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Late I<1ebrullry. J"('i \,
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The Board or Directors of the Clearwater Public
Lib~ary held their first meetingRof the year 1946 with
all member8 present: Mr. Taver '1'1, chairman; Mr.
Herbert Paxton, Dr. A. T. Cornwel , Mrs. E. L. Pearce,
and Mrs. Julia Cox.
The following action regarding officers fQr the
comipg year was taken: A motion to re-elect Mr. Bayly
to the position o~ chairman of the board was made by Mrs.
Pearce, aeoonded by Mr. Paxton and voted unan1mouoly in
affirmative by the board. The position of vioe-president
aa held by Dr. Co~well was reaffirmed, as was ,that of
.eoret~y by the librarian.
The ohairman requested that the secretary read
the minute. ot the last meeting. They were read and ap-
proved.
Upon request ot the ohairman. the librarian sum-
marized the activities of the 11brar1 dUring the past year
and preaented a number of matters to the board for
oonsideration and discussion. After deliberaticn. the
board made the following reoommendations:
1. That the librarian apply to the local office
of the War Manpower Commission for aid in contaoting
possible employes to relieve the help shortage problem.
2. That inquiry be made conoerning the pu~chase
of a refrigerator drinking fountain for installation in
the main floor of the library.
3. That henceforward a library borrower be al-
lowed to borrow four books of any type from the general
shelves, without disorimination being made between fic-
tion and non-fiotion. In relation to this subject, a
letter from the American Library Assooiation was Offer-
ed by the librarian 1n which it is indicated that li-
braries similar to ours are usually liberal in the num-
ber of books allowed on a oayd.
~ I. ' That the llbrar1jan give book talks and re-
views to anieee requesting group not oftener than once
every two montha.
5. That regula!" stOl"Y hour fer the ohildren not be
resumed until suoh time as this service can be rendered
without its being a burden to the staff members and a
hindranoe to the exeoution of their other dutes.
6. That the librarian carry out hel" suggested plan
to expand the non-fiotion division into the second floor
of the library.
7. That the librarian continue her efforts to
acquire mUCh-needed equipment fol" main rloo!" and basement
rooms .
There being no other business to consider, the
meeting was adj ourned by the chairman with the agreement
or the members.
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