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Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1923 containing activities like informational meetings, library's clubs, accessions, and circulation statistics. The report mentions grade schools using the library collection to supplement…

Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1943 containing activities, library's clubs, accessions, and circulation statistics. 350 children completed the summer reading course. A collection of Native American relics was exhibited in…

Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1944. Includes book stock, circulation, and registration. 408 children completed the summer reading program with the assistance of the Parent-Teachers Association.

Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1948. The information is focused on the increasing number of books for a total of 89,815 and the importance of the children's department. The summer reading program showed how important the…

Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1949. This report contains a short history of the library in its eighty-four years of existence. The necessity to grow is mentioned due to the increase in circulation and registration. 714…

Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1950. Changes in the children's reading zone and in the main floor are mentioned. New rules for using the books and registration are included. The outside of the library changed to serve…

Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1951. Includes maintenance costs and funding. It includes the change in the administration of the library and resignation of Mr. Ralph Van Handle. The library started a publicity program on…

Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1952. Includes funds and expenses, statistics, exhibitions, and programs for children. Helen Osma is named as the new cataloguer after the retirement of Margaret Perkins.

Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1953. Includes funds, salary adjustments for the staff due to the cost of living in Lawrence, expenses, circulation, and donations.

Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1954. Includes reports of circulation, registration, funds, and book stock. The library started the circulation of phonograph records and its department became one of the most popular.

Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1955. Includes book stock, circulation, and registration. Donald Potter resigned as head librarian and LeRoy Fox replaced him. Helen Osma became assistant librarian. 1123 elementary students…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Minutes of Lawrence Public Library board’s meetings for the year 1967. Includes financial reports, circulation, book stock, and registration. The minutes reported that Northeast Kansas Library System added funds to the library once Lawrence Public…

Minutes of Lawrence Public Library board's meetings for the year of 1968. The minutes include financial report, circulation, registration, book stock, salaries, and expenses.
Some repairs had to be made to the stairs and roof during this year.
A…

Minutes of Lawrence Public Library board's meetings for the year of 1969. Include financial report, circulation report, registration, book stock, salaries, and expenses.
By January 29th the chairman, Skipper Williams, reported to the board the…

Minutes of Lawrence Public Library board's meetings for the year of 1970. Financial report, circulation report, registration, book stock, salaries, and expenses.
Increases in the costs of construction were reported.
Due to the growing Lawrence…

Minutes of Lawrence Public Library board's meetings for the year of 1971. Financial report, circulation report, registration, book stock, salaries, and expenses.
The Secretary attached the next documents:
A letter from the architect's firm with…

Minutes of Lawrence Public Library board's meetings for the year of 1972. Includes report of finances and problems with the construction of the new building.

An installation schedule was included for the new location of the library.
The…

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…

Lawrence Free Public Library annual report for the year of 1963. A brochure with information for general distribution had been attached. The report includes numbers on circulation, budget, work at the library, and staff.

Lawrence Free Public Library annual report for the year of 1964. It includes information about circulation, book records, budget, and a brochure that was distributed in the community. Necessity for new facilities and the support of the city are…