, etc, $4,000. which is an increase
of $1,000.
| For repairs and improvements to
p, the buildings and equipment of the
public Library $4,000 is estimated.