The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-05-03
LIBRARY BOARD APPOINTS
CHISHOLM LIBRARIAN

The decision of the City Council to
merge the various municipal offices
including that of librarian brought
cut an unusually large attendance
to the May meeting of the Women s
Civic Club last Saturday afternoon.
the Council having requested the
club to elect as librarian Mr. l. b.
Chisholm who had been appointed to
take charge of the central office from
which city affairs will be transacted
The salary Of the librarian has been
paid by the city past three years
but in the inter@r of economy, this
item for 500 was omitted from the
Councils budget for the coming fis-
cal year.
After a discussion. Il was decided
that the subscriptions of magazines
and the purchase of new books each
month was as much as the club could
take care of and it was decided to au-
thorize the library board of the club.
which has the appointing of the Ii
brarian, to comp with the request
of The Council AMI appoint Mr.. CHS
holm. The library board made this
appointment following the club
meeting and the corresponding sec
rotary was instructed to 50 notify
the Council. Mrs. Mason. club libra
rian for the past four years, made the
transfer of her duties to Mr.. CHS
holm Tuesday afternoon.
Growth of Library
The library was established by the
Civic Club in 1921 when about 500
| books were received from Juneau to
form a nucleus for library activities
Miss Helen Hofstad was the first Ii
brarian and she was succeeded by
her mother, Mrs Edwin Hofstad
when she accepted position else
where. Mrs. Hofstad held the office
until she became a resident of Ket-
chikan when she was succeeded by
Mrs Mason. The Civic Club paid the
salary, subscribed for magazines,
bought books. had bookcases built
and took care of the janitor work of
the building The city furnished the
building, heat and light, and when
asked about three years ago to pro-
vide the salary for the librarian,
agreed to do so. The library filled
a want and became a valued institu-
ton, the reading room making a spe-
cial appeal to men who like to spend
a quiet evening with the current
magazines. The 500 books with
which the library opened have grown
to about 5000. Many of them have
been donated. but the Civic Club has
made it rule to purchase several
new books each month and they are
eagerly awaited by the reading pub
lie.
The club will continue to care for
the magazine subscriptions and the
growth of the library and will re-
ceiYe the money paid for library
cards, Mr.. Chisholm reporting to the
club once each month Library hours
will be from to each day and the
reading room will be open evenings.
Vote of Thanks
At the meeting Saturday, Mrs. Ma
son was given vote of thanks for
faithful performance of library du-
ties and extra work which had fallen
upon her in connection with them.
New Officers
The following club officers were
elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Mrs E. H. Lyons; yice-presi-
dent. Mrs. A. E. Gurr; recording sec
rotary, Mrs. R. J. Owen; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. A. H. Wolfe, and
treasurer, Mrs. H. r. Coulter.
Library Report
Library report for April, not in
Guiding Saturday afternoon, showed
123 books and Is magazines issued
and $595 received for cards.
New Books
The following books have just been
received: Back of Beyond, Stewart
Edward White; Pressure, Margaret
Culkins Banning; The Sea Gull,
Kathleen Norris; Go-Getter, Robt.
Ames Bennett; Chivalry Peak, Irwin
Cobb Her Sons Wife, Dorothy Can
field; selwood of Sleepy Cat, Spear
man.