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.) 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, 1964 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Free Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) 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