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Rusk County Community Library Home > History

• 1907-1910 • 1911-1915 • 1916-1920 • 1921-1925 • 1926-1930 • 1931-1935 • 1936-1940 • 1941-1945 •
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1911

Librarian:	Mabel Sinclair
Borrowers:	1083
County borrowers:	n/a
Books:	1365
Circulation:	6046
Gifts:	n/a
City appropriation:	$1,000.00
Administration:	Trustees: Mrs. Wm Hughes, J.A. Michaelson, Mrs. R. March, F.E. Munroe, Margaret Sinclair, J.P. Pederson, E.C. Gotham

1912

Librarian:	Mabel Sinclair
Borrowers:	1213
County borrowers:	n/a
Books:	1499
Circulation:	8091
Gifts:	n/a
City appropriation:	$1,000.00
Administration:	Trustees: Mrs. R. March, F.E. Munroe, Margaret Sinclair, R.B. McDonald, N. Whiteford, A. Simons, E.C. Gotham

1913

Librarian:	Mabel Sinclair
Borrowers:	1467
County borrowers:	n/a
Books:	1508
Circulation:	8838
Gifts:	n/a
City appropriation:	$1,000.00
Administration:	Trustees: Mrs. R. March, F.E. Munroe, Margaret Sinclair, R.B. McDonald, N. Whiteford, A. Simons, E.C. Gotham
Notes:	The population of Ladysmith at this time was given as 3,200. The library was open 3-6 in the afternoon and 7-9 in the evenings.

1914

Librarian:	Mabel Sinclair
Borrowers:	1668
County borrowers:	75
Books:	1678
Circulation:	9176
Gifts:	n/a
City appropriation:	$1,000.00
Administration:	Trustees: Mrs. R. March, F.E. Munroe, Mrs. G.A. Kenyon, Mrs. E.W. Hughes, N.W. Whiteford, R.H. Burns, R.M. Lewis
Notes:	Population of Ladysmith reported as 3,500. Heat was furnished under contract with the city for $250.00.

1915

Librarian:	Mattie L McMahon
Borrowers:	801
County borrowers:	18
Books:	2065
Circulation:	11,655
Gifts:	n/a
City appropriation:	$1,000.00
Administration:	Trustees: Mrs. R. March, Mr. R. Lewis, Mrs. G.A. Kenyon, F.E. Munroe, Mrs. W. Hughes, Mr. H.A. Dimock
Notes:	Story hour for children was started on Saturday afternoons during the winter months. The Library was catalogued during Feb. and March of this year.

• History > 1907-1910 • 1911-1915 • 1916-1920 • 1921-1925 • 1926-1930 • 1931-1935 • 1936-1940 •
• 1941-1945 •
More to come!

The Rusk County Community Library is a member of the Bi-county Library & Information Consortium. (BCLIC)
BCLIC is a consortium of seven public libraries in Barron and Rusk Counties (Wisconsin),
the Mount Senario College Library, and the Barron County Library Service.

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