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