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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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| 1921
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| Librarian:
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Mattie L. McMahon |
| Borrowers: |
2258 |
| County
borrowers: |
450 |
| Books: |
4580 |
| Circulation: |
31861 |
| City
appropriation: |
$2,300.00 |
County
appropriation: |
$250.00 |
| Administration:
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Trustees: H.A. Dimock, F.E. Munroe, Marshall
Lewis, Mrs. Geo. Kenyon, Mrs. J.A. Michaelson, Mrs. J.S. Bordner,
Mr. Geo. Luell, Mayor |
| Notes: |
Eight traveling libraries sent out. Fifty-eight
teachers borrowed books, with a circulation of 1,044 books.
Two high school girls worked as part-time assistants and were
paid .25 per hour. |
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| 1922
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| Librarian:
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Mattie L. McMahon |
| Borrowers: |
2236 |
| County
borrowers: |
480 |
| Books: |
5009 |
| Circulation: |
34031 |
| City
appropriation: |
$2,490.00 |
County
appropriation: |
$500.00 |
| Administration:
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Trustees: H.A. Dimock, F.E. Munroe, Marshall
Lewis, Mrs. Geo. Kenyon, Mrs. J.A. Michaelson, Mrs. J.S. Bordner,
Geo. Luell. |
| Notes: |
Edna Huxtable, high school student, hired for
part-time assistant |
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| 1923
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| Librarian:
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Mattie L. McMahon |
| Borrowers: |
2406 |
| County
borrowers: |
216 |
| Books: |
5402 |
| Circulation: |
35568 |
| City
appropriation: |
$2,449.00 |
County
appropriation: |
$500.00 |
| Administration: |
Trustees: H.A. Dimock, F.E. Munroe, Marshall
Lewis, Mrs. Geo. Kenyon, Mrs. J.A. Michaelson, D.H. Richards,
Mrs. E.G. McDonald |
| Notes: |
Seventy-eight county teachers borrowed books
with a circulation of 1,285. Part-time assistants: Mildred Flora,
Thelma Crandell |
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| 1924
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| Librarian:
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Mattie L. McMahon/Helen H. Aten |
| Assistant: |
Jane Morgan |
| Borrowers: |
2624 |
| County
borrowers: |
574 |
| Books: |
5839 |
| Circulation: |
38463 |
| City
appropriation: |
$2,700.00 |
County
appropriation: |
$800.00 |
| Administration:
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Trustees: H.A. Dimock, F.E. Munroe, Marshall
Lewis, Mrs. Geo. Kenyon, Mrs. Royal Reik, Mrs. J.A. Michaelson,
D.H. Richards, Mrs. E.G. McDonald |
| Notes: |
Miss McMahon resigned in October, ending nearly
ten years of valuable service in the library during which the
library had grown from 9,176 circulation to 38,463. She was
replaced by Helen H. Aten, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin
and of the Wisconsin Library school, and a full-time assistant,
Jane Morgan. Eighty-seven county teachers borrowed books with
an estimated circulation of 3,858. |
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| 1925
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| Librarian:
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Helen Aten |
| Assistant: |
Jane Morgan |
| Part-time: |
Thelma Crandell |
| Borrowers: |
4326 |
| County
borrowers: |
1165 |
| Books: |
6562 |
| Circulation: |
45199 |
| City
appropriation: |
$3,000.00 |
County
appropriation: |
$800.00 |
| Administration:
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Trustees: H.A. Dimock, F.E. Munroe, Marshall
Lewis, Mrs. Royal Reik, Mrs. J.A. Michaelson, D.H. Richards,
Mrs. E.G. McDonald, E.S. Spears, county representative |
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