5 25 1555 https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/b2a745845c7ac3492edc705bc243e2a9.pdf fb7ecd75373e144b6a34fd3856e5f8a8 PDF Text Text ������ Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Report 1956 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Free Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1956. Includes expansion of the physical plant, book stock, circulation, and changes in registration. Report also mentions the growth of the library collection and the necessity of hiring more staff to continue with the minimum service. Miss Bessie Daum retired from the children's department. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fox, LeRoy Barr, Harold G. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annual Reports of the Lawrence Free Public Library 1916-1961 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/6f572ed7b739467d2bac80ea332bb72b.pdf 683090830087ef15c72436cea9bf3610 PDF Text Text ���� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Report 1957 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Free Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1957. Includes book stock, circulation, and registration. The library started to provide magazines for patrons. The report mentions the growth of Lawrence and University of Kansas population and the necessity to work on the south end of the building. The library also planned to purchase a bookmobile to use as playground service. Edward A. Howard replaces Mr. LeRoy Fox as head librarian. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Howard, Edward A. Ewing, A. B. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1957 Lawrence (Kan.) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPLAnnualReport1957 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Report 1959 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Free Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1959. Includes book stock, expenses, circulation, and registration. The report includes a preoccupation with the dropping in circulation numbers since 1955 and a possible plan to increase it. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Howard, Edward A. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1959 Lawrence (Kan.) 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Report 1960 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Free Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1960. Improvements in the physical plant made the library more comfortable for patrons and the circulation number went up. Plans were made to experiment with the bookmobile services for two years in Douglas County. The report includes circulation, registration, funds, and book stock. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Howard, Edward A. Ewing, A. B. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960 Lawrence (Kan.) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPLAnnualReport1960 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annual Reports of the Lawrence Free Public Library 1916-1961 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960 https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/34fb40b7dd72cfef96ab2f6cb0461448.pdf 7906d6422889b189b9fa5ad4defbd2ad PDF Text Text ��������� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Report 1961 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Free Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1961. The report mentions the rapid growth of Lawrence's population and physical improvements in the building. Funds, registration, circulation, and preoccupations for the physical space are mentioned. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Howard, Edward A. Ewing, A. B. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1961 Lawrence (Kan.) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPLAnnualReport1961 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annual Reports of the Lawrence Free Public Library 1916-1961 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1961 https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/cc9cc4c9eef76057f93875482379281d.pdf c03901270da9d6ce265e786df56373e0 PDF Text Text 67 13 ' Annual Report 1962 �\ \ • LAWRENCE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Lawrence, Kansas ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1962 To the Board of Directors of the Lawrence Free Public Library: Ladies and Gentlemen: It is a pleasure to submit to you the fifty-eighth annual report for the year ending December 31, 1962. The library has been open for reading and circulation of books for 304 days, eleven hours on week days and eight hours on Saturdays, closing Sundays, eight holidays and one day for Kansas Library Association's annual meeting • • CIRCUlATION • Adult Juvenile Total 111,788 148,419 260,207 • Total This circulation total represents an increase of 5,160 volumes over 1961 • • In addition to books there were 12,781 phonograph records and 6,328 periodicals lent for home use. REGISTRATION • December 31, 1961 Added Withdrm..~ December 31, 1962 Adult Juvenile Total 8,ooa 3,069 2,719 8,358 3,423 773 390 3,806 11,431 3,842 3,109 12,164 BOOK STOCK December 31, 1961 Added Total Withdrawn Ikcember 31, 1962 •• Adult Juvenile Total 35,337 2,441 37.778 2,874 34,904 16,347 2,335 18,682 871 17,811 51,684 4, 776 56,460 3, 745 52,715 • �. . ,. To the Board of Directors: The year in review. During 1962 the Public Library continued to experience a steady growth in use with the total circulation reaching a new high of 279,316 units. The 5,160 gain in adult book circulation is very gratifying. The library has the largest number of registered patrons in its history, and a growing • service to county patrons is indic~ted by the two hundred paid registrations • • The book collections of both departments continue to improve with the • addition of 2,441 new volumes in the adult department and 2,335 new volumes in the childrens department. Continuous weeding, replacement, binding, and mending have greatly improved the appearance of the books. • Special attention h35 been given the reference books of the adult departmen t. Uew cd i tions of standard works have been purchased and add i tiona made where material was needed with the aim of increasing the reference service of the library. Due to the acute shortage of shelving in the adult departcent, the whole book collection l-7a9 shifted during the summer. t aken to the balcony. Books rarely used were The entire art collection was moved to the ref- erence room freeing stack space for t~e ever growing fiction and non fiction se c tion3 • t•Je a 'l preciate the fine ,.,ork of our pages on this project • • • �• # • • The total number of overdue books has substantially decreased with the revision of section 13:44 of the Code of the City of Lawrence and its subsequent enforcement. However, the cost of retrieving overdue books is high both in staff time and money (postage, stationery, etc.) and there is the question of unpaid fines. These problems still remain. Two professional staff members, Ur. Edward Howard, Director, and Nis3 Thelma Baker, Head of Adult Services, left the library during 1962. professional assistants te~inated their emplo1~ent fessional positions were filled during the year. also. Four non Five non pro- The part time position in the childrcns department was made full time giving much needed assistance there. ~~. Ivan Bowers retired after long service as janitor and we now have Mr. James Anthony in this position. The library was without a Director for eight months, and without a Head of and one half months. .~ult Services for seven The fine record for the year was possible only through the splended cooperation and efforts of each member of the staff. Physical improvements consisting of staff parking space east of the building, a hand rail on the steps leading •to the north parking area, reseeding of the lawn ~d some new planting have been made. The last three were done with the aid of the City Parl~s Department to whom we are grateful. A disem- barking strip extending completely across the south front has been promised by the city. This will be most convenient for patrons and will improve the appearance of the library. �~tie are constantly trying to achieve the standards set by the American Library Association. advisory se rvices. our first goal. the boo~obile, coming year. Our most pressing need is the strengthening of Improving these, especially for the young adult, io The perennial problems of space, building repair, heating, etc. remain to be solved in whole, or in part, during the However, with the coming of Mr. Wayne Hayo as Director of the library in 1963, a good year is anticipated for the patrons, for the library, for the Board of Directors and for the staff. t.fe remain eratefu 1 to each of you for your understanding and support. Respectfully submitted, Mrs. J.U. Osma Acting Librarian • • • • �\ To the Honornble Board of Directors of the Lawrence Free Public Library. I have the honor to report the following receipts nnd disbursements for the year ending December 31, 1962. Balance Maintenance Fund $ Desk Collections H. Perkins ~morial Fund 874.05 Receipts_ Warrants Balance $69,385.96 $68,202.39 $2,057.62 1,591.30 5,102.39 34.98 41.82 4,130.01 1 2 2,563.68 L. Virginia s. Edwards t-iemorial Fund 76.80 • 8.oo 30.50 106.13 318.90 Hay Moore Hemorial Fund 32.50 65.00 Jane Helch Memorial Fund 74.01 30.50 74.51 30.00 33.23 1.00 32.23 Gurdeon Grovenor Nemorial Fund Adult Gift Fund ~1tstanding 143.48 2,720.97 75,116.80 281.55 97.50 108.50 108.50 Juvenile Gift Fund All Funds 38.50 72,551.39 5,286.38 Book and Record orders for 1962 (. lou tstanding orders to 1,183.57 come from Naintenance 2outatnnding orders to come from Desk Collections 452.43 This will leave a balance in Haintenance of $874.05. and a balance in Desk Collections of $2,111.25. 3,650.38 Net Balance available in all funds for 1963 Mrs. A. B. Ewing Treasurer • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library for the Year Ending December 31, 1962 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Free Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Fifty-eighth annual report of the Lawrence Free Public Library, year of 1962. It mentions some improvements in the building like staff parking spaces and the necessity to expand the adult shelves. Thelma Baker, head of adult services, and Edward Howard, Library director, left the library during 1962. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Osma, Hellen Ewing, A. B. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1962 Lawrence (Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1962-12-31 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPLAnnualReport1962 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library 1962-1972 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries--Kansas--Douglas County. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/5e481073180199aa3b9457dc34f06a30.pdf 53815c9ae8ee5b2e2f2ed3994e5853d0 PDF Text Text Annual Report 1963 �LA~·JRENCE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Report To The Board Of Dir·ectors For 1963 To the Board of Directors: This year the annual report ls divided into two parts - an illu~ tra ted brochure for general dlstrlbution and this report to the Board detailing financial and administrative data for 1963 . ' The year 1963 was successful in several ways . T1ost noticeable was the increase in use o~ ne~rly all areas of the library . As statistics in the brochure sect~on 1ndicate , book circul~tion increased by 20 , 949 and circulation of all materials was up 25 , 674 . Several fnctors accounted for this increase . Among them were : 1 - Population increase . This generally produces an increase in registration and circulatlon . 2 - Increased efforts to obtain new registr.atlons . Over 400 l etters went out to new residents inviting them to use the libr1ry . Since all were adults , and presumably heads of families , probably over 1200 were reached by these letters . 3 - Fine support was given by the newspapers and radio station in helping the library publicize its facilities . 4 - Increased use of booklists , book displays , more convenient classification of lp records and inclusion of paperback books . Late in 1963 the circulation system was changed to provide more control over the routines of checking out and retrie ving books . All materials are no~ due on ThurJdays . A side effect of this change was to provide an increase in circulation, or so it would seem from a very limited observation . This change to a once-a- week due date is the first step in a more complete overhaul of the circulation system. A consideration at this time is in the area of an edge - punched card . Such a procedure Hould not only cut down on routine work but clear up the bottleneck f~om returned books during busy periods . Another innovation late in 1963 was the use of pre - printed post cards for first notices £or overdue books . This han saved much staff time and allowed workers to spend more of their time uorking \.Jith patrons . The library waz fort~~ate in finding a head for the adult department Miss Emily Hartman vras hired as of_S~ptamb~r 16 : Both tho Childronr s Librarian , f·1iss Koehler , and the Ass1s 'Ga!'l t L:tbrar:tan , !~s. Osma hav~ done a fine job this past year , not only in their respec tive depa;tments , but in tneir viillingness to help . t~e new Libr~rian in fam:liarizing himself with the l ibrary . In add1t1on , epprec:tation is expressed for the loyal help our bookkeeper , r·1rs . ':leeks has offered in the last year . l 1te last year . Physical n1ture. replaced proposed changes in the building were for th~ most part o~ a . repalr A portion of the walk on the east s1de of the b~~ld:tng was and both the front a nd the back steps we~e repalrcd . A double - tiered stacking of books on the f:trst floor was aban- �-2- don it \.Jos found the present staclcs would not bear the load .. by wh"lC h sea t•~ng can be increased has yet to be found . ed when mo ~bod l. A ore room is ?eflni tely. needed. As the number of library users grot-rs, it is increas1ngly dlff1cult to find seating f'or them . Space for books is olso becmning scarce, yet our collection increases at the rate of approximately three ~housand a year . In addition , as use increases , ~ore trained sbaff w1ll be needed to properly help patrons . A plan which has yet to be realized is the separation of a reference desk from the circulation desk . Ideally, such a reference desk should be staffed by a professional at all times when tho library is open . several plans are in process for the now year , including continuation of simplified methods of circulation , a more efficient charging system and numerous booklists on various subjects t-Jhich will be available at selected distribution points throughout the city . All appearances indicate that 1964 will see even more use of library facilities than did the past year . Hayne I1ayo , Librarian . Circulation ... l951-1963 BOOKS RECORDS PERIODICALS TOTAL UNITS REGISTERED BORROv/ERS 4,983 1951:. 109 , 296 .. .. . .. • • • • • • • • ••• 109,296 1952: 105,842 •• • •• • •• • • • • • • • • •• • 105,842 5 , 682 1953: 113 , 44 7 •• • • • • • • • • • • • 113 ,44 7 6,093 1954: 126,367 3 , 364 ••••••••••• 130,731 6 , 612 1955: 141,329 4 , 294 •• 145,623 6 , 872 1956: 160,126 7 ,115 3,400 170,641 7 , 689 1957: 184 , 025 9 ,411 4 ,566 198,002 8 , 281 ~ • • •• •• • • • • • • • • • , ' 1958: 206, 566 10,341 6,244 223 ,151 9,702 1959: ??1, 613 7 , 769 5 ,474 234 , 856 9 ,732 1960: 230 , 167 9 , 651 7,001 2L~6 , 819 10,937 1961 : 255 , 047 12,288 6, 838 274 ,173 11,431 1962~ 260 , 207 12,781 6 , 328 279 ,316 12,164 1963: 201 , 156 14, 434 9 ,400 JOL~,990 13,781 I �I BUDGET SURVEY FOR 1963 Budgeted 1963 Spent 1963 Salaries : Full time . .. . .... ........ . ...... . Part time . .......... . ........... . To tal Sa1arie s for ' 63 .••... . ...• Library 11aintenance : Books . . .......... · .... · . · .....•.. Refunds & special orders .. . .••• Special funds •.....••.•...•.•.• Binding .. ............... . ....... . l·ia ga z i ne s • • • • • • • • • • • • - • • • • • • • • ••• Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . Refunds & special orders ..••.•• Supplies . ............. . . . . . . . . . . . Refunds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Custodian .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. . ~39 , 360 . 00 5 , 634 . 00 $ 36,113.87 6 , 994 . 29 !~4 , 994 . 00 43 , 108 . 16 15,oao.oo 550 . 33 422 . 99 1 , 000 . 00 650 . 00 soo .oo 61 . 96 2, 400 . 00 104.69 2,5ao .oo 15, 9 7 3 . 32~:846 . 58 634 - 34 590 . 68 2,470.37 2 , 509 . 75 Building Maintenance : Supplies # .. . ...................•. Repairs & Equipment •..••.•..•..•• Sale of used equipment •....•..• Utili ties .. .. ................... . Refunds .......................• Insurance •...•.•.••.•.••••.••.•.. • Social Security .........•....•••.•• 962 . 68 1,978.13 1,9 31 . 44 1,114. 39 Refunds : Bd . of Educ . & others . 1,648.00 978 . 00 300.00 203 . 00 Others . ..................... ... ... · 300 . ~0 Refunds (mi scellaneous) .•.. . .•• Traveling E.x-p. ( Grovenor fund) ..... 55 . 35 263 . 66 1 ,140 . 57 263 . 66 Total operating expensesfor • 63 $78 , 781 . 07 ~76 , 470 . 77 KPERS • ................. .. ... .. ...... Boolo'nobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 1,000.00 2 , 500 . 00 170 . 00 2, 000 . 00 54.09 1 ,125 . 00 1,566.63 887 . 09 492 . 98 • Source of income : Tax Revenue .•...••.•...• . .•.....• Bal . in maintenance from 1 62 •..•• Bal . in Desk Coll . & other funds. Revenue from Miscl . in Maint . • 63 . Revenue from fines & Co . cards 1 6) . Revenue -Int. from Sp . funds & giftm Total income for 1963 .. .. . •....• ~~71 , 000 . 00 874 .05 2, 776 . 33 1 , 199 .42 6, 095 . 28 L~21 . 10. $82 , )66 . 18 * There is still db756 23 outstanding in adult and juvenile book ~ o;p • '"' • 14 -~c4 P1 us ou~s • t an d ~ng . -nvoicea . Thus actual expenditures of ,~75,7 invoices of $756 . 23 equals total expenditures of ~~76 , 470 . 77 for 1963. �?o the Honorable Board of Directors of the LaHrence Free Public Library the honor to report the following receipts and disbursements for I haveear ending December 31 , 196). the Y Balance Receipts ~Jarrants Balance J~ ~~ Nain tenance Fund l Desk Col lee tions L. H. Perkins Memorial Fund Virginia S . Edwards 87!~ . 0$ $72 , 199 . 42 ~~7 3, 07 3 . !~ 7 " ----- 1 , 987 . 25 6, 095 . 28 2, 7l'J . 65 ~P5 , 371 . 88 76 . 80 30 . ()0 106. 8'J ----- 38 . 50 40 . 00 38 . 50 4'J . OO 405 . 55 150 . 0'J 263 . 66 291 . 89 - - 162 . 50 Memorial Fund Gurdon Grovenor Memorial Fund 1 Hay Hoore Hemorial Fund jane vlelch Hemorial Fund Adult Gift Fund • 97 .so 65 . 00 ... - - 30 . 00 40 . 00 70 . ()0 - )2 . 23 53 . 85 59 .19 26 . 89 -• Children ' s Gift Fund All FWlds ~:Book l 148 . 50 2. 25 $78 , 715 . 80 $76 , 470 . 77 $5 , 895 .41 108 . 50 $3 , 6')0 . )8 42 . 25 invoices for $756 . 23 of this amount still outstanding . was $124 .00 transferred fro~ the Desk Collection fund to the Grovenor Fund by the Auditor as the $124 . 'JO in expenses should have been taken from the Desk Collections instead of the Grovenor Fund . ~iere All of which is respectfully subP:itted . , Mrs . A. B. Ewing Treasurer • � https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/cb6ecf22e670581a3cb6a8417e130bd3.pdf 313671180fc24369359d803999d5667e PDF Text Text I SOl\fE TlllNGS CAN BE PRETTY IMPORTANT TO A LITTLE GUY ... like checking out his o \V n Library Books. . .... -... .. . .. .. . -, .... , ,·,·-w" ... _,~ • • • •• i . J • . • • • . • .. . . . . • •• .,. - t ,~., .., .. . . . _~.. . . ' • 1963 Annual Report L lBRARY Wayne Mayo, Librarian LAWRENCE FREE PUBLIC Lawrence, Kansas .-: ' �a !963 AT A GLANCE YOU AND THOUSANDS OF ~TII~RS in Lawrence used the scnnccs of your pubhc llbr~ry rnore than cvca· before. Here is a resume of your hbrnry activities fills past year. Lnwrcn \'OU WERE ONE of the 13,781 borrowers who Were registered with the library. This represents an increase of 1,613 over 1962. Of our borrowers, 9,211 were adults nnd 4,363 were chaldren. 207 of our borrowers were non. residents and paid n fee of $5.00 for a year's family mcmlx-rship. 13,781 Children's book loons (up 4.1 '/r ) 154,544 lonned included jazz, folk, classic, spoken. children's and Broadway plays. ln all, 14,434 were checked out, almost 13 per cent more than in 1962. 1'l'CQrds TilE Clii\NGINC. EMPHASIS in secondary school assignments wa.. illustrated quite grnphlcnlly by the 48 per cent rise in magazine circulation Research assignments are replacing text book assignments and pen- - Adult book loons (up 13.Jnn . ·--- ·- --- 9,400 . - Total circulntion of books, magazines ond records (up 9.2'/r ) -- --------..,..,..... .... _ ' _- ~~-.... - ___ , . 14,434 55,260 . Over 90 library items were reproduced for patrons through our new photocopy ser.vice. Requests came from students, genealogists, business people, etc. SO~IE PATRONS ARE UNFAMILIAR with our gift and memor•al books. Last year 117 books were purchased from gift funds and ndded to the collection. Many of these were given in memory of n loved one. In addition, numerous books were purchased from the Interest received on 5 perpetual trust funds left to the hbr:uy. Anyone Interested in providing a memorial book or l1brm y ta·ust fund is invited to consult the L•brarian or ony Llbrnry Board Member. 1\ SEW AND POPULAR SERVICE ADDED IN 1963 AI.L TOLD, YOU AND YOUR 13,780 fellow library \\'aS users 111 Lawrence borrowed a total of 304,990 books. r"Ccords and mngazines from us last year. That's 25,674 of t h e inclusion 500 paperback Through the efforts of the Library Board, a library organiz.ation manual was adopted in July. It outlines aims, objectives and personnel policies of the Board. Copies went to officials and organizations in the city. THE LIBRARY INTENDS to follow up unpaid library fmes periodically. 150 letters were sent last year. requesting that these be cleared up. Over half have responded. We feel that this is the fair thing to do in respect to the many who pay fines for overdue books when they are returned. books housed in a special wire browsing rack. In the 3 months of 1963 they If 1 sec furthc.r than others it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants. Newton 1963 IN CHANGES SOME 304,990 oclical loans reflect this trend. more than the year before. minded boys like me." 126,612 Periodicals loaned (up 48'/. ) Book stock (52,715 in 1962) RECORDS WERE ALSO FAVORITES of yours. LP 38,083 . t"rcd borrowers (up 13% ) Regas" Records loaned (up 12.9 '1-) TilE LIBRARY LOANED MORE BOOKS TO YOU lhnn ever before. The total number of books loaned was 281,156, nn increase of 20,949 over the prcceedmg year. -· ce population (est) N BOX is available in the Adult A sUGGESTIO onvcmcncc. Several requests were C Dept. for your A sign of the times was the cted upon lost year. o chase "More Tom Swift & suggestion that we pur . Adventures for science and detcctaveHnrdy Boy were available, almost 1,900 paperbacks were lent NEW DUE DATES became effective Dec. 5. Now all books are due on a Thursday, regardless of when they went out. This system has been used in the Children's Dept. for several years. Reaction has been favorable and 1t has been of much help in consolidating the routine desk procedures and thus providing more staff time to help you with your book needs. �IT'S A FACT The Librnl'y takes over 130 magazines nnd newspapers (plus GO glft mngazlnes) . 2,030 chllch·cn participated In the Summer Reading Progl'lml lost ycnr. i 4 books per coplto went out to city residents in 1963. Tho nntionul overage for public libraries in cities over 35,000 is 4.05 per cnpito. Mnny of the 1500 LP records now grouped ~::;~ gether nrc to- by subject ~.......,~~ for more convcn- lent use. THE FUTURE A growing dilemma foces the Library during the coming ycn1·s . . . A lock of adequate building facilities to meet the needs of increasing numbers of library users. The librnry serves o population of 38,000 in a building designed Cor 14,000. The present 75 seat capacity of the library should be doubled immediately. If Lawrence is to meet the educational needs of the estimated 63,000 population by 1980, a building of at least two and onehalf times the present size is mandatory. The preliminary report on public buildings issued in connection with the Comprehensive City Plan was released in January. It recognized the need for a new public library when it stated, .. Facilities are crowded, the appearance is uninviting and space arrangement is poor". �Library Board of Directors Chairman Chorlcs C. Rankin Vice-Chairman John P. Peters M1'S. Secretory-Trcnsurer A. B. Ewing Ex Of£icio Member V. C. Springer Mrs. Mnl'ston McCiuggnge Mts. Gilbert Ulmer Mnx Stalcup Paul Dnvis Library Staff Head Librarian Assistant Ltbmrlan Children's Librarian Adult Ltbrarlan Bookkeeper Circulation Assistant Or dcr Assistant Children's Aut Children's Asst Circulation Asst Custodian Mending (p-t} Librarian (p-l) Catalog Asst. (p-t) Clrc. Asst. (p-t) Wnyne Mayo Mrs Helen Osrna Miss Hilda Koehler Miss Emily Hortman Mrs. G. A Weeks .Mrs. Alyc1.: Standing Mrs Perry Schwartz Mts Mike Toler 1\lrs. Jerry Born Mrs. Dennis Ned James Anthony Mrs. Florence Frnzler Mrs. L E. J. Hclyor Miss Cheryl Robison Dale Forney BlJDGET SUMMARY 1963 Salaries and Wages Books, records and periodicals _ __ Building Maintenance and supplies Bmding and library supplies Utilities and Insurance KPERS and Social Security Bookmobtle and other operating expenses - - total expenditures - $43,108.16 17,198.34 5,450.56 3,316.95 3,045.83 2,453.72 1,897.21 $76,470.77 The . · th is su pport ed mamly by taxation as pro· 'd dLibrary vt . e d Inf e state Sta tu tes. In addition income is re· Ce1ve rom income f chSarges on overdue books,• gifts and tht $9,02S.OO. rom memorial funds whose principal it � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library 1962-1972 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries--Kansas--Douglas County. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/8baa2468f3c93473a2e1ffe258f8d920.pdf c23c74b6bb3e3dec9ea70cb2a861eac5 PDF Text Text Annual Report 1964 �I La~Tence Free Public Library • Lawrence, Kansas Report To The Board Of Directors For 1964 To the Board of Directors: Use of the public library continued to shm-r an incrtase for 1964. It is difficult to recor~ the n~ber o~ people who used library materials solely within our walls, thus makLng no LmpressLon on our daily rec ords . Nevertheless, many did just that. A more concrete, but nonetheless imperfect, measure of usage involves circulation of books and number of re;gistered borrOllers . Circulation measures books charged out . How many of these are actually read, we cannot know. Statistics of registered borrm-1ers tell how many persons indicate their desire to use the library. How regularly they do so is another matter. However imperfect these measurements may be, circulation and registration figures function to provide a barometer of activity of library use. As the accompanying charts indicate, both circulation and registration increased in 1964. 304,958 books circulated as compared to 281,156 in 196). An increase of 23,802 or 8.5% over the previous year . Our registrations increased at a le~ser pace than in 1963, but nevertheless showed a rise of 741 registered borrot.;ers to bring the total to lh,5hl. These figures indicate that the library does play a part in the life of the cor.um.mity. This is encouraging. But that this represents registration of only 36% of the estir.~ted 40,000 people in Lawrence shows there is much to be done to make the library more irnportcant in the eyes of the majority of Lawrence residents. Ne1-1 \o;ays of re~ching the other 54% must be tried. Without question, the inadequacy of the present library building plays a part in this deficiency. The recently completed comprehensive city plan state the definite need for new facilities. This problem of inadequate space for service tiill become more acute each year . It should be a major consideration of the ci'ty, the Library Board and the Librarian. Only with strong primary support from the Library Board will this project receive cor.ununity backing. Until such support is evident, the needs of the library will be noted, remarked upon, and shelved 'for future consideration'. An il"oetus for support may come in the form of the 1964 Library Services Act, which wi.J 1 provide federal matching funds for library building in Kansas in the amount of approximately $200,000 a year . Another area to consider in attempting to reach nonlibrary users may be related to the c\:JTent anti-poverty bill. Effects of this program on public libraries have yet to be seen, . but_curr~nt ~d pending federal legislation rr.ay have a long-range effect on public librar1es 1n the U.S. Other arPas of library development within the state include the recently completed survey of public libraries in Kansas. T~s s~vey ~11 help to ~llustrate.the nee~s of libraries in Kansas and form an author1tat1ve ~de for new library leg1slation . In conjunction with the survey, a library systems la'_" is_novr being pro~osed . Similar to le~islation in effect in several other states, this b1ll lve>uld proV1de the legal base for wider units of library cooperation and the means to finance them . A broader power of contractual arrangement between libraries would be permitted than is now the case. �, • Turning to the actual operations of the Laurence Public Library in 1964, two areas should be specifically mentioned: operations and changes in the library and plans for changes to be made in 1965. In the ~rea ?f libr~ operations, the major personnal change during the year was the head of Adult Se.....,...; · in September . res1gnat1on d Tof1 Emily Hartman, . . . v..r..Ces and th e hirl.ng, ay or as act1.ng head of that department . of Mrs . Hmvar Tne major change within the lib:~ took place on the balcony ~There the existing stacks were re-arranged_to pcrm2t 1ntroduction of three new services: (1) a selfoperate~ pho~ocopy machine (2) a.phonograph with headphones for private listening . (J) a nucrofl.lm reader for use vnth the Lawrence Journal-vlorld which is available on microfilm starting in 196). All of these services have bee~ steadily used since their introduction in the late summer of 1964. A book sale was held in the fall and the proceeds , amounting to more than $180. 00 went for the purchase of new adult books . Perhaps the major expansion in the Adult Department concerned the building up of the pamphlet files . Several thousand ~phlets, from government and other sources , were bought and indexed . They are now located in four vertical files consisting of 5 drawers each . Designed for public and reference use , a pamphlet file is a major asset to a public library. It ~pplements the regular collection and pinpoints information on various topics, sowe of which are difficult to find in took form . The file will continue to expand in the coming months and we expect its use to grow in the years ahead. Activity in the Children's Department continues to increase. This year the Summer Rearling Program enrolled 2,115 childr en . Of these, 1,692 completed the reading requirements and received certificate awards in their school during Book Week in Uovember . One problem occurred in the sumr.:er with the breakdown of the bookmobile~ nue to its age and condition, the bookmobile was sold to a local auto wrecking company. Considerations are now under way for purchase of a smaller vehicle which would be suitable for the playground stops in the summer as well as other extensions of service. As a result of increased use of the Children's Department in recent years it was decided to extend evening hours to include Tuesday nights as well as Thursday. Two other programs remained in the planning stage during 1964 and are expected to be put into operation in 1965. The first involves installation of a new circula-tion system in the Adult Department. Tha circt:.lation of books has risen to the point there Hhe:e more efficient loan procedures can be effected. After much study, it was dec1.ded to change over to what is referred to as a self-charge transaction system. This is expected to t~ke eff~ct by Aoril of 1965. This is considered to be one of the least expensive and most effici~nt systems a library of our size can install. When the new system is in effect it will free a staff member for at least 10 hours a week for work directly ~th the patrons. As a result of this change and other lessenin~_of the time involved on rout~e duties 1 b 1·ng made to begin a part-~1.me reference and readers adVlsor e se~"c ' :o ans are It 1·s expected that we Wl.·11 s hift th e present f"~c t·1on ~·· e 1n ear1y summer . k slacks to the East reading room and make the present stac area : reference room . The idea behind this move is to have seating and reference mater1al close to the �• \"' ' circulation desk area for better supervision and use of reference materials . In nddition! we plan ~ 0 set up a reference desk in the area, to be manned, on a parttime bas1s, by tra1.ned staff me~bers . By separating the circulation routines and ~e referen~c work, we hope to 1.ncrease the quality of service . The new circulation system me~t1.on~d should cut dovm on enough routine duties to warrant experimenting in this d1rect1.on. In retrospect, the libra~ has had a good year. More people have used our facilities and these facilities have been used more frequently than ever before . Nost of the reasons for this ~n~rease can be traced to the library staff. Several people should be mentioned specl.fl.~ally • 11rs • Osma, Assistant Librarian, both for her work in handling the process1.ng of the thousands of items received each year as well as her fine sense of book selection which is invaluable in attracting patrons to the library. lliss Koehler, Children's Librarian, has consistently provided high quality of ~eading w her department . She and her staff have provided reading guidance to thousands of children in the past year alone . ~irs. Taylor, Head of Adult Services, has been with the library since fall of 1964. In this time she has done an excellent job of building up the pamphlet files for current and future reference work . In addition to these should be mentioned Mrs . \>leeks , our bookkeeper, who has handled the finances as well as numerous other tasks asked of her. James Anthony, our custodian has worked conscientiously to keep the building in a state of repair . To these ~d other staff members , including our high school pages , goes appreciation for making the library a place of impor tance in the community. Wayne Mayo Librarian • �CIRCULATION ••• 1951-1963 • BOOKS RECORDS PERIODICALS TOTAL UNITS Rffi!STERED BORROWERS 1951: 109, 296 ••••• •• • • • •• • •• • •• 109, 296 4, 983 1952: 105, 842 ••• ••• • •• • ••• •• • 105, 842 5, 682 1953: 113, 447 ••••••• • •••• ••• ••• 113, lili7 6, 093 1954: 126, 367 3, 364 ••••••••••• 1)0,731 6,612 1955: 141, 329 4,294 •• ••• • •• • •• 145, 623 6, 872 1956: 160, 126 7, 115 3,400 170, 641 7, 689 1957: 184, 025 9, 411 L, 566 198,002 8, 281 1958: 206, 566 10, 341 6, 244 223,151 9, 702 1959: 221, 613 1,769 5, 474 234, 856 9,732 1960: 230, 167 9, 651 7, 001 246, 819 10, 937 1961: 255, 047 12 , 288 6, 838 274, 173 11, 431 1962: 260, 207 12, 781 6, 328 279, 316 12 , 164 1963: 281, 156 14, 434 9, 400 304, 990 13, 781 1964: 304, 958 18, 001 8, 6)7 331,596 14, 541 • • • • �1964 STATISTICS CIRCULATION Books Records Periodicals Adult Juvenile Total 138,869 14, 792 8, 637 166, 089 3, 209 304,958 18,001 8,637 . . This is an increase in books of 23 802 decreased by 763 and reco d . ' • Per1odical circulation . ' r s 1ncreased by 3 567 B d est~ted population of 40 000 . ' •. ase on an per capita book use of 7 6' '·the book C1rculat1on represents a • ' an 1ncrease of .2 over 1963 . REGISTRATION 1963 1964 . represents This 1s down only by Adult Juvenile County Total 9, 211 9, 6Ll L, 363 u, 782 207 118 13, 781 14,5ul increase of 741 over 1963. County registration ~rtue of correcting mistakes in previous talljes . ~ OOOK STOCK Adult Added 1964 Withdraw-n On hand Dec . 31, 1964 2, 3L5 2, 682 )6 , 078 Juvenile 1, 696 980 19, 56u Total 4,041 · 3,662 55 , 6U2 Book stock increased by a total of 382 books during the year. More books were withdrawn in the adult collection due to careful weeding of several hundred obsolete fiction books . RECORD STOCK As of Dec. Jl, 1964 Adult Juvenile Total 1, 073 323 1, 396 Over 100 adult records were discarded in 1964 and a like number rTere ordered for replacements late in the year. This collection of 1,)96 should increase by approximately 250 records during 1965 • • ... • �• I BUDGET SURVEY FOR 1964 Budgeted 1964 plus added r eceipts Total Expenditures for 1964 :f\l,ll time . . · .. · · · · • • · · · · · · · • • .......•. Part time . .......................... • . $39, 580. 00 8, 617 . 00 $uo,239. 61 8,562 . 55 Total Salaries for 1964 ••••••••••••••• $u8, 197. oo $48, 802 . 16 Salaries : Library Maintenance : Custodian • ..........................•. $14, Soo. oo 7Ju.4o 223. 35 750.00 500. 00 56 . 7) 1, 000. 00 2,500.00 68 . 86 2,580.00 Total Library :Haintenance for 1964 •••. $22 , 913. 3u Books • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••••••• Refunds & special orders •••••..••••• Special funds ••.•••• .•••••.•••••.••• • Magaz1nes ••.•.•••..••.•••••.•.•.•••••• Records .•.•••••••••.••••••••••.••••••• Refunds & special orders ••.•••..•••• Binding . .................... .... ..... . Supplies . ............................ . Refunds . ..•..•••.•••••...•.••.•••••• Building 822 . 86 577. 43 1, 001. 51 2, 207 . 84 2., 600. 01 $21, 498 . 39 l-~aintenance : Supplies . ............................ . Reft1nds • ••••.••••••••••• • ••••••••••• Repairs & Equipment •••.••••••••••••••• lJtili ties . .................. • · · · • · · • • • lnS'Urance .. ••.••••••••••••.••••..•.•••• Refunds • ..••...••...•......• • • · • · • • • $ 1, 000. 00 11.25 2, 550. 00 · 2, 000. 00 1, 123 . 00 6.00 $ 1,018.56 3, 10l. U 1,825.80 1,lu2.1L for 196u ••• $ 6, 690. 25 $ 7,087.64 Social Security ••••••••.•.•••••• • · · · • • • • $ l , 710. 27 1,184.28 Refund - Doard of Education ..•.•..•••• Traveling Expenses (Grovenor Fund) •.•••• $ 1,680.00 2,000.00 )00. 00 u1o.u7 )00.00 200. 00 150. 00 ""l 0 .va . 1 ..•••.••...•••••.••••••..•.••••.• $ 5, ouo. u7 $ 4,551. $2 $82~8ul . o6 $81, 939 . 71 1,086. 08 Total Building ~1aintenance iCP.E:flS • •••••••••• • •••••••••••••••••••••• • cont'1ngency. ........................... . Refunds (L~cl . receiots from Therma F) Boolcr.Jobi le . .•...... . • .•.•••..•••.••.• • •• Grand Total for 1964 •••••••••.••.•.•. · • • ~Outstanding invoice3 (Ad . & Juv . bks . ) Total expenditures for 1964 Source of Income· Tax Revenue for· 1964. • . . . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • $7u , 28o .oo 8 Balance in Desk ~ollections & other funds ( ' 6)) •• 5, ~~ · ~ Revenue from rniscl. in maintenance in 'oL ........ l,4o67 . 7l P. d ' I 6 1· 6 0 ol1 .evenue from fines and county car s 1n '-' • · · · • • • ' 5 Revenue- Int . on Special Funds & Gifts. ......... 373 .3 I • $14, 288 .74* Total source of Income •..•••••••.•...••..•••••• •• $88,042 . 58 7)9.29 5u7 . ol 370. 67 $83 , 025 . 79 �• the Honorable Board of Directors of the Lawrence Free Publi c Library . To have the honor to report the follmo~ing receipts and disbursements for 1 the year ending December )1, 1964. Balance - -- Maintenance Fund - Receipts Harrants Balance - --- $75,746 . 71 $75, 767 . 71* $5 , 371 . 88 6, 006. 11 --- - )0. 00 ---- 30 .00 40. 00 Lo.oo ---- 80.00 Gurdon Grovenor Memorial Fund 291 . 89 150. 00 370.67 71. 22 May Moore Hemorial Fund 162 . 50 6) . 00 99 .00 128.50 Desk Collections L. H. Perkins ~1emorial Fund Virginia S. Edwar ds Hemorial Fund Jane \velch ---- Hemorial Fund Adult Gift Fund Children ' s Gift Fund * $4, 631 .00 - .. - - 4o.oo 26.89 47 . 35 41. 42 32 .82 2. 25 1. 00 --- - ) . 25 $5, 895 . 41 All Funds 4o.oo 6, 746. 99 $82 , 147 .17 $8), 025 .79 $5, 016 . 79 • Book invoices for $1, 086 . 08 of this amount st ill outstanding . All of which is respectfully submitted . Hr s . A. B. • Ewing Tr easurer • • • • • � https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/e028147ada54bc4a3d8cc568814d9d7c.pdf 1d28049d398473366dd00aa97e1ca234 PDF Text Text TilE JOYS OF DISCOVERY_~___, 1\TR. CUIUSTOPHER COLUMBUS knew the feeling well Both ht and the:: llttl ... girl above share the common ~nd of disco\'ering a new world. For her the. j~urney i~ Just begtnning. The door l1J..s opened on an exc1tmg, tomplex,_ t.hanging picture Sh"- will <spend the rest of her life keeping up with the rnan&c.s. \'Q.tl the rest of us do l!> well? \'<'hat we know of the w?rld todar may no longer be true tomorrow. To ke-ep up Wllh the ch.mging times your public library is your be't bet. (A~k an} s., year-oJd ... she know!>) 1\NN ll1\L nl:P()nT 196 I LA \'\fJUiNCE FREE PUBLIC LIBl{ARY Lawn:nc<:', K.ul,JS �.. i\JOR E PEOPLE USING T HE LIBRARY Ai'\D USING IT ~ lOR E OFTEN." That sentence ~t d scribes activit ics at the Lawrence Public Library for 1~ 741 new borrowe1.s were re"lSlcred and "3 80' (') - • - mort books loaned than in the previous year. . GIFI' DOOI{S WE RE PURCHASED tor the Ji • Sl ' !.'fiJ)' (sst yt""J r b . interested indh·iduals and groups. Mnny ( " .1 these gtts ~e. > • ·ere oi\'cn in memory of a f rtend or lo\'ed o • _L.J memorHll plates are plated m the books b)' Su1tw e tion increas~d br only 38 2 due obsolete books in 1964, e.... pcci.lll}' in the fiction collmior. Regutrred borrowers ( up 5.4%) Continued Wlthd rnw.ll of old and outJ.tted nutcri.tls kccp1 T~tl r>pubtaon registered the colle<: tion active .1s well n~ altnH.tivc. In effect, 1! Oddrtn'.\ book loans ( up 7. 5%) promotes U'>C of the lihr.uy by rcmo,·ing cumber,om~ Adultbook loam (up 9.7'JO) deadwood. Twl books cmuh1ted ( up 8.5%) R~a~rJs 14,.541 36Gb 304,958 loJ.ned (up 25%) . ··-·· ... • .. 18,001 8,637 . 33 1,596 Book stock 5.5.642 GREATER THAN THE TREAD • A no,·el that ~old for $3 29 m 19H c.ost S4 S~ 10 1963. T HE Sl i\Il\IER READING PROGHA:\l for childrm W:l!t a ~U'o.,t!>S .~gam in 1964. 2,11 ~ •gned up ollld certth· mte "Wnrds were presented to 1,69.! dunng Book \'X'eek ir No ember. The bookrnobale wllS retared from ~en Itt dunng the summer and pliUls Jre being mJde to .tcqwre -L. 1e f or future o1cns1on use 11ae n smaller \'an-type \·cuac PTA Council, the Recre-.ttlon Dept. .'lOd the Ltwrcncc Public Librury jomtly sponsor the reading progr-JJn filCh OF .MIGHn' ARMIES IS AN • • • 138,869 Toltl loms of all matenals Somcont.• once mndc the stutcmcnt th.tt advertising "'~ 1 "Sllc.smnmhap an (Hmt." \\1tth equ,t l ju,tificntion we Clln Sil) .t hook i • 1 Jltll ~ nn at ca Ill print' fde.ts, like men, .uc 0 ahead of thc:u t am ' .1 • e. 1,ere the lthrary sluncs. \X'• h 1• 1c 1't dod nnt crcJtc tdens , n 11hrn ry tnn and should p~lSS them on (ot the benefit of ( 1 .. • ·iJt u urc ~cnernt 1ons. A Jihrilr)' c.uraes n " stock of adeao;. l • dt • · ~omc \U >l1 me, mnny foolts h, ot h~rs ICf 'ant nod not 01 f • J (J. cw ' nngcrous But through some un pla1ncd procc."<is '" t. •'ther une the fooli h nnu untrue itleb \\I on the c;helvN wh 1I h tn!S e l c potent 1tncl the sublime (one ,. } gatlcr strcnRth- fo I . I chi r t acar hou r to tonu... .1nd thcar 1 I 0 ~ IllllC. The average age of publac. hbrary bualdmg 10 the U S is 53 years. (our i.) 60 ) e.us oiJ \\ ath ;a 28 \'e.lr old ad dation). Thts ll\ erage IS rapadl} decreOI:»mg as nev; libraries are butlt e:1ch dJy m the U.S 166,089 • Ptnod1culs lolllcd (lov. n 8%) H UGO • 40,000 u11 rmC'e population (est) to extensive wcedmg of lDEA \'VHOSI:. I lOUR HAS COME. that 7.6 books per capita v.ere IOJned to uv.rtm:\: ~·· dents in 196-i. The 11, erage fi!,"U«' for KJOS.b t5 4 tit SU111\II"'iG IT l T FOR 1961 bringing ou r total book ~tock to 55,642. Our total collt(; "' * .!'e hbr2ry. ·1,010 BOOI\S \VE RE P URCHASED LAST ye~~ . .. DID YOU KNO\Y- \ ~LUOR ADDITION TO THE LmRARY'S rc· IOutccs 10 196/f \\'as enlargement of the genernl pllnphlet file ~·era! thous:tnd pamp hlets were indexeJ nnd filed, lllTer'""0 hur,JJreds of toptcs . \\- ~.;. now have .n'lt .llable for . . . · 1 ftle · · , r(JUbla(' usl 3r \erttca drawc.:rs of mformah on rongmo 1rom rutstn , g s1l etp to buying ll home M"' ch of tJ1c •tn· ~mutton ll\ Jilablc in this file is difficulr to loc.tte in reg· !tummer. wii.S in~t.Uled an 1 A ~elf-oper.1tcJ photocop)' nuc une . , P>' lnd the opcnl· nll d- 196<-l. Co't ts 25 <cnts per co tlon pem1ib complete pn''11Cf· cot; book form and is an im•,llta.tble addition to ou r regul.t'r :titon. TIDNGS TO COl\IE 1 Students U'ing the newly i n s t a 11 e d p h o n o g r n Ph o.n~ head c;et on the h· br.uy b.tlcon)'· to ._,.--Plans were nlJde ul f mcreascd book Ac; .1 re~ t o tnke place earl)' tba:t year. aff ume .., rcqutrtd -' 35 t 1\"C"J.r~ more ~~ h circulation O\'er t e P erd e books. ett n k cetricnng 0 ' u cJ for such routine wor . ru .. lied 1ll 1Qo'i, d~lgn t m , ..,u be tnstll d r1ce new chJ.rg<.'-out sp e es acth tllt"S Jll bduod-the-S<:'" 1h to les.\en time ~pent on ·orkmg darcctlY " t d lllOCC tJnlC' " • staff member:.- to spen 10 19 rr dt.llll!~ -vnl'l1cd our patrons. 64 for SC'\'C!ral �. f n the installation of a more Another change resultrng rot t d addition of a · , t is the cxpec e · efficient durgmg sp em d b t . ed '~brarinns during ne r r;.un u ' !!Cparate reference area man b tter quality readers Pe-.Lk hours. This should assur: a eth I rr"ng desk. . than ·IS nO\\, poss1ble at e c urc 1 advisor scn'JCe RN\L-\VORLD IS NOW AYtULABLE 1 • THE JOU A microfilm reader on microfilm bcgmnmg ''It11 1963 • • is located on the balcony for publrc use. .. I REl\IEl\ffiER If you have a que:st1on not answered in your almanac or encyclopedia, call us. \'I/ c ha \'C many spe<..Jabzcd referc~ce books to provide you with the .mswers. Call or come an. We'll be glad to help you C.111 us, too, if you need help in deciding what book or encyclopedia to buy. Excellent book reviews are avaibbJe to make sure you buy the right encyclopedia for your needs. CONTINl ED GRO\VTH OF THE LIBRARY IS set:n from the folio\\ ang figures collected m·er a ten year period. During the years 1954-1964 book loans increased by 140%. The number of borrowers rose from 6,612 in 1954 to 1•1,541 in 1964. To meet this growing use, our book stock increased from -14,394 to 55,642. From the nbove figures, 1t is evid~nt that our book facilities increased more slowlr than their u~e. This represents a lack of sufficient funds to meet the growing needs of the town as well its .1 gros~ inJdC(]uacy of buildrng fncilrt1es to sen·e a popul.ttion which has more tha11 doubled since 1940. �LIBRARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Charle~ Chairman C. Rankin Vice-01atrnun John P. Peter .Mrs. A. B. Ewing Secrthll')'-T re.hurer J:~mes fi>\-officio member Owens Mrs Gall>ert Ulmer Mrs Don AJJen .Mu>\ Stalcup nc, Pnul D:n·is LIBRARY STAFF \X .l) nc M.lyo Mr:,. J. M. Osma Mtss Hildn Koehler Mrs. Howard Tnylor \ frs G A \X'~ks M rs Lind.t K r1g Mrs Jerry Born .Mrs \X.llttr \\ heeler; .Mtss Lmda \X·,tmcr James Anthony Hend Libr:~rian Assistant Librarian Children\ L1brarim Adult Librarum Bookkeeper Circulation Ass! Ouldren's A'st Olildren's A sl Order .r\ ,.,j.;tant cu~todian Mending {p-t) Librorim (p·t) M rs Florence Frazier M r- L. E. J Hclynr MI '>S T.tUn)'.l PO\\Cll Catalog Asst. ( p·l) Circulation As:.t. (p·t) D .'llc Fnrncy Bt'DGET SUl\ll\IAHY Salnncs and \'X7ngcs Books, rcrord , peciodirnls Dulldin~ rn:untenance nnd supplies Bind mg .md L1brnry supplies UtJ iities ml In ..umnc~; Retirement n.nd Soci.tl SL cur•ty llookmobile .md or he1 opcr.lting expensc."S Total Iixpenditures $48,802 16 16,775 Jl 6.719 71 3.209 ~~ ., ~6.. ~I • ., 89 1 ~~ 1 6')v ')1 ' $83.025.79 L1brilf)' 1 supported mainly b) taxatjon as pro' ided lP the ~lntc St.llut<.-s. In 3dd1t1on, income •s reccl\'c:d froJll chnrgl"S on O\erdue books, g•ft~ Jnd the incom~ fron• 5 nu.·moru1l fund!; \\ hose prmcapnl 1s $9,025.00. Tile � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/01ab544b6c7a146222fd0b41974dc1ba.pdf 2293a456f7460229f6c7987686579cdc PDF Text Text Annual Report 1965 �\ ' Lawrence Free Public Libra~; Lawr~nce , Kansas Report To The Board Of Directors for 1965 To The Board of Directors: One of the most potentially significant changes made by the Laurence Public Library duri~g 1965 was the start. of a three county oilot project to provide books and profcss~onal cons~ltant ~erv1~es to six public libraries in Douglas , Jefferson and Atc~son Co~nt~es • F1nanc1.ng of the project rms vTi th federal funds administered by the .,tate L~ brary • A contract uas entered into to provide these services from "iove'llber, 1965 to June 30, 1966 . The possible effects of this project may be the foliTiation of a three or four county library system by 1967 or 1968 . The library system law passed in Topeka in the spring of 1965 will make possible throughout the state numerous federations of libraries , each able to provide services to broad areas by m~ans of taxes on areas not novr taxed for library services as well as anticipated state aid to libraries ld thin systems . ' • The immediate benefits to Lal·rrence under such a system Hould come with Larrrence serving as a library center for a multi- county library area . Its book collections and its professional services would be increased considerably, and it would serve as a major information center for a broad area . The most important changes vri thin the library in 1965 \lere in the areas of service . A new circulation system was installed in the Adult Department in April , 1965 . This ~s designed to make work operations more efficient in view of the large increase in oook circulation over the past several years . As a result of the time saved from routine duties such as overdue procedures , more staff time r~as made available for orLr~ri ser,nces to patrons . The new or increased services include: 1 -Home deliver,y service to shut-ins . By the end of 1965 this direct book service to the aged or infirn was being brought to lh!rT patron:; will be added as the service gro\'TS . 24 persons in Lav~ence . 2 - By mean 3 of a teletype network spread throughout six main ~b:aries in Kansas , we nm~ have interlibrary loan access to over one m.J.llion books. In the first month of its operation in 1965, LaHrence borro\·7ed 121 books for loan to our patrons . In months since , we have borrovred an average of 100120 books each month . Rese r ves are nm-1 being filled for patrons in a matter of days rather than ~eeks in most case:; . 3 - The most important internal ::;ervice added in 1965 •,ras the establishm~mt of a seoarate reference advisor desk . Al~hough ma?ned only on a part-tJ.me b · t t signs are already eV1dent of ~ncreased 9atron use of our afsls a presde? 'r ormat;onal materials . This points up the importance of rc crcnce an ~n .... . . . · f ·onal librarian available at a des1gnated po~nt to proV1de 11av1.ng a pro ess~ · · · · f d It is hoped that by 196 7 a fu 11- t l.JTle re r erence libranan ne 1p b orddread ors . . ·th the re r erence runc t·~on, the t 0 the staff . In conjunct1on l-n rr.ay hel at f~l re enlar-:Ted considerably during 1965. They nmr hold an 1 05 we panp e b 2 000 b· t I ddi t · estimated 6 , 000 pamphlets covering ove: 1' 9'~ suFJetc sO. F~la . ~onh~ whal added Facts On File to our collection ~n o~ . ac s_ n 1 e ~sa J.g y •·ve index to current events and Wlll strengthen our ra t e d wee kly CU!TIUla \1~ reference service greatly . �-~- , a resultJ of circulr:.~tion procedure changes in th 1 i.~~-eased from t.uo to three Heeks in both Adult a~~ c~~~~!"'J' thlJe loan pte riodit-tas . t 10 · n telephonp reneua1 ... w d. 1 rens ena rtrnen s . n ar·h ' ' . t· - f ... h ~ ere 1.scontinued. These chanees had a slieht effect took c:trcu1 a l on or "' e year Book ci t. .J ~. 1 0• 6 ~:~ 0 f )04 95R. The tot 1 b · , . 1.on decreased by 3,611 from our 19 u 0 °K c:trculat1on for 1965 uas 301 344 f cur'th ~ a a decroase of sli tly mor~ an 1 · '"';~ch of this can be attributed to the l~ss of toleph~ne ., turnover of r ne ·:-~als ' wh:tch '";ere preVl.ously counte d as new loans . A slightly slo-v1er -aterials ~u~ to_ the lon~er checkout period may have also had some effect. Actual library 1· ncrea-od · eVJ.denced · · · regJ.stered · ro~ .:~=-<J.. act1. Vl. ty · 1.n the . . o as 1.s by the r~se 1n ~rrowers of 531 , br~ng:tng the total of registered patrons to 15, 072 . n::u a ·\-ajar change in ~he city schools in the past year oromises to have a bearinf7. on the library' 5 serv1.ce to studenbs • This is the program to stren2then school llbrary facilities . In the p~st , La\-tr~nce Public Library has prl)vided llmited service to the schools through d:trect classroom loans of books to teachers . As school$ increase the numbers of books in their libraries this service to teachers \dll naturally decrease . Since the number of school l~ans has figurad at bett-~een 15, 000-20,000 a ~ar, the change may have noticeable i~~ediate effects on circulation of children ' s books . In the long run, hmvever, good school libraries t-rill complement public librarJ service to children, ~ot replace it . Experience in other areas indicates that good school libraries staffed by experienced librarians , develop public library users among pupils at an ~arly age , \-Iho continue to use public library facilities as they grow older • 1 A - 3jor purchase during 1965 r:as a used International Harvester Truck to replace the old bookmobile . This vas fitted with shelves and used for the 1965 Summer Reading Prograw . In adiition, it is currently being used to orovide rotating book collec~ tions to the libraries being served by the pi l ot project mentioned earlier . i'he Children 1 s department again conducted a successful Summer Readin& Program . ~total of 1, 998 children signed up for the program . Of these , 1 , 529 completed the required reading and became eligibl e fo r a re~ding certificate or reading seal . frJrinG the year, story hour for pre - scnoolers continued to be nooular 1d th a total attendance of 952 children for the 2) Friday sessions held in l9u5 . A highlight P.as the visit of the 300 lb . turtle from the Tope lea Zoo . Atcendance reached 175 during the pro .rrq ""1 . Physic!.ll changes within the building v1ere kept to a min:iJnum during the y7ar . Recogr~z:ng the need for additional physical facilities to properly serve a c~ty of LO,O"C, the l i bra~J board late in 1955 requested the St~te Library to conduct a :mrv.ay of the needs of the library and to suggest solut1.ons based on accepted standardr; of library se rvice . This survey 1-ri.ll be finished in early 1966 . There i" :10 question that more space is needed . The current ~0 , 629 Sr . feet of available space is about ~.,lf Hhat is needed for the 1965 populat~on of La·:1rence . By 1985, po~u:ation Hill ha-1e gro\orn to the point that ~ librarJ ~~ost four time~ the present s;ze ;.rill be ne~deJ to maintain adequate serv1.ce . tloa~cn~ng funds fo: library . co:t~truction are available to erect public library bu~ldi~gs . The L~brary Semces \ct of 1961~ ( subjC3ct to rcnev1al in 1966) has alrea~ pronded over 300 , 000 dollars to ·~:rd the con::; I:, ruction of new librarieS in Kansas ~n the pacs~ tt\·IOS.Jel~rs . or t?e llla)·o ... f'. t 1a ·t· 5 "'n Kansas : jjchita, Too~La , Kansas "'· y, a ~na , Hutchison . • -1 s c s s c 1. 1. e .... t· :::; 1 b · ldi 1 h!lve all either built nel-t facilities or are current. y u~ ng nem . ure y Lalfrence is not les3 progressive than they· J.o sw .., 3 r:r service at the library continued. to increase i~ spite of a s~ight re'7l.. strations J.ncreased and l.Inportant se::cnces were deere a '3e i~ · ... u 1 a t·J. on, . t·'e'·' • c~rcu .~ - a - -- ....... - .r:::_ • - - • ��1965 STATISTICS Books Records Periodicals & Pamphlets Adult Juvenile Total 139,0E6 12,2L3 8, 938 162,258 3, 338 301, 3lt4 15,581 8,938 The above circulation figures reorasent a total decrease in book • circulation of 3, 61L . Record circulation decreased by 2, 420 and circulation of oeriodicals increased by 3h6 . Circulation of adult books sho~1ed a slight rise of 217 "Prhile circulation of children's books declined by 3,831 from 196L, leaving a net loss in circulation for both departments of 3, 61.4 . _ REGISTRATION 1954 1955 Adult Juvenile County. Total ? , 641 9, 967 4, 782 4, 956 118 1.49 11, 541 15, 072 Reuistration increased by a total of 531 for 1965 . Of this , 174 additonal registrations were in the Children ' s Dept . and ?26 vrere increased adu1 t registrations. 31 ne\v county cards to~ere 1ssued for the year . BOOK STOCK Pdded 1965 ;:ithdrawn On hand Dac • 31, 1965 Adult Juvenile Total 2, 306 1 , 485 36, 899 1, 674 908 20, 330 3, 980 2, 393 57 J 229 • 01~ 1 587 books during 1965 . 1 Book stock increased by a tota ' 'ft books to the Adult or books added during the year,~l~6 wer; ~ . Dept . and 19 were gifts to the vh1ldren s Dept. RECORD STOCK ~dult Ou hand as of 1, 329 Dec . 31, 1965 Juvenile Total 345 1, 674 ase of 278 records over 1964 . This This represents a net l.n~re one hundred adult records uhich lt of rPplac~ng over t ,.,as the resu . 1964 due to wear and ear . had been discarded late 1 n . • �\ ' BUDGET 5uRVEY ~OR 1965 Budgeted 1965 plus added receiots Total E:>..-oendi tures for 1965 ·ii44, 220.0'1 - 6' 200.00 $44, 095 . 12 7, 514 .25 •• $50, 420 .00 351, 609 .37 Books •.•••..•.••••• . .•. .. ...•..... • • Added receipts • • •.•••.•••..•...••• Custodian ••.•.•.••.••••••.•••.•..••• $15 ,000.00 720. 01.t 228 . 16 780.00 700.00 75 .52 850.00 2, 450.00 29. 15 2, 700.00 Total Library Maintenance for 1965 ••• $23, 532 .87 s·\LAR!ES: Full time • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Part time • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Total Sal~ries for 1965 •• • • •• • • • • • LIBRARY HAIHTENANCE : Refunds and special orders • •.••••• . Special Funds .................... . ~agazines .............. . . . ......... . Records ••••...•.•.. . ••• • ...•••.• • ••• Refunds and special orders •••••••• Binding ................... . .... . ... . Supplies ......... . . . ............... . BUILDING MAit!TENANCE : Supplies ..........................•. 760. 70 815. 59 2, )80.11 2, 720.00 $22 , 202 .20 960. 38 3, 087 . 00 2, 007 .67 1, 371. 91 In ruranc e ............•..• · . · · · · · · · · · 740.00 3, 775.00 1, 950.00 1, 265 .00 Total Building Haintenanca for 1965 •• $ 7, 730.00 $ 7, 426 . 96 SOG IAL SECURI I'Y ••••.•••..•••• • • • • · • • • • KA'JSAS RETIRENENT (Employer ' s Contrib . ) $1, 778 .62 1, 2.lL.69 Added receipts •. . ...•.•...•••••••. •• TRI -COUUTY LIBRARY EXTEFSI o:~ PROJECT · • Tij~VELING EXPENSES - GROV'EJmR Fffi~D • • • • $ 1,600.00 1, 5oo.oo 550.00 1.48 .)6 300.00 203 .00 1, 017 .00 150.00 Total ..... . ..... .. ... ~ .. . .......... . $ 5, 468 .3b $ 4, 984.25 $ Repairs and Equipment •• . .••••••••.•• Utili ties .............. . .......... . . . • $1.4, 6JL .49:-<none 891. 31 COUTINUENCY •••.•••••••.• .. · • • · · • · • · • • • ~dd~d receipts •.••••••••.••••••••••• BOOIQ~OBILE ••.•••...•.• . . · • · • · · • • · · · • • • $87 , 151. 2) GRAND TOTAL FOR 1965 ••••..... • · • · • · • • • nmoHE : $76, 280.00 Tax Revenue for 1965 • · · • · · • · · • · · • · • · · · · · · · ·; 6~ · · 5, 016 .79 Balance from Desk Collections & other funds•• 1, 176. 07 Revenue from miscl . in maintenance in 1965 "'965. 1, 017 .00 1 Tri-County Library Extension Project_Flli~d · 5, 757 . 96 6 Revenue from fines and county cards . Ln l9 5 65··· 378 . 1.6 Revenue - Tnt . on Special Funds '!tTAL SOURCE OF INCOHE • •• •• • • f· •• •••• G1.fts - l9 • • • • 1, 164. )1 525 . 99 210. 92 89 .72 $ OUTSTAHDING DIVOICES - Ad . &· Juv . Bks • · SOURCE OF $ •• • • ••• • ••••• 1, 260 .55"\: $87 , 483 .33 � https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/73ad52e99b746ec3a2ed023fc2acb54a.pdf 82aed8b2b8d04033b430f0809fcaa1af PDF Text Text ANNUAL Lawrence REPORT - 1965 PRINTED \VORDS DON'T ~JEAN MUCH TO HIM HIGHrf NO\V. BUT BOOKS DO. One of these days he will be ready to learn what the words mean. "'hen that time comes, he \Viii \VANT to learn-and that's half the batlle. 1\Ialte books as easy for him to reach as your 'rV set. Public library Lawrence, Kansas �be 1 Sl~ll\ JCB lrhrilt} s '" onrphshmcnts for I '.U1~ JS 'l'flE ld~Y \\ OHU to 1~\~n;ll~·~~n.lllncd nefcre:mt Dc,k, hook dc:J,,er~ Among the- n " ' n ttt~ oiTl;rcxl "uc J pro & Jot >rO '"' ro prO\ 1dt boo~. 111<l l1bmry scnr(e) to those uni1ble to n>mc to tlte Lrbr r} J ff~~'son I& ~lt.hrson Countrt5 fn addllton. 1 111 0 consultJnl sen rc to ~mJif ltbr;~nt"s °~8 ;cans of .1 ltook up wrth 1 7 ltbrrf) ttltt) pe lilp1d rnt rJ,brJC} loJn sen I( IS no\\ J\JI .1 le } 1 sen ICe m 'I;, K.li1SJ.S. E\ EHl THI ~K 01• YOUll Pl ULIC LIBRARl..\1\T JS rhe Ans\\cr MJn ;> PrO\ rdmg .WS\\CCS IS one of JOUr pubJrt J1btnf} 'i flW]Of sen 1ces ro the publiC In I 96'S the rmport.wre of rlus funct1on \\ J.S (ornullj rt'COJ;nlted \\ 1f11 the :~dd1tton of J sepm1tc Reference De k on the num Hoor. Tnuned J'l'rsonnef Jre sdJt~duJed .u tlus desk to l1clp ) ou lind \\ h:at }ou nc.'Cd. Ike-lUSt" of /muted sWT. the cle~k IS not m:tnneJ tull-um JS )d hut a lnuncd I.1brarran IS on dul) durmg tl1e bus1c.-;t hour The JOb of the JXfSOn olt UIIS desk I to help rou lind hooks ; ou ne!'d, pro' •de read mg suggest1ons & heIp JOU find answcrs-Jll k1nds of nm\\Crs from tlte thousands of refcrcnce books & mdexes owned b) tbe, Llbr~ry C.ornc m or phone your requests m "'\ ou wa\\ be p\easant\y surprised at the v.ealth o£ mformal10n )'our l.1br u; hao; to otter you A SAMPLE OF QUESTIONS ASKED JN 1965• \Vhu r\ ( M r h til fvr K n \\'Tiro \\ ' Drtlrrch BonhuciTer • lrnd rtttnl nlrdM on P«: It(.' Corp • .Addre\S of th n Of c.,multrng • • • • • Chemhr & Chemr II l!nBrn(crs Count) Ch urrnm u( lo d Dcm1 mtrrt ,'!< Rcpuhr., n p.uru: I uc::al SC'ho(ll Dr~lru:l Number ( # (jO) Most Arncurnn \\Ur Jl· rJ (Civil Wnr) Author of qunl.rllon, "No M.rn 1 An hland (Julrn Dnnnl, 171h ltnhtr} CluEnrnun & poet ) Ottgrn, uf lt:rm, 'Iron Curt:un' • Nom c.> of the M 1yor of Str\ltforll U~n-Avon. • l..unge<.t \crml n nn rt:cnul ( <1 lR mmutn;) hour11 1'1"'' , h J '"' I \\ rl I Scn•lcc AI Thc Nc•\4. RcfN·cmcc Dt·~k 110 01\: ( If( (' ( I \ T I ON nf I 11 OliO Ill I lolr •)' 1 I r • n I • r ;uo fJUO I r\t )<. cr In ' ' \\ ol th'" J,Jr~' volu111 ol l>ook loon th lrl: r ry h u1 c; l lo 1 n ore cili,JC:nt c:h.u~;c out S) litun rn 1\pnl o( I !It } .rr In ''""' of the n cl) of lr ontanum • telephone renC\1. otJ~ undt:r the llC\\ $}'item the Jo UJ pcnod W l lnl rt..l 1 from t\\iCl tO thrc fo'llOl\1 \ \\ cek5, reduung the need for rene" mg books B) "i.l\ rng c;t fT tune "1th the n cw ~)"item our people h.nc consequt:ntl) been .tblc to u~e more of thcrr lime for more dm.: t help to our patrons ResuJt.ml .,,1\ mb tn tunc IM made: passable the ntw rcfercn<(. ervt t: antre-.lSt\.i antcr1 1br.u1 loam for pJtrOn!>, home sen 1ce to .. hut-ms .1nd rnue.1sed .tttt:ntJOn to butldmg up the p.tmphlet md Ol'\\ SfMper d1ppmg file l..awr~mcc Public Ubrnry Goes To The Sidewalk Bnzanr Til mCl IINESm \\ ORD FOR 'CRISIS' IS 1\TADE 01. T 01 T\<\ 0 II .1 R.. AC'Pl!1RS; oNm IS .. DANGI~H," 1'1IE OTin.R IS "OPPORTt ITY ' .Tustice V\ m 0 Do1 \YHAT llt\l)l,ENS Hi' 1'lH~ LlllHARY doe~n't ha\c the hook ~ou need) Or 1£ the hbrar)' hns 1t but 1t IS chl-cketl out' Either wa}, we Ottol:~er 1965, .md b) the cnJ of the ye-.tr can now get the book for you (cxccptmg he~t 'icl\ers) m JUSt .t few days. Llv.:tcnc:~: now makes use of an mtcrhbrnry loan sen 1ce c.ll\cd Kansu lnform1ttona\ Ctrcu1t KK IS a network of 6 mam publrc h· brutes m Kanus v. hose collccltonc; toh1\ O\'Cr one mtlhon volumes. By means of .a. tektype S) tern between these hbranes, rC<!ucsls for rese-n c books or rnterhbrary lo;tm, can be fallc:d m JUSt a few d:t)S, mover 85co of U1e rcqui!Sllo LJ.wrl"'te pub\1c: \tbraq began usmg t\w; ctrcutt m requc-stmg book loans for tl~ patrons .1t the rate of about 4 ') books HAC II WLEK 11tJt means "c: .H'C borrowmg books from other sources for our p ltrons totllrng O\ -r 2 ;oo C':lc::h yc.u Books come m from \'<'1dut K "" ( 1 County. Sa!Jna, Hutclunson. Topck.t If }OU ~ wtll be the RULE rather th:m the c:xccpt1on to 1nd h c 10u~ht home a book from one of the;e plo1ces Th su (.C of th1s progr.1m 'ic:ttn'i to be rn the fact that our rcc;en c: lest 1 gro\\ '"E: due to the c;pced at wlm:h oook$ can now be obt:.~.rncd for our p.1.tron-. ONE CLllUllS 18 STEPS to g("( to the matn floor of the public FOR YOL'R 1NFOH~IA 'J'ION Jabt'.Jl} For those unable to do .so, a }rome delivery sen•tce wa~ bei-,run bst } ear B) sun C)' JOg rc:o1der interest of those unable to come to the ltbC:U), the .Adult LlbrartJn hns rreparcd :.l suggested readrng list from wh1ch pltrons rna} p1ck books o thc1r choiCe for home Jeltvcry. Books .uc deln ered tWJCC o1 month to 2 ') people m Lawrence. A volunteer rs current!} dell\ermg tnd p1ckmg up the materials . .Anyone, who l>ec.1use of Jgc or ph) ~1t2l mflm"'lhes as unable to come to the l1brnf), is cligrble to pJrtJc•patc m the: pro~nun C.11l the: Adult Libran.m at VJ 3· 38'\ 3 Book Deli\ery To Baldwin Public Library 1. a V.J!; r' (. • In .Hld•uon to n,noo boob LPL h.1s o\'c:r '"i ooo mJ~a 111 n ~ ~.ono each }e:~r Most .ue mdc:xed More than I :i,OOO book lo.\nS \\ e:rc mn,Je tc1 Ill her 1n I I\\ rcn h ol lll\t }'CM for cl.tssroom use • tht: II brat} is open 63 hour .1 \\ eck for ) our use almo\t 400,000 rn fedcr-.tl llbrory fund \\ ,1, rlthl rn 1C)M for OC;\\ publ1c ltbrary bu1ldmg~ m Knn ,. .1 self-operated !'hotuc.opatr " Jv-..11J hi<: 1t the.- l•br.lf) • rt'VI~V. ~ of cncydoped1 ~ Jnd d1ctton.me-; Jrc \ Jal-1blc: Jt the hbr 1£\ t htlp )OU choo~c. the If!;ht one for }our nc:<:ds C II or ome rn A MAJOH s·rgp FO inv .A RD lor publiC. !Jbntf) sen I m Kan~.t:'i v. .ts t tkcn 10 I96"1 b) pJS'>Jgc of the Lrbtaf) S)slems L tw, Knnsas House: B11l 6) 1 Unde::r the: l.lw 1 br ry nUl) JOin J. larger libra f) '} stc:m "h1le marnt.linmg tt'> IOl I .1utonom} 1 hc ) tern \\ riJ stn c:. to prov1de 'icn ttes to the lcx..1l labrJf} "htch J.re too spu 1.1lrz d or o tl) for ont;; 1 br '1 to opernte. Th1s would mdudc I,Wfcss1onal t.Onsult nt su\ ll ., oop r t1vc film . n 1 ro \tm book c.ollcct1ons to suppl~ment .1 mcmbc:r l1bral) 's perm me:nt book coli~ t 1ons I· n , ~ of 10 the S) stem would be from tu>;f:'i on .tr(:'L'i not now t 'Xed for l1br.1r) '>t n ICC: 10 dd tJon 1 to 'itJtc :mJ to hhrar) ') tcms A step to\\ trd 1 poss1blt l1br.u) S) '>tt:m 111 the Dou~l ., ( unt\ lreJ. W.l4i l1kc:n ~,) I .1wrenu: PubliC Lrbr.1ry I t rn 1CJ(,c; I t\\ rt 1 l\>tllr lt 1 , th tht: 1 l1brary to pro' 1de rot.1trng books .md prof ss1on.tl c:.onsult nt n 1 <. t J n d vrn 0 J 1 lom.t, Mcrrdtn, VJIJcry hils, EfTmgh.un .md Nortom rile 1 hr prior 1 OJ t ht Julcd t 10 run through June 30, 1966 �~~.f1poJ:teo mrunly by a two rndl taX u r~ved from � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library for the Year Ending December 31, 1965 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Free Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Lawrence Free Public Library annual report for the year of 1965. The library implemented new services like book delivery for people confined in houses, interlibrary loans, and a desk for reference in the adult section. The need to upgrade the facilities was mentioned. Information about circulation, registration, book stock, and budget was included. A brochure was attached for distribution. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mayo, Wayne Allen, Verna Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1965 Lawrence (Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPLAnnualReport1965 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library 1962-1972 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries--Kansas--Douglas County. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/9c30a11d9aedd65ac47d80d69e8c81c4.pdf 30e672c7307c80f4da31b64d805e0b26 PDF Text Text �LMVRENC E FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Lawrence, Kansas Report To The Board of Directors for 1966 To The Board of Directors: To use a curr~ntly popular ter:n, 1966 provided a year of 'happenings' for the library. Book ci:Cul~tl.on was down, but our number of registered borrowers ..Tent up. Our book collect1on 1.ncreased by 3,059, but more controversy arose over one title which was not a~cepted th~n all of the h,~oo w?ich w~re added to the collection during the year. /l.rt d1splays, f1.lms,. new methods of 1.nterl1.brary book borrowing and a well-received program of book ser~ce to shut-ins provided the growth and 'reaching-out' needed to ~:eep library ~erv:ic~ abreast of the times . In addition, the library assumed a ne•o~~ ro1.E' ~s adr.lin1.strat1. ve center in the emerging Northeast Kansas Library System . In al, it was a year of variety and, we hope, progress. l'urning to the tangible ways of measuring library service, our total book circulation decreased aoproxi.mately 1% or 3, 512 during the year . Total booK circulation for the ~ar was 297,832 . A departmental breakdown of circulation indicates an increase in ci~ulation of 7,280 adult books as opposed to a decline in circulation of children's books of 10,792 . Several factors may account for the decrease . First, the children's Deoar~ment increased its loan period to three weeks late in 1965. The effects felt frcm a decreased turnover of boo~<s due to the increased loan period plus the ~scontinuing of renewals was felt well into 1966 . On the other hand, the resultant slu~p in adul~ circulation becguse of the same factors was over ~ the Spring of 1966. ~condly, the increased tempo of activity in elementary school libraries has likely affected public library use and may continue to do so in the nea r future . 'i/e feel, n~ever, that increased effectiveness of school libraries can only serve to strengthen oublic library use in the long run . The third factor is more general. A trend of decreased circulation of children ' s books seems to be emerging over the countr,y. A recent survPy in Librar,y Journal would indicate that a plateau bas been reached, temporarily at l~ast , in the use of children's books in numerous public libraries throughout the count~J. An exact reason for this slump seems not to have been found yet. On the plus side , both our registration and book stock shm.red an encouraging increase during 'the year . Total number of registered borro~rers rose to 16, 697, an increase of 1 625 03 trons . Our book collection reached a new high of 60,288 b'J the end of the year; a n~t increase of 3,059 books . ft survey of our book. collection by the_ State Mb:ar1 in t~e Spring of 1966 indicated the excellent ~ua~ty of the col~ect1on ~or ;ts size, and suggested th&t attention be given to ~ch1e~ng more ~epth 1n certa1n ar~a of the collection. A follow-up along these l1nes 1s now tak1ng place. A cautionary note was indic:1ted by the revelation that , altho~gh our book budget had incr;la d b r!r.d • ""h 1 st 7 years the percentage of published books we were able - se 'I -:J\Jl'J 1n ;; e a ' 6ct , t.d Th · h b d t · · b k to purchase' had stendily deciin~d from 2 fJ to J.:.t.u.J . 1S. as ea~ ue o ns1ng oo Price d . t t f publishers \-Ia must contJ.nue to 1ncrease our book 1 ~dP. ~ ?~ Lncrease' ou pu o Fopefully. the growth of a librar y system '~11 help to 'le l. w.Ie. are to keeob. packde • ._..., of our c~llection sho~ls tore have 21, 256 children ' s • arrow thl.s gap. A rea or,., ... book~ and 39,032 adult and~uung adult books . ~~ services for includad a monthly a:t exhibit and introduction of circulating 1966 P -'Tl silent films . The art exhibit began 1 n Pugust and changes each month . The �-2exhibit is located in the reference room and is sponsored by the Lawrence Art Guild. The displays have been ·vrell-received and the resultant publicity seems to have broug~t many ne~ people to. the library. ~Je began the film service in October with ~ ba~7c collec~~on of S~ f1lms. Subject matter includes historical, comedy, sports anrl ~. 1L"11 class 1 cs · Dur1ng the three months of 1966 the service ;1as available circulation totaled uBL. This represents a JOo;t turnover of the collection each mo~th. 'I he service has been popular l-d th both individuals and groups . n..Jo relative~y new ser~ices continued to shmi an increase in use during the year. 'fne hoiiie del1very sernce and teletype interlibrary loan requests were introduced in November of 1965. Throughout the year, aporoximately l , SOO books were borrowed for our patrons through the Kansas Informational Circuit . Over one million books are now available to us through interlibrary loan from the six Kansa3 libraries ua:--ticioating in the service. By the end of 1966 "'e were bringing books to 28 perso~s by means of our home delivery service . During this period, ),081 books and records were chosen and brought to persons who were physically unable to come to the library. Huch of the credit for initiating the orogram and hand11ng the book selection goes to Hrs . Ta:rlor of our adult reference section. The ~~eekly job of bringing tne materials to our home delivery patrons was done through the volunteer efforts of Mrs o 1la:ro . Our thanks for a service well-done to both of them. A nora controversial topic arose when the library rejected a gift copy of a book on fluoridation from a local patron. Although much publicity resulted from this incident , the decision of the library was upheld . A word of appreciation is in order to the Library Board and the City Commissioners for their support in this matter. Activities of the Children's Department continued to be popular during the year. l,A75 children participated in the Summer Reading Program. Of these, 1,470 completed the required reading and were eligible for a reading certificate. Friday pre~chool story hours continued their attr~ction . During the 22 sessions , a total of 1,227 children were in attendance, an average of more than 55 at each session. A ~p1cial 1966 theme included a series of stories centered around ani~~ls, with li·re animals featured at each session. Dogs, cats, skunks and a tom turkey were a~ong the Vrtried guests of honor . The person most responsible ~or these excellent services and orograms during the last seven years has been 1-'iss Hilda Koehler, head of our Children ' s Depart"nent . l-Ie were sorry to lose her through retirement at the end of 1966 . Her successor is Nrs Louise Lester, a recent graduate of Oklahoma Library School , uho was hired by the Board in late 1966, to begin her duties as of February, 1967 . o major change in the organization of our Adult Services Department took place near the end of 1966 with the addition of a fourth full time staff member. At this time, l'rs . rim Meyer became head of the circulation section, ass'llr.ling responsibilities for circulation orocedures and tne suoervision of circulation oersonnel and pages . rs. Howard Taylor has assumed full time duties as Referenc~ Librarian . In addition to her increased reference work with patrons, Mrs . Taylor \-Tl.ll devote a portion of h~r time to lotorking ui th schools and groups outsid~ the library. Her. efforts will al:.o he directed at building the rl7!ference collect~on, the pamphlet f1les and the Preoaration of book lists and book selection aids on a monthly basis. The reference section answered 3,127 reference questions by telephone and in person for catrons during 1966. h Tne grol-dng in~dequacy of our ph]~ical facilities b7c~me more evident during the year . In Ha C'Ch the State Library presented a orelim1nary survey of Lat-rrence Libra~ facilities to the Board. In essence, the survey stated that the building • �-was totally inadequate for a city the size of Lawrence and recommended that a ne,., building be e:ec;ed. This_sur,~y was reinforced later in 1966 when the local itizens Cotr:."il~ tt:-e on Public Bu1lclings reported to the City Commissioners of the need for a new l7brary building of 40,000 square feet at an estimated cost of ~1,250,000 . It_ 1 ~ hopeful that progress plong these lines can be made in the near future . In addit~on to the acu-tE shortage of reader space as well as book space, the increased cost of m!:lintennnce of the 63 year old building Ha5 ill~strated when the book collection became endangered as a result of n~~erous leaks in the roof . The city_has since insta~ed a new roof, but threats of leakage at other areas as well as 1nadequate electr1cal and heating capacit.y continue to be a problem. The largest turnov~r in recent years took place on the Library Board in 1966. Judge Ch;rles Rank1n, ~oard Chairman, retired after 8 years of service. In addition, Rev · Paul Da ·Tis and Hrs . Don Allen resigned due to change of residence. Replacing them 1-rere Skipper Ttlilliams , Clark Coan and Larry Flannery. Special thanks again this year go to : f1rs. o~ma , our ~ssistant Librarian and Head of Technical Services, for the excell~nt job of book selecting and of keeping the flow of materials available to our patrons; Hr.i. Weeks , our bookkeeper and secretary, for the additional work she has assumed in handling the state grant for planning services and for her all-around helpfulness in the many tasks perfonned during the years; finally, to Jim Anthony, our custodian, who has done a remarkable job of making the library a clean and inviting place . A major undertaking for the library last year was the assuming of responsibility as adninistrative headquarters for the Northeast Kansas Libraries, an infor.nal federation of 30 public libraries in Northeast Kansas. Under a grant of $36,000 from the State Library, the Lawrence Public Library is providing con~ultant services, rotating book collections, book funds and ii'Orkshops for participating libraries. It is anticipated that this demonstration program will lead to the formation of a legal library system in Northeast Kansas by 1969. Such a systern would ooerate with a tax le·,"Y of ~ mill on areas not notv taxed for library service . Services to existing libraries would be strengthened through such a federation and library service would be extended to an estimated 100,000 people now without library ser\~ce in Northeast ~ansas . A strong possibility exists that the Lawrence Public Library would become a w.ajor resource center for such a system in addition to becoming administrative cente:- of r.1an:r centralized services such 'lS consultant services , cooperative film circuits central acquisition of books, etc. Additional funds for the Lawrence Public Library under such a plan irould provide increased book stocks , personnel and services to residents of Lal·trence and Dou~las County and eliminate the non-resident fees nou charged to persons living outside of the city. In sum~ 1 ~r, in spite of temporary slowdowns_in some.areas.du~ng the past year, the Library has continued to expand and extend 1ts serv1ces W1thin space and budget limitations . There are still many areas of service__ to be explo~d yet and many improvements to be made on our present services . w1th the cont1nued support of the city and the Library Board and an excellent staff with which to 1-1ork steady improve m~nt -w;.11 be assured . • layne Hayo Head Librarian • • �BUDGET SURVEY FOR 1966 SALARIES : Full T:ilne • • • • • • • • Part Time • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••••••• LIBRARY 1-tA.INTENAUCE : Books ••..•.•••• •.•....•.•...•• •••••• Receipts f r om Sp . Orders & lost Bks . ~~agazines .................... . .. . ... . Receipts during the year ••••..••••• Records ..........................•... Receipts from Lost Records •....•..• Bindi.ng ............................. . Li bra.ry· Supplies .••••.•••..•• . ••.•.•• Receipts during the year ••...• ....• Custodian ........................... . Budgeted Spent $46,519.00 7, 990.00 $U6, 0)0 . 47 8, 2:34 .72 $54, 509 .00 $5li, 265 . 19 $16, 200 . 00 Boo . 32 870 . 00 15. h5 500. 00 26 .86 900. 00 2, 500 .00 9) . 00 2, 890. 00 $15, JuJ . 43 1, 000 . 21 533 .59 705 . 31 2, 988.43 3,325. 89 $2h, 795.63 $23, 896 .86 $ $ BOIIDll~G SU?PLIES : Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rep~irs and Equipment ......... . ...... Utili ties • • • • • • • . • • • • . . . . • . • • • . • • • • • • 2, 256 . 00 l , 900. 00 In::;uranc8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . 1 1 150 . 00 462 .82 1, 518 . 45 2, 173 .15 821. 71 $ 6, 066 . 00 $ 4, 976 . 13 $ 1, 971 . 00 $ 2, 334. 60 SOCIAL SECURIT! •............ · · · · · · · · · • · r.ANSAS RETIRE-lENT ••.•••••• • • • · • · • • • • • • • CONTir!GENCY •••••••••••• • · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Receip~s for the year .••.••••.•...•.• BOOiQ·!OBI LE ••..•.••.•.•• · • · · · • · · • • · · • · · • Rec . f r om Law . School Board ••••..•.•• 760.00 1, 875 . 00 500.00 178.54 500 .00 200. 00 1 , 292 .71 $ 5, 224 .54 $ 5, 789.49 431 . 48 1,656 .89 Outstanding Book orders for 1966 ••···•• Grar.d Tot.;l . • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • . • • . • . • • • . • 1, 730 .70 $90, 595. 17 $90, 584 . 56 • �To the Honorable Board of Directors of the Lato~rence Free Public Library I have the honor to report the follot;dng receipts and disbursements for the year ending December 31, 1965 . Ealance Receipts Warrants - - - .. $84, 595 . 17 sau , 595 . 17 Haintenance Fund Desk Collections $ Balance $ - -- 662 . 34 5,829 . 43 Perkins Memorial Fund 60 . 00 43 . 12 Edwar ds f1emoria 1 Fund 120. 00 40.80 Grovenor Memorial Fund 131. 50 178 . so 123 . 65 186 . 35 Noore l'.emorial Fund 193 . 50 65 . 00 129 . 67 128 . 83 Helch r·!emorial Fund 80 . 00 uo . 8o --- 120 . 80 Adult Gift Fund 80. 08 103 . 87 1o6 . 78 77 . 17 9 .15 12 .uo --- 21. 55 Tri-Co. Library &xtension Pr oject Fund 805 .08 ? , O)u . OO 2, ouo. oa -- NEKL Fund -- - 26 , 876 . 25 9, 62) . f.O 17 , 253 .15 $119, 819 . 34 $loJ . u07 . 84 $18 , 554 .15 Childr en ' s Gift Fund All Funds $ 2, 1u2 .6s 5 , 989.39>~ 502 . 38 ----- -- 103 . 12 160. 80 *Book invoices for $1, 656 . 89 of thi5 amount still outstandjng. All of which is respectfully sub~itted . Hr s . Barbar a Cr ei-TS Treasurer • - - --··--- ·-·· - . -~ -~----·--- - �1966 STATISTICS CIRCULATION Books Recor ds Periodicals & Pamohlets Adult Juvenile Total 116, 366 11, 677 9, 113 151, 466 2,557 297,832 J.L, 234 The above circulation figures represent a total decrease in book circulation of 3,512. Record circulation decreased by 1,347 and cir culation of periodicals increased by 175. Circulation of adult books showed a rise of 7,280 while circulation of children's books declined by 10,792 from 1965, leaving a net loss in circulation for both departments of 3,512 . • RffiiSTRATION 1965 1966 Adult Juvenile County Total 9, 967 10, 726 4, 956 5, 818 149 15, 072 16,697 153 Registration increasad by a total of 1, 625 for 1966. Of this , 759 • additional registrations were in the adult Depart. and 862 were l.ncreased children's registrations . There was a net increase of 4 county cards issued for the year . BOOK STOCK Adult Added 1966 Hithdra\·m On hand Dec . 31, 1966 • Juvenile 2, 624 491 39, 032 1, 962 1, 036 21, 256 Adult Juvenile Total • 4, 586 1,527 60, 288 • R~ORD - STOCK On hand as of Dec . 31, 1966 1, u1B 390 Total 1, 808 a_t .; crease of l)u records over 1965. 11 a n ... This ranresents • • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library for the Year Ending December 31, 1966 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Free Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Lawrence Free Public Library annual report for the year of 1966. A survey was conducted by the State Library of Kansas showing that the building was inadequate to serve the population of the city. The Library assumed the responsibility as administrative headquarters for all the Northeast Kansas Libraries receiving a grant of $36,000. Information about circulation, registration, book stock, and budget was included. A brochure was attached for community distribution. 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We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library 1962-1972 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries--Kansas--Douglas County. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/a3376729f5018189d832c098f348d028.pdf 68f4148df24a3dc1c12d84a4509d95eb PDF Text Text Annual Report 1967 �Jt;J .. ,..., P. Pt Tcno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ct-tl' 'RMI\ r~ t.1Ax S TAL.CL•I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VICC.-CltAIFti.I'AN -PUBLIC ""' i c h i t a Cn,·wo •• •• •• •• ,. •••• o • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sr.c .-THr:AOURE:R RICHARD RANEY ••••••••••••••••••••• • •••••••• Ex-oF~ICIO MEI~OER CLAnr COAN MRs . G IL OERT ULMCR SK IPPER WILLIAMS LARRY FLANNCRV I\1N~. LIBR.i\RY RA'I'MOtJO 1967 L I ORARY STA FF WAYNE MAvo • ••• • ••• · •••• • • •••••••• • · ~~· ········ HEAD LIBRARIAN MAs . J.M , 0SMA •••• •• • •••• •• • ••••••••• •• • ASSISTANT LIBRARIAr~ MRs . Roo HALFEN •••••••• • • • • • •• •• • • • •• •• CHILDREN 1 s LIBRARIAN MRs . JtM MuRPHY••••••••••••••••••••••••• REFERENCE LIBRARIAN MRs . L.O. MCVEA ••••• •• •••• • • • •••••• HEAD , CIRCULATION DEPT. MRs . STEP HEN HULL •••• • •••••••••• • ••• • CIRCULATION ASSISTANT i MRs . GLENN A . PETRI E ••••• • • ••• • ••• •••• CHILDREN 1 s AoalsTANT MRs . A.R. WEeKs •••••••••••••••••••••• SEC RETARY- BOQKKEEPER MRs . R I CHARD FRAMPTON •• , ••• • •• • •• ••• •• CIRCULATION AssiSTANT MRs. HA L WERT••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ORDER AsSISTAN T MRs. THEODORE EHLERT,, • • •• • •• • •••••••••• REFERENCE AssisTANT J~MES ANTHONY••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• CusTODIAN MRe . FLORENCE FR~ZIER • • •••••••••••••••••••••• MENDING (P - T) MRS . L . E . J . HELYAR ••••••••••• • •••••••••••••• LIBRARIAN (P - T) STEVE DYKEs •••••••••••••••••••• CIRCULATION ASSISTANT (P- T) Mass MARTH~ H ILL •••••••••••••••••••• CATA LOG ASS I STANT (P- T) M1ss AN IT~ DEGRAFF ,,, •••••••••••• CHILDREN's ASSISTANT (P-T ) • I - _. -- . - A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY KANSAS LIBRAR BUDGET SUWMARY Kansas Cicy,Ks. 1965 I I S ALARIES AND WAGES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • $ 60,308 . 29 BOOKs , - REOOROB AND PERIOOIC~LS •••••••••• • •••••• 21 , 300 . ?9 B I NDING AND LIBRARY SUPPLIESoo••••••••••••••••••• 4,~80.07 BUI LDING MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLIES•••••••••••••••• 7 , 602 . 99 UTILITIES AND I NSURANCE•• •• • • • •• • •• • •••••• •• ••••• 2 , 885 . )0 RETIREMENT AND SOCI~ L SECUR ITY••••••••••••••••••• 4 , 473.32 BoOKMOBILE AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES , , , , , ••••• ) , 607 . 70 l I. TOTAl. EXrENPITURES FOR 1967. •• • • • ••, $ 104 , 6)8 . 66 ' • I Tt-tE PUBI..IC LIBRARY 18 SUPPORTED MAINLY BY A TWO MILL TAX AS AUTHORIZED BY THE S TATE S TATUTES . IN ADDITION, INCOME IS RECEIVED FORM CHARCEG ON OVERDUE OOOKs , NON -R ESIDENT FEES, GIFTS , MEMORIAL FUNDS AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVIC~ EX TENDED TO THE NO RTHEA S T KANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM . Salin a 196 8 �A QUICK THE THREE NEW KANSAS PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDINGS ·DEPICTED ON THE COVER ARE TYPICAL OF THE NEW WAVE OF MODERN LIBRARY FACILITIES IN THE STATE WHICH ARE FAST REPLACING THE OLD CARNEGIE BUILDINCS.AMONG THE OTHER MORE RECENT PUOLIC LIORARV FACILITIES IN KANSAS ARE : lOLA MANHATTAN HAYS • • ' - " JOHNSON CouNTY TOPEKA HUTCHINSON GLANCE AT 1967 SERVICES BOOK C IRCULAT IO N•••••• •299 , J99 LP RECORDS C I RCULA TED ••• JJ , 265 P ER I OD I CA LSe• •••••••••• • 8 , 120 REFERENCE QUESTIONS ANSWERED• ••• • •••• •• •• • ••• •2 , 868 ONE OF THE MOS T POPUL AR NEW• SERV I CES ADOED I N 1967 WAS OUR CIRCULA TI ON OF 8MM SILENT F ILMS . IN THE 8 MON THS 0~ THIS SERV I CE , 1 , 067 8w.M FI LMS WERE CHECKED FOR USE I N HOMES AND ORGANIZATIONS . MATERIALS A FEW FI\CTS ABOlJT OUR PRESENT LIBRARY BUILDING • THE BUI LDING WAS BUILT IN 1904 TO SERVE A POPULATION OF 10 , 000 Sl NCE THAT TIME UVIRENCE HAS ltJCREASEO ITS POPULATION MORE THAN FOUR TIMES . To MEET THE NEEDS or 1968, A BUILDING IS REQUIRED WHICH ~OULD BE TWICE TilE PRESENT 10 , 000 SQ. FT . IT NO~I HAS. To MECT lAWRENCE'S --oECTED 198_5 POPULATION WE NEED A FACILITY FOUR TIMES • ~RCSENT SIZE. OUTLAY ON LIBRARY BUILDINGS CY THC CITY I N THC PAST 65 YCARC H~O OCCN $ 17~500 . 22 , 229 41 , 839 64 , 068 2 , 0)7 REGISTRATION THE LI ORARY NOW HAS 17 , 14) REGI S TERED BORROWERS , AN INCREASE OF 446 OVER 1966. OuR BOOK SERV I CE TO THE HOMEBOUND , NOW TWO YEARS OLD , SAW A RECORD 4 , 500 BOOKS SELECTEO AND CELI VEREO TO ?.5 PATRONS RECEIV I NG TH I S SERVICE. "A HE BU I LO trlC G EJU t L T IN f 904 liTH A $ 25 , 000 GIFT FROM ANOEW CAR~ECIC . lAWRENCE SPENT 17 9 500 (MATCHED BY FEDERAL UNDS) FOR REMODELING IN r9J7 . 3f0E FRO~ AIR CONDIT I ON I NG NO EMERGENCY U/'. I NTF:NIUICC OVER THE VCAAS , THE TOTAL CAPITAL CHI LDREN 1 S BOOKS OWNED AD ULT BOOKS OWNEO TOTAL BOOK S TOCK LP RECORD S TOCK Lawrence Library vintage 1904 • OTHER IU CHL I GHT3 OF" 1967 INCL UDEC A COMPLCTE INVCNTORY OF TH E BOOK COLLECTION j DESICNATI ON OF lAwReNCE PuBLIC LloRARY AD ADM I NISTRATIVE HQ ANO REF"ERENCE C~NTER FOR A SEVEN COUN TY S Y~ T EM OF COOPERATJNC L J BRAR J CS ; AOOITJON OF A CIRCULATING PICTURE F I LC IN THC CHJLORCN 1 o DePARTMENT :PRovro- ttJc A OCPOOJT COLLECTION ron BALLARD CCINTr-R or IJOMI! DtX NUN- �----------------------· ~--------- 'l LAHRENCE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Lawrence , Kansas Report To The Board Of ryirectors For 1967 'i'o The Board Of Directors: Perhaps ~he 1967 deve~o~ment which has the most far-reaching potential was the designatlon.of an off1 c1al system of cooperating libraries by the State Librar,y ~~~ission 1n November 1967. At this time recognition was ~ven to an experiment , u in library ~oopera t'1on wh'1~h . had its beginnings in 1965. Official designation of tM system 7ncluded recogm. t1on of Lawrence Public Liurary as resource center and awunistrat~ve headquarters for the seven-county regional federation. ~·~ence has , of course , been acting in this capacity since July 1966 . During this time much trial and error has taken place in an effort to develo~ a pattern of cooperation between 30 varied public libraries . Pr ogress has been made . Huch remains t.o ~ nade . Public libraries as a whole in Kansas are experiencing the pains and re;..'3rds of learning new ways of doing things . Learning \.fays to work together to avoid having each procedure and expenditure repeated )60 "rays in needless duplication. As this syste~ will benefit othar libraries in the area , so it will benefit Lawrence. The benefits will be varied, and \·Till increase with the grm..th of the system concept itself . But among them will include access to centrally cataloged and processed books (possibly state subsidized) , availability of large central collections of films and stJecial resource materials, and hook- ups with large reference centers . As ad"''linistrative and reference center for the system, Lawrence will benefit from increased professional personnel' and resource r.mterials . An immediate example would be the anticipated 35,000 - $8 , 0CO reference grant expected to be made by the State this .. . ~pnng . As s::stern he.adqu~rters, La~·rrence in 1967 instigated a central. r7ference a.:d interlibrarJ loan sar\~Ce to libraries in th9 system a~ea . In add~t~on, lat7 ~n ~967~ we ~a3n a service of central purchasing and process~ng of ~ater1als for libra~es 1n th; syatem . Naterials ara bought through ~wren~e and sent to. Kansas Ci~y, Kansas, for procQs::;ing . One major benefit to all libranes , La~·rrence ~ncluded, ~s a larger discount on materials through bulk buying . • ~her major points of interest for 1967 include: BALLARD c::~TER CO!LECTIOU. In December, ,.;e lo~ned s~a ~00 children's. and young adult books to the Ballard Center to b~g1n ~he~r library. The library, st~ffed on a "\""olunteer basis , is under the. direct1on of t1rs ~ ~Helyar, wh~ has · f or the La··,..,..encQ work ~ d oa rt - t ~ne ~~ - Y)ublic LJ.:.brary for . over Sl.X years . G1fts ·d t · dd;tion to the loan collectJ.:.on, have made the Ballard r o ~rea res1 en s, ~n a ... · th ""l rth La e ro wrence area. L1.brary a very use f u1 e ducation~l tool for all nges 1n Tf~ ollection uo - to- date and to insure accuracy of the - cv~NTORl . To 1ceep our c ·nven~o~ of our book ho ld'J.:.nGs - was na d e 1n · December of t c~rd catalog a como 1....e e 1 v ·J r! 18 · those f our d n;rs 196 ? · lo d its doors December 1/and d unng 7 · The l1.brazr c se ~,.. 7 temoorary per3ons inventoried some 64,000 all of the full-t1me stafL ~luu · ately 2 500 adult books and 1 270 bo • I ·t · 1 rt~ ind1cated aoprox1m ' , ?r.s. n1 1a resu ~._ ~ ~ Th · represent books presumably stolen and ch1ldren•s books were m1~s~b . ese . • �-t!- ( do not take into account those legit' t 1 .t ~ma e Y charged out but not, returned . A monthly ch~ ck will be made f until S~T~er. Undoubtedly ~r ~ ~ms pre sumed ~issing . This will continue tc . \~e anticipate that 0 ~ fr:urn er of these ~terns uill turn up due to errors, e ·ult and 1 000 children's r T~nal c?unt ~dll be 3, 000 books missing- 2,000 ~;om the ca~d catalog . • ese "'~ 11 then either be replaced or withdrawn • ?HYSICALf FACdiLifTitc....hS. f "1 ~jor physical problems for 1967 included replacement of the roo an o e rant sta"rs The roo f haa· doterLorated · so badly early in 1967 that ~t had to be replaced . Late in the same year the front stairs began to ~ollapse and presented a danger to library users . Both the roof and the sta~rs were replaced. by the city. Problems of outdated electrical wiring and of see?aee of water ~n th7 ?asement continue to exist. During 1967, lack of soace for books be~ame Crlt~cal . It became necessary late in the 1ear to purchase some 27 sect~ons of library shelving to house anticipated book purchases throug~ the year 1968. Several investigations by architects and th~ city engineer d~sclosed the ~anger in placing additional load-bearing book shelves in many areas ?f the f1rst floor . This problem will become even more critical by 1969 when nrtually no safe area will be left in the adult, area for the placing of more stacks . It may be that material ~~11 then be put in storage, until such time as additional facilities become available . The above items merely · serve as added indications that the current library plant is physically obsolete and spatially inadequate for modern day library operations . A building initially built for a population of 10, 000 now serves 46, 000. • 4 • SALARIES. The .l968 budget drawn up in June of 1967 provided increases for professional, non-professional and part-time employees. To more closely meet prevailing area salaries for non- professional personnel, beginning salaries were incre3sed by $100 and an annualihcrement of $150 was provided. This brings u.s near er to competing institutions, but will need reviewing at the coming budget session. Part-time wages were increased to a minimum of $1. 00 per hour which Yould seem to be sufficient for the immediate future . Beginning salaries for professional librarians with no experience were raised to $6, 600. · This is competitive with KU but still some $400-700 less than prevailjng national averages . • CIRCULATION OF CHilDREN'S BOOKS . The old method of using audio charging for children•s books was replaced in 1967 by a self- charge method, similar to the system in the adult department . Initial reaction to this change seems to be favorable : One innovation, suggested by Hrs . Halfen, was to provide a carbon copy of ~ach charge-out list thus providing mothers with records of all materials ch;cked out. rtany pat~ons have expressed satisfaction with this added touch . STJt-:rER READING PROG?.Ad AND STORY HOURS . 1, 976 children enrolled in our summer · 1967 • Of this number, 1, 202. read 20f books ordimore and · a · r "'Ladi ng program ~n total of 1,515 r~~d more than 10 books to qualif! them or ~ rea ng cert1f1cate or a seal for their previous reading certif1cate . Spr1ng.and Fall story 931 children attended hours f or pre-sch oo1 Children continued. to be popular. 577 · th F 11 st h ~n ~ ~ • h o4ry 5ours the sessions 354 durins the spring perlod and . are held on Friday mornings at 10:30. One sess~on is he d or t e to year old group and one for the toddlers . UE'rl LA . "!'~,.., -.. LAHRZNCE pUBUC LIBRARY. Under a law passed in the State \1 TO At r E~.,;T · t 1· · 11 base their population figures on Legislature in 1967, local co~ 3 ~~~ty will begin this with its census Federal census procedures. Dougla • I • �-3report in the Fa 11 of 1968 . This will me . ula tion count of lvell 0 1. an that Lawrence should reg1ster a 0 P ~P000 population fall intver 40 , 0?0· Under a previous state law, cities over 7, b d · these cities are authori od at spec~al t . library c~t eeory. L'b ~ rary oar s l.n for a maxim~ of 2.5 mil~e To urn ~n levy request dire7tly to the County Clerk s• hus, the budget for 1970 tnll no longer be a integral part of the to~al city budget as in the past. Hutchison Salina and Topeka noH come under thl..s category. . ' 3 BOOK CIRCULATION. Reversing a two-year drop in book circulation, the librar,y experienced an in7rease ~n books checked out of 2, 188 over 1966. In the total pattern of book c~rculat~on , adult books increased 3 460 over the previous year while circulation of childr:n's books dropped 1, 272 .' This has been a continuing pattern for three years . Cl..rculation of adult books has continued to rise while juv:nile.circulation has decreased . This pattern would seem to be following a n~t1on~Wlde trend toward.decreases in circulation of children's books in public librar~es . The most obVJ..ous reason for this decrease is uurowth , throuah Federal ,;:) funds, of resources and personnel in school libraries across the countrJ in the last few years . Much of the service provided by public libraries to children in the past was in lieu of needed services at the school level, especially in the elementar,y grades. A fair assumption is that schools and public libraries will l-rork out their individual roles in the years to come and that the public libraries, more to their nature , Ydll become resource centers concentrating on building collections of informational materials which are being increasingly demanded at the elementary level. This would follow the pattern of the public library at the secondary level. Hany of the more commonly used materials are available at the school level while the public librar.y serves more in the capacity as a factual and informational resource center for the student. In addition, of course , the children ' s library will continuo its role in providing pre-school materials as well as supplementary reading for student,s of all levels. In the long run, increased excellence of school libraries will mean increased awareness of the importance of books and the public library will continue to fill a vital, if changed, need. REFERl!lJCE SERVICES. In conjunction with services performed for the Northeast Kansas Libraries, we have been able to increase our reference services to local patrons by additional personnel in our reference dept . We have not yet managed to make this service available at all times the library is open, but are slowly reaching this goal. Gradually, as the patron ~s able to ha~e the ~ervices of a orofessionally trained person when he needs 1t, he takes ~ncreas1ng advantage or' the service. For the Lawrence .Public Library, this can be ~onsidered the single most significant step forward for 1967 - ,the strengthen1ng of our informational services to the patron. Eventually, we tmuld hope to have a staff of at least 3 full time persons for the most consis~ent service, but the current ava'lab'l"t f one and 3/4 oersons the past. ~ ~ ~ y o . . is . a marked . b~provement . b 'lt over di t . Thus, a major function of the public lib:a:r ~st.e1nglibul.. up - F rec serv~ce t th bli b, fessionally trained ~monna 10n rar1ans . or years we o he pdu f7 Y prlol tl.·on of materials and much better than average circulation ha ve a a ~ne co ec · d s t ar.. f who could b e cons~st:o · . B t ive have lacked the tra1ne of these ma t ena 1s . u . t th ublic ently available to interpret this collect~on ° e P • ce continues to make use of the state-wide teletype INTERLIBRARY LOANS . LaH~en c· ·t) ..;.,.. borrowing books for its patrons In se,......; (K,ansas I n fo....,.,a•1onal ~rem ~· • ~ ••ce .... ~ kl i cuit of sending lists of reserved mate addition, in 1967 we began a weec ytc r Each week lists of books on reserve rials between here and Johnson oun Y• 1 I • • • \ • • �-4for patrons are exchanged between the two libraries each of which fills what it is able to for the other. This has worked out v~ry well decreasing the wait for books by several "reeks in many cases. Of course, this does not work for books_ such as best sell~rs , but has proved very useful for individual titles which are asked for ~n one area but not being used in another. Some 15-20 books a week are exchanged by this method. · • Thanks go again this year to all of the staff for a job \-tell done. Special thanks to Mrs . Osma, whose excellent book selection throughout the years has made the collection one of the best in the state; to Mrs . Halfen our Children's Librarian; Mrs. vleeks , our bookkeeper; Hrs . Meyer, head of circulation and Mr. Anthony, our custodian, Hho scr.nehm-1 manages to consistently keep the libra:r; presentable and iMabitable - a formidable task. In swr:nary, new physical innovations in many areas will continue to be impractical due to space limitations. But new 't-rays of doing old tasks can ahrays be found. Our role in Horking l-Ti th other libraries brings new insight into such l-rays. Better libra:rJ service will be the result of cooperative library practices. It is my opinion that the future of top quality library service in La~ence is. excellent. ·.:ith the continued support of the Board, the Staff and the C1.ty, I think we can look forward to a very high percentage of improved library service to patrons over the next few years . . • tfayne Ha yo P.ead Librarian • • - • • • • • • I • • • • • • • • • • • - • • • • • �( • 1967 STATISTICS CIRCULATION • Books Records Periodicals & Pamphlets FilmS Adult Juvenile 1.49, 286 11, 168 1.49, 913 2, 097 Total 299, 199 13, 265 8, 120 1, 067 j ----- 8 , 120 1, 067 • ----- The above represents a total increase in book circulation of 2, 188 . Circulation of adult books shows a rise of 3 460 uhile circulation of chi1drens ' books decreased by 1; 272 . REGISTRATION • 1966 1967 Adult Juvenile County Total 10,726 10, 999 5, 818 153 151 16, 697 17,143 5, 993 The total number of regist ered borrouers increased by 446 for 1967 . Of this , 273 repr esented additional adult borrowers and 175 more juvenile borrowers were registered . • BOOK STOCK • Adult 3, 325 562 41, 839 Added 1967 Hit.hdrawn On hand Dec . 31, 1967 Juvenile Total 1, 377 404 22 , 229 4, 702 966 64, o68 Total book stock increased by 3, 780 ove r the previous figure of 60, 288 for 1966 . 188 Gift books were accept ed during the year. • • RECORD STOCK Adult Juvenile Total 429 2, 037 • On hand as of Dec . 31, 1967 The above represents a previous year. REFF.RENCE 1, 608 • net increase of 229 records over the were answered by our . nformation - 2,868 requests f or Reference Department in 1967 • 1 • • • �\ BUDGET SURVEY FOR 1967 , \ Budgeted · • Added Receipts- Spent SALARIES: Full Ti.me •••••••••••••••••• •••••••• Part Time • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••• 51,050.55 $ 54,675.00 7,100.00 $ 700.00 $ $ 61,77$.00 $ 700.00 $ 60,3o8 .29 $ 17,700.00 1,025.00 600.00 1,100.00 2,700.00 $ 944.31 *$ 19,276.47 1,343. 93 $ 26,265.00 $1,102.36 --- 9,257. 74. LIBRARY MAINTENANCE: Books .••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Periodicals •••••••••••••••••••••••• Records ••••••••••••••·············· Binding •.......•••.•.....•••.•..••• Supplies •...•.....................• Supplies • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Repairs and Equipment • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Utilities • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Insurance • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SOCIAL SECURITY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • KANSAS RETIREMENT (Employer's contrib.) POSTAGg • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • CO~ITlliGEllCY ••••••••••••••. • · • • • · • • • • • PHOTO COPIES *1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • BOOKHOBILE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • -121.10 -- 680.39 1,100.00 3,380.07 3,230.00 • --- 3,Uo.oo Cu.stodian •••......•...•......•..••• BUILDING HAINTENANCE: • -36.95 -- $ 29,010.86 --1,647.17 $ 698.78 3,674.21 2,146.$0 739.00 $ 6,323.00 $1,647.17 $ 7,258.49 $ 2,550.00 $ $ 2,606.66 -300.00 -- 22.00 22'.50 54.15 519.72 1,025.85 200.00 $ 5,610.00 $1,844.22 $ $100,03).00 $5,29). 15 $104,658.66 $ 823.00 2,400.00 2,100.00 1,000.00 1,900.00 420.00 500.00 $ -- ---- • 1,866.66 653.80 1,539.14 770.70 644.o6 8,081.02 • GRAlJD '£0TAL • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • *The amount spent for books includes $2,721.36 outstanding. book orde~ for 1967. *1 Photo Copies (the receipts and expenses) were under Cont~ngency unt~l June 1, •67 • • • �\ ' • • 'i'o the Honorable Roard of Directors of the Lawrence Free Public Library • I have the honor to report the following receipts and disbursements for the year ending December 31, 1967. I Balance Haintenance Fund Transfer of funds from D.C. Outstanding Invoices for '67 $ Desk Collections Bal. for '66 Outstanding Transfer to l1aintenance Perkins Memorial Fund • • .. - - Receipts - • $ 99,426.75 S,231.91* $101,937.30 2,721.36 • 502.)8 1,656.89 • 103.12 '• 160.80 • 1,584.10 85.82 . 52.50 . • Edwards 11emorial Fund $2,721.36 10.50 1,656.89 *(5,231.91) 6,324.13 ~· • Balance 'ilarrants 42.10 - • 69.80 160.80 . 42.10 • Grovenor Memorial Fund • Moore Memoria 1 Fund • 186.35 195.00 . 281.14 100.21 128.83 65.oo· --- 193.83 • 104.20 120.80 42.10 .. 58.70 Adult Gift Fund 77.17 72.13 . -- - 149.30 Children's Gift Fund 21.55 9.15 . --- 31.30 \~elch r1emorial Fund • 17,253.1~ UF.KL Fund • All Funds 8,958.75. 26,211.90 --- $120, L20.12 $133,124.41 $4,996.20 • $20,211.04 *note - The $5,231.91 of Desk Collections was transferred to Maintenance in ~cember, 1967 and is included in Warxants under Maintenance thus not added again in total figure in rlarrant column. I All of which is respectfully subnitted. }:rs. Barbara Crews Treasurer • • • • • •• I • • • • • • • • • • • • - • • • • • • • • • • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library 1962-1972 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries--Kansas--Douglas County. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text. https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/0c9d8e6d37ae2e9ad11748aad0ece59d.pdf e43069efa99fa337e6b924024fc83240 PDF Text Text Annual Re-port 1968 �• • J • 1 . LIBRARY BOARD , • MAX STALCUP · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ' · · · CHAIRMAN MRs . GILBERT ULMER •••••••••••••••••• VIcE-CHAIRMAN MRs . RAYMOND CREws •••••••••••••••• SEc .-lREASURER I f Kansas City, Ks. 1965 Salina 1968 MAYOR JoH~ ~~·cK ·············••••••••• Ex - OF~ICIO CLARK COAl • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 80ARO MEMBER • JAMES DRURY ••••••••••••••••••••••••• BO ARO MEMBER LARRY FLANNERY •••••••••••••••••••••• Bo ARO MEMBER SKIPPER WILLIAMs ••••••••••••••••••••• Bo ARO MEMBER ,. • - LIBRARY STAFF t .. I WAYNE MAYO •••••••••••••••••••••••• HEAO LIBRARIAN , MRs . J . M. OsMA ••••••••••••••• AssiSTANT LIBRARIAN MRs . JAMES HALFEN •••••••••••• CH I LDREN's LteRARIAN MRs . J1M MuRPHY •••••••••••••• REFERtNCE LIBRARIAN MRs . L . D. MEYER •••••••••• HEAo , CIRCU LATIO N DEPT. MRs . G . A . WEEKS ••••••••••••• SECRE TA RY-BooKKE EPER MRs . THEODORE EHLERT •••••••• REFERENCE ASSISTANT • MRS . RICHARD BARLOW ••••••••• REFERENCE AssiSTANT MRs . HARRY MoRGAN •••••••••••••••• ORDER ASSISTANT MRS . RtCHARO FRAMPTON •••••• CIRCUL AT ION ASSISTANT MRS · LARRY ASHIM · · · · · · · · · · · CIRCU LAT ION ASSISTANT MRs . DAVID P-ARETSKY ••••••••• CHILDREN's ASSISTANT MRs . BEN H. 8ARTELDES ••••••• CH ILDREN 's AssisTANT• MR . JAMES ANTHONY •••••••••••••••••••••• CusTO DIAN I • • • • BUDGET SUM\1ARY • SALARIES AND WAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 72,)44 .16 BOOKS , RECORDS AND PERIODICALS ••••••••• 26,689.80 BI~DING AND LIBRARY SUPPLIES •••••••••••• 4,282. 52 8UIL01f.JG MAINTENANCE · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 7,1)2.17 UTILI Tl ES AND INGURANCE o • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • J, 142 .0 1 RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY •••••••••• 5,45).65 BOOKMOBILE AND OT~ER OPERATING EXPENSES·• 4,914.61 Lawrence Libra.-y - - - viotagc 1904 • • l TOTAL 1968 EXPENDITURES ••• $ 123,958 .92 INCOMC f'ROM TAX \NCO~E. \• .. co M C \• •oc:.O Ml REVENUES •••••••••••• FR O M OC G '< COl.l.t:::CTIONG Fn O M NoR Tt·H: A O T KAN O AD Jfi~ O tll P._. O T OC. O•'Il:O o t...OOT $ 104 ,1 ?9 . 00 •••••••••••• LtonAntr:o • • • 000~0 IT O •• 7 , 82~.7 1 f3 , 1 ~ 88 . 0J ) 1 !i:)Lt,l5 -==~~~~ \Vi chi ta 1967 ANNUAL REPORT 1968 �• • • 1904 - A YEAR OF HAPPENINGS 1904 was the year: H..A.PPENINGS - 196ll A look at libra~ service fer the l3st yea r • BOOKS CIRCULATED ••.•••••.••••••••• LP RECORDS IDA NED ••.••••.•.••••••• REFERENCE QUESTIOl~S ANS\..JERED •••••• • • • * Teddy Roosevelt beat Alton Parker for the Presidency. * Safety razor blades ware invented. ' * The Russo-Japanese war began. • • * John HcGraw was manager of the New York Giants. • • • PERIODICAlS AND PAMPHLETS • REGISTERED BORRO~·IERS LOM:~D •• •••••••.•••••• 281, Ll6 11,817 3,472 7,288 17,305 • The library has over 75 8mm silent films for your home viewing pleasure • • * The Lawt~nce 1 Kansas Public Library was built lrl.th a $25,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. DID YOU KNOW- *The first transatlantic wireless· message was sent. • * Over 5,000 books were delivered to shut-ins last year thru our Home-Delivery service • • Many changes have taken place in the intervening 65 years. For instance, eleven presidents have served since T. Roosevelt, the balance of power bet\-leen Russia and Japan has shifted, and 1-1e no,., send spacecraft to the moon instead of wireless messages across the ocean. * * The Library purchased over 6,000 books last year to bring the collection to 65,985 vol~~es • • Right here in Lawrence, the population has grown from .10,000 to an estimated 48,000. Mr. Carnegie's library now has 66,000 books instead of the 8,000 it had in 1904. In 1904, ),133 patrons borrowed 43,723 books. Compare this to 1968, when 17,727 patrons borrowed )01,503 books and other materials from the librai"Y• Yes, many things hnve Public Library Andrew and Vermont Streets. 15,000, it now serves ~ • * changed in J!~ generations. But the Carnegie built still stands at 9th Adequate to serve a community of over three times that population. :Jiliiliil~· ~1..:1 Kansas Ci. Y-- The Adult Department has seating for 29 persons, but that as many as 100 persons may be in the library at peak hours. • Over 1,000 books \-Jere borro\-red for our patrons from other Kansas libraries last year. * 1,868 elementary and Jr. high students joined our Summer Reading Program during the year. ' I ' ' * That, beginning • Is this unique in Kansas? Not unique, but unusual. In . recent years dozens of Kansas communitie~ have built or acre building new public library facilities adequate to serve their gro~nng populations. Among these are: .. Sa~ina Wichita Hutchinson • Topeka Hays . Manhattan 1 952 pre-school children attended our 19 story hour sessions in 1968. in 1970, we will have to place in storage some L,ooo books each year. for lack of shelving space in the library • • , • • WE CAN HELP YOU HITH AIJ.tOST AllY KIND OF QUESTION IF YOU CALL OUR REEERENCE~··~.d"'~~· �• ••' ... •r• • . • ~·_. .• .. r:., .....-_ .. . -~.. . - ., ,- • .' __ • --'-· ..... •• • - •• .. '• ~:. • :...)I .... •' •• , ., •• ., • LA. ·iRENCE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY La·~'l'ence , Kansns Repor~ To The Board Of Directors For 1968 To The Board Of Directors: 'Io doubt the mo~t signifir ·n~ oublic service achievement for 1968 was t.he cre~tj on, !C'r the fi:st t:Lme. in the hi"'~or.:r o!' the library, of an adequate staff to servr· the reference 1nform3 t1on needs 01 the co~unity . By the end of 1967 we had as ~n the oast, one person perf?nning this function . By July of 1968 He had 3dded' a fulltime reference superVl.sor, Mrs . 'lary :rurphy. By the latter part of 1968 a fulltir:e as~dstant. had been hired in addition to the t'..IO already mentioned, bringing the Referenc7 sect1on to three fu~l-tim~ nersons . This, of course , Has made possible by our sprnng as reference and 1nterlibrary loan center for Northeast Kansas Library System . Beginning in 1969, contractual funds from the system ldll go toward paying the costs of the reference oersonnel and in addition will provide funds for additional books . Unde r normal circumstances the library vrould not for years been able to af'ord a fully- manned reference staff during the 63 hours it is open each vreek. li01..-ever, by ut.ilizing that staff to serve the needs of local patrons and serving as a backuo service to out-of-to·..n libraries at the same time, all parties involved are able to get the most effective use of professional advisory sez·vices . • During ti:e year 1968, our reference staff pro~rided answers to 3 , 472 reference questions and in addition handled 7, 740 requests for interlibrary loans from system libraries . Over 600 requests for rr.aterials for La't-1rence patrons were sent onto the KIC circuit. dunng the year. In adlition to f~~ds received for sala ries during 1968 , over $8,600 worth of reference materials were placed in the collection due to Lawrence Library' s role as reference center for the Syr.t'1m . ~s a sidelight to the above sP!'Vice , an interesting project has been carried on bet~reen Larrrence and Joh:-tson Comity for anproximately one year not-t. This consists of exchanging lists of books which each library h3s on reserve for its patrons . Tnus during the year La·;rence was able to find some 537 ad~ ~ional books for its patrons rlllch sooner than the normal time of 2 to 4 weeks wa1t~ng for a book to co~e back from circulation . This exchange also saw Lawrence providing 483 books ~ Jo~1son County in the exchange program . ?ro:n its beginnings as pilot project ~n 19~6 , t~e Northe:st ~ansas Lib~rie~ System had been unde r the adiili.."listrat~ ,,e direct~on o~ th .... Lawrence Publi: Librar:(. Th~ L;..,rence Librarian had act-:d as Administrat:L ve L1.branan for the proJect . , \·h~h '3KL' 5 orr·:.tc_a ; 1 d:::._s:L• gna t 1· on as a leaal entity last year, 12wrence ceased toLib funct1on o . • Adm . . t t. . in thi!J r~l~, and , as a consequence ' ltlayne t-layo. res:Lgneatas b:Lms rad ~ ve ddiranan for. t''1'3 sys t em e ff ec t·J. ve July 1 • La•..rrence remaJ.ns at sys em mem er ~n 1n a · tion :erw~s as reference and resource center for the sys em . L.:"'-., · +. • , harP') droo in 1968 . The 281, 416 books circulated repre •Ur!r,~J c~rcu 1 a~ 1.on ,,oo.:< a s. · r. Ab kd f b :iento , books over the preVl.ous year . rea o.m o ooks 8 ~d a decr_ase of 17,7 3 - 0 r ?0 148 children ' s books and ~n increase • c,.·(~l.Jlat(!d inuicates an act•wl decrease . ' 1 1 of 2,365 adult boo1r'3 . Of th~ dec r ease in ch1ldren s b?oks, approXl.mate y 7, 000 of the . •· . th discon:.inuance of count1ng a 30 day teacher loan as t··oora_ can be attnbut7a to e ar~ o·ter from a time when books circulated for two Clrculations . Tius rras a c :r. Thus each school loan was counted t-vlice ·~Elks in nor:n~l non-school transactJ.ons • ' · • t • • �-2- Heport to The Board o.f Directors •o-;, with each regular loan oaoina:;, out fo r a variable period of Heeks, it was felt t to cou11t each teacher loan only on Thus , the paoer loss of 7 000 to 8 000 bD~kS• Some 12,896 ~eacher loans were ~:de in 1966, as contrasted to'approxim~tely ~, JOO in the past W'l. th double counting . 3-u 2 ~ addition to the 7,000 or so loss in school 1 .. n 12 000 less regular loans tha th oans , the Children ' s Dept . circulat~d sofr.e cho~l libraries in the element~ e ~renl· o~s yea: . vli thout question, the growth . o s ry sc oo s 1s hav.1ng an effect as it h~s for k tM past severa 1 years. Thls, combined Hith the almost total 1 f seating space in the Children ' s Dept . can.not help but have its adve ff tac .Tho · th h · t · · . rse e ec • e long-range 00 situat1on; oug ' :ts. 7mlstlc · As school libraries stress outside reading for study and enjo~ent, lt ~rlll soon be recognized that the public library is the one source of 1i b the . WJ.dest . . var~ety l' of materials in the commu"""t ..... y. Thus ' th e grol-rth 0 f school rarl~S lS ln rea l. ty an ally of public library use . Reading and libraries are ~?w. recogn1zed ~ s imp?rta~t in. the elementary ~chools . This can only have a b~nenc1.a~ effect on public librar1es in the future . In addition, a new public library WJ..ll encourage those who now hesitate to come in due to the crowded conmtions and la~k of adequate seating, not only in the children' s Dept . but in all areas.of the libra:,y . Wh? can deny the feeling of claustrophobia one receivea after ~erulin? o~er 10 m~nutes 1n a~y part of the building? An interesting sidelight is that thl.S l.S the f1rst year s1nce 1957 that circulation of adult books has exceeded t-hat of children ' s materials . The gap between the tuo services has been narrovring since 1961 and is a further indication of the increase in adult use of libraries at ;; faster pace than children's . This would appear to be a widespread situation ar.,und the country . f.. slight increase in registered borrowers '\-ras seen for 1968 . A net increase of 16) oatrons was recorded . County cards dropped from 151 to )) . A technicality was the reason for the decrease . As membe rs of NEKL, we agr~ed to serve outside borrowers nrithout charge , beginning January, 1969. Thus , early in 1968 , w-e began dating out- of-town cards to e>..""Pire as of Dec . 31, and progressively decreased the charges . \·le actually ceased charging as of Dec . 1, 1968 . Thus , some 33 non-resident borrowers ~came users during the last ~onth of 1968, while all of the others were dropped fro:n the count as of the end of the year . Little needs to be said here about the critical space naed.s . He should point out only that in 1968 some additional 12 sections of children ' s shelving and 21 sections of adult shelving were added to house new bo?ks . In 1969, 11 sec~i?n~ of children' s sheh'ing and 27 sections of adult shelving w:tll be added for acqUJ.s1.t1.ons for that year. In providing this shelving we have lost some 10 badly n~eded seats for pai.rons . After 1969, we ;,Till have no r ecour se but to begin st?ra?e of books . He have virtually no room for additional shelving nor. l-~11 tht! bu~lding support the ad~tional weight . Soace problems have been so cr.1t~cal that 1.n 19~~ we were forced to turn dmm t•ro offers of free placement of 16 nun f1.lms for co"':Ui1Unl ....y use . One was froJ\ the Canad~an Travel Sure?u and the other from SW Bell Telephone Co . S~ch fil.'Ils t t th ,.,uru· ty if available from a central source . Th1.s , and "ould \..0 •Jt: gren use o e c m... . · 1 Oth':!r Pr<."~f{rams must. •·rai t., howeve r, until adequate space l.S a.,raJ.lab e . "'pocial set"Vices of the Children r s Dept . l.!ndcr Hrs •. Ha lf~n continu~d to be popular. 1 68 h'ld . . Reading Program while t.ne bookmob1.le and storyteller , c 1. ren JOl.ned the 5 umrner eli p h 1 t h 'lde weekl tri s to recreation spots to encouraga rea ng . . rase oo s ory ours in the F y p . • 5? children attending the 19 sess1ons o"!" an average of ~ all and Spr~ng sa;.~ 9 . . t the above numerous scnool classes ~: Children 8t each session . In addLtlon \'lsited the library during the school year. ° ' �-2- Report to The Board of Directors \rl_th each regul:Jr loan going out for a variable period of )-4 Heeks, it was felt to count each teacher loan only once Thus , the paoer loss of 7,000 to 8,000 :~ks• Some 12,896 ~ea cher loans were made in 1960, as contrasted to approximately \~0 in the oast \n. th double counting . , ., 0 .t 2 ddition to the 7,000 or so loss in school 1 :n a less re ular 1 . oans , the Children's Dept . circulated 0. one 12, 00 . g. oans than the orenous year . \·lithout question, the growth 5 of school l~bra~1 es ~n thTeh~lementary schools is having an effect, as it has for the past severa year~· l.S' combined vd th the almost tota 1 lack of seating space in the Children' 5 D7pt . c~~ot. help but have its adverse effect . The long-range situation, t~ough, l:S. O'Jt:-r.nstic · As school libraries stress outside reading for study and enJo~ent, ~ t :r1.ll soon be recognized that the oublic library iG the one source o~ the. Wl.d~st. var1.et~ of materials in the community. Thus , the grovrth of sc':lool 1ibrar1.es l.S l.n real1.ty an ally of public library use . Readina and libraries aN now recognized as important in the elementary Gchools . This can ~nly have a reneficial effect on public libraries in the future . In addition, a new public lib~ry will encourage those who now hesitate to come in due to the crowded con~tions and lack of adequate seating, not only in the children's Dept. but in all areas of the library . Who can deny the feeling of claustrophobia one receives after ~ending over 10 minutes in any part of the building? An interesting sidelight is that this is the first year since 1957 that circulation of adult books has exceeded that of children's materials . The gap between the tllO services has been narrovti.ng since 1961 and is a further indication of the incr ease in adult use of libraries at a faster pace than children ' s . This would appear to be a widespread situation around the country . t. slight increase in registered borrowers yJas seen for 1968 . A net increase of 16) ;,atrons ~-as recorded . County cards dropped from 151 to )) • A technicality was the reason for the decrease . As members of NEKL, we agreed to serve outside borrowers without charga , beginning January, 1969 . Thus , early in 1968, we began dating outof-term cards to expire as of Dec . 31, and orogressi \rely decreased the charges . \·le actually ceased charging as of Dec . 1, 1968 . Thus , some 33 non-resident borrowers ~carne users during the last month of 1968 , while all of the others were dropped fro:'l the count as of the end of the year . ~t ~le needs to be said here about the critical space needs·. '·le should point out onlJ that in 1968 some additional 12 sections of children ' s shelvi~g and 21 ~ectio~s or adul• h 1 · o dd~d to house new books . In 1969, 11 sect~ons of ch1ldren s . " s e VJ.ng wer- a ~ · · t' f th t shelving and 27 sections of adult shelving will be added for acq\ll.Sl. 1.ons or a year. In providing this shelving v.re have lost some 10 ba~y n"3eded seats for 69 . ·11 have no recourse but to beg~n storage of books . He p~· Aft 19 t'!:;~o~rt ller ' w~ ..n. dditio~al shelving nor will th~ building support the a~dit: ula Y no rooSm or a bl s. have been 50 critical that in 1968 n-e were forced oace r nro . f or co~un~"Y · •· use . one was +0 t 1ona w~ight . · f em lacement of 16 mm f~lms r urn down two offers o ree p th' f r om SW Bell Telephone Co . Such fiL~s 0 -ro:n the Canadian Travel Bureau and the ~.,;r T' . "O ld · t if available from a central source . n1.s , and u be great use to the comnuru. Y . uate s ace is available . other pror,rams must. ...rnit., ho·.vever, unt:t.l adeq P ~ De t . under Hrs . Ha lien continued to be popular . P 68al ~e!"V:l.ce~ ?,_ the vh2ldr~n :""actlng Program while t.he bookmobile and storyteller 1' chlldren JO~ned the S~~r t courage reading . Preschool sto~ hours 0 1 . de weekly trips to recreat~on s~o~s ~~endina the 19 sessions or an average of ~ the Fall and Soring saw 9S2 ch~dlda~te~ a to the above , numerous school classes '"Children ::~t each session . In a l. 10 n \'isited the library during the school year. 0 • • r .... . I 0 �168 -3- Report to The Board of Directors lthoct;h ,;e nurchased mora books than e · J 968 (6 }Brge Hithdrawal is a result of ::t fr~~l~n , 743) ue withdrew 4,826 as well. c r 1967 Final checkjn i ~ count of an inventor3 taken in the latter ~~tloS2) ad~lt books missin~ ~ ~u~ei 19o8 resu~ted in 8)1 children's books missing 0 ~ of 2, 654 ~terns . These were listQd as ...n. thanl ' d d f .,t, dr:Jlill an. remo~~ th rom our en alog . Unfortunately, ~~e have no record of previous in ~ntorles an us cannot make comparisons as t~ average losses per year from thef~ . •n iMportant for employees orovided • lbenefit i . · t b'r the Boa r d 1n · ~ 1968 was th e emp 1oyer- ~id ho~pl ta zat~on for emnloy~es ld th three months or more of service. Coverage is proVlded under Blue-Cross. voverage of dependents is optional and the cost is borne by the employee . John Peters , Chainnan of the Board, laft after eight years service . Dr . James Drury .-as appointed to the Board for a four year tenn on May 1 . Mr.s . Crew-Ts was re-elected Secretary-Traasurer at the annual meeting in February. At the Hay maating Vicechairman Hax Stalcup \-Tas elected chaiiiTlan and t1rs . Ulmer elected vice-chai~an . Continuing services for the year 1968 included service to the homebound, in which l-Te delivered soma 5,000 books to patr ons ; a continuing collection of children's books loaned to Ballard Center; circulation of paperback books : 8 rr.m films (982 were circulated in 1968); monthly art displays sponsored by the Lawrence Art Guild; and xerox..ing for patrons . 18, u73 xerox cooies Here purchased by library users last year. Hth the possibility of a new library facility in the offing, it l·rould appear that 1:3ny of our space problems may be solved in the next several years . .A spacious , inviting library \-Till also bring about a dramatic change in library use . In addition to increased general use of the library, we can expect more and varied community sendces of all kinds to be initiated, not only by the library staff but by civic groups as ue 11. In closing, our appreciation, in addition to the persons already mentioned, ;;oes to all of our staff who have done so much t.o provide service under less than id'!al conditions . In particular to Mrs . Osma. t-rho is la rgc ly r esponsible for the excellent collection b•ri lt up over the 15 years she has been \·Ti th the library; to Mrs . Heeks , ~;ho not only keeps our accounts in fine ord~r, but performs 1, 001 other t~sks da~ly in connection \-d. th all deoartme nts of the library; to Mrs . Heyer, whose c1.rcnlat1.on s~ff handles some 600, 000 transac tions each yea r and does an excel~ent public relations job in the process; finally, James Antho n!, wh? as custod1.an. doe~ a r=:narkable job of keeping the building presentable 1.n sp1te of the liuutat1.ons presented by the building it:;elf . ·'ayne •fayo head Librariar. • �1968 STATISTICS CIRCULI\ TI'J1f Adult Juvenile Total Books Records Periodicals & Pamphlets r'illns 151, 651 9,h25 7, 288 129, 765 2,392 281,416 11, 817 7, 288 982 -- - -- 982 The above represents a total decrease in book circulation of 17 , 783 . Circulation of adult books shows a rise of 2 365 while circulation of children ' s books decreased by 20; 148 • REGISTRATION • Adul t 1967 1968 10, 999 11, 190 Juvenile County Total 5, 993 6, 082 151 33 17 , 143 17, 305 The total number of register ed borro~ers increased by 162 for 1968 . Of this , 191 represented additional adult borrowers and 89 more juvenile ~borro-vre rs t-tere regi~tered . The text of the report lists the reason for dec r e3se in county cards . BOOK STOCK Added 1968 lithdrawn On hand Dec . 31, 1968 Adult J uvenile 4, 559 2, 184 2, 286 22 , 127 2, 51JO 43 ,858 Total 6, 743 4, 826 65, 985 Total book stock increased by 1, 917 over the pr evious figure of 64, 068 for 1967 . 87 Gift ~ooks were accepted during the year . R~ORD S'I'OCK On h~nd as of Dec . 31, 1968 Adult Juvenile Total 1, 898 471 2, 369 The abo1e ~eprasent9 a net increase of 332 records over the previous year . answered b-.r our information Here REFEREI~CE _ 3 472 reaues t s R~ference Department in 1968 . .r0 r �BOOK CIRCULI\TIOU,REGISTRATION AND BOOK STOCK 1950AOOLT JUVENILE TOTAL REGISTRATION BOOK STOCK 67,185 38,226 105,411 5,157 40,260 u,98J 41,336 5,682 42,997 , 67,7o6 u1,59o 109,296 64,17.5 41,707 105,882 63,331 50,116 113,447 6,093 43,554 72,144 54,223 126,367 6,612 44,394 • 76,179 65,150 141,329 6,872 45,32.3 83,311 76,815 160,126 7,689 46,880 86,772 97,253 184,025 8,281 45,275 95,880 110,686 2o6,566 9,702 46,811 97,782 123,831 221,613 9,132 47,547 99,83u 130,333 230,167 10,931 49,560 106,1.69 1.48,878 . 255,047 11,431 51,684 111,788 148,419 260,207 12,164 52,115 126,612 1.54,.544 281,156 13,781 55,260 138, 869 166,089 304,9.58 14,.541 .5),642 139,086 162,258 301,344 15,072 57,229 146,366 151,466 297,832 16,697 60,288 149,286 149,913 299,199 17,143 64,068 129,765 281,416 17,305 65,965 151,651 • • ' • • , • • �• BUDGET SURVEY FOR 1968 Added Receipts Budgeted SAURIES : Full Time r.o• Part ! 1r.1e • •• • • • •• • • •• • • • • • •••••••• $ 55, 150. 00 ••••••• 9, 523 . 00 . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Spent $ 6, 100. 00 $ 61, 682 . 82 10, 661. 34 $ 64, 673 . 00 $ 6, 100. 00 !;) 72, 344 . 16 LIB.'l4RY Mli:NTENANCE : Books •.•••• • .•• . ••••• • •••••••.•.••• Periodicals •... . .. . ................ Records ... . ........................ . :p 23 ,700 .00 1, 500.00 $ 947 . 73 15.u5 *:~ 100 .00 10 .00 Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........• Supplies ................. . ........ . 1,100. 00 2, 800. 00 1.46. 15 --- 24, 24 7 •73 1, 649.80 792 . 27 460.04 3, 822 . 48 3, 493 . 50 $ 33, 250. 00 $ 1, 179. 33 $ 3u, u65 .82 • ~ iiiJILDitlG t-L~It~TE~JANCE : Supplies • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Repairs and E(]uipment • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Utilitias • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Insurance • • • • • • • • • ••••••••••••••••• 800.00 2, 000. 00 2, 300. 00 11100.00 $ 6, 200 . 00 $ $ 2, 720. 00 $ $ $ SOCHL SECURITY ••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • KAtlSAS RETIREr1ENT (Employer' s Contr ib . ) .P()STAGE • • . . • • . . • . • • • • • • • • • • • .. • • . . • ••• CQ ·":''n,G-.[· 1.,y 1~1\ ~ '¥\.1 •••••• • ••••••••• . ••••••••• .l TPAV~L •...••• . • . .•••••••.•..•.••..••• BOOIGICB!i,r:; •• . • • •••••••••••••••••••••• BLUE CROSS •••..•••. . .• , ••• PHOTO COPI ZS • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • ••• • • 2, 336 .00 500 . 00 300. 00 300. 00 300 . 00 # • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • •••• $ 482 . 23 3, 156. 44 2, 213 .01 929 .00 1, 672 . 29 $ 6, 780 .68 260. 00 265 .50 188 .80 $ 3, 200. 47 2, 253 . 18 792 . 85 361 .62 218 . 84 h87 . 58 1,172 . 00 1, 881. 72 $ 10, 368 . 26 3.8h 1, 66B .u5 --- --- --- -- --- -- 200. 00 6h.80 2, 091. 46 $ 6, h56 . 00 $ 3, 070. 56 • GRP fJD TOT. A. L --- J,uso.oo Custodian .......................... . ~~llnEP. ' S --- Cl._ $110, 579 . 00 $12 , 022 . 18 $123 , 958 . 92 -:The amount spent for books includes $2 , 348 .97 outst.anding book order s for 1968 . �B~LAHCE SHEET FOR 1968 BUDGET SURVEY Receipts Disbursements Balance E OF REVENUE : 1966 Tax Funds ••• . .•••. • ••.....• ••••••• $104 , 179 . 00 Desk Collections Balance from 1967 Desk Collections • . •• 1,5Bu .lo Receipts for •68 (overdues & Co . car ds) 6 , 211.61 NEKL reimbursements for refer ence , bookkeeping, and ~dministrative salar ies , etc . 8, L88 . 03 Income f r om m1scl . sources such a~ specia l orde rs & lost books & records , School Eoard, PTA , photo copies , etc •• . ...•••..•• 3, 534 . 15 •p,.~~l VI...,,JJ revenue fo r Hain. & Desk Coll., 1968 .• $12l.i , 026 .89 MI\INTET~ANCE & DESK COLL . EXPENSE : ~-$123 , 959 . 03 !otal maintenance expenses f or 1968 •..•.• lHscellaneous exp . f r om Desk Coll. ' 68 ••• •un•~NCE 1.L .6h he l d over in Desk Coll ections , Jan . 1 , 1969 ••..•.. . •....•. .. • There was ll¢ mor e spent for maintenance than attached budget sur vey shows due to shortage in 1 67 Sta te Tax and uneven breakdown of sa la r ies for Social Security and KPERS . • • $53 . 22 �To the Honora b1e Board of Directors o f th L e awrence Free Public Library I have the honor to report the fol1o·nn ,~ar ending December 31 , 1968 . ' g receipts and disbursements for the Balance l'aintenanco Fund Outstanding Invoices for 1967 •....•.•....••• Receipts for 1968 •.••.• outstanding invoices for 1968 •....•...••..•• Transfer of Desk Call • . to ~1aintenance •.••.• .• • Desk Collections Transfer of funds to M. Perkins ~lemorial Receipts $2 , 721 .)6 Harrants Balance $ 2, 721 . 36 $116, 201.18 121,610.c6 l. 2. 2, 3h8 . 97 $2 ,348.97 J ( 7,757.85) 1, 584 .10 6 , 2u1 . 61 53.22 Fund •••• 69 . 80 52 . 50 122.)0 Edwards Nemorial Fund ••.• 42 .10 43.40 85 . 50 Grove nor Hemoria 1 Fund ••• 100 . 21 23l .u2 '·foore He moria 1 Fund .••.•• 19).83 65 . 00 258 . 83 tia1ch .Hemorial Fund ••.••• 104 . 20 43 . 40 1.47 . 60 Adult Gift Fund .••. .••. •• 149 . )0 30. lh 179 . h4 Ghildren 1 s Gift Fund ••.•• 31. 30 13.29 4h . 59 $4, 996 . 20 $127 , 796 . 94 189 . 87 4 , 875 . 00 4, 875 . 00 Ottawa Book Acquisi t.:.on F•• Balance in all Funds •..•• 141.76 $131, 711 . 79 3 $3,430 . 32 i This is the total amount of funds transfe rred to maintenance from Desk Coll . in D~cember 1968 and is included in Harrants under 'faintenance thus not added . Desk Co11' . Harrants co1unm . .:..n 2 Thi3 figure is the amount for outstanding book invoices for 1958 . in all funds vTithout outstanding is $1, 081 . 35 on January 1, 1969 • • ' ~let bal . • • ~ . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library 1962-1972 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries--Kansas--Douglas County. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/717ab52d2b140644b5712be9a7e55234.pdf 3227926031a3b190a3a151d75654c941 PDF Text Text ' Annual Report 1969 �Al!liUAL REPORT 1969 LA\olRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 10 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Perhaps the major event of the libra d rl library Board and the City Cornmissi ryt u ng l969 was the_ decision of the 0 lib:aTY facility, to be held in lola~~ hold a bond elect~on for a new uo. to the coming election, basic de c~s~ons . ?f l970 . To r7c<=~n the events leading toward this event were as follows: January - City instructs Library · planm.ng · Library Board and Cit Bo C ar.d t ? beg1.n for neu building. Y 0mm1ss~on jointly interview architects. February- Decision is made to employ the architectural f · f R b t Peters , Ericson & Willi . . o made o ertoson, . . ams . In addit~on, plans~rm ware emoloy C~arence Pa1ne.as library consultant to assist the Board and th~ Library staff J..O compiJjng a written building program. April - Building program completed and presented to LibrarJ Board August - Site at 8th and Vermont is to be the place of the new library September-Date of election is set for March 3, 1970 October - Library Board selects Howard Hiseman as Chairman of Bond Campaign Committee Dece~ber- City approves $1,575,000 as amount of coming library bond issue illustrating the need for more library space, it was necessary in late 1969 to ~g~ pr~paring for the eventual storage of books for which space was no longer 3Va~lable . The addition of approximately 20 units of shelving in early 1969 marked the final alilOunt of expansion which could be obtained for neto~ books. In the Fall of 1959 books uare being boxed for eventual storage in the City \-later Plant. By e~ly 1970 so~e 1,500 books ware so stored. From 1970 on, until new space is found , some u,ooo-5,000 books per year will need to be placed in storage • • Library usage increased in some areas during the year, while decreasing in others. P. total increase of 6,304 books circulated was reported in 1~69 while at the sa~~ time, the number of r egistered borrowers decreased b7 5o5. ?ther araas of library serqice during the year ~ncluded: 4,440 refe~nce and tn;or•ation questions answered for patrons, an J.ncrea:e ~f 968 questJ.ons _over l9o6; photocopies for patrons of librarJ an~ other ~a~er~als,.27,000 durLng the ye;Jr, or an increase of 9,000 over the prenous penod. Semce to the hot"tebound aaw some 5,080 books delivered to handicapped and aged persons; so~e 1,900 children Were enrolled in our Summer Reading Program; classroom loans to teachers accounted for the circulation of over 11,000 books; the 20 preschool. story hours.c~nducted attr~cted 1, 1 children or an average of over 52 per sessto? . In addttton, 1 3 sorra 509 chillren visited the library on classroom tours du~ng the year • • �nue to space problems , it was no longer practical t . ·bits sponsored by the Lawr A . o proV1de the monthly art exh1 ' . ence rt GUJ.ld . These had bPen very popular and nlans are be1ng made for a continuance of these and oth d7 1 as more r: ""'comes available • er 1sp ays room ~ Pl~S '~ere laid late in 1969 to install a deposit collection of approximately 6C0 childrens books at the East Lawrence Community Center to begin early in 1970. Such a collection is now in the Ballard Center. These books are rotated on a monthly basis . An inventor,r and inspection of. the Library' s LP record collection was begun in the. Summer • Of the col~e~t1on of some 2, 300 r ecords , approximately 700 ~ere Wlthdrawn due. to cond1t1on or being missing in the inventory. Since many of these had been 1n the collection for 8 or 9 years , indications are that our r ecords hold up l·7ell under constant circul at ion . A sale of the withdrawn records was held and over ·~100 was r eceived . We are now in the process of replacing many of the records that were withdrawn . 1969 began the first full year in which Lawrenc e served as reference and loan cE~nter for the Northeast Kansas Libr aries System. During that period some 1),271 requests lvere handled by the r efer ence staff . Those items not filled were sent on to the statewide loan network known as laC . For this service, ~e Lawrence Libr ary received $25, 800 for staff and the purchase of books. In ad~tion 1 through the state loan netwo r k and a r eciprocal agree~ent with Johnson ~unty Library, some 9,000 books were requested for Lawrence p3trons during the ~ar . As a member of the system, Lawrence , al ong with some 30 other libraries in the area, agr eed to ope'n its doors to all citizens in the system- wide area ~thout char ge . In addition to persons in Douglas and other counties now being able to use the library wi. thout fees, Lawrence residents now have access ~d. thout charge to such libraries as Johnson County, Ottawa and Topeka . Three r.1ajor personnel changes during the year included the retirement of Hrs. Weeks, our bookkeeper and secretary for 8 years; Hrs . Halfen, our Children 1 s Librarian for 2 years and }!rs . Meyer, head of the Circulation Department . Karen Halczak replaced t1rs . ~lcaeks in June of 1969; Susan Fr ampton became Head o~ Circulation ~July, and Mary Parets~ has been acting Children ' s Libr arian s1nce September • • • • �1969 STA'IISTICS 01)0.(5 • Rcc?ras ?eriodic;ls, Parr.phlets ~ FilMs Acult Childr~n Tot31 156 , 261 7, 470 3,553 131, h59 1, 885 287 , 720 9, 325 ------ J,t"t5J The .10o~r~. re-pres~nts a totnl increase in book circul::~tion of 6,304 . v~rcu1~t~on of adult books sho·~rs an incresse of h 510 and circul'ltion of children ' s books shmlS <m increase of i ,6?4 . p.:~ISrRATION Adult Children C'lunty Total 6, 082 33 7h0 17 , 305 16, 740 11, 190 9, 7L5 1966 1969 6 , 2~5 The total number regist~red borrm·Jers decreased by 565 for 1969 . Qf this , t~ere t~as a decrease of 1, 445 ::Jdult registrations , an increase of 173 children ' s registrations and an increase of 707 co~tJ r~~strations . liOOK STOCK :~1ded • 1069 .iith~ratm ~ n~~d 1069 Dec . 31, 1969 Total bo0k stoc!= 65, 985 for 1968 . P.dnlt Child r en Total 3, 913 612 1, 927 1, 169 5, 8u0 47 ' 159 incr~ased by 22 , R85 1, 781 7C, Cu4 4, 059 over tl-}e previous fi~T,Ure of 121 gift books ·.~ere accepted d~:. ring the yea r. Adult Children 436 'b ~ml Dec . 31, 1969 d net a The abov~ r~presents Total 1, e79 ecrease of 490 r ecords over th~ pr evious .• J " a..,... . L, l.tLO reou,c-ts for information Here n~oart ~t in 1969. ans ·Iered by our Reference • �J BOOK CIRCULATIOU,REGISTRATION AND BOOK STOCK 1950- AWLT JUVENilE TOTAL REGISTRATION BOOK STOCK 67,185 38,226 105,411 5,157 40,260 67 ' 7o6 41,590 109,296 ' 4,983 41,336 64,175 41,707 105,882 5,682 42,997 63,331 50,116 113,447 6,093 43,554 72,144 54,223 126,367 6,612 44,394 76,179 65,150 141,329 6,872 45,323 83 ,311 76,815 160,126 7,689 46,880 86,772 97,253 184,025 8, 281 45,215 95, 880 110,686 2o6,566 9, 702 46,811 97,782 123,831 221,613 9,732 47,547 99,834 130,333 230,167 10, 937 49,560 106,169 148,878 255,047 11,431 51,684 1ll,788 148,419 260,207 12,164 52,715 126,612 154,544 281,156 13,781 55,260 138,869 166,089 304,958 lh,541 55,.642 139,086 162,258 301,344 15,072 57,229 . 146,366 151,466 297,8)2 16,697 60,288 149,286 149,913 299,199 17,1UJ 64,068 151,651 129,765 281,416 11,305 65,985 131,459 2 e1, 120 16,740 10,044 119,531 281 ,890 :16,299 71 ,716 1S6,261 162,359 • �Added Roceipts Bud go ted Amount Ba1smce Sp~nt • •• ---------------------- $ 72 , 589.79 $ 1, 1?$. 21 $ 8J, 1J2 . u4 .., 6$2 . 56 $ 1, 082 .05 130. 09 11.50 188 .13 2.23 82 .81 $ -------- $+21, 3)0. 99 +6, 6uJ . 79 2, 298 .$9 2,107. 93 +892 . 33 J, 927 .4u 3, 195 .00 (540 . 94) (13 . 70) (87 . 0?~ (719. 80 209.90 10$. 37... _______ $ 1,496 .81 $ 40, 996 . 07 $ (1, 0$4 . 26) $ 73, 78S . oo Time • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • time • • · · • • · • • • • • • • • 10.z OOO .OO= $ 83 , 78$ . 00 (542 .65 ) 10, 5!J2 .6S ~ ~~~rnZNANCE: $ 19, 700 .00 6, $00 .00 2, 200 .00 1, 200. 00 1,100. 00 3, 950.00 3,79$ . 00 t Pocks •• • • • • • • • • • • • :n' s Books •••••••• odicllls ••• • • • • • • , • •. 3ry ,... ' Haterials ••••••• ................. •.•••••• ~ry Supp1ic~ dian •• • • • • • · • • • • • • • • • $ 38,44$ .00 MAitlTErTM~CE .....\LOon~ Supplies ....... & Equipment ..... $ ties............... ance............... 800.00 4, 458 .00 2, 200. 00 l .z 2SO. OO ' $ 8, 709 .00 $ 5.76 115.00 27. 47 27 .00 $ 5u4 .21 4, 725 .11 2, 486 .28 1,155. 16 $ 261. $5 (152 . 11) (258 .81) 121.84 $ 175 . 23 $ 8, 910.76 $ (27 .53) $ 3, 877 .28 .. ~ • $ 4, 168 . 00 4, 310. 00 950 .00 300 .00 S~CURITY •••••••••••• • •• • • •••••••••••••••• •••• •• •• • •• • • • • • • • • • LUCY• •••••••••• • •••• • ••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• BIL~.. •••• • ••• •• • • ••• 1, 790. ..00_ ______ COPIES ••••••• , ••••• • • r~ceipts -------116 .96 • -------235 .30 450. 00 400 . 00 • CR035 • •••••••••• • ••••• •• ••••••••• • ••••••••• $ -------- * 200. 00 6.67 3, 025 .44 3, 157 .08 1, 08F.L59 2P.7 .11 722 .62 583 .07 1, 659. 94 2, 748. 96 $ 12, 368 .oo $ 3,584.37 $ 14,124.65 $11JJ .z 3o6 . oq $ 5z256 .4l $147, 163 .92 f • . 290 .72 1, 1$2 . 92 (21.63) 12 .89 (37 . )2) 16 . 93 136. 73 276 . 48 • $ 1,827.72 $' 1, 398 .4~ • • include $300 .00 HEKL funds outstandine orders from 1969 that have not yot been paid for lt Book:! = 'P2 , 8u2 . 99 . udes l.:.J.fJr'!n' 5 = 209 . 40 • 42 . 78 ATCD It!COHE {O~IGINAL) Gopie:! ,, ANTICIPATED I NCOr!E ( R~\'ISED ) 200 Revenue ... $112, 128 Desk Coil..... 5,500 Photo Copie3.. 200 NEKL Reference 25,778 $117, 128 $lh3,606 Revenue • • • $112, 12 8 u~!!: CoU. • • • • 5,500 ·--"u • Tax · • • �LA'tR.-:::t!CE PUBLIC liB~tRY 12 - )1- 69 Dec . ' 69 ...., Pa1ance - 1./1 ,. n,.cembc r l ~ Yr . to Dnt~ '69 Dec . •68 3, 430.)2 19, 145 .72 13 , 099 .17 -------- -------109 .81 h, 996 .20 " .,~~'cs "' "?oaks eonactions 1"l.•JS ·r··J ,..U0'1 • .. . .. .. n!ll~.., "1. ~'ts t'l ... ,~··' :1 ... u~ vross .. ,, ... 1 . ri.-! .:>a ar1.es ~ • L ~,.un v'!l Blue Cross ~'s •. - .,. ..Jl. f"'~.~s lL1 . 71 10.28 576 .7fl. .40 217 .60 15 .00 14 .35 54u. 7 7 -------- 240 .09· 22 .50 -------- ----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------· ) . 97 -------- 5.00 : ;t!:ria1s -------- ?\llld -------_______ .. -------.20 ::'u:-rd ..- n; Supt>lies -------21.70 21.70 )'2 .50 .20 )2 .50 F1:nd .,-,\. •"'--ds Ec:>k Acnuisitions • ------------------------------------------1, oo3 .6u R~\.~!PTS 20,149 . 36 -------- • 112, 128 .00 6, oe2 .o5 130.09 6, 5nu .39 h32 .81 J, 02S . !.:h 12e .J? h9J . 55 17 , 5'?4. ?h 804 .hO 7)4.20 416 .96 1)1.67 27 .00 12 .91 115 .00 188.13 52 .50 2)0.00 200. CO 5.76 45 .oO LS .6o 65 .00 2.2) 27 . l.!? 2J5 ,JO ll.50 a:s : "l:t ' s .;i::~larv • lJC - 'S3 paid ~v!""! 1 S l J- 35 paid 1 -ncom~ 'fax ?aid ~"v"e I :J 5, r:5 . 93 278 .30 61.87 1R6 .75 874 .50 75 .00 2, 217 .02 166 . 7h ~6 . 91 • 23c.eo 46~ . 03 21.69 ~"-- · •mo~lies .l ->#opli.es 2 . 13 RL.99 16~ . 96 5, 859-l.tl 146.15 2, 091.46 JO . l4 64 .80 S, 1CO .C0 260 .00 265 .50 188 .80 -------- -------1) .29 1,668 .45 70 .00 52 .50 2)1 .1.!2 2CO .OO ) .84 uJ . 4o 43 . 40 65 .00 ---------------------• ----------------------------- -------- -------- 15 .45 382 .20 4, 875 .00 1, 015 . 42 149, 9)1.39 127, 796 . 94 153 , )61. 71 132,793 .14 -------- lh , 111.S9 • l 10l.t, 179.00 781.75 1, 73 .LO 64,237 .92 -------15) . 90 1,659 .94 11,506 .20 1,cee .59 2o, t:;6L .hl 6, 7c0 .95 523 .so 2, 748 .96 19.09 3 .10 22 .88 2R7 .11 5Lh .21 3, 927 . Lh 248 .17 75 .65 lh) .20 522 . 50 40 .45 1, C'fl.31 297 . 93 JS.SO ~ , 2'1) . 67 )~~1 . 50 L,725 .ll 57 , 195 .15 3,011.42 587 .85 1, 172 .00 9, 001.30 792 .85 16,945 .75 7,674 . 37 426 .09 1,891.72 3, t56 . h4 361.62 u82 .23 3,822 .48 �Page 2 ( Dec . ' 69 12.5 (cant . ) '• t ..,r; als 3t,atc TPX Paid I 5 1'P!!J?.S ~r' s v:PE'RS Security 316 .h) 221.59 261 .76 ~79 . 6P. 695 .49 1,uoa .4o 8h .OO l~C . Ol ~9 . 76 Bco~c ..\cquisi tions eon~ctions -------- 2.77 --------------- e -und - 13 , 537 .75 : !JTE?. RE~IPTS >-.~!.'·•mrr:R "S 1-1-70 6,611.61 Dec . •68 I r.. to Date Yr. to Date •68 •69 1,155.16 175 .CO 792.27 2,213 .Ol ....,. ._, 9"0 ?O 2, 002 .79 2, 253 .18 6, L00 .93 213 .8h h60. 0h 1,6l.a9 .80 L, 875 .00 IL.64 929 .00 141.76 10 , 6~4 . "7 116,750.10 129,362 .82 3, 430.)2 6, 611 .61 --------- 20lt .23 2L5 .63 51-'6 .1) 61u .Lo 1, Lt03 . 30 15.00 ------------------------------------------- 2, 107 .93 2,486 .28 1, 1~0 . 62 2,117 .1.t1 3, 157 .08 7, 75h .65 7??. .62 8L<J .55 2, 2911 . 59 -------9.70 3, h30. 32_ • : ~ncu.11berPd f 1.1nds for "rtdin~ book orders at s ,.nd and out.:;tanding in all funds 3, 095 .17 3 , 516 .4~ 2, 3h8 . 97 3,095 .17 2, 348 . 97 1, 081 .35 3,516 .44 1, 081. 35 �( • 'qf1 LANC~ IN ACCOUN rs December )1, 1969 BAhANCf. ACCOUNT Desk Collections ••••••.•..••• .32 , 08) . )) Adult Gifts •.••••••.•..••..•• 307 .81 Children ' s Gifts •.•..•••••••• 57 .50 Perkins Fund .....•......•••.. 17L .80 Edwards Fund •••••.•.••••••••• 1)1.10 ...~t oor e -j;' -un.d •.••••.•••••••••••• 32) .8) .Valch Fund .................. • 193 . 20 1 Groveno r Fund .•••••••••••••• ~.---2 ~4~4_.A_7~ • • TOTAL ••••• ••• •• ••••••••••• •• • :~3 , 516 .44 • • • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library for the Year Ending December 31, 1969 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Free Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Lawrence Free Public Library annual report for the year of 1969. The city gave instructions to plan for a new building. By February the architectural firm Robertson, Peters, Ericson & Williams was selected to design the new building. A site at 8th and Vermont was designated for the new building to start the construction with a budget of $1,575,000. Thanks to the Lawrence Public Library's service as reference center for Northeast Kansas Libraries System, patrons were able to use Topeka, Ottawa, and Johnson County libraries without extra charge. Information about circulation, registration, book stock, and budget was included. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 Lawrence (Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPLAnnualReport1969 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library 1962-1972 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries--Kansas--Douglas County. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/8a708c7f3f0aa03eb5be5da78c7837c9.pdf ea6947a2ce3daeb0d80701f6a1016d30 PDF Text Text Annual Report 1970 �ANNUAL REPORT 1970 LA\-IRENCE PUBUC LIBRARY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Unquestionably ~he major event for us in 1970 wa3 the passage, on March )rd, of a bond 1ssue for $ 1,575,000 to build and equip a new librar,y facil~ty . In spite of the e?onorric slowdown which hagan in 1969, the bond 1ssue passed by a marg1n of 56 %. A key factor in its pa3sage was the excellent work done by the Bond Campaign Comnti. ttee . Another important factor, I feel , was the general recognition by the voters of the educational role played by this library in the community over the past 60- odd years . The swnmer of 1970 brought word that $ 122, 000 in federal funds were being auarded to Lawx~nce. This, in effect will mean that the total cost locally will be in the area of $ 1, 450, 000 . A by- product of the success of the election was Lawrence Library's receipt of the John Cotton Dana award for outstanding publicity during the campaign. Lawrence was one of 10 public libraries in the nation to win this award in 1970. Completion of plans for the building was held up at several points during the year, most noticeably due to compl. cations in condemnation of the required land. Ho~l8"ler, early in 1971 final plans for building construction were a~proved by the Board and the Commission. Schedule for completion now stands at. April, 1972 . In the meantime, space problems in the existing library remained acute. Storage of materials in the City \'later Plant amounted to aproximately 6, 000 volumes during the year. Of these were some 2, 000 bound volumes of periodical3 given to us by Leavem<~orth Public Library . Nan:,r of thes~ date to the. tu:n of the centnry and will be invaluable for reference use 1.n the new bmlding. Book circulation during the year decreased from 1969. The total.number of book~ circulated was 281 890 a decrAase of 5,830 over the preVl.ous year. A b~a~do·~ of figures i~dic~tes that circulation of adult books_ actually increasa~ ~ 6, 098 while childrens books decreased by 11!928 . This would se~m t~ he a continuation of a pattern which has been_gol.ng on for 5 or 6 years. Additionally, it ·nould seem t~ be a pr oblem Ul many parts of the coun~~ rather than purely local in na~ure . t• ·t · the patron use of our Xerox machine . 33,112 copies . Ill Ul eres l.ng 1 em l.S th befo.,..e \·lhile many of ;.~ re purchased last year, up from 27 ,ooo_ e yet~t •. f · 1s, a ru.r · or school use w:Lth au s1ae na ena the3e ~epres~n t b us~ess . hi h -~g·t othert~i-a be checkPd .b -owned J.tems w ,c ~~~ n ,:) b l mun er repress!lts 1 rary . ul t. on in that wa have not devisad O•Jt- These nre not counted as c1.rc a l. · a Practical method of keeping a count. b 'M1' materials during the year, other In a<.lti.tion to regular use 0 f l i ra • ., ding orogr'lm with an enrollment ser\ices included: childrens summer rea . · to the' homebound loans or 1, 72 0; 20 pre-schoo1 3 tory hours serv1.ce ' h ' in the school district, classroom or classroom collections to teac e:ts llection of childrens book~ placed Visit s t o the librar:r, and a. depos1 coThe~e are changed periodically. . 'o ter 1n the East Lawrence Commuro. ty c_n • t • t �p. 2 )!ring 1970, Lawrence co:1tinued to serve as a reference and interlibrary 10 an center for. sorr.e 34 libraries in the Northeast Kansas Librar:r System. ln all, 11e recel. ved. some 16,000 requests during the yenr and supplied 30 roximately ?,SOD 1.tems to ~ember libraries. In return for this service Law~nce rece1.~ed S 26,ooo. during the year.'l'hru use of a state--..r.ide network ns well as rec1.procal loan1ng agreements with Ottawa and Johnson County we received several thousand items on loan for Lawrence patrons . ' The greatest long-range problem during the year was the notifica~ion that we were no longer eligible for lower city electric rates . This more than doubled our rates and we estimate it can cost an additional $ 4 000 per year in the new library. Lawrence has joined 5 other public librari~s in Kansas in pressing for a change in this ruling. Good news on a long-r3nge basis came in the fonn of the results of the 1970 fedaral census . La~rence is now officially over 45,000 people . This will place us in that public library category in Kansas which allows 2.5 mills for library operation in cities over 35 1 000. Since this will cor.unence with our 1972 budget year, the estimated $ 30, 000-35, 000 additional funds we vill nded to operate the new building will be available. r~110 major personnell changes took place in 1970. t1rs . David Paretsky was appointed Childrens Librarian, reolacing Mrs . Halfen, who left in the SUinsr of 1970; Mrs. Larry Ashim became head of our Circulation Dept., replacing Hrs. Richard Frampton who resigned in the Fall of that year. We were also quite fortunate to have Hrs . 'tlilbur Hess join our Reference staff on a half-time basis last Fall . Mrs . Hess was previously employed aa a cataloger at KU and as the Librarian at Junior High . .. • �1970 ST \TISTICS ADULT 162 ,359 8, 247 2 ,836 iodicals CHILD!ml TGrAL 119 ,531 1 ,636 281,890 9,883 2,836 ----- T~e abov7 represents a c~rculat~on of 5, 830. total decrease in book Auult Circulation increased 6,098 and Children's Circulation decreased 11,928. ION '0 0, 9 970 ADULT CHILDREN COUNTY TOi'AL 9,745 9,104 6,255 6, 238 740 957 16,740 16,299 The total number of registered borrowers decreased 441 in 1970. AJult registrations decreased 641 , Children ' s decreased 17 and County increased 217. 1970 ithdrawn 1970 ~~ance , ADULT CHILDR£N TCYrAL 4,344 844 1 ,760 595 24,050 6 ,101+ 50 , 666 Dacember 31, 1970 1,439 71+, 716 Total book stocl( increased 4 , 665 over the previous figure of 70,051 for 1969. 107 gift books \-lere accepted during tha "jea:r . R:~C~D STOCK ~ll~nce , December 31, 1970 ADULT CHILDrt:ll TOrAL 1 ,822 454 2,276 Total record stock in~rcased 397 over the previous figure of 1 ,379 for 1969. gift records were accepted during the year . e) 4 684 requests for inforr:lation were ans~o~ered by our ' t t · 1970 ~bl.·~ ~san inc=ease of Reference Depar men l.n • - v ~ 244 oYer 1969 • • • • • �BUDGET SURVEY December 31, 1970 Budgeted Added Receipts Amount Spent Balance Tire . · · · · • · · • · · · · · · · • · · · · $ 79,706 .00 • . ...... . ............. 10, 000 .00 -----------..---- $ 75,190.76 $ 4,.515 .24 $ 89, 706 . 00 -------- $ 85, 626 .10 $ h , 079 . 90 HA1NTENANCE : ••••••••••••••••••••••••• $ 29, 940.00 al s ••••••••• •••••••••• 2, 300 . 00 $ 1,31!7 .37 11.48 lL9 .83 $ 35, ous .12* 2, uo3 .23 1, 764.02* 890 .39 u, 573 .76 u,100. 00 $(3 , 757 . 75) (91. 75) 125.81 209 .61 (72 .87) $(3, 586 . 95) ~RIES: t - tl~ 1, 740 .00 1,100. 00 h, uco .oo 4,100.00 g •. .•••••••••••••••••••• lies .. . · · • • · · · · · • • · · · · • . • . •• 1 s Salar y •••••••••••• HAINTENANCE : Suoplies ••••••••••••• and Equipme~t •••.••••• (43S .Ju) 10, 435 . 34 -------- 100.89 -------- --------- $ u3 , 58o.oo $ 1,609 .57 $ 48 , 776 .52 s $ -------- $ 565 .22 1,61.4 .29 3, 721 .62 1,054 .00 $ 800. 00 -------..-------_______ 3, 000 . 00 2, 250.00 1, 050. 00 ••••••••••••••••••••• 234.78 1, 385 .71 (1, 471.62) (4 .00) $ 7,100.00 ·~ --------- $ 6, 955 .13 $ 144.87 &.L SECURITY ••••••••••••••• $ 4,254.00 4,220. 00 1,130.00 350.00 5CO.OO 400.00 2,100. 00 $ -------- $ 3, 881. 01 $ -------- 3, 311.30 372 . 99 582.36 (159 . 44) (124 .44) 54 .38 (39 . 17 ) (44 .65) 94 . 93 $· 12 , 954 .oo $ 3, 527 .39 15,744 .43 $ 736 . 96 ••••••••••••••••••••••••• '"E . 1 •••••••••••••• • • • •••••• J='P~CY • •••••••••••••••••• ... ................ • :-:r- L-~ , CROSS • ••••••••••••••••••• COPI.t:S • ••• • •••••••••• • • • ll. • • ••• •. • ·•·• ••. • • • •• • • •• • $153 ,3hO .OO ~ -------16.09 _______ 3, 637.64 1, 305 .53 474 .44 445.62 639.17 2,141! .65 3,216.37* ... -------200. 00 _____ .,. __ $ $157' 102 .18 $ 5,136 .96 $ 1, 374.78 lcd9 s outstanding orders f r om 1970 that have not yet been paid for: M•llt Books $u, u70 .81 Childrens Books 1, Ju1.2h Anticipat ed Income 1970 Photo Copies 2,600 .00 Tax funds 121, 340 Ljbrary ?1ateriala 15.02 Desk Collect ions 6, 000 $8, 427 .07 NEKL Funds 26, 000 153 , 340 • • • �• FINANCIAL REPORT * LAvJR~·:l~CE PUDLIC LIBnAny 'u~ ~ DEC~MBER, Dec . '10 lial:mce , January 1· •••••••• r.,.,l"'ncc , neccmber 1 ........ L'"' .., 121, 3l.o.oo 112,128.00 5.9u 96 . Au 6,370.1) 3,311.30 100.89 149.8) 35.29 82.77 l, ~$0 .53 2Jh.45 ) . 30 17.90 21.66 --------------- Full Time Salaries ••••••••• Social Security •••••••••••• KPE.RS • ••••••••••••••••••••• Postage •••••••••••••••••••• Chiltirens Gifts •••••••••••• 0 ~::>airs and Equipment •••••• ?erkins Fund . • • • • • • • • ••••• Grove nor Fund •••••••••••••• -------11.L8 ------------------------ 26,000. 00 -------- -------16. 09 ---------------- -------- 6,082.05 1)0. 09 6,58L.89 J,o25.Lu LJ2.R1 1F8 .13 128.)7 1)1.69 L9J.55 11.50 -------17,57L.94 --------------______ .. _ 804 .LO 7JL.2o ul6.96 12 . 91 115.00 52.50 2)0.00 200.00 5.76 .L5 .6o L5.6C 65 .0G 2.2) 27.47 2)5.30 27.00 995.92 1S9,5u1.19 lL9,9)1.)9 )2,088.)7 166,152 .ao 153,361.71 • --------------__ ____ _ -------------------------------------------)2.50 ---------------------------- 126 .50 -------52.50 .,. b"l l. e ••••••••••••••••• ruilding Suoplies •••••••••• He lch Fund ••••••••••••• • • • • un:ards Fund •••••••••• • • • • • No ore Fund ••••••••••• • • • • • • -lnd.lilf! •. •.•••••••••••••••• Utili ties •••••••••••••••••• Tra\rel ••••••••••••••••••••• ~· Insurance •••••••••••••••••• l'OTIIL RLCEI PTS ••••••• • • • • • • BEFORE EXPENDITURES ••• • • • • • -------535.70 NEKL Funds ••••••••••••••••• BALANCE AFTER RECEIPTS AND ),1J)0.32 144.47 Childrens Books •••••••••••• Ovcrdues . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . ?hoto Copies ••••••••••••••• library Supplies ••••••••••• Librilry Hate rials •••••••••• Adult G1.fts •••••••••••••••• F...~:>lo.ree ' s clue Cross •••••• :J;:ployer' s Blue Cr oss •••••• P2riodicals •••••••••••••••• Yr. to Oat~ •69 6,611 .61 31 , 092 • ll1.5 P.'=;C~IFTS : Tax ...r und'"'. . , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ~dul t SookJ •••••••••••••••• 0 • .OOK~O Yr. to Date '70 1970 230.00 __200.00 ..____ _ 51. 02 )1 . 02 65.00 -------- = = • • • �Fin~mcial H(wort TJeccmher, 1?70' Dec. ' 70 Yr. to Datr.! '70 Yr. to [)ate •69 t:\ri';NOITHRES : · · · · • S~l~rlCS 5, 647. 47 30L . 23 66 . 24 250 . 96 11c;.oo L, b18 .67 1,019.79 2L.OO 672.u8 619.78 110; 35 •••• ••• •••• •• • • • •• • cus t.odi an ' s Sa l.,ry ••• • •• • • • Ernloyce ' s Blue Cros~ •••••• Erooloycr' s Blue Cross •••••• ros• • ••••••••••••••••••• Aault Hooks •• • •• •. •. • • • •• • • t, :t(:~ Chilrlrcns Books •••••••••••• reri odic.::? ls ••.••••••••••••• l:i t"lrar:,· Suoolics , ••••• , •••• Pindine ••••••••••••••• • •••• Bui.ldinr, Supplies •••••••••• ~eoairs and Eouipment •••••• • \;(l:ttingency •••••••••••••••• Tra\•cl •..• • .•••••• • • • • • • • • • ... . ••••••••••••••• Pnoto vOpleS Utilities •••••• ••• ••••••••• redera l Income Tax \vi thhe1d Desl: Collections ••••••••••• Library l·!ateria1s •••••••••• !-nsurance •••••••••••••••••• Bookmobile ••••••••••••••••• Social Security •••••••.•••• Kansas Income Tax \·Ti thhe 1d. Er:i;>loyee ' s KPSRS ••••••••••• Employer's KPERS ••••••••••• Grove nor Fund ••••••• i • • • • • • TOTAL EXPEtiDITURES . •• •• • ••• ---------28.62 • 26.76 -------521.82 837.00 1.57 28.30 -------- -------1,422.43 251.46 587.49 895.93 -------- 18,050.35 67, $)1 . 96 3, 6?7.62 757 .l,4 2,1Lh .6S 1, 305 .53 25,818.01 6, JJ57 . 45 2,l.t03.23 u, 57J .76 933 .17 565.22 1,61L .29 L7l.t.l.th 4L5.62 616 . )7 3,721.62 10,629 .60 2).70 l,7L9.00 1, 054. 00 576.09 7,762.09 1,062.96 2,)85.)2 ),6)7.64 264.00 64, 237 . 92 3, 2)3 .67 9$1 .50 1,659.9L 1, rf'8 . 59 20, 56L.41 6, 706 . 95 2, 298 . 59 J,927.Lu 849 .55 5LL . 21 4,725 .11 287.11 722.62 2, 71,8 . 96 2,L86 . 28 11,5o6 .20 9. 70 2,107.9) 1,155 . 16 52) .50 152,114.78 l.L6,750.10 - • 1,154.65 1,150.62 2,177.L1 ),157. 08 115.00 • Bl\LANCE AFTER P.ECE:IPTS MID EXPENDITURES ••••••••• •. 14,0)8.02 1..4,038.02 6,6ll.61 8,427.07 B,u21.o1 ), 095 .17 5,610.95 5,610.95 3,516.Ch EncUtilbered funds for outstanding book orders , photo copies and library materials at t.he end of the ~ss : year • • BALANCE IN ALL FUNDS ••• • • • • • • • • • �( BALMiCZ IN ACCOtniTS DECEl·iBER 31 , 1970 ACCOUl~T BALI~CE DESK COLLiGTIONS ••••••••••••• ~3 , 830 . 51 ADULT GIFTS .................. 343. 10 CHII.DREN ' S GIFTS ••••••••••••• 184. 00 PER.KlliS F'OND................. 227 . 30 SD~UuiDS FUilD . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 182 . 12 HOORE Fffi~D ................... 338. 83 ',VELCTI FUND................... 244 . 22 GRO\G.lJOR FUND................ 210 . 87 • TorJ\L •• • • • ••••••••••••••••••• J5 ' 610. 95 • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library for the Year Ending December 31, 1970 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Free Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Lawrence Free Public Library annual report for the year of 1970. The library was awarded $ 120,000 for the John Cotton Dana award. Due to problems with the acquisition of the land, the construction of the new building was postponed until 1972. Thanks to the growing population of Lawrence, the library was able to request $ 2.5 million for operations. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1970 Lawrence (Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPLAnnualReport1970 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library 1962-1972 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries--Kansas--Douglas County. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/c2387d8aa553f29bc2fd0a59cc4d1e7b.pdf 1432d469cb1f826d0bd8c59fd9e59dc7 PDF Text Text Annual Report 1971 �( M~NUAL REPORT 1971 Lalzrence Public Library 70 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ?or t~e second :re?r in a rou the major event remained the planning for our ne·.J 11.brary fac1.l1. ty at J. 707 Vernont . 1970 involved the bond campaign and aiter that the many mon "hs of planning prior to cornple tion of bids and specifica~ions for const:uction . 1971 \-tas a continuation but Hi th a shift of e:nphas1.s. not-~ to planmng for furniture and equipment. Bids on these i terns ~e:e taken 1.n Novembe:· Construction of the library began in April, 1971 being set off appropnately by a traditional ground- breaking cererr.ony . Although con3truc~ion bids came in over the estimates , this was somel-that offset by lower b2.ds on the furnishings than we had anticipated. He were thus able to restore some earlier deletions, such as dr:1pes and landscaping . lfter considerable discussion llith city officials , the natural stone walls at the entrances were alloto~ad unde r the building code . These are now in placa and it is easy to see the excellent effect these will have on the loots of the interior . • We v~re quite pleased to see an encouraging increase in book circulation during 1971. Last year saw a rise of 10, 996 in the number of books checked out over 1970. Adult circulation rose by 9, 598 while children's circulation vas UiJ by 1, 398 . The increase in juvenile circulation was particularly gratifying due to the fact that it has been on a downhill spiral for 7 years, not o:1ly here but in mmty parts of the country. All items circulated- books, films, records & periodicals- totaled 307, 534 for the year. !."'Jring 'the same period, our total number of registered borrovrers increased by 1,551 to a new total of 17, 850. Our book stock grew by 4, 748 to a nell high of 79, u64 volU.'!leS • h addition to our regular circulation of materials to patrons, our range of e~rvi.ces for the :r-ear included : A- Child..ren • zummer reading program which enrolled 1, 761 youngsters . Our 5 - book truck made aprox. 75 visits to 12 parks and playgrounds during a · d At - h stop books were circulated and story hour was 7 uee!< peno • l'- eac , held. ~ ~ o • 1s and information were received from 33 - 1.,' Q 2 r7ques~s f~r ~ate:-~heast Kansas Librar.r System last year. ember l1.bra~P,S ~n vhe 0 ed 7 297 books and periodicals In re3pon.:;e to these, Laurence 1 oa~ enc~ and interlibrary loan HQ on £E- th~ system loan network . A7 rLe~br ~~received$ 26 500 Publ~c ~ ra~, ' last year, f or th e sys~em, • L al,rrence t ff and our book collection. ·vhich t-lent to build our reference s a totaled 10 829 during the year. HiniClassroom lo:1na to area teache~ to teache~s for use in his or her collections of 50 books are rna e classroom for a month at a time . requests for reference information Our reference staff handled 6 ' 4930 f the reference staff is on duty from LaHr~nce patrons. A memb~r during all hours the librarJ l.S open. • �ANNUAL REPOR'r 1971 p. 2 ::- The children's Dept . held - total attendance of 938 42 sto ry hour sessions , ltith a pre-school F- 5,000 boolcs were selected and delive - i very service. This service is a red to patrons thru our home delbecause of infirmity or other ha~~~~ble. to any one in La•·rrence 'rlho 1 library services . p, 15 unable to use the regular G- 37 class visits were made to the librar,r, bringing 648 children from - schools in the area. ~- Over 34,000 xerox copies uere reade for library patrons during th year, many of these from library materials such as reference boo~s maps etc . ' !- Selected collections of books are housed in the Ballard Center as well .. as the. Ea~t Latrrence Community Center. These collections ar~ rotated per1odically. For the first time in its history, the Library made plans to become in ~feet, a separate entity. That is, upon reaching 35 000 population' it would henceforth certify its budget directly to the County Clerk, i~stead of being-approved by the City Commission as a part of the total ci t;J budget . The Board expressed it's desire to see the City pass a charter ordinance this year returning the budget to its previous relationship vith the city budget . #.major change on the Board took place last year when l1ax Stalcup retired after nea:-ly 12 'rears service, the last 3 of which he served as chair-;m. His le~dershi? during that time lTas to a great extent responsible ro:- our new library facility . a t>ielcome n:lte was received late in 1971 when we iiere selected to partici-' pate in the newly expanded state interlibrary loan netti'ork . Lawrenc9 Public LibrarJ along with 13 other libraries in the state, \-ri.ll participate beginning i-i3rch 1 i!'l the state network . La~-r.rence will loan boo!<s to other libraries arormd the state and will also have access through the nat,...rork to several ~llion volUMes for local patrons . In return for its participation in the netr.-o.r't{ Lawrence exoects to recai ve grants for operations and books, in J.. 1 t~e neighborhood of $ 11,600. pro-rams ~re anticipate in t1c ncu librarf include- a lQan print collectJ.on, programs for young people as h'ell as . . t. proVl.· sion of meeting space for grouos and orgariiaenl.or Cl. 1.zens, · . k t & · zatlona b , d.r t d ro'Jnd the city a drive-up boo ra urn audioVisual e' q ?°K tofps 1 oca e. thaJ.. n the buildin~. Plans are being 1nade for Sunday Ul.p:nen or use ln ' b opening by the first of 1973. The La· ~=' • • fort,mate to r. 3 ve an excellent staff, a fine ~ k til" ~nee Publ~c Library l.S f . 1 . t:r \'Iith these three factorIJ~ · coUection 8·, shortly, a great. newth a:l. ~11•be up with the best available1ie'Te we t-ri.ll have library sernce a~.~ ' e, 3."l~"l·There. A final note on future plans . A few of the ne~ J �( 1971 STATISTICS eriodicals • ADULT CHILDREN TOTAL 171,957 9,L98 2,456 120,929 1,821 226 292,886 11,319 2,682 The above represents a total increase in book ~irculation of 10,996 . Adult circulation 1ncreased 9,598 and Children's circulation inc~e~sed I 1,398 . ADULT smATION - 9, 104 10, 389 CHILDREN 6, 238 6, 203 TOTAL COUUTY 16, 299 17,850 957 1258 The total number of registered borrowers increased 1,551. Adult registrations increased 1,285 and Children's registrations decreased 35 . County registrations increased 301 • • ADULT STOCK ..............• 1971 thdraHn . 1971 l2nce-December, 1971 L, 342 877 54,131 TOTAL CHILDREN 6,215 1,467 79,454 1, 873 590 2S, 333 The total Book Stock increased 4,748 over the previous figure of 7h, 716 for 1970. 86 Gift books ~..rare accepted during the year . STOCK alance, Decer:!'ber 31, 1971 ADULT CHILDREN TOTAL 1,882 500 2, 382 • prenous lo6 over the Total record stoc~ increased fig-..rr-e of 2, 276 for 1970. , Dec~nber 31, 1971 ADDED \'IITHDRl~WN TOTAL J4 23 69 The total film stock tncreased by 11 over the previous figure of 58 for 1970. ans¥ered by our ,4 requests for information we~e • • 6 93 1s an 1ncrease reference department in 1971. Th~s of 1,809 over 1970. • �BUDGET SURVEY December 31, 1971 Budgeted SALflRI~ ~ 11 Time • .•. • ••..•• • ••.•. • ru Part Time • ... • ..... • ••••••. $82 , 429 .00 11, 000. 00 Added Receiets Amount Spent Balance --------- $81,688 . 40 12,025.73 $ 740.60 (1, 025 .73) $93, 714 .13 (285 .13) $34, 062 . 22* 2,416 .82 1, 564 .72 881. 98 3,721.92 4,407.00 185. 98 288 . 32 (122 . 58) 218.02 905 . 29 $93 , 429 .00 UBRARY ~~NTEN.a..NCE Books • • • •••• • ••• • • • • • •• • ••• Periodicals • •• • •• •. • • • • ••• • Library Materials •••••••••• Binding • .......• • • • . • •••• • . Library Supplies ••••••••••• custodian' s Salary ••••••••• BIJ!LDING l'~IHTENANCE Building Supplies ••••• •• ••• Repairs & Equip"".ant •••••••• Uti.li. ties .. ................ Insura:tce •••••••••••••••••• HIS:ELLANEOUS Social Security ••••••••••• .!PERS • •••••••••••••••••••• Postage •. .•••.••.•••••.•• • Contingenc] ••••••••••••••• Travel & Bookmobile ••••••• Blue Cross- Blue Shie 1d •••• Photo Copies •••••••••••••• $32,500 .00 2, 700. 00 1, 200. 00 1,100.00 4,500.00 4,407.00 $1,748 . 20 5 -lh 242.14 $46,407 .00 $2 ,122.69 $47 , 054 .66 $800. 00 1,600.00 2, 500. 00 1,100.0Q --------82 .50 ----- $550 . 46 1,563 . o6 4, 040. 20 1,469.00 $249 .54 36.94 (1,457 .70) (369 .00) $6, 000.00 $82 .50 $7,622 .72 $(1,540. 22) $4,500 .00 4,271.00 1, )00.00 400.00 1, 200 .00 2, 400.00 _ _-_-_--_-_ $15 .37 $4 , ~07 . 01 10.36 3,4)1. 24 h,266.49 1,484.38 411.97 1,204.62 3, 042 .72 2,678.?9 $8 . 36 4.51 (157.75) (11.97) 195. 38 (632 . )6) $14,071. 00 $3, 68) .60 $17, 595. 98 $158 .62 $159, 907 . 00 $5 , 88~ .79 $165, 987 .49 $(191 .70) ----127.21 ----- ----26 .6) ----200. 00 ----- $1,475 . 03 7rJ~.45 ~Includ~s outstanding orders from 1971 that have not yet been paid for: Adult Books Children's Books !P}~ , 333 • 05 1,448 .81 ANTICIPATED D~COME 1971 Tax Funds •.•..•••••• ~127,407 . Desk Collections .... 6, 000. NEKL Funds ••..•••••• 26,500. $159,907 . �( FINAriCIAL REPORT - LI\\1R~lCE PUBLIC LIBRARY December, 1971 December, 1971 Balance, January 1, 1971 December 1, 1971 Balance, Yr . to Date $ J.h,0)8.02 $25 , CAS2 . 84 RECE!?TS : -Tax Funds • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Adult Books • • ....• • .•.•• • ••.••••. • ...••. • •.•• ::hi ldran ' s Books •••.••••••••.• • ••••••..•.•••• Overdues • • .. • •. • ••••••••••••••••.•• • •..•••••• Photo Copies • • ....................... • ... • . • . LibrarJ Supplies • ••• • • •••••••••••• • ••••••• • • • liibrary l~"';terials •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• N.:;.K.L••• • •. · • • · • • · • • • • • • • • •.•••••••••.••••• Adul.t Gifts ••••.••••• •• •.••.•••••••••••••..•• Grovenor Fund • ••.•.••.••••.•••.•.•.•.•.•..••• Perkins F\l.Ild • .•......••..•••••.•.....•••.•.•• Hoore Fund • ..••.•••..•.•.••..•••••••..••.•••• Welch Fund • •••••....•.••••.•••••••.••..•••••• Social Sec'llri ty . ............................ . ..................................... . Bookmobil9 and Travel •••.••••••••••••••••.••• . . 1 ~ s . .................................. . UL~1'lit' Outst:mding Checks Written Off ••••••••••..••• 'Blue Cross - 'Blue Shield ••.••.••••••..••..•• • Periodic~ls . .................. · · · · · · · · · • • • · · · Posta~e T'OTkL RECEIPTS BAl!i)CE AFTER RECE1PTS A.ND B!:~O~E EXPEliDITURES • ....•..... • · · · · · • · • • • · · • · ----315 .)0 16.05 551.29 252 .85 3.64 )0 .90 ----- 15 .00 ----- ----------------------------------------- 127,h07.00 l,LL9.5l 298 .69 10,208.65 J,uJ1 . 2L 127 . 21 2u2 .IL 26, 500 .00 52 .67 230. 00 26 . 25 95 .11 55 .00 15.37 26.6) 200. 00 82 .50 155.90 10.36 5.11 $1, 2uS .l7 $170,619 . 40 $26, 308 .01 $184, 657 . 42 • • • �( - fi' fNf\r•C t,\ L 1U•:I'OI1'l' IJfl\•fltENCl·: i>UI.~LIC LlnJU1!t'( lk!ccmhu r, 1?71 '':l~:.,.iJt_.:, )!7) ni 'C''''-fl' _.~_,'',;.I_. ,-'_;II·~· } __ 'f • '" .,. . .. . . . ,. 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';'i r'"O oJ !'2 7 1"'1 ~,hll,.fl.? 3,721.?2 HP.l .'JIJ ..., ·o • JJ r) ~:J· 1,563.c6 J.ll. ?7 1,201&.62 5,27fL 19 1J,0)J0.20 10,7CL.)O 1,07C.JJr; 3,515.~5' • 1,57?.71, 1,c6?.oo )09.12 )lJ .5'0 L,S'05.96 4,507.00 2,00).90 h,266.h9 • ••••••••••••••• '" • ~'"'!:'... P..t' '_,.._':) ...... I?TS A~ID Br'J•~lov ! O:,u ~:r.~\.1~ • ..~ 1?-. - s •.•••.•••••••.•••••.••• :,;.:":"\ ~J Th:t~ $1.L,1S7.66 $172,5'07.07 $12, 1)0.35 $12,1$0.35 • Less ::!'lcumbared funds for outstanding book orders at the end of the year.· • • B.~~CE .11 2()(). fJ:'j 1':1,)~( ht' t. ~ !~7JJ , 277 ; , n'/O •GIJ 61, .2]& I ..J 32u.?.?. . ... r. •••••••••••••••••••••••• .. . .,,.~ '"·' r , ''R •r·r; 1'/'i'-;.. • J ' Irl AI.L FUNDS ••••••• • • • • • • • • 5,761.86 5J 721.86 ;;i>,J68.L9 $6.J68.h9 • • • • I I • • • • • �BALArJCE I N ACCOUl~T3 tecember 31, 1971 ACCOUNT BALAtWE DESK COLLECTIO'~S • . •••.••.•.••••••.•••.•• $4, 487 . 61 J"J)ULT GIFTS............................. )80 .77 CHILDP.EN ' S GIFTS ... . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • 184. 00 PERKit·!S FU~ID .............. •• • • • . • • •• . • • • 253 .55 EDWP.RDS Ftnm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 . 12 HOORE FUND . • • . . • • • • . • • . • . • . . . • . . . . • . . • • • 174 • 85 \·."ELCH FU~ID •••••.•..••...••••.••••.••.• • • 2 99 • 2 2 GROVENOR FUND ........................... 406 . 37 . TOTAL . . • . • . • . . . . . . . . • . . ...•.••••.•.••• • • $6' )68 • 49 • • • • • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library for the Year Ending December 31, 1971 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Free Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Lawrence Free Public Library annual report for the year of 1971. The construction of the new building started in April at 707 Vermont. Information about circulation, registration, book stock, and budget was included. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1971 Lawrence (Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPLAnnualReport1971 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library 1962-1972 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries--Kansas--Douglas County. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/3fc66d4f60619ec0f904018f0edca0d2.pdf dc0f0b53fa19bd115310d4cc76a4c3c7 PDF Text Text Annual Report 1972 �ANNUAL REPORT 1972 LA\'/RENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Unquestionably, the ~tghl ight of 1972 was the completion of the new library and the change-over, 1 n August , from o I d to ne\v . The bu i Iding vtas offici a I I y turned over to the City on July 5th. Between that time and the moving date we were concerned with arrival and installation of furniture. The 1 lbrary ' at 9th and Vermont closed for business for the last time on Saturday , August 12. On Monday, August 14,we began the move . With the help of our regular staff plus some 20 temporary high school students,we were able to move the entire collection in 3 days. The remainder of the time we were kept busy in preparation for the opening of the new service faci I ity . At 9:30a.m. on August 23 the doors opened to I iterally a flood of customers. For that first week, our volume \'tas up about 100% over a normal period in the old building. Library use has remained aT a h t gh I eve I ever s i nee. addition to breaking in the new faci I ity and coping with the usual 'bugs', we also began preparation for a formal opening and dedication on September 24, one day ovar a month since our opening. An unofficial count of the persons aHending the 2 hour open house indicated that over 2,000 people attended. In In the four months between our opening and the end of 1972 , much has happened. Our use has increased greatly. New services and programs have been very wei I received by 1 ibrary patrons,both old and new. Our auditorium and meeting room were made available to the pub I lc . We changed from the old handwritten checkout of books to a faster photographic system , coin-operated typewriters for public use are aval table, check-out of both chi ldrens and adult books has been ~ntralized at one point for more efficiency , we added a drive-up book return to the west of the 1 j brary, parking Is much more ava i I ab I e than ever before , ~nd use in al 1 areas has far surpassed any previous period . A tew statistics wi II tell part of the story: Our book c i rcu 1at ion was up by 24 , 545 over 1971 . Much of this increase came in the 1ast 4 months of the year . For 3 of the I ast 4 months , \'le averaged increases of over 30% more than the same periods a year before . Total number of registered borrowers increased by 5,302 up from 17,850 at the '3nd of 1971 to 23,152 at the close of last year . o h Ips people find the books they need, ur reference Department not on Y e . f t' from books and other but help to glean specific facts and 1 n ormtai lon In 1972 10 495 questions rrat · 1 1f t k for such 1n forma on · , a pa ron as s dl d b the department. This is an increase of ' er1a s of a reference nature were han e Y .1 te 60d increase 4,002 ov~r the previous year ,or un aprox rna to • 1 circulated. 10,869 lp records 10 addition to books,other materials were a s~ & 1 438 8mm silent films W1re checked out' 3, 032 period i ca I s were I oane , .ent out. our opening, and usage has continued 11 · eet ·1ng rooms began to be used shortly after auditorium was used 37 time with to 9ro•,.,. Last year,tor the last 4 months, our 1 �( arlnual report p. 2 tot a 1 attendance of I , 280 persons 14 meet. • a ttended b · tngs were also held in our smaller meeting r~m a Y some. 220 people. All signs indicated that usage wt II crease 1 n 197 3 . The above f 1gures were for In th t l commun 1ty groups and do not 1n0 1 clude the many "'e~ ac ~ties sponsored by the library such as film sho\tlings, story hours, book • a I r, vat I ng p rec i net in the November e I ect ions, ta I ks to classes visiting the library,etc. ~orking with the. lawrence Art Guild, '"e have made arrangements for art displays on a month I Y. bas 15 • Th~se ncl ude \·Ia II displays on the entrance wa II s, in the gallery and 1" the audttorl~m. In addition , craft displays are presented in the ! lobby cases, and sc~ I pture In the I abby . Teresa RasIng, representing the Art Guild, has done a fl ne. Job of schedu I i ng the art "'arks and in \'Jork i ng "' i th the artists when the work ts hung. Much interest in ~he showings has been expressed by library patrons. During 1972, the Children's Dept . offered 37 regular story hours , attended by 721 children. We have doubled our regular story hours, now offered on Tuesday and Friday. 81 tours were given in the new building to school classes and other groups for a total ot I ,785 people. In addition, the children ' s Dept. provided ~k selection programs to 135 people from Junior Hlgh,HighSchool & K.U. classes. Overdue fines in the Children's Dept. were abolished in early 1972. Experience since that time has indicated that the level of overdue books in relation to circulation has remained constant . A groups supporting the Library \olas formed In late 1972 and held its first rr~mbership meeting on Nov. 28th . The organization Is the Carnegie Association for The Lawrence Library and has been quite active since its founding . Plans are tor severa I drives to raise book funds durIng the comIng year . Again, in 1972 the 1 ibrary served as reference and interlibrary loan center fo; the Northeast Kansas Libraries, handling 12, 984 requests for the 33 I ibraries In rhe system. 1n addition, Lawrence was se I acted as a participant. i ~ th7 statewide inter! ibrary loan net\'lork and received over $ 11,000 for part1ctpat1on . lr. October , the Library held an auction in the old I ibrary to dispose of shelving and furniture which was no 16nger needed. Some 3,400 dol Iars was raised which wi I I be used in the 1974 budget. Programs to begin in 1973 include loaned art reproduc!ions and Sunday opening . hours. In addition., filore 1 ibrary sponsored programs wtll ~e offered. \~e also w1ll increase opening hours by opening our doors at 9:30a.m . 1nstead of 10. In summary h~ve 1972 has been a busy year. The Library Board ~esponsible ~nd the Li~rary 1 staff success~~~~ ~~d ~:~Ybl:~nT~a~~s ~~~o been for making it to or these people who have worke~ so hard to d his s~aff who put many hours City Corrroission and the City Ma~~§e~e~~ont to 707 Vermont . Into he I ping us make the move from !he • �( nunr,r-:·r Dccorr.her - __ . ...'·,L'• L BUDG Z'l'C:O ~- - rull 7:!. r.l:J rart ~· l •n 'lra.. '"" ..... 1..5 ':\1 l SURVEY 1?72 nt•:CEI Vl!:D SPEN1' $9L,J7? . oo 12 , 500. 00 1,0)1.2$ $92 ,7$$.07 17,h2J .78 $1,623 . 93 (J, 092 .53) $105 , 879. 00 $1, 0)1 .25 :~110 , 178 .85 (2,268 .60) $35,ooo.oo $1, 350 .98 BALh!fCE t:B:iA?\'i l·.Nl'!RII\IB ... 5(),':'J''.., :.'-' Periodicals Librar:t Naterials Cont:-actual Binding Lib:ary Supplies custodians Salary -- 2,700. 00 3,000 . 00 123 .11 3,381 .00 1,100. 00 L,5oo .oo 6,900 . 00 -- 7.50 137.48 'DUILDI;!G Repairs & Equipment Utilities Insurai1ce $1, 619.07 $1, 000.00 3,100.00 13,500.00 3,000. 00 $20,600. 00 ''i'O?\LS 6,350.10 (6L7 . 9L) (6 .81) (379.26) (L2 .LO) (1,443.09) 549.90 S6o, u8L. as ($2,~8L. 78) $ 1,381.8!! S(J81.8L) (195 .73) 3, 8J1.L1 5c6.84 $ 2h .20 19.85 697 .00 3,322.93 9, 688.L4 3,190.16 741.05 $17, 583 .37 $3,757.68 $5,464 .12 4,501 .54 1,763 .87 3,881.h8 968 .57 3, 138.21 $420.88 498 .46 88 .49 1,1Ll.l7 6)l.h3 208 .95 2)0.31 li!SCELLAI;SOUS • ?ocial Security :._pa;s • • ?osta=--e ... . 1.1onr.:r, gancy 'i!-a~el t.t. Bookmobile Blue Cross Cl 'I'OT.tL -- $5,885 . 00 -- 5 , 000 . 00 1, 800 .00 5,000. 00 l,LOO.OO 3 , 200.00 -- ?hoto Copies G?.~ 1U $ (J1S .lC) ~'AINTEN1U~CE Building Supplies •# $)6 ,666 . 16 3,3117 . ?4 ), 129.92 3,760 .26 1, l.L'/ . 90 6 , 0P0 . 57 -- $56, 581. 00 TOTALS -~ , 52 .J6 22 .65 200. 00 15.07 3,368 .52 $22, 285 .00 $3, 658 .60 $22 ,72) .91 $3 , 219.69 $2o6,Ju5 .oo $7, 049. 97 $210J970· 98 $2, 423 · 99 .~8,600.57 $8 ,600 .57 $J, 2itl .28 • ?.eoource Grant Ope.ration Grant $), 241 .28 $11, 841.85 f:.~TICIPATED INCOtw'E ) , Oo6 .12 1972 ~a~ r'unds :~166, 045 ." ,!~~ Collections 6, 000. ·•r.:a, 30, $00. 1970 Corry <r:rc r. 3, 8 00!. $206,345 • • $11,841.85 * ENCtJriBSF?ED FUiillS Childran's Books $1, 059 .21 Adult Books 3.575 .89 $h,6J5.10 (Included in • Book~ ~p~nt.) �( 1972 STATISTICS CIRClJLATIO~ ADUL'£ CHILDREN Books 18Q,047 128, 384 1, 764 - Records Periodicals 9,105 2, 937 TOTAL 317,431 10, 869 3,032 95 The abo~e rPpresents a total increase in book circulation of 24, 545 . Adult circulation increased 17, 090 and Children ' s circulation increased 7,455. REGI3'rn..ATION ADULT CHILDREN COUNTY TOTAL 1971 1972 10, 389 14,839 6,203 6 , 706 1, 2')8 17,85'0 1,607 23, 152 The tot~l increased increased increased ed 349 . EOOK S'IDCK Added, 1972 rlithdra~m , 1972 Balance- December,1972 ADULT 6,05'1 922 59,260 number of registered borrowers by 5, 302 . Adult registrations 4,450 and Children ' s registrations 503 . County registrations increas- CHILDREN 2,120 348 27 , 105 TOTAL 8,171 1,270 86,365 The total Book Stock increased 6,901 over the previous figure of 79,454 for 1971 . 180 Gift Books were acce~tcd during the year . • !lECORD STOCK ADULT Balance, Dec . 1972 2,012 CHILDRE~ 478 TOTAL 2, 490 The total record stock increased 108 over the previous figure of 2,38?. for 1971 . FIIJ.1 STOCK Balance - 1972 ADDED 36 ~·JITEDRAH~J 3 The total film stock incre~sed by 33 over the pr~vious figure of 69 for 1971. 10,495 r equests for informat~on were answered by our reference dopart~ent ~n 1972. This is an increase of 4,002 over 1971. TOTAL 102 �BALANCE IN ACCOUNTS December 31, 1972 ACCOUNT DESK Bt\LANCE COLLECTIONS . . . . ... .. . . .. .. .. . ... .. . .. .. .. .. $1, 842 . 26 1\DULT GIFTS . . . • •• •• • •• •• • • •• •• • • • • 395 • 77 CHI LD'REN ' S GIFTS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 294 .00 PERYJNS F~'D •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 253 .55 Em·1ARDS FUUD •••••••••••••• • ••••••••••••••••••••• 128.87 l'.OORE F UtiD ...................................... . 2)9.85 vlELCH FUND •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• )81.72 FUliD . ••.................•.......•.•.••• )12. 72 GROVb:~lOR • • . . . . • . •. • . • • TOTAL .. .............•.................•.....•••• $3 , 8L8 . 74 Certificate of Deposit in the amount of $10, COO . OO represents funds taken in fro~ the auction, interest earned in 1972 on other certificates of daposit and the exc~ss tax money received . • • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library for the Year Ending December 31, 1972 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Free Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Lawrence Public Library annual report for the year 1972. The most important topic of the report is the completion of the new building and the change-over during August. The report expressed how the services were expanded due to the use of meeting rooms, art displays, doubled story hours in the children department, among others. Information about circulation, registration, book stock, and budget was included. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1972 Lawrence (Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPLAnnualReport1972 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annual Report of the Lawrence Free Public Library 1962-1972 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries--Kansas--Douglas County. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/451ff88ef47889a8c8c6fc96faaec9a6.pdf 1a7ce4baa98ab2266b510a6fa6c96634 PDF Text Text The Daily Kansas Tribune (Lawrence, Kansas) · Thu, Jan 13, 1870 · Page 3 https://kansashistoricalsociety.newspapers.com/image/61052774 Copyright © 2017 Newspapers.com. All Rights Reserved. Downloaded on Jun 5, 2017 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Report of the Lawrence Library Association, 1870 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource The annual report, published in the Daily Kansas Tribune, of the third year of the Lawrence Library Association. The report details that year's receipts and disbursements, book acquisitions, lectures, donations, and conditions of the reading room, which have become rather cramped at this point. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chester, H.W. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Newspapers.com Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Daily Kansas Tribune (Lawrence, Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1870-01-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lawrence Library Association Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DKT_AnnualMeeting_1870-01-13_p.3 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Douglas County (Kan.) 1870 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Johnston, Pattie Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Brecheisen, Antonette Location The location of the interview Douglas County (Kan.) Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:08:17 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 317 kbit/s (audio) 10315 kbit/s (audio) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Antonette Brecheisen World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brecheisen, Antonette Description An account of the resource Antonette Louise Brecheisen grew up in Douglas County, Kansas, during the Second World War. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston as part of the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project, Brecheisen talked about her experiences living in Kansas as a German American during the war years. Brecheisen was born on May 4, 1929. She married Lloyd Brecheisen in October 1952. Lloyd passed away in 1986. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Johnston, Pattie Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Douglas County (Kan.) 1941 - 1945 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Brecheisen Interview Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/Brecheisen">https://archive.org/details/Brecheisen</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/1bddf55a42aa72ac39a6456a8cf66aee.jpg 9486bb11d2a5d380f96100d8cad98a6d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Appeal for Help to the citizens of Lawrence Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource A leaflet from the Lawrence Public Library Board of Directors asking the citizens of Lawrence to help the library purchase new books. With the construction of the new building and the transition to a free library, the leaflet explains, the library is having a hard time expanding its collection. For that reason, they ask people to contribute to a $1000 fund for the purchasing of new books. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Public Library Board of Directors (Lawrence, Kan.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lawrence Public Library Historical Records Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1905-1908 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource TIFF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPL_AppealForFunds_1905-1908 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Douglas County (Kan.) 1905-1908 https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/4df64ddd37cc914c90ee5a5a8c240050.jpg b82c266daa9aaf2fa992a1997fba9965 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource You Are Local History Community Digitization Project Subject The topic of the resource Lawrence (Kan.) Description An account of the resource The You Are Local History community digitization project aimed to collect and digitize objects that tell stories about Lawrence, in order to create a more diverse and representative history of Lawrence. Objects were collected and digitized throughout June and July of 2018, with a community digitizing event on June 30th. Members of the Lawrence community donated photographs, videos, posters, t-shirts, mementos, trinkets, ephemera, texts, and other objects to be included in this digital archive. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library Language A language of the resource eng Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arc Flash concert poster Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Spreer,Tanner Description An account of the resource A concert poster for Arc Flash, designed by Tanner Spreer, a graphic design artist, Lawrence local, and band member of Psychic Heat. This poster was printed on a risograph, an alternative to silk-screen printing that allows designers to create complex, multilayered designs. Spreer became familiarized with risograph printing through a workshop with Oddities Prints in Kansas City. This poster was displayed throughout downtown Lawrence and on the University of Kansas campus. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James, Sheridan Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lawrence (Kan.) 2017 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 8.5x11 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Oddities Prints Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ArcFlashposter.jpeg Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Replay Lounge Subject The topic of the resource Music--posters Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Krische, Helen Grubbs, Brian Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Carlson, Archer Location The location of the interview Baldwin City (Kan.) Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211941">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211941</a> Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 0:49:40 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 127 kbit/s (audio) 1626 kbit/s (video) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archer Carlson World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carlson, Archer Description An account of the resource Archer Carlson served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946 in the 306th Combat Engineers, 81st Division, Eighth Army. Interviewed by Helen Krische and Brian Grubbs on June 13, 2006, Carlson talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Carlson was born on January 27, 1926, in Scandia, Kansas. He grew up in Baldwin City, Kansas. In 1942, at 17, he had a short-term duty with the US Navy V-12 Officer Procurement Program. Upon turning 18, he registered for the draft and was inducted into the Army on July 12, 1944, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He attended basic training and entered the Cavalry Replacement Corps at Camp Whiteside, both at Fort Riley, Kansas. Carlson was on his way to Europe the day before Germany surrendered (V-E Day). The ship then turned around and Carlson went to the Pacific theater. He was stationed on Leyte in the Philippines. Carlson then went to Japan. He was discharged on August 17, 1946. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Krische, Helen Grubbs, Brian Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <span>Leyte (Philippines)</span> 1942 - 1946 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006-06-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Carlson_Archer WWII Interview Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/carlson-archer-wwii-interview">https://archive.org/details/carlson-archer-wwii-interview</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211941">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211941</a> Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. United States -- History, Military. United States. Army. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews. Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history. Kansas -- History. World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Johnston, Pattie Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Hawkins, Archie Location The location of the interview Lawrence (Kan.) Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218562">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218562</a> Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 0:55:33 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 221 kbit/s (audio) 1345 kbit/s (video) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archie Hawkins World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hawkins, Archie Description An account of the resource Archie Hawkins served in the United States Army Air Corps (83rd Squadron) from 1942 to 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on August 14, 2006, Hawkins talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Hawkins was born on April 24, 1919, on the Pine Ridge Indian Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. His father was an Ogallala Sioux and his mother was a Yankton Sioux. They both attended Haskell University in Lawrence, Kansas, from 1908 to 1911. Hawkins also went to Haskell and graduated in 1940. He was drafted into the Air Corps in 1942. He trained in Saint Petersburg, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada to be an aerial gunner. He then went to armor training at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. Hawkins then went overseas to the China Burma India (CBI) Theater. He spent time in Africa, Italy, and India. He flew 81 missions as a B-25 gunner. Upon returning to the States, he taught aerial gunnery in Arizona until the war ended. Hawkins passed away on August 23, 2013. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Johnston, Pattie Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant India China 1942 - 1945 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006-08-14 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Hawkins_Archie WWII Interview Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/hawkins-archie-wwii-interview">https://archive.org/details/hawkins-archie-wwii-interview</a> Obituary: <a href="https://warrenmcelwain.com/obituary/Archie-Hawkins/">https://warrenmcelwain.com/obituary/Archie-Hawkins/</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218562">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218562</a> Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. United States -- History, Military. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews. United States. Army. Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history. United States. Air Force -- History. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Johnston, Pattie Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Mills, Archie Location The location of the interview Lawrence (Kan.) Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:58:09 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 127 kbit/s (audio) 1627 kbit/s (video) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archie L. Mills World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mills, Archie L. Description An account of the resource Archie Mills was a pilot in the United States Navy from 1939 to 1961. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on March 16, 2006, Mills talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Mills was born on July 14, 1914, in Brentwood, Arkansas. He attended flight training in Jacksonville, Florida and basic training in Corpus Christi, Texas. He then went to Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was assigned to the VP24 squadron. For the first two years, he flew PBYs. He then trained to drop torpedoes. He took part in the Battle of Midway and then spent three years flying up and down the Solomon Islands. During his twenty-two years of service, he earned several medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. After Mills retired from the Navy, he worked in the loan and investment industry for nineteen years. He passed away on December 13, 2013. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Johnston, Pattie Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Midway Islands 1939 - 1961 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006-03-16 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mills_Archie WWII Interview 20060316 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/mills-archie-wwii-interview-20060316">https://archive.org/details/mills-archie-wwii-interview-20060316</a> Obituary: <a href="https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=archie-l-mills&amp;pid=168539094&amp;fhid=24990">https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=archie-l-mills&amp;pid=168539094&amp;fhid=24990</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. United States -- History, Military. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews. Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history. World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area. United States. Navy -- History. Midway, Battle Of, 1942 -- Personal Narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/ff328a4f19b3e1a5aad303e51e6275c2.jpg b39d700bb04145fbe60964ec6b3a5754 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Architectural Model of the New Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource A photograph of an architectural model of the Lawrence Public Library. The model shows the proposed library, a large one-story rectangular building with a flat roof. Its design features are typical of the New Formalism popular in the 1970s. The east elevation has a long, recessed porch supported by rectangular slabs of stucco. The plain cornice is emphasized by horizontal bands. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lawrence Public Library Historical Records Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1970-1972 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Penzler Architects Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPL_LibraryModel_1970-1972 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Douglas County (Kan.) 1970-1972 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Johnston, Pattie Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Lamb, Arthur Location The location of the interview Douglas County (Kan.) Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214668">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214668</a> Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 0:58:45 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 127 kbit/s (audio) 1626 kbit/s (video) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arthur Lamb World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lamb, Arthur Description An account of the resource Arthur Lamb served in the United States Navy from 1942 until 1946. He was a radioman in the Amphibians. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on September 27, 2007, Lamb talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Lamb was born on February 23, 1924 in Carmel, Indiana. He completed basic training at Great Lakes Training Station. He also received a degree in liberal arts from the University of North Carolina. Lamb passed away on October 9, 2015. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Johnston, Pattie Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cape Hatteras (N.C.) 1941 - 1946 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-09-27 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lamb_Art WWII Interview_9.27.2007 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/lamb-art-wwii-interview-9.27.2007">https://archive.org/details/lamb-art-wwii-interview-9.27.2007</a> Obituary: <a href="https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=arthur-wendell-lamb&amp;pid=176091903">https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=arthur-wendell-lamb&amp;pid=176091903</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214668">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214668</a> Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. This interview can be used freely for purposes beyond educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. United States. Navy -- History. United States -- History, Military. Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History