The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-04-21
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STORY HOUR

weekly story hour is being held at
the PIERCE school Saturday mornings un-
der the direction of the library. There
have been six meetings to date, with an
average attendance of So. After the
first three meetings, separate story
hour was started for the younger chill
dren, which proved more satisfactory
arrangement. The purpose of the story
telling is not only to entertain, but to in
terest tn; boys and girls in good litera-
ture by telling them stories of the right
type, and 1t is hoped to make it part of
our regular library program during the
winter months Friends of the library
have kindly assisted in this effort by
acting as story-tellers. On February
10Th, Mrs. Thompson, State secretary
for the Y. w. C. A. entertained the
younger children with games and stories
STUDY CLUB
A club organized last year for the pur-
pose of reading and study is continuing
it's meetings at the library on Monday
evenings. The subject of study is cur
rent American history and our foreign
rela tons, using the Chautauqua book.
America among the nations, as text.
The group which is small, would well
come any new members who might be
interested in the work.
EXHIBITS
Children's Book Week was observed at
the library November 1920, by appro-
pirate exhibits of books, including fairy
tales, picture books, adventure stories
and books of information, posters espe-
cially designed for the purpose adding to
the attractiveness of the exhibit. Some
OF the beautifully illustrated editions of
chlidren's stories were loaned for the
week by the Maine Library Commission.
During the celebration of the Pilgrim
tercenrenary in December, books and
pictures, which our library owned, deal
ing with Piymoth Colony and the history
of the Pilgrims, were displayed in the
reading room.
A special up-to-date collection of
books on health and hygiene was secur-
ed from the State Library to supplement
those on our own shelves and placed in
the reading room to be consulted and
borrowed by anybody whose interest in
the subject might have been awakened
or stimulated by the recent public health
campaign in our town.
LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS
The library was represented at the fall
hiOCllhS VI tuC Library ASSOCld-
ton by the librarian 1t was voted at
that time to have hereafter an annual
State meeting, instead of two a year,
as has been the custom.
In June contribution of $50, collected
from friends of the library, was sent to
the American Library Association, our
quota for the Books for Everybody Fund,
an attempt made by the A. l.. A. to con-
tinue and extend the book service which
1t had rendered so efficiently during the
war years.
During the thirty-tbree years of its
existence the library has been fortunate
in having had but two librarians, Miss
Pond, who resigned after twenty years
OF service, and Miss Barr, who resigned
last September, after thirteen years as
librarian, to accept a position in our
State Library. There were many ex-
presslons of regret and a feeling of per-
sonal loss among all patron of the IL
hrary when Miss Barr left. The success
OF the library Is due in large measure to
her enthusiastic devotion to the library
work and the interests of the community.
l take pleasure in expressing here our
appreciation of her faithful service
MISS Owen has rendered invaluable aid
during the period of interruption and re-
adjustment attending change of librari-
ans and her work and good spirit are
most commendable. Katherine Brown,
Agnes Hill and Katherine Frost have
continued in the apprentice class and are
now able to act as substitutes, when
called upon.
My thanks are also due to Trustees
and Book Committee for their helpful
cooperation in all affairs of the library.
Respectfully submitted,
FLORENCE +. DUNTON, Librarian.