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book stock and catalogues at the
new main library.
: Citing the rising cost of books and
the growing need for annual addi-
tions and requirements to stocks,
the library trustees requested an in
crease of $4,000 in the appropria-
ton fo purchase of books, periodi-
Gals, newspapers and other printed
material. The sum sought for this
purpose is $4,000, of which $50.000
would be used to provide the origi-
nal book stock for the new main
library.
Would Rec0ndition Books.
For book-binding and other per-
sonal services, the library requested
the sum of $4,000, an increase of
500, 900 over current appropriations.
The additional amount would be
used to hquidate portion of $4,000
volumes now in storage and to re-
condition book stock for the new
main building.
An estimate of S80,138 or S45,0l3
more than the present appropriation,
is included for maintenance, opera
ton. repairs, etc The increases re-
quested include S19 100 for remodel
ing and repairing the basement of
the Takoma Park Branch Library,
$500 for flag poles for five
branches; $l0,438 for maintenance
of the new central library for the
first half of l943 and S5.675 for mi
cro-filming the files of The Star
and the Post through 1918 on a s.
way cooperative basis with the news
papers and the Library of Congress.
The library said these files are es-
sential records and should be filmed
before they disintegrate.
Under present plans, the Public
Library expects to carry on about
two-thirds of the central library ser
vices at the present main building
after the first unit of the new head
quarters has started operation. When
all four units of the new building are
complete. the present central library
will be maintainend as branch
library.
Associate Librarians Asked.
Full-time permanent employees re-
quested for the new central library
include two associate librarians, 10
assistant librarians, IL Junior Ii
brarians, IL main assistants, IL as
sistant advisers, seven desk assist
ants, two head pages and 10 pages;
one registration assistant, five de-
partment clerks, one chief engineer,
four watch engineers. one electri-
clan, one foreman janitor and 13
janitors, five guards and diSpatchers,
charwomen and elevator operators.
Thirty-two additional employees
are requested to meet the growing
demands for increased services at
the present central and branch Ii
braries, and seven others are sought
for extension of hours of service at
the Chevy Chase and Woodbridge
branches. In requesting an increase
OF five employees for the catalogue de-
partment, the library trustees cited
the addition of large number of
volumes and said that department S
position today is analogous to bank
in which the number of tellers has
been doubled without compensating
increases In the bookkeeping depart
ment.
One OF the additional employees
sought is a principal readers ad-
wiser, who, the library trustees said,
is needed to organize and co-ordi-
nate the library system service to
young people of high school age
and slightly over. They said this
special service is highly developed
In 20 of the most forward look
ing libraries" of the country.
No New Branches Asked.
No request is included in the 1943
estimates for any new branch
libraries. completion of the first
unit of the new central library be-
ing considered the most important
construction item at the present
time.
The new positions requested for
the present establishment were
arranged in three priority groups in
the estimates. Here's how :hey were
classified:
Priority A-One senior cataloguer
and one typist for the catalogue de-
partment; one assistant, one COL
lector of overdue books and one
cashier for the division IN charge
of the physical care of book collec-
ton; one assistant and one aide
for the schools division; one assist
ant each at the Takoma Park and
Southeastern branches and central
library; one young peoples adviser,
and one mechanic and two janitors
for the buildings and grounds unit.
PriorityBEJunior cataloguer and
tpyist for catalogue department; as
sistant and page for schools di-
vision, assistant at Takoma Park,
editor for administration depart
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