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Clearwater, Florida.
April 8, 1914
To the Clearwater Library Association,
Clearwater, Florida.
The close of the third year finds the Clearwater Library Assoc-
fation in aa flourishing condition as at any time of its existence. It
has comfortable quarters, has 2600 volumes upon its shelves and has in its
treasury sufficient funds for all nexessary purposes of the near future.
The same problem that has confronted us from the beginning, -
that of providing means of support for an enterprise that is not self-
supporting and of providing increased facilities and efficiency - is still
with us and will continue to demand the best thought and attention of the
Directors for some time to come. The revenue from membership provides
only about 1/3 the income; it is believed that this can be materially in-
creased and it is hoped the Directors will give the matter urgent consid-
eration and devise a plan for placing the wants as well as advantages of
the Library before the people of the community who are nan-members.
An institution of this kind, operated for the benefit of the
whole community, should not be dependent upon the personal efforts of a
few interested people for the raising by solicitation and subscription and
by entertainments of the greater part of its income year after year. Those
who thus contribute to the support receive no greater benefits then can be
had by any person who may take out a single membership. The present Board
of Directors was unanimous in the opinion that since the Library had passed
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its experimental stage and was now not only an established feature of the
town, but one to be proud of, the opportunity of assisting in its support
should be presented to the people of the town~ and the Officers were accor-
dingly directed to present a petition to the Town Council asking for an
appropriation of $300.00 towards the Library support for the currant year
now about ending. This petition was presented informally last April to
the individual members of the Council and was favorably received by them,
believing as they did that the object and purpose of the Library was but
a part of the education and enlightenment of the whole community, but it
was thought best to leave formal presentation and action upon the petition
until the autump for the reason that a new Council would soon be elected,
and the funds of the then existing Council had already been expended or
appropriated. Accordingly the petition was not presented until November,
when it was promptly passed and the ap~r6piation made.
It is hoped that the general principle of public support of the
Library will be approved by the people, and that they will consider fav-
orably the general proposition of having the people, through the Town.
Council, make yearly provision for at least a part of the cost of main-
taining the Library. A State law, I believe, permits municipalities,
when approved by vote of the people, to place a special assessment upon
the tax 8uplicate for Library support. The Library has done good work on
limited resources, it can do much better work with increased facilities
which popular support would bring and it is recommended that this matter
have the careful attention of the Directors with the purpose of placing
full information before the public to enlist its support and sympathy.
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A public library, free to all the home people, ministering to their special
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wants and needs, is no longer considered a luxury, it is fast becoming'a
necessity to all progressive co~unities, and Clearwater should not be
behind her sister towns; it can and should become a leader.
(signed) Edward H. Jones.
President
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