Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-02
LIBRARY REoPESs SEPT 8

| The Kate Love simpson library
will reopen Sept. 8, after being clos
ed for the summer During the Pc
Iriod Of closing numerous changes
and Improvements have taken place
| in the library. The building has
been painted inside and out, the
reading room has been redecorated
and the adult room has been newly
papered. Other changes will also be
| apparent to the public with the re-
opening.
Mrs. Dorothy r. Werner will be
in charge and has been doing in
tensive work on the book collection.
| New books will be added to the
present collection: others are being
mended and thoroughly cleaned by
help supplied by the federal. sNYA.
Volunteer help has also aided ma
terially in getting the 1spRary ready
to reopen ~ sss,@as s4 ~1t.
Each person wishing to borrow
books will be asked to regi gistery when
he comes to the library. Upon sign
ing the application be will be given.
a borrowers card which must be
presented when book is drawn out
or returned. The borrowers card
acts as a receipt for the patron.
Parents will be asked to sign cards
for children l 4 years and Younger.
Books will be charged out for the
customary period of two weeks with
the privilege of renewal Those foi'
which there is a special demand will
be charged for IA and seven days
only and may not be renewed. Such
books are labeled in the back. Books
may be reserved by patron upon
payment of five cent fee There
will be a fine of two cents day for
overdue adult books; one cent day
for overdue juvenile books. All
fees will be used to purchase new
books for the library.
The financial support of the Kate
Love Simpson library is derived
from several sources The budget
commission assesses the county ST.
700 annually. This is paid from the
intangible tax revenue. Through
state aid 81 900 is received. The
increased amount in salary necessary
for trained librarian is paid by the
M. e NJ. board of education This
amount was agreed upon by the
board Of education as being a mora
satisfactory expenditure than being
required to equip school library.
Under state law such procedure
would have been necessary to maiil-
tain the status of the school as first
class
The services of the library are ex-
tended to include the entire county,
and all people in the outlying dis
tricts are urged to avail themselves
of these services. Various sections
of the county are, upon application,
being supplied with small collec-
tions of books. Stockport will re-
ceive such a collection and also Ho-
mer-Union. These sets will be put
in charge Of a reliable person and
will remain for reasonable length
of time These books are not in
tended to give complete service to
the district to which they are as
signed The librarian at McCon-
nelsvilIe will be glad to help any
borrower with their reading prob
lens.
piled locally may be ordered from
the state library at Columbus,
through the local library The only
charge is for postage. Books may
be ordered by subject or by authcr
and title.
Under the leadership of State Lii
brarian Paul A. T. Noon. the state
library stands ready to assist in
whatever advisory capacity they
may, to aid the local library. There
is no attempt to formulate any die
tatorial policy.