Arlington Community Public Library Club Meeting Notes
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29-02-16-01-02-0002
1935
Arlington Community Public Library Club Notes, 1935
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Smelker, Mildred
another one
How many & who at Jan. meeting?
Cricker
Cracke
The following notice appeared in the Wash [Star?] of October 5th, 1929
At that meeting there were enough interested women to encourage us to form a permanent Library Club. So we elected temporary officers and sent out a call for books.
Then we had the women & the books & (inserted) no money (end of inserted), the next thing was to find a building.
At the time there was a brick two car garage just off the school grounds on Bingham Rd. We found that we might rent that building for 5 per month. The first month’s rent to go for broken windows, etc. Not have an over abundance of buildings to choose from we accepted this one thankfully.
Now we had an organization & some books. And some [willing?] workers and cold winter weather. So we [Page 2] curbed the ardor of the workers until the first of the year. In Feb we held a meeting at Mrs. Tapp’s & planned. Then such fun.
Mr. Collier, Mr. Tapp, Mr. [Trico?], Mrs. Will Wise (inserted) & Bailey (end of inserted) gave us the benefit of their experience & of their strength. TheRusker Lumber (inserted) Murphy & Ames (end of inserted) Co. gave us lumber. Mrs. Fauntelroy gave us a stove. Mr. Munson [Morrison?] gave us old wood slabs for fuel, & every one most donated an old chair. The Fire Dept. handed down to us their old desk table and we found an old counter in the building. With the money we had collected from dues of 10 ¢ per month we bought paint both black & orange (inserted) & green (end of inserted) & brushes. Then you should have seen the women! If we didn’t paint everything within reach then it was because we couldn’t reach it.
Mr. Bailey had a big wood sign painted for us to hang outside, and we began to look like the real thing. Even to some strips of carpet that Mrs. Collier had had when [Page 3] she was married. Mrs. Bailey & Mrs. Hulbert made Dutch curtains for the Dutch windows.
The Arlington Community Library opened in April 1930. And when we opened to lend out books our books were all numbered & classified according to theState [Dewey] Decimal System. Mrs. Collier had been elected Librarian and true to her form, she had the library started right. And to this day we are the only Public Library in the County that works on a regulation system.
Among those who joined the membership of that club were.
Our desire in those days, & still is, was to acquaint the young people with the library. So we gave some Sunday afternoon teas for different S.S. [Sunday School?] classes. Girls one Sunday & Boys the next.
[Page 4] Then we hit upon a story hour after school hours. Mrs. Ethel Morrison (inserted), now, (end of inserted), Mrs. Walter Hardynow who is specially adept at storytelling offered her services. And the children were delighted.
By this time our wood supply was low & it was time for either Mrs. Collier’s big open Dodge or Mrs. Lowell’s 1924 Essex “Nellie” to take Mrs. Tapp & go to the Munson’s lumber pile and load up with slabs, drive over to the library & unload them. Great fun we had too!
The officers of the club were Pres. Mrs. Lowell, Vice Pres. Mrs. Tapp, Sect. Mrs. Bailey, Treasurer Mrs. Brooks, Cor. Sect. Mrs. Agnew, Chairman of Membership Com. Mrs. Fauntelroy, Publicity Mrs. Green, Finance Mrs. Ward, Property Custodian Mrs. Hulbert, Librarian Mrs. Collier.
It was voted to have the library open Thursdays & Fridays from 2 to 5 P.M.
[Page 5] On May 27th, 1931 we had a lunch sale for the school children, Ham sand., potato salad, gello [sic] & cake. Another time we served sands, cake & cookies, gello [sic] & lemonade. And another time we had popcorn balls & doughnuts, gello [sic], hot dogs. That went fine, I think we made 9.16 that time.
We have now progressed as far as the year 1932. That was when Mrs. Collier decided to take a vacation from being Librarian.Mrs. Bailey was elected in her place. And as I have stated before when she decides to do anything… Well Mrs. Bailey was elected in her place.
One important thing we did that I have neglected to record. We took out Insurance fire and also for theft. And we still carry them. (The library gave two Antique Shows in about 1933. over,
[Page 6] May 12th, 1933 we held our first meeting in our new quarters. (omit)
Our quarters were to be sold we had to move. Now where to go. We had 1450 book, 4800 circ. Someone said there was a room available back of the Barber shop. We went to see it. There were possabilities [sic], but just at this time we had the offer of the entire building of the old Columbia Pike School. So after much talk & estimates on the part of Mr. Trice & others it was arranged that we were to have the use of the Building for three years and make our own repairs.
The Club wanted to have a place available for the Community to hold meetings etc. So we started in by naming the building Community Hall. Then Mr. Collier moved in with a spraying machine, paint & helpers. And he sprayed the paint on all [Page 7] the down stairs walls & ceiling and floors. And what a help that was.
Some of the bots in the community came in to help us clean the floors. And no boat’s deck was swabed [sic] with more water or gusto rightout through the front hall out the door into the yard.
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Document Transcription:
another one
How many & who at Jan. meeting?
Cricker
Cracke
The following notice appeared in the Wash [Star?] of October 5th, 1929
At that meeting there were enough interested women to encourage us to form a permanent Library Club. So we elected temporary officers and sent out a call for books.
Then we had the women & the books & (inserted) no money (end of inserted), the next thing was to find a building.
At the time there was a brick two car garage just off the school grounds on Bingham Rd. We found that we might rent that building for 5 per month. The first month’s rent to go for broken windows, etc. Not have an over abundance of buildings to choose from we accepted this one thankfully.
Now we had an organization & some books. And some [willing?] workers and cold winter weather. So we [Page 2] curbed the ardor of the workers until the first of the year. In Feb we held a meeting at Mrs. Tapp’s & planned. Then such fun.
Mr. Collier, Mr. Tapp, Mr. [Trico?], Mrs. Will Wise (inserted) & Bailey (end of inserted) gave us the benefit of their experience & of their strength. The
Mr. Bailey had a big wood sign painted for us to hang outside, and we began to look like the real thing. Even to some strips of carpet that Mrs. Collier had had when [Page 3] she was married. Mrs. Bailey & Mrs. Hulbert made Dutch curtains for the Dutch windows.
The Arlington Community Library opened in April 1930. And when we opened to lend out books our books were all numbered & classified according to the
Among those who joined the membership of that club were.
Our desire in those days, & still is, was to acquaint the young people with the library. So we gave some Sunday afternoon teas for different S.S. [Sunday School?] classes. Girls one Sunday & Boys the next.
[Page 4] Then we hit upon a story hour after school hours. Mrs. Ethel Morrison (inserted), now, (end of inserted), Mrs. Walter Hardy
By this time our wood supply was low & it was time for either Mrs. Collier’s big open Dodge or Mrs. Lowell’s 1924 Essex “Nellie” to take Mrs. Tapp & go to the Munson’s lumber pile and load up with slabs, drive over to the library & unload them. Great fun we had too!
The officers of the club were Pres. Mrs. Lowell, Vice Pres. Mrs. Tapp, Sect. Mrs. Bailey, Treasurer Mrs. Brooks, Cor. Sect. Mrs. Agnew, Chairman of Membership Com. Mrs. Fauntelroy, Publicity Mrs. Green, Finance Mrs. Ward, Property Custodian Mrs. Hulbert, Librarian Mrs. Collier.
It was voted to have the library open Thursdays & Fridays from 2 to 5 P.M.
[Page 5] On May 27th, 1931 we had a lunch sale for the school children, Ham sand., potato salad, gello [sic] & cake. Another time we served sands, cake & cookies, gello [sic] & lemonade. And another time we had popcorn balls & doughnuts, gello [sic], hot dogs. That went fine, I think we made 9.16 that time.
We have now progressed as far as the year 1932. That was when Mrs. Collier decided to take a vacation from being Librarian.
One important thing we did that I have neglected to record. We took out Insurance fire and also for theft. And we still carry them. (The library gave two Antique Shows in about 1933. over,
[Page 6] May 12th, 1933 we held our first meeting in our new quarters. (omit)
Our quarters were to be sold we had to move. Now where to go. We had 1450 book, 4800 circ. Someone said there was a room available back of the Barber shop. We went to see it. There were possabilities [sic], but just at this time we had the offer of the entire building of the old Columbia Pike School. So after much talk & estimates on the part of Mr. Trice & others it was arranged that we were to have the use of the Building for three years and make our own repairs.
The Club wanted to have a place available for the Community to hold meetings etc. So we started in by naming the building Community Hall. Then Mr. Collier moved in with a spraying machine, paint & helpers. And he sprayed the paint on all [Page 7] the down stairs walls & ceiling and floors. And what a help that was.
Some of the bots in the community came in to help us clean the floors. And no boat’s deck was swabed [sic] with more water or gusto right
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