https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/3a9f7741be46f91cfe703acf9e2e067c.pdf 6a44891b6524d0da1915e383489536b1 PDF Text Text To t h e Board o f D i r e c t o r s , Lawrence P u b l i c L i b r a r y , Lavjrence, K a n s a s . Many c i t i z e n s and p a t r o n s o f o u r p u b l i c l i b r a r y w i l l welcome t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to o f f e r both cons t r u c t i v e c r i t i c i s m and h e l p f u l s u g g e s t i o n s i n response to t h e q u e s t i o n n a i r e being d i s t r i b u t e d a t t h e l i b r a r y and I , who h a s spent many p r o f i t a b l e and p l e a s a n t hours t h e r e and g l a d t o o f f e r t h e f o l l o w i n g f o r your c o n s i d e r a t i o n . As a whole I f e e l t h e p r e s e n t method o f conducting t h e l i b r a r y i s e q u a l t o many l a r g e r l i b r a r i e s I have had t h e p l e a s u r e o f v i s i t i n g and i n some c a s e s q u i t e s u p e r i o r . Each and e v e r y one o f t h e p r e s e n t s t a f f are e f f i c i e n t , accomodating and most p l e a s a n t t o d e a l w i t h and one i s a l w a y s made t o f e e l welcome on each v i s i t . I t i s my o p i n i o n w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o books, t h a t a l a r g e r percentage o f t h e funds f o r p u r c h a s i n g books should be spent on those o f g r e a t e r l i t e r a r y and h i s t o r i c a l v a l u e , such a s " D i p l o m a t i c a l l y Speaking" "Out o f t h e N i g h t s and many o t h e r s I c o u l d mention r a t h e r than so many mystery and murder s t o r i e s . While I a p p r e c i a t e many persons l i k e t h i s c l a s s o f l i t e r a t u r e on t h e p r e t e x t o f f r e e i n g t h e i r minds from w o r r i e s o r b u s i n e s s r o u t i n e , 1 s t i l l f e e l t h e number o f t h e l a t t e r c l a s s a r e q u i t e o i t o f p r o p o r t i o n t o t h e h i g h e r t y p e suggested. As t o newspapers, t h e K a n s a s C i t y S t a r t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e Chicago and New York d a i l i e s a r e w e l l chosen b u t I would suggest a wider s e l e c t i o n such a s one o u t s t a n d i n g d a i l y from t h e West c o a s t , t h e South, e i t h e r D a l l a s T e x a s o r New O r l e a n s and a t y p i c a l Northern daily-r™™— I f e e l t h e Kansas C i t y P o s t i s too much o f a s e n s a t i o n a l paper and t h e s m a l l e r l o c a l s l i k e t h e Topeka C a p i t a l , The Outlook, t h e Eudora paper e t c . , u n l e s s t h e s e s u b s c r i p t i o n s are donated t o t h e l i b r a r y , should be r e p l a c e d w i t h t h e l a r g e r and more i n t e r e s t i n g m e t r o p o l i t a n d a i l i e s a s sugg e s t e d above i n o r d e r to g i v e your "dear p u b l i c " v i e w s o f o u t s t a n d i n g e d i t o r s over a more w i d e l y s c a t t e r e d t e r r i t o r y . The magazine s e l e c t i o n s a r e q u i t e appro p r i s t e and i n t e r e s t i n g . Your r e f e r e n c e s e r v i c e h a s b u t one f a u l t , i t i s not a v a i l a b l e t o a l l under a l l c o n d i t i o n s and c i r cumstances. By t h i s I mean, I , a s a t a x p a y e r , see no reason why a s i l e n t telephone should be m a i n t a i n e d a t t h e �l i b r a r y f o r t h e e x c i u s i v e convenience o f t h e employees. There have been many t i m e s I have wanted to c a l l the l i b r a r y and ask f o r some i n f o r m a t i o n to use i n my work or the s c h o o l work o f my c h i l d r e n , but c o u l d not do so a s the phone was n e i t h e r l i s t e d nor was t h e o p e r a t o r p e r m i t t e d to g i v e me t h e number. A l i b r a r y i s p r i m a r i l y e s t a b l i s h e d t o render every s e r v i c e p o s s i b l e to the c i t i z e n s o f t h a t community and r e f e r e n c e s e r v i c e should be of paramount importance and a v a i l a b l e to a l l . I f e e l c o n f i d e n t t h a t the p r e s e n t s t a f f would f i n d i t q u i t e p o s s i b l e to handle any incoming r e q u e s t f o r i n f o r m a t i o n d e s i r e d p r o v i d i n g a phone was i n s t a l l e d on the f r o n t desk. I a l s o f e e l , t h a t the p u b l i c should be unmistakably i n f o r - — med t h a t t h e phone was not t h u s p l a c e d f o r t h e i r conveni e n c e i n making o u t s i d e p e r s o n a l c a l l s u n l e s s some urgent n e c e s s i t y a r o s e demanding such a c a l l to be made. I am sure t h e r e a r e many who f e e l j u s t as I do i n t h i s matter of telephone r e f e r e n c e s e r v i c e . The s e r v i c e g i v e n by the l i b r a r y s t a f f i s unimpeachable. Two a d d i t i o n a l s u g g e s t i o n s , I f e e l worthy o f c o n s i d e r a t i o n . C h i l d r e n , a s w e l l as a d u l t s , should be f i r m l y a d v i s e d t h a t a l i b r a r y i s a p l a c e o f q u i e t and should not be allowed to c a r r y on loud o r b o i s t r o u s c o n v e r s a t i o n a t any t i m e . I t d i s t u r b e s anyone d e s i r i n g to read o r study, r e g a r d l e s s o f how much one may t r y to concentrate. I have p a r t i c u l a r l y n o t i c e d t h i s on many i n s t a n c e s and wondered why t h e s e v i o l a t e r s were not promptly t o l d to remain q u i e t . T h i s c o u l d be done c o u r t e o u s l y by the l i b r a r y a t t e n d a n t s o r by s i g n s r e q u e s t i n g s i l e n c e advantageously p l a c e d about the l i b r a r y . I would a l s o suggest t h a t s m a l l s c r a t c h pads be kept a v a i l a b l e f o r p a t r o n s who may d e s i r e to make some n o t e s e i t h e r from magazines, papers o r r e f e r e n c e books they use i n the r e a d i n g rooms. One p u r p o s e l y going t h e r e to read o r l o o k up i n f o r m a t i o n , w i l l p r o v i d e themselves w i t h the n e c e s s a r y equipment, but f r e q u e n t l y a patron w i l l p i c k up a magazine o r t r a d e j o u r n a l or r e f e r e n c e book and f i n d some f a c t o r statement they would l i k e to remember but have n o t h i n g upon which to make such n o t e s , j u s t a sheet o r two o f s m a l l s c r a t c h pad would be most g r a t e f u l l y a p p r e c i a t e d i n t h e s e c a s e s and ¥iOuld not i n v o l v e a l a r g e e x p e n d i t u r e upon the p a r t o f t h e l i b r a r y . A l l the above i s o f f e r e d i n a k i n d l y and iMge^m^Es^d^s^mii construe i^g&sat^&§iiio!?^?£m4^xe^tft8iS^"^ l i b r a r i e s but none more p l e a s i n g t h a ^ our i n Lawrence. � 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 Letter to Board of Directors with Suggestions in Response to Library Questionnaire Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource A patron's suggestions of possible improvements to the library, in response to a questionnaire presumably circulated by the library to gather patron feedback. Some of these include a telephone service by the reference department, a wider selection of newspapers, and stricter enforcement of the silence in the library rule. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grant, A. 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