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An article encouraging soliders stationed in Lawrence, Kansas to make use of the Lawrence Public Library.

The annual report for 1917. The report mentions the effect of WWI on the library, the denial of the Carnegie grant, and increasing congestion

A typewritten bio on Nellie Griswold Beatty, head librarian of the Lawrence Public Library. The bio summarizes her early life as well as her work in the library, and was evidently written before she retired in 1918.

A short article in The Salina Evening Journal announcing the marriage of long-time head librarian Nellie Griswold Beatty to Sydney Palmer, of Hutchinson, Kan. The article includes a short bio on Nellie Griswold Beatty, including her involvement with…

The annual report for 1918. The report mentions the resignation of Nellie Griswold Beatty, later Palmer, as head librarian, an influenza outbreak that lowered library circulation, and the continuing effect of WWI

An article reporting Lawrence Public Library efforts to send books overseas for American soldiers recovering in French hospitals.

The annual report for 1919. The report mentions the new arrival of Lillian J. Constant from the University of Kansas library.

The annual report for 1920. The report mentions contributions made by library board president Mrs. Henley, the illness and death of librarian Virginia Edwards, and her succession by Lillian J. Constant

The annual report for 1921. The report mentions the growing library collection and the struggle to fit all the books in the building.

The annual report for 1922. The report mentions the new children's room donated by Mrs. Henley and staff changes

A manual, compiled most likely by head librarian Lillian J. Constant, of the operations of the Lawerence Public Library. It consists of a scrapbook with sections pasted on to explain library procedures on such things as Library of Congress cards,…

The annual report for 1924. The report mentions increased circulation, a growing collection, and exensive use of reference materials.

A poem, written possibly by head librarian Lillian Constant, dedicated to Eleanor Henley, president of the Lawrence Library Board. It tells of the many ways the library needs Mrs. Henley and eagerly awaits her return to it.

The annual report for 1925. The report mentions improvements to the library, including a new coal bin, a rearrangement of the basement, and improved parking, as well as needed improvements, such as a better lighting system, additional catalog filing…

The annual report for 1926. The report mentions improvements, including a new lighting system, a new typewriter, and better parking, as well as a dire need for more space

The annual report for 1927. The report mentions how the library has fared in competition with the radio, the motor car, and the movie.

The annual report for 1928. The report mentions improvements such as additional shelving and needed improvements, including better heating and a new typewriter for the catalog department.

A typewritten draft with handwritten corrections of a history of the library and description of contemporary library policies, probably composed by head librarian Lillian J. Constant.

A short history of the library from 1865 to about 1929, written by Lillian J. Constant, head librarian of the Lawrence Public Library

The annual report for 1929. The report contains a brief history of the library, and the need for space in looking toward the future.

The annual report for 1930. The report mentions the work of the reference department and the library's role at the start of the Great Depression.

The annual report for 1931. The report mentions the library's role in the early days of the Great Depresion, the financial status of the library in troubled times, and the work of the reference department.

The annual report for 1932. The Report mentions the role of the library during the Great Depression, and the library's financial standing.

The annual report for 1933. The report mentions the rates in which certain kinds of books are read, and the effect of the Great Depression on book circulation.

The annual report for 1934. The report mentions how the library is being used by the population and the library's involvement in the Douglas County Relief Program.