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MINNEAPOLIS

PUBLIC LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORTS

OF

DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES

1963

VOLUME I CONTENTS

VOLUME I - CENTRAL BUILDING

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Administrative Offices Personnel • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dyar Pub lie Re lat ions • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • Cooke Coordinator of Adult Services •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Bond Adult and Young Adult Book Selection Room •••••• Engebretson Coordinator of Children's Services ••••••••••••••••••••••• Bryan Coordinator of Young Adult Services •••••••••••••••••••••• Landers Chief of Central Library •.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Mull Art Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Humphrey Business and Economics Department •••••••••••••• Cutler Children's Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Underhill Circulation Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Johnson History, Biography and Travel •••••••••••••••••• Brown Minneapolis Historical Collection ••••••••• Nealy Literature Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••• McCormick Music Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Adams Reference Core • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .• • • Lohn Documents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Wi 11 iams Science and Technology Department •••••••••••••• Zeuthen Shelving Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Goodacre Sociology Department ••••••.•••••••••••••••••••• Woodward Visual Aids Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••• McGuire Young Adult Alcove ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Christopher Chief of Processing •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Simonds Catalog Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• West Order Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Hofstad Preparations Department •••••••••••••••••••••••• Simonds Science Museum and Planetarium••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Haarstick Athenaeum • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Engebretson Hennepin County Library •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Young

/ ANNUAL REPORT PERSONNEL 1963

For the second year the city-wide study of classified positions was the largest single activity of the personnel office. There were frequent meetings of city department personnel people with civil service repre­ sentatives, many notices in the Official Bulletin and changes in Library personnel records resulting from the adoption of new clerical titles, but as of December a re-classification scheme had not been adopted by the Civil Service Commission.

The resignation of Mr. Williams as librarian in June and the appointment of Miss Mull as acting librarian were the most important changes in the start. Another change in a key position was the resignation of Sarah Wallace in July. Adjustments resulting f'rom vacancies in two top ad:m1n1s­ tratiw positions.,_ chief of central library and public relations officer., affected the entire Library in various and significant ways during the major part of the year. In .April Donald Smelley was certified as super­ intendent of buildings maldng a permanent replacement in a position that had been filled by detail since April, 1962. In August tm Board voted salary increases effective July 1 for all categories of the start• Increases ot 4!% were adopted :tor praf essional librarians, the superintendent of buildings and the chi.et operating engineer. The rates far clerical and bindery workers, in effect since July 1961, 11ere increased to those adopted in January 1963., for like positions under the City Council. Building staff salaries were raised to Etch those far comparable positions in the Minneapolis schools. The boolanobile operators and deliveryman were voted rates equal to City Council rates for truck drivers an:i the rates for the painter and carpenter were adjusted to the City Council pattern. Operating engineers were put on the schedule for first class stationary engineers in other citr" departments. In the vari~s grades in the classified service the average percentage increase ranged from 2.53 for sen:ior aids and clerks to 21.31 for bookmobile operators. The revised schedules are appended to this report. Pension deductions of 6% became mandatory for all contributors as of July 1963 and the deduction £or survivors I benefits was increased from t to i of one per cent. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth s. Cronk mo had operated the Cafeteria since January 1961 terminated their contract with the Library Board in April. Tempc,rary arrangements for limited service were made with Howard's Catering.Service arx1 in June a new contract was drawn between this firm. and the Library Board. . The new contract differed from t e previous one by requiring the operator to replace any loss in the ori · inventory of dishes, etc., in lieu of the paynent of S% of the gross COBB from the cafeteria operation.

The personnel office had the pleasure of rranging local visits for two USIS librarians, Mrs. Chinda Singhapricha from Bangkok and Miss Irene Norman - 2 - from Wellington., Hew Zealand. A.foreign librarian who is making a visit of 11 months to participate in the Minneapolis Public Librar,- program is Miss Maria Teresa Castilla from Montevideo., Uruguay. Our third such visitor umer the jointly sponsored pro gram for foreign librarians, Miss Castilla is adding·a real spark to the staff as did her predecessors from Bombay and Cape Town. Several students from St. Catherine's had their 65 hours of field work in different agencies and one student from the University of Washington came here to do her field work.

The personnel officer visited the Library at St.Catherine's in January and met with students in Library Science courses. Unfortunately when the students were applying for positions in the spring, our professional po­ sitions were "frozen." Staff vacancy notices were suspended April 30, 1963 at the request of the Board. Notices were res11J1Bd in a limited way in August and in October it was decided to advertise only promotional positions and to make other necessary staff changes by assignment.

Various local neetings., part of the .ALl Conference in Chicago, the regional. MU meeting at Dakota-Scott County library, and the Improving Service to Students sessions at the University were attended by the personnel officer. A Tri-State Regional Library Conference was held in Minneapolis in October. The talent and time that many MPL staff members gave to the big jobs of the conference reflected creditably' on this Library. My minor role of being in charge of tours meant being on the local committee which required many interesting hours in planning sessions and provided a share in the satis­ factions of a highly successful conference.

Orientation meetings were held in April and October. Work was begun for the sub-committee of the Board Finance Committee on professional salaries. Each year as annual reports are prepared and events of the past 12 months are put into perspective certain highlights and shadows emerge. One of the highlights of 1963 was the way in which Margaret Mull assumed the duties of acting librarian and managed to ~rove public relations and morale and generally to stabilize a most difficult situation. From the point of view of personnel work it should be noted that her forthright recommendations relating to salaries restored the Library to a competitive position in securing classified personnel and reassured the staff by acknowledgment of their equality with other city employees.

For the third consecutive year the number of professional positions has been reduced and further reductions are planned for 1964. The resulting reduction in services has been mainly in quantity - shorter hours of services, first in branches and now in the central library - but at some point a reduction in quality of service will result unless there is careful attention to the best utilization of staff. Staffing pattems in central library departments planned in anticipation of the new central library should be examined in the light of experience here. A study of relationships betwen various pro­ fessional grades is necessary for proper salary administration. These are sons of the challenges for 1964.

The statistics for the year follow: - 3 -

Appointments Se;earations -1962 ~ 1962 ~ Clerical, full tine 42. 32 35 31 Clerical, part time 23 28 19 26 Building Staff', full time 5 1 6 1 Building Staff', part time 8 2

Professional, full time 4 5 9 10 Prof'es sional, part time - 1 1 1 Professional, tempora;:y -1* .2 ..§.* ..1 Total 89 70 78 70

*5ummer substitute and temporary

Reasons given f'or separation of .t'ull time staff members: Classified Professional Domestic 4 1 Another position 12 5 Retirement 3 l Further education 4 Leaving cit7 5 1 Health 1 Discharge or unsatisfactory service 3 Discontent Maternity- Other (death, military service, etc.) -- -2 Total. 32 10

Promotions I full time Transfers, full tilre 1962 196) 1962 1963 Clerical 7 3 19 5 Building staff' 1 l 5 Professional -2 _pr JQ -8 Total 10 6 54 13 *One was temporary - ·-4-

Total staff as of December .31, 196.3

Full time Total full time Full time Part time :Equivalents Total Equivalents Professional 128 7 2.4 1.35 1.30.4 Clerical 152 37 18 189 170 Building Staff ~ -12 ..L .J1 J.,o Total 315 56 25.4 371 340.4 Professional star£ distributed by services Administrative 8) o) 0) 8) 8) Central Library 60) 71 4) 4 2) 2 64) 15 62) 73 Museum .3) o) 0) 3) .3) Extension 51 .3 .4 54 51.4 Processing 6 0 0 6 6 Building Staff - 0 Q Q_ - 0 0 Total 128 7 2.4 135 130.4 Classified staf'f distributed by services

Administrative 15) 1) 6.6~ 16) 15.6) Central Library 56) 74 9) 12 7.4 86 62 ) 81.4 Museum .3) 2) .8) 6~~ .3.8) Extension ;1 25 10.6 76 61.6 Processing 27 0 0 27 27 Building ..l? g ...L .J1 40 Total 187 l'9 2.3 2.36 210 Total staff distributed by services

.Administrative 23? 1) .6) 24) 23.6) Central Library 116. 145 1.3) 16 8 ) 9.4 129) 161 124 ) 154.4 Museum 6) 2) .8) 8) 6.8) Extension 102 28 11 1.30 11.3 Processing .3.3 0 0 3.3 3.3 Building Staff ..12 -12 ..L .J1 40 Total .315 56 25.4 .371 .340.4

During the year there were five changes of name J four leaves of absence grantedJ the total amount paid in salaries in 196.3 was $1,852,70.3.94, an increase of $3.3,620.14 over 1962. :JL~X~rc-- Personnel Officer Salary schedules attached. MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY Professional Salary Schedule Effective July 1, 1963 Based on 4.5% increase over rates Jan. 1962

Approx. Approx. Approx. Bi- Mo. Bi- Mo. Bi- Mo. Annual Wklz Equiv. Annual Wkll' Equiv. Annual Wkly !guiv. Professional Asst I Specialist and Supervisor Branch Librarian, Major ot Shelving Branches and 4784 184 .399 Department Head 4992 192 416 6968 268 581 ,226 201 436 7176 276 598 8268 318 689 ,434 209 453 7384 284 61.S 8476 326 706 .S6la 217 470 7618 293 63.S 8684 334 724 5876 226 490 7826 .301 652 8918 343 743 8034 309 670 9126 351 761 Professional .Asst II 9334 359 778 4 year Library Science .Assistant Department Degree Head Chief, Coordinator 4992 192 416 7616 293 635 am Officer 5226 201 436 7626 .301 652 5434 209 453 8034 .309 670 9568 368 797 5642 217 470 8268 318 689 9776 376 815 5876 226 490 8476 326 7o6 10,010 385 834 6084 234 ,07 6684 334 724 10,218 393 852 6292 242 524 10.,426 401 869 6526 251 544 10,66o 4l0 888 6734 259 561 Branch Librarian, 6968 268 581 Neighborhood Branches Professional Asst II 7826 301 652 5 year or Master's 8034 309 670 Degree 8268 318 689 8476 326 706 S434 209 h53 8684 334 724 5642 217 470 8918 343 743 5876 226 490 6o8Ii 234 507 6292 242 524 6526 2Sl 5'44 67JIJ 259 561. 6968 268 581 7176 276 598 7384 284 615 Hourly rates Professional Assistant I $2 •.34 per hour plus 10¢ after each 750 hrs up to $2.84 Professional Assistant II $2.67 per hour plus 10¢ after each 750 hrs up to $3.51 - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY Clerical and Bindery Salary Schedules Effective,July 1,1963 Based on January 1963 City Council Rates Approx. Approx. .Approx. · Bi- Mo. Bi- Mo. Bi• Mo. Annual Wkly Equiv. Annual Wkly Equiv. Annual Wkly :Equj_V • Library Page Bindery Worker (Machine) Principal Clerk

2678 10.3 223 4030 155 3.36 5512 212 459 2938 ll3 245 hl.60 16o 347 5694 219 475 3068 118 256 4264 164 355 5876 226 490 3224 124 269 4368 168 .364 6058 2.33 505 4472 172 373 624o 2h0 520 Library Attendant Junior Account Clerk; 2964 114 247 Telephone Operator and Assistant Bookbinder 3302 127 27, Audio Visual Aid 3458 133 288 5655 Jan 162 .3614 139 301 4004 154 334 2.90 br 471 374h 144 312 4134 159 345 5948 Jan 163 4290 165 358 3.os hr 496 Junior Clerk; Jr Librar,- 4420 170 368 6240 Jan164 . Aid; Head Page and Bindery 4576 176 381 3.20 hr 520 Worker ( General) Bookbinder 3302 127 275 Senior Clerk and Senior 3484 1.34 290 Library Aid 6221 Jan 162 .3666 llsJ. .306 3.19 hr 518 .3848 148 321 4264 · 164 355 6513 Jan'63 4030 155 336 4394 109 .366 3.34 hr 543 4550 175 379 6806 Jan•64 Junior Stenographer 4680 180 .390 3.49 hr 567 4836 186 L,o3 3484 134 290 Senior Account Clerk 3666 141 .306 (Incumbent at CC II) 3848 148 321 Secretarial Stenographer lsOJO 155 336 6292 242 524 4212 162 351 4836 186 6526 251 544 5018 193 676o 26o 563 Bindery Worker {Masic) 5200 200 7020 270 585 5382 207 7254 279 605 3666 lltl. 306 5564 214 3848 148 321 Supervisor, Circulation Dept 4o.30 155 336 and Bindery Foreman la.60 16o 347 426h 164 355 7436 286 620 7670 295 639 7930 305 661 8164 314 680 Hourly rates 8398 323 700 Library Page High School students $ .98 per hour plus 5¢ after each 750 hrs up to $1.4.3 College students $1.03 per hour plus 5¢ after each 750 hrs up to $1.43 Junior Library Aid $1.62 per hour.plus 6¢ after each 7So hrs up to $2.04 Senior Librar;y Aid $2.10 per hour. plus 7¢ after each 750 hrs up to $2.45 - -

MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY Building Staff Salary Schedule Based on January 1963 City Council and/or Board of Education Rates

Approx. Approx. Approx • Bi- . Mo. .Bi- Mo. Bi- Mo. Annual Wkly EquiV • Annual Wkly Equiv. .Annual Wkly Equiv.

Janitress, part time Janitor-Engineer (night) Chief Operating Engineer 1. 78 per hour 4797 181/188 392/407 8970 34.$ 748 1.88 per hour 5122 197 427 1.99 per hour 5434 209 453 2.05 per hour 5772 222 481 Superintendent of 5876 226 490 Buildings Janitress 9568 368 797 .3718 J.Ll/145 3o6/314 Janitor-Engineer, Utility 9776 376 815 3900 150 325 10,010 385 834 4134 159 345 6942 267 579 10,218 393 852 4264 164 355 10,426 401 869 10,660 lalO 888 Head Janitor, Central Boolanobile Operator Deliveryman 6058 233 505 6370 245 531 6214 239 518 6734 259 561 7124 274 594 Janitor and .Jani tor-Engineer (day) Painter h589 173/180 315/390 Dec. 2, 1963 49lli 189 Ia.o 7352 3.535 hr 613 5278 203 440 556h 214 464 57W> 221 479 Carpenter Dec. 2, 1963 7758 3.73 hr 647 PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE ANNUAL REPORT 1963

Last year's report reflects the stability, development and gratifying expansion of the Library's public relations program in the past 20 years under the direction of Sarah L. Wallace; this year's resuml of our public relations efforts shows a period of upheaval and curtailment. After dedicating more than 25 years to the Minneapolis Public Library and so ably promoting and directing its programs and services - as partially evidenced by the four John Cotton Dana Awards and honorable mention hanging in PRO - Miss Wallace resigned to take the position of publications officer for the Library of Congress.

According to the Library Board's decision to postpone appoint­ ment of a new public relations officer until the post of librarian had been filled, in July the PRO assistant was temporarily promoted to supervise a curtailed public relations program and given the title public relations specialist.

The reduced activity of a sunnner schedule was an aid in re­ gaining our bearings after the initial shock of being set adrift in the MPL aea of activities. Of invaluable assistance during this transition period were PRO staff members Elma Benson, Betty Beedle, Beverly Forde and Doris Peterson. Besides moral support they contributed expert know-how (another tribute to their instructor and former supervisor) and responsible dependabi 1i ty.

STAFF Miss Beedle, a Staff Association director-at-large until ACTIVITIES. October of this year, has been appointed to serve on the publicity cotmnittee for the coming year.

Miss Cooke was vice president of the professional librarians union, local 211, served on the MLA recruitment connnittee and completed the final six months of Miss Wallace's term as chairman of MLA's public relations com­ mittee and chairman of the Tri-State Regional Library Conference public relations connnittee. In addition to the three-day meeting and the post­ conference storytelling workshop, she attended the MLA district meeting in St. Cloud and the institute on teaching machines and progrannned learning at the University of Minnesota. She also spoke at the November meeting of Hennepin County librarians.

Mrs. Jorgenson, while serving as Young Adult librarian, gave book talks to the sophomore, junior and senior English classes at Roosevelt high school.

Miss Wallace attended ALA Midwinter meeting January 27 - February 1, and served as MLA and Tri-State public relations chairman through May. Besides her regular Friday appearance on Channel 4, she talked to branch librarians February 8 and to the Winona Public Library staff February 12. She also attended the MLA district meeting in St. Cloud in the spring. Her book "So You Want to Be a Librarian" was published on February 27. -2-

STAFF In January, Gail Brittain started working in PRO 15 hours a week, Tuesday through Friday afternoons, as a library page. Her duties are varied, including clipping and measuring Library publicity, getting spot announcements ready for mailing in the office and filing book jackets and assisting Miss Beedle in the display shop. A voluntary project of Miss Brittain's is the handsome cover design for the Library hours beginning January 1, 1964.

After submitting her resignation April 11, Miss Wallace bid farewell to the Library May 24, shocking the staff who tended to think that SLW was a part of MPL and a permanent fixture.

In October Miss Cooke announced her resignation, effective January 1, to take the position as assistant director of the American Library Association's Washington office.

December 9 (Mrs.) Sheila Jorgenson, formerly Young Adult assistant in the alcove and at Roosevelt branch, came to PRO to replace Miss Cooke, taking over the responsibility of desk hopping between the assistant's and officer's desks.

CIVIL New Civil Service titles were adopted by the Civil Service SERVICE Commission as of September 16, 1963, for the clerical occupa­ TITLES tional group. Changes in PRO staff titles are as follows:

Former title New title Incumbent Senior Clerk Clerk Typist II E. Benson Senior Clerk Duplicating Machine B. Forde Operator II Senior Library Aid Display Aide B. Beedle Junior Clerk Duplicating Machine D. Peterson Operator I

PRINTING Outstanding projects include: "Many Moons" puppet show poster; Old Testament in Art reading list; bookplates for the Walker, Johnson and Ereeman funds; and the new introductory guide to the Library - Your Tour of the Minneapolis Public Library.

Two special jobs, prepared for paste-up and printing by Miss Wallace before she left, were the folder on aims and goals and the five­ year report.

To implement reconnnendations in the management survey of the MPL, conducted in 1962 by George Fry,,.and Associates, the Library Board, at its April meeting, adopted a statement of purpose, long-range goals and short-term objectives. Action was first taken on this statement of purpose at the October 1962 meeting, when the Board requested the Librarian to compile information to assist them in formulating goals and objectives. ·-

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A staff statement was presented to the Board at the meeting of December 20 and was discussed at length at a special meeting of the Board and a meeting of the Committee of the Whole on January 10, 1963. Subsequent discussions, with revisions incorporating statements made by Board members, led to this final printed form. Composed for the purpose of measuring achievement and as an aid in determining policy, this state­ ment will be subject to periodic reviewal and re-evaluation.

The Minneapolis Public Library's 5 Years in 5 Pictures and 5 Pages was distributed to local organizations and individuals, represent­ ing community-wide interests to coincide with the 5th anniversary of the Library's reorganization into subject departments with a centralized charging system. It was on October 20, 1958 that the Minneapolis Public Library began to issue books to borrowers from one central location in the downtown Library. An on the same day, the reference core, which now operates our information desk in the new building, began to function.

Acting librarian Margaret M. Mull sent copies of the 5 year report to President Kennedy and Representative Howard W. Smith, chairman of the House of Representatives rules committee, along with letters asking their support in the pending library legislation. Passage will mean extension of the Library Services Act to include urban public libraries in addition to the present legislation which provides matching funds to public libraries in rural areas with populations under 10,000.

TRI-STATE Probably the most time consuming of public relations activi­ REGIONAL ties was the assignment as MLA public relations chairman and LIBRARY chairman of the Tri-State meeting held October 2-4 at the CONFERENCE Pick-Nicollet Hotel, with MPL as host. Members of the State and Special Library Association chapters of Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin participated in the three-day conference. Members of the local arrangements committee - all MPL staff members - began meeting biweekly in March throughout the spring and weekly during the summer months. The nearly 1,000 who attended, participated and went away pleased with the results of a successful conference, proved that careful planning and programming pays off.

BOOK FAIR Despite the fact that the Book Fair closed at 5:30 each night during the week, instead of 9 p.m., attendance is estimated at well over 10,000. Once again, magic shows opened the Fair Sunday, November 3 and puppet shows provided the grand finale on Saturday, Nov~mber 9. But, the star attraction was Louis Slobodkin, who gave three chalk talks daily, Monday through Friday. TV and the press turned out to record his showmanship, which evoked uproarious response and approval from his audiences of children and adults. (A more detailed account can be read in the November MPL activity report.)

BOOKPLATES Three new plates were designed this year: one for the Edward Morrill Johnson Fund, designed by Catherine Cavanaugh of the art department staff; for the T. B. Walker Fund, Sarah L. Wallace did the art work; and Mrs. Jennie Holtzermann designed the plate for the Eva Rhodes Freeman Fund. -

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RADIO AND The Library Showcase on WCCO-TV, nine years old May 3, was TELEVISION temporarily discontinued after Miss Wallace's final appearance May 17 on Arle Haeberle's "Around the Town" show. Shortly after, the papers carried the news of Miss Haeberle's death. July 12, MPL was invited to resume paEticipation, if not weekly, biweekly. Miss Engebretson, athenaeum, graciously came to PRO's rescue that day and agreed to fill in thereafter whenever Miss Cooke was on vacation or rushed with more pressing demands, such as the up-coming Tri-State meeting. We have been appearing on the program biweekly ever since. In addition, on Monday, November 4, Channel 4 gave us extra time to give audiences a pre­ view of Louis Slobodkin.

July 25, MPL was featured on the KMSP-TV "Random" show. Margaret Mull, Elizabeth Bond, Phyllis Bryan and Lora Landers participated in the panel interview by Bob Allard.

While it is impossible to judge the use of the publie service announcements we send in to 15 of our local radio stations, we do get a sample report in the notices of a few stations which do send records of the monetary value we receive in air time.

WDGY KSTP October and September (21 programs) $215 November (13 programs) Oc~ober (9 programs) 92 $390 November (9 programs) 206 December (7 programs) 210 (Radio and TV)

If the public relations specialist had more time to devote to writing spot announcements, we probably would have been recipient of even more air time.

PUBLICITY In addition to local coverage, the March 1, 1963 issue of Library Journal featured our 1962 Book Fair with a story and cover picture.

FUTURE Several essential jobs which have been postponed far too long PROJECTS because of lack of time are:

1. Folder to replace 11How to Use the Minneapolis Public Library"

2. Folder on the branches (this might be incorporated in number 1).

3. Weeding of PRO files - this is a must.

4. Rearrangement of the picture file in PRO.

Respectfully submitted,

Eileen D. Cooke Public Relations Specialist Staff of the PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE 1963

Betty Beedle Display Aide, PR display shop

(Mrs.) Elma Benson Clerk Typist II, PR office

Gail Brittain Library Page I, PR office, display and print shops (15 hours a week) January 15 -

Eileen D. Cooke Professional Assistant II, PR office Promoted to PR Specialist July 11 after resignation of Miss Wallace. Resigned December 31.

Beverly Forde Duplicating Machine Operator II, PR print shop

(Mrs.) Sheila M. Jorgenson Professional Assistant II, PR~office December 9 -

Doris Peterson Duplicating Machine Operator I, PR print shop

Sarah L. Wallace Public Relations Officer Retired May 24, 1963. -

TABLE I PUBLICITY - 1963

Month Inches Items Pictures (In color) Editorials Publications

January 824 144 15 23 February 1018 133 14 1 22 March 654% 131 18 2 19 April 831% 127 45 1 18 May 683 110 14 (1) 4 20 June 757 139 22 6 19 July 466\ 101 7 17 August 417 103 3 1 15 September 617 106 11 2 19 October 521% 125 7 2 22 November 436 80 16 (2) 16 December 353 87 22 ···---,·-20 7579 1386 194 (3) 19 54 1962 - 7759 1157 144 (10) 14 61

Number of releases issued monthly

January 397 February 239 March 227 April 278 May 236 June 237 July 295 August 253 September 282 October 181 November 95 December 148 2868 1962 - 4372

Publications in which Minneapolis Public Library appeared (54)

AAUW Bulletin ALA Bulletin Antiquarian Bookman Bloomington Civic Theater (program) Bouquet Magazine Brooklyn Center Press Catalyst (Iowa Library Association) Catholic Bulletin CO=ED Edina-Morningside Courier Federation of Catholic Home and School Associations (program) -

TABLE I - PUBLICITY (continued)

Flyleaf (St. Paul Public Library) Golden Valley Press Hennepin County Medical Society Bulletin Hennepin.County Review Image of Chile (invitation to exhibit at MPL) Information Bulletin (Library of Congress) Lake Harriet Courier Library Journal Midwest Museums Conference (brochure) Minneapolis Argus Minneapolis Labor Review . Minneapolis Star Minneapolis Tourist-Delegate (formerly Minneapolis Convention-Delegate) Minneapolis Tribune Minneapolis Vocational Evening School (schedule) Minnesota Daily Minnesota Libraries Minnesota Public Employe Minnetonka Herald Musical America North Hennepin Post North Minneapolis Post Osseo Schools (brochure) P/R Reporter Richfield News Roosevelt Standard (Roosevelt High School) St. Louis Park Dispatch St. Paul Dispatch St. Paul Pioneer Press School Bulletin Seattle-Post-Intelligence Select Twin-Citian Senior Citizens Newsletter Soap Box SEMPAC Bulletin Special Libraries SORT (Staff Organizations Round Table) Sunday Suburban Life Telenews TV Times Tri-State Regional Library Conference (program) Visitor Wilson Library Bulletin -

TABLE II PRINTING - 1963

A. B. DICK - Model 360

Revolutions Total Items

Post cards - beg postals, 1st & 2nd notices, list postals and miscellaneous post cards 21,975 195,320

Bookmarks 22,705 171,640

Book and film lists 631,065 200,470

Signs, flyers, posters and programs 65,575 58,125

Envelopes, letterheads and letters 58,905 52,805

Miscellaneous forms, call slips and hours 689,907 1,916,515 Total Revolutions 1,490,132

Total Items 2,594,875

Line-0-Scribe Signs 250 TABLE III EXHIBITS - 1963

ARCADE

January 14 - February 11 COOKS AND BOOKS. An exhibit of cookbooks of all kinds highlighted with cooking utensils, fruits, vegetables, etc.

February 15 - March 9 AROUND AND ABOUT THE SEA. Seascapes executed by printing on paper and cards from paint on glass, sand shells, starfish, coral, sea fans, etc., and books about the sea and sea life.

March 18 - April 13 TYRONE GUTHRIE THEATRE. To herald the Theatre opening, May 14, 1963, photos, posters, costume designs and theatre plans were dis­ played.

April 22 - May 3 WE RECOMMEND. Books which every hi8h school student should read before he graduates. NLW exhibit, featuring photos of one graduating student from every city high school, public and private, along with a short (100 word) review of a book he reconnnends for other teen­ agers to read.

May 10 - June 14 SUCCESS AFTER 60. An exhibit about men and women who have done outstanding things after they were sixty. Examples: William Morris, Grandma Moses, etc. This will be held in conjunction with the Senior Citizen Hobby Show, May 13 through May 15.

June 17 - August 9 UNDER YOUR HAT. Display of books centering about careers highlighted by a characteristic art: chef, fireman, police officer, construc­ tion worker, soldier or sailor, cowboy, etc.

August 12 - October 5 ON THE SCENE. MPL's unusual holdings in periodicals, including such things as Atlantic, which MPL has since 1857 to date; Harpers Magazine - 1850 to date; Harpers Weekly - 1837 - 1916, a complete run and noted especially for its illustrations and politics; a complete file of Niles Register; etc.

October 14 - October 28 UNITED NATIONS. Photos, flags, stamps and products from various U.N. countries, pro~ided by divisions of the Minnesota Chapter and Donaldsons, illustrated the work of this inter­ national organization. -

TABLE III - EXHIBITS (continued)

ARCADE (continued)

November 3 - November 30 MICHELANGELO. Held with Frank Leslie's cooperation, highlighting his two copies (dated differently) of the Services for Michelangelo (1564). Planned to proclaim the 400th anni­ versary of Michelangelo's death, February 18, 1964.

December 6 - January 4 29TH ANNUAL DOLL SHOW, featuring dolls from 17 countries from the collection of Carol Martin.

TABLE CASE (1)

December 26 - January 23 Barabbas (movie)

January 23 - February 7 Rare Book Review - Seba's Natural History

February 7 - March 22 Emancipation Proclamation

March 22 - May 25 Have You Read These? (all subjects)

May 25 - June 11 Industrial Recreation

June 11 - July 25 National Parks

July 25 - September 19 Business and Investment

September 19 - October 16 Fire Prevention Week - October 6 - 12

October 16 - November 19 Read All About It

November 19 - The Old Frontier (History of U.S.)

TABLE CASE (2)

December 28 - January 21 Rare Book Review (North American Indians by Curtis)

January 21 - February 7 Common Market

February 7 - February 21 Rare Book Review - Seba's Natural History

February 21 - March 22 Rare Book Review - Maps, Wieder

March 22 - April 24 Rare Book Review - Remembrancer, History of Revolutionary War TABLE III - EXHIBITS (continued)

TABLE CASE (2) (continued)

April 24 - June 20 Rare Book Review - Repository of Arts, Fashion, etc.

June 20 - A~gust 19 Rare Book Review - Exped-ition dans les Parties de l'Amerique du Sud

August 19 - October 1 Rare Book Review - American Woods, Hough

October 1 - November 27 Rare Book Review - Reichenbachia (orchids) by Sander

November 27 - Birds of North America by D. G. Elliot

TABLE CASE (3)

December 14 - January 18 "Mutiny on the Bounty"

January 18 - January 31 Blind and Blindness

January 31 - February 21 Weaving (M. Berstein's rug)

February 21 - March 4 University of Minnesota Week (U. Theatre)

March 4 - March 15 Readers' Theater (Dickens and Austen)

March 15 - April 15 Picture Books of U.S.A. How much of it have you seen?

April 15 - April 24 Readers' Theater (Shakespeare)

April 24 - May 6 The Ugly American (movie)

May 6 - June 27 Wild and Woolly (Western history)

June 27 - August 23 A Time for Thinking (race relations)

August 23 - September 19 Another Corner of the World (Indochina)

September 19 .~ ~October 10 Readers' Theater (Sean O'Casey) October 10 - November 15 United Nations stamps November 15 - December 9 Money and Counterfeiters

December 9 - December 23 Image of Chile

December 23 - Home Nursing Course - TV (Red Cross) TABLE III - EXHIBITS (continued)

TABLE CASE (4)

December 14 - January 16 "Mutiny on the Bounty"

January 16 - February 18 Four Heritage Series films: Little Women, David Copperfield, Captains Courageous, Pride and Prejudice

February 18 - March 11 To Kill a Mockingbird (movie)

March 11 - March 26 National Wildlife Week

March 26 - April 25 Antique Autos

April 25 - May 14 Opera-Logue (Die Meistersinger) Metropolitan Opera

May 14 - May 27 Teen•Age Diet and Health

May 27 - June 14 Medical Technology (Methodist Hospital)

June 14 - July 5 Jason and the Argonauts (movie)

July 5 - August 30 Ancient Indians of South and Horth America

August 30 - September 26 New Girl Scout Handbooks

September 26 - November 20 Espionage and Spies

November 20-December 26 What Did You Say? {language and semantics)

December 26 - Readers' Theater

TABLE CASE (6)

January 15 - February 14 New Year - New Books

February 14 - March 1 Winter Fun Indoors and Out

March 1 - March 8 Lenten Reading

March 8 - April 1 "The Woman"

April 1 - June 4 National Hobby Month

June 4 - June 26 Family Circle

June 26 - August 6 Sunnner Fun

August 6 - September 6 Related Fiction (Sociology subjects) TABLE III - EXHIBITS (continued)

TABLE CASE (6) (continued)

September 6 - October 15 Four Big Years (college)

October 15 - November 12 Aspects of Man

November 12 - November 30 National Education Week

November 30 - Christmas

MUSIC DEPARTMENT CASE

January 16 - April 4 Austrian Composers (Denkmaler)

April 4 - April 30 Spring

April 30 - June 25 Opera

June 25 - November 30 Edinburgh Festival - Arts

November 30 - Christmas

OUTSIDE EXHIBITS

October 14 - 21 Widen Your World. Books and reading. Marquette National Bank

November 13, 14, 15 Park Board Christmas Exhibit. Screen and Books

ALSO:

May 6 - June 4 British Week Exhibit (2nd floor lounge)

December 6 - 20 Image of Chile (2nd floor lounge)

November 26 - December 26 John F. Kennedy (lobby near information desk) -

ANNUAL REPORT COORDINATOR OF ADULT SERVICES

1963 finds The Coordinator of Adult Services sounding more and more like a "stuck" record - reiterating again those old refrains: not enough time and not enough money.

It has been over four years since we have had an Adult Group Consultant. Much or the Coordinator's time must necessarily be taken up with details of this work. lack of funds, resulting as it does in fewer staff members and fewer books affects our service pattern seriously at every point in the system.

Significant over-all events in the year were: l: Mr •. Williams' resignation, and the suspension in space that followed during the whole year; 2: Mrs. Lamber­ ton's resignation as local Great Books Coordinator, which resulted in more details of this program being thrown into this office; .3: Ky involvement in a 30-session weekly half-hour TV program in cooperation with the Minneapolis Public Schools. Because each of the JO sessions was on a different subject, considerable back­ ground had to be built up each subject. Here and There began October 3, 1963. Basic planning for the entire series was doa In1963. Eleven of the programs 'Went on the air during 1963. They will be outlined in more detail later, and 4: Hiss Wallace's resignation as Public Relations Officer (her two successors cooperated admirably with oui, office). Library sponsored or co-sponsored programs for the public at large included t110 six-session series of two hour sessions (one series in May; one in October) in Group Processes, co-sponsored with the Minnesota Adult Education Association; the Readers• Theatre series (a part of our program for the third year); the weekly Film Programs put on by the Visual Aids Department; the Great Books Pro­ gram; an Operalogue sponsored by the Music Department, and various one-shot pro­ grams. Library speakers were arranged for some 6o additional group meetings. Book displays and/or booklists ,rere sent to still other meetings.

The Group Processes meetings were lead, as in the past, by Mrs. Isabel Haglin, or· the Minnesota Adult Education Association. Public relations, regis­ trations, etc., were handled by the Coordinator's office. Readers' Theatre continued under the capable directorship of David Jones. It was decided to reduce the series to three rather than the four or the past. Posters and programs were produced by the Public Relations Office, copy coming from David Jones through the Coordinator's office. Posters were distributed to libraries and other community outlets by the Coordinator's office. The three evenings of Readers' Theatre were: March 13: Scenes from Jane Austen and Charles Dickens April 23: Where Prayers Cross (The traditional Shakespeare program - if three years makes a •tradition".) - - 2 -

October 9: Sean 01 Casey's I Knock at the Door, directed by Douglas Hatfield, of Macalester College and the Theater-in-the~Round. Each program was excellent in its o'Wn way, and drew near-capacity Heritage Hall audiences. Programming and details of the weekly Film Program in Heritage Hall are han­ dled by the Visual !ids .Department, the quarterly program being o.k. • d by the Coordinator er Adult Services, and distributed by the Coordinator's office to various places in the community: YM and DJCA•s for posting and give-away; Council House for Senior Citizens; Suburban Recreation Association; Senior Citizens clubs in the directory published annually by The Community Health and Welfare Associa• tionJ Senior Citizens public housing units and dntilar agencies. The Film Pro­ gram usually draws a capacity Heritage Hall audience, made up largely of re­ tired persons, though in summer, when schools are out, double showings are often necessary because a good many older school children and teenagers come. With proper build-up a good evening program could pe put on - but we lack staff to do this at present.

Our involve:nent with the Great Books program is of a different kind. The Coordinator is ex-officio a member of the Minneapolis Great Books Council and works directly with the local Great Books Coordinator, who is a part-time paid worker for the Great Books Foundation. Mrs. Richard Iamberton held this position for the last seven years or so. Mrs. Iamberton became interested in the Junior

On June 8, the annual all-day Great Books Swrnner Institute was held at Lyman Lodge. About 75 leaders gathered at this pleasant spot on Lake Minnetonka, lfith the Minneapolis and St. Paul Library coordinators, for a stimulating day. Books used for discussion were P.B. Meda~ar's The Future or Man and Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. The evening feature (obtained through our office) was Dav!d E. Jones, the director or Readers' Theatre, who read scenes from Dickens. This Summer Institute is a cooperative venture of the Minneapolis Public and St. Paul Great Books Programs, and responsibility for duplicating the publicit7 flyers, letters, etc., is shared by the two libraries, each doing the necessary work every other year. 1963 was St. Paul' s year, so we had only a mailing to do. The program for the day is developed by a committee working with the Library. In 1963, 8q leaders participated in the SUDD11er Institute. Leader training began on March 5, 1963, and was held in the ~finneapolis Public Library for 9 successive 2-hour sessions• The "trainer" flies up from Chicago each week and works in Minneapolis one night and St. Paul the next. Usually about 40 new leaders are trained. This takes care of natural attrition in the leader list. Incidently, several Minneapolis Public Library staff members are Great Book leaders. Our part in leader Training consists of duplicating publicity releases, answering enquiries about the program, etc. The Coordinator of Adult Services usually attends the first and last leader Training sessions, to tie the group in with the Library. After the last session, simple refreshments are provided in the cafeteria. Shortly after the first of the year each year we have another refresher meeting for Great Books leaders, held at the Central Library. In 1963 the program for this :meeting was built around science. Dr. Rufus Lumby, a physical chemist at the University of Minnesota spoke briefly to the group of 75 leaders, after which a model discussion of one or Einstein's essays was held - with a critique of the discussion following. Again - refreshments in the cafeteria (paid for by each individual, by the way). Our office is involved in publicity to the group, mailings, physical arrangements, etc., but programming is done by a committee. We did dup­ licate Einstein's short essay to send participants. In 1963, the local Great Books Council failed to secure funds to carry on the TV program carried by KTCA-TV for the past several years, so we did not have our usual chore of producing the Great Books TV schedule, which has been, in the past used as a Miling piece, as a give-away at group meetings in the Library, etc.

Perhaps we should note here that the Minneapolis Pu'blic Library was one ot the first libraries in the country to cooperate lfith the Great Books JOOVement and lfas involved immediately from its beginning in 1947. Originally, the Library did all the work. Since 1958, there has been a division of labor between the paid Great Books Coordinator, the Minneapolis Great Books Council, and the Library. We are still extensively involved, but responsibility for actual setting up groups, making schedules, etc., is done by the other two segments or the program.

To tie in with the Metropolitan Opera Company's annual lfeek here, we again presented an evening designed to increase appreciation and understanding of one of the operas on the schedule: Wagner's Die Meistersinger. Mr. Donald N. Fer- - - 4 - guson, Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Minnesota interpreted the opera in ttords and music the evening of May 3 in Heritage Hall to an audience ot 150. Posters ttere produced by the Public Relations Office, and distributed for posting by our office to many focal points: library agencies, University of Minne­ sota bulletin boards; business house employee lounges; church bulletin boards; DtUsic stores, etc. Library speakers ttere provided for 6o other meetings. Exhibits and booklists lfere sent to still others. A hearty "thank you" to the numerous staff' members ttho furthered our presentation of the library image to groups in many ways: speak­ ing; compiling booklists; producing programs, booklists, posters, the many items necessary for the Great Books program, etc. Typical of the many groups with which this office worked in planning meetings were:

The Minneapolis Bird Club. On October 15 we arranged for the showing of a color film on Audubon, and exhibited in the area around Heritage Hall many of our really fine holdings in the field of ornithology, including, of course, the four volumes of the Audubon Elephant Folio and our John Gould volumes. About 125 per­ sons attending this meeting.

The Minneapolis Health Department Nursing Home Program Clinical Session. On January 23 Operators and workers in nursing homes in the area came to learn what the Library could offer themi deposit collections; films; craft books; and, for the nursing home worker or proprietor, books on nutrition and diet; psychology; the aging process, etc. We plan to repeat this meeting in the future, since the group is constantly changing. The Minneapolis Poetry Society came for a talk on "The Poet Uses the Library" on November 5. The Assistant Head of the Literature Department took over this meeting. ·

On January 28 the Buchanan Bible S}udy Club, an old Minneapolis group which has programmed repeatedly through our o ficecaie for a talk on "The Old Testa­ ment in Art", by the Head of the Art Department. A special booklist was provided for this meeting. Two D.A.R. chapters visited the Library for programs; on November 7 the Head .of the Art Department spoke to The Monument Chapter on •Household Arts of Early America", and gave them an opportunity to see the excellent resources of the Art Department on this subject. Keewaydin Chapter came on March 14, when the Head o:t the History Department spoke on genealogical research and the Library. The Coor­ dinator spoke before the Regents Chapter, :made up of re gents of all Mi.mieapolis Chapters, on library resources of interest to DAR chapters, and program helps awilable. Four PEO chapters met in the Library during the year for talks on some aspect of library service, combined with a tour of the building. Incidentally, most PEO chapters in the Greater Minneapolis area have had some kind of a program on library service during the last few years. Several of them have had more than one. Five of the larger hospitals in the city regularly send their incoming nurses• classes to the Library as part of their irientation to the community. These girls (and a few young men) will be in the city for three years at least. Some of' them will practice their professiomof nursing here; others ~ill go to other communities. - 5 - Many, from small towns, have never been exposed to the services of a good library before. We explain what a library is and does - and how they can use it, as nurses, and as individuals. This program nth the hospitals is of several years' standing. About four-hundred young people are reached in this way each year. Other types of groups before 11hich some kind of library program has been given - either witftin the Library or outside - have been various kinds of church groups, service clubs, settlement-house groups, industrial groups and auxiliaries, PTA's, etc.

Freque :It, contacts have been made, usually following up an item noticed in the press (though more and more groups are contacting us and asking for some service), with groups through the provision of' simple exhibits and/or booklists at their meetings. Sometimes these contacts take place within the Library; .,re often they are outside. Some examples of this type of contact during 1963 are: Girl Scout Regional Directors - a book display on the general subject of leader­ ship, discussion techniques, etc., was prepared for this conference which used a library meeting room for its two-day meeting. District 3 (Hennepin County), Minnesota Nurses Association Institute on Prejudice, held at Southdale. 300 booklists, "Human Rights are Everybody's Rights," were sent. The Minnesota Council for the Gi~ed - a special booklist was compiled and produced, and sent with an exhibit of books on the subject to this group's annual meeting at the University of Minnesota. The Minnesota Sculpture Association held a meeting at the Library, at which an extensive exhibit of books on sculpture was provided. The Business and Professional Womens' leadership Training.Institute - a book exhibit was sent to this two-day aeeting at the AAUW club house. The Minnesota Division, American Association of University Women, held a two­ day institute at the AA.UW club house. Books were sent on the 4-point program adopted for study this year•

The Minneapolis league 0£ Women Voters, has for the second year, held its unit chairmen's monthly meeting in the Library. This brings one hundred women here once a month for two hours. At each meeting (10 times a year) our office puts in a display or materials related to the agenda item under discussion, and other materials useful to the group. Incidentally, The Board or Directors has for the last five years, given to the Library 18 copies of each of its publications, and fre­ quently gives the same number of copies of National League publications, for Central Library and branch book collections. While the amount of money involved is not large, it does provide the league an interest in the Library, and it re­ leases our budget to the extent of $40 - $60 worth of materials each year. Sev­ eral of us who are members of the Isague have worked hard to get them to make the Library an item in its permanent agenda. This year we were successful. The Coordinatot's office maintains a speakers' file, listing current speakers on various subjects who are available free or for a small fee for groups within the conmmnity. This file needs revision. Even so, it is surprising what a variety of suggestions it produces for club program chairmen, etc. - - 6 - Each year the Coordinator compiles a list of suggestions for club program topics for the coming year. Club program committees consult with her about their next years' program. In making the suggestions, we tie in with timely events, anniversaries, and the like. Suggestions must be varied: some requiring little or no work on the part of the group. We try - when the group is 'Willing to work - to get them involved with new format films, slides, recordings, both music and non-music, etc. Mu.ch more should be done with these groups. As it is, 20 - 25 program committees neet with the Coordinator for suggestions as to their year's program. MallY' of these groups have visited the Library as part of their program. Some are repeaters, and have come for the second or third time to be stimilated by some kind of library program. As to the book collection, again, we emphasize that our book bu~get is far too small to give the superior service that we would like to feel we give - or at least that we want to give. Sometimes we fail in not being able to buy useful and significant works. More often we fail because we cannot buy enough copies of the books we do buy. Neither dove bind all indexed periodicals. This must be remedied. Our-book collection remains a good one, however. It could be im­ proved, I believe, by a more definite statement of our basic purpose. The current vogue is the written book-selection policy. We should have one. But I cannot feel that the written book-selection policy is the panacea for all book-selection problems. And before ve work it out, we should know our fundamen­ tal purposes, both at the Central Library and at branch libraries. And I believe that the book-selection policy should outline, broadly at least, policies of weed­ ing and binding as well as of selection. As in the past, the Book-Selection Room has operated effectively. Its report is submitted 1tith this one. Incidentally we are relatively free in this collll\lIU.ty from censorship pressures. Those we do have are fairly easy to resolTe. We have much to be thankful on this score.

Numerous gifts - solicited as well as unsolicited - cone our way. The league of Women Voters gifts have been mentioned. For several years past the Education Committee of the Mayor's Commission on Human Relations has given us $200.00 for adult materials in the human relations field. This fund must be spent by several departments - and it is always interesting to see what is selected, first copies in some eases, but more often duplicates of books we already have in limited quantity. The Womens' United Nations Rally Committee again gave us $3.5.oo for :materials on the United Nations. Polanie a,ney is still being spent, and in January, 1963, the Board formally accepted the $1,000 Iouise Knoblauch Memorial Fund, established by her friends and members of her family as a memorial to an ex­ Reference-Department staff member for the purchase of reference materials in the general fields which were covered by the old Reference Department. It has been the custom, for some years, at least, to have orders from gift funds that are to be spent by more than one department or branch coordinated in this office. I strongly feel that more gifts and memorials or sillilar nature could be stimulated, if someone had the time to do it. I'd like to see the Kndghts of Columbus or a similar group approached for gifts of 5 or 6 sets or the new edition of The Catholic Encyclopedia, scheduled to be published in 1965., for example. There are many Scandinavian groups which might be approached to support the acquisition of more materials in the area of scandinavian culture, history, etc. Last year the Coordinator arranged a meeting with the new head or public rela• - 7 - tions at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, the Head of the Literature Department and her­ self, resulting in a constant flow of material from the Guthrie Public Relations Office to the Literature Department: photographs, releases of all kinds, clips of published notices about the company and its work, etc. The Literature Depart­ ment maintains extensive files of local theatre programs, reviews and the like.

We have begun using paper-back duplicates to a limited degree. These are neither classified nor catalogued. The four plays in the .first years' Guthrie Theatre repertory: Hamlet, ~ath of a Salesman, The Miser, and The Three Sisters were duplicated in quantity in good paperback editions and issuedc;n~-week loan period. Consequently we have been able to satisfy requests for the plays at once - or at least very quickly. ~ feeling is that branches should order more copies than they have. The interest in this theatre spreads over the whole community - and all branches should prepare to meet it better than they do. Other paperbacks have been ordered to help us satisfy unusual demands created by any number of causes: production of plays in the area; movies; current events, etc. To Kill a Mockingbird, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Guns of Al,Wlst;-The Rothschilds, Captiiii Neiiian, ~.~., Mut~~ theBounty, and Lord of theFti.es, etc., were among the books so duplicated st year. They have been well received, and have permitted us to satisfy unusual demands in a very satisfactory and economical way. retails of the plan are contained in the report of the Adult Book Selection Room. It is my feeling that we should duplicate extensively when we can use paperbacks - at least 10 extra copies in Central Departments, often more; and at least 5 copies in branches. Departments must be alert to make sug­ gestions - and not wait for prodding by the Coordinator. Good use of paperbacks in this way requires a knowledge of what is going on and what will go on in the future, in the community, and in the world. A number of booklists have been issued or revised during 1963. Again, the Coordinator bought from her fund 31 000 copies or the Notable Books of 1963. These are available at all agencies in the Library and are distributed atmst group meetings. 12 issues of This Month have been prepared. The Art Department provided copy for a list on The Olc"1"estament in Art used for the first time at a meeting of the Buchanan Bib'l'e9'"Study Club. Copy ~the three usual religious lists was provided by the So~iology- Department. The Jewish list now comes out during Je'Wi.sh Book Week in November. It is distributed through the Jewish organizations in the ¢omrnunity: Hadassah; The National Council or Jewish Women, Minneapolis Section; B1 nai Brith; National Conf'erence of Christians and Jews; direct through the syna­ gogues, the Jewish Conununity Center, etc. The Protestant list is distributed through the YM and YWCA, The Minneapolis Council of Churches, United Church Women, direct through churches from the literature racks, etc. A few churches have in­ cluded them in their mailings. Sometimes they have accompanied book displays at churches. The Catholic lists are distributed through the League of Catholic Women, The Catholic Youth Center, and through the churches themselves, etc. Your Gifted Child was compiled by the Sociology Department, and used first at the iruiuai meeting of the Minnesota Association for the Gi~ed. The new edition of the list for parents, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, also a Sociology list, has been distributed at PTA meetings, as well as other meetings both in the Library and out in the conmmni ty. The Bird list, compiled by the Science and Technical Depart­ ment, was distributed througlithe Minneapolis Bird Club. Another Science and Tech• nical ~partment list, newly revised, Books about Your ~, was requested by Fair­ view Hospital for use in its classes for prospective parents. Two lists, Foreign Cookery and Aging with! Future were reissued without revision, and used in various ways. - - 8 - Many or these lists have been included in the give-away packets lfhich were made up in this office for group meetings. All lists are available at the Central Library and at branches. Typical or the special lists compiled for groups (the groups doing the quan­ tity production) were a list on Latin America, for a Women's Club workshop on the subject, and one on the European Colllllk)n Market, for an institute held by The World Affairs Center and The Chamber or Comnerce. The television program, Here and There, mentioned earlier, was ma.de possible by the Minneapolis Public Sehoo!i,-;fio paid for the time ($3,000) and provided the producer. The Coordinator was the "Hostess" or moderator, and was responsible for the organization of the program. The show was halt-hour, live television, and followed an~outline made in the spring by the hostess and the producer, built around the theme of exploring adult education and cultural opportunities in the community, "Adult Education" being broadly interpreted. The "Hostess• backgr,onnded the program, selected, arranged for, and briefed the guests on the program, assembled the "visuals", etc. F.ach program began with a "Question of the Week", presumably asked at the Library, which led into the subject of the week. This quest ion was asked and answered, from library materials. The Library was brought in wherever possible during the program - and, I :might say - it was possible often. These mentions were jocularly referred to by the studio staff and producer as "the commercials." Each program used from one to four guest~, Jrhe Hostess inter­ viewing them, and leading the discussion. Fach program endect'with a short book­ list on the subject or the evening, the books being used as "visuals.• At least a ton of books was dragged back and forth on the bus for this purpose. Sometimes staff members were browbeaten into going along to present the books, usually not, since only 2 - 3 llinutes of tine was available for this, and it hardly seemed worth the time involved for another person to give up an evening. Films about the subject under discussion were also mentioned and a Jlk>ck-up film can was among the visuals. Exhibits, programs, etc. held at the Library were publicized in connection with the closing statements. The program was time-consuming, but I learned a lot - and even got to like itl Building and engineering a program is very different from being interviewed on television. I am happy to have had the experience, though I was far from pleased often during the months I was having it.

An outline of the eleven programs put on the air during 196.3 follows: October J. The Great Books Program Since fall marks the onset of this program in the community each year, we gave it added publicity making it the subject or the first TV program. Lionel Reid, President of the Minneapolis Great Books Council and Mrs. Dorothy Lamberton, then representa­ tive in Minneapolis or the Great Books Foundation, were gu,sts. Pictures of Great Books groups in session, sets of Great Books texts, etc. were used as visuals.

October 10 At Your Service - Our Public Library This program was video-taped and developed without reference to tine so that in emergency it would be used again. It never had to be used, though it did give some insurance against the ever re­ curring Thursday night date with the TV camera in iial! case of - - 9 - blizzards, illness, etc. Guests were Miss Mull and Miss Brunat. Pictures of branches, central departments and services 1tere used as visuals.

October !I Mu.sic Fills the Air - Our Symphony Orchestra Since this was the night before the opening of the 61st season of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, the program was built around the orchestra, its history, and its coming season. Mr. Norma~ Carol, Concert Master or the Symphony, and Merle Adams, Head of the Music Department of the Minneapolis Public Library were guests. Mr. Adams appeared for four minutes at the end, lfas interviewed on the resources and services of his department, and talked briefly about books to increase listening pleasure.

October 24 Music Fills the Air - Our Amateur Music This program emphasized opportunities for the average Minne­ apolitan to participate in some kind of musical activity, through church and other choirs, etc. Mr. Robert Mantzke appeared wearing two hats: first ~s the director of the well-known Minneapolis Choralaires, one or two Minneapolis choral groups to appear at the Brussels Worlds' Fair; four-time competitor at The International Music Festival at Llangollen, Wales; and first prize winner of the folk-song contest at the Eistoddfod in IJ.angollen in 1961. Pictures and a short sound TV clip were used as.visuals. Then music participation in a church choir lfas explained - again with Mr. Mantzke, who is director of the Park Avenue Methodist Church Choir. Finally, a recorder trio, all librarians in the Minne• apolis Public Library, appeared. How they got interested, a little about the history or the instrument, and a few selections, were given.

October 31 The World is Here - Our Overseas Friends This program presented opportunities for service that exist in the community by :means or participation in the activities of the Inter­ national Center for Students and Visitors and, of course was intended to increase understanding of other peoples. Guests were Mrs. Kenneth Thompson, Executive Director of the International Center, which has its headquarters at the University of Minnesota, and Dr. Joser Mesten­ hauser, Assistant Director, Office of Foreign Students, University or Minnesota. Kinds of participation, satisfactions, etc. were explained, as well as :factual in.formation on the extent or the program. Pictures and books were used as visuals. November 1 learn about learning - Hew Ways of I.earning and Teaching Dr. E. Dudley Parsons, Consultant in Audio-Visual Education .for the Minneapolis Public Schools, was interviewed on the use of teaching machines, language labs, films and other aids. Again, book material was presented.

November 14 I.earning is Forever - Our Adult Education The neeessity of continuing education was presented. Guests - - 10 -

interviewed lfere: Miss Ann Krost, .Adult Faducation Consultant for the Minneapolis Public Schools; Dr. Vera Schletzer, Coordinator of the Minnesota Plan for the Continuing Education of Women, and Mrs. Carl Elmquist, Coordinator of the Career Clinic for Mature Women. Pictures were used as visuals, and the Library was emphasized as an adult education facility to the whole community.

November 21 So this is government - Our Civic Organizations This program emphasized the stimulation of good government by citizPns groups. The President of the Minneapolis league of Women Voters and the President of the Citizens' League of Minneapolis participated. History of the organizations, pictures of activities, publications, etc. lfere used as visuals with books about government from the Library.

December 2. Black and White and Read all Over - Our Newspapers The newspaper as an educational force was the subject of this program. Guests -were: n:tryle Feldmeir, Managing Editor, Minnea~olis Tribune; Robert W. Smith, Editor, Editorial Pages, Minneapolistar and Tribune, and Dr. Raymond B. Nixon, Professor of Journalism,-­ uii!'versity of Minnesota. Many aspects of journalism in general; the education of journalists; how a modern newspaper is put together; special features of our local newspapers; and the educational impact of the newspaper were discussed. Newspaper holdings of the Minne­ apolis Public Library were presented, along with a half dozen books on journalism and about journalists. December 12 Look and Listen - Otn- Radio and Television Stations The educational functions of these two media were explained on this program, with Dr. John c. Schwarzwalder, Managing Director of KTCA-TV, the educational television station for this area, presenting the case for educational TV and radio, and Mrs. Jan Werner, of WTCN TV and Radio, the case for the commercial station. A selection of books dealing with radio and television were presented.

December 19 Somebody is Doing Something About It - Our Weather

Mr. Philip Kenworthy, ~teorologist in charge, The Airport Weather Bureau Station, was guest. The interview - with maps and charts used as visuals - presented various aspects of weather fo~!: casting, and its importance to the community. Books about the weather and its ways tor the general reader were introduced. This was the last program before the Christmas holidays.

By December 19, I was fairly easy before the camera, and had begun to acquire a sense of real manipulation of the program while on the air. The amount or detail necessary in the development of the program - the backgrounding in unfamiliar sugject fields - the historical perspective that had to be worked up - was considerable. Ma.ch or the work done did not show up on the program itself', but it had to be there, behind the scenes, so to speak. One of the most difficult things to accomplish was an adequate "Question of the Week" - one that could be answered briefly, that lead into the subject, and that pre- - 11 - sented the service of the Library in a favorable light - and, in the aggregate - presented various aspects of library service. Branch visits were conspicuous by their absence during 1963. I doubt if I averaged one visit per branch during the year. Three professional librarians' staff meetings were held during the year; all book criented:

On January 25, a buying list of art books in print and basic to branch collections was presented by Anne Kurtz, who, working with Miss Humphrey did an admirable job of selecting and .. verbally annotating the books, which were on display for the staff :members present to see.

On May 24, a meeting was held at which the first of a series or two verbally annotated buying lists by Ruth Cutler, Head of the Business and Economics Department was presented. The first one concentrated on the ·6Qo•s, and again listed only books in print and readily available. The books were on dis• play. Miss Cutler made fine and useful presentations of each list.

On December 6, Miss Cutler presented a 300 list in the same way. These book-oriented meetings are useful to the staff whether or not they work in the subject under consideration. Each time we have a meeting or this type I feel a sense of pride in the knowledge of our staff melli>ers concerned with these subject fields, and their ability to communicate this knowledge to their colleagues. These three lists represented hours of work for their compilers. Our thanks to them for their efforts. Another buying list, distributed annually each year is the Notable Books List, combined with the shorter National Book Awards for the year. The Coordinator has served on the Blue Card Committee; has screened and put to the greatest usefulness possible plate books no longer wanted in their original locations; and screened gifts to branchesJ received and screened copy for radio book reviews from departments; prepared copy which became the basis for articles published in local media on books, library service etc., though the articles themselves have been 11ritten by the Pttblic Relations Office. She has served on a number of community organization committees and boards as a Library representative, among them: Minnesota Adult Education Association - Executive Board Member and chairman of' the program committee for the Annual Meeting held in April, 1963. Womens' United Nations' Rally Committee of Minneapolis - Executive Board Member. Minneapolis Great Books Council - Ex-Officio ~mber of the Board. YMCA - Program Comittee. - 12 - YMCA - Adult Education Subcommittee, (subdivision of the Program Committee). Minneapolis Council of Churches -.Library Committee. Organization for Community Action - Steering Committee (This resulted in an all-day institute on the community and the school drop-out at the University of ·Minnesota. · Minnesota Center for Students and Visitors - Hospitality Committee. The Coordinator was on the program as a panelist at·an all-day institute at the University of Minnesota on April 10, presenting the public library point of view on the challenge of service to students; she attended the St. Cloud Minnesota Library Association District Conference. Again - work is challenging - more money and more staff would make it easier. Much remains to be done.

Elizabeth M. Bond Coordinator of Adult Services ADULT AND YOUNG ADULT BOOK SELECTION ANNUAL RH>ORT FOR 1963

In 1963 we marked our fifth year of activity under the present plan of operation for adult and young adult book selection. In addition to being our busiest year in record statistically, it was also a year that brought some interesting modifications in policy and experiments in procedures. The most important of these changes, which helped meet problems pointed out in earlier reports and which anticipated others were: the adoption of a new publishers' advance review copy plan drawn up by the head of the order department., the granting of our request for a one hundred dollar budget for the book selection room, and approval of a plan for the purchase of paperbound duplicates of catalogued titles. The most noticeable trend again this year was the increasing activity in the yotmg adul. t program: in the number of books considered, reviewed, and made available for duplication in branch collections. We hope that we shall be able to keep up with it, and that we shall be able to provide competent reviewers for books inlthis field. Statistical Swmnary

During the year, 8,272 books and pamphlets were considered by department heads and made available to staff members and extension agencies for examination and the ordering of duplicate copies. The number of books and pamphlets kept and catalogued was 6,953; books rejected, 493; and pamphlets kept but not catalogued, 826. In addition to this material, 449 government documents were selected by the docume1.ts librarian for duplication by subject departments or extension agencies. The year's volume of material exceeded that of 1962 by 637, and that of 19.59, heretofore our busiest year, by 608.

The April-May-June quarter contj_nued to be our busiest period, as it was in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962. During this quarter in 1963, 2,384 books and panphlets were kept, 159 books were rejected, and 188 books were sent out for review. Our busiest single month cane in May, when 860 books and pamphlets were kept, 50 books rejected, and 100 books sent out for review.

Publishers Advance Review Copy Plan

A new publishers' advance review copy plan drawn up by the head of the order department took effect on January first. '!he new plan greatly expanded the list of publishers who automatically send one copy of each of their trade books, which department heads can then consider for acceptance or rejection. Among the publishers added this year were Harcourt, Brace and World, Harper an:l Brothers, Houghton Mifflin Company, New Directions, Morrow, Sloane, Reynal, Random House, Knopf and Pantheon. Department heads -

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With this plan in effect, we have come much closer to overcoming the major problem that has confronted us for the past five years, the problem of delay; delay in ordering approval copies, delay in receiving them from the jobber; delay in accepting or rejecting approval copies that present no special problems. We have also benefited .from the fact that many of these publishers send their books in advance of the publication date, which has meant that a book could be read by a staff member, reviewed, accepted, then placed in the book selection room at a time very closely approximating the publication date. Book Selection Budget A second step toward solving our problem. of delay was made when our request for a budget of one hundred dollars was granted. This made it possible for us to carry out one of the responsibilities assigned to us; that is, sending for approval copies of books not ordered by any department but likely to be of unusual interest or quality, or in great demand. Our orders for approval copies were charged to our BSR budget. Upon arrival, these books were referred to the department heads concerned for acceptance or rejection. F.ach book accepted was then recharged to the budget of the department keeping it, and the BSR budget credited with the cost of the book. With this flexible revolving fund we were able to send for approval copies of 46 books. In some cases it was difficult to determine from reviews where a book might be classed. With an approval copy here, this question could be more easily answered. Among the titles which we ordered from the BSR budget this year were: THE AMERICAN WAY OF DFATH by Jessica Mitford, RASCAL by Sterling North, THE ROCKS Rm4Am by Gavin Maxwell, TFACHER by Sylvia Ashton-Warner, CHILDREN OF THE A-BOMB by Arata Osada, SUNDAY BEST by John Sherman, THE SCENT OF WAT:ffi by Elizabeth Goudge, ON THE EDGE OF THE RIFT by Elspeth Huxley, CONGO MY CCUNTRY by P. Lumumba, THE NAMES AND FAC~ OF HEROES by Reynolds Price, and IAST LETTERS TO A FRIIilm by Rose Macaulay. We also ordered a number or books which seemed likely to be rejected but which we thought should be on record as having been read, reviewed and considered. Two examples of this type of order are ETERNAL FIRE by Calder Willingham and SISSIE by John Williams. Uncatalogued Paperbacks

In February, the chief librarian approved a plan which ma.de it possible for central departments and branches to purchase paperbound duplicates of catalogued titles available in the library in hard covers but in great demand. The initial orders for these paperback editions, not to be catalogued, bound, nor reinforced, are placed by central departments after having been -3- approved by the Coordinator of Adult Services. It was dee ided that a somewhat conservative policy be adopted in duplicating titles on this basis until it could be seen how things would work out. Eight titles were duplicated in this manner in 1963. They were: Harper Lee• s TO Kn.L A MOCKINGBIRD ( 68 duplicate copies ordered), Leo Rosten' s CAPTAIN NEWMAN M.D. (6 copies)., Nordhoff and Hall's MUTINY ON THE BOUN'l'Y (9 copies), Barbara Tuchman's THE GUNS OF AUGUST (7 copies), Frederic Morton's THE ROTHSCHILDS (9 copies), William Shirer's THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH (.5 copies), and Karl Marx• s THE COMMUNIST MANIFESro {12 copies). Fiction predominated, both in the number of titles offered (4) and in the number of copies ordered (97 out of a total of 130). One can hardly base any generalizations on this single year's experience. However, one can say that the reactions to the plan ranged from enthusiasm to deepest skepticism, but that nearly everyone decided to give the plan a try.

Tyrone Guthrie Theatre Plays

In anticipation of the opening of the new Tyrone Guthrie Theatre and a subsequent demand for copies of the plays to be presented, the head of the literature department in the early spring selected the best available paperback editions of the four plays scheduled for the first season. A copy of each was made available in the book selection room so that extension agencies could pl.ace orders for these editions, whichwere not to be catalogued, shelflisted, nor reinforced. The response was good. The total number of copies ordered by central and extension agencies was 146: 40 copies of the Folger Library edition of HAMLET, 39 copies of the Penguin Classics edition of Chekhov's PLAYS, 37 copies of the Penguin Classics edition of Moliere' s THE MISER AND OTHER PLAYS and 30 copies of the Compass Books edition of Arthur Miller's DFA ffl OF A SAL;ESMAN.

Definite Orders

In 1963, we held to our policy that books be reviewed or examined before being accepted or rejected. However, there were occasions when it appeared to be advantageous to order certain books outright, rather than on an approval basis. The Coordinator of Adult Services in these instances approved the initial order. Branches and other agencies could then place advance orders and thus take advantage of pre-publication offers or receive without delay books by established writers likely to be in demand. This year, there were only 7 definite orders, compared with 32 in 1962. Among the titles ordered this year were the American Heritage BOOK OF NA TUR.AL WONDFRS, The Praeger edition of A • Solzhenitsyn ts ONE I)\. I JN THE LIFE OF IVAN DEMISOVICH, WEBSTER'S SEVENTH NEW COLLIDIATE DICTIONARY, and Irving Stone's THE STORY OF MICHELANGELO'S PIETA, and a new edition ~J William Golding's LORD OF THE JiLIF,S. -4- Reviews

In 1963 we a6e;d.gned 933 books to staff members for review, 633 fiction, 43 history, 4 sociology, 14 literature (nonfiction), and 228 young adult books. These figures represent an increase of 84 over last year's total. The increases were, however, confined to fiction, with a gain of 74, and young .adult books, w1 th a gain of 68. Reviewing in other fields was only half of what it was in 1962. Our heaviest months for reviewing are Janaary, February, March, May, July and October. After taking into account the uneven flow of' books from publishers, I think that we have nearly reached the limit in the number of' books our 10', staff reviewers can accommodate. We have maintained the policy that requires all members of the professional staff, with the exception of children' s librarians, to rea.d and review books. One book a month has been the norm, although some persons review many more books, and others review fewer. The quality of sta.ff reviews varies. We are, however., gradually developing a nucleus of unusually conpetent reviewers who are also willing to read more than would ordinarily be required of them. We do not have plans for any major variations in procedures during 1964. We shall continue to strive to make the book selection program as effective as is possible. Without the competent and imaginative assistance of Mrs. Norma West, the library aide assigned to this office, the work could not have gone forward so smoothly as it has.

Respectfully submitted

January 15, 1964 CO-ORDINATOR OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES

PFBSONNEL 1963

Co-ordinator ot-Children•s Services Mrs. Phy'llis Bryan

Clerk Typist II Mrs. Phyllis Palmer CO-ORDINATOR OF CHil.J)REN'S smVICES ANNUAL REPORT 1963

It would be discouraging to write of another year of marking time, even loss of' circulation, were it not for the undaunted enthusiasm ot the children's librarians, their sincere interest in their patrons and their earnest endeavor to reach as many children in their oommuni ties as they can. The responsibility for visiting all of the schools in their areas, the planning for class visits, story hours and holiday programs, the occasional but time consuming prepara- tion for book talks at P.T.A. or other neighborhood meetings, a heavy reviewing schedule plus the responsibility of book ordering, all are tasks which enrich the work of the children's librarians but for which they receive no compensation over and above that of professional assistants who have none of these obligations. This is an inequity which might well be taken into consideration in ail7 study of salary schedules. Again this year there has been a relatively large turnover of staff among the children's librarians but it is gratifying to have some of our former people return to us. Two librarians resigned from the children's department, one to move out of town, the other because of family pressures and one branch children's librarian left to join the county library staff'. Three former staff members have rejoined us, one to work full time in a branch and two to work part time in the central children's department. We have, therefore, a full complement of ·children's librarians in the branches but are short the equivalent of one professional in the children's department. It would be highly desirable to in­ crease this staff to the point where the department could be open the same hours as the rest of the central library. The juvenile circulation dropped again this year although many of the branches showed a gratifying gain. In f'act the pattern of circulation in 1963 was just the opposite ot that in 1962. Branch juvenile circulation showed a gain of 11,914 while the central children's department lost 13,300. This re­ versal is probably due in large part to the return to a more regular schedule of hours in the branches and the opening of part of the branches on Saturday. In nine of the branches juvenile circulation was over 50'1, of' the whole, while in five it was more than 6f1/, of the total. Bookmobile circulation was 77.5'1, juvenile. The total juvenile circulation of 1,222.084 amounted to 45.06'1, of the city-wide count, but was a loss of 2,791 from that of 1962. One mitigating circumstance may be the fact that elementary school enrollment dropped slightly in 1963 in public, parochial and private schools. 17,075 borrower's cards were issued to children under 16 during the year, 399 more than in 1962. Of these 3,032 were issued to county residents and 26 to non-residents. Since there were 211 less in the last two categories there were 610 more city cards issued. There are now 85,781 juvenile card holders, 8Jl more than in 1962. The juvenile book budget for 1963 was $47,300.00, $700.00 less than the amount origina.lly allotted in 1962 but $1,096.44 more than was finally allowed in 1962. It is however only 27.ai of the whole, a slight loss from last year. We are no longer required to spend a certain proportion f'or pre-binds but are requested. to purchase popular titles and picture books in library bindings. Since publishers charge net price for these bindings the loss in discount is •

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a large item in juvenile budgets. A further cut which is beginning to be felt is the reduced number of publisher's review copies received since the library has entered into the Greenaway contract plan with several firms. Juvenile book collections totalled 205,i55 volumes at the end of 1963, an increase or 4,889 but still only 2af, or the library holding. Even branch juve­ nile collections average only 4JI, with some much lower. Children' s librarians report that enriched school programs make juvenile reference work much more difficult and point up the need for more extensive and varied collections. Elementary school children are asking tor material on communism and the common market and current events as well as scientific information which is barely comprehensible to the librarian reviewers. New methods of teaching mathematics have led to the publication or books that start with a concept of numbers and end with geometry. We have books on computers and calculators as well as quite detailed material on that complicated machine, the human mind. One thing is certain, an absorbing interest carries youngsters tar beyond a conventional grade or age level in their reading. On the other hand we still have the re­ medial reading problem, creating the need for material with high interest level and low reading level. Probably the most satisfactory books in this area are the excellently illustrated science and nature publications.

More and more fiction from abroad is being published for children in the United States, particularly translations from Swedish, German and French books as well as English titles. Happily we continue to get a fair number of .American picture books published in a foreign language, most frequently French or Spanish. Happily, also, the trend to publish attractively illustrated editions of a single folk tale, .f'airy tale or nursery rhyme continues and has even extended to materi­ al for older children, as for example, !!!Y! Revere's~ and Lincoln's Gettys­ burg Address. Story hours on Saturday mornings in the branches which are open varied in popularity. Attendance tor the year ranged from a total of 5J to 254. Pre­ school story hours which are held on Tuesday or Friday mornings in all but two of the branches continued to attract a greater following. Attendance at these ranged from 68 to 599 with several branches reporting over 300. Success ot story hours depends more on the enthusiasm and interest of the children's libra­ rian than on the area served as has been evidenced often by a change of staff. Some of' the pre-school story hours were continued throughout the summer and one branch had a weekly film program through the month of August which was well attended. Frequently school classes visiting the branches and central children's department are entertained with stories.

A two hour tape recording of the Storytelling Festival held at Miami Beach in 1956 was purchased from the co-ordinator's fund and a part of it was used as a demonstration at the September meeting of the children's librarians. Many of the staff also attended the storytelling demonstration given by Mrs. Eulalie Steinmetz Ross in October.

The present branch schedule has made it difficult for many of the children's librarians to visit all of the schools in their areas. This is a particularly heavy assignment in some neighborhoods and it is very much to their credit that all of the librarians have carried it out conscientiously. The extension office assigned extra help to the boolanobile start to visit the schools for which they - J - are responsible. School visits are the one method of reaching all of the children in the city and the resulting business proves the effort to be worth while. A.gain this year the Junior League Puppeteers trouped their show to the branches and the central library. A charming production of James Thurber's !!!DZ Moons attracted J. 721 children throughout the city. Franklin branch was particularly fortunate in being able to present three programs of puppet plays in February, July and December, produced by the 5th and 6th grade children of Holy Rosary school, under the direction of Sister Marie Pauline. The Junior League also sponsored two 12 week sessions of a puppet work­ shop. On Saturdq, May 18, the first group presented three short plays, The Owl ~ !!!! PusSY Cat, Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Duchess Bakes ~ £!k! to an audience or'l:67. The second group presented two plays, Jack !!!9: .:Y!! Beanstalk and Hansel!!!!! Gretel on Saturday, December 7 to 110 parents and friends. There were 15 children in each group. Mr. and Mrs. Sam.anisky and Paul Eide who are members 0£ the Twin City Puppeteers assisted the two Junior League volunteers at the fall session. Several of the branches observed Book Week with special displays and many of the children's librarians assisted at the Book Fair which was held November J-9. Louis Slobodkin who presented chalk talks to groups at the Fair Monday through Friday was a tremendous success. A report of the Book Fair is appended. A morning at the library was planned for the Minnesota Pre-School Fdu­ cation Association Convention which was held at the Sheraton Ritz hotel October 19. Films suitable for use with small children were shown from 9:15 to 10:00 followed by a planetarium show geared to pre-schoolers from 10:00 to 10:JO and a display of recent books for nursery school age in the storytelling room. Approximately 200 teachers attended. Forty-seven Girl Scouts attended an orientation meeting for Merit Bar service on June 12 and 15 on December 5. All were assigned to volunteer service in city and county branches and the central libra.r:,. A concluding session was held for the first group on July 24. Reports on the contri­ butions of these girls are increasingly enthusiastic. Senior members of the Camp Fire Girls assisted at the Book Fair and at some of the branches during the survey in November. The co-ordinator served on the Committee on Organization of Public Library Services of .ALA. and prepared bibliographies for two Boy Scout Merit Badge pamphlets for the ALA revision committee. Three meetings for the children's librarians were prepared by the co-ordinator. Mar. 19 Discussion on reviewing o.f' books for purchase and reviewing for groups. Reviews and criticisms by children's librarians. Sept. 27 Discussion of storytelling. Tape of Miami Beach Storytelling Festival. -

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Dec. lJ Summary 0£ book purchases for ·1963.

Additional Activities g.! Children's Librarians

Mar. lJ Miss Dahl Talk - Westminster Church Mothers' Club. Reading i!! !b! Family. Sept. 12 Mrs. Sundby Talk - Holy Rosary Parents' Club. ~ Value of Books '2r_ !a! Child ~!!!Early Age. Oct. 2J Miss Larson Talk - Armatage School Pre-school Mothers' Club. ~ Q!!! I2.l! !& !!Uh ~ !!2.2!s,?

Additional Activities .2!. Co-ordinator

Jan. 28 & 29 Attended committee meetings on Organization or Public Library Services at A.LA convention. Feb. 6 Talk - YWCA group at Church of the Triune God. Famib; Reading !!Uh Children. Mar. 26 Talk - Minnesota Pre-school Education Association. Stor.ytelling. Mar. - Oct. Chairman - Meals Arrangement Committee. MLA Tri-State Convention. May J Attended Dakota-Scott regional meeting - MLA. May 28 Talk - Dowling P.T.A. Books f2!: Children.

June 8 Attended dedication of New Prague Public Library.

July 15-19 Attended A.LA convention - Chicago. July 24 Attended luncheon to honor Mrs. Haglin. Accepted check for purchase of foreign books £or children.

July 25 Member of·MPL panel on Channel 9. Oct. 2-4 Attended Tri-state convention - MLA. - 5 -

Oct. 5 Attended storytelling institute presented by Mrs. Eulalie Steinmetz Ross.

Nov. l InterYiew on KUOM - Book Fair. Nov. J-9 Book Fair.

Visitors

Joan Anglund Author Margaret McElderry Juvenile editor - Harcourt Brace Mrs. Elisabeth Friermood Author Wilhelmina Harper Author

Mimi Kayden Promotion co-ordinator - Prentice Hall Mrs. Carolyn Field Co-ordinator or Children's Work, Philadelphia Free Public Library Mrs. Eulalie Steinmetz Ross Storyteller - author Louis Slobodkin Author - artist

Nancy Faulkner Author Franklin Watts Publisher

Respectfully submitted., J;l,~ £;-- (Mrs) Phy'llis F. Bryan Co-ordinator of Children's Services BOOK FAIR - 1963

Dates November J - 9

Hours SlUl~ 2 - 5 Monday through Friday 9 - 5:JO Saturday 9 - 5 Theme Louis Slobodkin - Guest Author and Artist. Place Minneapolis Public Library - Exhibit area and auditorium. Sponsors Minneapolis Public Library Children's Book Council Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank or Minneapolis Minneapolis Star and Tribune Committee A.A.u.w. Mrs. H. L. Cra.ddick Merry Greenwald Federation of Catholic Home and Mrs. Ernest R. Beauchane School Associations Mrs. Lee Munnich Fifth District Federation of Mrs. C. Elm.er Johnson Women's Clubs Junior League Mrs. James P. Gooley Mrs. Michael Sill Minneapolis Council of Mrs. Jack Solomon Jewish Women Minneapolis Public Library Mrs. Josephs. Nathanson Friends Mrs. Theodore K. Riddiford Minnesota Pen Women Mrs. Pauline Jensen P.T.A. Mrs. Nellie Personius Woman's Club Mrs. William H. Kaiser, Jr. Mrs. Ronald L. Larsen General Each organization responsible for hostesses for one day. Organization Sunday Nov. 3 Minnesota Pen Women 4 at a time 2 - 5 Mon~ Nov. 4 Junior League 4 at a time 9 - 5:30 Tuesday Nov. 5 Mpls. Pub. Library 4 at a time 9 - 5:JO Friends Wednesd.a, Nov. 6 Mpls. Council of Jewish Women ) Woman I s Club ) 4 at a time 9 - 5:JO Thursday Nov. 7 P.T.A. 4 at a time 9 - 5:JO Friday Nov. 8 A.A.u.w. 4 at a time 9 - 5:30 Book Fair - 196J - 2 - Saturday Nov. 9 Fed. of Catholic Home & School Assoc. 4 at a time 9 - .5 Firth Dist. Fed. or Women's Clubs 4 at a time 9 - .5 Features 1. Display of approximately 1,400 books donated by the Children's Book Council.

2. Original art work of Louis Slobodkin displayed in cases. J. Life size reproductions of characters from books illustrated by Louis Slobodkin: TI!! King ~~Noble Blacksmith, TI!! Space Ship Under the Apple !£!!, ~ ~. TI!! Adven­ tures 2f ~. The Shoes Fit m ~ King, Magic Michael. Made and displayed by star£ of Public Relations Office.

4. Puppets from the Junior League production of ~ Moons.

5. Exhibit in the arcade display cases of two rare editions of the services for Michalangelo from the private collection of Frank P. Leslie. Program Sunday, Nov. J Magic show by Jose Santiago at 2:JO, J:JO and 4:JO Attendance Approx. 1200

Monday, Nov. 5 - Friday, Nov. 8 Chalk talks by Louis Slobodkin daily at 9:JO and 10:JO A.M. and at 2:00 P.M. Attendance Approx. 6000 Saturday, Nov. 9 Puppet show TI!! ~ ~ ~ Noble Blacksmith, presented by Haustrau Puppeteers at 10:00 and 11:00 A.M. and at 2:00 and J:00 P.M. Storytelling By Sister Ann of the College or St. Catherine, from 10:00 to 11:JO A.M. and 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. Attendance Approx. 2500 Miscellaneous 1. Mr. Slobodkin's appearance at the Fair was made possible Notes by the generosity of the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank.

2. On Monday, Nov. 4 the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank arranged a luncheon to honor Mrs. Holtzermann and Mr. Slobodkin. J. The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank displayed an exhibit of autographed copies of Mr. S1obodkin 1 s books, borrowed from the Kerlan Collection. • Book Fair - 1963 - 3 - 4. Mr. Slobodldn was a guest at the University of Minnesota Pre-Book Week dinner and spoke briefly-. He also appeared on Around :Y!!_ I2!m, on Channel 4 • .5. Miss Booth or KUOM interviewed the co-ordinator or children's work for two brief programs about the Book Fair. 6. Book Fair programs were sent to all public, parochial and private schools in the city and suburban areas or Hennepin County.

?• Bus trips for public school children were scheduled. by the Board of F.d.ucation Field Trip Office.

8. Programs were designed and printed. by the staff' of the · Public Relations Office.

9. Radio, TV and newspaper publicity was arranged by Eileen Cooke, Public Relations Specialist.

10. Only juvenile books were displ.a3'ed at the Fair. 11. The 4th, .5th and 6th grades from Dowling School for Crippled Children attended the Fair on Wednesday afternoon.

12. Free tickets to the magic shows and the puppet shows were given out at the ticket booth prior to each per­ formance.

13. Camp Fire Girls gave out tickets and assisted as ushers and door guards for the magic shows, puppet shows and storytelling.

14. Labels from the Children's Book Council were a.f'fixed. in the display books by members or the Book Fair committee.

15. At the conclusion of the Fair the books were picked up by members of the Mankato Book Fair committee with the under­ standing that they would be presented eventually to the Minneapolis Settlement Association. Book Fair - 196:3 - 4 -

~ E£! ATTENDANCE Approximate Figures

Sunday Nov. J 1200

Monday Nov. 4 1050 Tuesday Nov. 5 1150 Wednesday Nov. 6 lJOO Thursday Nov. 7 1250 Friday Nov. 8 1250 Saturdq Nov. 9 2500

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT - BOOK FAIR 1963

Contribution from Farmers and Mechanics Ban1c 400.00 Balance on hand trom 1962 32.45 432.45

Expenses Louis Slobodkin 250.00 Jose Santiago - Magician 35.00 Haustrau Puppeteers 100.00 Chalk 5.00 Coffee & cookies tor hostesses 17.47 Paper cups 1.80 Pictures 14.97 J - 15¢ charges for checks .45 Postage - drawings returned 2.11 426.80 426.80 Balance on hand 5.65 Annual Report of the Coordinator of Young Adult Services

1963 was an unsettling and difficult year, but Miss Mull's performance as Acting Librarian resulted directly and indirectly in improvement of staff morale and in staff willingness to give the best library service.

The involvement of the staff in young adult services was greater in 1963 than in previous years. There are three full time young adult librar­ ians (the need is 18) -- the other librarians who participate do so in addition to their regular work. There is no quantitative measure of the reading guidance done with young adults. We know that there is not enough of it; we lmow the hook collections on which it is based are not good enough; we know that it is the core of our work and that all other activities should result in it. · The continuing major activity of the staff is the contact with young adults through the high schools. The procedure differs from school to school, but in each case the school librarian has graciously received the public librarians, and made the arrangements within the school. The cooperation between the school and public librarians continues to be significant. During 1963, 41 book talks were given to approximately 1,945 young adults in high school libraries or classrooms: Central High School 5 238 Miss Lora Landers Edison High School 10 600 Miss Normakay Marthinson & Mr. I.eonard Pignatello

Henry High School 11 410 Mrs. Eloise Logan & Miss Icra Landers

Roosevelt High School 7 240 Mrs. Sheila Jorgenson Vocational High School 7 322 Miss Iora Landers Northrop Collegiate School l 135 Miss Iora Landers These statistics do not include the 250 young adults who participated in the library orientation program conducted at the Franklin Branch Library by Mr. Jerome Corrigan and Miss Johanna Collins. A teacher and the librar­ ian at South High School arranged for 10 groups of sophomores to be bussed to the branch over a period of weeks. As an initial venture this was very successful, and we would like to continue and expand the program. Six new book lists were produced in 1963: NEVER A DULL MOMBNT, EYE­ OPENERS, WORLD WAR II, PEOPI.E TO REMEMBER, .JOURNEYS, and SALAMAGUNDI. The titles were selected and annotations written by: Miss Johanna Collins, Miss Frances Christopher, Miss Mary Han~, Miss Gudrun Hertsgaard, Miss Normakay Marthinson, Miss Doris Northenscold, Mr. Ieonard Pignatello, Mrs. Eileen Schwartzbauer, Miss Isabel Thibault, Miss Winifred Tyner. Mrs. Sheila Jorgenson designed the new title backgrounds. .,.

- 2 - The annual INTERESTING BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPI.E and the revised OUTSTANDING FICTION FOR COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS and OUTSTANDING BIOGRAPHY FOR COLIEGE-BOUND STUDENTS were purchased from the .American Library Association. These lists are use.ful but not as important as the lists prepared by our own staff.

An annotated monthly list of new titles in the Young Adult Collection at the Roosevelt Branch is ·sent to the English teachers and librarian at Roosevelt High School by the young adult librarian.

. The paperback book collection initiated at the Roosevelt Branch in the· fall 1962 was studied closely during the first six months. The enthusiastic use by young adults, the physical quality of the paperbacks, the availability of most titles combined with low cost convinced the staff of their great value for supplementing the young adult collections. The Librarian gave per­ mission for other branches to purchase paperback books for young adult collec­ tions. The collection at Roosevelt has been continued with purchases made from the branch book budget. WE RECOMMEND was the title of the National Library Week exhibit in the arcade of the Central Library and the companion exhibits in the branch libraries. Miss Wallace suggested to the coordinator that such an exhibit could be planned. It was decided to ask a high school senior in each of 22 schools to select a book he or she found significant and would recommend to his contemporaries. The participants were selected by the school librar­ ian or by the head of the English department. The exhibit consisted of a picture of the young adult, a dummy of the book selected, and a ln"itten statement giving the reasons for selection. All 22 appeared in the arcade; duplicates appeared in the branch if the young adult lived in a branch library area. List attached. The exhibits were very good, the newspapers gave us good coverage, the response from the public was definite, and the contacts with the schools were beneficial. Two :meetj_ngs were held for the librarians participating in Young Adult Services. They were devoted to book discussions and resulted in the comple­ tion of our READING LIST FOR LIBRARIANS OOING READING GUIDANCE WITH YOUNG ADULTS. Librarians presented titles on sections o:f the list and lead the discussion of them: 4-26-63 MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE - Miss Jane Gamble Teen-age Titles - GIRLS - Miss Mary Han~ ADVENTURE - Mrs. Sheila Jorgenson 11-1-63 SPORTS - Miss Helen McNulty ASIA - Mrs. Sheila Jorgenson ART AND LITERATURE - Miss Doris Northenscold Tours were arranged by the coordinator for 11 groups totalling 400 young adults. Again this year the Jt'k)St significant was the Senior Class of Brooklyn Center High School. List attached. - 3 - The coordinator gave a talk on book selection to the Young People's Section of the Canadian Library Association meeting at the annual convention in Winnipeg in June; attended the American Library Convention in Chicago and · was elected for a 3-year term to the Board of Young Adult Services Division; and attended the Minnesota Library Association District meeting at the Dakota­ Scott Regional Library and the Tri-State convention in Minneapolis. The coordinator spoke at the Owatonna Public Library and filled in at the last minute on an interview program for the Martin County Library during National Library Week. Other activities of the coordinator: Speech to the Reading and Libraries Workshop at the Minnesota Congress of Parents and Teachers armual convention. Attendance at the institute at the University of Minnesota on student use of libraries. Member of the advisory committee of a new edition of DIRECTORY OF COMMUNITY AGENCIES IN GREATER MINNEAPOLIS AND HENNEPIN COUNTY published by the Community Health Welfare Council of Hennepin County, Inc. Chairman of the BOOK BU1ERS Committee of the Staff Association. Chairman of the Recruitment Committee of the Minnesota Library Association. Young adults in our conununity benefitted from the service designed for them during 1963; the prediction for 1964 is another year of significant library service.

Iora Landers WE RECOMMEND Arcade exhibit April 22-Ms.y 3, 1963 with companion exhibits in-branch libraries

School Student Book Branch Central Alice Rutt Dostoyevski Hosmer 3108 IL.th Ave. s. Brothers Karamazov Edison Michael McKenzie *Bourjaily Central Ave. 2921 Nicollet Ave. The Violated Henry Cathy Hagen Selinko Webber Park 4944 Queen Ave. No. Desiree Marshall Shelley Rogers *James Pillsbury 143 Orlin SE Washington Square North Sara Frisch White North 1634 Upton No. The Making of the President Roosevelt Mary Puphal Steinbeck Roosevelt 4227 19th Ave. s. Travels with Charley South Susan Bjorn *Williams Franklin 2543 ~0th Ave. s. The Glass Menagerie Southwest Richard Mayer *Golding Linden Hills 5428 Richmond Curve L:>rd of the Flies Vocational Rolette Wolke *Schwarz-Bart Hosmer 36o5 Portland The L9.st of the Just Washburn Jane Stahl *l.ewis 6o24 12th Ave. S. Till We Have Faces West Kay Pederson Baruch Walker 126 West Grant St. Baruch: My OWn Story Blake James D. Flinsch *Golding Walker 2364 w. lake of the Free-Fall Isles Boulevard Breck Fred Webber *Faulkner 11 Mid Oaks lane Unvanquished St. Paul

Minnehaha Bonnie Johnson *Butler Central Ave. 2327 Wilson st. NE Way of all Flesh Northrup Marcia Baur Tolstoi Walker 1832 Kenwood Pkwy Anna Karenina University Richard Cox Wharton Webber Park 3854 Queen Ave. No. Ethan Frome School Student Book Branch Benilde Bill Ulwelling Cronin 3810 France Ave. The Citadel St. u:mis Park

~ Ia Salle Brandan Godfrey *Norris Webber Park 5050 Emerson Ave. N. The Octopus Holy Angels Kathleen Coyle *Connelly 5200 17th Ave. s. Mr. Blue Regina Nancy Stockhaus Dooley Hosmer 3411 Pleasant Ave. Promises to keep st. Anthony Susan Peterson Hemingway North 2319 Aldrich Ave. N. Old man and the sea St. Margaret's Elizabeth H. O'Brien Najafi Sumner 424 Oliver Ave. s. Persia is my heart

* Not in Young Adult Collection· - Tours Arranged by the Office of the Coordinator of Young Adult Services

January 17, 1963 Murray High School Library Club 46 46 January 28, 1963 Eden Prairie High School 10th 85 131 Grade English Classes April 10, 1963 Albany High School Library Club 36 167 April 30, 1963 Waterville High School Library Club 24 191 May 1, 1963 Brooklyn Center High School Senior 104 295 Class

May 3, 1963 Carmon Falls High School Library 25 320 Club (Roosevelt Branch)

May 8, 1963 Pine Island High School Library 21 341 Club

May 10, 1963 Spencer High School Library Club 10 351 June 4, 1963 St. Anthony High School Library 16 379 Club November 20, 1963 Elk River Library Club 21 400 CENTRAL LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT 1963

Chier of Central Library Art Departnent

Business and Economics Departnent Children's Department Circulation Department History, Biography arxi Travel Department Minneapolis Historical Collection Literature and Language Departnent Music Department Reference Core Documents Science-Technology Department Shelving Department Sociology Department Visual Aids Departnent Young Adult Alcove -

CENTRAL LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT 1963

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Chief of the Central Library for the year 1963.

The resignation of Raymond E. Williams as Librarian of the Minneapolis Public Library on February 8, 1963, brought many changes but nowhere were these changes JllOre evident than in the office of the Chief of the Central Library. At its meeting on April 18, 196.3, the Library Board appointed the Chief of the Central Library Acting Librarian and also requested her to combine the two positions. The appointnent to the office of Acting Librarian was to begin officially on June .3, 196.3, but for most of the month of :May, the Chief' of the Central Library was spending a large part of each day as Acting Librarian. Since these duties more than filled each and every day, there has been little opportunity to provide the affairs of the Central Library with the careful supervision and support which is usually the sphere of the Chief. Fortunately, most of the departnents are headed by librarians of' considerable a billty and experience. These staff ma:mbers have carried on their duties with understanding and perception and have endeavored to accept responsibility for a larger part of the administrative decisions than would nornally fall to them. I am most grateful to them and to Miss Ethel Johnson, the junior clerk in the Central Library Office, who carried out her duties against great odds. The work of the Central Library is reported fully in the · individual departaent·reports which follow and since such a large part or the tine of the Chief was spent as Acting Librarian, this report will therefore be necessarily brief.

Mr. Williams was the librarian of the Minneapolis Public Library from 1957 to 196.3. His leadership resulted in a completely reorganized subject library in a wonderful new building. Perhaps no greater compli:nent can be paid to him than to point out that the organization which he shaped in the old building worked smoothly when transferred to the new and that it is now an established and accepted pattern.

Several projects completed during 196.3 should be noted here. A DJ9.jor one was the rearrange:rrent of' the periodical collection into one alphabet. Reference and circulating copies are now shelved together rather than separately, on the nezzanine. All volumes of' periodicals published before 1930 were transferred to the subbasement and both of these najor moves were a substantial accomplishment in our efforts to provide speedier service.

The installation of a Docusta.t ma.chine on which patrons nay photocopy naterial., either that belonging to the Library or their own, at 25¢ per page was achieved in October. Although the library owns a number of photocoPJ"ing devices, all of them required the services of a starr nember. We hope that the availability of the machine will reduce sons of the stealing and mutil­ ation of library books which is so difficult to control. More adequate guard service is still very necessary. -2- Signs giving the location of the Athenaeum were ordered by the president of the AthenaeUJU Board and installed in May. We still need adequate signs designating Governnent Documents, the Visual Aids Departnent, Young Adult Alcove, and the Charge and Return Desks.

Some :uention should be made of the most recent survey of library patrons conducted throughout the city or Minneapolis and all of Hennepin County. The survey was mde at the request of the Library Board who pa.rtieular:cy- wanted to know what percent of the business conducted by the library or the City of Minneapolis was with persons who resided outside the city limits. At the same tine it seened wise to survey for the first time the Hennepin County libraries in order to determine what use city patrons were making of county facilities. A copy of the Brief Summary of the survey made during the week of Noveni>er 18 - 23, 1963, is attached. Although the week had been most carefully selected in an attempt to find a period with no holidays, no unusually light or heavy business, no one could have foreseen the assassination of President Kennedy. However, this tragic event did not aff'ect business as mu.eh as was at first feared, since the week as a whole provided reference questions and circulation in numbers sons 10% higher than the survey taken in the spring of 1962. The Central Library circulated 18,645 books and other items, 34.3% of them to county residents. It answered 22,442 reference questions, 28.8% for county residents. It also provided the interesting information that the Central Library does about 31% of its daily business before 1:00 p.m. and from 24% to 27% of its business after S:00 p.m. More meetings were held in the library's three meeting rooms and in Heritage Hall than in 1962. The firgure was S36 compared with 516 for the previous year. Total attendance was 39,976. Lists of the organizations who made use of the rooms is attached.

Although it frequently- seems to the staff that everyone in the Twin Cities and even in Minnesota mst have visited the library, groups and individuals continue to cone. Schools, study clubs, church groups, and convention groups of all kinds came bringing the total number of individuals toured in groups to l, 749. Some of the volunteers continued to give splendid service, but the appeal of this as a volunteer activity is waning. Because of an increasing difficulty in secur­ ing guides, a pamphlet entitled "Your Tour of the Minneapolis Public Library" was produced by the Public Relations Office and printed in the library. Staff nsmbers are able to give the pamphlet to visitors who can then proceed to see the library at their own pace. It is a most effective substitute for personally guided tours. A list of the towns from which some or the groups cane is attached. Much credit should be given to Miss Ethel Johnson who carried on the work of assigning treating rooms and arranging tours largely on her own initiative throughout mu.eh of the yeai:

The Chief of the Central Library continued to serve as a nember of the advisory committee for the Conmmnity In.formation and Referral Center; as the library's representative in the Women's Division of the Minneapolis Safety Council, and as chair:ma.n of the Kathleen Hynes Loan Fund for the Minneapolis Public Library Staff Association. She was invited to beeone a member of the Minneapolis People to People Committee and was asked to plan a reception at the library on December 9 for the opening of the photography exhibit on Chile. The reception was held in the Lounge on the second floor with the Alllbassador to the United States from Chile and his very charming wife as Ju.eats of honor. Members of the Library Board were also in the receiving line. Miss Mull spoke to two journalism classes at the - 3 - Robbinsdale High School in December on the financial crisis of the library and was gratified that so any students expressed a real concern for the well being of the library. '1'V appearances included a program on the services of the library on KMSP-TV on J-uly 25, and on "Here and There?" with Miss Bond and Miss Brunat on Channel 2 on October 10.

Normally, we look toward the new year hopefully, anticipating the greater service which we will be able to give, but with the Board action taken to balance the budget in 1964, it is impossible to be optimistic. The projected closing of the Central Library on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings in 1964 because of the drastic reduction in the nUDlber of staff :nenbers requested by the Library Board makes the future of the Minneapolis Public Library seem dark. We hope that further economies will not be necessary. In the .neantime, the staff is attempting to provide the competent professional service for which the Minneapolis Public Library is so well known. How well it is succeeding, only our public can tell us. We sincerely hope it may continue to be only the best.

Respectfully subndtted, ~~~~ :Z:ret M. Mull Acting.Librarian and Chief of the Central Library MEETING ROOMS - cr:NTRAL LIBRARY 1963 The organizations listed below used the meeting rooms two or more times during the year. American Topical Association Camp Fire Girls - :Mpls. Council Creative ·writing Group Discussion Sorority Ed. Research Assn. in Handwriting Analysis Five Day Stop Smoking Fr:iends - Minneanolis Public Library Girl Scouts Adult (Ed. Co:11m.) '' " Council " " Merit Bar '' " ( Sioux Area) " " Training Session n n U.S.A. - Reg. X Great Books Leadership Training Jr. Great Books Training Session 1st Yr. Great Books Discussion Group 2nd " " " " " 3rd " " " " " 4th " " " " " 16th " " n n u Henn. Cty. Lib. Branch Workshop Junior League Puppet Workshop Lake State Forest Exp. Station (U.S. Dept. of A~ic) League of Worren Voters (Foreign Policy) " " " " Mpls. Chap. " " " " Unit 9 " n " " Finance Comm. Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Mpls. Bird Club Mpls. Citizens Comm. on Public Educ. Mpls. Citizens Public Form Mpls. General Hospital - School of Nursing & Graduation Mpls. Park Board - Basket-ball & Umpire Mt~s. Mpls. Poetry Club Mpls. Postcard Club Mpis. Tax league ¥..inn. Adult Educ. Assn. - Group Processes Minn. Assn. of Educ. Secretarj:es Minn. Aquarium Society Minn. ~otanical Society Minn. Council for the Social Studies Minn. Garden & Flower Society Minn. Library Assn. - Exec. Bd. - Council Monument Chap. D.A.R. National Assn. of Retired Civil Service Employees Readers' Theater Saturday Discussion Club St. Barnabas Hosp. - Sutdent Nurses Swedish Hospital - Practical Nurses Tri State Comm. UNESCO - 2 - Meetings two or more tines - cont. 'T,rorren' s U. N. Rally Connn. Urban Lea~ue Guild

Plas - VAD Film ProP,rams once a week. The Tri State Conference was held here Sept. 2 - 3 - h, 1963 in Heritage Hall and the other rreeting rooms.

The Book Fair was held the week of Nov. 3 throuqh 9 in Heritage Hall. (the attendance not included in this renort)

Total number of rreetings Meeting attendance 18,718 Film " 21,258 Total attendance 39,976

Most of these organizations that rret here the nast year ",rere very enthusiastic and anpreciative.

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The organizations listed below used ' the meeting rooms for one meeting only, usually in connection with a talk and tour of the library. This does not include the staff meetings of the other school library clubs. Abbott Hospital Student Nurses Albany High School Library Club American Hunanist Assn. - Minn. Chap. Anchor Hospital - Minn. Special Library Assn. Audubon Campers Alumni Brooklyn Center High School Library Club Buchanan Bible Study Club Circle - Federation Group The Committee to warn of the arrival of Communism Mdse. on the Local Business Scene Council Houses for Senior Citizen, Inc. Crosby-Ironton High School Library Club Eden Prairie High School Library Club Elk River High School Club Fairview Hospital School of Nursing Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota - District V Girl Scouts Training Session n n Service Aids Great Books Advisory Council Greater Mpls. Safety Council Hadassah-Mpls. Chap. League of Women Voters - Resource Comm. Mayflower Church Couples Club Merrymakers Club-Pillsbury Citizens Service Mpls. Citizens Connn. on Public Ed. Mpls. Health Dept. - Nursing HonE Clinical Session Mpls. Hiking Club Mpls. Postal Supervisor's Auxillary Mpls. Society for the Blind Mpls. 1•Jomen' s Rotary Club Minn. Film Circuit Minn. Weavers Guild Murray High School Library Class National Council Senior Citizens Nature Camera Club Northwestern Hospital - School of Nursing Opera Logue Paynesville High School Library Club PEO - Mpls. Chap. BH " fl u cw n " " DJ " " " E Pine Island Library Club Professional Tech. Group of Electronic Computer's Regional Rehabitation Center for the Blind St. Anthony Library Club Special Librarians Assn. - Mpls. Honeywell n n " - Minn. Chap. - - 2 - Meetings that met once - cont. Spencer High School Library Club Twin City Chap. Minn. Society - Professional Engineers - 1r.!onen' s Aux. U of M Library Administrative Class U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Plant Pest Control ·waterville High School Library Club 1ATonen' s Club Women's International League for Peace & Freedom

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TOURS - 1963

Groups that visited the Minneapolis Public Library from out of the City, during the past year, either morning or afternoon, consisted of Schools (all grades) - Study Clubs - Church Groups - Convention Groups (from all over the States) - Auxillaries - Insurance Groups, etc. The heaviest months for the conducted tours were March through July and September and October. The approximate number of visitors on the tours was 1,749, plus different eroups that came on their ovm. The list below represents sone of the towns the visitors were from: Almandale, Minn. Montevideo Anoka County Morgan Benson Mora Bingham Lake New Germany Braham New Ulm Buffalo North Mankato Claremont Norwood Clearwater Oak Park Heights Clontarf Paynesville Cokato Randolph Cushing Renville Faribault Rochester Foley St. Cloud Gaylord Sherburn Glencoe Slayton Hanover Truma.n Iowa State Vernon Center Lester Prairie Waseca Madelia T·.Ta tertown, S. D. Maple Lake ·wells Milaca

Our sincere thanks goes to our Volunteer women - Mrs. Colenan - Mrs. Forster - Mrs. Goldhirsch - Mrs. Runke - Mrs. Truax and especially to our staff members - Miss Mull - Miss Huttner and others who conducted the tours so nicely.

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During the 1,~1ek 58 11 463 p;;:rczcna "'r.l.B:1:t~l,:3 the libraries or the City of !~inneapolis, while &1 additional 22,333 visited the libraries of H}:mnepin Count,y,. Total ln all library agencies for the weeks 80., 796,:.

Total number of books circulated bz the City of Minneapolis was as followsa To city residents S1J65l To county residents 9,199 To non-residents 1,097 62,547

During this period, Hennepin County Libraries circulated books as followsa To city residents 798 To county residents 29,433 To non-residents 40 30,271

Reference questions were asked in the follold.ng proportions in the City of Minneapolis: By city residents 24,879 By county residents 7,214 By non-residents 1,428 33,S21

Reterence questions asked in Hellil!J?in County Libraries: By city residents 248 3.9% By county residents 6,o63 95.8% By non-residents _y .3% 6,328 10000% - 2 -

The figures for the central libra;y onlz present quite a different picture. Circulation (central library) To city residents 11,527 To county residents 6,406 To non-residents 712 18.,645 Reference questions (central library-) By city residents 14,S94 6S.o% By county residents 6,461 28.8% By non-residents 1,387 6og! 22,442 100.0%

Since the residents of Hennepin County asked tm city library more questions (7,2:J.h) than they did their own libraries (6.,063) 1 it can be assuned that when the county patron must go beyond his own branch he wants the services which can be provided only by the central library with its large reference collection. City branches do 9lo4% of their circulation with city residents ard 92.8% of their reference work for city residents. County circulation from city branches was 7.7% of the total and reference use by county patrons 6.8%.

MAH 12/18/63 Attendance at the central library by time or daz

On the basis ot Monday-Friday only we bads 9-1 6,845 persons 31.3% S-9 S,087 persons 2306% On those five days we had 21,ssa·people at the central libraryo

It we include Saturday ( +Sunday- at the Museum) we bad 1 9-1 10,147 persons S-9 s,087 persons These figures are based on the .f'ull 1eek's attendance of 29,611 persons at the central library.

It we exclude the Museum and consider the Monday-Friday period only, we bads

9-1 S,783 persons 31021&% S-9 S,087 persons 27.48% 18,S09 people cans into the library portion ot the building on those .five dqso

MAH 12/18/63 Telephor.e Cal.ls at the Cent_;:al Library Mornings compared with evenings in the following manner for the Monday-Friday periods 9-1 2,339 calls ,-9 l,13.3 calls Or on a daily basis a Nov. 18 9-1 ,69 S-9 231 Nov. 19 9-1 472 5-9 2,1 Novo 20 9-1 41iO S-9 178 Nov. 21 9-1 4SO S-9 282 Nov. 22 9-1 408 ,-9 191 Total calls ( S days) a , , 709 or which 464 were counted in two departments since information was provided in both places.

MAH 12/18/63 ANNUAL REPORT ART DEPARTMENT 1963

TRENIB Many of the event8 of 1963 have affected the work ot the art department in various and sundry ways. The great popularity of Irving Stone's "Agony and the Ecstasyn and the proposed visit of the "Pieta" to the New York World's Fair have stimulated an interest in Michelangelo to the extent that he became the most popular artist of the year. Patrons who read the book wanted to read other books about him and to see reproductions of his work. Our modest collection of books seemed never to be on the shelves and the folder of repro­ ductions of his sculptures disappeared from the picture file. Fortunately a number of the sculpture reproductions were out at the time so it was possible to start a new file. The visit of the Mona Lisa to the United States created a new interest in Leonardo da Vinci and his work as well as in the Mona Lisa, herself. The opening of the Tyrone Guthrie Theater brought with it an interest in the theater's architecture as well as in the costuming and staging of the first season• s plays. The theater staff has already spent considerable time working on the costuming and staging of plays for the 1964 season. The development of what is known as "happenings" and "pop art" brought a flood of requests for material on these two subjects and thus far there has been little in print.

Currently the most popular craft is origami. The demand here has increased to such an extent that there is little material to be found on the shelves at any time.

The perennial interest in books on interior decoration continues. Wall to wall carpeting seems to be giving way to a return to area rugs and the demand for books on oriental rugs is increasing. In this field the department is well supplied and the fine plate books are much appreciated by many of our more serious readers.

University and art school students continue to use the department's resources, both books and pictures. In heaviest demand was information on the Baroque and Rococo periods, on 19th century and modern art, and on Egyptian art.

WORK PIDGRESS

The retirement of Mrs. Hanson on June 1st was a severe set back to the work ot revising the Picture Collection. However, under Mrs. Kurz•s able leadership the work is going forward. Miss O:>burn has taken over the classification of paintings, sculptures, portraits and the graphic arts. Miss Johanson is helping considerably and Miss oavanagh has taken over the classifying of illustrations from the National Geographic Magazine. Miss cavanagh also is continuing her revision of the Vertical File. Mrs. Persis Hanson is listing a collection of sales catalogs which were a gift to the department many years ago. It is a valuable collection for research purposes and will be of great help to scholars once we can get it in usable order. -2-

DISPLAYS Displays in the department continue to attract the attention of patrons passing by. Among the subjects featured during the year were Bird prints., Photography, Wood cuts., Chinese art., and Painters of today.

MEETINGS AND TALKS

At an Adult Librarians meeting in January Mrs. Kurz presented a "Buying list of art books" which had been prepared in the department.

On January 28 I spoke to the Buchanan Bible Study Club on "Moses in Art"., and on November 7 I spoke to members ot the Monument chapter of the D.A.R. on the resources of the art department which would be of interest to them. STAFF Miss Cavanagh won a prize tor designing a bookplate tor the Edward Morrill Johnson collection. Miss Johanson designed the cover tor the December number of "This Month" and Miss Brittain designed the new edition of "Winter Hours".

In June Miss Cavanagh served on the Hospitality O>mmittee for the Tri-state Library Meeting held in Minneapolis. Mrs. Kurz is serving on the Staff' Association Scholarship Committee and Mrs. Edith Hanson was on the Ways and Means Committee until her retirement in June.

Miss Dorothy Wallace resigned in June in order to accompany her sister, Sarah, who left the library in order to take a position in the Library of Congress, Washington., D.c.

Mrs. Edith D. Hanson retired· on June 1st, after many years of service in the department. It was during Mrs. Hanson's years of service that the picture collection developed in a very large extent into the tremendous instrument for service it now is. She worked tirelessly and unassumingly not only in selecting and classifying the pictures but also in helping the many patrons: artists, commercial artists., and students who came to the department for pictures. To these she gave most generously of her time and knowledge. While she is missed by staff and patrons, all wish her a most happy retirement.

In place o! these two retired star! members we have Miss Nancy Johanson, a Professional Assistant II. She is a graduate of the University of Washington Library School and has had considerable experience in the San Diego and Seattle public libraries. And we have Mrs. Persis Hanson for two days a week. She is not a new comer to the library and has worked in the art department on various occasions in the past. We have had the promise of a part time junior clerk. We hope she will arrive soon to help with the clerical work of the picture collection.

The quiet efficiency with which Miss Angell has carried out her many duties should not go unnoticed. It has done much to make the work of the department both smoother and pleasanter. To her and to the entire staff goes a well earned "well done"• -J-

ADDITIONS TO OOLLECTION Books: 627 new titles 204 duplicates 89 gifts 88 transfers 1008 total

151 volumes were lost or discarded.

In 1963 a number of exceptionally fine titles were added to the collection - . purchases made possible by various gift funds. The Athenaeum again spent over $900 for books and periodicals. Noteworthy among these were: Doroth7 Doughty• s "American Birds", a volume consisting of 70 colored mounted plates from the Worcester Royal Porcelain eo., Louis Grodecki's volume on Qlartres, a new title in the Musee des Grandes Architecture Series, and Creswell's, -nA Bibliography of the Architecture, Arts and crafts of Islam to 1st. Jan. 1960n.

Herbert's fine "Oriental Lacquer", David's "Jacques-Louis David, 1748-1825", and Kirchners• "Das Werk Ernst Ludwig Kirchners", a portfolio of 100 plates, partly in color, were purchased with money from the T.B. Walker fund.

The Heaton fund enabled us to buy Sir Lawrence Binyon•s "Persian Miniature Painting" - a title we had wanted since its publication in 1939 and which we could not then afford. It is claimed to be the best treatment of this subject. From the Heaton fund also came Michener's "Modern Japanese Print", a gorgeous volume of ten original prints.

Pictures: Added: 1962 Unmounted 14,460 Mounted 1,350 Total 15,Sio 1963 Unmounted 13,233 Mounted 1,242 Total 14,475 Discarded: 1962 1143 196.3 18.3 Lost: 1962 283 1963 Unmounted 320 Mounted 109 Total ~ Pictures circulated: 1962 88,624 1963 90,488 -

-ANNUAL REPORT.

STAFF or the ART DEPARTMENT 1963

PROFFSSIONAL STAFF Humphrey, Constance H• Department head Kurz, Anne s. Assistant department head Oivanagh, ca.therine A• Professional assistant II

Coburn, May R. n If Hanson, Persis P. (part time since Oct.26) " " Johanson, Nancy L. (since June 24) ff " Wallace, Dorothy 1. (resigned June 6) " "

CLERICAL STAFF

Angell, Ruth E. Clerk typist II

Brittain, Gail (part tiRle) Page, pictures Hanson, Edith n. (retired June 1) Library attendant -·

ANNO.AL REFO RT

Business and Economics Department 1963

"Rugged beginning - swamped with students." That is the first statement in the 1963 diary of questions and events that we kept in the Business and Economics Department. Because ··so many students use the Christmas h>lidays for completing term assignments or looking up references for research papers, we are very aware of their presence in the library for that brief period. The regularly repeated questions on the economics of the Civil War, life during the Industrial Revolution, history of banking in the United States, and employment of youth we have come to reoo gnize as annual school assign­ ments which require a good stock of materials, as well as extensive reference work on the part of the staff. After these flurries have subsided, however, our ¥:>rk still continues to be predominantly serving the business community.

When we remark to each other that we don't seem to be as busy as we used to be, we also remind ourselves that we are now serving the public with two phones, manned by two librarians from 9 to 5:30, only one librarian at night, plus a directory desk with a direct phone from the switch board, covered from 9 to 5. Book selection and ordering, clipping two newspapers, checking in new books, filing and revising catalog cards, shelf listing and preparing pamphlets, pl us the daily duties of mail, filing and reading new magazines keep all the staff busy whenever they are not occupied with serving the public.

Probably the most exciting event of the year was the arrival on July 8 of Maria Teresa Castilla, assistant professor in Library Organization and Administration at the University of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, to be a member of our staff for eleven mnths. In the six months that she has been with us, we have appreciated the opportmiity to work with her. She is so completely capable as a librarian plus having a very engaging personality that it is a challenge to each of us to make her year as worthwhile for her as it is for us. There has been no change in our regular staff this year, and it is a pleasure to work with a staff that recognizes and accepts re­ sponsibilities completely and that works together as well as ours.

Some of our staff participated in extra curricular activities: Irving Robbins represented the professional librarians' union at their annual con­ vention at Hibbing, January 12; Lillian Cutler attended a conference on the European Comioon Market at the Ambassador Motel, February 21-22; ·Lillian Cutler served on the jury March 4-18; Daniel Teisberg served on the committee making arrangements for the Tri-State O:>nvention as meeting rooms chairman.

We did not undertake any new major project this year. Mrs. Okerlund, Mrs. Warren, and Mrs. McHugh continue the weeding and reorganization of the vertical files. The addition and discontinuance of periodical subscriptions, plus the frequent change of title mean a constant review of our periodical records. A complete index to our files of "Follow Up" and "Standing Order" records was made. A beginning was made on sending all requests for free material through the order department so that they will have a record of the items we send for on "beg postals". This procedure is subject to review to decide whether it entails more, or less work for every one concemed. Miss . Castilla' s assignment is to prepare a shelf list of all the plate books belonging to the department. Because we inherited a good many plate books, particularly in the 300's, that are hard to locate, this project has taken on greater proportions than we originally anticipated.

All the professional staff' prepared book reviews for the radio pro gram until that project was discontinued. Three special book lists were prepared; one on the European Common Market with brief annotations for the conference in February, and two buying lists for branches covering the 6oo•s and the 300•s. Miss Cutler presented these two lists at the spring and fall adult librarians' meetings, including a description of the history, organization, and work of the department with the first list. We still send five titles with annotations to the Olamber of Connnerce and the Minneapolis Jaycees to . be used in their publications each month. Now that these lists appear in their tables of contents, we feel that the contribution has gained prestige.

Some of our patrons come from distant places, for our charge slips used for reference books circulated from the desk have addresses from Brainerd, Litchfield, Mankato, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Philadelphia. We received long distance calls from Rochester, Minnesota and Fargo, North Dakota. And the .letter requests come from as far away as California and Florida.

The European Common Market continues to be one of the most popular subjects with both students and adults. We share this year• s debate topic "Medicare" with the Technical department, so we have tried to collect all we can on the subject, particularly from the insurance angle. Some of the other often repeated requests have been:

Import and Export Statistics Production statistics Taxation - Sales tax, tax reform, tax reduction Strikes Wage rates Cost of living Foreign countries, particularly Russia, La tin American countries, and India Methods of determining markets and sales potential Automation and the uses or electronic data processing Security prices, Dow Jones averages, and charting of stock prices Everything and anything on local companies.

The Directory desk is a very important part of our service and a few samples of their questions are:

Address of Ganelis Card Chmpany Who makes "Arrow" shirts List of carnival suppliers in Chicago Distributors of Scotsman ice machine in Omaha Address of the Jordanian Ambassador in Rome.

The General Mills publication 1tModern Millwheel", May 1963 recognized the directory desk as a helpful source in tracing owners of dividend checks. Some of the outstanding and interesting books added to the collection are: Australasian manufacturers' directory. Bureau of National Affairs. Export shipping manual. Chambre • From Karl Marx to Mao Tse -tung. Cuneo. Government contracts handbook. Dun & Bradstreet. Middle Market directory. Gellerman. Motivation and productivity. Lucas. Measuring advertising effectiveness. Mee. Management thought in a dynamic economy. Morris. Road to Huddersfield, a journey to five continents. Myrdal. Challenge to affluence. 0 gil vy. Confessions of an advertising man. Pennsylvania: University. Study of- mutual funds. Resources for the Future. Resources in America's future. Stires. Modern management methods PERT and CPM. Who's who in advertising. Winter. A complete guide to making a public stock offering. New periodical titles were added as follows: Canadian Business. Canadian Chartered Accountant. Credit Union Magazine. Journal of Advertising Research. Jounial of Economic Abstracts. Journal of Property Management. Real Estate Appraiser. Southern Economic Journal. Soviet Studies. Super Market Merchandising. Vend. We received from the Minneapolis Chamber or O:nnmerce 131 city directories as gifts. Because these gifts make it necessary to buy only the city directories for the Minneapolis-St. Paul met~politan area, we were able to increase our purchases of telephone books. There have been lighter moments to add a touch of spice to regular routines. On February 1 Dick Chapman recognized the 47th birthday of the Bus_iness Branch on wcro Radio, so we bought a cake and celebrated too. Valentine's Day brought an unexpected gift of a red heart box of chocolates from the research staff of Piper, Jaffray and Hopwood. And Christmas brought seven pounds of candy from Modern Medicine and the Farmers and Mechanics Bank. With the change of hours in 1964 our plans tor the department depend on circumstances. Miss Castilla will be on our start through May, so we expect to be able to continue all our projects that long. If the reference work gets so heavy we must assign more librarians on the desk, we may have to consider eliminating some work room duties. Until that time arrives, however, we fully expect to give the same service to which the patrons of the business and economics department are accustomed.

Respectfully submitted, µ~~ 'Lillian R. Cutler, Head Business and Economics Department ANNUAL RER)RT Staff of the Business and Economics Department 1963

Head Lillian R. Cutler Assistant Department Head Daniel P. Teisberg Professional Assistant Maria Teresa Castilla July 8- Professional Assistant Mrs. Sigrid Okerlund

Professional Assistant Irving Robbins Professional Assistant Mrs. Marlea Warren

Library Aide II Virginia Dobson

Library Aide II Mrs. Mary McHugh

Clerk Typist II Helen Washburn -

ANNUAL REPORT

STAFF

of the

CHllDREN I S DEPA.RfflmT CENTRAL LIBRARY 1963

FULL-TIME

Alyce Mae Underhill, Head Katharine Busch, Professional Assistant Mrs. Katherine Draper, Clerk Typist I Mrs. Marjorie Mortenson, Professional Assistant to October 18 Mrs. I.ois Ringquist, Professional Assistant, Noveni:>er 4 to December 14 Mrs. Marilyn White, Professional Assistant to March 26

PART-TIME Mrs. Lois Esterly, Professional Assistant, October 26-

Carol Carlson Fredlund., Library Aide I to August 23 Mrs. Bernice Pederson, Library Aide I, September 16-

Mrs. Lois Ringquist, Professional Assistant, April 22- November 4, December 16- CHILDREN'S DEPARlMENT

CENTRA.L UBRA.RI

STATISTICAL SUM'IARY 1963

CIRCULATI~ 1963 1962 Books and magazines 128,895 142,195 Loss 13,300 Displays for branches 22 36 Loss 14 Daily average 451 494 Loss 43 Days open 286 288 Loss 2

Harns

January 1 - May 31 9 - 9 Monday 9 - 5:30 Tuesday through Friday 9 - 5 Saturday June 3 - September 6 9 - 5:30 Daily Closed Saturday

Septelli>er 9 - December 31 9 - 9 Monday 9 - 5:30 Tuesday through Friday 9 - 5 Saturday

GROOP VISrrs AND TOURS

Groups 150 175 Loss 25 Visitors 5,651 5,070 Gain 581 -

BOOK BUDGET 1962 14,560 Gain $475.92

BOOK COLLECT ION Books added Books withdrawn New titles 1045 Discarded 1763 Replacements 1971 Lost 97 Transfers 221 Transfers from. Restored ~ Children's Dept. 4 Total added 3252 Total withdrawn 1864 (Gain in collection is 1388) Publishers gifts 135 ( cowited above) Other gifts 98 (counted above)

BI.UE CARD CO:r«tT.l'EE Books called in 1075 Books transferred to Children's Dept. 91 ( counted above)

BOOKS IN COL:W::T IOtl JANUARY 1 1 1964 Fiction 15,248 Nonfiction 16,109 Total 31,351 ·-

CENTHALCHILDRElPSDEPARTMENT

ANNUAL REPORT 1963

''Fruit basket upset" best describes the drastic staff' changes in the Children's Department over the past year. Within a six month period, Mrs. White, Mrs. Fredlund and then Mrs. M>rtenson resigned in that order. Dis­ heartening as it was to lose these stalwarts, those remaining gathered forces to cope as best they could. Miss Busch quickly and competently assumed added responsibility, assuring a smooth continuity of' service to the public while Mrs. Draper held the office details and routines together. Two part-time staff members, Mrs. Ringquist and Mrs. Esterly, who attempt to .till the gap left by Mrs. Mortenson and Mrs. White, are excellent librarians and seemingly tireless workers. Since Mrs. Ringquist, after a few weeks on full time, is back to a two and a half day week and Mrs. Esterly is on a three day week, the department's complement still lacks the equivalent of one professional. Each present staff melber there­ fore must assume added assignments and additional desk duty to compensate. Mrs. Pederson is rapidly learning the work of the department, and has organized her office assignments most efficiently and effectively since joining the staff in September to replace Mrs. Fredlund. Circulation figures for 1963 indicate on the surface a substantial drop over the prev:i'..ous year's high. At this ti.me, however, it would seem more a natural diminishing after the sudden surge in interest caused when the Library first opened in its new location almost three years ago. With the larger branches open Saturday, some of' our patrons are finding it more convenient to take their families there, rather than battling the frenzied traffic and limited parking downtown. The collection continues its growth and is meeting readers• demands in nearly all subject areas. The accelerated courses sometimes make it difficult to find in the juvenile collection the material some students require. But the publishers' vigilance usually anticipates these needs so that gradually there is more resource material becoming available. (For example, ma.thematics students assigned topics on mathematicians now find biographies of Archimedes, Newton etc. in the Children's Department.) Because there is a greater stress on science in the primary-grades, it is still difficult to find enough material to satisfy these needs at the right age level. 'lbe juvenile core collection at present totals 31,357 of which 16,109 books are nonf'i.ctiai. A most significant reading trend the past month has grown out of the tragic event in our nation's recent history, President Kennedy's assassination. An overwhelming interest in books on his life and his writings (Profiles in Courage-young reader's edition), and a marked in­ crease in a'emand for books on the presidency in general, and, in fact, the whole of the executive branch of government, seem to be a natural - 2 - outgrowth of the calam.itous event in Texas in November.

An inventory or nonfiction .finally was completed this year, though no report has been ma.de to date on titles missing. It will be several months, in tact, before the ca ta.log department is sent a record ot the missing volumes. There is such a startling number still unaccounted for, and hopefully, continued search for the next four months may produce a good proportion of those still missing. Previous inventories in the old library resulted in comparatively few losses. The large proportion at this time can be ascribed to the tact that this inventory is the first nonfiction inventory completed since 1958. Another factor that must not be overlooked is that those persons wanting to steal find it surprisingly easy to walk out of the building unchallenged with the unchecked books in full view. The final count in the 1963 inventory is going to show a staggering loss. Story hours on Saturday are not well attended because of the early hour. A larger audience could be guaranteed by holding story hour at a later time, such as eleven o'clock. This may be tried experimentally next year, thol.lgh such a change in time will take a librarian from the room at a normally busy hour. Fewer but larger groups have visited the library the past year. Many classes now coni:>ine when making a f'ield trip. Often there are 65 first graders, for example, crowding into the story hour room, an un­ comfortable number to handle in those small quarters. Dividing these large groups partially solves the problem, allowing half the children to browse while the other half is accommodated in the story hour room, then reversing the procedure. Such an arrangement can only add to our staffing problem, for it takes the librarian twice as long with such a large number of children. The Campfire tour guides who trained in October, 1962 .finished their volunteer service last May. Currently, only one volunteer, Lynn Larson, a member of our first group, remains available tor after school tours. J.a,nn has been dependable and exceptionally faithful. Three Girl Scouts working on library merit bar requirements were assigned to the Children's Department over the past year. They were un­ usually reliable workers, accomplishing much mending and cleaning of books preparatory to binding, and performing other routine tasks as assigned. From February through part of May, Margaret Malone (a Saint Catherine's library school student) put in her required hours of' practice work in the Children's Department. Her work reflected the high standards of' her school, and brought out the qualities looked for in a good children's librarian. Working Saturdays she augmented the staff' at the crucial time when Mrs. White left, and before anyone was appointed to replace her.

Among the more extensive bibliographies prepared this year by the department were those done for the Minnesota School of the Air's weekly radio program, "Book Detective" ( this was an annotated list); a sUlllller - 3 - reading list tor ca.mp New Vista in St. Louis Park; and a bibliography of nature lore and nature craft for the Campfire organization. When Dr. Dora V. Smith left for a meeting of the Cadmus board she took with . her a list of out of print titles to be considered by the board as possible candidates for the new Cadmus list. The titles were assembled by the Department Head. Exhibits have been varied and effective the past year. In January and February a collection of children's shoes from around the world were loaned by Dr. Ruth Grout, of the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. Rain clogs from the Philippines, Laplander's fur boots, woven bark shoes from Finland and Danish country shoes were among those dis­ played. This perhaps has been one of the D¥>st interesting exhibits and represents an unusual hobby begun over thirty years ago when Dr. Grout was in India. A brief news story in the daily paper brought in a number of interested people. Sister Maris Stella, of the College of Saint Catherine, loaned for display a Noah's ark and its cal"V'ed animal figures, toys trom her own childhood.

''The Wonderful World of Joan Walsh Ang].und" was the theme for an exhibit in the fall. Mrs. Anglund's tiny books, much loved and much sought after, became even more in demand. Featured were the books she autographed during a visit to MPL last spring.

Originals from Louis S1obodld.n 1s Luidi and.the Long-Nosed Soldier were the focal point of the Book Week ex ~bit, with the display later changing to include some of Mr. Slobodld.n's chalk drawings done during Book Fair performances in Heritage Hall. With an intemational theme for Spring Book Festival, the display cases featured toys and games from aromid the world. Staff menbers con­ tributed toys from China, Denmark, Germany, Australia, Poland etc. while a Japanese battledore and shuttlecock were loaned by Mrs. Abe or Giftland Far East 1.mports. Phoebe Hanson ot Donaldson's public relat~ons depart­ ment provided British made toys.

On Wednesday afternoon, May eighth, an Open House was held with re­ freshments served in the story hour room and Campfire girls acting as hostesses. The punch, Chinese fortune cookies, Mexican wedding cakes and southern molasses cookies were provided through the generosity of the Minneapolis Public Library Friends. Entertainment of the afternoon was a maypole dance executed enthusiastically if not gracefully by a kindergarten group from Greeley School. Miss Frances Kidd, Consultant in Physical Education for the Minneapolis Board of Education planned the program with Greeley School's Mrs. Lucille Wellington. The maypole, de­ signed and set up by the Buildmg Staff, was decorated with Mrs. 1'tlrtenson' s inimitable nair. . The invitation list for the Open House was a staff project resulting in a substantial and permanent list of patrons, young and old, and bther - 4 - interested persons including personnel at the University, Saint Gatherine's., the Minneapolis Public Schools, etc. Miss Busch de­ signed the attractive invitation which was beautifully reproduced by the print shop. Adding color to the Open House and to emphasize the international theme were children in costumes representmg Austria, Denmark., Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Latvia and Poland, the various nationalities from which these youngsters have descended.

On Saturday, May eleventh, an intemational film program was held in Heritage Hall. Offered to the young audience of about 100 was a preview showing o:t "Niok", a new film set in Cani>odia with children and a baby elephant as the main stars. Also shown were an American Indian legend., "The.Loon's Necklace" and a Danish film "Palle Alone in the Worldn.

Because of the excellent children's films available at the Library, it is, hoped that the Children's Department and Visual Aids can work out a series of :film programs to run several weeks during the summer of 1964, perhaps on a weekly schedule, with the hope that an experimental series can build up a sizeable viewing audience that will continue to respond to film programs the year around.

Gifts the past year have been numerous and thoughtfully provided. A special fund, collected to honor Mrs. Mildred Daunt Hagl:i.n at the time of her retirement from the Library Board, was presented to the Children's Department and used for purchase of foreign children's books. Twenty-two titles have been added to date. The Mayor's Conmission on Human Relations gave one hundred dollars for the purpose of duplicating titles that will help to deepen children's understanding of minority groups. Marguerite de Angeli, Florence Means and Dorothy Sterling are among the more outstand­ ing authors whose books were represented in the book order. Mrs. Chris Effrem, a library patron, gave a mmber of religious books to the Library including several juvenile titles. The Athenaeum continues to purchase foreign children's books and special titles that the Library mtght not otherwise be able to have.

An experiment with paper backs is working out quite satisfactorily. Whittlesey House sent some juvenile science publications in paper back format. These are neither catalogued nor reinforced. After a year or circulation they are still in fairly good condition. A Scribner's paper edition of Wind in the Willows is also in good condition after the same period of time.

The three sets of encyclopedias provided each year by their publishers see constant use. Some concern has been caused by the loss of one volume of the World Book and the occasional straying of volumes from the Compton's and Britannica Junior sets. To control the use of the encyclopedias and to b.eiter protect tliem, considerable thought, is being given to shelving them away from the desk area and in the workroom. It will then be necessary for students to sign tor the use of each volume as it is taken.

The round of school visits, spring and fall were made on schedule - 5 - with the addition of a visit last spring and this fall to Northrop Collegiate School. '!he enthusiasm encountered there from students, teachers and librarian was phenomenal. The faculty gave an all out "red carpet" welcome and made the visiting children's librarian feel that her message about books was vitally important to all her listen­ ers, as indeed it is.

Last year at this time it was hoped that because of the press of additional work and responsibility in the Children's Department, a position of assistant department head would be created. Though action was taken by the I.i.brarian, and passed by the Library Board, and funds tor the position were provided in the budget, the item was dropped when budget cuts later became essential. Along with some disappointment and frustrations there have been pleasures and joys too. The growing and much used book collection is a satisfaction, while the success of the gala Spring Book Festival gives incentive and inspiration to plan another. Just being in our new quarters is still a joy after three years that have seen the newness wearing off, and scratches becoming commonplace. With a smaller staff, but a dedicated and cooperative one that emanates a radiant esprit de corps, much that needs to be done can still be accomplished.

Activities in brief: March 15 Loring-Nicollet Center Open House. 1920 Pillsbury Avenue

April 20 Junior :teague Puppet Show. Heritage Hall. ttMany Moons''· 186 attending.

May 3 Minnesota Library Association. Spring district meeting. Dakota-Scott headquarters, West St. Paul. May 8 Spring Book Festival Open House. Approximately 175 attending.

May ll Spring Book Festival Film Program. Heritage Hall. About 100 attending. May 18 Children's Puppet Workshop presentation. Boom 253. 110wl and the Pussycat", "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" and "The Duchess Bakes a Cake". 167 attend­ ing. July 14-19 .American I.i.brary Association, Annual Con.f'erence. Chicago, Illinois (N ewbery-caldecot t dinner, Tuesday evening July 16, Madeline L' Engle and Ezra Jack Keats, speakers) - 6 - October 2-4 Tri-State Regional Library Conference. Nicollet Hotel. October 5 Storytelling workshop. Eulalie Steinmetz Ross. Nicollet Hotel. October 19 Special book exhibit in story hour room for Preschool Education Association cornrention dele­ gates. Deceni>er 7 Children's Puppet Workshop presentation. Room 253 "Hansel and Gretel", "Jack and the Beanstalk". 110 attending.

Committee Assignments: Med>er, 1.ocal planning committee (Meals co-chairman) Tri-State Regional Library Conference.

Respecttully submitted,

~Cl~ ~·vez Alyce Mae Underhill Head, Central Children's Department ------

CIRCTTLATION DEPA~:T ,~ENT

Annual Report: 1963

To the Librarian:

1963 might be called the Year of the Turnover in Circulation. From the no~inal complement of seventeen junior aids and clerks, nine were on the payroll the full year. There were twenty others, co':rling and going, needed to s11pply the ad1iitional eight staff :llemhers. So•ne Pas normal attrition, maternity leave, military leave, and so on, but there ,rJere many who transferred to other city rieparktents. The reasons given for leaving the library were higher salaries, better hours, and easier work. In July, of course, the salaries were brought up to those in other depart­ rnents, but there is no way to avoid Saturday and evening hours and the pressure of work.

The constant turnover co:nplicates the training of personnel. The training manual for.the Charge and Return Desks was revised, and a series of workshop training sessions were heJ.

Another chronic"! problem is presented by the Drive-in Windav!. One week-end during the summer a s.r'1a11 boy entered thP, building through the return slot; the buildins staff nailed a board across the top of the inside of the slot to rnake it lower. During the s11(nmer the room is often hot. Dnrin~ the winter a west winri can 1nake the room frigid; the building staff mounted a smalJ_ curtain over the return slot which helps consider­ ably, bnt so far no way has been found to block the draft around the turn­ stile. On week-ends the n1en pick up the returned books frequently, but even so the books are subjected to rough treat,'1J.ent ~hen returned there and occasionally "back up" on the rollers far enou:5h to be reached from the outside. 1:Je still are not issuing 1any books through the r,Hndow, but returns contin11e to increase. I feel it would be unfortunate for the service to 1:)e discontinued, but I do think the return slot shou1i be redesiGned.

The basic proble:n of effectively securing return of mterial and preventing ,mutilation of books is still with us. Some patrons are im­ pervious to request, persuasion, or threat of legal action. Appeals for consideration for other citizens, reasoning about saving tax dollars - nothing works in some cases. The Overdues Desk has again produced an -2- impressive volume of work. Again volunteers worked Saturdays during the summer, to try to bring their 1vork up to date. Almost h0,000 first notices were sent; more than 2,800 first bills were mailed; the number of bill records cleared by payment,. return of the material, or writing up increased over 1962. And always, there is more work waiting.

Registration issued 2,300 r.iore library cards in 1963 than in 1962, with about half of the increase to county residents. Generally, the work of this desk is acco·:nplished pro:nptly, accurately, and with little fuss.

The total number of iterl1S circulated during 1963 was 838,057, a loss of almost 15,000 from 1962. I dou1:)t if there is any single explanation for the loss. We were open two fewer days, stabilization of branch hours probably caused some patrons to return to branch patronage, and perhaps even the beautiful weather last sunmer ~aused a ctec1ine in reading.

We received no rna.jor ite:ns of eq,1ip:nent, but a microfilm cupboard is nearly ready. This will enable us to store the fill:lS safel~r and con­ veniently. An additional tnicrofil:i1 reader-printer would be helpful, and would be a necessity before Overdues r.ould begin t0 00 branch notices, as has been suggested.

He used Western Union for the messengering of books again in 1963. He did rer.over en.any books, but the returns seemed to be lower than be­ fore. The cost of the service more than doubled, so I fr~el other possi­ bilities should be explored.

Beginning October 1, 1963, the fee for Temporary Identification slips increased from. .five cents to ten cents, and the fees for replacement carc1s went from ten and twenty-five cents to twenty-five cents for ju­ veniles and fifty cents for adults. The increases are justified because of the clerical costs involYed. There was little cor11plaint from the public.

During 1964, the training :nanuals for the Hegistration and Overdues Desks will have to be revised. We wi 11 have to continue to explore ways of perforning Overdues routines :'l0re efficiently, through use of machines or any other possible way. The budget restrictions are even n~N costing us 11oney, since there are ma.chines which could save time and work but which we don't have the :-:ioney to buy. I sincerely hope additional funds 1,rill be available soon so we can take advantage of the tre:nendo11s im­ provements in office .'nachinery.

Respectfully sub:ni tted,

_ation Staff: 1963

H. Lorraine Becker - started December 23, 1963 Mary Berg Margaret Carlisle - started maternity leave October lR, 1963 Bertha Daehn Dorothy Dorr - started February 6, 1963 Willia·n Farmer - started m.ili tary leaYe October 18, 1963 Donald Geiger - resigned February 1, 1.963 Vivienne Gould Anne Guzy - resigned July 5, 1963 Gloria Hirt Beverly Hogan Alice Johnson - Supervisor Nancy Johnson - transferred from department February 4, 1963 Sadie Johnson - Circulation Departr11ent Clerk Helen Kocine - started March 27, 1963; on lay-off April 29 to June 27, 1963 Viola Lehto Rosetta Hetz - started Noveinber 6, 1963 Frances Eeyers - started October 14, 1963; resigned October 29, 1963 Sandra ~·ii tchel1 Jean Nesland - started February h, 1963; resigned t.Tune 11..i, 1963 Ray,1ond Olson Winifred Olson - resi:::;ned 11arch S, 1963 Barbara Ostro:n - s·:-:.arted February 20, 1963 Bobbie Perry - resigned Narch 8, 1963 Gertrude Reiter - started October 28, 196) Gerald Thurik - started August l, 1963 _; resigned December 2A., 1963 Kathie Simoneau - resi~:ned ~larch R, 1963 Karen Stoehr Dianne TJachs - transferred to :ienart18nt June 6, 1963 Hary Wencel - started September 18, 1963; resigned Octo'ber 2, 1963 Lois Wepplo - started 1:arch 19, 1963; resigned April 26, 1963

Part-tine: Veda Chaffin - January 22, 1963 to apriJ. 12, 1.963 SUMMARY OF CIRCULATION CENTRAL LIBRARY 1963

1963 1962 Gain -Loss BOOKS Adult 669,6,2 673,562 3,910 Juvenile 128,895 142,195 13,300 TOTAL 798,547 815,7,7 17,210

OTHER MATERIALS ISSUED Vertical File Materials 20,405 18,453 1,952 Records 19,105 18,.724 381 TOTAL 39,510 37,177 2,333

Films 17,729 19,564 1,835 Filmstrips 3,013 3,184 111 Slides 15,302 24,231 8,929 Projectors 411 342 §2. TCYrAL 36,515 47,321 10,806 --.ic, MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY Circulation Department Overdues Report 1963 Material -Paid Books •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••1172 Envelopes ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 94 Folders ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 118 Holders••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• l Magazines••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 229 Pictures•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 138 Record Cases•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• l Records ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 29 Sheet Music•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••---1. Total •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1789 (Amount Paid $4,004.65)

Material Written !!E_ As ~ ~ Paid* Books •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••11,4 Envelopes••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 Folders••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 36 Magazines ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 82 Pictures•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 13 Records••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 9 Sheet Music ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 Total ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••1298 "*Reasons Not Paid Cannot Locate Borrower•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 360 Deceased••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 Fictitious ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 Hospital Patient ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 178 U:}ft CitY•••••••·•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 99 Lost in Interbranch Loan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• l No Results from Bills; or, Hopeless •••••••••••••••••••••••• .394 Reported Never Had ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 122 Reported Returned•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 128 Stolen ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 Too Poor•••••••••••••••••••••••••····~··••••••••••••••••••• 10 Total.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••1298 Material Cleared After Being Written!!£ As~~~ Paid*••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 66 Returned•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ Total•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 89 *Included in total paids. Number or Bills Sent New Bills ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2878 Repeat Bills •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 467 Court•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••--12 Total ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••3424 -

Mpls. Public Lib., Circ. Dept., Overdues Report 1963--2

Bills on Hand, January 1, 1963 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 9344 New Bills Sent 1963 ••••••••••••••••••..••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2878 Total ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 12222

Bills Withdrawn 1963 Paid••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••llhl Returtl.8d •••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 653 Written Up As Not Paid •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• h58 2252 Bills on Hand, Jannary l, 196h••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 9970

Respectfully submitted, ~z.~ Sadie E. Johnson Circulation Department MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY Circulation Department Registration Report 1963

Total Number of Borrowers, January 1, 1964 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 246844 Total Number of Borrowers, January 1, 1963 •..••••••...•.•••••••••••.••••. 231tP1• i.-.~ ••••••••••••.•.•••••••• '....••...... •.•.•..•••.•.•.•••••

Cards Issued Juvenile City Resident Cards Issued 196J •••••••••••••••••• I4017 Juvenile City Resident Cards Issued 1962 •••••••••••••••••• 13407 Gain ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 610 Adult City Resident Cards Issued 1963 ••••• ·• ••••••••••••••• 23398 Adult City Resident Cards Issued 1962 ••••••••••••••••••••• 22885 Gain••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 513 Juvenile County Resident Cards Issued 1963•••••••••••••••• 3032 Juvenile County Resident Cards Issued 1962 •••••••••••••••• 32h2 Loss ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 210 Adult County Resident Cards Issued 1963 ••••••••••••••••••• 8647 Adult County Resident Cards Issued 1962 ••••••••••••••••••• 7269 Gain ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• U'7B' Total Resident Cards Issued 1963*•••••••••••••••••••••••••49094 Total Resident Cards Issued 1962*•••••••••••••••••••••••••46803 Gain •• ••••••• • ••• •. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 22°91 Juvenile Nonresident Cards Issued 1963•••••••••••••••••••• 26 Juvenile Nonresident Cards Issued 1962 •••••••••••••••••••• 27 Loss •••••••••••••••••••••••••• •. •. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Adult Nonresident Cards Issued 1963 ••••••••••••••••••••••• 723 Adult Nonresident Cards.Issued 1962 ••••••••••••••••••••••• 680 Gain •••• •••••••••• ~ •••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••• b3 Total Nonresident Cards Issued 1963*·••••••••••••••••••••• 749 Total Nonresident Cards Issued 1962*•••••••••••••••••••••• 707 Gain ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ Total Deposit Cards Issued 1963*•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 182 Total Deposit Cards Issued 1962*•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 178 Gnn••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Ii' *TarAL NUMBER OF CARDS ISSUED 1963 ••••••••••••••••••••••••50025 *Total Number of Cards Issued 1962 ••••••••••••••••••••••••47688 Gain ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••• 2337 Included in Total Cards Issued

Firm Cards Issued 1963•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 84 Firm Cards Issued 1962 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 100 I,oss ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• lo -

Mpls. Public Lib., Circ. Dept., Registration Report 1963--2

Financial Report Nonresident Fees, 1963, 749@ $,.oo ••••••••••••••••••••••••$3745.oo Nonresident Fees, 1962, 707@ $,.00 •••••••••••••••••••••••• 3535.00 Gain••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••$ 210.00 Deposit Card Fees, 1963, 182@ $1.00 •••••••••••••••••••••••$ 182.00 Deposit Card Fees, 1962, 178@ $1.00 ••••••••••••••••••••••• 178.00 Gain •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• $

Total Receipts 1963••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••$3927.00 Total Receipts 1962 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3713.00 Gain ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••$ 21.h .OO

Respectfully submitted, kvi.~ Sadie E. lohnson Circulation Department ANNUAL REPORT HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY .ANP TRAVEL 1963

The smooth operation of the History Department during the past year indicated a successful adjustment to the environment of a new building had been accomplished. The frustrations and irritations characteristic of an adjustment period were absent. Our staff remained unchanged during the 79ar with the exception of Ethel Dredge, who retired on September 1. There was very little change in the work routine of the professional staff. Every- member necessarily has to spend the greater portion of the day at the service desk so that the time allowed for keeping up the various special indexes and perusing the subject specialty- magazines both for con­ tent and book reviews is necessarily limited. During the months of July . and August every staff' JBember worked several hours in the M.H.C. collection assisting in filing a backlog of untiled clippings, clipping back files of suburban newspapers and, in the process, learning the content and how to use the ](inneapolis Historical Collection. The major change was in the work assignments of the clerical staff. In October, Kary Ledford was assigned full-time to the Minneapolis Historical Collection. While the volume of work in this collection does not merit the attention of a full-time Senior Library Aide, it was thought best for the morale of the Department to make this change, until such time as the Library Administration could clearly define the responsibilities of this position to the History Department. Kiss Led.ford's duties were divided between the Junior Clerk-typist and the Senior Clerk~typist, with by far the major share falling to the Senior Clerk-typist. Too much praise cannot be given to Mrs. Yvonne Capra who fills this position. She performs a wide range of duties with competence and a fine cooperative attitude.

I cannot urge too strongly the assignment of pages to Department super­ vision. It is damaging to the morale of a department to observe a Library page pursuing personal business while the work of the Library remains undone. Pages working under a Department can be given on-the-job training, can be given full-time supervision and will develop work habits that will carry on their future occupations. This change will also provide day-by-day shelving of books on the open shelves. Our books, at the very time they are in demand, remain on trucks for days-on-end sometimes running into weeks. In addition, pages develop a sense of loyalty to the Department and to the Library, that seems now, in so many, to be sadly lacking. Student use of the resources of the Department remains heavy. There is a great deal of demand for material on current events and naturally the clippings in the vertical file are extensively used. Kore and more teachers on the elementary and grade school levels are making assignments to news­ papers resulting in more than the normal paging o.f' this material. In increasing numbers, students from. the colleges in the Twin Cities area and from nearby state colleges use the newspaper microfilms. While the present financial situation of the Library prohibits purchasing one or more readers, the need makes itself more evident every day. The micro-print machines are utilized a great deal and we hear many grateful expressions of appre­ ciation at finding them available. - '-2- 'l'he Department received many gifts of local interest during the year. One of the more interesting was a collection of picture postcards on Lake Minnetonka dating back to the late 1 90s and early 1900s. They were sent to us from the Los Angeles Public Library who had been given them with a collection of miscellaneous postcards. Another gift was a scrapbook filled with pictures of early 1linneapolis. We have been promised a collection of theater programs from a patron, now blind., who had acted for many years in the Shubert Theater. Pictures., scrapbooks., diaries., programs and the like constitute a vital part of any historical collection., and since Minneapolis is relatively not an old city, many residents have a great deal of this material in their attics. We need a good publicity program to advertise our fine existing historical collection and our need for gifts.

It is exciting and stimulating to work in a department whose work to a great degree is concerned with local, national and international events and with the people concerned with them. President Kennedy• s assassination was the source of numerous questions concerned not only with the tragedy itself but with historical facts and curiosa of assassinations and attempted ~ssassinations in the past. These questions are still coming in fairly frequently.

The Civil Rights March in Washington, the death of Pope John and the election of Pope Paul, the Profumo scandal in Britain, the first woman coS11.0naut., the overthrow of the government in South Vietnam and the assassi­ nation of President Diem and his brother as well as the visit of )(adame Rhu were some of the events that occasioned many questions both by telephone and in person.

A library must grow if it is to maintain the excellence of 1 ts col­ lection and remain responsive to the needs of its users. So much is being published., that book selection must necessarily be at once selective and comprehensive. We have purchased widely in the fields of civil rights, the negro in our American society, political philosophies, especially" those contrasting liberal and conservative views, and city and metropolitan planning. We have endeavored to provide reliable and adequate information on each of the 113 member nations of the United Nations including travel guides that for some countries are all too sparse. We are continuing to add works in ancient and medieval history in order to bring what had been a neglected part of the collection up to a reasonable standard of excellence.

Theft and mutilation continues to grow as a problem. Thirty volumes of encyclopedias were mutilated; one volume of the Book Review Digest and eight volumes of bound magazines. So many volumes of the World Book J:mcy­ clopedia have been mutilated that we no longer attempt to repair the damage. The current volume of Facts on File was stolen in April and we have 16 missing volumes from our sets of encyclopedias.

We are, as always., grateful to the Athenaeu:m for their purchase of many fine additions to the collection. Among them was the series to be coapleted in seventeen volumes of Dokumente zur Deuteehland Politik von 1941 bis sur gegenwart., a compilation of political documents on Germany from 19L.1 to the present. Archaeology of Easter Island by Thor Heyerdahl was another fine purchase. •

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'l'e are fortunate in having a competent dedicated staff. Some were active in professional and Staff Association activities during the year. Krs. Bloch served on the hospitality committee for the Tri-State Conference held in September and she was also a member of the social committee of the Staff Association and Kiss Oarnaas took advanced Norwegian language classes at the University. No report would be complete without a special note of gratitw:le to the History Department staff for their fine cooperation. Respectfully submitted, ~/.!\~ a 1J~ Martina A. Brown •

ANNUAL REPORT Staf'f' of' the HISTORY DEPARTIIENT 1963

PRO~IONAL Bloch, Kaxene Brown, llartina Head Dredge, Ethel Retired September l FitzGerald, norence Garnaas, Helen Heitzman, Halina Johnson, Ruth Assistant Head Rea ly, 1fi.ldred 11.B. C. Librarian Sweetser, )(argaret

NOB-PRO~SIONAL Capra, Yvonne Senior clerk Fischer, Sandra Junior clerk Ledtord, Kary Senior aid STATISTICAL HIG BLIGHTS

BOOKS AHD CONTINUATIONS Budget allowance $9610.54 Actual expenditure $9617.23 Haw titles receiTed 1336 Books rejected 30 Pamphlets received 208 Total volumes received (includes duplicates) 2257 United States Geological Survey topographic maps 1.502

PERIODICAIB Newspapers I 742.00 Periodicals $1400.00 Total expenditure $2142.00 BOOKS PURCHASED BY ATHENAEUM Athenaet111·purchas,s totaled $S77.37 tor 44 volumes which included 13 biographies and 11 travel books.

KICROFilll Microfilm used 3385 PHOTOSTATS, lllCROPRINTS AND VERIFAX PRINTS Orders to commercial printers 8 Orders to Binder)" 60 tor 23S prints Orders tor Micro-printer in History lo6 tor 223 prints

Reserves taken 2897 Books taken to Circulation 2,17 Books not picked up by patron 59, POPUIAR TITLES

Louis Nizer1 s JI:, Lite in Court, which led our popular titles in 1962, was still being reserved 1D July of 1963.

Other popular titles in the order of their popularity were:

Hopper, Hedda The Whole Truth and Nothing But St. Johns, Adela Rogers Fina 1 Verdict 'l'renner,-, Walter Murder in Minnesota Baldwin, J&JIISS The Fire Next Time Martin, Lawrence England 1 An Uncommon Guide Pritchett, V. s. London Perceived ------ll!it-

ANRtJAL REPORT 11INHEAPOLIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIOI 1963

The use and appreciation of the service in 1lHC b7 the public during 1963 bas been most gratitying. Some patrons, not knowing the library had such a collection were surprised at what could be found here, and have come back more than once. others· have remarked that they have found intormation here not found in any other place. Few patrons lean without expressing the great value of the Collection, and we feel that our efforts and the efforts of those who have worked before us have not been in vain.

\fide varieties of' information and service were given in 1963. One of the architects who designed the North Star Center had our 1882 pictorial map of East Washington Avenue reproduced as a wall mural for a client. The artist who did the murals for the new addition of the Farmers and )[echanics Bank came in often to study and sketch early pictures of the local scene in preparation for her work. The Northlrestern Wationa 1 Life Insurance CompaI17 borrowed pictures of early buildings and street scenes in the lower loop for a special series appearing in the firm's magazine featuring its new building under construction. They mailed us copies of their issues in ap­ preciation. The City Planning Office borrowed interiors of early meat markets and grocery stores in the loop. They volmteered to donate to us building-pictures .from. their files when weeded, but as yet none have been forthcoming. The :Minnetonka Herald photographed pages from our early Social Registers or Minneapolis for a feature article. The Minneapolis Transit Company was given information on earl)" transportation s7Stems in the city. One Minnesota writer spent an entire afternoon with us, veri­ fying background material for a book he is publishing. Information was given to patrons on names of early streets, the developaent of the park system. in )(inneapolis., current liquor licensing, the history of WCCO, the fabulous Gates Mansion., newspaper histories., the problems or the Washington Avenue viaduct, University automobile parking, the oil pollution of our Minnesota rivers., business firms in the city in 1863, the cause of death of Arle Haeberle, Christmas in pioneer days in Minnesota., the St. Paul Winter Carnival, descriptive material on small towns, racial discrimination in the area, the famous Northfield Bank robbery, recent Kinneapolis murders, the Dutch elm. tree disease. One out-of-town patron who for five years had been trying to get information on an early ghost town in Minnesota was finally rewarded in JIHC. He is now our friend for life. The work in the Collection during the year has involved the selection and processing ot over twenty-two thousand clippings and three thousand pamphlets including leaflets, brochures, and pictures. The old clipping files continued to be reorganized and like materials incorporated as new material was added. ltany cross references were made. Kuch work on the picture file was done during the summer. An attempt was made to sort the odds and ends of materials in the stacks that have accumulated over the :,ears, but no time was left for completion of this project. Progress was made in the stack book collection shelving, but in 1963 there was no time tor inventory. We hope this can be done in 1964. -2-

Gifts in 196.3 included early post.al cards and albums of scenes and buildings in Kinneapolis. George w. Dayton of the Dayton Compa117 presented us w1 th James Grey• s book., •You Can Get it at Dayton' a"., a valuable histoey and informative volume on the store. Several women presented us with club materials and yearbooks. Brenda Ueland gave us a 1909 copy of the '\feat High annul., "The Hesperian." Jlembere of departments of the library have continued to think of us in donating material.

The staff' in IIHC has worked hard and diligently. In the spring and sunmer of 1963 we were given the help of tour members of the regular History Department who worked on a backl.og of' old clipping materials and an accumu­ lation of suburban newspapers in the stacks. Kiss Ethel Dredge who had been in JIHC since the fall of 1962 retired in the fall of 1963. We were sorr7 to lose her. lliss Kary Ledford who had hithertofore divided her time between History and 11110 was put on full time in JIHC in the late fall of 1963. This has helped the work-load considerably. She is an efficient, dedicated worker who has developed a real interest in local history. Respectfully submitted., , \JV\AJk} ~ -~4 Jlildred G. Meal7, Librarian Jlinneapolis Historical Collection LIT.ERA '!URE DEPARTMENT

1963

PROFESSIONAL STAFF

McConnick, Helen, Head Gelinas, Jeanne, Assistant Head Copeland, Julia, began October 28 Druckenbrod, Anne Lied, Violet Manges, Dayle, left June 10

Shea, Lois Ann

CLERICAL STAFF

Hasselo, Mildred ANNUAL REPORT 1963

I. Procurement of Materials

A. 'Ihe 196 3 book budget has been spent as .f'ollows: New Fiction $3185 (see item II below) New Nonfiction 2894 (see item III below) Foreign books and records 1651 (see item IV' below) Continuations 198 Replacements and reissues 1480 'IDTA.L $10008 B. Literature's periodical budget of $550 was exceeded by $37.91 to provide 172 periodicals.

II. Fiction. Before listing the kinds of fiction bought this year I should explain the difference between the figure for new fiction in the Book Selection Room report (486 titles) and the one in this report (458 titles). It is accounted for by two factors. First, the Book Selection Room makes its categories before the books are cataloged and the department count comes after cataloging. If what looks like--and basically, is--fiction is written in episodic form or is very funny, it is apt to be classed as an 827 or 828 instead of as fiction. Second, we do not include reissues in our count., while the Book Selection Room includes all books that go through it.

No. o:f No. of Titles Books Cost 1963 1962 1963 1962 1963 1962 Historical novels 65 62 150 153 $510 $461 Light love 3 9 3 26 17 72 Mysteries 96 103 279 309 585 687 Science fiction 1.5 21 43 69 99 148 Westerns 15 8 33 1.5 7.5 21 All others a) Modern classics 95 120 267 344 768 964 b) Serious 101 101 2.36 267 669 743 c) Ephemeral 68 .J.! 165 136 462 353 IDT.AL -458 475 1176 1319 $3185 $3449 - 2 - .

III. Nonfiction purchases have been grouped below to show subject categories; figures indicate the number of first copies purchased, the number of books (including duplicates) and their retail cost. No. of No. of Titles Books Cost

History & Criticism 211 284 $800 Journalism & Writing 13 20 63 Library Science 32 39 74 1heatre 116 205 464 Poetry 63 87 2.30 Reference '39 40 166 824 1s & 828 1s 121 217 674 398 1s 5 6 26 400 1s 48 62 210 Speech & Debate 5 8 22 Other 36 ~ 165 'IDTAL 691 1020 $2894

IV. Forei~ Language Collection

A. Procurement of materials. 582 books have been added to the "Y" collection of which 205 were gifts. 'lhey are divided among 16 languages, as follows: Purchased Gifts Total number Number Cost Scandinavian (139) ($659.00) (177) (316) Danish 26 99.20 20 46 Finnish 8 29. 75 3 11 Norwegian 36 174.90 123 159 Swedish 69 355.15 31 100 Spanish 53 165.25 53 German 53 190.97 2 55 French 51 188.85 51 Italian 27 89.90 27 Russian 17 73.00 17 Ukrainian 24 58.30 22 46 Latvian 9 37.40 9 Hungarian 2 9.20 2 Slovene 1 2.50 l Portuguese l 3.00 1 Hebrew 0 3 3 Yiddish 0 1 - 1 IDTAL 377 $1477.37 205 582 - 3 -

Addi ti.ons not put in the nyn collection are: 1. English-foreign language dictionaries, 38 volumes; cost $132.00. 2. Recordings and their manuals, $63.25, all of which came from a gift fund.

B. Achievements in 1963

1. Revision of the department's foreign language shelf list to serve as a subject index and provide both a short an­ notation and a review source.

2. Compilation, by langua.ge, of lists of 1960-62 additions to the nytt collection and establishment of a routine to produce yearly supplements.

3. The Yiddish and Scandinavian collections which came in from branches are being weeded to give them a new vigor and ·to eliminate the necessity of transferring worn and out-dated volumes.

c. Future projects and needs. l. Reproduction and distribution of above lists.

2. We must never lose track of the need to replace our foreign language assistant. The Slavic language collection is suf­ fering for lack of a person competent to buy for it and handle it.

V. Continuing Projects

A. '!he Theatre clipping collection is still a weak and struggling project. It is always the first thing to be laid aside in times of stress, which seem to occur often these days. In addition to regular vacations and nonnal sick leaves, this department was short one person from June 10 to October 28th and had one major illness and "bio 4-week periods of leave-without-pay.

B. The purchase of paper-bound copies of books much in demand, has proven to be an effective and inexpensive way to meet an important need. 'Ihe low purchase price is only one saving; the other is the very simple processing which requires neither shelf-listing nor cataloging. nrl.s department has bought paperbounds to supplement quantities of 7 novels and of the 4 plays produced at the Guthrie 'lheatre--115 copies, all told, of the latter. - 4 - VI. Problems

A. An intolerable paging and shelving operation exists which we share with other departments that have large circulating collections. Suggestions for improvement aret

1. Establishment of work procedures that utilize the paging staff so that there is no time at which they may claim that it is permitted for them to be reading, writing let­ ters, chatting, etc. Such a routine was worked out with the head of shelving for acti.vi ties on the west mezzanine, but he declined to implement it. This whole thing needs to be reviewed and the conclusions carried out.

2. Assignment of an identifying colored pencil to each page which he must use for all notations on call slips.

3. Maintenance of a record by the head shelver for each page, which will show every incorrect report given out and every complaint about his work made by a librarian.

4. After a pre-determined number of such reports appear on his record, the page should first be warned of his precarious position and finally discharged. '!here are a few pages whose work habits are so bad that they may not now be able-­ or willing--to correct them. If they mu.st be discharged it would be better for them and for the library and would prove to be a useful warning to others that there is some authority over them. The several pages now doing reliable work could only be pleased at the prospect of having all pages carry their share.

5. Supervision of page's work schedules by the Personnel Office so that there are pages on duty when they are needed, rather than when they particularly want to put in their time. A.t the very busy periods-and they are easily predictable-- there should be a maximum of workers; the predictable slack periods should also be re.fleeted in staffing. Towards the end of Christmas vacation every truck in the library- was .full of unshelved books and thousands of books were stacked on the floor while the reading rooms were milling with students hunt­ ing for them. 'Ibis is intolerable and unnecessary.

B. Fiction Selection

In 1960 the Librarian and the Co-ordinator of Adult Services, want­ ing to improve the calibre of the fiction in the library system, asked that we buy fewer fiction titles and review each one cri ti- c ally. I agreed to gradually pare the number of titles acquired annually to 450--and to buy fewer and fewer purely ephemeral ma­ terials. - 5 - 'lb.is plan met with immediate and articulate opposition from the Branch Librarians, who 0said that the bulk of their readers wanted love stories, mysteries, westerns and best sellers and that "they were taxpayers, too. n 'lhe conflict simmered, with both camps show­ ing a good deal of forbearance, and by 1962 the fiction total was down from around 700 in 1959, to 475.

In my annual report for that year I said: "· •• we are still buying books which simply duplicate the kind of thing already provided in great abundance by the mass media. Nothing short of a book selec­ tion policy, which in turn, can only follow from a detenni.nation of the Library's purpose, can resolve this; and if' that purpose is not limited in scope nothing will have been accomplished." Well, a statement of "purpose and function" was formulated and published last April under Mr. Williams' administration; and it became ap­ parent that there was going to be no principle upon which a workable book selection policy could be based. 'Illis statement was so wordy as to be meaningless, and so all-inclusive as to be useless. 'lb.ere was nothing in it to support a sumdard of book selection which is in opposition to branch demands. 'Iheref'ore, although I have con­ tinued to reduce the number of ti tJ..es ( 458, this year) I have re­ sponded to branch pressure about quality.

It will be noted in the fiction chart (Section II of this report) that the greatest drop from 1962, (about 22%), has been in the ca te­ gory I call modern "classics" (those novels we may reasonably expect to have permanent value); the greatest gain (about 33%) has been in ephemeral ti tles--those that will have neither interest nor value in a few years. Let me make still another observation; by estimating that 1/2 of the historical novels, 2/3 of the science fiction and 1/2 of the "serious" novels, as well as the classics will become part of the permanent collection, we find this picture emerging.

Novels of permanent value Ephemeral novels

1963 188 270 1962 207 256

Or, t.o put it in another way, we can expect 55% o:f the fiction titles purchased in 1962 to have permanent value and only 41% of those bought in 1963.

Fiction constitutes a modest part of the library's holdings, but it is a good place to watch what is happening to the book collection. Someone with authority and a lasting sense of responsibility is going to have to decide what this organization is for and then implement that decision. I think there's not much doubt what a school's re­ action would be if a group of students said they weren't interested in the books purchased by the Board of F,ducation; that they wanted - 6 - to read comic books; and that the school had to buy them because their parents paid taxes, too. I don't want to carry this analogy too far, but I think it's clear that if their teachers came into the superintendent's office to plead their case, it would occur to him that there was something the matter with those teachers 1 con­ cept of their job. We are asking for scarce public funds to main­ tain a vital, important institution which is, in the broadest sense, educational--and if we continue to waste our substance, catering to those who are basically non-readers, we will have a book collection that will drive away the reading, thoughtful, book-hungry public, whose support we so badly need.

Respectfully submitted,

~l,,t 1/1,. /Jtefkm;c£ Helen M. McCormick Mt.B IC· DEPAR'JMfflT ANNUAL REFORT 1963

The past year can be considered a successful period in all aspects ot Music Department activity, but 1964 looms up ominously with its curtailments of hours, staff, and service. It seems unfortunate, in this, probably the period o:t greatest prosperity in history, that our institution must suffer from lack of financial support as if' we were in a depression.

CIRCULATION:

Circulation of' our recordings is now big business and shows all signs of continuing to be so. Records are no longer an appendage to the books and scores 1 but are an integral part of' the music collection. 'lhe circulation figure of 19,105 cases of records during the past year emphasizes the importance of' this phase of music activity. Subject matter on records is almost as varied as that found in books, and, when used in conjunction with them., expands greatly the scope of' research. OUr records are moving constantly, atxl are the source of continual activity in the Department.

University and college students and faculty visit us more and more frequently., but MacPhail patronage is now at its lowest ebb. '!his school is building its own music library, arxi the distance between the Library in its present location an:i MacPhail is so great that much further patronage seems unlikely. We also see fewer students from Northwest College for the same reason.

REFERENCE:

'!he volume or telephone reference is at a new high in this Department, much of it occurring in the morning. fllere is some significance in the fact that a larger proportion of questions deal with the more serious aspects of' music. 7bere are fewer questions propounded relating to jazz., popular singers and the like., and more inquiries about "classical" music. use of our material by University and college people for their reference and research is becoming more frequent., as congestion and overcrowding becomes more and more prevalent on College campsus es. Included in our reference questions in 1963 were the f'ollowi ng:

A request f'or the Wes endonck songs by "Beethoven'' ( Ther were written by Wagner)

Inquiry for a listing of sunmer music camps in Minnesota.

Do we have the full score of' Saint-.Sat!ns Christmas oratorio in our collection? (We are to acquire it shortly)

!he staff' is participating in the production of' Northwestern National Lif'e Insurance Company•s series of' articles in the current season•s symphony programs on paintings which inspired musical com.positions. lhe series is called Music and Art.

Another reference question was concerned with the history and development of' Easter music. Activity in this category also included correspondence with a Californian who is writing a biography of' Ellen Beach Yaw, a singer of some local renown in the 1890,s., and whose career began in Minneapolis. IDOK COLLECTION: Another outstanding acquisition was made for our book collection in 1963 - 1he Denkma.ler Deutscher Tonkunst was purchased for us by the A thenaeum. ihey had bought the Austrian Denkma.ler the p:revious year. We are also to receive the Bayern Tonkunst in 1964 as well as Das erbe Deutscher Musik {61 volumes) and plan to add many of' the historical and complete editions by means of the newly available Hinderer f'und. With the phenomenal growth in college population and the expansion of service to include all of Hennepin County, it seems advisable, in taking a long range view., to expand the holdings in the reference fields of our Music collection, by the gradual acqui­ sition of research tools such as complete editions and historical collections.

1:be final count on our sheet music inventory1 completed in April., was 2h.,885 items. We are planning the purchase of the entire Archive series or record~ on the Deutsche Grammophon label, and have received one third of the recordings thus far. The set totals aoout two hundred records.

Hinderer money will enable us to acquire multiple copies of many of our book titles. This new fund (Hinderer) is in the process of being set up now and annual proceeds will be available very soon for Departmental uses. As yet we have not been informed as to the amount of the Fund. FUNIB AND GIF'lS : American Guild of Music Teachers (Minneapolis Chapter)

A check for $30.00 was received in June i'or which was purchased:

Memorial - Vera c. Allen: Loesser., Men, lfomen and pianos. Memorial - Viva S. Barro:w: wckspeiser., Debussy. Menr::>rial - John o. Hinderer: Sachs., Rhythm and Tempo, and Dart., Interpretation of music.

ATHENAEUM:

'!he Denkmaler Deutscher Tonku.nst. 65 volumes • Stevenson: Spanish music in the age of Columbus.

Attaignant: Motets. 5 volumes.

Coli>ett: Chamber music. 3 volumes. 1963 edition.

OBERHOFFER FUND: used for orchestra scores this year., and as a supplement to our regular book budget., which is inadequate., to say the least.

FtJTTEJMAN FUND:

Principal use this year was to replace "WOrn out records., and to add several new opera titles to the collection.

STAFF:

Some of our back stage chores are going b;r the boards in the future., 'What with staff and hours curtailment (Roger Burg has been trans!erred to the Ref ere nee core) He was invaluable here because of his subject knowledge and willingness to cooperate. We hope he returns soon.

Elisabeth Shelver has contributed several valuable suggestions as to departmental procedures and has renovated completely the Octavo collection.

Mary Wallcer has removed all "Minneapolis" (including Sy:m.pb:my Orchestra and Musicians: Minneapolis) to a non circulating f'ile in our work room. '.Dlese clippings are irreplaceable and are too valuable historically i'or future circulation. flley will remain in the Department in the future. · Richard Zgodava appeared on Nov. 1h as soloist with the Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis, playing the Beethoven Fourth concerto, with outstanding success. He appeared with David Jones on Jan. 13, in Poulenc's The Story or Babar the Elephant, and Strauss• Enoch Arden.

Richard Zgod.ava is also carefully revising our Catalog Subject - headings list, in cooperation with the department head. '.Ihe Department head. conducted a workshop on "Phonograph recordings in a pu.blic library" Oct. 4 i'or the Tri State convention (Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin) Large attendance shows an intense interest in records in the public library.

He also appeared on a Tl program Oct. 17th with Norman Carol, Minneapolis Symphony concertmaster, and Miss Bond. 'lhe topic: Meaning and use oi' our Music Department to the professional musician in the commu.ni ty.

Mrs. Liddiard is efficiently processing the thousands of items that we acquire annually. We catalog our own records and sheet music and e.rery unit must go through her hands.

'!he Department sponsored Mr• Donald Ferguson last May in an Operalogue on the Meistersinger by Wagner. 'Ibis was a prelude to the local Metropolitan Opera season.

To conclude, we can only hope that some solution can be found to remedy the financial plight of this library. 1brough the years it has been built into one of the top collections among all public libraries, with our Mu.sic section outstanding. It should be kept intact and growing, as in the past.

GIF~- 1963 LP Records 113 78 RFM records 1626 Sheets 710 Books 282

Record collection, Jan. 1., 1964 totals 16., 797 Sheet music collection Jan. 1., 1964 totals 26.,084

Respectfully subnitted, ~5~ Merle S. Adams CA TAU>ClrN G:

H>OKS: SHELF OFFICIAL MAIN MU3IC Shelver 101 101 101 188 495 Walker 163 163 163 272 557 Zgodava 69 69 69 156 427 '!OTAIS TIT TIT :m- oI"6 l1i"79"

SHEE15:

AU'IHOR SECDNDARY SHELF Shelver 63 192 63 Walker 339 774 339 Zgodava 128 351. 128 'IOTAIS ~ 13!7 53?> RE001ID3: SECOMDARY SHELF Burg Aq;oR 1021 184 Shelver 281 1497 281 Walker 385 1971 385 Zgodava 75 484 75 'IOTAIS 925 Tm1 93" -

MtS IC DEPAR'.MENT

STAFF 1963

)ferle S • Adams Full time Jan. 1 - Dec. 31. Roger Blrg Full time Jan. l - Dec. 31. Helen Liddiard Full time Jan. 1 - Dec. 31. Elizabeth Shelver Full time Jan. l - Dec. 31. Mary Walker Full time Jan. l - Dec. 31. Richard Zgodava Full time Jan. l - Dec. 31.

SHEDTING

Robert Olson Jan. 15 - Dec. 31. REP'ElmiCE CORE ANNUAL REPORT 1963 -

REFERENCE CORE

ANNUAL REPORT 1963

In October of this year the Reference Core celebrated its fifth

ann1versary-. Traditional]Jr, this is the "wooden n anniversary but we hope

our performance has been anything but "wooden"• During our short life as

a department, we have been visited by many out of town librarians and trustees who were fascinated, enchanted and just plain interested in how our quick reference service operates. Many, I'm sure, have carried the information back to their libraries and we know that some have patterned their telephone service after ours, though perhl,Jps not on such an extensive scale. This swmner, for instance, I visited the San Francisco library, which is in the

midst of a complete reorganization program and found them greatly interested in the set-up of the Reference Core. Later I sent them a copy of our list of reference books. This list now has about 400 titles which cover the major subject fields. This year we made several important additions to our collection. We purchased the five volume London Times Atlas which has more than proved

its value in the few months we have been using it. We ordered the back numbers of the bound Current Biography so our file now represents the years 1946 to date. The new edition of the Variety Music Cavalcade came

which now covers the years 1850 through 1960. While its main purpose is

listing the songs published in each year we use it more for the splendid

chronologies at the end of each section. A DUJ11ber of natural history guides

and Taggert•s Pet Names have been added to help us answer the many questions

we get along these lines. ~ 2 -

The big news stories of the year always bring a fiood of questions and it is surprising how many are answered by the Reference Core. The top story was, of course., the assassination of President Kennedi. For about 45 minutes when the f'ate of the President was in doubt, we had practically no calls, showing how closely the nation was listening to the radio and television, but when the announcement came of Hr. Kennedy's death we were swamped. All afternoon the calls continued, and a pattern emerged of the types of questions asked. Procedures for displaying the flag, the presidential succession, previous assassinations and biographical details of the Kennedy- and Johnson families were answered owr and over.

There were other big news stories. To n•e a few, we had the Cooper space fiight, the sinking of the atomic submarine "Thresher•, ·the assassination of Premier :m..em, the nuclear test ban., the death of Pope

John and the birth of the Fischer quints. All of' these and mat\Y others brought a rush of questions. In between crises, came a tremendous variety of other questions.

Two of our staff' had two-month vacations in Europe this year.

All of the members of the department benefit by their experiences but unfortunately for us, we have lost one of th•, Mrs. Julia Copeland, to the Literature Department and are about to lose the other, Doris Skalstad when she becomes the Central Library rover. The Reference Core is lucky however to still have seven other members of the staff who have been with us since the organization of the department fiTe years ago. They are

Margaret Hauge, Ruth Kittell, Jane Jensen, Betty Jean Hahn, Gomer Williams., Zella Shannon and Allis TeGantvoort. The continuity of our work is assured - 3 - with this splendid group. Roger Bu.rg of Music will be with us in 1964 and David Waldemar, Frances Butwin and Pearl Hove make up the complement. All in all., the quality- of our staff is very high and each makes his own unique contribution in ability and background. The Reference Core continues its "extra-curricularn activities.

About 4o.,ooo·clippings from the several daily newspapers we mark every day., were sent to the seven subject departments. The lion's -share., 14,245, went to the History DeJ?ar:t.ment. Sociology received the next largest number., 7.,564, with Science and Technology and Literature the runners-up. The following table lists the departments and the number of clippings they received from us. : Art 640 Business and Economics 405 B1.sto1'7 14.,24, Literature 1,954 Music 10, Science and Technology 2,638 Sociology 7,564 Ruth Kittell, our Interlibrary Loan Librarian received 1382 requests for service during 1963. Of this number, 27 came from out-of state libraries. Two hun~ed and thirty five requests were filled, 586 books were in use and unavailable, and 541 requests.were for books or materials we did not have. Library patrons of our own system made 22 requests for materials from other libraries. Miss Kittell secured micro­

films from the Public Archives of Ontario and from the Washington State Library-, the latter for an army- chaplain. The browsing area with 200 current circulating magazines continues

to be unattended. Ollr aid, Hrs. TeGantvoort, .puts it in order each morning - 4 - but the collection very quickly gets all mixed up. Magazines are taken to other parts or the library and left and they are mutilated and stolen. If circulating magazines are considered to be expendable, this situation is satisfactory, otherwise an attendant is badly needed. Government docU111ents are under the Reference Core's jurisdiction. During 1963 Mr. Gener Williams, more or less single-handedly succeeded in persuading the state legislature to pass a law making the Minneapolis Public Library a depository for state documents. This is a great thing for us since our lc,w budget would not pemit the purchase of many necessary state publi­ cations. A more detailed discussion of the activities or the Document 1l1vision is added to this report.

This has been a good year for the Reference Core and we look forward to many better ones. Res~c;&;;~~

Ruths. Lohn ANNUAL REPORT STAFF

of the

REFERENCE CORE 1963

Ruth S. Lohn Head January l, 1963-December 31, 1963 Margaret E. Hauge Assistant lead January 1, 1963-December 31., 1963 Frances Butwin P.A. II January l, 1963-December 31., 1963 Julia Copeland P.A. II Januar, 11 196)-0etober 26, 1963 Betty Jean Hahn P.A. II January 1, 1963-December 31, 1963 Pearl Hove P. A.II January l, 1963-December 31, 1963 Jane Jensen P.A. II January l., 1963-December 31., 1963 Ruth Kittell P.A. II January 1, 1963-December 31, 1963 Doris Skalstad P.A. II Januar., 1, 1963-December Jl, 1963 David Waldemar P.A. Ir January 1, 1963~1>eeember 31., 1963 Gomer Williams Document Head January l., 1963-December 31, 1963 Zella Shannon Senior Aid January l, 1963-l>ecember 31, 1963 Allis TeGantvoort Junior Aid January 1, 1963-December 31, 1963 DOCUMENTS 196.3

Measured in terms of service to the public, Docments had a good year in 1963. Students, free lancers, business .f'inus, and business and professional men used docllll.8nts.

Although Doclllll8nts is an Information desk, a large part of our work consists of cataloging and processing the docwnents which arrive almost daily. •Inserts• are added to loose-leaf volumes, subject cards are :made to facilitate finding the proper documents, and shelf-list cards, bearing the government document number, are entered in the shelf-list file; govern­ ment periodicals are checked in, and, in some cases, earlier editions of certain documents are discarded when the new edition comes. As a depository­ we are subject to the rules laid down by the Superintendent of Documents.

Under the rules we are permitted to discard the older editions of SOD18 documents. There are other editions which we are not allowed to discard. Some conception of the many fields covered by government docmnents can be gained by going through the Classified List of Government Authors which are to be found in the front of each Monthly Catalog of United States

In addition to the Departments of cabinet rank and the bureaus and divisions under them, there are many- independent establishments. '!he Commerce department has under it the Census Bureau, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the

National Bureau of Standards, the Patent Office, the Public Roads Bureau, and the Weather Bureau. Among the independent establishments are the Civil Service Commission, the Federal Aviation Agency, the Federal ~er Commission, the General Accounting Office, the General Services Administration, the - 2 -

National Science Foundation, the Veterans Administration, the Interstate Commerce Commission and many, many more.

The publications of Congress are frequently called for, especially the Congressional Record and the hearings of congressional committees. Occassionally we have a call for an ancient congressional report or document which is to be found in the Serial Set. In the spring of 1963 the state legislature passed the law making the Minneapolis Public Library a Minnesota depository library. Under this law the library is to receive one copy of each publication issued by the state. Thanks are due to Governor Anderson for his work in getting the bill into law. Following are the statistics of documents received during the year.

Depository documents., bound 2,2 Depository d.octlJllents., unbound ll,766 total 12,018 Hon-depository documents 1,048 Minnesota and Minneapolis docaents 322 total 1.,370 Grand total 13.,388

Respect.fully submit~d,

~~ G:..0,.: • Gomer Williama 1963

Arl!UAL REPORT OF THE

SCIENCE AND TECT!NOLOGY DEPARIMENT MTEUAL PEPOPT OF THE SCIENCE AND TECE}:CJLOGY DEPARTMENT 1963 The start of a new year ~s the time that we have always tried to judge our progress. We take a bear+ng from the landmarks of the years before, try to note the direction that we are going and attempt to grade our accomplish­ ments. We record our position. The standards against which we gage the work that we do and the position of this department in our library are those expressed by the leaders of the American Library Association, and the value of scientific and technical information to the welfare of the community as attested to by ~olitical leaders, scientists, educators and communication media. By these standards the Science and Technolo~ department is not as forward-moving as I would like it to be. I cro-.i.n.ot help but feel a bit thwarted as we must curtail our activities instead of broaden them. It is not enou'.Sh to feel that we are doing our best lUlder very trying and adverse conditions. The disappointment in such a slowly accelerating development on our part of the total library effort would be a little less keen if it were not for the obvious apathy of the community to the present problems confronting the Ubrary. 1he year 1963 was filled 1'-d. th forebodings of a difficult 1964. STAFF This line of thought prompts the question of who does or should do the job of the science librarian in a public library. Special libraries in chemistry, physics, geology and other technical subject fields usually demand persons whose knowledge of the subject is of primary consideration, with training in library techniques secondary. When this is not possible, experience in the subject department is considered a good substitute. Aptitude for the material serviced and a desire to keep abreast of the current developments in this tremendously.fast-growing field of knowledge would seem to be a naturally understood qualification. Some years back, this was recognized as of prime consideration.

January, 1964, brings the departure of Mrs. Ruth Schreibeis, one of our most experienced desk assistants with over five years in the department. Her chores are being reassigned among the remaining department staff, that is the most essential of them. Once again we take a backward step. Ten years ago, in 1953, the complement of desk assistants was seve~. This number remained our complement all through the fifties until the middle of 1959 ·Hhen three of our staff departed through the retirement of Miss Gladys Brown, the transfer of Mrs. Francis Butwin, and leave for maternity reasons of Mrs. Joanne Farley. None of these staff members were replaced and we suddenly found the department desk assistants almost halved in nwnber. From that year on the staff has had to curtail one activity after another. Now, with the departure of Mrs. Schreibeis, the desk work must be ha..l'ldled with less than half the nmnber that we had in 7,he 1950•s. The duties of the supervisorscio not diminish as reference retrenchment take place. In fact, besides the additional time at the reference desk that staff curtailment brings them, the problems of scheduling and supervision increase. Some of this attrition developed as Mr. 1'.Jilliams experimented with departrr:ent staff comrliments. As we head into the new year of 1964, I\irther reduction in the number of reference assistants is a fait accompli. What we must guard against now is a fateful detrition of the remaining staff lest their morale and confidence desert them as work pressures increase. This institution's position on the conummity team depends on the successful performance of our - 2 - traditional and dedicated duties. We have over a million books in our total facilities, but it is not the books but the staff that will decide on how high we rise or how far we fall in public esteem. ~.lhat is our direction? ·would you not agree that both library and department is dmm? :My most concerned hope is that this trend will soon be stopped. The staff's fear is that, with the passage of time and no change for the better, their work will become more difficult as the number of patrons sv1ells even more, the various indexes become less useful, or even that the staff compliment be not increased but evermore reduced. As we look back over the events of 1963, we cannot but admit that in many ways it was a good yea.r. _\s we begin the new year, our eyes cast worried looks at the ominous clouds which represent the great financial plight of our library and the disheartening apathy of the co:mxnuni ty to our dilennna.

The year produced no great changes in the type of reference work that the staff was called on to do. No matter what demands are made on our time for this or that chore, our major individual effort is and always has been the reference help that we give our patrons. Now,· with the increase in patronage that the great interest and importance of our subject fields have produced, the steadily growing load of students newly enrolled in school accelerated science programs, and the larp:er numbers of out-county patrons, we are busier than ever before. Everything that we do, from ordering books, to attending meetings, t.o inde~dng the consumer periodicals, is directed to the end of providing quick and accurate assistance to those 'Who contact us. It is sad to note that some of our information retrieval helps, our indexes, have had to be dropped or curtailed as the pressure of a larger clien tele combined with a smaller staff has left us little time to carry on these vital helps, as we used to do.

The questions received over the telephone and from people coming to the library continue to provide the stimulus tha. t we find so exciting. The variety of the inquiries is a continuous source of amazement and challenge to the desk assistants. With the help of those indexes built up over many years, we take deli[:ht :in surprising a patron with a quick answer or several sources of information for his particular question. It may be interesting to mention a few of these inquiries to emphasize the diversity of the problems that brought our public to the Science and Technology department during 1963. 1. A patron wished to learn the name and weight of the heaviest animal. Our Nature Fact File, that the department has built-up over the years, produced the answer that it is the Blue vihale, a monster who sometimes· attains a length of 109 feet and a weight of 100 tons.

2. "Johnn wanted to learn how fast a sneeze travels. A clipping in our vertical file stated that "one good sneeze would shoot out as far as 12 feet at a speed of 150 feet per second."

3. Dr. Flora wished to find out how one tells the age of fish. One of our periodicals, quoting a fish biologist, says "that age is detennined by the length of the fish.n - 3 - 4. How does your eyesL:;h t compare with that of the owl? There are more technical ways of stating it, but in the simplist terms we can say •that in dim lic~ht an owl can see ten (10) times better than man.• ·5. A publisher was checking up on one of his writers who mentioned a distance of about 32 light years (the distance light travels during a year at a speed of 186,000 miles per second) to the polestar. 'Ihis figure had been challenged by some readers. Our computations gave the answer in parsecs (19 million, million miles) with the final answer of 6SO lightyears to the polestar. 6. A delegate to the convention of the National Association of Claimants Council of America, which was meeting at the Radisson Hotel, wanted infonnation about the University of Minnesota•s experiments with freezing of ulcers.

Sometimes the sheer variety of information sought, running the gamut of dozens of unrelated and highly specialized subjects, is quite staggering and sometimes positively mentally tiring. It is really too difficult to be at the reference desk all day long, week after week. rt will be doubly difficult as some of our information retrieval helps fall by the way or be­ come obsolete. Every effort will continue to be made to keep up with the indexing. Every spare moment at the reference desk will be used doing some department chore. Every short-cut that the staff can devise will be used to maintain the same standard of reference service that his department was noted for during the 1950•s. This is a hope and a promise, but as anyone can see, it is ·about 95% hope.

BOOK COLLECTION AND PEffiODICALS While our staff complement borders on the weak side, our book collection thrives on the continual additions of most of the best new publications in our many subject fields. Book budgets have remained consistently good for the last six years with a low of $9,100 in 1958 and a high in 1963 of $10,000. The cost of books has shown a steady rise each year so new books purchased and older books replaced have eaten up the budget increase. The Committee On Cost of Library Materials Index of the American Library Association places the cost of science books in the hi:-:;hest, most expensive category, followed by technology, then business, history, music and fiction. 'Ihus the Science and Technology department gets only one title for its dollar while in the fiction department three are added.

To point up the increase in cost of our books we note that in the year 1962 with a budget of $9,500.00 we purchased and received 1444 new and new edition titles. During 1963 with a budget of a ten thousand dollars ($10,000) we added only 1376 new titles. Even so, we were able to purchase almost everything that we wanted. Several subjects were given special emphasis as I bought heavily in advanced mathematics, physics, computer programming, and electronics. Some of the outstanding books added during the year were the following:

1. Denstman - Photographic Reproduction. ~. 9.00

2. U. of Chicago - The Moon, Meteorites and Comets. 15.00 - h - 3. Flores - LoGic of Computer Arithmetic. $1.5.00 4. Curry - Founda.tions of Mathematical Logic. 5. Clark - Insulatinc Materials for Design and $37.50 En;ineering Practice. The Athenaeum purchases for us were notable, as alway~, for their quality and permanent value. Fewer volumes were added than during 1962 but they were just as much appreciated. Athenaeum volumes added cost 1962 43 t646.6o 1963 28 $418.74 Titles of some of the books purchased by the Athenaeum are:

1. Palmer - Handbook of !·!orth American Birds. Vol. 1 $15.00 2. 0' Gorman - Mexican Flowering Trees. t15.oo 3. Sinkankas - :Jemstones of North .America. ~tl5.00

4. Proskauer - Pictorial Histo:ry of Dentistry. $17.00

4 5. Harpers Encyclopedia of Science. 4 vols. ~-r--!, "9'-· • 95

The Walker Chemistry Gift Fund of ~454.00 was another great help in adding important books to our collection. We purchased some really out­ standing titles with this dedicated gift fund. Many of them were assigned to our reference collection. Added were the following:

1. Sax - Dane-erous Properties of Industrial Materials.

2. Skeist - Handbook of Adhesives. $23.50 3. Marsden - Solvents Guide. $18.50 4. Ibbber World - Machinery and Equipment for Rubber $15.00 and Plastics. The most notable purchase of all from this gift fund is the 15 volume set of tre second ed.i tion of ''Encyclopedia of Chemical Teclmologyn at $35.00 per volume. We have already received two volumes of this publication which is unquestionably the most complete and authoritative chemical reference set. 'Ihe rema:L'-1ing volumes will be published at the rate of two or three a year until the set is complete.

The physical condition of the collection is in reasonably good shape. Since the 5P8 shelves available in the departnent for circulation books can hold around 21,000 volumes, we are able to maintain the most active part of our material upstairs where the public can browse to their heart's content. - 5 - When the Shelving department can keep these books in good housekeeping order, it is a most ideal arrangement for staff and patron. All the time, we are managing the shelves. In the middle of July, when most of our books are in, we can only assign material with ,publication dates in the 50's and 60•s to the open sections. By the first of February, when books out in homes may be as many as 30,000 from this one department, books shelved in the room may date back to 1940 or the late thirties. Since 95% of our demand is for books shelved upstairs, their physical condition assumes greater importance. They must look good, and this is where our Bindery Quota takes on added meaning. During 1963 we were allowed a quota of 2070, which just about proved to be adequate when we disregard the condition of the mez'."1,anine material. We sent to the Bindery, 2,123 volumes and had retu:tned to us 2,001 volumes. In other words, we sent out slightly more than the quota and received back a few short of it. The periodical budget might appear at first glance to be hif,h in comparison with the other departments. The figure is very misleading. Great numbers of indexed periodicals are published in the fields of science and technology, and they are expensive. The subscription cost of a trade magazine is considerably higher than for the general type of periodical. Many cost frqm $25.00 to $50.00 per year. One title is a particularly big 'headache. The Olemical Abstracts costs us a cool $1,000.00 of our annual budget. The last decennial Index took $900.00 of our budget. '[he last 5- year index was quoted at $1500.00, so far beyond our means that it is impossible for us to buy it.

TRENDS At a time when curtailment is in the thoughts of all of us, it is a big boost to our morale to note that there is no curtailment in use of the Library. The community may not recognize our handicaps and difficulties nor want to give our money needs their serious consideration, but they do find a strong need for our services. This department has especially noted the increase in high school students seeking science material. This trend first set in around 1958 as schools initiated or enlarged their science curriculum. The interests and needs of the public remain fair:13" constant year after year for material in the majority of our subject fields. Trends do not always mean change, and I mention t.l-ie point only to emphasize the fact that there was no field that did not come into its rightful share of business. The electronics industry in our metropolitan area is nO'W' recognized as one of the top three or four largest and most fast-growing in the country. It is not surprising then that our time is demanded more and more by people in this huge field, and in the related subject of computers and their mathematical progrannning. This is a trend that will challenge the staff and facilities of the Science and Technology department. Our goal shall always be to give fast and efficient service in all of our many specialized subject fields. (~F.Al:tRespectfully~~~_.....~ (_ Fritz Zeut~, H Science an~e~echn Ai:ffUAL REPORT

Staff

of the

SCIENCE AND TECilNOLOGY DEPAR'IMENT 1963

Zeuthen, Fritz J. --Department Head Palin, Harriett, --Assistant Department Head Carlock, Falter -Reference Assistant Gilbertson, Helen -Reference Assistant Prazniak, John -Reference Assistant Schreibeis, Ruth (:Mrs.) -Reference Assistant

Herald, Carolyn - Clerk Typist II Cochran, Bernice (:Mrs.) -Library Aide I ANNUAL REPORT SBELVING DEPARTMENT 1963

The Shelving Departnent for the year 1963 took care of the following routine duties: paged and shelved all the books, except County and Extension collections, in the Minneapolis Main Library; shifted and revised certain collections when time permitted. We sort trucks before shelving, and also have been checking the reserve list in many departments, against our trucks, before we actually shelve the books. We pull out books in bad conditions, to be returned to each departnent' s bindery shelf. Mail for Museum, Maintenance, and Publicity workroom is distributed twice a day from the east-side conveyor. When the Supply Clerk is ill or on vacation, the Shelving Department takes care of the outgoing :nail. Several tines each day, we bring record cases to Music Department from the Return Desk; other record cases to other departnents are delivered less frequently.

In the summer of 1963 we had to make a rather large and complicated shift of reference and circulating bound and single-copy :rragazines. First of all, we had to move all magazines before 1930 to the subbasement, and then, starting with 1930, we combined the reference and circulating rregazines into one huge collection, alphabetically arranged as before, so that each title now has a reference set and a circulation set alongside of each other. This move, when completed, saved hundreds of feet of walking per page, per slip. This is easily proved by looking at the physical characteristics of the mezzanine floor. i:.,re also loosened up the fiction collection, which was getting tight. r,re now have an oversize section for all collections on the west rrezzanine. During last summer we received from Pillsbury Branch sone bound volumes of the Journal and Tribune in the 1930's; these were placed in the subbaserrent. Our personnel during 1963 consisted of 41 pages all told, with an average for the year of about 25: about 18 .full time, and about 7 part time. I wish to thank our Acting Librarian Miss Mull, and all department heads for their very fine cooperation throughout the year. ~:l;;;~~ George w. Goodacre Supervisor of Shelving ANNUAL REPORT Staff of the SbeJv1ug De;gartuent 1963

*Anderson, Mary Ellen *Huebscher, Josenh *Archambault, Bruce *Hughes, Joyce Baichta1, · Harold *Jablonski, Patricia *Bisson, Malcolm Johnson, Nancy *Bisson, Melvin Knauff, Janes *Braun, Ruth ~nutson, Margaret Carlson, Linda LeGro, Stephen *Cavanaugh, Jerome *McAllister, Barbara Christensen, Cheryl *Me Tua, Rodney Clausen, Corrine *Noble, Frances Cotton, Charlotte *Nesland, Jean Crowley, James *Obern, John *Danielson, Karen Ose 11, Wayne *Erickson, Wallace Phillips, Marion Farmer, Harold *Podratz, Ronald Fogarty, John Remer, Joan Gray, Sharon Stadem, Alinor *Harden, Daniel *Sullivan, Carol *Hinderlie, Maren Tracy, Sharon Hirt, Marilyn Underwood, Ronald Wally, Rose Mary

*Separated before January, 1964 SOCIOLOOY DEPARTMENT ANNUP.L REPORT 1963

HOURS 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, Jan. through Dec. 31 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. l through May 31 Closed Saturdays, June 1 through September 7 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 14 through Dec. 31

BOOK BUOOET General Book Fund $7200.00 (continuations included) Periodical Fund $1150.00

GENERAL STATEMENT The past year has been a kind of "holding operation". The Librarian's resignation in February, followed by the Library Board's decision not to appoint another immediately, meant that we were aJ.l to some extent in a state of uncertainty. The financial plight had to be dealt with in the mean­ time and the public served the best we could with the resources at hand, un­ til such time as the applications for librarian could be considered under less pressure. We had more students, more county users, more patrons from outside the county than ever, and fewer and :fewer books with which to serve them. Re­ trenchment in evening hours became a certainty for the new year. Retrench­ ment in staff was a correla.ry, and as the year drew to a close, this depart­ ment, as well as the others, lmew that it would lose one staff' member in order to fill a vacancy elsewhere in the system. As far as the world and our special subjects were concerned, never have more far-reaching events taken place to influence the world of ideas than in these twelve months just past. Some of these will be indicated in another part of this report. Another reference and "use" survey was taken by the Library in Novem­ ber. Results are not yet published, but we lmow, of course, that the assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, the Friday of the second week of the survey, probably upset the accuracy of a norm.al count the fol­ lowing and last day of the survey. 2.

We again cooperated with the Department of Work with Children in giv­ ing experience to two Girl Scouts, one during June, for 35 hours, and another at Christmas time for 50 hours. We also had in April a Miss Mari­ lyn Hunton, a University of Washington Library School student, doing part of her practice work in our department. other than these we had no addi­ tional help and covered vacations and periods of illness with our regular staff.

It has been an odd sort of year, and a difficult one from many angles, but as usual, we look forward to the future with hope that things will im­ prove for the Library in the community. Its whole program is dependent on support from the people.

REFERENCE WORK Next to the selection and acquisition of materials for the book and pamphlet collection, the use of these materials in service to the public is a most important part ofour work in any subject department. Since the.re are ever more lea.me.rs and since the emphasis on "excellence" is notable these days, both .responsibilities increase in importance. Both are influenced by events in the world, nation, state, and city. It would be impossible to list all the many things in 1963 which contributed to in• terest in the world of ideas, with varying points of view, but here are a few: 1. Death of Pope John XXIII. 2. Re-Convening of the Second Vatican Council in Rome by the new Pope, Paul VI. Protestants were widely disappointed at the Council's failure to act on certain n1iberal" legislation. J. Ecumenical dialogue deepened. Many books were written about this.

4. Supreme Court's 11No" to public school Bible reading and prayer. Red Wing's Board of Education ran into difficulty when it carried out on the local level this edict of the Court. 5. Freedom March on Washington by Negroes to emphacize importance of innn.ediate de-segregation. 6. Birmingham hate bomb kills four in Sunday School. 7. Congress passed the Higher Education Facilities Act to aid construc- tion of buildings. 8. New Minn. State College, the sixth, to be located at Marshall. 9. UMM at Morris, Minn. made a four-year college.

10. Record enrollments in education at all levels. 3. 11. Macalester adopts new school year, with January a nrreen month for concentrated study on some special topic. 12. Breck School to become co-educational.. 13. The "Michigan Study", a survey of Minneapolis public schools by an outside team from Michigan State University, with an election in 1964 to gain voter acceptance for $18 million, first part of a $27.9 million recommendation for improvements. 14. The first "sight count" of Negroes and Indians in Minneapolis pub­ lic schools.

15. Sunnner School in the Public Schools more popular than ever. Eight secondary schools and six elementary schools were open for classes in 1963 summer months, with an enrollment of 3,100 boys and girls, 2,525 in junior and senior high subjects. This was up 900 from 1960.

16. A big federal campaign to get drop-outs to return to school. 17. Report of the Community Health and Welfare Council's Committee on Aging on the aged in Hennepin County issued. We didn't mention the field' f Sports, which, it goes without saying, is a constant source of questions from people in the cormnunity. Profession­ al teams and games, world cham:pio ships of all kinds, and Olympic competi­ tions, winter and summer, are typ cal of events which bring the questions in to us. Crime and criminals, (the lo al Thompson Murder Case and Trial created an interest in other similar crim a), hypnotism, marriage and divorce, al­ coholism and use of narcotics, · ed and youthful. marriage, Catholic saints, comparative religions, and always, vocations, keep us perennially busy. Students take no vacations anymor, and one of our busiest times is what is supposed to be "Christmas Vacation"l

BOOK COLLECTION Though we received a slight increase in the book budget, the amount did not begin to cover our needs for books and other materials. It was, as always, impossible to keep up with replacements and books needed to fill reserves, to say nothing of duplicates and new titles needed to fill the gaps created in previous years by the same lack of funds. Mutilation and theft greatly increased, though we hoped that use of the newly-installed Docustat on first floor might cut down on both. Since it costs only 25¢ a page, within the reach of most students, we hope it will help to solve part of this problem. In three of our subjects, the price index increased by the following amounts over the base years, 1947-49' (100.0 price index): 4. *PRICE INDEX 1947-49 1963 Average Average Price Index Price Index Educ. 3.39 100.0 5.71 168.4 Rel. 2.84 100.0 4.48 157.7 Sports 3.91 100.0 5.59 143.0 *Publishers Weekly, Jan. 20, 1964 The Bindery Quota was increased to 1435, but again we had used it up by the first of October, and will start the new year with a backlog of books to be rebound.

Books lost (known): Paid & Not Paid: 202 Pamphlets lost (known): 40 The book money was divided in the following approximate percentages: Philosophy and Psychology 25% (Up 4% over 1962. We "built" here.)

Religion 23% (Up 5% over 1962. Many important books published this year.) Social Problems 14% (3% less than in 1962. Will concentrate here in 1964.) Education 21% (1% less than in 1962.) Games and Sports 13% (!% less than in 1962.) Pamphlets, Bibliographies, etc. 4% (4}% less than in 1962.) New titles purchased in all subjects totaled 1104, (375 more than last year, many more paperbacks than formerly}. Pamphlets purchased numbered 225 (18 fewer than in 1962). Circulation could be computed only by count­ ing trucks of returned books. A total of 453 trucks of books were return­ ed from the sorting department, and were estimated to number 141,336 books, not including, of course, overdue books. Returned pamphlets and clippings nu.mbered 17,301, indicating a lively use of both kinds of materials in the Department. If we had had duplicate copies for all the thousands of books asked for, which were out at the time they were requested, the book totals would have been much larger. Reserves were very heavy during 1963. When four reserves were waiting for a title, we ordered a duplicate, but usually there was a long wait be- 5. fore the duplicate arrived, and many times the book order was returned marked, 11Unavailable11 or "Publisher out of stock", and then there was an additional wait until a copy could be procured. Reserves taken: 2674 Found: 2517 Cancelled: 610 (Some after being found, and some because need for title had gone.)

The most popular titles, based upon reserve reports, were Gross' "Brain Watchers"; Kung 1 s "Council, Reform, and Reunion", (for the second year running); Brown's nsex and the Single Girl"; Mitford's 11American Way of Death", (this created a national furor); Friedan's "Feminine Mystiquen; Goertzel's "Cradles of Eminence"; and Torrance's "Guiding Creative Talent". other interesting new titles added during 1963: Joint Committee on Mental Illne~s and Health--"The Churches and Mental Health." Committee on Human Development--"Growing Up in River City.rt Price, Charles--"World of Golf: a Panorama of Six Centuries of the Games's History. 11 "Torah: The Pentateuch." A new translation. "Illustrated History of the Jews." Hunt--"Her Infinite Variety." Barret, William--"Philosophy in the Twentieth Century." 2 vols. "Oxford Bible Atlas."

Gifts The Department received 201 gifts of books and pamphlets during the past year. Several books came from the Mayor's Commission on Human Relations, and Athenaeuni bought us the 5-volume, "Encyclopedia of Mental Health", a new publication. We appreciate the help these gifts contribute to the collection. Sometimes, of course, we assign such contributions to the Donor's Collection, but most of them are valuable additions we are happy to have in the regular collection. Recording added:

This was a gift from the Christian Science Church, "Hymns from the Christian Science Hymnal and Articles selected from the Christian Science Journal and Christian Science Sentinel". -

6. PUBLICITY Booklists: Three annotated religious lists, Protestant, Catholic, and Jew­ ish. The first two came out in time for Lent, and the third one was timed for Jewish Book Month in November.

Parents List was revised and brought out in new format. We call­ ed it "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered", using a musical theme. The Gifted Child list, a special annotated list prepared for a meeting of the Minnesota Council for the Gifted Child, meeting in Minneapolis. Enough were printed to have them available to hand out to the public. other lists were made for special groups, but not duplicated in quantity. Displays in the Department:

The glass case and the large bulletin board were a rotating re­ sponsibility of the staff members. Whatever the theme, small collec­ tions of books on it were prominently shelved where the public would be sure to see them. Ideas came from the staff, and execution was PRO's contribution. Below is a list of 1963's themes: Jan.-New Year-New Books June-Family Circle Feb.-Winter Fun July-Sunnner Fun Mar.-Lenten Reading and Woman Aug.-Fiction Related to Soc. 1 s Apr.-Lenten Reading. Also, Subjects Hobbies to Help Curb Juv. Sept.-Four Big Years (College) Delinquency by Proper Use Oct.-Aspects of Man of Leisure. Nov.-American Education Week May-Baseball Dec.-Christmas Radio Reviews: Until notified of cancellation by the Coordinator of Adult Ac­ tivities in the fall, the Department continued to prepare short re­ views to be taped for broadcast on a local radio station. All staff members participated.

TV Talk:

The Head appeared on Channel 2 1 s "Here and There" program, which is sponsored by the Library and the Public Schools, speaking on books in education and particularly those on newer teaching methods, such as programmed learning, and language laboratories.

Respectfully submitted, ~el:J.w~ Mrs. Aileen D. Woodward Head, Sociology Department SOCIOLOOY DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 1963

STAFF Espenshade, Ralph PA II Jan. 1 th.ru Dec. 31 Kennedy, Phyllis PA I Jan. 1 thru Dec. 31 Lockett, Mrs. Dorothy Senior Clerk Jan. 1 th.ru Dec. 31 Lundquist, Mre. Grace Junior Clerk Jan. 1 thru Dec. 31 Mattice, Florence A. Asst. Head Jan. 1 thru Dec. 31 Mitchell, Mrs. Rosalie PA II Jan. 1 thru Dec. 31 More, Margaret PA II Jan. 1 thru Dec. 31 (half-time) (on leave June thru August) Ratcliff, Roberta PA II Jan. 1 thru Dec. 31 Woodward, Mrs. Aileen Head Jan. 1 thru Dec. 31

STAFF ADVANCEMENT The Head attended the following professional meetings: Jan. 23, 1963-Community Health and Welfare Annual dinner, Citizen's Aid Bldg. Report on projects undertaken by the Coun­ cil. Feb. 18, 1963-Heard Dr. Russell Kirk and Carey McWilliams speak at one session of the 11Ethics in American Society" series at the University. Mar. 13-31, 1963-Visited Spain as guests of the Ambassador and Mrs. Robert F. Woodward at the Embassy residence in Madrid.

Apr. 8, 1963-Heard Bishop Gerald Kennedy, author of many of our books and a 1eading figure in the Protestant field, speak at Westminster Church. May 3, 1963-Attended MLA district meeting at Dakota-Scott Library. Oct. 3-4, 1963-Attended the Tri-State Regional Library Conference at the Nicollet Hotel.

Nov. 7, 1963~Appeared on Channel 21 s "Here and Thereff program, spon­ sored by the Library and the Mpls. Public Schools. Spoke on books on programmed learning, teaching ma­ chines, and Laboratory equipment for language teaching. Nov. 14, 1963-Attended the all-day meeting of the Minnesota Council on Family Life, Citizen's Aid Bldg. Subject: The Employed Mother. ·.;a

2. other staff members: Miss Ratcliff also attended sessions of the Tri-State Regional Conference. She al.so se.rved as Membership Chairman of Minn. Li­ brary Association, carrying over into 1964. Mrs. Mitchell starred as "Mama• in the Bloomington Theatre's production of "Raisin in the Sun• during three weekends in Novem­ ber. Annual Report

Visual Aids Department

For several ,-ears the annual report of the Visual Aids Department has started with "as in past years, due to the ever increasing volwne of work and the lack of an adequate staff little more than the immediate needs or the department was attempted this year." Repetitious and monotonous as the statement is, it must again be repeated as descrip­ tive of departmental activity and progress in 1963.

While no major project was completed, considerable progress was made in the indexing of the 3lx4 art slide collection, in the extensive revision of film reviews in the film notebook catalogs in the department's bay area, in the indexing of visual materials in departmental periodicals, and in the revision of the filmstrip catalog following a Dewey Decimal arrangement. ( nie start of the last two projects origina tad with the announced final publication date (late 1962) of two valuable indexes: Wilson's Educational Film Guide and Filmstrip Guide. It is planned to index publications and releases issued from January 1961.)

Other than the quarterly programs of the Library's Film Program series, little in printed form was produced by the Visual Aids Department in 1963. It is recommended that in 1964 serious consideration once more be given to the publishing of an annotated film catalog and some form of filmstrip catalog.

'Ihe audio-visual aides, through the summer months, inspected, repaired and cleaned all films and filmstrips in the Library's collection, making individual recommendations on condition rating, replacement or withdrawl of each title. 'lhe much needed inspection, cleaning and repair of the 2x2 slide collection was not attempted, due, as with other projects, to the lack of time and staff.

Due to limited staff, illness and other emergencies, it was impossible to pursue several activities planned for 1963: the assignment of staff to the department's bay area in a professional advisory capacity, the enlarging of the film previewing procedures to include more films and more non-departmental staff, and the adding of the some 6000 non-process­ ed 2x2 slides to the collection, along with a complete overhaul of the active 2x2 slide collection. It is hoped that these activities can be developed in 1964.

It is hoped too that the department will again be able to participate in the monthly meetings of the local committee of the National Council of Churches Department of AV and Broadcast Education in the evaluation of films and filmstrips for national publication. Until this committee changed its meeting time from the evening to a late Wednesday afternoon 2

period, it was possible to arrange for Library staff members to take part in this important activity.

In 1963, the busiest months were, in order, March, February, January, May, April and November. 'lhe highest film circulation was in March, November, January, February, October and December. 'lhe change in the 1963 circulation statistics shows a continued decrease in the use of visual materials after the high level attained in 1961 after the move to the present building. While the number of films borrowers is higher and the use of films more extensive than it was before 1961, the use of other visual material has decreased. Die use of visual material during the past five 7ear s shows:

'lb tal circulation 37,364 48,536 66,605 46,387 41,982 Films 17,729 19,530 19,520 13,652 10,498 Filmstrips 3,072 3,269 3,958 3,544 2,286 Slides 2x2 11,379 21,662 32,253 20,103 16,793 3;x4 3,858 2,220 7,501 5,491 7,628 Film borrowers 1,651 1,829 2,167 1,246 1,410

With the addition of 1651 new film borrowers in 1963, by the end of the year there were 9871 active film borrowers, all of whom had either registered or had revised their pre-1959 registrations.

'Ihese near 10,000 film borrowers used Library films in 4651 programs in 1963 - a drop of 285 from the previous "all time hightt of 4936 programs in 1962. Other than in the use of films by schools (where there has been a gradual increase due mainly to the surge of use by suburban teachers) the loss in program statistics shows a decrease in all types of use of films. '!he type of church and organizational use remained about the same in 1963: older-age groups, scouts, sports• clubs, governmental services, settlement houses, service clubs, OOAs. '!he total audience use reported by film borrowers shows a continued extensive loss from the high counts of 1959 and 1960. During this earlier period, WJCO/TV and K'ICA/TV (channel 2) used several Library films on television programs with large estimated audience viewing. 3

'lhe high daily use of films during the past five years shows the same trends indicated in other reported statistics:

Total Film Use Use of Films in One Dal Largest Daily- 100 or More 200 or More Film Circulation 19.59 10,498 14 0 178 1960 13,652 21 2 230 1961 19,.520 52 7 258 1962 19,530 42 3 236 1963 17,729 40 0 185

'!he program use of films during the past five 7ears shows: 1963 1962 1961 'lbtal Programs 4,651 4.,936 4,872 4,216 . 3., 782 Home use 928 1,198 1,287 1,098 830 ChUI'ch use 830 899 889 849 787 School use 1,349 1,334 1,174 947 920

Organizational use 1,377 1,505 1,522 1,322 1.,094 Library use 63 78 96 82 131

. 'lb ta1 Audience 583,879 619.,607 676,096 714,795 714,580

'lhe number of film programs presented by the Library, 63, is the smallest number since the early days of film progranuning, and a gradual decline since the largest number, 219, presented in 1958. 'lhis, again, is due to the lack of staff available to present film programs in branch libraries, in the Museum and by Central Librar7 departments.

In August, the Walker Branch Library presented four film programs. With weekly audiences ranging from 145 to 208 (an average of 180 per program), the audience totaled 720. With this interest in children's film programs, it is recommended that Berious consideration be given to the start of a weekly children's program at the Central Library, co-sponsored by the Children's Department and the Visual Aids Department for the summer months of 1964, and that if this is found practical, that it be continued throughout the year. 4

'Ille Library's weekly film program, presented in Heritage Hall continu­ ed to be popular. Planned quarterly in 1963, the four themes were: Neighbors Around the World, Spring Journey, American Life, and People and Places. irbe audience ranged from 200 to 700, with an average of 448 and a total of 21,500 for 48 programs. At onl7 four programs were there less than 300 individuals. In January, when the temperature was -10 on January 15, there were 280, and when it was -16 on January 22, there were 240. After the assassination of John F. Kennedy, there were audiences of 200 and 230 at the following programs making a total of 755 for the three December programs with an average of 252. (In 1962, 1335 attended 3 December programs with an average of 445.) In 1963, 81 films were added through purchase, gift and deposit. Of these, 50 were through purchase, 9 were placed on deposit and 22 were gifts. Of the 81 new prints, 61 were new titles, and 20 were replace­ ments or second prints. With the loss of 22 films, recalled by their sponsors or withdrawn because of condition, the growth in the film collection was only 59 prints. 'lhe total number of film titles at the end of the year was 1177 and the total number of prints was 1331. 'lhe filmstrip collection was increased to 1390 titles and 1600 prints with the addition of 24 7 new titles and 92 second prints. Five film­ strips were withdrawn because of' condition. Some 1500 slides were added to the non-processed collection of 2x2 slides making a total of 9600 active and 6300 non-processed 2x2 slides. 'lhree collections remained approximately the same: 30,000 3lx4 slides, 7,700 stereographs and 376 projected books on film.

In 1963, while films were added in various subjects, emphasis was placed on the fields of art, literature, sociology and childrens' interests. In 1964, emphasis will be placed on films in the fields of science, music and literature. Filmstrips were added in many fields to make the col­ lection a fuller and a more varied one. Approximately $8500 of the $8900 budget for 1963 was used for the pur­ chase of 50 films, $200 for 360 filmstrips and the balance for continu­ tions, periodicals and books. An estimate of the value of 31 films and 9 filmstrips added to the Library-' s collection through deposit or gift would be about $5400 with no cost to the Library. 'lhe Library was for­ tunate in securing 337 filmstrips, valued at $1617.50, at a special rate of 50¢ each, totaling $168.50, through :Mid-West Audio-Visual, Minneapolis. In 1964, it is planned to use about the same proportion of the Visual Aids Department budget for the addition of films and other materials. 'lhe illogical placing of the Sociology Department sign over the Visual Aids Desk continued to be a constant daily annoyance - a waste of valu­ able time and a matter of embarrassment to both patrons and staff. It is again recommended that this condition be remedied. · During the period between November 1962 and September 1963 when the Visual Aids Department was assigned only two professionally trained li­ brarians, two part-time librarians assisted in departmental work: Mrs. Persis Hanson and Ruta Praulins. In September, Mrs. Luella Ericson was appointed to fill a nine month professional vacancy left by Lester Lien. Junior clerk, Sharol Lundberg, was replaced by Mrs. Ruth Beck in October and audio-visual aide James Merritt, who resigned in October, was replaced at the end of the year, December 30, by Paul Henry Eide.·

While working conditions were difficult throughout much of the year., the last two months when the department was dependent upon the services of only one audio-visual aide, were frustrating, exhausting and at times almost unbearable. 1he situation at this time inconvenienced the patrons very little in comparison with the great contribution made by staff mem­ bers. By the beginning of December, it was necessary to leave 8 days (instead of the one day allowed for the preparation of the film for the next booking) between film reservations to assure the borrower of a defi­ nite loan. At the end of December, it was necessary to leave 1.5 days between bookings. 'Iha resulting non-availability of films was most dis­ couraging and frustrating to the staff attempting to assist the patron who, when he couldn I t ttbook" the title he wanted, continued to seek other titles waiting patiently until satisfied with substitutions.

Even with the filling of the audio-visual aide vacancy in late December, there will be many weeks of leas than normal service in the Visual Aids Department in 1964 before all of the films which have been used and not inspected will be returned to the film racks for future bookings.

Maintaining a schedule with only either 2! or 3 professionally trained librarians throughout the '1ear was difficult. It was necessary to schedule librarians to a two-on and one-off Sa tl.ll'day schedule 1mlike the general practice in other departments where staffing allowed an al­ terna ting Sa turday schedule. With an additional handicap of frequent professional absenteeism, it was necessary for two librarians to work several six day weeks and three session days.

It is again recommended that when additional funds allow for the re- es ta blishmen t of staff complements, th.at a fourth librarian be re-assign ed to the department, and that if funds allow the increase of hours to include evening service throughout the week., that a third audio-visual aide and a third clerk also be added to the Visual Aids Depar tn1en t to give the department's patrons the same hours of service given in other departments.

It is again recommended that the 3i-,x4 slide projector, permitted for addition under bond funds but never ordered, be purchased in 1964. 'lb allow for the quicker inspection and repair of films, it is recommend­ ed that a second Foster Rewind Machine be purchased for use in the third floor work area. To assist in the preparation of material, it is re­ commended once more that an additional typewriter be added to the Visual Aids Department' s equipment.

'lhe staff, both professional and clerical, was most cooperative and will­ ing, to assist in any way under the tight and pressured working conditions prevalent throughout most of the year and especially during the last two 6

months. '!he work performed was very good under the circumstances. Much interest was expressed in serving the patrons and in the development of the de par tmen t.

Staff members participated in several professional and public employee activities: all three librarians and one audio-visual aide (as the pro­ jectionist for one afternoon program) attended the 3 state regional li­ brary conference in October., Ethelwyn Dyer attended the National Educa­ tional Film Library Association Workshop (on the evaluation of films) in Chicago in January., and Margaret McGuire., as a member of ALA'S Audio-Visual Committee, attended ALA Mid-winter in January and a pre-conference audio­ visual workshop and the general meeting of ALA in July. In December., Miss McGuire was appointed a member of the nominating committee for the 1964 election of the Municipal Employees Retirement Association.

In the 1960 annual report under staff activity., the writer of the report stated that she was "chairwoman of the Minneapolis Kennedy for President campaign." While it was a matter of pride to serve in that capacity at that time, it., in 1963, became a matter of great privilege and of honor to have been able to do so., and to have had some small part in the con­ tributions made by John F. Kennedy.

'lhe cooperation and the interest of Margaret Mull, as Central Library Head and as Acting Librarian, and the members of other departments in assisting in the work of the Visual Aids Department in many ways throughout the year was apprecia tad.

Respectfully submitted, ~~h'lc~ Margaret Mary McGuire, head Visual Aids Department

/ GIFTS AND DEPOSITS

FILMS - GIFTS Donor Title American Hardware Mutual * Life along the Waterways * Yours Is the Land Living Forest series: * Forest Grows * Forest Produces Living Earth series: Arteries of Life Birth or the Soil Seeds or Destruction 'Ibis Vital Earth (3 prints of each title) Web of Life series: Strand· Breaks Strands Grow

First National Bank or Minneapolis Banking in Action

WC ID, Fifth District, Minnesota Time Pulls the '!rigger

Films - Sponsored Films on Deposit Donor Title

Canadian '!ravel Film Library Bow Hun ting by the Sea (National Film Board of Canada Fraser I s River .films) Glooscap Country High Country Safari Waters or the Whiteshell Where Winter's a Pleasure

Girl Scouts of Hennepin County Journey into Friendship 'lenne ssee Valley Authority Shorelines for Progress Toppa Chewing Gum * Baseball Vacation

* - second prints of films already in Library collection GIFTS AND DEPOSITS

Filmstrips - Gifts

Donor T.i. tle

J. C. Penney Company How to Bey a Sweater How to Select Fabrics for Garments

Tailoring the Bishop Way series: Tailoring Techniques Tailoring a Skirt ~iloring a Jacket ~iloring a Coat

Society for Visual Education How the West Was Won (3 prints) STAFF

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VISUAL AIDS DEPAR '!MEN T 1963

Margaret Mary McGuire :Pepartm.en t Head B.A., B.L.S.

Ethelwyn Dyer Professional Assistant II B. S., B.L. S.

Luella Ericson Professional Assistant I (from September 23, 1963)

Alma Dado Senior Clerk

Paul Carlson Audio-visual Aide

James Merritt Audio-visual Aide (January - October)

Paul Eide Audio-visual Aide B.S. (from December 30, 1963)

Sharol Lundberg Junior Clerk (January - September).

Ruth Beck Junior Clerk (from October 14, 1963

Temporary Staff - Part time Staff'

Persis Hanson Professional Assistant II (January - September)

Ruta Praulins Professional Assistant II (June 24 - August 9) Sharol Lundberg Junior Clerk (December 17-29)

Staff' Assistance

Two pages and/or a Library Guard assigned to usher from 2:00 to 3:00 at the Tuesday film program throughout the year.

Page on duty on third floor, East Station, assigned to assist in the work of the Visual Aids Department• s third floor area at any time when the department was without personnel in that area. ANNUAL REPORT YOUNG ADULT ALCOVE 1963

Looking back at 1963 and what it held for the Younf Adult Alcove reveals no significant change from recent years. The basic ingredients of young adult service--a good book collection and a trained staff--provided the foundation to which the year's work was added. The staff of one and 2/5 librarians remained unchanged until December 9, when Mrs. Jorgenson was transferred to the Public Relations Office. Miss Christopher was alone the rest of the year. . The bulk of the year's work was concerned with book selection in two areas: evaluating, replacing, and duplicating titles already in the collection, and choosing from the thousands of new titles published in 1963 those that were best suited for young adults in Minneapolis. This is a time-consuming activity, involving the indexing of book review media, regular examination of all books in both selection rooms, checkin? lists, and readin~. The procedures of ordering, shelflisting, and catalog filin.P' are additional necessary factors in making a book available and useful to a patron. Conversely, books are withdrawn for a variety of reasons and accompanyinr records must also be brought up to date.

A budget of $1200 bought 384 books. 2 transfers, 18 gifts, and 7 Athenaeum purchases brought the number of books added to the collection to 411. 267 volumes ~ere withdrawn-making a net gain of 144 books. 72 new teenage titles were added.

The additions by class were:

Fiction - 183 100 - 5 ,oo - 22 900 - 57 L iis 200 - 1 (:/JO - 20 z 5 300 - 19 700 - 24 000 3 400 - 0 800 - 24 The Athenaeum purchased for us: Danzig The History of Baseball (replacement) Prentice, 1959, 12.50 Landstrom (The) Ship Doubleday, 1961, 14.95 Laing American Sail Dutton, 1961, 15.00 Herald Livin~ Fishes of the World Doubleday, 1961, 12.50 -

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Peterson Treasury of the Gun Golden Press, 1962, 15.00

Janson History of Art Abrams, 1962, 18.50

Dorra Arrerican Muse Viking, 1961, 10.00

The book selection procedure was unchanged in 1963. Three titles were rejected under the old plan which used YA processed copies for review. At Miss I.anders' request we began keeping a record of the adult books kept by the Young Adult Alcove which were ordered as "a" copies. Ten titles in this category.were added in 1963.

At the request of Miss I.anders, a new procedure for assessing the consideration files was begun on September 1 on a trial basis. Under the new procedure, assessment is carried out three times a year rather than once a year as previously done.

In an attempt to eliminate typing the Virginia Kirkus reviews, ve experinented 1,rith the Verifax copying machine in the Bindery, and found it very satisfactory. This quick procedure was approved by the Chief of Processing and we now have all the Kirkus copying done by means of Verifax. In March we discontinued indexing the A.L.A. Booklist at the recormrendation of Miss I.anders, who, with the head of the Adult and Young Adult Book Selection Room, felt it was more useful for school libraries than public libraries.

Periodicals subscribed to were: "Ara log", "Holidayn, "Hot Rod n, "Ingenue", "Mademoiselle", "Saturday Review", "Scientific Anericantt, "Seventeen", "Space World", "Sports Illustrated", and "Theatre Arts". All circulate except "Space World". After a number of format chanpes we lost patience with the publisher and decided to designate it for room use only, similar to the high school and college papers. One new paner, the Northrop Collegiate School "Spectator" began arriving in 1963. Most of our work with patrons falls into two categories--assisting young adults in finding what they want for leisure tine reading, and satisfying book report needs. The faces of our patrons may change, but their reading interests show little variance from other years. Science fiction is devoured avidly. Perhaps the activities of NASA and the space explorations of the USSR have accelerated this interest, which could never be defined as lagging. The realities of the s-pace age have at least modified the librarian's thinking-­ science fiction seems much more Plausible now than it did ten years ago. Girls often ask for suspense stories such as Rebecca, and the novels of Mary Stewart and Victoria Holt. ·world War II, cars, ronance, and sports (especially biographies of current heroes) are other popular subjects. Frequent requests for To Kill a Mockingbird and Black Like Me reflect an awareness and perception of the racial problem on the pa.rt of young adults. Sorre of the most ponula.r titles added in 1963 were Mouse on the Monn by Wibberley, Seven Days in May by Kn~bel, and Man for all Seasons by Bolt. - 3 - We also serve many adults. An author, writing a book for young adults, wanted to brush up on some of "her old favorites" such as Seventeenth Su~r and stories by Stolz and Headley. A Sophomore English teacher in her first year at Central High School called us for an inclusive list of books that her students would be apt to find in a public libra.ry. We suggested "Books for You" and "Books for the Teenage, 1963". The parents of two teenage boys called regarding the :rrerits of about 20 adult novels (mostly mysteries) which they had Purchased in a house sale. They were reluctant to let their sons read them without a librarian's anoroval. A representative of a local film company asked us about the suitability for high school students of the books on which several movies were based. Adults with teenagers on their shopping lists called us at Christmas for gift book suggestions.

Probably our most illustrious patron during the year was Jessica Tandy who accompanied her daughter Tandy to the Young Adult Alcove. Tandy, who attends high school in New York, was seeking books for summer reading. Both of them were curious about the subject department arrangerrent at Minneapolis Public Library, and were eager to learn how to find materials. They visited the library several times durinp: the sunnner. Activity in the Young Adult Alcove occasionally departs from books, ns.gazines and reading. One Saturday afternoon in September two boys asked permission to play chess on one of our coffee tables. They were quiet and disturbed no one. We talked with many visiting librarians during 1963. In April the YA Librarian from Kalamazoo, l'dchigan stopped to compare notes with Miss Stribley. She had attended the University of Minnesota Institute on Improving Library Service to Students. A librarian from Council Bluffs, Iowa stopped by in September with inquiries about the organization of young adult work in Minneapolis. A separate collection for young adults was being planned for her library. The Tri-State Library Conference in October brought swarms of visitors with varied interests in young adult work; public and school librarians from large cities and small towns, trustees, and library school instructors.

Three students from the University of Minnesota Library School visited the Young Adult Alcove on a Saturday afternoon in May to observe and ask questions. Their instructor had ma.de the arrangements through the Office of the Coordinator of Young Adult Services, and Miss Christopher talked to them about the type of work done in the Alcove and explained Young Adult service in the system as a whole. Elizabeth Friermood, author of several popular novels for ~irls, paid us a visit during Sprinf]'. Book Week. In June a camp collection of about 50 books was gathered for the boys at Herzl Camp, Webster, 1Jisconsin, attended primarily by Hennepin County Residents.

The staff assisted in the preparation of the six attractive new green and gold Young Adult booklists released in November. Mrs. Jorgenson desi~ned the four new title designs and }liss Christopher submitted copy for the list titled "Eye Openers". Requests for book lists cone by mail as well as across the desk. Among these were letters from a teacher in Wisconsin and from the Children's and Young People's Advisor of the Central Massachusetts Regional Library System (a former staff rrember). -

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ir.Te assisted with seven tours arranged through the Office of the Coordinator of Young Adult Services. The groups consisted of library clubs, a Sophomore English Class, Future Teachers of America, and a Senior class, and totalled 318 people. Miss Christouher also assisted with four tours arranged through the Office of the Coordinator of Adult Services in September. These -groups were made up of incoming nurses at Fairview, Swedish, Abbott and Northwestern hosoitals and a Community Relations class from St. Barnabas Hospital. Three young adult book lists were distributed to each of these groups.

Mrs. Jorgenson created our eye-catching and stimulating posters throughout the year, eliciting much favorable comment from staff and patrons.

Equipment needs are unchanged from a year ap:o. We are still hopinp_- for a permanent desk chair for the Young Adult Alcove and a grey phone extension in the workroom area.

Miss Christouher attended the A.L.A. conference in Chicago in July. ·with out question, this was the most rewarding professional experience of the year. Highlighted by the "Conference within a Conference" devoted to student use of libraries, it was a ·week of learning about many things: developments in the Young Adult Services Division, current issues in other library fields, and the accomplishments and ideas of other librarians. A v"tsit to the new Young Adult section of the Chicago Public library was the inspiration for some book shifting in our own collection. Following their plan, we now shelve our Non­ Fiction above the Fiction in the New Books section, with the goal of attracting more readers to the non-fiction titles. Miss Christopher gave a report on the conference at the November Youn~ Adult Librarians meetipg. Both staff members attended the Tri-State Library convention held in Minneapolis in October. Staff lind.tations prevented attendance at most of the sessions but we did appreciate a chance to go~the Children's and Young People's luncheon and business meeting. Virs. Jorgenson served on the Hosoitality Committee for the convention. Miss Christopher was elected to a three year term as a director of the Children's and Young People's Lecture Fund of the Minnesota Library Association.

A change in clerical services occurred in March. Until then, typing was done in the office of the Coordinator of Adult Services. It is now done in the office of the Chief of the Central Library. In June we shared a Girl Scout with the Business and Economics Deoartrrent, and during Christns.s vacation shared one with the History Department. r,re appreciated their help very rmich in a variety of tasks.

Respectfully submitted,

Frances L. Christopher Young Adult Alcove Librarian ANNUAL REPORT Staff of the Young AduJt Alcove 19 63

Frances L. Christopher Young Adult Alcove Librarian

Mrs. Sheila Jorgenson P.A. II Jan. 1 - Dec. 7 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY CHIEF OF PROCESSING ANNUAL REPORT 1963

May 4, 1964 _ The report of the Chief of Processing should be read in conjunction with the separate reports of three component depart­ ments, Order, Catalog and Preparations. Those reports contain detailed statistics which reflect the work load in each depart­ ment. A short summary of them is offered here. Over 62,681 books and related materials, exclusive of continuations and periodicals, were processed through the Order Department. In addition, the Order Department reports the purchase of 1856 continuation titles. This figure deserves some comment. It seems to be too low. In 1961, and again in 1963, purchased continuations were well over 3600 titles, a figure which would seem to be more normal. The actual number of items handled physically is a multiple of the title count. Frequency of title issue would bring continuation handling to about 17,000 units annually. Similarly, and in addition, our 3,000 plus magazine subscriptions grow to about 44,000 units processed annually. These points begin to have importance whenever the serials work of the Order Department is considered. The Order Department report also includes statistics of the expenditure of book and periodical funds for each library agency. These figures are produced by the Business Office but may not appear elsewhere in the bound Annual Reports. They are continued as part of the report as a matter of tradition. As Miss West explains, the Catalog Department does not process some of the materials that go through Order Department procedures. Therefore the figures for items shelflisted is usually less than that for items received in the Order Department. In 1963, the Catalog Department added almost 55,000 items to the shelflist and subtracted, as withdrawals or lost, some 33,000 items. The catalogers cataloged and classified over 12,000 titles and editions new to the Library. Duplicate copies are not handled by catalogers. Almost 200,000 catalog cards were produced in the card room of the catalog Department. The Library Bindery and the commercial binderies together bound 22,742 books, prepared over 15,000 single issues of maga­ zines for circulation, and restored 2,331 units of sheet music to the Music collection. The Bindery must also handle withdrawn books. The Shelf Preparations room makes ordinary books into library books by pocketing, marking, and jacketing. This room receives material from both the Bindery and the Catalog Depart­ ment and consequently processed about 77,500 books in 1963, plus the 15,000 reinforced magazines. The most interesting experiment during the course of the year was the trial runs with 3M masters in the catalog card reproduction process. In the Catalog Department Report, Miss West describes this activity and the results which were obse.rvable. If 3M could improve its paper, just enough, the Library would have at hand a major improvement in the method of making catalog cards. Detailed data on the experiment is in the file of the writer. The Chief of Processing participates in the establishment of the book budget, periodical budget and bindery quotas. He writes specifications for bindery bids, and revises or approves the specifications for book purchase bids. Personnel matters raised by the Cresap, McCormick and Paget study were of continuing interest during the year. Three positions in the

Processing Departments, Library Aide II (shelflister), Bindery worker II, and Catalog Card Clerk required further study or correspondence. The need of the Order Department for a serials assistant also required study, thought, and discussion. The Fry report has left an uncertain and unfinished impression on the Library. It seems to require from the Chief of Processing a re-evaluation of the aims of the Processing Departments, an establishment of standards of performance, and an estimate of the cost of the component parts of the activities. These ideas did not originate with Fry. They are some of the usual problems with which a supervisor finds himself engaged. The operating manual of the department has been re-acti­ vated. There is a constant need to get our procedures reduced to plain language so that all, supervisors and supervised, know how to proceed in a consistent and intelligent manner. The resignation of the Librarian and the interim period, of course, affected plans and aims. Miss Mull very ably and graciously carried on the administration of the Library. As a member of the Administrative Council, the writer can hope that the deliberations were helpful to her. Many hours were spent considering the problems of budget and staff. A significant policy was set by the Library Board in rela­ tion to books withdrawn from the collection. A motion passed at the Board meeting of August 15, 1963 is quoted in part: " ••• it be left to the discretion of the Librarian to dispose of with­ drawn books in any manner which seems appropriate, including outright discard, and donation to worthy recipients or programs through the use of volunteer groups or organizations, and that the Board receive a report once a year on the annual disposition of the discards." During 1963, the writer served as Chairman of the Legis­ lative Committee of the Minnesota Library Association, and as Co-Chairman for the Tri-State Regional conference held in Minneapolis in October 1963. He is also the author of a separately written report on the work of the Preparations Department for 1963. Respectfully submitte, ~l) ~~t H. Simonds Chief of Processing

May_4, 1964 CATALOG DEPARTMENT 1963

To the Librarian: Herewith is submitted the 1963 report of the Catalog Department.

Present scope of the department Many library materials are not handled in this department or included in its statistics. These include unbound periodi­ cals, Visual Aid materials (cataloged by V.A.D.), sheet music and music records (cataloged by the Music Department), un­ classed pamphlets and vertical file materials. None of these appear in the Main catalog. Music scores are cataloged by the Music Department, but we shelflist, count, and make cards for them, for both Main and Music catalogs. We catalog only a small part of the document collection. Temporary issues of cumulating sets are usually not cataloged or shelflisted. We catalog and keep records and counts for all other Central and branch materials: books, maps, -records, films, and bound periodicals. We maintain the Main catalog, and furnish cards and directions for changes in department catalogs, when necessary making changes and additions on department cards also. We furnish all branch cards. Our typists also make all book slips, pockets, plates, and book labels. We compile annual statistics of the Library's holdings as far as our shelflist shows them. Personnel Our staff has totaled 14 on paper, except for three months in the spring when we lacked a typist, and the last three weeks of December. Jean Settera came on May 7 to replace Mrs. Viken, who left January 25. We dropped to 13 again when Marien Scott retired on December 6, after several months of illness. She came to the Library in 1927, and to this depart­ ment in 1928. We have missed her sadly the last five months, lacking·both her help and her humor. Since we share Mrs. Breedlove with the Preparations Room, our actual staff totals thirteen and a half. Last year I counted Miss Teusaw as part-time also, but as she types most of the time, and we now count typing for rebound books too as part of our work~ this is no longer accurate. We are grateful -2- that Ernest Weidner (Order Department} can do the heavy work of sending out conveyor loads and trucks of Central books. Our typists help at times in the Order Department also. We were hampered this year by the unusual amount of staff illness, which amounted to almost 200 days. Much of it coin­ cided with periods of reduced book flow into the department, fortunately, and we had fewer leaves of other kinds. Miss Davenport spent a busy fall with her full load here, her correspondence course in cataloging for the University, and the University evening course in cataloging and classification that she taught also. It had 60 students, since no day course was given that term. Cataloging We cataloged over·l400 more new titles this year than last, as well as more new editions and new ·volumes, but have done only about two-thirds as much recataloging and reclassification. Some recataloging seems inevitable for changed entries and other corrections, and with the three new departments, we continue to get requests for reclassification of certain titles which a particular department wants. There are many areas that need changes and subdivisions, but except for one more subdivision of the Zt class, we· have not been able to do much of this. We could not do over the Master of the Rolls set, though this was listed last year as an urgent project for 1963, but we did put many more temporary cards for it 1,nto the catalogs to make it more accessible. This set,·wi•h two shelves of gifts, forms our only 0 backlog". Catalogers made ms. cards for 3,094 of the 9851 new titles and new editions cataloged. Shelflisting Shelflisters counted nearly 10,000 more shelflist operations this year than in 1962. They added more than 800 more books to . the shelflist, and handled over 9,000 more withdrawals and 500 more transfers. Without a larger book budget, we were surprised at the increase in additions, but the gift record showed 5643 gifts, more than in recent years. There were 1230 more than last year. The only decrease was in the number of reshelflisted copies. We ended the year well caught up on duplicate copies and lost records, but with some transfers and catalog changes to make, and about 5,000 discard slips to be marked off. Con­ side~ing Mrs. Crusell's five-week illness in the spring, and -3- Miss Scott's absence since the end of July, the shelflisters have made an excellent record, and have worked very hard to do it. The rest of the staff has helped by taking over more filing, and by doing one month's work on periodicals. Miss Hammargren has cataloged juvenile fiction, formerly done by Miss Scott, and will continue to do this. We hope for a new shelflister soon, to be ready for the usual winter rush of books. Because of the need for quick incorporation of books from Branches X and Ss at the time we moved, we made a paper count only of most of this transfer. We still need to change these copies to the Central section on the shelfcards. This will make the records easier to understand, and will also show up the need for some changes in catalog records from plate to pocket, where the branch brought in circulating copies of a title that had been plate only. The Business Department staff has found cases of this in checking a part of the old branch shelflist against ours. Miss Scott had begun to work on this project, but we could not continue it these last months. Typing and card production While we were short a typist for three months early in the year, we have had a full typing staff since May, and have this fall had time to copy some of the dirty cards in the Main cata­ log. Hemingway and Freud cards were copied, among others. We also told the Literature Department that we could finally take over from Mrs. Hasselo the making of new slips for Y books from Branches Band K. The books are being weeded before they are sent up, but two truck loads have been received and sent back. During the four months, May through August, we experimented with a new method of making multilith masters. The 3M Company has developed a process for putting material to be reproduced through a Thermofax copier, Model 45, with an "intermediate" paper, which is then run through again with a special nmastern paper. This master is then ready to run. The St. Paul Library had adopted this method of making cards from L.C. proof slips, and after watching a demonstration there, and one here, put on by 3M representatives, Mr. Williams suggested that the firm lend us a copier for a four-month trial period. Mr. Lamberton, a sales representative, agreed to this. We ordered supplies, and catalogers learned to make needed changes in preparing copy. When we actually began, we found that many sets could not be made in this way, because of too many alterations needed on printed cards, too many tracings to be added to them, or too long call numbers, which the narrower margins on printed cards would not permit. -4- Our chief trouble, however, was in running cards from these masters. For many weeks we could not get more than a few clean cards from any master. Mr. Vellou, of the 3M firm, spent a lot of time trying to help with this, and Mrs. Robbins, of the St. Paul Library, advised us, and allowed us to visit and watch the operator there. We had the multilith completely cleaned and a new roller installed. After all this, while we finally could make clean cards, we could usually do so only by hard rubbing to clean the master in the middle of a card run. Our operators found this very tiring and very slow. We ran time tests with two people, making the same card sets by both old and new methods, and found that any time we gained by copying instead of typing masters, as well as the slight time saved in finishing the sets, was more than offset by the extra running time. We are of course aided in typing our old masters by use of the Flexowriter. This experiment cost both typing staff and catalogers a good deal of time. We had hoped for several benefits: greater speed, less revision by catalogers, use of contents and other notes on more cards, and possible help at time from non­ typists. But before the end of the trial period, we all felt the new process unsatisfactory - at least unless the new master paper can be improved so that it is easier to work with. One change made in our card form for this test is being retained to some extent. We started typing tracings on the face of our cards, since they appear this way on printed cards. We are still doing this on sets to which headings are added by multilith, as it saves drying and re-running time. Minor changes in procedure At the request of the Circulation Department, we changed from a red to brown lost mark for all lost reports, branch as well as Central, except those from Circulation. We now notify the Juvenile Blue Card Committee when the last Central juvenile copy of any title is gone, whether there is a Bin the call number or not. Mr. Teisberg has resumed looking at all Business Department books, before we put them through, instead of just the problem books, as he likes to see them all together. We no longer catalog all Minnesota documents in the library. We received so many, after the last legislature made us a depos­ itory, that the Document Division agreed to handle the smaller leaflets, if of temporary value only, in a vertical file. After March we discontinued stamping nDiscard" (by multi­ lith) on all discard slips. -5- Central catalogs We made no great progress in supplying the new department catalogs with subject cross references, although that, too, was high on our list for 1963. There are still three boxes of nseen and many more of "see also" references to be checked. We sent out quite a few, however, and those for the Business Department catalog showed up the many remaining discrepancies between our subjects and those formerly assigned at the branch. Miss Davenport has spent a good deal of time reconciling these. We found three spots that were skipped in the photographing of the Main catalog in 1960, two small sections, and one of about a thousand cards in the Id-Il alphabet. Copies needed in the new catalogs have been typed. Miss Davenport finished reading the Main catalog for unauthorized blue cards. Twice we went over the 50 cases of the Main catalog to replace missing or marked-up labels. Some numbers need to be replaced also, as screws holding them seem to loosen with use of the drawers. So far we have put in temporary numbers only for these, as we have to have the regular ones made for us, or borrow the tool for making them. The screws should all be checked and tightened before we lose more numbers, but this will take many hours. Miss Hanunargren finished listing needed guide cards for the Main catalog, and typed some of them on slips to be inserted in the nangle-tab" guides we used in the first part of the catalog. Late this fall we learned, however, that these cards were considered too expensive to use now, so that our requisition of last March had never gone through. We will need to try a different kind. Equipment Both multilith and Flexowriter had their first complete overhauling this past year, after about two years use. Both have needed three or four other service calls, with some replacement of parts. We heard constantly from the repair men that we ought to have service contracts and frequent checking to prevent damage to the machines. So far this has been thought too expensive, but perhaps it is especially true for the Flexowriter which is less apt than the multilith to proclaim its needs by loud thumps and grinds. In February we rather reluctantly agreed to exchange two of our newer catalog cases for older ones, so that Branch A could expand its public catalog. -6- For 1964 Many of the goal~ we set last year have to be added to those for next. Our own files still need much work, especially our subject catalog, which is far from complete·. We have a few more rules on paper, but this mos.tly due to Mr. Simonds, who outlined a part of the shelflisting procedures. This will be a help when we get a new shelflister. But many more of our old rules need re-writing. We learned that the Sociology Department is anxious to have its Ag and Zero classes on the third floor for easier paging. We can start reclassing the Sociology Ag's into sociology numbers, and if permission is given to keep Sociology Zeros apart from the others,we could quickly add the department symbol to the book slips, pockets and plates. We hope to finally get more guide cards into the Main catalog, and to supply the department catalogs with their "see" references, at least, as well as to investigate better means of making these for branches also. The statistical report is appended.

Re spec tf~l~y!? submitted, E&·.~ Ll~ Elizleth West Head of Catalog Department STAFF OF THE CATALOG DEPARTMENT 1963

Mary Louise Breedlove Anne Carroll Margit Crusell Joyce Davenport Harriet Doman Marion Ekstrand Betty Lou Hammargren Florence McGandy Marien Scott Retired December 6 Jean Settera From May 7 Alice Solberg Elsie Teusaw Clara Viken To January 25 Ruby ward Elizabeth West STATISTICAL RECORD - 1963

Cataloging New titles 8855 {Includes 333 titles cata­ Records 56 loged by Music Dept.) Microforms 1 Documents 101 Recataloged 343 Added volumes 2397 New editions 829 Donor 9 TOTAL 12591 Shelflisting Books added 54806 Books discarded and lost 33251 Books transferred 4324 Books reclassed 411 TOTAL 92792 Cards 259,596 cards were prepared for Central and extension files. This does not include temporary cards, the 6079 consumer bulletin index cards, or the extra cards made to test comparative speeds ! of card production when using regular or thermofax-made masters. The multilith was used to prepare 206230 cards 6079 index cards 22312 book slips 22312 book pockets 37461 forms 9020 old book slips were stamped DISCARDED before we discontinued this in April. The Flexowriter was used to prepare 22151 cards and 5880 multilith masters. 644 masters were made by the Thermofax copier lent us for test purposes. 7274 masters were hand typed. Many Wilson cards and proof slips were completed, and hand typing was done for cards needing only one or two copies, but for very few complete sets. COMPARISONS BETWEEN 1962 AND 1963 1962 1963 Gain Loss Cataloging Fiction 977 961 16 Foreign 243 455 212 New classed 6307* 7439** 1132 Documents 28 .101 73 Records 38 56 18 Microforms 2 1 1 New editions 593 829 236 New volumes 2299 2397 98 Donor 12 9 3 Reclassed and recataloged 581 343 238 TOTAL 11080 12591 1769 258 Net gain - 1511

*223 titles cataloged by Music Department **333 titles cataloged by Music Department

Shelflisting Books added 53985 54806 821 Books discarded or lost 24086 33251 9165 Books transferred 3781 4324 543 Books reclassed 1085 411 TOTAL 82937 92792 10529 Net gain - 9855

Cards 251768 259596 7828 Books in library January 1, 1964 1,022,662 Books owned by the City 925,260 Books owned by the Athenaeum 97,402 Books housed in Central Library 610,806 Books housed in Branches 411,856 Books added during the year 54,806 Books worn out and lost 33,251 Gain for the year 21,555

Adult Juv TOTAL Books in library 800,841 200,266 January 1, 1963 1,001,107 Added 1963 34,820 19,986 54,806 TOTAL 835,661 220,252 1,055,913

Withdrawn 1963 18zl54 15,097 33,251 Total in library 817,507 205,155 1,022,662 January 1, 1964 ------.J"a,,n J Jqbf" -- =ir-- ---5;,,, I if'it I ~ / tjt, 3 BOOK ACCOUNT 7ia qui, ---- I VOLUMES ADDED TO MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY...... •...... Total Total lo.I.JV~ Total Volumes Volumes Volumes Per Total I Volumes Volumes Vol.umes / Per CLASSES Athen- Central BRANCHES ln ID aeum Library Accessions Replaced Withdrawn Library Cent :Accessions Replaced Withdrawn Library Cent Closed 7/i / tw.,~ A B C D E H HE J K L Lo M N R s Ss X Bkm &ttr · Branches ~- L Local documents 1.J:;-2 45.J.. + t/- 'l J.i Documents I a I(> + £0013 Periodicals ),3 '/&6 J, 7 91) 6-J.; 4o,iK1h Newspapers 3/ 31 I 3 6-J 000, A ) -t J2 !:t6-4,:, 3/ J9 J_g 31,, I/ JI 30 ,J/f .29 f5 /0 J~ 2 4 I o5'9 114. 2/ 7 [!O 070, 400, 800 I~ I .z,.z ~ ;}4 so /{) t1 53 140 SD S3 J.-.9 45 5/ 40 JI tJ 3 SI J..177 q,73 & IP b-52, 100, 370 4(p /13 7 14 q 32 J-5 41 !4 ;g t /(p 15 }..t> 11 I J{J /S/1 o'/ I --/ J,.9, J.44 200 UJSS l-3 It 7 IS IC/ 11 :13 JS /9 II I? 19 11 .24 , lh 95t j.,JJ.. '7 :1. 1~,z 300 49 !J 04f 34 'f "l 37 271 76 1:,5 en 4Q 6/ 19 '15 !Pl '/-b 94 p J..7 () 9 /p!) q7g .. t? Jgy 500•540 Cf !f9.:l '7 II ID I/ J- 17 It J.S & q l'1 /6 /0 q 81 I (, 8'40 i2.M -I /.j !Jt. 550-590 4- j /

J. :l,J_, 3 3 1 6.Z {j ,- Total ...... :?..~. ..~/t/... Form 36 2M 2-56 ~!13 Total Volumes in Library Ja, ~ /'/~#- ... ../. .. !?. .•.. ' ....f ...... Books in Branches - January 1, 1964

A B C D E H HE J K L LO M N R s Bkrn Ext Closed TOTAL Br Local doc. -30 1 -29 Documents -1 -1 2 Periodicals 241 151 91 68 57 76 52 -22 153 43 14 37 23 -10 7 67 1048 Newspapers -51 -51 000,A 310 233 237 177 259 231 235 123 230 163 175 237 265 319 214 53 187 -171 3477 070,400,800 1447 1638 1124 435 1309 1094 1701 1020 1693 713 989 927 1116 1859 739 426 1913 99 20242 100,370 359 358 328 94 424 332 485 299 353 269 272 302 311 447 252 204 781 16 5886 200 423 452 267 162 318 268 399 207 499 161 186 260 311 377 196 136 1002 19 5643 300 919 711 728 289 835 835 895 764 775 448 629 715 803 1074 445 402 796 -221 11842 500-540 244 161 166 82 210 190 236 140 213 231 175 195 221 271 116 88 265 -6 3198 550-590 460 382 235 235 388 267 402 309 329 318 277 308 342 437 222 226 554 40 5731 600 1312 1223 1044 496 1276 937 1416 1230 1078 738 948 1102 1370 1545 630 842 2237 169 19593 610 233 196 197 121 245 184 222 164 167 145 175 158 229 167 162 110 399 74 3348 700 1002 933 687 342 973 556 1166 824 827 539 628 807 997 1503 434 475 963 -150 13506 900,913 1375 1677 969 474 1141 1007 1329 826 1033 826 681 894 1074 1956 612 454 1204 348 17880 910-919 779 1050 703 189 993 677 1001 823 696 470 439 697 754 1418 512 547 1345 59 13152 L,929 1040 1159 909 435 1118 918 1367 858 1113 648 719 766 887 1332 663 771 1924 102 16729 y 23 -6 -2 7 1 -1 -2 1 -17 15 -96 -77 z 335 306 194 97 350 212 282 215 375 226 184 237 245 303 201 212 534 115 4623 Fiction 5353 5964 6668 2354 4688 4055 7448 4510 4033 3464 2955 3562 4946 6662 3430 6590 13365 1161 91208 Juv.fiction 4238 3573 2343 3255 6881 4345 4766 5263 3835 3564 5382 6345 3680 6606 2371 17220 13649 -1123 96193 Juv.classed 4000 3560 2112 2941 5597 3850 3601 4065 3490 4481 4199 4910 3210 4660 1828 11800 · 10652 -241 78715 1-1.~64 24093 23726 18965 12244 27069 20034 27004 21617 20892 17447 19025 22460 20716 30927 13049 40556 51770 263 411857 l-l'~p-3 23642 23237 18637 13309 26560 20953 25874 21009 21148 17285 18437 21918 20822 30274 13544 40949 50956 263 408817 Net, gain 451 489 328 509 1130 608 162 588 542 653 814 6274 N&t loss 1065 919 256 106 495 393 3234 3040 Net gain Books in Branches January 1, 1963 - 408817 Added - 32618 441435 Transfer (loss) - 2091 439344 Withdrawn - 27487 Books in Branches January 1, 1964 - 411857 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ORDER DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 1963

March 4, 1964 As in the previous year, 1963 saw the Order Department still well short of its needed full staff to perform its responsi­ bilities with all the desirable speed, accuracy and efficiency it should possess. The severity did not appear as great as in 1962 and there was promise of relief with the assignment of a professional librarian for the Serials Division in 1964. Ill­ ness kept one of the typists out for a great part of the year, but by finding others in the library who could offer assistance, we managed to pull through. I - BOOK ORDER DIVISION'· A - Searching and bibliographical verification. I continue to do random bibliographical verification of suspicious looking orders. Because of incorrect entries some dup­ lication of "a" copies occurs. B - Encumbering. The Business Office did not begin to add 20% of the encumbered sum to the free balance until late in the year. It would be better to begin this practice in the summer. The Business Office has agreed to do this and I trust this will be so. C - Dealers. On December 7, 1962 a bid invitation was sent to fourteen book firms for the Library's 1963 and 1964 book business. The bids were opened on January 7, 1963. It was recommended and approved by the Librarian and the Library Board that the business be divided between the A. C. Mcclurg & Co. and the Monarch Book Co. as further defined below.

1 - A. C. McClurg & Co. The quality of the service of this firm given as a result of the bid a minimum of $40,000 worth of orders during both 1963 and 1964, improved noticeably over 1962. However, its chief weakness con­ tinues to be its failure to report on books ordered after a reasonable length of time. Occasionally, it appears, orders for specific titles, sometimes quantity orders, are ,simply lost. Their invoicing and issuing of credit memorandums is good. 2 - Monarch Book Company. As a result of the bid, this firm was promised a minimum of $20,000 worth of orders in both 1963 and 1964. Service is very good. Being able to telephone to explain and correct mistakes as well as to place rush orders is a considerable advantage. 3 - Blackwell :rs - Oxford, England. We continue to receive very good service from this firm on our orders for books published in Great Britain and some of the commonwealth countries. - 2 -

4 - Martiness Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands. Service on our orders for European books ordered from this firm also continues to be satisfactory and as fast as can be expected. 5 - Doubleday and Collier-Macmillan. The Library has dealt with the former publisher for many years and has received excellent service. Not so with the latter. There seemed to be considerable confusion in Collier-Macmillan's accounting department and later it spread to the shipping department. This necessitated writing many letters, several of which were not answered until second or third pleas were sent requesting adjustment of mistakes. Since no improvement was noted after more than a year's business with this publisher, I decided to discontinue ordering books directly from them. 6 - Bernan Associates, Washington, D. C. It is a pleasure to deal with this ve·ry efficient firm for our United States government publications. It is interesting to note that the library purchased $1,102.00 worth of United States government publications in 1963. 7 - Leisure Time Products, Minneapolis. This is a new and local firm specializing in paper-bound books and claims it will obtain any paper-bound book in print for us. We have begun to purchase from them and will be very happy if their claim is found to be so. It is not possible to rate them just yet. They do give a good discount. 8 - Bacon Pamphlet Service. - Northport, New York. This firm does an eminently satisfactory job in obtaining for us most pamphlets for which we must pay. D - Typing of the order. It was not possible for lack of time to design a new multiple form in 1963 before the old supply was exhausted and a new one ordered. Designing a new form is one of our foremost projects for 1964. In order to determine something 0£ the workload in the Order Department, we began in July to keep several types of statistics. Following are figures on the numbers of the two kinds of order forms typed and a total of books actually ordered. · - 3 - EXHIBIT A No. of 3 forms Actual No. of Bks. No. 6 forms Date slips typed ordered on 3 forms typed 7 - 63 958 2045 554 8 - 63 1387 3435 798 9 - 63 660 1793 527 10 - 63 821 2198 1100 11 - 63 417 2550 800 12 - 63 556 1778 923 7fT99 1"3199 ~ E - Receipt of "a" copy or approval books 1 - Greenaway Plans. During 1963, we received one copy of most books published by the following firms on the Greenaway Plan which allows us to receive them at a large discount, usually 70%, with no return privileges.

a - Lippincott, New Directions, Stein & Day b - Holt, Rinehart and Winston c - Harper & Row d - Random House; Knopf; Pantheon e - Houghton-Mifflin f - Morrow; Sloane; Mill 2 - Publishers' Approval Plans. During 1963, we discontinued our approval plans with two major publishers; Wiley and Prentice-Hall. In the case of Wiley we were rejecting far more books than we kept and we were having consider­ able difficulty obtaining credit memos for books returned. In the case o·f Prentice-Hall, we never knew what publica­ tions would be and would not be sent. It looked as if someone at Prentice-Hall were selecting titles he thought would be of interest to public libraries. Since our Business and Economics Department, for one, wanted copies of all their many business titles, I decided to discontinue the approval plan and have Central Department Heads make advance selections from Prentice-Hall's seasonal catalogs. The latter practice seems to be working out satisfactorily. Besides several minor publishers and associations, we continue to have publishers' approval plans with two major publishers. a - McGraw-Hill b - Harcourt, Brace & World - 4 - 3 - Other Publishers' Approval Plans. In addition to the firm of Prentice-Hall mentioned above, we route to Central Department Heads, the seasonal catalogs of these publishers for approval copy orders: a - Collier-Macmillan b - Doubleday c - Wiley d - 3-t. Martin's Press F - Receipt of duplicates of titles already in the Library. Somehow the flow of books coming into the Order Depart­ ment from book: agents and their checking and forward­ ing to the Catalog Department seemed to go much more smoothly than in the previous year. There were no major and long pile-ups. G - Out of Print Books. We have managed to locate a few out-of-print titles by checking dealers' book catalogs. Agents with whom we place search and quote orders seem to turn up relatively few. II - SERIALS DIVISION

A - Continuations 1 - New check-in and billing cards were designed and put into use during 1963. The old style cards were gradually being replaced by the new. 2 - A follow-up system was started. This will assist us in obtaining those publications for which stand­ ing orders are not accepted but must be ordered each time they are published. It will also serve other purposes of confirming receipt of publications and reminding us that it is time to request certain gift publications.

3 - A determined effort was made to examine one kardex tray a day. The purpose of this was to make certain that a1i publications are being received for which we have Continuation entries.

4 - Gradually the file of some 500 entries formerly handled by the Business and Economics department were being incorporated into the Continuations file. We also began to place the r~quests for these and asked that we be maintained on the mail­ ing list if there were one. - 5 - 5 - Beginning in June 1963, we began to keep a tally of publications handled in the Continua­ tions Section. The figures for these seven months are: Forwarded to Sent direct Total Cat. Dept. to Agencies June 152 275 427 July 168 395 · 563 Aug. 169 275 444 Sept. 473 309 782 Oct. 406 314 720 Nov. 203 292 495 Dec. 354 278 632 B - PERIODICALS 1 - Subscriptions - Statistics Agent Subscriptions Titles Moore Cottrell 774 208 Faxon 500 369 Fennell (formerly 867 391 Publishers Subscriptions Service) Directs 225 174 Gifts *600 *700 Received on memberships *150 *150 Total ~ ~ *Estimates Newspapers 135 54 2 - Short Reports. During 1963, a total of approximately 183 letters and postcards were sent concerning our failure to receive certain periodicals. 3 - Replacement issues. Number obtained Total cost Av;~ . Cost 1962 - 223 $ 254.56 $ 1.14 1963 - 350 183.89 .52 Forty-three of the 350 replacement issues were received from the U.S. Book Exchange at the price of .35 each. Others were ordered directly from the publisher and received at cost or as gifts. Others were found among duplicates or gifts in the Order Department. 4 - Indexes. Sixty periodical indexes were requested and received. 6 III - Miscellaneous In the sum.mer of 1963, we became a depository library for Minnesota State Documents. Arrangements to obtain these publications were worked out by the Order Depart­ ment and the Head of the Documents Division at the State Capitol. Book and Periodical Prices AVERAGE NET PRICES TO THE LIBRARY GENERAL '.PUND Including Continuations but Excluding Adult Pamphlets. 1960 1961 1962* 1963 Art $ 5.96 $ 6.54 $ 7.42 $ 7.50 History 4.26 4.48 3.10 4.11 Juvenile 1.78 1.84 2.29 1.70 Literature 2.96 3.09 3.16 3.23 Music 3.40 3.41 3.08 1.72 Sociology 4.56 3.76 3.60 3.30 Technical 5.29 4.97 5.07 4.44 * Pamphlets included CALENDAR OR BUDGET YEAR EXPENSES FOR PERIODICALS 1954 $13,239 1955 13,072 1956 14,479 1957 14,313 1958 14,038 1959 14,797 1960 16,040 **1961 15,939 plus $2,800 for binding. 1962 16,802 (includes $499.41 from Bommelman Fund) 1963 14,970 (includes $475.25 from Bommelman Fund) **1961 Figure includes also Borrunelman Fund contribution of $339.45 7 ORDER DEPARTMENT RE~ORT 1963 TOTALS SPENT FROM ALL BOOK FUNDS AND PERIODICAL FUNDS General Fund $167,863.35 Periodicals - Bommelman gift 475.24 Periodicals 14,495.05 Atkinson Fund Bonsteel Fund Christian Fund Heaton Fund 247.05 Johnson Fund 13.30 Library Gift Fund 2,092.83 McLaughlin Fund 115.00 Oberhoffer Fund 298.73 Personals Fund 126.82 G. T. Walker Fund 214.47 T. B. Walker Fund 551.40 $186,500.82 General fund total from the Final Book Budget Report

(January 31, 1964) prepared by the Business Office. Periodical figures are from the Annual Financial Statement - 1963. Other figures from statement, 1963 Annual Library Gift and Trust Fund, January 13, 1964, prepared by the Business Office. It is assumed that these trust and gift fund amounts were spent on books or periodicals although the Business Office statement does not specify. 8

TOTALS SPENT FROM ALL BOOK FTTNDS A.ND PERI0'DICAL FUNDS

1954 $ 158,37h 1955 115,335 1956 131,831 1957 143,113 1958 184,204 1959 180,768 1960 194,158 1961* 163,524* 1962 175,104 1963 182,358

GENERAL FUND EXPENDITUTES EXCLUDING PAYMEN'IS FOR RENTAL FROM THE GENERAL FlfND MfD EXCLUDING PERI ODICAI.S

Number of books, films, and other Year Amount items purchased 1954 133,634 60,944 1955 94,231 41,487 1956 105,307 44,291 1957 112,571 48,451 1958 165,807 66,730 1959 165,465 61,915 1960 169,944 61,158 1961** 139,445 49,350 1962 158,800 47,821 1963 167,863 59,261

DISTRIBUTION OF THE 1961 BOOKBtIDGET (FIN~\L)

Adult Central 68,798.62 41.a/o Juvenile 45,616.67 27.2% Adult Extension 44,459.03 26.6% Miscellaneous 8,989.03 5.2% 167,863.35 100.0% TOTAL

*1961 includes $2,800.95 for binding of periodicals.

~*-*1961 includes 801 books rebound and charged to book fund. 0 /

ORDER DEPARTMENT REPORT 1963

BOOK PURCHASES - GENERAL FUND

ACCOUNT ALLOWANCE COST

MISCELLANBOUS

Coordina to~ of Adult Ser,.ri ces $ 150.00 105.45 Coordinator of Child. Services 150.00 99.00 Coordinator of Young Adults 100.00 97.23 Office 500.00 375.74 Encyclopedia Fund 4,614.15 .h,552.00 Librarian's Quota 300.00 178.02 Miscellaneous & U. N. Documents 2,291.19 2,257.51

CENTRAL LIBRARY - ADULT Art 5,3h7 .48 5,126.64 Business & Economics 12,812.20 13,135.50 History 9,610.54 9,278.87 Literature 10,008.29 10,006.83 Music Records 1,315.71 1,228.02 Music Booms 2,10.5 .42 2,505.,1 Reference Core 1,037.68 931.64 Science & Technology 9,513.85 9,207.32 Sociology 7,371.50 7,396.31 Visual Aids 8,876.13 8,875.20 Young Adults 1,220.77 1,106.78

EXTENSION AGENCTIS - ADULT Extension Loans 6,919.81 6,649.88 Bookmobile 3,111.7 .12 2,845.07 Branch A 2,102.65 2,006.93 B 2,3h7.89 2,399.20 C 1,370.65 1,385.59 D 1,466.64 1,499.08 E 3,387.86 3,429.66 H 2,250.68 2,252.16 He 4,178.13 4,211.)9 J 2,38h.59 2,285.18 K 2,078.68 2,107.58 L 1,856.29 1,691.54 Lo 2,374.98 2,231.87 M 2,167.20 2,309.45 N 2,307.91 2,297.01 R 4,685.25 L.,647.40 s 300.00 210.04 lC

ACCOUNT ALLOWANCE COST

JUVENILE Children's Room - Central 5,035.92 4,997.45 Extension Loans .3,091.16 2,882.03 Bookmobile 6,654.76 6,36h.81 Branch A 2,028.77 1,953.47 B 2,044.83 1,924.69 C 920.22 878.25 D l-~6S4i33 1,633.06 E 3,525.32 3,352.hB H 2,586.!iO 2,548.93 He 2,138.15 2,225.36 J 2,116.18 2,028.31 K 1,942.05 1,833.55 L 1,848.35 1,819.47 Lo 2,456.47 2,431.08 M 3,239.85 3,151.07 N 1,813.32 1,684.71 R 3,990.hh 3,764.51 s 200.00 143.4L TOTAL tl71,686.54 !ltl67,863.35

This sum purchased 57,405 books and 1856 continuation titles. In addition the Order Department processed 5,276 other books, gifts Board of F.ducation, and Athenaeum plus books purchased from gift funds. 11

f General Fund Periodical Cost 1963

Periodical subscriptions $14,394.0.5 add Bommelman Fund-Browsing 475.2h Total $14,869.29

II Periodical Subscription Budget 1963 and Costs A. Summary

Allowance Cost

Reserve and Misc. $ 92.5.00 $ 474.18 Children's Dept 130.00 119.95 Adult. Central 10,167.00 8,186.05 Extension .5,778.00 5,713.87 Total $17,000.00 14,494.o.5 (of which 1500 will be interest f rorn the Bommelman Fund) 475.2li Total. without breaking down by accounts t 14,869.29

B. General Reserve (inc. Petty Cash) 300.00 78.83 Binding subscriptions 90.00 92.20 Book Selectj_on Rooms 125.00 40. 7h Catalog 90.00 18.38 Librarian's Office 12$.00 34.98 Museum 65.00 47.47 Order 25.00 51.97 Public R~lations Office 10~.oo 109.61 $929.00 ~I+7L.18 Sub-Total 12 c. Children's Department

Allov.rance Cost $ 130.00 $119.95

D. Extension Office and Services

Extension Office 60.00 51.h8 Bookmobile 350.00 372.59 Branch A 350.00 3L1.9.0l B 400.00 376.91 C 220.00 227.91 D 260.00 263 .h7 E 500.00 460.78 H 1i.oo.oo 389.75 He 550.00 540.28 ,J 300.00 291.04 K 375.00 372.65 L 200.00 2lh.25 Lo 300.00 30h.89 M 360.00 354.65 N 350.00 3h7 .15 R 600.00 657.h? s 203.00 139.59 t;,778.00 ·$5~ 713.87 Sub-Total

E. Adult Central

Newspapers 742.00 497.53 History 1,L.00.00 1,333.98 Technology 2,700.00 1,560.90 Sociology 1,150.00 1,164.77 Literature 550.00 587.91 Art 650.00 632.06 .Music 300.00 317 •.34 Business & Economics 1,500.00 1,354.70 Petty Cash 1-1-3 .99 Young Adults 75.00 65.59 Ref. Core) Browsing 875.00* 336.13 ) Documents 200.00 262.04 Visual Aids 50.00 30.11 Sub-Total $10,167.00 $8,186.05 *Cost is that portion from General Fund only ~ 13

TABLE OF PERIODICAL DISCOUNTS Publishers' Faxon Subscription Moore-Cottrell Service 1955 subs. 7.6 6.8 5.6 (placed fall '54) 1956 subs. 7.4 8.4 4.8 (placed summer \: 55) 1957 subs. 6.6 6.7 5.8 (Placed summer '56) 1958 subs. 6.8 6.9 5.0 (placed summer '57) 1959 subs. 5.9 1.0 4.2 (placed (popular) 28.5 summer '58) 1960 subs. 6.1 6.8 18.4 (placed summer '59) 1961 subs. 3.7 14.3 15.0 (placed summer 1 60) 1962 subs. 3.0 8.2 14.5 (placed summer 1 61 1963 subs. 5.9 11.9 16.2 (placed summer 1 62) 1964 subs. 8.2 8.1 16.8 (placed summer 1 63) ORDER DEPARTMENT

Richard Hofstad, Head Mildred Larson, Principal Clerk Doris Nelson, Senior Clerk Pauline Jeub Senior Clerk Ernest Weidner Junior Library Aide Gloria Yven Junior Library Aide Exilda Keable Junior Clerk

Respectfully submitted, ~ J, 1frfohut Richard J. Hofstad ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PREPARATIONS DEPARTMENT FOR 1963

The Preparations Department is under the supervision of Mr. Muridan Nelson as Foreman. It is divided into two parts, the book bindery proper and the shelf preparations room. In 1963, the number of workers employed in the Preparations Department remained constant and stable, marking an end, at least temporarily, to a steady decrease in the staff which began as long ago as 1956. The bindery proper operated with eight persons and the shelf preparations room with three and one half persons. staff between the two activities was fluid, and the usual change in duties occurred when a book preparation aide was called upon to help in the bindery. One book preparation aide was shared with the Catalog Department. The attached chart of materials bound shows that approx­ imately 11,000 books and periodicals are bound outside the walls by commercial binderies. The books were sent to the American Bindery of Topeka, Kansas which secured the business by submitting the most favorable bid through the Office of the City Purchasing Agent. The periodicals are bourid locally by Campbell­ Logan Bindery of Minneapolis. The periodical business has not been bid heretofore, but the writer recommends that it be let for bid. The most compelling reason is that such action seems to be legally required. The Library paid American Bindery of Topeka some $13,091.65 for the binding of 9,542 books. Two-thirds of these books required a call number finished on the spine. Including the call numbers, the average price per book was $1.37. An additional 744 books were bound by the "perfect binding" process. This business went through American to Hertzberg. Our bindery within the Library accomplished the other and larger portion of the binding program. The work is not only the larger portion of the binding, but includes the more difficult items. 15,180 current magazines were reinforced for circulation. 2,331 pieces of sheet music wer·e bound for the Music Department. In addition the bindery collated, mended, and stuffed into wallets 4,185 parts making up 280 orchestrations and band­ strations. These last tasks were a special project for 1963 aimed at refurbishing and restoring the collections of the Music Department. A proportion of the books requiring re-binding must be hand sewn. They do not have sufficient binding margins or else have suffered a deterioration in paper which does not allow the use of the oversewing machine. Careful handling, judicious restoration, and handsewing is needed. 1,695 books were handsewn in 1963 within our Library bindery. .,., The bindery is constantly asked to do a variety of minor tasks which run from a few minutes to many hours of staff time. During 1963, an effort was made to record such instances. A compilation, which the writer is almost certain remains incomplete, of odd jobs includes pocketing vertical file envelops, making file dividers, helping to make the covers and pages of the "Staff Directory", pap.er punching, and wire stitching. The value of the labor time only on such projects was $497.41. The bindery also has the duty of cutting paper stock for the printing projects and paper needs of the Library. In 1963, the value of labor only expended in paper stock cutting was $717.82. The bindery is equipped with a Verifax copying unit which is used to make replacement pages for books in the process of rebinding. 1,852 pages were copied and used to restore books to the shelves. In addition, the bindery "morgue", made up of popular but worn out books was used to supply 2,146 pages. Verifax reproductions were supplied to the public who paid 50 cents aopiece for 1,024 of them in 1963. With the installa­ tion and use of two Docustats, the demands on the Verifax are expected to decrease. The Librarian's Office used 891 Verifax copies and the Print Shop used 546 negatives. The shelf preparations room worked to turn newly purchased books, or freshly re-bound books into library books. All of the book acquisitions - about 55,000 items, and the bindery output, 23,000 rebinds and 15,000 current magazines, came through the line in shelf preparations. In addition the staff handled 4300 transfers and a number of miscellaneous marking jobs. Attached are statistics and staff roster. This report is written by the Chief of Processing who is also the author of a separate report. Respectfully submitted, C?~~i~ Chief of Processing

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PREPARATIONS DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 1963 MATERIALS BOUND 1959 - 1963

1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 Books rebound-full cloth but not illustrated covers 9,103 10,486 7,386 6,384 4,881 Books rebound in "Treasure Trove" printed covers 8,466 6,847 6,444 5,780 Magazines bound (new) within Library 935* 27 26 17 4,4fS Magazine rebound 76 94 55 44 128 Newspapers bound 24 26 22 20 24 Books and pamphlets bound in Press board 5,042 4,321 3,245 2,178 2,044 Books and periodicals bound fbooks) 801 8,898 10,423 outside 818_period}730 783 650 Total books bound 23,646 22,619 18,709 24,104 22,681

Books reinforced 525 208 358 83 61 Sheet music bound 507 542 320 514 2,331 Current magazines prepared for circulation 13.,583 15.,138 15.,802 14,495 15.,180 Books mended at Central 312 336 396 337 395 Total 14,927 16,224 16,876 15,429 17,967

* In 1959 Periodicals for the most part were bound by Campbell-Logan Bindery

' PREPARATIONS ANNUAL REPORT 1963 STAFF - DECEMBER 1963

Muridan Nelson Foreman Bindery

James Dondelinger Bookbinder II John Smith Bookbinder I

Thomas Edin Bookbinder I

Elsie Frerichs Bindery Worker II

Ruth Larson Bindery Worker II Myrtle Dahlman Bindery Worker I

Alice Johnson Bindery Worker I Evelyn Skow Clerk - Bindery Worker Preparations (Shelf Preparations)

Edna Locke Book Preparation Aide II

Mary Lou Breedlove Book Preparation Aide I

Muriel Barrie Book Preparation Aide I

Elsie Quady Book Preparation Aide I ANNUAL REPORT Science Museum and Planetarium Minneapolis Public Library January l, 1963 to December 31, 1963 INT ll>IIJ CTI ON A concise report on the Science Museum and Planetarium for 1963

Section I The Museum and Planetarium; a program. for all in the community Section II The Educational Program Section III The Emibit Program: Collection., Exhibits and Gifts Section IV Public Relations., Publicity and Printed Material

Section V Staff Improvement and Enrichment Programs

Section VI Summary: Evaluation., Trends and Recommendations

Maxine B. Haarstick Museum Director

1 -

Section I THE MUSEJM AND PLANETARIUM; A PIDGRAM FOR ALL IN THE OOMMIJNlTY

The year 1963 was closed on an appointment book which reflected a program. meet:ing the needs of thousands of visitors. The orange school busses parked around the library were symbolic of the activity during the school week. The sunmer vacation period was marked by long lines of enthusiastic visitors waiting for the planetarium shows. Laboratory sessions on how to use the microscope., rock and mineral identification and human biology were a part of the busy schedule. New e:xhibits were installed at all

too slow a pace, but visitors enjoyed the museum for its simple layout

of e:xhibits that excite interest and inspire one to read and to explore

the fields of geology., astronomy., natural history., archeology., anthropology

and related disciplines. The museum and planetarium activities provide

an enriched and inspiring climate for the child., the student., the family.,

the worker and the retired person. With appeal to all, the nonreader

included., the museum continues to meet the important challenge of adding

to man's understanding of the planet earth as a complex world of people and places.

2 Section II THE EllJCA.TIONAL PROGRAM Attendance

577 Planetarium Shows ••• • • • • • • ••••••• Total 85,435 790 School Classe8* {by appointment) ••••••••• 31,600 (Classes include Kingergarten through College) Note: School classes include pre-school children from nursery schools. Many slow-learner groups, deaf children, visually handicapped and orthopedically handicapped received special assistance. Earth sciences are featured with the planetarium. However, many school classes combine this time with a lesson in social studies. *· Figure does not include unscheduled groups. Groups visiting during Book Fair are not recorded here since they would appear in another section of the library's annual report. Hours Museum Winter Hours: Monday - Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Museum Summer Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 2:00 p.ni. to 5:00 p.m. Planetarium Schedul8* 1963 Winter:

Wednesday - Friday 2:00 p.m. Saturday 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Sunday 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Summer:

Daily 2:00 p.m. * Planetarium schedule of shows is always subject to change to meet community pattern of iving.

3 DESCRIPTION OF EIDCATIONAL SERVICES

School Class Visits: All Hennepin County schools are included in the field trip program. Their classes come by appointment for units of study in astronomy, geology and natural history. Grades Kindergarten through College are included. Special attention is given to the curriculum in the schools so that the museum experience supplements classroom instruction. This technique promotes good museum-school relations. "The World of Books" is our guide to instruction. Planetarium Programs: The following topics were presented:

The Milky Way Island Universes Earth, Moon and Sun Jupiter and Saturn Exploring the Universe The Winter Triangle The Autumn Sky

The programs were expanded in the planetarium to monthly topics in addition to the can.prehensive coverage of the current sky. The h5-minute shows covered a basic course in astronomy based on textbooks for various grade levels. Saturday-sun.day Programs: During 1963, Sunday afternoon continued to attract hundreds of family groups. This portion of the museum operation offered a great retum of the tax dollar to the community. An average of 1,000-1,500 visitors enjoyed the museum and planetarium activities on Sunday. Three staff members were involved in the Sunday operation. One professional staff member and two attendants covered the schedule adequately. No additional maintenance was required. Book Fair: On the weekends the planetarium shows highlighted "The World of Books" and fascinated fOW1g and old alike. Between puppet shows and book browsing many children visited the museum during the fair. Loans:

In an effort to use the entire :museum collection the museum con­ tinued to loan to branch libraries and patrons the following items:

1. Show and Tell: Presented in cigar box exhibits, small children assume responsibility for borrowing rocks, fossils, sea life·and natural history specimens. They are encouraged to get a book from the library on the treasure they borrowed. 4 2. Suitease Loans: Portable loans on geology, sea life and natural history continued to be popular items for teachers. 3. Individual Pieces: Some large specimens of rocks, fossils, sea life and artifacts were borrowed by branch libraries and patrons. How to do Sessions: Activities in the crafts room have been very successful. Several student sessions with microscopes were held. Children bring their own microscope and learn to use it and to make microscope slides. The human biology collection, a gift from Minnesota Blue Shield, was used extensively for demonstration. The Micro-projector, rock tumbler and cutter were used for class demonstrations • . Nature Workshops: Group leaders have made good use of this service. The crafts room and small lecture room have been used in nature activities several times for infonnal courses for teachers and community leaders. Rock and Mineral I denti.fication: Techniques on rock identification and assistance in making rock collections are a popular and important service given by museum staff members. Special Programs:

Programs to meet particular needs and interests were given: .American Association of Cereal Chemists .American Association of University Women College of st. Benedict Elementary Science Teachers First Mational Bank Forum Hospitality House Boys Club International Association of Game and Fish Conservation Junior League of Minneapolis Lowry Settlement House McConnel Airlines Minneapolis Bird Club Minneapolis Boys Club Minneapolis Honeywell Minneapolis Park Board Senior Citizens Minneapolis Society for the Blind Minnesota Association of Public Accountants Minnesota Pre-school Education Association Missionary Volunteers National Agricultural Economists Association Naval Reserve Planetarium Program for Minneapolis Public Library Staff

5 R.O.T.C. St. Catherine's College st. Cloud Teachers College St. Paul Science Mu sewn Field Groups Salvation Anny Girls Club State Hospital Group, St. Peter1 Minnesota State Sheriffs Convention Tri-State Regional Library Conference University Hospital University of Minnesota (Astronomy Classes) University of Minnesota - Duluth Branch Wisconsin State College

Of special interest were the many visitors from foreign countries with whom we had an opportunity to exchange museum ideas. They were from: Alaska New Zealand Canada Norway China Peru Denmark Ru.ssia Germany South America Iran Sweden Japan Television Programs: The Museum Director presented several programs on television. Some of the titles of the programs were: "One Billion Years of Minnesota Geology" "The Museum at the Minneapolis Public Library, A Community Resource" "The Minerals of the Earth n "The Fossil Record" "Hobbies are Important" "Skulls and Skeletons" "Crabs and Crab-Like Animals" "How to Use the Microscope" ''Learn About Stars" All of the programs were directed toward the unlimited resources that the library has for connnunity use.

Museum Sales Counter: Gross income for 1963 was 14,601.79. The sale of cards amounted to $98.26. The museum counter is an educational feature. All items sold are carefully selected.

Volunteers:

The Junior League of Minneapolis, Girl Scouts and some individuals gave us many hours of service. 6 Section III THE EmrBIT PROGRAM: COLLECTION., EXHIBITS ANJ? GIFTS

Collection:

Care and maintenance or museum collection and. e:Jhibit:s were sclledu.led around other activities. Special cleaning and application of moth crystals are done by museum staff.

Exhibits:

Several new e:xhibits were installed during the year:

1. Human Biology, a series or eight emibits., was carefully executed with appropriate background by Gary Hektner., museum attendant. Included are the following topics with labels and story:

a. »nbryology e. Brain b. Skin f. Tooth c. Foot g. Stomach d. Hand h. Heart

2. Additional temporary emibits:

a. Platypus b. Pangolin c. Wasps d. Skeletons e. Insect Collecting r. He:nnit Crab., Fiddler Crab., Horseshoe Crab g. Petrified Wood h. Cave Minerals

It should be noted that a full e:xhibit program is not being realized in the museum under present staff complement. All staff members are involved in the planning, installation and layout of the exhibits.

It should be noted that there was excellent cooperation fran. the maintenance staff., carpenter shop and paint shop during the year. ill requests and materials were handled through requisition and given prompt attention.

Sta.ff members collected materials suitable for backgrounds and displays.

Gifts:

Several small collections of miscellaneous materials were given to the museum. Included were rocks I minerals., concretions., bird nests and insects.

7 Section IV PUBLIC RELATIONS, POBLIC'ITY AND PmNTED MATERIAL

The museum has two bulletins; the summer issue, and a combined fall, winter and spring issue. Copy is supplied by museum. and the Public Relations Department multiliths them. The bulletins give a concise summ.aey ot the programs and services of the department.

From the print shop the museum requisitioned signs when needed. We are always impressed wi. th the quality and service from the print shop.

We would all agree that the entire library system needs more publicity to point up its excellent collection and services. However, we also realize that the community calendar of events is all important and newspapers, radio and television must allocate space and time to all these cultural events.

To exchange ideas, clarify points of policy and procedure the museum staff assembles each week. The official bulletin is given care.ful consideration and an effort is made to keep staff informed on MPL activities.

The big job of "selling" our worth in the community comes in the day to day communication with the patrons. With this in mind the museum staff cooperated fully in their role as "ambassadors of good will" for the library.

8 Section V STAFF IMPBOVEMffiT AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

The following meetings were attended by Maxine B. Haarstick:

American Association of Museums Annual Meeting., May 26-29, Seattle., Washington. Mrs. Haarstick conducted a problem­ solving session for planetarium directors., and was elected chairman for the 1964 Planetarium Section. She had an opportunity to tour the Seattle Public Library.

Midwest Museums Con!erence, September 23-25, Evansville, Indiana. · As president of the Conference., Mrs. Ha.a.rstick presided at all the meetings. En route to the meeting she stopped at the Planetarium, Climatron and Museum of Science and Natural History in St. Louis, Missouri.

On her own time she attended two council meetings for the above organizations:

January 1.5, Washington., D.C. February 15, Chicago, Illinois

Also attended:

1. Minnesota Underwater Archaeology, April 26., Minnesota Historical Society., St. Paul. 2. Minnesota Academy of Science., May 3-4, annual meeting at the University ot Minnesota. Mrs. Haarstick presented a paper at the Science Education Section. 3. Minnesota Pre-school Education Association., October 19. A special planetarium show for the group was presented by her.

The following staff enrichment vacation programs are reported:

Maxine B. Haarstick

Solar Eclipse., July 20 1 1963, Wivenhoe., Manitoba. American Museu.m and Hayden Planetarium., New York., N. Y. Hayden Planetarium, Boston., Massachusetts.

Ned Murphy

St. Louis Planetarium, St. Louis., Missouri

Solomon Gerstein

Texas Fine Arts Association., Austin, Texas University of Texas Anthropology- Mu$eum., Austin, Texas The Alamo, San Antonio., Texas Museum of Fine Arts., Houston., Texas

9 Section VI SUMMA.RY: EVAIDATION, TRENDS AND RE

Evaluation: The museum program provides the community with an opportunity- to enrich and continu.e their education. It provides a climate for worthwhile recreation. Through its programs there is added excitement and challenge for the many disciplines of learning.

Trends:

Throughout the nation the trend is to provide more programs to bridge the gap between scientist and layman. An informed and educated comunity is a healthy one. Visual aids, films, e:xhibits and lecture-demonstrations are extending lmowledge to a large segment of our population.

Reconmendations:

It is important to assign a staff complement and operating budget to the museum department and then determine when staff and budget can return the highest per cent of tax dollar back to the community in terms of quality service. I oppose the Sunday clos:ing, since this is a day when we can give the community a part of the library program with the smallest expenditure of budget.

Summary:

"Built by the People of Minneapolis to Symbolize their Continuing Faith in Books and Knowledge - The Minneapolis Public Library". We must then rededicate ourselves to the purpose, the long-range goals and short-term objectives of the Minneapolis Public Library. We must give leadership and direction - then we will have our necessary support and following.

The year 1963 closed on a sad note o:f library curtailment. I personaJ.ly appreciated the opportunity of working with a very cooperative and capable museum staff. To Margaret Mull, Act:ing Librarian, we extend our appreciation and respect. We look to the Library Board to call on us for whatever we can do to get the doors open on an enriched library program in all departments. We welcome economies in our procedures, but not curtailment in our programs.

~~e.Fiaarsick Museum Director 10 SCIENCE MUSEUM

1963

Maxine B. Haarstick., Museum Director

Gary J. Hagen., Professional Assistant., Education

Ned c. Murphy., Professional Assistant., Education Solomon Gerstein, Museum Attendant

Gary N. Hektner., Museum Attendant Rosella a. Saltzman., Clerk Typist I Russell Greenhagen, Museum Attendant (part time)

David Swenson., Museum Attendant (part time)

Staff' Changes:

Separations il Bernard., Museum. Attendant (part time), May 25, 1963 Military Leave

Gary J. Hagen., Professional Assistant, August 19-30, 1963 RF.PORT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS ATHENAEUM FOR THE YFAR 1963

To the shareholderst

I have the honor to present the one-hundred and fourth annual report of the Minneapolis Athenaeum, for the year ended December 31st, 1963, the seventy-fourth year or its association with the Minneapolis Public Library.

On January 1st, 1963 there were 97 .,283 books in the A thenaeum collection. During the year we have added 341 volumes, 21 of them as gif'ts and 320 as new purchases. Over the same per:i.od., 51 books were lost and paid for, and 171 worn volumes were withdrawn. The total number or volumes in the collect­ ion on January 1st, 1964., is 97,402, a gain of 119 o~r the previous year. In 1963 we spent $5.,932.30 for books and periodicals. (lf this amount, $4,842.18 came from the Spencer Fund and $1,090.12 from the General Fund. The average cost for each book was approxine.tely $18.$0.

Accessions for the year were classified as follows:

Bibliography and general works ••• 32 Useful arts •••••••••••••••• 15 Periodicals •••••••••••••••••••••• 23 Fine arts •••••••••••••••••• 32 History •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 20 Philosophy, psychology Travel ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 11 and education •••••••••• 46 Biography ••••••••••••••••••••••••13 Sociology •••••••••••••••••• 34 Language and literature ••••••••••17 Music ••••••••••••.••••••••• 44 Natural science ••••••••••••••••••13 Economics ••••••••••••••••••15 Children's books ••••••••••••••••• 26

Again this year the Book Committee maintained its policy of acquiring books that enrich, rather than duplicate the public library collection. Members of the committee, Mrs. Crosby, Mrs. tyman, and Mrs. Heffelfinger devoted many hours to meetings or the Book Conmittee, and made their select­ ions with their customary discernmmt and care. Although the highest expenditures during the year were for books in the fields of music, literature, and the fine arts, the committee also chose fine books in other subject fields, as well as unusual and interesting books for children and young adults.

Our outstanding purchase during the year was the DENKMAELER DEUTSCHER TONKUNST, or MONUMENTS OF GERMAN MUSIC. First published in 6.5 volumes, it is a collectl.on or representative coroposi tions in all fj_elds of German music over a period of five hundred years. Like its Austrian counterpart, DENKMAFLER DER TONKUNST IN OFSTFl)..REICH, which we acquired in 1962, it had long been out of print, arrl was reissued in 1960 with nmrerous revisions, added commentary, and two supple~ntary volumes. An essential work for any scholarly collection of music, it provides basic Jraterial for research and accurate transcripts for musi.ca.1 performances. -2-

Second only to the DENKMAELER in importance was our purchase of a first edition of the MICROCOSM OF LONDO!: OR, LONDON IN MINIATURE, published in tondoo by Rudolph Ackermann during the years 1808 through 1810. This three-volume set not only is interesting in itself, but also enhances our collection of Ackermann publications, am:mg them being his HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIOOE (181.5), HISTCltY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (1814), DANCE OF LIFE (1817) and Rm>OSITORY OF ARTS, LITERATURE, COMMERCE, MANUFACTURES, FASH IONS, AND POLITICS, a forty-volume series published from 1809 to 1828. In his preface to the MICRCX::: OSH OF LONDON, Ackermann writes that he designed the work for Londoners who "lmow little more of the scenery which surrounds them than barely the names", and for ffsuch occasional visitors or the metropolis as wish to know what is most worthy of their attention and examination in this mighty capital of the British Empire." Through 104 colored aq,.iatint pla. tes by Thomas Rowlands on and Augustus Pugin, with accompanying text by w. H. Pyne and William Com.be, he presents a vivid and faithful picture of the London of Jane Austin, Charles Lamb, Dickens and Thackeray. Here the reader will find interior and exterior views or the city's most noted public buildings, institutions, churches and theatres in a panorama whose sweep ranges from the prisons and hospitals that haunted David Copperfield to the music halls and gardens that enchanted Bee ky Sharpe.

Among the thirty-two titles added to the fine arts collection were volumes in sets ordered in previous years, as well as new selections. During the year, we received additional volumes of the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF t~R1D ART, the OXFORD HISTORY OF F}JGLISH ART, the PELICAN HISTORY OF ART, the SURVEY OF 'WORLD TEXTil.~, Paviere 1 s DICTIONARY OF FLOWER, FRUIT, AND STILL-LIFE PAINTERS, and the CATALOOUE OF THE M. AND M. KAROLIK COLLECTION of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Most beautiful of all the art books received was CHARTRES, published in Paris as a part of the ina.gnificent series "Musee des Grande Architecture". The Athenaeum owns other volumes in this series: LES CHATFAUX DE LA LOIRE and VERSADJLJf>.

Interesting additions in the field of literature were volume four of Jacob Blanck's excellent BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN L;ITERATURE, volume six of the Scottish National Dictionary, arrl the ninth and final volmne of the E!'~CICtOPEDIA DELLO SPETTACOLO. We also received three new volumes of THE LONDON STAGE, 1660-1800, A CALENDAR OF PLAYS, ENTERTADTMENTS, AND AFTERPI~i!S, TOOETHER WITH CASTS, BOX-RECEIPTS, MID CONTEMPORARY COMMHIT COMPILED FROM PLAYBil,LS, NEWSPAPERS, AND THFATRICAL DIARIES OF 'IHE PERIOD. Published by Southern IlJinois University Press, its purpose is to "assemble the facts of theatrical performances in Restoratton and Eighteenth-Century London, and to provide critical introductions which explain or interpret all aspects of theatrica~ manager.ent and the production or plays at that time."

Books ordered for children and young people, while less expensive than -

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those selected in other fields, were nevertheless attractive, well written, and well illustrated. We continued to buy books in foreign languages for children. This year, we added twenty-six of them in Spanish, Russian, Polish, Italian, German, French, and Hebrew. Among the books received for young adults were Henri Dorra's THE AMERICAN MUSE, H. W. Janson•s HISTORY OF ART, and Alexar:rler Laing' s AMERICAN SA IL. Selections in science am technology again ranged from highly specialized works to books of general appeal. Among the books ordered were THE EL~TROPLATING mGINEmUNG HANDBOOK by Art.hur Graham, AN INTRODUCTION ro PHYSlCAL OCEAMOORAPHY by William S. Von Arx, THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCHNCE SYMPOSIUM, and two volumes in the new edition of Wilfrid Scott's STMIDARD METHOffi OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. Of more general appeal were Bertrand Park's THE WORLD OF ROS~, Helen 0 1Gorma.n•s MEXICAN FLOWERING TREFS, and THE HARPER ENCYCLOPiiDIA OF SCIENCE, edited by James R. Newman. Throughout the year, treasures froni the rare book room have given pleasure to readers who have visited the room or mo have seen our exhibits elsewhere in the building. A special ~ase has been provided for us on the first floor for a "Rare Book Review". Fach month, we select different volumes for display, and write short descri.ptive commentaries to go with them. Among the books shown last year were volumes from John Almon's R»'.!EMBRANCER, which gives fascinating primary source material on the American Revolution; F.C. Wieder's MONUMENTA CARTOGRAPHICA, a collection of facsimiles of rare maps; Francis de Castelnau•s 100'R0ITION DANS L~ PARTIES CENTRALFS DEL 'AMERIQUE DU SUD, a classic work on the natural history of South America; and Frederick Sander's beautiful volumes on orchids, REICHENBACHIA.. In October we arranged an exhibit in Heritage Hall for the Mirmeapolis Bird Club. Our double elephant folio edition of Audubon's BIRDS OF AMERICA was the central attraction. However, we also displayed books from fourteP.n other fine sets, including the works of John Gould, Ale.xander Wilson, M.qrk Catesby, Daniel G. Elliot, Albert Seba, Charles William Beebe, John C. Phillips, Henry Dresser, and Baron Lionel Walter Rothschild.

During the year we were also able to continue work on projects outlined in last year's reports first, a survey of our holdings in bound periodicals and in publications issued by learned societies in order to find what volumes are missing or should be replaced; second, a survey of our holdings in various subject fields in order to det.enntne :tn what areas the collection is strongest and to make sure that the direction in which we are moving corresponds to your wishes; and third, the location and listing of valuable books now being kept in subject departnents. We have made a beginning on each of these projects, and by the end of the year should have assembled enough material for at lea.st a preliminary report. -4-

To tell of the events of the year without mentioning the work of the directors, officers, arrl book committee would be to leave an important part or the year• s story untold. It is because of their interest, support, and wise direction that the Athenaeum continues to flourish. I offer them my personal thanks, too, for an interesting and pleasant year.

Respectfully submitted,

Betty I,.. »igebretscn February 4, 1964 Athenaeum Assistant librarian HENNEPIN a>UNTY LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT 1963

The year in brief-

Friends of the Library groups were organized in Edina, St. Louis Park, Excelsior and Long Lake. The St. Anthony Branch Library opened in the St. Anthony shopping center on Hay 27, with Representative Clark MacGregor the principal speaker at the dedication program. National Library Week was observed in all branches by aome special event with the help of local organization• and individuals. For the nine small (rural) branch libraries, National Library Week was a bonanza in the form of delivery of approxiutely 500 new "permanent" titles added to their collections, as a result of a Library Services Act Grant of $14,292.00. Richfield Branch celebrated its second anniversary in its new building. In the two year period 73SO new cards have been issued, aonthly circu­ lation has averaged 15,000, adult use of the library baa increased from 461 to 501 and the book collection has grown from 10,000 to 19,000 voluaea. A disastrous fire in Boyd's garage on July lat seriously smoke-damaged the two Hennepin County Library bookmobiles. One unit was out of operation for over a month, the second for over two months, though partial service was established through the loan of the bookmobile belonging to the Library Division, State Department of Education. Three members of the Hennepin County Library staff attended the annual conference of the American Library Association in Chicago in July, the central theme of which was "Student Use of Libraries". Mias Arlene Russell attended the Pre-Conference Building Institute and Mrs.Gretchen Murphy, the Pre-Conference Institute on Audio-Visual materials. Mias Helen Young attended the general conference. Mound Branch, located in the Senior High School Building, waa closed on July 31st at the instigation of the School Beard. Quarters of a temporary nature are being prepared by the cooperating villages of Mound and Minne­ trista with the help of the Jaycees.

Gifts to local branches include4 $200.00 specifically for children'• recerda by the Golden Valley Friends, $200.00 from the St. Louis Park Woman's Club for rec•rda and another $100.00 for easy books.

The Long Lake Branch was moved bag and 1taggage, with only a few day, notice, at the encl of July when the rent in the Duilding it occupied was s\Uldenly increased. The new quarters in a well-kept building just off the aain highway in Long Lake are not much larger but have provided a very attractive, (and air-conditioned) library. Page 2 - Hennepin County Library Annual Report A luaaer Reading Prograa, SU111111er Carnival of Fun, carried out in many of the county library ·braachea closed in Auguat with well over 2000 children receiving certificates. Mra. Elvira Vinson, librarian of the Morningside Branch, formerly the Ediaa-Koraiagaide Branch, retired on October lat, bringina to a close an era in the history of the Hennepin County Library. Hrs. Vinaon waa one of the original ataff meabers when the county library began operation on January lat, 1922. Mrs. Leila Bitting, librarian of the Excelsior Library also retired in October, having served the Excelsior c0111Runity for twenty years. ·

The Richfield Branch aerved as hostess to 75 visiting librarians during the Trt-State Library Conference October 2-4 in Kinaeapolia. This new \,ranch was choaen to ahow what "wholehearted cOlllllunity cooperation could do in recognizing a need and providing the answer".

A first step, and a large one, was taken with the presentation of the report of the Brooklyn Center Library Study Commiasion to the Brooklyn Center Council in October. On accepting the report, the Br.oklyn Center Council agreed to prepare for a bond issue election for funds for a library building for the village. Children's Book Week in Revember waa observed appropriately in branch libraries. One event, a puppet show sponsored by the Friends of the Library in Richfield, nearly floored the two male "friends" who had undertaken the project, when 500 excited children showed up for the performance.

In spite of the cloaing of several branches and the lay-up of two book­ mobiles for approxiaately a two-month period, the Hennepin County Library circulation totaled 1,454,667 - a gain ever 1962 of 95,735.

At the end of 1963, the county library book collection totaled 303,498, with 46,788 new volumes added in 1963 and 27,512 added by a recount of the collection. Detailed statistics accompany thia report. Of the total books added, 5057 volumes,(5.54 titles) were bought from the Library Services Act Grant of $14,292.00. Eight workshop meetings were held for branch personnel, with an average attendance of 42. Subjects cavered were reference work, fil1R8, period• icals, registration procedures, National Library Week and the Summer Reading Program, the ALA Conference on Student Use of Libraries, revised filing rules, and guest speaker Harlan Roas who spoke on Minnesota historical writing and our historical heritage.

Respectfully submitted, Rel~ou:·. tr:a: Hennepin County Library. HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY

Expenditures-1963 General operating Expense: 227,46o.70 Blue Cross ••••••••••• 7,946.68 North American Insurance •••• 593.45 Property Insurance ••••••• 1,187.14 Workman's compensation ••••• 389.79 Cleaning ••••••••••• 108.75 Supervisory •••••••••• 300.00 Office equipment repairs •••• 366 •.58 Office equipment rental •••• 56o.oo Travel ALA ••••••••••• 125.88 Mileage •••••••••••• 236.38 Relief Driver ••••••••• 28.08 Conference Expense ••••••• 329.90 Hospitality Expense •••••• 4.77 Membership MLA ••••••••• 15.00 Institutional Membership • ••• 250.00 Laundry • • • • • • • • • • • • 12.00 Bonds for employees •••••• 6.30 Contractual Service to HPL ••• 215,000.00

Telephone, Postage & Express: 4,833.61 Telephone ••••••••••• 3,178.06 Postage • • • • • • • • • • • • 1,634.30 Express • • • • • • • • • • • • 21.25

Heat and Light: 327.25 Heat ••• • • • • • • • • • • 186.96 Light ••• • • • • • • • • • • 1'+0.29

Truck Expenses ••••••••• • • 5,14o.73 Supplies •••••••••••• • • 9,825.23 Equipment •••••••••••• • • 22,207.98 Books 124,750.47 Books . . . • • • • • • • • • • 122,996.90 Films • • • • • • • • • • • • • 700.00 Records • • • • • • • • • • • • 1,053.57

Periodicals ••••• • • • • • • • • 5,668.09 Bindery •••••• • • • • • • • • 6,753.37 Salaries •••••• • • • • • • • • 383,46o.91 790,428.34 HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY - SUMMARY OF CIRCULATION STATISTICS 1963

BRANCHES Gain ~ Bloomington. • • • • • • • . • 159,418 13,894 Champlin. • • • • • • • • • . 10,715 6o2 Crystal • • • • • • • . • . • 116,706 4,810 Edina • • • • • • • . • • • • 84,530 9,429 Excelsior. • • • . . . • . . • 25,512 3,108 Glen Lake • . • . • . • • . . • 85,143 8,541 Golden Valley • • • • • . . • • 93,195 4,885 Groveland. . • • . • . • . • • 39,541 3,331 Hamel • • • • • ·• • • • • • . 3,395 961 Long Lake. • • . • • • • . • • 19,308 1,135 Maple Plain • • • • • • • • • • 17,597 2,132 Minnetonka Mills • • • • • • • 46,937 2,204 Minnewashta. • . • • • • . • • 26,174 27 Morningside • • • • • • • • • • 9,612 1,832 •Mound • • . • • • • • • • • • 15,267 9,168 Orono. • • . . • • . • • • • • 8,532 685 Osseo. • • . • • . • • • • • • 13,690 1,110 Richfield. . . • • • • • • • • 168,003 2,381 Robbinsdale • • • . • • • • . . 93,072 548 •••st. Anthony. . • • • • • . . • 41,665 41,665 St. Bonifacius • • . • . • . . 7,558 26 St. Louis Park • • • • • • • • 129,237 19,162 Wayzata • • . • • • • . • • • . ZZz819 21224 1,292,626 123,855 10,305 + 113,550 STATIONS: Bethany Fellowship • • • • • • 1,619 258 Dayton • . . • • • • . • • • • 5,54o 509 Glenwood Hills Hospital. . • • 426 122 Glenwood Hills Geriatrics • • • 898 127 Glenwood Hills Nursing Home • • 894 128 Ma.sonic Home . . • • • • • • • 1,106 164 Minnetonka Beach • . • • • • . 4,144 581 Mission Farm • . • • . • • • • 911 61 Rogers . • • • • . • . • . • • 663 109 Womens Detention Home • . • . • 882 ~22 17,086 1,899 489 + 1,410

** BOOKMOBILE I: • • . • • • • • • . 55,278 3,692 **BOOKMOBILE II: • . • . • • • . • 65,614 18,697 HEA~UARTERS . • • . • . • . . • 21164 Z~3 124,056 4,425 18,697 - 14,272

SCHOOLS: • • • . . • • • . • • • 20.a22 1,454,66? + 95,735 (Gain over 1962 95,735) • Mound Branch closed August 1--to be reopened in 1964 asWestonka Branch •• Both bookmobiles out of operation for over two months (July & August) due to hea-yy smoke damage in garage fire. •••st. Anthony Branch opened May 27, 1963. MINNEAPOLIS

PUBLIC LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORTS

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DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES

1963

VOLUME II CONTENTS

VOLUME II - BRANCHES 1 9 6 3

Chief of Extension ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Brunat Extension Loans Department••••••••••••••••••••• Pedersen Bookmobiles •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Alfken

COMMUNITY BRANCHES Central Avenue ...... Pignatello East Lake ...... Holmes Franklin ...... Corrigan Hosmer ...... Swanson Jordan ..•...... •...... •....•...... Dahl Linden Hills ...... Nickells Longfello'tv ...... •...... •...... Harrison North ...... Gerken Pierre Bottineau ...... Fitzsimons Pillsbury ...... Hertsgaard Roosevelt ...... Finnegan Seven Corners ...... Hertsgaard Sumner ...... Graeber Walker ...... Cracraft Webber Park ...... Northenscold

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ANNUAL REPORT

1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the. annual report of the Chief of Extension for the year 1963.

Statistically extension agencies changed very little as compared to two preceding years. Operating within the Library's restricted budget, any expansion of service was but a dream for the future. The number of branches stood at 15; their hours of service totaled the same as in 1962; staff complements, except·for one additional library aide, were the emergency reductions of September 1961. Turnover among the classified personnel was normal. Circulation edged upwards by 3,705.

The experimental schedule of alternating Monday and Saturday hours in 14 branches was abandoned the first of the year. The confusion it had engendered proved detrimental to the use of branch libraries. Beginning January 7 six branches were opened each Saturday and closed Wednesday, except for the summer months when the Library maintained a Monday through Friday schedule. Nine branches were closed on Saturdays throughout the year. By pairing 12 branches, it was possible to have the staffs work Wednesday or Saturday alternately, having one or the other day off. Although the plan was disruptive to the flow of work and was unpopular generally with personnel, it did provide the much needed and frequently requested Saturday service in six areas of the City. Also, from the standpoint of in-service training, many agreed that the advantages outweighed staff displeasure.

The highlight of the year was the acquisition of a 35 foot Gerstenslager bookmobile costing $24,243.00.which arrived on November 2. It replaced a 11\ year-old vehicle which had been limping along, running up costly repair bills for many months. Placed into operation on December 16, which was the Library's 74th anniversary, the new Bookmobile 2 circ­ ulated 756 books in a 5\ hour period. The public's attention was brought to the new addition through newspaper and TV features and a two day "open house" in November when it drew 793 visitors while on display in the Hennepin Avenue parking lot. A full description of the new bookmobile will be found in the addenda of this repott.

Another step forward was made in March when Recordak charging was introduced in the children's room at Linden Hills Branch. A new circulation desk, built in the carpenter shop, provided space for supplies and the machine. File drawers were made to hold Keysort date due cards and fitted into the shelving behind the desk. Steadily in­ creasing circulation of children's books made this conversion essential. Miss Nickells comments in her report: "The new features quicken the pace of service and stimulate the staff to higher standards of service." • -

-2- It should be added that by increasing the staff.in April by one library aide, the circulation desks on both floors are manned to free the librarians for reader guidance and reference work with the public. Linden Hills daily average circulation reached 829 in 1963.

Librarian Raymond Williams' announcement of his resig­ nation fell like a bomb shell early in February. Whatever may be the assessment of his professional philosophy and the policies he introduced, his departure heightened uncertainties in extension service as further curtailments were foreshadowed. The Board's choice of Margaret Mull as interim librarian soon proved a steadying influence. Her candid approach to the financial problems of the Library, coupled with informative expla­ nations of budgetary stringency and her willingness to discuss alterna­ tives, brought greater understanding of the Library's predicament and won for her the confidence of the staff and public alike. The heavy work load of a difficult year was eased under the mantle of her leadership.

STAFF Miss Wilma Adsit, assistant head of the extension loans department, passed away on January 6 after a short illness. She had been a valued member of the staff for 35 years, and had most recently supervised the reference work performed for the branches. Mrs. Florence Peterson was appointed in February to fill Miss Adsit's position.

Personnel in all extension agencies, excluding maintenance, numbered 130 employees at the year's end. Classified as follows, these people represent 113 full time equivalents as contrasted 109 in 1962:

Librarians 54 (2 part time) Librarians 54 Library Aides II 7 (1 part time) Classified Clerk-Typist II 1 Personnel 76 Library Aides I 44 (6 part time) Pages I 20 (17 part time) Total 130 Boolanobile Operators 4

Total 130

Three hospital librarians included in the above count continued to serve 11 hospitals.

There were 68 changes in staff assignments during the year. Largest turnover was in the Page I classification.

Resigned or Tr ans fe rred Added Reassigned to Central Deceased

Librarians 3 7 4 1 Library Aides 11 2 10 Pages. 20 2 21

Total 34 11 35 1 -3-

Introductory training was given to 36 newly assigned staff by the chief of extension or the rover. 18 were new pages.

Substitutions for absences were necessary in most instances because of minimal staffs. They were made as follows for the reason stated:

Staff Shortages Illnesses Vacations Leaves Total

215 131 240 43 629

It was necessary to call upon part time substitutes 383 times. Four aides worked regularly on Saturdays to meet requirements in five branches. One rover worked alternate Saturdays at Central Avenue Branch and one evening a week on the Boolanobile. A second rover was assigned to Hosmer and Jordan Branches, later in the year to Hosmer and Linden Hills. Extension loans department supplied substitutes 22 times, office of the chief of extension 186 times, other branches 38 times, for a total of 246 times or the equivalent of 212 days.

On Saturday, Apd..l 20, the University of Minnesota held a one day institute to consider the subject "Improving service to students, in school, public and college libraries." Miss Doris Northenscold, branch librarian at Webber Park, and Miss Brunat participated.

Miss Brunat attended the American Library Association conference in Chicago, July 14-20, as did Mr. Jerome Corrigan, Franklin Branch librarian. They participated in the "Conference within a Conference." Following the Chicago meeting, Miss Brunat visited branches of the Milwaukee Public Library, including the new Oklahoma Branch which opened later in the year. She had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Paul Bartolini, who is in charge of extension services.

Miss Brunat was named executive director of National Library Week in Minnesota for 1964. She arranged a breakfast meeting for representative librarians and trustees which was held at the Nicollet Hotel during the Tri-State Regional Conference, October 3-4.

Raymond Mithun, Chairman'.of the Board of Campbell-Mithun, Inc., accepted the State Chairmanship for National Library Week and with his wife attended the conference banquet on October 4.

On the ill-fated day of November 22, a brainstorming session for librarians and trustees from over the State was held at the Minneapolis Public Library to formulate goals for National Library Week in Minnesota and to determine promotional projects which would contribute to the general knowledge of libraries and enlist support for their growth. Subsequent meetings were called of the Steering Committee and much time was spent in developing the Minnesota program. •

-4- HOURS As stated previously in this report, the alternating Monday Saturday branch schedule which began in September 1962 proved unsatisfactory and was discontinued after a four month trial period. Likewise, the 9:30 opening and 6 o'clock closing hour three days a week were changed back to a 9 o'clock opening and 5:30 closing hour. Branches open on Saturday closed at 5 o'clock.

Six branches were open each Saturday in January and closed on Wednesday. Except for the summer months, this schedule continued throughout the year. Seven branches returned to a Monday through Friday opening, while Pillsbury continued its three day schedule and Seven Corners was open on Wednesday and Friday.

Paired as follows, staffs of the two branches worked alternate Wednesday or Saturday in one or the other agencies:

Open Saturday, Open Wednesday, Closed Wednesday Closed Saturday

Central Avenue------Pierre Bottineau Linden Hills------Hosmer Longfellow------East Lake North------Jordan Walker------Franklin Webber Park------Sumner Seven Corners was closed from October 16 through November 26 for furnace repairs.

Bookmobile stops continued to be made according to the 1962 schedule until the fall of 1963. In planning for the new bookmobile which was to make four weekly evening stops, the schedule was rearranged. One stop was discontinued, - 59th Street and Nicollet because of its proximity to the 54th Street and Nicollet stop and its dropping circula­ tion. A two week summer closing period for reconditioning each bookmobile was set up. Bookmobile 1 required extensive repairs, however, and was in the shop from July 29 until September 16. Bookmobile schedules are appended, as are branch schedules.

Hospital service was reduced to eleven hospitals by the year's end. Service to Eitel, which had been suspended since 1960 because of the hospital's building program, was resumed on February 6. Because of dropping circulation, it was decided to offer deposit collections to Oak Ridge and St. Andrews hospitals. Oak Ridge was unable to find a volunteer to distribue the books and did not take advantage of the Library's offer. ·St. Andrews did re

CIRCULATION Extension agencies circulated 1,913,543 books in 1963; 43% adult, 57% juvenile. The total represented 70% of the City Library's 2,712,090. The gain was 3,705.

Connnunity branches issued 1,441,560 books (47% adult), a gain of 942 over 1962. Bookmobiles added another 7,987 to the branch gain. Books loaned to patients and personnel in hospitals declined by 6,132 which may be attributed to the fact that there were two less hospitals served part of the year. Deposit collections increased in number to eleven and gained 908 in circulation. As senior citizen residences were completed, requests for books kept growing.

Vertical file materials showed a loss of 761 as compared to 1962. Circulation figures are appended.

BOOK BUDGETS Extension agencies were allocated 53.6% of the Library's $171,686.54 book budget of which $167,863.35 was spent. The breakdown was as follows:

Adult $44,000.00 Juvenile 42,350.00 Encyclopedias 3,724.00

Total $90,074.00

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Expenditures for encyclopedias were made as follows:

Britannica 6 sets@ $229.00 - Jordan, Longfellow, Pierre Bottineau, Roosevelt, Sumner, and Webber Park

Colliers 1 set @ $199.50 - Pillsbury

Comptons 10 sets@ $109.50 - Central Avenue, East Lake, Hosmer, Linden Hills, Pierre Bottineau, Pillsbury, Roosevelt, Sumner, Walker, and Webber Park

World Book 6 sets@ $117.30 - (adult department) Central Avenue, Franklin, Hosmer, Linden Hills, North, and Webber Park

World Book 3 sets@ $117.30 - {juvenile department) Central Avenue, Franklin, and Longfellow

A 1962 Americanna was transferred from Science-Technology Department to Walker Branch. A 1960 Britannica was transferred from History Department to East Lake Branch.

GIFTS An expenditure of $200.00 was made from the Kunze Fund for 40 young adult titles for Roosevelt Branch. The Wilma Adsit memorial fund of $165.00 was expended by the extension loans department for books in the field of interior decoration and children's literature. A $60.00 gift fund to Sumner was spent for art books.

The Board of Education funds allocated to Jordan Junior High School Library amounted to $1,500.00. 711 Board of Education books were processed for the branch collection.

Branches accepted and had approved 497 gift books for their collections.

PERIODICALS The budgeted amount of $5,778.00 for periodicals was $503.00 more than in 1962 which met requests submitted. A list ·of periodicals in extension agencies is appended.

GAYLORD 56 plastic binders, Gaylord series 783-87, costing BINDERS $200.00, were purchased for non-circulating periodicals in branches. Except for an occasional replacement or an additional title, expenditures for binders need not be large for several years to come because all non-circulating periodicals are in binders. -

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BOOK The catalog department reports extension holdings as COLLECTIONS follows: Jan. 1, 1963 408,817 volumes

Added 32,618 441,435

Withdrawn 27,487

413,948

Transferred 2,091

Jan. 1, 1964 411,857 volumes (of which 263 are recorded to closed branches)

There was a total gain of 3,040 volumes. Extension holdings represent 40% of the Library's 1,022,662 volumes.

BINDERY Given a quota of 14,700, extension agencies rebound 12,528 QUOTA volumes during the year. In 1962 the number of books rebound was 13,635.

EQUIPMENT In addition to a new circulation desk and 79 Keysort card AND REPAIRS file drawers built for Linden Hills children's room,the carpenter shop turned out two 9' double-faced floor sections to house the adult reference books which had been shelved in the office. Also built were two bulletin boards replacing those in the front entrance.

The conversion to Recordak charging in the children's room at Linden Hills necessitated the purchase of a Junior Microfilmer, at a cost of $525.00. 75,000 Keysort punch cards (date due cards) were purchased from the McBee Company, as well as the sorting tray and needles, a punch and two Homs counters. A Medalist reader, costing $125.00 was secured for the adult department of the branch. Two steel beige 41" book trucks were delivered to Linden Hills in October. An Atlas wire display rack for the young adult pocket books was purchased from the fund of the Young Adult Coordinator for Roosevelt Branch.

Other purchases of equipment included two 45" steel desks for the offices of Longfellow and Webber Park; a 5-drawer unit in blond birch for the catalog and two 30" x 60" golden maple tables for Pierre Bottineau; black light window shades for the meeting room at Walker Branch at a cost of $55.00; 4 awnings for Webber Park, costing $100.00; and 30 canvas delivery bags for extension loans department, 9 of which were given to the bookmobiles. -8-

Royal typewriters were rented for five 2-floor branches: Central Avenue, Franklin, Hosmer, North, and Webber Park. Library owned typewriters are on one floor and rented ones placed on the other. Webber Park's typewriter was stolen, however.

The Audubon Society presented Walker with a large curtain picture screen for its meeting room.

Board member, Bruce Smith, gave Franklin an outdoor light which was placed at the side of the children's room entrance. The two floodlights he gave for Sumner could not be used because of low voltage. In addition, the Library provided lamps for each desk which could be seen from the front door and which were kept lighted all night. The Police Department requested night lights for security purposes.

The carpenter shop built two replacements of 72" bulletin boards for Hosmer Branch and one for its staff room; a cabinet for East Lake which is placed adjacent to the children's librarian desk; remodeled a desk for the reader's assistant at Webber Park; and refinished a double faced floor section with tilt-top for Sumner Branch.

From the Hinderer estate, Webber Park acquired for its staff room a day bed complete with pillows and cover.

North Branch realized a replacement of its adult catalog when a 120-drawer unit was released from the Catalog Department. Hosmer's children's room also received an additional 15-drawer section for its catalog. The two low tables from Pierre Bottineau were transferred to Franklin's children's room. Several costly repairs were made to branch buildings. Roof repairs at Walker amounted to $1,975.00. The crumbling retaining wall across the front of North Branch was replaced during the sunnner, as were the steps and railings, at a cost of $1,430.00. A hand rail for the front steps at Franklin was provided at a cost of $50.00.

Outside window and door trims were painted at Pillsbury and Roosevelt Branches. The interiors of Central Avenue and Hosmer were given a fresh coat of paint which pleased patrons and staff alike. MEETINGS Meetings at the branches were held by the following groups:

Central Avenue Popular Books discussion group

Hosmer Trailblazers 4-H Club

Linden Hills Girl Scouts Great Books, 1st and 3rd year groups Junior League Puppetry Connnittee

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Sumner Girl Scouts

Walker Audubon Society Minnesota Mycological Society

Branch librarians reported a total attendance of 1,633 adults using the rooms. Story hours, film programs, and puppet shows brought 9,515 children to the meeting.rooms. In addition, there were 565 class visits to community branches, representing 16,605 children.

The Library cooperated with the Community Information and Referral Service, a United Fund Agency, and the Youth Development Planning Project by offering meeting rooms at Sumner and Franklin Branches for guidance interviews. On September 24 and 27 and each Tuesday and Friday thereafter a social worker was assigned by the Referral Service to advise those seeking help with family, financial, legal or other problems who came into or called the two branches. Separate telephones were installed for the worker's use. Results proved disappointing as far as numbers of those who availed themselves of the service. Franklin Branch had 18 interviews and 3 telephone calls; Sumner Branch had 24 interviews and 13 telephone calls. It is possible that the project will be terminated when six months have passed.

The Library also cooperated with the Youth Development Planning Project in two of its other programs. Nine branches provided a meeting room for interviews conducted as a part of the School Drop Out Study. A selected sample of drop outs, graduates, and parents held conferences with high school counselors and University of Minnesota graduate students in an effort to determine reasons why young people left school and to encourage them to return to school. It was thought that the Library provided less formidable surroundings than the school for the conferences. Franklin Branch reported ten interviews with 20 participants. Other branches reported fewer conferences.

The third project was the Youth Development Reading Program. Volunteers read to 2nd graders at Franklin Branch, trying to help them develop an interest in reading and the library. Eight children and four adults met eight times.

Sumner Branch carried on a similar program with retarded children during the sununer months. This program was one in cooperation with Phyllis Wheatley and Wells Memorial settlement houses which provided volunteers to read to the children.

STAFF Four meetings of branch librarians were conducted at the MEETINGS Central Library under the direction of the chief of extension:

February 8 Mrs. Cracraft, chairman of the shelf labels committee, made a report of the deliberations of the connnittee and presented a list of subject labels which branches •

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may order when funds are provided for plastic materials. Miss Wallace spoke about exhibit materials available through the Public Relations Office and announced the purchase of paint kits for loan to branches. New circulation forms were described by Mrs. Alice Johnson, head of the circulation department, and a form for reporting thefts and vandalism recommended by the Police Department was explained by Miss Brunat.

April 29 Mr. Simonds, chief of processing, arranged a tour of the order and catalog departments and the bindery. The group was divided into three parts and rotated to each area. After a ten minute presentation of the work of the department, a question and answer period followed. The meeting concluded with a report of the University of Minnesota Institute, "Improving Library Service To Students .••• " by Miss Northens cold.

June 28 Miss Mull asked branch librarians to come to a special meeting to consider curtailment of service and the alternatives required to meet 1963 and 1964 budgets. Having sustained a 25% cut in hours and a reduction in extension staff of 20 persons in 1961, the consensus of the group was that the Central Library service should be reduced.

October 9 A demonstration of the Central Library's Docustat took place. Miss Mull again reviewed the budget and the need for economies.

SURVEY At the request of the Board, another statistical survey was made during the week of November 18-23 in all agencies of City and County to determine the extent of ·city and/or county residents' use of the libraries. Conclusions reached were that city branches did 91.4% of their circ~lation with city residents and 92.8% of their reference work for city residents. County circulation from city branches was 7.7% of the total and reference use by county patrons 6.8%.

Of the total number who visited. the libraries of the city (58,463), 49% or 28,852 visited extension agencies. Of the total city circulation which includes vertical file material (62,547), 70% or 43,902 was extension. Of the total reference questions asked in city libraries (33,521), 33% or 11,079 were asked in extension agencies. Figures are appended.

PRIORITIES Discouraging as the immediate future seems to be, long FOR 1964 range planning for branch development must be reviewed. The bookmobiles provide stop-gaps for sorely needed branches in heavily populated areas of the city. Two bookmobiles are -

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wearing out and the one purchased in 1953 is due for replacement. Buildings need costly repairs and additional equipment. Book collect­ ions are being depleted by increased usage. Every branch librarian expressed concern over the dearth of new materials in frequent demand by the public. Hours of service should be .lengthened by one or two evenings a week. An estimate of cost for additional staff to provide a six day operation of six branches is placed conservatively at $79,000.00. The innnediate construction of the Gratia Countryman Branch at 54th Street and Penn Avenue South should be the first objective of the Library. A second building priority is the replacement of Webber Park Branch at Humboldt and 44th Avenues North. Closing of Seven Corners is imminent with highway development progressing in the area. Continuance of service in Jordan Junior High School should be re-evaluated by the Board.

Whatever the new year holds, the staff has proven that it will meet the challenge and sustain standards consistent with the Library's 75 years of high quality service.

Respectfully submitted,

Alice L. Brunat Chief of Extension ANNUAL REPORT STAFF OF OFFICE OF CHIEF OF EXTENSION

1963

Alice L. Brunat Chief of Extension

Margaret Cutler Professional Assistant II, Rover

Mrs. Eileen Schwartzbauer Professional Assistant II, Rover

Mrs. Pearl Luhman Clerk-Typist .II -

NEW BOORMOBILE Fact Sheet

BUILDER Gerstenslager Company, Wooster, Ohio

COST $24,243.00

ORDERED May 1, 1963

DELIVERED November 2, 1963

REPLACES Bookmobile 2 which was purchased in 1952 at a cost of $16,684.00. The old Bookmobile is to be sold.

TYPE OF BODY Transit bus

TYPE OF MOTOR International

OTHER Synchromesh transmission FEATURES Power steering Power brakes 6 tires 10.00 x 20, 12 ply front and dual rear

DIMENSIONS Length 35 feet Height 11 feet, 2 inches Inside length 29 feet, 4 inches back of driver's seat Inside width 7 feet, 6 inches wall to wall Inside height 7 feet Wheelbase 17 feet, 4 inches

BOOK CAPACITY 3,000 volumes (approximate, depending on size of books)

FRAMEWORK Consists of high quality, thoroughly air dried hardwood, reinforced with pressed steel stampings or forgings at all points of stress. All component parts are assembled by means of bolts and screws; no nails are used.

FRONT OF BODY The front of the body has the appearance of one piece AND CAB consisting of steel channel framework unit welded and covered with fibreglass reinforced plastic exterior shell extending from the front bumper mounting to the roof. The dash panel extends the full width of the cab area and is made of fibreglass reinforced plastic.

GLASS The windows, frosted display glass, and doors are equipped with shatter-proof, safety type glass. The windshield glass is Duolite plate glass.

FLOOR Consists of 7/8" hardwood covered with 1/4" plywood. On top of this is Armstrong's Tessera Vinyl Carlon in grey. INTERIOR Sides and rear end of the interior are paneled solid with 1/4" plywood, all exposed areas are birch plywood. The ceiling is lined with 20 gauge cold rolled stretcher leveled steel panels secured to the roof cross bows with blind rivets. Color: natural wood combined with yellow panels and egg shell ceiling.

INSULATION Floor, sides, end walls and ceiling are insulated with John Manville Micro-Tu£.· Aluminum foil is installed between the ·outer panels and the insulation in the roof, sides, ends and floors. This serves as a moisture barrier and gives additional insulation.

HEATING A Schofield hot water heater is installed in the cab section on top of the engine cover. An Evans hot air defroster is also installed. There is 9KW of electric heat in the air conditioning ducts on 220 volt circuit producing 30,600 BTU's. There are 110 volt supple­ mentary heating panels under the floor coverings. There are also three 110 volt 420 watt baseboard electric heating panels behind the desk and one behind the rear desk.

AIR A 3 ton Chrysler Air Temp air conditioner is installed CONDITIONING under the floor in the rear. Ducts rise against the rear wall and down both sides above the shelving with outlets for good distribution of air.

VENTILATION When the air conditioner is not in use, air may be changed in 1\ minutes by the use of a Nutone 10" fan in the upper front right side. A ventilating window is used in the rear door.

LIGHTS AND The Boolanobile is equipped with a waterproof shoreline WIRING cable, 75 feet, for 220 volt electric power. There is an adapter for the cable so that it can be used for 110 volts also. Electric outlets are provided at each location where the Bookmobile makes its stops. "No Parking" signs reserve space for the vehicle at the time of the stop. Consent of the property owner has been secured. Power line installations each cost $245.

Two continuous rows of fluorescent fixtures, two 40 watt tubes each with plastic shades are surface mounted against each side of the air conditioning duct.

A booster transformer to accommodate 208 volts to 230 volts for all 220 volt equipment is installed.

EXTERIOR COLOR Arabian Ivory combined with Ocean Green. ,.

EXTERIOR Illuminated frosted glass panels are mounted on each PANELS side of the Bookmobile displaying the M.P.L. monogram and the full name of the Library; also an illuminated glass panel is across the rear giving the name; across the front is lettered the single word: BOOKMOBILE. EXTERIOR Three compartments in the skirt, two 54" on the right COMPARTMENTS side and one 66" on the left side below the door provide carrying space for equipment and books.

SKYLIGHTS Four stationary skylights (24" x 24") with double green tinted glass give a thermopane effect. Exterior skylight frame is welded to steel roof panel and weld joint soldered to provide leak proof joint.

SIDE DOORS Body is equipped with side doors located on the right side, one back of front wheel and one back of the rear wheels. Openings are furnished with step wells for easy access. Each step well is equipped with an exterior step that folds under the step well by means of an interior hydraulic control. Stainless steel hand rails are mounted inside the doors. Stair wells are lighted both from within and without.

SHELVING Shelving is stationary and of finished birch plywood AND DESKS finished natural with three coats of penetrating sealer. All side shelves are sloped at 12 degrees, bottom shelves on left side slope 15 degrees. Oversize shelves 12\" high and 12" deep have dividers to keep books in place. A magazine· rack, with glass fronts, is above a bookcase section. Gaylord bookends have a Urethane base to keep them from sliding on the shelf.

The front desk of birch plywood is 24" wide and is the full width of the body. An extra seat rolls out of the desk for a third person when the bookmobile is in motion. The seats are covered with U.S. Naugahyde, citron in color. The rear desk is made to accommodate a Recordak Junior Microfilmer and has a steno type chair.

Sides and front of desks are covered with beige Kalistron. Tops of the desks are covered with Formica in tan linen pattern.

Storage cupboards are above and at each end of the front desk. There is also a small cupboard at the side of the rear desk. --

BULLETIN One fir plywood board with sheet cork and birch BOARDS frame, size 15" x 72", is mounted above the windshield. Others are over the rear door, rear wall and on the upper half of the locker and cupboard.

OTHER For staff use there is a hassock toilet and stainless FEATURES steel wash basin with drain and a 10 gallon water tank. A Monitor refrigerator for their use is mounted on one side. A locker is provided for coats.

A Seth Thomas 8-day hand wind clock is mounted in the rear for public view.

SCHEDULE Monday: 2-5 p.m. Aldrich Ave. S. & 40th St.

6-8:30 p.m. Bloomington Ave. & 46th St.

Tuesday: 2-5 p.m. Barton & Melbourne Aves. SE.

6-8:30 p.m. Glendale Homes, 2709 SE. Essex

Wednesday: 2-5 p.m. Thomas & 39th Aves. N.

6-8:30 p.m. Queen & 44th Aves. N.

Thursday: 2-5 p.m. Knox Ave. s. & 50th St.

6-8:30 p.m. Penn Ave. S. & 54th St.

Friday: 9-12 n. Bryn Mawr, Laurel & Sheridan Aves. s.

2-5 p.m. Chicago Ave. & 54th St.

BOOKMOBILE Miss Neville Alfken LIBRA.RIAN -

WINTER HOURS

January - May 25, 1963 and Community Branches September 91 1963 - May 30, 1964 East Lake, Franklin, Hosmer, Jordan, Pierre Bottineau,

Roosevelt, and Sumner

Monday and Thursday______~ ______12:30 9:00 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday--- 9:00 - 5:30 Total Hours - 42%

Closed Saturday

Central Avenue, Linden Hills, Longfellow, North, Walker,

and Webber Park Monday and Thursday______l2:30 - 9:00

Tuesday and Friday______9:00 - 5:30 Saturday------9:00 - 5:00 Total Hours - 42

Closed Wednesday

Pillsbury Monday and Thursday------12:30 - 9:00 Tuesday------9:00 - 5:30 Total Hours - .25\

Seven Corners Wednesday and Friday------9:00 - 5:30 Total Hours - 17

Children's Rooms maintain the same hours. -

SUMMER HOURS - 1963

Connnunity Branches May 27 - September 7

Central Avenue, East Lake, Franklin, Hosmer, Jordan,

Linden Hills, Longfellow, North, Pierre Bottineau,

Roosevelt, Sumner, Walker, and Webber Park Monday and Thursday------12:30 - 9:00 Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9:00 - 5:30

Total Hours - 42\ Closed on Saturday

Pillsbury

Monday and Thursday__ ~--~------12:30 - 9:00 Tuesday 9:00 - 5:30

Total Hours - 25\

Seven Corners Wednesday and Friday------9:00 - 5:30 Total Hours - 17

Children's Rooms maintain the same hours. Bookmobiles - Winter Hours January - May 25, 1963

North . Days Open Hours Blaine School, (Bkm. 2) Tuesday 9-12 12th Ave. N. & 3rd St. (every other week) Emerson & 37th Aves. N. (Bkm. 2) Wednesday 2-5 Humboldt & 52nd Aves. N. (Bkm. 1) Thursday 2:30-5 Lind School, (Blan. 1) Thursday 9-12; 1-2 Dupont & 51st Aves. N. Penn & 44th Aves. N. (Bkm. 3) Wednesday 6-8:30 Queen & 51st Aves. N. (Bkm. 3) Tuesday 9-12 Thomas & 39th Aves. N. (Bkm. 3) Wednesday 2-5

Northeast

Pierce School, (Bkm. 3) Thursday 9-12 Broadway & Fillmore St. NE. 29th Ave. & Johnson St. NE. (Bkm. 3) Thursday 6-8:30

South

Bloomington Ave. & 46th St. {Bkm. 3) Monday 6-8:30 Bloomington Ave. & 38th St. (Bkm. 1) Friday 2-5 Bryn Mawr School, (Blan. 1) Friday 9-12 Russell Ave. s. & Cedar Lake Road Cedar Ave. S. & 34th St. (Bkm. 3) Tuesday 2-5 Chicago Ave. & 54th St. (Bkm. 3) Friday 2-5 Cooper School, (Bkm. 2) Monday 9-12 44th Ave. S. & 33rd St. Dowling School, (Bkm. 2) Tuesday 9:30-11:30 3900 w. River Road (every other week) Franklin & Penn Aves. s. (Bkm. 1) Monday 6-8:30 Knox Ave. S. & 50th St. (Bkm. 2) Thursday 2-5 Lyndale Ave. s. & 54th St. (Bkm. 1) Wednesday 2-5 Lyndale Ave. s. & 40th St. (Bkm. 2) Monday 2-5 Madison School, {Bkm. 1) Monday 9-12 5th Ave. s. & 15th St. Morris Park School, (Bkm. 2) Friday 9-12; 1-2 38th Ave. s. & 56th St. Nicollet Ave. & 59th St. (Bkm. 2) Tuesday 2-5 Nicollet Ave. & 54th St. (Bkm. 3) Monday 2-5 Nicollet Ave. & 28th St. (Bkm. 2) Tuesday 6-8:30 Penn Ave. S. & 54th St. (Bkm. 2) Thursday 6-8:30 28th Ave. s. & 56th St. (Bkm. 2) Friday 2:30-4:30 Xerxes Ave. S. & 50th St. (Bkm. 1) Monday 2-5

Southeast

Como & 19th Aves. SE. (Bkm. 2) Wednesday 6-8:30 Franklin & Seymour Aves. SE. (Bkm. 1) Tuesday 2-5 Glendale Homes, (Bkm. 1) Tuesday 6-8:30 2709 SE. Essex 12th Ave. SE. & 6th St. (Bkm. 3) Thursday 2-5 -

Bookmobiles - Summer Hours - 1963 May 27 through September 7

North Days Open ~ Emerson & 37th Aves. N. (Bkm. 2) Wednesday 2-5 Humboldt & 52nd Aves. N. {Bkm. 1) Thursday 1:30-5 Dupont & 51st Aves. N. (Bkm. 1) Thursday 9-12 Penn & 44th Aves. N. (Bkm. 3) Wednesday 6-8:30 Queen & 51st Aves. N. (Bkm. 3) Tuesday 9-12 Thomas & 39th Aves. N. (Bkm. 3) Wednesday 2-5

Northeast

Broadway & Fillmore St. NE. (Bkm. 3) Thursday 9-12 29th Ave. & Johnson St. NE. (Bkm. 3) Thursday 6-8:30

South

Bloomington Ave. & 46th St. (Bkm. 3) Monday 6-8:30 Bloomington Ave. & 38th St. {Bkm. 1) Friday 2-5 Russell Ave. S. & Cedar Lake Road (Bkm. 1) Friday 9-12 Cedar Ave. s. & 34th St. (Bkm. 3) Tuesday 2-5 Chicago Ave. & 54th St. (Bkm. 3) Friday 2-5 44th Ave. S. & 33rd St. (Bkm. 2) Monday 9-12 Franklin & Penn Aves. S. (Bkm. 1) Monday 6-8:30 Knox Ave. S. & 50th St. (Bkm. 2) Thursday 2-5 Lyndale Ave. S. & 54th St. (Bkm. 1) Wednesday 2-5 Lyndale Ave. s. & 40th St. (Bkm. 2) Monday 2-5 5th Ave. S. & 15th St. (Bkm. 1) Monday 9-12 38th Ave. S. & 56th St. (Bkm. 2) Friday 9-12 Nicollet Ave. & 59th St. (Bkm. 2) Tuesday 2-5 Nicollet Ave. & 54th St. (Bkm. 3) Monday 2-5 Nicollet Ave. & 28th St. (Bkm. 2) Tuesday 6-8:30 Penn Ave. s. & 54th St. (Blan. 2) Thursday 6-8:30 28th Ave. S. & 56th St. (Bkm. 2) Friday 1:30-4:30 Xerxes Ave. S. & 50th St. (Bkm. 1) Monday 2-5 Southeast

Como & 19th Aves. SE. (Bkm. 2) Wednesday 6-8:30 Franklin & Seymour Aves. SE. (Bkm. 1) Tuesday 2-5 Glendale Homes, (Bkm. 1) Tuesday 6-8:30 2709 SE. Essex 12th Ave. SE. & 6th St. (Bkm. 3) Thursday 2-5

Bookmobile 1 closed July 29 - August 9 Bookmobile 2 closed August 26 - September 6 Bookmobile 3 closed August 12 - 23 Bookmobiles - Winter Hours September 91 1963 - May 30, 1964 North Days Open Hours

Blaine School, (Bkm. 3) Tuesday 9:30-12 12th Ave. N. & 3rd St. (every other week) Emerson & 37th Aves. N. (Bkm. 3) Wednesday 2-5 Humboldt & 52nd Aves. N. (Bkm. 1) Thursday 2:30-5 Lind School, (Bkm. 1) Thursday 9-12; 1-2 Dupont & 51st Aves. N. Penn & 44th Aves. N. (Bkm. 2) Wednesday 6-8:30 Queen & 51st Aves. N. (Bkm. 3) Tuesday 2-5 Thomas & 39th Aves. N. (Bkm. 2) Wednesday 2-5 Northeast

Pierce School, (Bkm. 3) Thursday 9-12 Broadway & Fillmore St. NE. 29th Ave. & Johnson St. NE. (Bkm. 3) Thursday 6-8:30

South

Bloomington Ave. & 46th St. (Bkm. 2) Monday 6-8:30 Bloomington Ave. & 38th St. (Bkm. 3) Friday 2-5 Bryn Mawr, {Bkm. 2) Friday 9-12 Laurel and Sheridan Aves. s. Cedar Ave. s. & 34th St. (Bkm. 1) Tuesday 2-5 Chicago Ave. & 54th St. (Bkm. 2) Friday 2-5 Cooper School, (Bkm. 3) Monday 9-12 44th Ave. S. & 33rd St. Dowling School, (Bkm. 3) Tuesday 9:30-11:30 3900 W. River Road (every other week) Franklin & Penn Aves. S. (Bkm. 1) Monday 6-8:30 Knox Ave. S. & 50th St. (Bkm. 2) Thursday 2-5 Lyndale Ave. S. & 54th St. (Bkm. 1) Wednesday 2-5 Lyndale Ave. S. & 40th St. (Bkm. 2) Monday 2-5 Madison School, (Bkm. 1) Monday 9-12 5th Ave. s. & 15th St. Morris Park School, (Bkm. 1) Friday . 9-12; 1-2 38th Ave. s. & 56th St. Nicollet Ave. & 54th St. (Bkm. 3) Monday 2-5 Nicollet Ave. & 28th St. (Bkm. 1) Tuesday 6-8:30 Penn Ave. s. & 54th St. (Bkm. 2) Thursday 6-8:30 28th Ave. S. & 56th St. (Bkm. 1) Friday 2:30-4:30 Xerxes Ave. s. & 50th St. {Bkm. 1) Monday 2-5 Southeast

Como & 19th Aves. SE. (Bkm. 3) Wednesday 6-8:30 Franklin & Seymours Aves. SE., (Bkm. 2) Tuesday 2-5 (Changed to Barton & Melbourne Aves. SE., November 1963) Glendale Homes, (Bkm. 2) Tuesday 6-8:30 2709 SE. Essex 12th Ave. SE. & 6th St. (Bkm. 3) Thursday 2-5 I

MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

Extension Loans Department Visit Bed No. of 1963 Circulation Circulation Hospital Capacity Visits i).dult Juvenile Total Average

Abbott (1 day wkly.) 240 50 3,930 54 3,984 79

Asbury(\ day wkly.) 129 48 1,042 15 1,057 22

Deaconess (1 day wkly.) 263 51 2,666 327 2,993 59

!itel (\ day wkly. after Feb. 6) 132 46 1,691 55 1,746 38

Fairview* 530 0 0 0 0 0

General (1 day wkly.) 417 50 5,004 89 5,093 102

Mt. Sinai (1 day wkly.) 265 51 4,955 0 4,955 97

Northwestern (1 day wkly.) 316 49 3,883 4 3,887 80

St. Barnabas (1 day wkly.) 306 50 3,938 95 4,033 80

St. Mary's (2 days wkly.) 494 99 6,154 1,021 7,175 72

Swedish (1 day wkly.) 450 49 2,684 186 2,870 59

University (3 days wkly.) 613 151 11,208 1,532 12,740 84

TOTAL 4,155 698 47,155 3,378 50,533 72 Av.

*Fairview service suspended February 24, 1961

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DEPOSIT COLLECTIONS

,DICKMAN APARTMENTS------710-2nd Str.eet Northeast

25-50 books Pickup at Central Avenue Branch (H)

EBENEZER .HOME------:..------2545 Portland Avenue

150 books Pickup at Hosmer Branch (E)

FAIR OAKS CONVALESCENT AND NURSING HOME------321 East 25th Street

50 books Pickup at Roosevelt Branch (J)

HOMEWOOD HOSPITAL------1254 Penn Avenue North

40 books Pickup at North Branch (A)

JONES HARRISON HOME------3700 Cedar Lake Avenue

50 books Pickup at Central Library

LUTHERAN GIRL'S HOME------1918-19th Avenue Northeast

40 books Pickup at Central Avenue Branch (H)

PENTAGON APARTMENTS------1415 East 22nd Street

75-100 books Pickup at Franklin Branch (B)

ST. ANTHONY APARTMENTS------311 University Avenue Northeast

25-50 books Pickup at Central Avenue Branch (H)

SIBLEY APARTMENTS------616 Washington Avenue Northeast 25-50 books Pickup at Central Avenue Branch (H)

STEVENS SQUARE------101 East 32nd Street 50 books Pickup at Hosmer Branch (E)

UNITED CHURCH HOMES RESIDENCE (Calhoun Beach Manor)---2730 West Lake Street

50 books Pickup at Walker Branch (HE)

WALKER METHODIST HOME------3701 Bryant Avenue South

50 books Pickup at Hosmer Branch (E)

{Service was provided to 15 summer camps.) Branch Applications for January through December, 1963

l{ennepin Non- Hennepin ~sident Count1. Resident Iotal Counti %

Boolanobile 1, 2 & 3 4,246 112 1 4,359 2.5

Central Avenue 1,295 92 20 1,407 6.5

East Lake 1,207 13 4 1,224 1.0

Franklin 1,204 16 3 1,223 1.3

Hosmer 1,816 12 0 1,828 .6

Jordan 976 9 0 985 .9

Linden Hills 1,846 499 5 2,350 21.2

Longfellow 1,318 18 2 1,338 1.3

North 1,286 191 1 1,478 12.9

Pierre Bottineau 751 8 2 761 1.0

Pillsbury 366 4 4 374 1.0

Roosevelt 1,098 9 0 1,107 .8

Seven Corners 83 0 1 84 0

Sumner 1,037 18 0 1,055 1.7

Walker 1,406 268 3 1,677 15.9

Webber Park 1,004 852 1 1,857 46.9 TOTAL 20,939 2,121 47 23,107 9.1

EXTENSION TOTALS City Juvenile 12,268 County Juvenile 974 Non-Resident Juvenile 0 City Adult 8,671 County Adult 1,147 Non-Resident Adult 47

Total 20,939 Total 2,121 Total 47

Extension Total 23,107

Central Library Total 26,736 (plus 182 deposit and 84 firm cards)

GRAND TOTAL 49,843 EXTENSION CIRCULATION FOR 1963

Adult Juvenile Total

Branches & Bookmobiles 769,779 1,088,885 1,858,664

Hospitals 47,155 3,378 50,533

Deposits 3,420 926 4,346

TOTAL 820,354 1,093,189 1,913,543

Vertical File Materials Total

Branches & Bookmobiles 10,301

Records Total

Branch (Pierre Bottineau) 18

Items charged in Extension Loans Department: 130,448 -

·BRANCH CIRCULATION SUMMARY FOR 1963

Circulation and Daily Average by Rank

Total Daily Days Branch Circulation Average Open Adult %

1. Linden Hills 208,180 829 251 52%

2. Hosmer 136,259 543 251 41% 3. Walker 130,652 521 251 62%

4. Webber Park 128,321 511 251 36% 5. Longfellow 110,157 439 251 -46% 6. Roosevelt 108,532 432 251 47%

7. Central Avenue 100,732 401 251 40%

8. North 89,758 358 251 51%

9. Franklin 88,712 353 251 54%

10. East Lake 85,824 342 251 52%

11. Jordan 82,729 330 251 32%

12, Sumner 74,489 297 251 46% 13. Pierre Bottineau 50,434 201 251 38% 14. Pillsbury 37,391 249 150 57% 15. Seven Corners 9,390 106 89 50%

TOTAL 1,441,560 412 3,502 47% Brauch Adult Circulation·by Rank

1963 1962 Q!!!! ~ 1. Linden Hills 108,108 106,283 1,825

2. Walker 81,019 76,187 4,832

3. Hosmer 56,505 59,932 3,427

4. Roosevelt 50,494 49,970 524 s. Longfellow 49,350 48,827 523 6. Franklin 47,922 48,456 534

7. North 45,918 45,632 286

8. Webber Park 45,715 40,961 4,754

9. East Lake 44,707 46,363 1,656

10. Central Avenue 40,738 43,246 2,508

11. Bookmobile 2 36,238 31,484 4,754 12. Sumner 34,062 36,015 1,953

13. Bookmobile 3 29,975 33,176 3,201

14. Bookmobile 1 27,619 31,072 3,453

15. Jordan 26,367 30,396 4,029

16. Pillsbury 21,277 18,616 2,661

17. Pierre Bottineau 19,067 19,885 818 18. Seven Corners 4,698 6,263 1,565

Total 769,779 772,764 2,985

(Bookmobile 1, 2 & 3 93,832 95,732 1,900) Branch Juvenile Circulation by Rank

1963 1962 Gain Loss

1. Boolanobile 2 113,483 105,632 7,851 2. Boolanobile 3 113,033 107,113 5,920

3. Linden Hills 100,072 92,077 7,995

4. Boolanobile 1 96,756 100,640 3,884 5. Webber Park 82,606 75,225 7,381 6. Hosmer 79,754 81,011 1,257

7. Longfellow 60,807 64,041 3,234

8. Central Avenue 59,994 65,673 5,679

9. Roosevelt 58,038 58,150 112

10. Jordan 56,362 54,945 1,417

11. Walker 49,633 45,636 3,997 12. North 43,840 49,548 5,708

13. East Lake 41,117 42,988 1,871 14. Franklin 40,790 43,393 2,603

15. Sumner 40,427 36,722 3,705 16. Pierre Bottineau 31,367 31,242 125

17. Pillsbury 16,114 13,664 2,450 18. Seven Corners 4,692 9,271 4,579 Total 1,088,885 1,076,971 11,914

(Boolanobile 1, 2 & 3 323,272 313,385 9,887) Branch Circulation by Rank

1963 1962 ~ ~ l. Linden Hills 208,180 198,360 9,820

2. Bookmobile 2 149,721 137,116 12,605

3. Boolanobile 3 143,008 140,289 2,719

4. Hosmer 136,259 140,943 4,684 s. Walker 130,652 121,823 8,829 6. Webber Park 128,321 116,186 12,135

7. Bookmobile 1 124,375 131,712 7,337

8. Longfellow 110,157 112,868 2,711

9. Roosevelt 108,532 108,120 412

10. Central Avenue 100,732 108,919 8,187

11. North 89,758 95,180 5,422

12. Franklin 88,712 91,849 3,137

13. East Lake 85,824 89,351 3,527

14. Jordan 82,729 85,341 2,612 15. Sumner 74,489 72,737 1,752 16. Pierre Bottineau 50,434 51,127 693

17. Pillsbury 37,391 32,280 5,111 18. Seven Corners 9,390 15,534 6,144

Total 1,858,664 1,849,735 8,929

(Boolanobile 1, 2 & 3 417,104 409,117 7,987) STATISTICAL SUMMARY FOR BOOKMOBILES Circulation For 1963

No. of (By Rank) Stop % Stops Stops Adult Juvenile Total Avg. Adult

1. Como & 19th Aves. SE. 48 5,514 17,534 23,048 480 24 2. Lyndale Ave. S. & 54th St. 48 6,391 14,802 21,193 442 30 3. Lyndale Ave. S. & 40th St. 48 4,346 16,183 20,529 428 21 4. Queen & 51st Aves. N. 47 3,232 16,915 20,147 429 16 5. Penn Ave. s. & 54th St. 45 5,349 10,741 16,090 358 33 6. Emerson & 37th Aves. N. 49 2,980 12,981 15,961 326 19 7. Thomas & 39th Aves. N. 47 4,467 11,403 15,870 338 28 8. Humboldt & 52nd Aves. N. 45 3,017 12,753 15,770 350 19 9. Morris Park School 45 2,064 13,613 15,677 348 13 10. Bloomington Ave. S. & 46th St. 47 4,402 10,484 14,886 317 30 11. Nicollet Ave. & 54th St. 47 3,629 11,123 14,752 314 25 12. Knox Ave. S. & 50th St. 46 3,990 10,597 14,587 317 27 13. Bryn Mawr School 45 3,407 10,952 14,359 319 24 14. Chicago Ave. & 54th St. 47 4,442 9,861 14,303 304 31 15. Pierce School 47 1,062 13,093 14,155 301 8 16. Lind School 46 1,386 12,275 13,661 297 10 17. Cedar Ave. S. & 34th St. 45 2,120 11,290 13,410 298 16 18. Cooper School 48 1,586 11,764 13,350 278 12 19. Johnson St. NE. & 29th Ave. 45 3,733 8,707 12,440 276 30 20. Penn & 44th Aves. N. 46 3,688 8,285 11,973 260 31 21. Glendale Homes 45 2,368 9,303 11,671 259 20 22. Bloomington Ave. S. & 38th St. 45 2,585 8,895 11,480 255 23 23. Xerxes Ave. s. & 50th St. 45 3,006 7,458 10,464 233 29 24. Franklin & Seymour Aves. SE. 46 3,353 7,054 10,407 225 32 25. Franklin & Penn Aves. S. 45 2,553 6,864 9,417 209 27 26. Nicollet Ave. & 28th St. 46 2,450 ·6, 730 9,180 200 27 27. 12th Ave. SE. & 6th St. 47 1,449 7,721 9,170 195 16 28. Madison School 44 778 8,053 8,831 201 9 29. 28th Ave. s. & 56th St. 47 1,716 5,796 7,512 160 23 30. Nicollet Ave. & 59th St. 32 2,192 4,131 6,323 198 35 31. Blaine School 20 167 3,870 4,037 202 4 32. Dowling School 15 410 2,041 2,451 163 17

TOTAL 1,408 93,832 323,272 417,104 296 22 1963 Periodicals

lotal lotal Total To.tal Circulating *Reference P-rofess ional News- Branch Copies Titles Titles papers TOTAL

Bookmobiles 92 1 4 0 97

Central Avenue 45 13 5 4 67

East Lake 50 15 4 2 71

Franklin 41 15 3 8 67

Hosmer 54 19 6 2 81

Jordan 26 5 2 2 35

Linden Hills 68 31 5 2 106

Longfellow 41 10 4 2 57

North 60 16 4 2 82

Pierre Bottineau 31 11 4 3 49

Pillsbury 24 11 1 4 40

Roosevelt 44 10 3 2 59

Seven Corners 19 6 3 4 32

Sumner 46 15 6 3 70

Walker 55 22 5 3 85

Webber Park 42 16 4 3 65

Extension Loans 0 0 11 0 11

TOTAL 738 216 74 46 1,074

*Excludes Professional Titles and Newspapers Extension Book Collections, January 1, 1964

Branch ,A.dult Juvenile Total Adult %

Boolanobile 1, 2 & 3 11,536 29,020 40,556 28%

Central Avenue 11,839 8,195 20,034 59%

East Lake 13,826 6,890 20,716 67%

Franklin 16,593 7,133 23,726 70%

Hosmer 14,591 12,478 27,069 54%

Jordan 9,402 8,045 17,447 54%

Linden Hills 19,661 11,266 30,927 64%

Longfellow 9,444 9,581 19,025 50%

North 15,855 8,238 24,093 66%

Pierre Bottineau 6,048 6,196 12,244 49%

Pillsbury 14,510 4,455 18,965 77% Roosevelt 12,289 9,328 21,617 57%

Seven Corners 8,850 4,199 13,049 68%

Sumner 13,567 7,325 20,892 65%

Walker 18,637 8,367 27,004 69%

Webber Park 11,205 11,255 22,460 50% Total 207,853 151,971 359,824 58% Extension Loans 27,469 24,301 51,770 53%

GRAND TOTAL 235,322 176,272 *411,594 57%

*Does not include 263 books for closed branches.

(Uncataloged books are not included--e.g. BRs and B Uncats.) BRIEF SUMMARY OF STATISTICAL SURVEY November 18-23, 1963

TOTAL NUMBER OF BOOKS CIRCULATED: (includes vertical file material)

By City of Minneapolis By Extension*

To city residents 51,651 82.6% 40,124 91.4%

To county residents 9,799 15.7% 3,393 7.7%

To nonresidents 1,097 1.7% 385 .9%

TOTAL 62,547 100.0% 43,902 100 .0%

TOTAL REFERENCE QUESTIONS ASKED: (includes questions asked at the desk or by telephone and author-title requests)

In City of Minnea2olis In Extension*

By city residents 24,879 74.2% 10,285 92 .8%

By county residents 7,214 21.5% 753 6.8%

By nonresidents 1,428 4.3% 41 .4%

TOTAL 33,521 100.0% 11,079 100.0%

*Extension totals are included in the totals for the City of Minneapolis. I

Monday, November 18, 1963 DOOR COUNT {Nl.llllber of people entering the agency each hour) Branch 8-9 9-10 10-11 --11-12 12:30-1 1-2 1::1 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 TOTAL A 36 22 18 125 72 33 50 27 8 391

B 19 25 69 156 137 60 53 60 21 600

C 9 9 8 30 45 19 23 17 13 173

D 4 4 15 66 76 27 32 18 15 257

E 7 12 11 90 114 33 60 83 47 457

H 13 45 . 30 72 121 68 51 36 28 464

HE 24 35 28 102 86 37 47 59 10 428

J 7 25 173 60 89 24 83 109 22 592

K 14 15 15 37 llO 46 50 32 6 325

L* 140 26 31 68 20 20 50 215 116 25 30 30 5 776

Lo 9 15 28 54 100 44 46 54 21 .371

M 10 73 37 42 115 34 62 70 20 463

N 18 41 63 72 110 25 43 82 21 475

R 22 25 26 84 122 55 99 130 54 617 s (Closed for boiler repair)

Blan. 1 48 57 24 closed closed 7 60 102 closed 49 95 14 456 Blan. 2 closed closed closed 12 125 198 closed 178 78 5 596 Blan. 3 69 82 83 closed closed 20 68 168 closed 490

TOTAL 140 143 170 175 212 366 610 1,458 1,881 530 956 980 310 7,931 * L (Jordan) opens at 8 a.m. to give service to the students, Monday thru Friday, but is closed to the public. ii 1

Tuesday, November 19, 1963 DOOR COUNT (Number of people entering the agency each hour) Branch 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 11:1. 1-2 2-3 3-4· 4-5 5-5:30 6-7 7-8 8-9 TOTAL A 9 3 15 27 13 10 140 68 10 295

B 11 14 11 17 13 33 70 60 25 254

C 6 20 4 9 8 15 22 33 7 124

D 41 2 3 5 1 11 71 49 3 186

E 13 9 8 10 10 28 72 79 20 249

H 8 27 1 15 17 47 129 68 17 329

HE 8 40 13 21 22 45 61 66 24 300

J 8 15 2 8 14 68 111 71 11 308

K 5 7 5 13 8 62 79 74 0 253

L* 171 20 15 11 10 12 102 347 56 11 755

Lo 5 28 6 4 9 13 45 71 10 191

M 11 50 3 8 47 27 54 97 53 350

N 40 64 11 13 13 53 72 39 4 309

R 14 16 13 22 22 55 147 138 22 449 s (Closed for boiler repair)

Blan. 1 closed closed closed 109 35 37 closed 86 26 4 297 Blan. 2 closed closed closed 42 33 58 closed 116 44 7 300 Blan. 3 28 62 35 closed closed 140 89 79 closed 433

TOTAL 171 227 372 141 182 209 860 1,577 1,143 217 202 70 11 5,382 * L (Jordan) opens at 8 a.m. to give service to the students, Monday thru Friday, but is closed to the public.

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Wednesday, November 20, 1963 DOOR COUNT (Number of people entering the agency each hour) Branch 8-9 9-10 -10-11 11-12 12-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-5:30 6-7 7-8 8-9 TOTAL A Closed on Wednesday

B 10 9 17 17 17 66 74 72 13 295 C Closed on Wednesday

D 7 5 2 12 l 7 53 62 9 158

E 5 11 8 5 12 11 52 74 22 200

H Closed on Wednesday

HE Closed on Wednesday

J 3 10 4 10 8 45 120 81 5 286

K 1 5 6 9 4 12 33 128 21 219

L* 190 35 1 7 10 11 8 241 90 2 595 Lo Closed on Wednesday

M Closed on Wednesday

N 4 6 13 17 15 45 45 57 11 213

R Closed on Wednesday s (Closed for boiler repair) Bkm. l closed closed 18 145 66 closed 229 Blan. 2 closed closed 12 73 107 closed 87 64 2 345 Bkm. 3 closed closed 8 150 90 Closed 153 115 13 529

TOTAL 190 65 47 57 80 68 232 986 827 83 240 179 15 3,069 * L (Jordan) opens at 8 a.m. to give service to the students, Monday thru Friday, but is closed to the public.

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Thursday, November 21, 1963 DOOR COUNT (Number of people entering the agency each hour) Branch 8-9 9-10 --10-11 11-12 12:30-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 TOTAL A 25 21 16 90 88 20 37 21 14 332

B 15 18 115 65 119 36 58 37 39 502

C 7 9 7 39 29 14 10 21 3 140

D 3 4 5 60 49 24 17 25 17 204

E 7 44 12 63 86 26 63 68 39 408

H 17 15 13 106 64 41 33 53 23 36.5

HE 22 36 37 99 72 29 33 46 21 395

J 5 8 82 118 57 37 43 92 44 486

K 8 11 16 53 84 13 34 18 6 243

L* 147 23 3 15 3 32 35 212 64 16 14 21 6 591

Lo 19 30 11 50 70 38 60 66 22 366

M 15 55 17 77 62 21 53 64 10 374

N 16 17 15 46 40 35 47 37 14 267

R 21 39 72 105 107 56 61 145 64 670 s (Closed for boiler repair)

Blan. 1 50 38 47 closed 56 11 152 107 closed 461 Blan. 2 closed closed 26 64 67 closed 82 91 13 343 Blan. 3 54 41 27 closed closed 42 86 33 closed 116 47 8 454

TOTAL 147 127 8'2 89 183 395 532 1,485 1,198 406 761 852 344 6,601 * L (Jordan) opens at 8 a.m. to give service to the students, Monday thru Friday, but is closed to the public.

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Friday, November 22 1 1963 DOOR COUNT (NlDDber of people entering the agency each hour) Branch 8-9 2.:lQ. 10-11 l!:.ll 12-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-5:30 6-7 7-8 8-9 TOTAL

A 35 13 16 54 10 58 81 37 5 309

B 16 13 26 23 18 40 71 35 13 255 C Closed on Friday

D 1 3 6 14 6 3 32 26 4 95

E 9 25 12 11 36 24 51 59 7 234

H 11 10 14 5 13 12 60 71 21 217

HE 14 18 10 31 23 40 45 44 16 241

J 5 32 8 6 4 38 98 66 6 263

K 3 19 2 5 10 5 38 78 8 168

1Jt 151 8 43 35 32 15 58 166 53 5 566

Lo 9 5 10 11 4 10 25 32 16 122

M 36 2 4 12 41 7 60 74 9 245

N 12 8 23 9 11 48 55 40 6 212

R 16 50 23 23 17 17 70 75 30 321 s (Closed for boiler repair) Bkm. 1 30 43 68 closed 26 1 52 25 closed 245 Bkm. 2 76 44 37 closed closed 18 79 51 closed 305 Bkm. 3 closed closed closed 5 82 - 68 closed 155

TOTAL 151 281 328 294 236 234 384 1,065 834 146 closed 3,953 * L (Jordan) opens at 8 a.m. to give service to the students, Monday thru Friday, but is closed to the public.

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Saturday, November 23, 1963 DOOR COUNT (Number of people entering the agency each hour) Branch 9-10 10-11 --ll-12 121111 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 ~ A 41 41 40 30 42 65 26 28 313

B Closed on Saturday

C Closed on Saturday

D Closed on Saturday

E Closed on Saturday

H 16 28 29 30 46 49 51 21 270

HE 17 36 29 45 43 33 23 21 247

J Closed on Saturday

K Closed on Saturday

L Closed on Saturday

Lo 11 20 29 39 35 57 48 51 290

M 35 21 35 24 31 39 38 21 244

N Closed on Saturday

R 15 58 76 55 101 74 89 84 552 s Closed on Saturday Blan. 1 Closed on Saturday Blan. 2 Closed on Saturday Blan. 3 Closed on Saturday

TOTAL 135 204 238 223 298 317 275 226 closed 1,916

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Grand Total 2 November 18-232 1963 DOOR COUNT (Number of people entering the agency each hour) Branch 8-9 2:.!Q. 10-11 11-12 12-1 1-2 l.:1 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 .TOTAL

A 85 51 71 172 108 167 462 293 68 87 48 22 1,640

B 31 36 54 91 91 323 436 423 147 111 97 60 1,906

C 6 20 4 25 26 30 91 107 40 33 38 17 437

D 49 10 11 38 16 41 282 262 67 49 43 32 900

E 27 45 28 40 114 86 328 412 108 123 151 86 1,548 H 35 65 44 80 136 151 418 345 147 84 89 51 1,645

HE 39 94 52 143 159 183 330 289 106 80 105 31 1,611

J 16 57 14 36 59 406 507 364 83 126 201 66 1,935

K 9 31 13 49 48 llO 240 474 88 84 50 12 1,208

L* 799 112 93 136 75 90 253 1,181 379 59 44 51 11 3,283

Lo 25 53 45 82 93 119 222 324 108 106 120 43 1,340

M 82 73 42 69 247 127 271 369 117 115 134 30 1,676

N 56 78 47 73 97 224 290 286 81 90 119 35 1,476

R 45 124 112 143 204 244 495 526 163 160 275 118 2,609 s (Closed for boiler repair) Blan. 1 128 138 139 closed 82 146 444 337 closed 135 121 18 1,688 Blan. 2 76 44 37 closed closed llO 374 481 closed 463 277 27 1,889 Blan. 3 151 185 145 closed closed 215 475 438 closed 269 162 21 2,061

TOTAL 799 978 1,203 994 1,116 1,570 2,935 6,846 6,109 1,382 2,159 2,081 680 28,852 * L (Jordan) opens at 8 a.m. to give service to the students, Monday thru Friday, but is closed to the public.

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Monday, November 18, 1963 REFERENCE SURVEY

REFERENCE QUESTIONS AUTHOR AND TITLE TELEPHONE QUESTIONS

Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

A 29 5 1 35 36 3 0 39 15 0 0 15

B 51 0 0 51 78 0 1 79 15 0 1 16

C 47 0 0 47 44 0 0 44 3 0 0 3

D 79 0 0 79 23 0 0 23 4 0 0 4

E 75 1 0 76 107 4 0 111 27 0 0 27

H 53 6 0 59 54 1 0 55 6 0 1 7

HE 25 2 0 27 73 7 0 80 15 4 0 19

J 114 0 0 114 109 0 0 109 15 1 0 16

K 75 0 0 75 45 1 0 46 17 2 0 19

L 57 0 0 57 38 0 0 38 9 1 0 10

Lo 75 0 0 75 60 0 0 60 10 0 0 10

M 39 17 0 56 104 39 0 143 4 4 0 8

N 59 0 0 59 43 0 0 43 33 0 0 33

R 57 18 0 75 233 26 0 259 11 6 0 17 s Closed for boiler repair

Bkm. Office 10 0 0 10 39 0 0 39 17 0 0 17 Bkm. 1 60 0 0 60 109 0 0 109 0 0 0 0 Bkm. 2 49 0 0 49 79 0 0 79 0 0 0 0 Blan. 3 97 0 0 97 113 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 Ext. Loans 25 1 0 26 127 0 0 127 2 0 0 2

TOTAL 1,076 50 1 1,127 1,514 81 1 1,596 203 18 2 223 ' I

Tuesday, November 19, 1963 REFERENCE SURVEY

REFERENCE QUESTIONS AUTHOR AND TITLE TELEPHONE QUESTIONS

Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

A 21 3 0 24 36 15 0 51 10 2 1 13

B 45 0 0 45 27 0 0 27 16 2 0 18

C 28 0 0 28 19 2 0 21 3 0 0 3

D 32 0 0 32 14 0 0 14 3 0 0 3

E 37 0 0 37 83 0 0 83 22 0 0 22

H 41 1 0 42 42 3 1 46 0 2 1 3

HE 25 4 0 29 79 7 0 86 16 5 0 21

J 85 0 0 85 81 0 0 81 0 0 0 0

K 122 0 0 122 89 9 0 98 2 0 0 2

L 47 0 0 47 24 0 0 24 0 2 0 2

Lo 32 0 0 32 58 0 0 58 2 0 0 2

M 28 8 0 36 24 16 0 40 7 1 0 8

N 33 0 1 34 10 0 0 10 3 1 0 4

R 34 22 1 57 87 49 0 136 7 9 0 16 s Closed for boiler repair

Blan. Office 11 0 0 11 65 0 0 65 14 0 1 15 Blan. 1 68 0 0 68 74 0 0 74 0 0 0 0 Bkm. 2 10 0 8 18 72 0 0 72 0 0 0 0 Blan. 3 98 0 0 98 51 0 0 51 0 0 0 0 Ext. Loans 24 0 0 24 124 1 0 125 1 0 0 1

TOTAL 821 38 10 869 1,059 102 1 1,162 106 24 3 133

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Wednesday, November 20, 1963 REFERENCE SURVEY

REFERENCE QUESTIONS AUTHOR AND TITLE TELEPHONE QUESTIONS

Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

A Closed on Wednesday

B 34 0 0 34 29 0 0 29 5 0 0 5

C Closed on Wednesday

D 17 0 0 17 25 0 0 25 3 0 0 3

E 51 0 0 51 53 0 0 53 18 0 0 18

H Closed on Wednesday

HE Closed on Wednesday

J 100 0 0 100 93 0 0 93 16 0 0 16

K 40 2 10 52 42 0 0 42 4 4 0 8

L 23 0 0 23 14 0 0 14 0 1 0 1

Lo Closed on Wednesday

M Closed on Wednesday

N 18 0 0 18 11 0 0 11 6 0 0 6

R Closed on Wednesday s Closed for boiler repair

Bkm. Office 16 0 0 16 49 0 0 49 6 0 0 6 Bkm. 1 17 0 0 17 41 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 Bkm. 2 52 3 0 55 80 8 0 88 0 0 0 0 Bkm. 3 59 0 0 59 147 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Ext. Loans 27 3 0 30 188 3 0 191 1 0 0 1

TOTAL 454 8 10 472 772 11 0 783 59 5 0 64

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Thursday, November 21 1 1963 REFERENCE SURVEY REFERENCE QUESTIONS AUTHOR AND TITLE TELEPHONE QUESTIONS

Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

A 30 4 0 34 39 13 0 52 6 5 0 11

B 50 0 0 50 25 0 0 25 13 0 0 13

C 38 0 0 38 17 0 0 17 5 0 0 5

D 51 0 0 51 24 0 0 24 0 0 0 0

E 49 0 0 49 61 0 0 61 24 0 0 24

H 39 4 0 43 24 2 3 29 5 0 1 6

HE 42 7 0 49 61 10 0 71 9 1 0 10

J 154 0 0 154 78 0 0 78 0 0 0 0

K 91 1 0 92 100 0 0 100 11 0 0 11

L 47 0 0 47 17 0 0 17 20 0 0 20

Lo 56 1 0 57 35 0 0 35 31 1 0 32

M 39 25 0 64 76 30 0 106 5 2 0 7

N 20 0 0 20 26 0 0 26 13 0 0 13

R 90 23 0 113 98 28 0 126 14 19 0 33 s Closed for boiler repair

Bkm. Office 8 0 0 8 69 0 0 69 12 0 0 12 Bkm. 1 43 11 0 54 62 6 0 68 0 0 0 0 Bkm. 2 42 0 0 42 87 0 0 87 0 0 0 0 Bkm. 3 75 0 0 75 61 0 0 61 0 0 0 0 Ext. Loans 41 0 1 42 152 3 1 156 1 0 0 1

TOTAL 1,005 76 1 1,082 1,112 92 4 1,208 169 28 1 198

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Friday, November 22, 1963 REFERENCE SURVEY

REFERENCE QUESTIONS AUTHOR AND TITLE TELEPHONE QUESTIONS

Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL City County Others ~ A 9 0 0 9 27 2 0 29 4 1 0 5

B 17 0 0 17 21 0 0 21 12 1 1 14 C Closed on Friday

D 16 0 0 16 6 0 0 6 2 0 0 2

E 23 0 0 23 30 2 0 32 11 0 0 11

H 33 1 0 34 18 1 1 20 4 0 2 6

HE 14 4 0 18 81 1 0 82 4 0 0 4

J 30 0 0 30 36 0 0 36 0 0 0 0

K 59 0 0 59 28 0 0 28 0 0 0 0

L 51 0 0 51 16 0 0 16 1 0 0 1

Lo 20 0 0 20 6 0 0 6 1 0 0 1

M 11 15 0 26 20 5 0 25 5 2 0 7

N 34 0 0 34 11 1 0 12 1 0 0 1

R 35 7 0 42 77 10 0 87 5 3 0 8 s Closed for boiler rep_air

Bkm. Office 11 0 0 11 48 0 0 48 5 0 0 5 Bkm. 1 40 0 0 40 28 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 Blan. 2 38 0 0 38 65 1 0 66 0 0 0 0 Bkm. 3 20 0 0 20 17 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 Ext. Loans 43 0 1 44 104 2 0 106 5 0 0 5

TOTAL 504 27 1 532 639 25 1 665 60 7 3 70

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Saturday, November 23, 1963 REFERENCE SURVEY

REFERENCE QUESTIONS AUTHOR AND TITLE TELEPHONE QUESTIONS

Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

A 32 0 0 32 33 0 0 33 4 1 0 5

B Closed on Saturday

C Closed on Saturday D Closed on Saturday

E Closed on Saturday

H 45 11 1 57 21 11 0 32 0 0 1 1

HE 19 1 0 20 41 3 0 44 7 0 0 7

J Closed on Saturday

K Closed on Saturday

L Closed on Saturday

Lo 33 0 0 33 25 0 0 25 5 0 0 5

M 27 7 0 34 48 11 0 59 1 1 0 2

N Closed on Saturday

R 45 18 0 63 144 87 0 231 12 10 0 22 s Closed on Saturday Bkm. Office Closed on Saturday Blan. 1 Closed on Saturday Blan. 2 Closed on Saturday Blan. 3 Closed on Saturday Ext. Loans 38 0 0 38 151 0 0 151 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 239 37 1 277 463 112 0 575 29 12 1 42

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Grand Total, November 18-23 2 1963 REFERENCE SURVEY REFERENCE QUESTIONS AUTHOR AND TITLE TELEPHONE QUESTIONS Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

A 121 12 1 134 171 33 0 204 39 9 1 49

B 197 0 0 197 180 0 1 181 61 3 2 66

C 113 0 0 113 80 2 0 82 11 0 0 11

D 195 0 0 195 92 0 0 92 12 0 0 12

E 235 1 0 236 335 6 0 341 102 0 0 102

H 211 23 l 235 159 18 5 182 15 2 6 23 HE 125 18 0 143 335 28 0 363 51 10 0 61

J 483 0 0 483 397 0 0 397 31 1 0 32

K 387 3 10 400 304 10 0 314 34 6 0 40

L 225 0 0 225 109 0 0 · 109 30 4 0 34

Lo 216 1 0 217 184 0 0 184 49 1 0 50

M 144 72 0 216 272 101 0 373 22 10 0 32

N 164 0 1 165 101 1 0 102 56 1 0 57

R 261 88 1 350 639 200 0 839 49 47 0 96 s Closed for boiler repair

Blan. Office 56 0 0 56 270 0 0 270 54 0 1 55 Bkm. 1 228 11 0 239 314 6 0 320 0 0 0 0 Bkm. 2 191 3 8 202 383 9 0 392 0 0 0 0 Bkm~ 3 349 0 0 349 389 0 0 389 0 0 0 0 Ext. Loans 198 4 2 204 846 9 1 856 10 0 0 10

TOTAL 4,099 236 24 4,359 5,560 423 7 5,990 626 94 10 730

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Monday, November 18, 1963 BOOKS VERTICAL FILE

Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

A (North) 460 56 0 516 2 0 0 2 B (Franklin) 664 2 13 679 10 0 0 10

C (Pillsbury) 345 3 0 348 5 0 0 5

D (P. Bottineau) 295 0 0 295 3 0 0 3

E (Hosmer) 1,004 7 0 1,011 18 0 0 18

H (Central Ave.) 531 70 5 606 6 0 0 6 HE (Walker) 591 107 0 698 4 0 0 4 J (Roosevelt) 731 0 0 731 8 0 0 8

K (Sumner) 424 7 0 . 431 10 0 0 10

L (Jordan) 696 6 0 702 2 0 0 2 Lo (Longfellow) 572 3 0 575 4 0 0 4

M (Webber Park) 546 270 0 816 4 0 0 4

N (East Lake) 553 1 4 558 15 0 0 15 R (Linden Hills) 919 257 0 1,176 3 0 0 3 s (Seven Corners) Closed for boiler repairs

Boolanobile 1 694 2 0 696 0 0 0 0

Boo km.obi le 2 1,091 0 0 1,091 2 0 0 2

Bookmobile 3 973 0 0 973 0 0 0 0

Hospitals 137 49 66 252 Not Applicable

TOTAL 11,226 840 88 12,154 96 0 0 96 (Pierre Bottineau is the only branch which circulates records. No records were circulated during the week of the Survey.) CIRCULATION SURVEY

Tuesday, November 19, 1963 BOOKS VERTICAL FILE

Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

A (North) 382 56 1 439 2 0 0 2

B (Franklin) 421 4 0 425 8 0 0 8

C (Pillsbury) 301 5 0 306 3 0 0 3

D (P. Bottineau) 112 3 0 115 5 0 0 5

E (Hosmer) 428 15 0 443 3 0 0 3

H (Central Avenue) 343 11 13 367 3 0 0 3

HE {Walker) 437 60 0 497 3 0 0 3

J (Roosevelt) 389 2 0 391 1 0 0 1

K (Sumner) 387 7 0 394 15 0 0 15

L (Jordan) 358 8 0 366 4 0 0 4

Lo (Longfellow) 345 0 0 345 5 0 0 5

M (Webber Park) 411 132 0 543 0 1 0 1

N (East Lake} 332 0 0 332 13 0 0 13

R (Linden Hills) 473 194 0 667 4 0 0 4 s (Seven Corners) Closed for boiler repair

Boolanobile 1 657 0 0 657 0 0 0 0

Boolanobile 2 509 0 0 509 0 0 0 0

Boolanob ile 3 846 4 0 850 0 0 0 0

Hospitals 80 34 33 147 Not Applicable

TOTAL 7,211 535 47 7,793 69 1 0 70

(Pierre Bottineau is the only branch which circulates records. No records were circulated during the week of the Survey.) CIRCULATION SURVEY

Wednesday, November 20, 1963 BOOKS VERTICAL FILE

Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

A (North) Closed on Wednesday

B (Franklin) 354 0 0 354 7 0 0 7

C (Pillsbury) Closed on Wednesday

D (P. Bottineau) 161 1 0 162 1 0 0 1

E (Hosmer) 368 0 0 368 8 0 0 8

H (Central Avenue) Closed on Wednesday

HE (Walker) Closed on Wednesday

J (Roosevelt) 335 0 0 335 7 0 0 7

K (Sumner) 328 3 0 331 3 0 0 3

L (Jordan) 326 6 0 332 3 0 0 3

Lo (Longfellow) Closed on Wednesday

M (Webber Park) Closed on Wednesday

N (East Lake) 289 1 l 291 7 0 0 7

R (Linden Hills) Closed on Wednesday s (Seven Corners) Closed for boiler repair

Bookmobile 1 375 16 0 391 0 0 0 0

Boolanob ile 2 581 67 0 648 0 0 0 0

Boolanobile 3 1,010 0 0 1,010 0 0 0 0

Hospitals 173 21 29 223 Not Applicable

TOTAL 4,300 115 30 4,445 36 0 0 36

(Pierre Bottineau is the only branch which circulates records. No records were circulated during the week of the Survey.) CIRCULATION SURVEY

Thursday, November 21,. 1963

BOOKS VERTICAL FILE

Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

A (North) 432 89 0 521 3 0 0 3

B (Franklin) 456 4 0 460 9 0 0 9

C (Pillsbury) 268 0 0 268 3 0 0 3

D (P. Bottineau) 238 1 0 239 3 0 0 3

E (Hosmer) 718 15 0 733 2 0 0 2

H (Central Avenue) 401 37 49 487 6 0 0 6

HE (Walker) 510 115 9 634 2 5 0 7

J (Roosevelt) 583 6 0 589 2 0 0 2

K (Sumner) 276 0 0 276 5 0 0 5

L (Jordan) 420 7 0 427 3 0 0 3

Lo (Longfellow) 625 7 0 632 4· 0 0 4

M (Webber Park) 532 245 0 777 4 0 0 4

N (East Lake) 405 0 0 405 4 0 0 4

R (Linden Hills) 803 309 5 1,117 4 2 0 6 s (Seven Corners) Closed for boiler repair Bookmobile 1 682 122 0 804 0 0 0 0

Bookmobile 2 643 0 0 643 0 0 0 0

Bookmobile 3 989 0 0 989 0 0 0 0

Hospitals 138 21 17 176 Not App 1i cab le

TOTAL 9,119 978 80 10,177 54 7 0 61

(Pierre Bottineau is the only branch which circulates records. No records were circulated during the week of the Survey.) a,,:

CIRCULATION SURVEY

Friday, November 22, 1963 BOOKS VERTICAL FILE

Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

A (North) 193 57 0 250 4 0 0 4

B (Franklin) 258 0 0 258 2 0 0 2

C (Pillsbury) Closed on Friday

D (P. Bottineau) 92 0 0 92 2 0 0 2

E (Hosmer) 407 10 0 417 5 0 0 5

H (Central Avenue) 233 46 34 313 3 0 0 3

HE (Walker) 378 97 7 482 3 0 0 3

J (Roosevelt) 336 4 0 340 1 0 0 1

K (Sumner) 323 0 0 323 7 0 0 7

L (Jordan) 302 0 0 302 4 0 0 4

Lo (Longfellow) 200 0 0 200 0 0 0 0

M (Webber Park) 275 37 0 312 1 0 0 1

N (East Lake} 328 2 0 339 3 0 0 3

R (Linden Hills} 529 86 0 615 1 0 0 1 s (Seven Corners) Closed for boiler repair

Bookmobile 1 395 23 0 418 0 0 0 0

Bookmobile 2 641 5 0 646 0 0 0 0

Bookmobile 3 236 0 0 236 0 0 0 0

Hospitals 132 34 69 235 Not Applicable

TOTAL 5,258 401 119 5,778 36 0 0 36

(Pierre Bottineau is the only branch which circulates records. No records were circulated during the week of the Survey.) CIRCULATION SURVEY

Saturday, November 23, 1963 BOOKS VERTICAL FILE

Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

A {North) 465 33 0 498 4 0 0 4

B (Franklin) Closed on Saturday

C (Pillsbury) Closed on Saturday

D (P. Bottineau) Closed on Saturday

E (Hosmer) Closed on Saturday

H (Central Avenue) 320 43 19 382 2 0 0 2

HE (Walker) 299 60 2 361 2 0 0 2

J (Roosevelt) Closed on Saturday

K (Sumner) Closed on Saturday

L (Jordan) Closed on Saturday

Lo (Longfellow) 466 0 0 466 7 0 0 7

M (Webber Park) 413 180 0 593 '3 0 0 3

N (East Lake) Closed on Saturday

R (Linden Hills) 732 196 0 928 6 4 0 10 s (Seven Corners) Closed on Saturday

Bookmobile 1 Closed on Saturday

Bookmobile 2 Closed on Saturday

Bookmobile 3 Closed on Saturday

Hospitals Closed on Saturday

TOTAL 2,695 512 21 3,228 24 4 0 28

(Pierre Bottineau is the only branch which circulates records. No records were circulated during the week of the Survey.) CIRCULATION SURVEY Grand Total, November 18 - 23, 1963 BOOKS VERTICAL FILE

Agency City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

A (North) 1,932 291 1 2,224 15 0 0 15

B (Franklin) 2,153 10 13 2,176 36 0 0 36

C (Pillsbury) 914 8 0 922 11 0 0 11

D (P. Bottineau) 898 5 0 903 14 0 0 14

E (Hosmer) 2,925 47 0 2,972 36 0 0 36

H {Central Ave.) 1,828 207 120 2,155 20 0 0 20

HE (Walker) 2,215 439 18 2,672 14 5 0 19

J (Roosevelt) 2,374 12 0 2,386 19 0 0 19

K (Sumner) 1,738 17 0 1,755 40 0 0 40

L (Jordan) 2,102 27 0 2,129 16 0 0 16

Lo (Longfellow) 2,208 10 0 2,218 20 0 0 20

M (Webber Park) 2,177 864 0 3,041 12 1 0 13

N (East Lake) 1,907 4 14 1,925 42 0 0 42

R (Linden Hills} 3,456 1,042 5 4,503 18 6 0 24 S (Seven Corners) Closed for boiler repair

Bookmobile 1 2,803 163 0 2,966 0 0 0 0

Bookmobile 2 3,465 72 0 3,537 2 0 0 2

Bookmobile 3 4,054 4 0 4,058 0 0 0 0

Hospitals 660 159 214 1,033 Not Applicable

TOTAL 39,809 3,381 385 43,575 315 12 0 327

(Pierre Bottineau is the only branch which circulates records. No records were circulated during the week of the Survey.) I i

;CIRCULATION SURVEY

Monday, November 18, 1963 Tuesday, November 19, 1963 Wednesday, November 20, 1963

BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS

Hospital City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

Abbott 36 27 7 70 Closed Closed Asbury Closed Closed Closed

Deaconess Closed Closed Closed

Eitel Closed Closed 20 8 2 30

General Closed Closed 103 6 2 111

Mt. Sinai Closed Closed Closed

Northwestern Closed Closed Closed

St. Barnabas Closed 43 22 31 96 Closed

St. Mary's 64 18 21 103 Closed Closed

Swedish Closed 37 12 2 51 Closed

University 37 4 38 79 Closed 50 7 25 82

TOTAL 137 49 66 252 80 34 33 147 173 21 29 223

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CIRCULATION SURVEY

Thursday, November 21 1 1963 Friday, November 22, 1963 .Grand Total, November 18-22 ,BOOKS .BOOKS BOOKS

Hospital City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL City County Others TOTAL

Abbott Closed Closed 36 27 7 70

Asbury 21 0 0 21 Closed 21 0 0 21

Deaconess Closed 24 8 2 34 24 8 2 34

Eitel Closed Closed 20 8 2 30

General Closed Closed 103 6 2 111

Mt. Sinai Closed 77 23 15 ll.5 77 23 15 115

Northwestern 80 9 8 97 Closed 80 9 8 97

St. Barnabas Closed Closed 43 22 31 96

St. Mary's 37 12 9 58 Closed 101 30 30 161

Swedish Closed Closed 37 12 2 51

University Closed 31 3 52 86 118 14 115 247

TOTAL 138 21 17 176 132 34 69 235 660 159 214 1,033

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EXTENSION LOANS DEPARTMENT

ANNUAL REPORT 1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Extension Loans Department for the year 1963.

At the very beginning of this year, the department was saddened by the sudden death of Wilma Adsit who had served the library in several capacities for many years and had been the department's assistant head since 1959. A memorial fund of $165.00, presented to the library by her friends, was given to this department for the purchase of books. Half of the amount was spent for juvenile titles of good quality in much demand. The other half was spent on books concerned with antiques and decorating traditional homes, subjects in which Miss Adsit was personally interested and about which there was never enough material in the department to fill requests.

For the second year, the department continued to provide request and reference service to branches on Saturday. The rather complicated Saturday-Monday combination of work days and days off for the staff was abandoned in January at the same time the change was made for branches. A regular day off during the week has proved to be much more satisfactory.

Request and Reference Service

The type and number of reference questions once again followed the pattern of the past few years. The largest number continues to come from agencies having the smallest book collections and the least adequate reference sources. Careful scrutiny of materials sent out from the department and fine cooperation from all the reference librarians has resulted in a high level of performance in this area. The most serious problem has been one connnon to all - a shortage of books everywhere. The regular spot checks of request and reference work conducted in March and November showed a very slight decrease in number when compared with the corresponding weeks of the year before. Statistics compiled during the survey conducted by the entire library in November showed that the reference work was substantially higher. Together they seem to indicate that the work has remained at a rather constant level as to quantity for the past few years. In subject matter the requests concern materials not readily found in extension agencies or the need for additional books to meet demands for the ever present term paper. -2-

The count of books borrowed from central library departments to fill author-title requests from extension agencies and from Hennepin County, started last year, was continued through 1963. As in the year before, the largest number of books (42%) was borrowed from the literature department and the second largestgroup (20%) came from the history department. In the middle group, comprising about one third of the books borrowed, were those from the sociology, children's and technical departments. Less than ten percent of the total came from the art, music, young adult, and business departments combined. In examining requests as they come in from extension agencies, it is obvious at a glance that most author-title requests fall into three categories: novels, history books, and biographies. Statistics of books borrowed bear this out.

Extension Loans County

Literature Department 2,380 42% 1,197 22% History Department 1,141 20% 1,125 20% Sociology Department 730 13% 989 18% Children's Department 534 9\% 59 1% Science & Technology Department 532 9\% , 1,120 20% Art Department 164 3% 478 8% Business & Economics Department 117 2% 307 5\% Music Department 57 1% 261 4lJ% Young Adult Alcove 12 2

TOTAL 5,667 5,538

Hospital Service

Service to Eitel Hospital, which had been suspended since 1960 because of the hospital's building program, was resumed on February 6 with visits scheduled for every Wednesday afternoon. Fairview Hospital, which now has quarters available for us, requested that service be resumed there also. Since it is not possible to add Fairview to the present hospital schedule of three hospital librarians and since the financial plight of the library does not permit the addition of another librarian, this request could not be met at present.

Oak Ridge Hospital and St. Andrews Hospital were transferred to the deposit collection service at the beginning of the year. Oak Ridge has been unable to find a staff member or a volunteer to carry on the work so·no collections have been sent there. A volunteer was trained and began bringing books to patients at St. Andrews on May 23 but the hospital was closed on June 21 so the program was short lived.

Hospital service was provided to eleven hospitals in 1963 with a circulation of 50,533. -3-

Deposit Collection Service

Six new residences for senior citizens requested service through deposit collections during the year and set up programs to take care of the books.

Dickman Apartments - 710 2nd Street N.E. Fair Oaks Convalescent and Nursing Home - 321 East 25th Street Pentagon Apartments - 8th Street and 12th Avenue South St. Anthony Apartments - 311 University Avenue N.E. Sibley Apartments - 616 Washington Avenue N.E. United Church Homes Residence (Calhoun Beach Manor) - 2730 West Lake Street

Social workers in the areas of these homes have been most helpful in making arrangements and the people who live there seem to be most interested in having books more readily available and in seeing that they are properly housed, charged and returned. At the end of the year there were nine deposit collections in active use with a circulation of 3,453, an increase of 1,569 over 1962.

Service was also provided to 15 summer camps where books circulated 893 times.

Book Collection

The department's book collection continues to serve a number of purposes - reference work, duplicates of books needed at branches and on bookmobiles, special titles not always needed in extension collections, books of all types for the hospital service, deposit collections, school assignments, camp books, adult, juvenile, young adult, and, occasionally, even requests from central departments. To buy effectively for all these demands is sometimes to walk a tightrope. During the past years an effort has been made to build up areas such as philosophy and literary criticism which seemed particularly weak. Other areas, especially history and biography, need the·same attention. Fiction, of course, always needs to be replaced and expanded both in old standard titles and in current popular books. Mrs. Peterson is weeding the juvenile collection of out of date material and is replacing standard titles which are badly needed.

Staff

This year saw fewer staff changes than in any of the past six years. There were no changes at all among the civil service personnel. Mrs. Florence Peterson, already in the department as a professional assistant, was appointed to the position of assistant department head. We have been happy to have as another professional Mrs. Catarina Berg from Stockholm, Sweden. -4- Mrs. Wogsland was chairman of the salary committee of Local 99; Mrs. Allan served as chairman of the staff directory committee of the Staff Association; Miss Lundy served on the Staff Association's social committee; Miss Pedersen was registration chairman for the Tri-State Library Conference, served as co-chairman of the Staff Association social committee, and was a committee member of the hospital statistics committee for A.L.A.

Respectfully submitted, ~;rdp-~ rtfirid Pedersen Extension Loans Department Head -

ANNUAL REPORT

STAFF

OF THE

EXTENSION LOANS DEPARlMENT

Ingrid Pedersen Department Head Wilma Adsit Assistant Department Head, to January 4 Mrs. Florence Peterson Professional Assistant II, to February 16; Assistant Department Head, February 18 - Mrs. Catarina Berg Professional Assistant II, January 28 - September 21; Hospital Service, September 23 - Mrs. Luella Ericson Professional Assistant I, to September 6 Mrs. Eileen Hansen Professional Assistant II, Hospital Service, to May 8 Marjorie Hearn Professional Assistant II, Hospital Service Mrs. Lula Kerr Professional Assistant I Mrs. Ijain Meltzer Professional Assistant II, September 9 - Mrs. Elizabeth Spillane Professional Assistant II, Hospital Service Mrs. Linda Wallace Professional Assistant II, September 9 - James Stone Library Aide II Mrs • Murie 1 Wogs land Library Aide II Mrs. Dolores Allan Library Aide I Alberta Lundy Library Aide I Loretta Price Library Aide I Mrs. Betty Robeck Library Aide I Mrs. Sophie Szymanski Library Aide I, Hospital Service, February 18 - Ruby Christiansen Library Page I Dennis Johnson Library Page I Arthur Larsen Driver (Mr. Smolley's staff) ANNUAL REPORT STATISTICAL SUMMARY FOR EXTENSION LOANS DEPARTMENT

1963 1962 Q!!!! Loss Items charged on Recordak 130,448 130,267 181

CIRCULATION Hospitals

Adult 47,155 52,510 5,355 Juvenile 3,378 4,155 777 TOTAL 50,533 56,665 6,132 Deposit Collections

Adult 3,409 1,884 1,525 Juvenile 44 0 44 TOTAL 3,453 1,884 1,569 Camps

Adult 11 0 11 Juvenile 882 1,554 672 TOTAL 893 1,554 661

BOOK BUDGET Adult $6,800.00 $6,061.08 Periodicals 60.00 60.00 Juvenile 3,000.00 2,858.77 TOTAL $9,860.00 $8,979.85 BOOK COLLECTION Adult 27,469 27,197 Juvenile 24,301 23,759 TOTAL 51,770 50,956 I

ANNUAL REPORT

EXTENSION LOANS DEPARTMENT Visit Bed No. of 1963 Circulation Circulation Hospital Capacity Visits Adult Juvenile Total Average Abbott (1 day wkly.) 240 50 3,930 54 3,984 79

Asbury(\ day wkly.) 129 48 1,042 15 1,057 22 Deaconess (1 day wkly.) 263 51 2,666 327 2,993 59 Eitel(\ day wkly. after Feb. 6) 132 46 1,691 55 1,746 38

Fairview* 530 0 0 0 0 0

General (1 day wkly.) 417 50 5,004 89 5,093 102

Mt. Sinai (1 day wkly.) 265 51 4,955 0 4,955 97

Northwestern (1 day wkly.) 316 49 3,883 4 3,887 80

St. Barnabas (1 day wkly.) 306 50 3,938 95 4,033 80

St. Mary's (2 days wkly.) 494 99 6,154 1,021 7,175 72

Swedish (1 day wkly.) 450 49 2,684 186 2,870 59

University (3 days wkly.) 613 151 11,208 1,532 12,740 84

TOTAL 4,155 698 47,155 3,378 50,533 72 Av. *Fairview service suspended February 24, 1961

··.,.-,---·------BOOKMOBILES

ANNUAL REPORT 1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Bookmobiles for the year 1963.

This was another busy year for the bookmobiles. In spite of the many closings because of mechanical breakdowns and the usual closing for repairs, we gained 7,987 circulation for the year.

Statistics for 1963:

StOJ?S Adult Juvenile Total .Y..& Bookmobile 1 453 27,619 96,756 124,375 43 Bookmobile 2 488 36,238 113,483 149,721 56 Bookmobile 3 467 29,975 113,033 143,008 42

TOTAL 1,408 93,832 323,272 417,104 141

The afternoon stops having the largest circulations were Lyndale Ave. s. and 54th St., Lyndale Ave. S. and 40th St., Queen and 51st Aves. N., and Emerson and 37th Aves. N. The busiest evening stops were Como and 19th Aves. S.E., Penn Ave. S. and 54th St., Bloomington Ave. s. and 46th St., and Johnson St. and 29th Ave. N.E. Schools with the largest circulations were Morris Park, Bryn Mawr, Pierce and Cooper.

Bookmobile 1 made 18 less stops than in 1962; circulation loss - 3,453 adult, 3,884 juvenile, total loss 7,337. Boolanobile 2 made one less stop. They had a gain of 4,754 adult, 7,851 juvenile, total 12,605. Bookmobile 3 made five less stops this year. Statistics show a 3,201 adult gain, 5,920 juvenile loss, total loss 2,719. The yearly summary shows 1,900 adult loss, 9,887 juvenile gain, total gain 7,987. During the year we made 1,408 stops, 24 less than in 1962. The bookmobiles issued 4,246 resident, 1 nonresident and 112 Hennepin County cards.

The highlight of this year was the Library Board's approval of the purchase of a new bookmobile to replace Bookmobile 2 which we have had since 1952. The Gerstenslager Company of Wooster, Ohio was the only firm placing a bid. The order was approved on April 22, 1963 by Mr. Backstrom, President of the Library Board, and Mr. Leach of the City Purchasing Department. The order was placed May 1, 1963. Delivery was to be made about September 1, 1963.

The new Bookmobile 2, according to specifications, is 35 feet long, 11 feet 2 inches high, and 8 feet wide. It has an International motor, a synchromesh transmission, power steering, and power brakes. An added feature is air conditioning. Electric heat and an electric -2- refrigerator are provided. For staff use there is a hassock toilet and stainless steel wash basin.

The exterior is painted Arabian Ivory combined with Ocean Green which distinguishes it from the others. On .the sides are panels with the MPL insignia which can be lighted.

The interior is natural wood combined with yellow walls and eggshell ceiling. It has a tessera vinyl floor in shades of gray which blends with the beige Kalistron and the tan linen Formica used on desks and counters. Two continuous rows of fluorescent fixtures light the interior.

For electric power, a cable is plugged into boxes installed on poles at each stop. "No Parking" signs reserve space for the bookmobile at the time of the stops.

Many changes in the fall and winter schedules were necessary. The new Bookmobile 2 stops had to be made where electric power was avail­ able. We also considered parking problems we have had. We had hoped the Nicollet Ave. and 28th St. stop could be moved to Nicollet Ave. and 26th St. This proved impossible to do. The Nicollet Ave. and 59th St. stop was closed August 20th. This was too close to the one at Nicollet Ave. and 54th St. Circulation was good during the summer months only. This made it possible to change Queen and 51st Aves. N. from a morning to an afternoon stop. The schedule finally approved for the new Bookmobile 2 included these ten stops: Aldrich Ave. S. and 40th St., formerly Lyndale Ave. s. and 40th St.; Bloomington Ave. s. and 46th St.; Barton and Melbourne Aves. S.E., formerly Franklin and Seymour Aves. S.E.; Glendale Homes; Thomas and 39th Aves. N.; Queen and 44th Aves. N., formerly Penn and 44th Aves. N.; Knox Ave. s. and 50th St.; Penn Ave. S. and 54th St.; Bryn Mawr, Laurel and Sheridan Aves. S.; Chicago Ave. s. and 54th St. The next step was to procure signatures of property owners at the proposed sites. Miss Margaret Mull, Interim Librarian, prepared a letter which Mr. Don Smolley, Superintendent of Buildings, presented to the property owner who was asked to approve the erection of poles with signs to reserve parking space at the specified location for three hours each week. If he agreed, he signed a form stating that he was "willing to have space reserved for the bookmobile to park at the curb of my property for three hours each week". Mr. Don Smolley succeeded in getting the signatures of the property owners and approvals of the Traffic Division and Northern States Power for the sites selected.

Since some of the s tops made by the new unit had been made by the other bookmobiles, many changes were made in their schedules. We did succeed in keeping the time and day the same for each stop.

The new bookmobile was ready for delivery on October 30th. Mr. Edward Senko, driver of Bookmobile 2, left on October 29th for -3-

Wooster, Ohio. He spent one day at the Gerstenslaga-Company Plant where he received instructions on the operation of the new unit. October 31st, he started the long drive back, arriving here at noon, November 2nd. As he drove down the ramp, the exhaust pipe and the towing hooks on the back bumper dug into the concrete. We had planned to load in the garage. Books had been selected and arranged on shelves in stacks for loading. It was decided that we could not load inside for the added weight would damage the concrete when the bookmobile was driven up the ramp.

On November 6th, the bookmobile was parked in the library park­ ing lot. The books were moved from the basement on book trucks. Fortu­ nately it was a mild, sunny day.

Since the old Bookmobile 2 was still in service we had to stock the new one with another collection. From the Extension Loans Department we borrowed on long loan, 1,975 books. The rest of the books were taken from our stacks. When loaded it contained 1,013 adult, 2,096 juvenile, a total of 3,109 books. We have estimated that 3,300 books can be shelved. Mrs. Schaefer selected the books for the adults and Miss Lockerby made the selection for the children.

The Library Board requested that the new boolanobile be displayed on November 7 and 8. It was parked from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Library parking area for those days. A professional and a driver were on duty to welcome visitors and answer questions. Miss Brunat, Mrs. Schaefer, Miss Lockerby, Miss Zeimetz, Mrs. Schwartzbauer and myself covered the schedule. Mr. William Kos was the driver on duty. Among the 793 visitors were three members of the Library Board, Mr. Backstrom, Mr. White and Mr. Smith. Several school classes attending the Book Fair stopped to see us. The public expressed interest in the cost, the stops to be made, the book capacity, the dimensions, and the type of motor.

The Publicity Department contacted local radio, T.V. stations and the newspapers. KSTP showed a film of it on the 6 and 10 o'clock news. The Minneapolis Star had a picture of the loading. For our open house, the Publicity Department printed a folder of data on the new book­ mobile for distribution to our visitors and patrons. The cover had a sketch of the new unit. The schedule of the new Bookmobile 2 was printed on the back. They made two eye catching posters for the front bulletin boards.

The new boolanobile, loaded and ready for service, was driven to our garage after the open house on the evening of November 8th. The electric boxes had not been installed so the opening was postponed. A tentative opening was set for November 25th. Northern States Power had not made the hook ups so again the opening was postponed.

On Monday, December 16, we made the first stop with the new Bookmobile 2 at Aldrich Ave. s. and 40th St. We had a very busy day. The public seemed pleased and impressed. The circulation for the day ------wwi

-4- totaled 756. We issued 531 books at Aldrich Ave. s. and 40th St. and 225 at the evening stop at Bloomington Ave. s. and 46th St. On the second day the wires to the heating elements burned out. Wednesday, as the bookmobile parked at Penn and 44th Aves. N. the starter did not work. The bookmobile was towed to the city garage. We missed the stops at Bryn Mawr and Chicago Ave. s. and 54th St. on Friday. The wires to the heating elements burned out because the wiring was too light. We used portable heaters until they were replaced on January 2, 1964.

Since Boolanobile 2 was to be replaced in September, schedules for the two week closing for each boolanobile were planned with this in mind. Bookmobile 1 needed the most work. During the year it had a cracked manifold, and trouble with the water jacket and block. The clutch was replaced twice. On April 17 the oil seal of the rear generator broke. On the way to the bookmobile garage from Onan's the fan belt broke at 12th St. and Harmon Place. It was towed to the city garage. The driver commented "that was the end of a horrible day".

Bookmobile 1 was closed July 29 for 2 weeks for repairs. These were not completed until September 16. Boolanobile 3 was scheduled for the two week closing August 12 through 26. We used Bookmobile 3 for Bookmobile l for that time and Bookmobile 3 repairs were postponed. Bookmobile 2 was scheduled to be closed from August 26 through September 6. It was used as Bookmobile 1 for those two weeks. Bookmobile 1 was not ready to begin the fall schedule, September 9. The station wagon was used for the week. When Bookmobile 1 was finally ready, September 16, it had a new motor, new brakes, new front end, and rebuilt transmission and rear generator. Surely one could expect little trouble for a while but mechanical difficulties continued. Since then there has been a cracked cylinder head, generator and fuel pump trouble. Bookmobile 1, in use since 1953, should be replaced for the cost of repairs have been overwhelming.

The repairs, overhaul, and general cleaning planned for Book­ mobile 3, were postponed until December 16 when the new Bookmobile 2 was finally put in service. The old Bookmobile 2 was used as Bookmobile 3 for two weeks. The generator was overhauled. The motor, brakes, etc. were checked. The interior was cleaned. Mechanical problems of this unit for the year have included a differential, a head gasket and the generator.

During the year Bookmobile 2 had radiator repair, brake trouble, and generator adjustment. It was in such bad condition we wondered if it would last until necessary work was done on Bookmobile 3. And it did not. The old Bookmobile 2 made its last stop at Pierce School, December 26th. The generator stopped. It was not repaired. The station wagon was used for the rest of the week,

We succeeded in having Bookmobile 1, new Boolanobile 2, and Bookmobile 3 in service the last two days of 1963. -5- In reviewing the reading trends of our adult and young adult patrons for the year, Mrs. Schaefer made these comments: "Current events have probably been the chief factor influencing our public's taste in reading this year. Many books with a Catholic theme such as West - SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN, Caldwell - GRANDMOTHER AND THE PRIESTS, Trahey - LIFE WITH MOTHER SUPERIOR, and all of the Dooley books have been very popular, while anything about or by the Kennedy family has had a tremendous appeal. The Guthrie Theatre productions stimulated an interest in reading drama. The demand for James Baldwin's books and other titles as BLACK LIKE ME reflected the interest in the racial problem. Suspense and light romance requests made Alfred Hitchcock, Mary Stewart, Phyllis Whitney, and Virginia Holt very popular.

We continue to have more requests for titles from high school reading lists - some very good and others are not as up-to-date as they might be. Many of these lists stress the classics and fiction titles covering certain periods of history."

Miss Mary Zeimetz made the following additional comments on adult and young adult reading trends:

"The two lawyer books, Nizer - MY LIFE IN COURT and St. John - FINAL VERDICT, were on the waiting list most Qf the year. Also in non­ fiction, TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY and THE ROTHCHILDS were popular. Requests for classics and good adult fiction were partly the result of school assignments. DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, SEVENTEENTH SUMMER, and MRS. MIKE were requested frequently. Some young adults who read adult fiction for pleasure wanted historical fiction."

Miss Lockerby, our children's librarian, made this report on reading trends for the year:

"There is increasing stress on the classics on high school lists and on the Newbery award winners on the juvenile lists. The in­ fluence of the Minnesota Twins has become apparent because the demand for baseball biographies and stories is year round rather than seasonal. The many charming fantasies and the increasing number of fairy tales published individually in picture form has increased the demand by little girls. Boys are still interested in war stories of any period, but show little interest in the wealth of material in space flight, except in the science fiction form."

The book collection as of January 1, 1964 totaled 40,556; con­ sisting of 11,536 adult and 29,020 juvenile books. During the year 1963, 3,687 books were added, 4 transferred, 3,984 withdrawn, and 100 withdrawn by transfer. The collection has 277 less adult, 116 less juvenile, a total loss of 393.

To the adult collection we added duplicates and replacements of classics. Duplicates of new fiction and nonfiction titles were added as demand and budget warranted. The juvenile collection duplicated popular titles and replaced picture books, easy-to-read books, and classics. -6-

During the week of November 18-23, 1963 a survey of county use of the city system and city use of the county system was made. Three things were counted: 1) Number of people entering building or bookmobile; 2) Circulation to city residents, county residents, and non­ residents; 3) Questions asked by city residents, county residents, and nonresidents. Results: 1) 5,628 people entered the bookmobiles; 2) Circulation - 10,663 to city residents, 239 to county residents, none to nonresidents; 3) Questions - 2,227 by city residents, 31 by county residents, none by nonresidents.

We received fine assistance from Friends of the Library, Boy Scouts, volunteers of the community and from our own Minneapolis Public Library staff for this week.

School visits were made in the spring by Mrs. Eileen Schwartzbauer. She took registrations at these schools: St. Kevins, Burroughs, St. Austin, Wenonah, Motley, Windom, Page, Corcoran, Hale, and Resurrection. Registration was taken at the school stops: Madison, Cooper, Blaine, Dowling, Lind, Morris Park, Bryn Mawr, and Pierce. In the fall Miss Lockerby visited 17 rooms at the Bancroft School, presenting new books.

We started the year with a change of staff. On January 2, Mrs. Doris Crusell, who had worked with us as a part time Library Aide I, was assigned as our Library Aide II, replacing Leigh Rolph. This part time position was not filled.

Mrs. Sophie Szymanski, Library Aide I, was transferred on February 18 to Extension Loans, Hospital. Miss Susan Throndsen, working on a temporary permit, was with us from February 15 through May 17. On May 8th, Mr. David Tykwinski, Library Aide I, became a member of our staff. He resigned and left on September 20th. Mrs. Ellen Bloomquist, on temporary permit, returned to us September 23, working through October 2. Mr. John Beckey started as a Library Aide I on October 2. The_ position of Library Aide I was filled four times during the year. Three of the aides were inexperienced.

There were also changes of professional staff. Mrs. Ijain Meltzer, who worked 2\ days a week, was .transferred to Extension Loans, full time, on September 9th. Mrs. Evlyn Solomon has worked part time, two days a week, since then. Mrs. Eileen Schwartzbauer-has worked one evening a week since September 9th. She has substituted during the year when professionals have been absent.

Mrs. Becky Yagyu worked on the bookmobile Wednesdays and Fridays, October 16 to November 22 while Seven Corners Branch was closed. -7-

Mr. Robert Smith has substituted for drivers during the year when Mr. Maurice Paul was not available.

We are hoping that funds will be available so that Bookmobile 1 can soon be replaced.

Respe~tfully submitted,

~ u.JJ)~ Neville Alf~enO Bookmobile Librarian ------~i\;'.;s

ANNUAL REPORT

STAFF

OF THE

BOOKMOBILES

1963

Miss Neville Alfken Bookmobile Librarian Mrs. Kathryn Schaefer Assis::ant Bookmobile Librarian Miss Betty Lockerby Children's Librarian Mrs. Ijain Meltzer Professional Assistant II, 2\ days a week, Jan. 1 - Sept. 6 Mrs. Evlyn Solomon Professional Assis::ant II, 2 days a week, Sept. 9 - Mrs. Eileen Schwartzbauer Professional Assistant, 1 evening a week, Sept. 10 - Miss Mary Zeimetz Professional Assistant II Mrs. Doris Crusell Library Aide II Mrs. Karen Aukland Library Aide I Miss Rae Ballot Library Aide I Mr. John Beckey Library Aide I, October 2 - Mrs. Ellen Bloomquist Library Aide I, Sept. 23 - Oct. 2, (Temporary Permit) Mrs. Iris Grivna Library Aide I Mrs. Helen Larson Library Aide I Mrs. Merle Strom Library Aide I, 3 days a week Mrs. Sophie Szymanski Library Aide I, Jan. 1 - Feb. 15 Miss Susan Throndsen Library Aide I, Feb. 15 - May 17, (Temporary Permit) Mr. David Tykwinski Library Aide I, May 8 - Sept. 20 Miss Patricia Zych Library Aide I Mr. William Shaw Driver, Bookmobile 1 Mr. Edward Senko Driver, Bookmobile 2 Mr. Bevely Roland Driver, Bookmobile 3 Mr. William Kos Driver, Bookmobiles Mr. Maurice Paul Driver, Substitute Mr. Robert Smith Driver, Substitute MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistic al Summary for ~B-o~o~lan=o~b~i=l=e~s ______

19 62 19 63 "I:, Gain or °7, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 95,732 93,832 2.01 Juvenile 313,385 · 323,272 3.15 TOTAL 409,117 417,104 1.95 Vertical File Materials 192 141 26.5 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $2,942.46 $3,147.12 Periodicals 350.00 350.00 Juvenile 6,940.80 6,654.76 Special or Gift Funds 130.00 133.60 TOTAL $10,363.26 $10,285.48

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 9,401 Reference - Adult 35 Young Adult 2,100 Juvenile 29,010 fleference - Juvenile 10 TOTAL 40,556

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number ______None Attendance------

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour None Story Hour (School Age) " Movies " II Other

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number ------~Ac.!:.ctt~e~n~da~n~c~e~------

SCHOOL VISITS Schools~::...:::.:::~=------~C~la::!!s~s'..!..r~oo~m!!..!s~------

0TH ER AGENCIES VISITED (List): " MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT ,Statistical Sunnnary for BOOKMOBILE 1

CIRCULATION ,1962 1963

V (Previous Year) (Current'Year)

Adult 31,072 27,619 11.11 Juvenile 100,640 96,756 3.85 TOTAL 131,712 124,375 5.57 Vertical File Materials 63 43 31.74

[Statistical Sunnnary for BOOKMOBILE 2

CIRCULATION 1962 1963 % Gain or% Loss (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 31,484 36,238 15.09 Juvenile 105,632 113,483 7.43 TOTAL 137,116 149,721 9 .19 Vertical File Materials 69 56 18.84

Statistical Sunnnary for BOOKMOBILE 3

CIRCULATION 1962 1963 % Gain or% Loss (Previous Year) ( Current'Year) Adult 33,176 29,975 9.64 Juvenile 107,113 113,033 5.52 TOTAL 140,289 143,008 1.93 Vertical File Materials 60 42 30.00 . MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT Statistical Swmnary for BOOKMOBILES

~IRCULATION FOR 1963

Month No. of Stops Adult Juvenile Total V.F.

January 123 7,999 25,962 33,961 13

February 112 7,679 26,623 34,302 10

March 128 8,953 31,894 40,847 21

April 132 8,740 32,219 40,959 11 May 129 8,657 33,387 42,044 27

June 119 7,472 27,503 34,975 11

July 124 8,766 25,521 34,287 4

August 88 6,473 17,756 24,229 2

September 102 7,134 22,901 30,035 5

October 136 9,346 32,881 42,227 15

November 103 7,210 26,345 33,555 11

December 112 5,403 20,280 25,683 11 TOTAL 1,408 93,832 323,272 417,104 141 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical SU111Dary for BOOKMOBILE 1

CIRCULATION FOR 1963

Month No. of Stops Adult Juvenile Total Y:!..:. January 35 2,399 7,624 10,023 4

February 36 2,385 8,149 10,534 1

March 41 2,860 10,038 12,898 8

April 43 2,682 9,795 12,477 1

May 42 2,690 10,494 13,184 9

June 40 2,412 8,246 10,658 2

July 38 2,461 6,803 9,264 0 August 30 1,993 5,351 7,344 0

September 30 1,695 6,048 7,743 0

October 45 2,467 9,805 12,272 9 November 33 1,927 7,682 9,609 3

December 40 1,648 6,721 8,369 6

TOTAL 453 27,619 96,756 124,375 43 Closed January 18: Clutch January 25: Cracked block in No. 1 cylinder January 28: Cracked block in No. 1 cylinder January 29: Oil pump January 30: Exhaust fumes February 13: Cracked manifold replaced April 17: Generator oil seal May 13: Clutch July 29 thru August 9: Closed for repairs August 12 thru 23: Bookmobile 3 substituted August 26 thru September 6: Bookmobile 2 substituted September 9 thru 13: Closed for repairs November 8: Cracked head November 18: Fuel pump MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Sunnnary for BOOKMOBILE 2

CIRCULATION FOR 1963

Month No. of Stops Adult Juvenile Total V.F.

January 48 3,125 10,042 13,167 4

February 39 2,693 9,292 11,985 3

March 46 3,117 11,323 14,440 8

April 46 3,119 11,383 14,502 6

May 44 2,881 11,789 14,670 10

June 40 2,651 9,916 12,567 6

July 44 3,192 10,015 13,207 1

August 34 2,776 7,349 10,125 1

September 32 3,052 7,492 10,544 3

October 44 4,308 10,333 14,641 5

November 36 3,181 8,576 11,757 5

December 35 2,143 5,973 8,115 4

TOTAL 488 36,238 113,483 149,721 56

Closed

May 1 thru 3: Clutch August 26 thru September 6: Closed for repairs October 22: Radiator December 18: Starter - New Bookmobile December 19: Transmission - New Bookmobile December 20: Transmission - New Bookmobile ~INNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT Statistical Sunmary for Bookmobile 3

CIRCULATION FOR 1963

Month ,No. of Stops Adult Juvenile Total J..:!.:_

January 40 2,475 8,296 10,771 5 February 37 2,601 9,182 11,783 6

March 41 2,976 10,533 13,509 5 April 43 2,939 11,041 13,980 4

May 43 3,086 11,104 14,190 8

June 39 2,409 9,341 11,750 3.

July 42 3,113 8,703 11,816 3

August 24 1,704 5,056 6,760 1

September 40 2,387 9,361 11,748 2

October 47 2,571 12,743 15,314 1

November 34 2,102 10,087 12,189 3

December 37 1,612 7,586 9,198 l

TOTAL 467 29,975 113,033 143,008 42

Closed January 9: Differential January 15 and 16: Head gasket June 20 and 21: Generator August 12 thru 23: Closed for repairs December 26 and 27: Generator MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT Statistical Summary for BOOKMOBILES

CIRCULATION FOR 1963

.No. of (By Rank) Stops Stops Adult .Juvenile Total

1. Como & 19th Aves. SE. 48 5,514 17,534 23,048 2. Lyndale Ave. s. & 54th St. 48 6,391 14,802 21,193 3. Lyndale Ave. s. & 40th St. 48 4,346 16,183 20,529 4. Queen & 51st Aves. N. 47 3,232 16,915 20,147 5. Penn Ave. s. & 54th St. 45 5,349 10,741 16,090 6. Emerson & 37th Aves. N. 49 2,980 12,981 15,961 7. Thomas & 39th Aves. N. 47 4,467 11,403 15,870 8. Humboldt & 52nd Aves. N. 45 3,017 12,753 15,770 9. Morris Park School 45 2,064 13,613 15,677 10. Bloomington Ave. s. & 46th St. 47 4,402 10,484 14,886 11. Nicollet Ave. & 54th St. 47 3,629 11,123 14,752 12. Knox Ave. s. & 50th St. 46 3,990 10,597 14,587 13. Bryn Mawr School 45 3,407 10,952 14,359 14. Chicago Ave. & 54th St. 47 4,442 9,861 14,303 15. Pierce School 47 1,062 13,093 14,155 16. Lind School 46 1,386 12,275 13,661 17. Cedar Ave. S. & 34th St. 45 2,120 11,290 13,410 18. Cooper School 48 1,586 11,764 13,350 19. Johnson St. NE. & 29th Ave. 45 3,733 8,707 12,440 20. Penn & 44th Aves. N. 46 3,688 8,285 11,973 21. Glendale Homes 45 2,368 9,303 11,671 22. Bloomington Ave. s. & 38th St. 45 2,585 8,895 11,480 23. Xerxes Ave. s. & 50th St. 45 3,006 7,458 10,464 24. Franklin & Seymour Aves. SE. 46 3,353 7,054 10,407 25. Franklin & Penn Aves. s. 45 2,553 6,864 9,417 26. Nicollet Ave. & 28th St. 46 2,450 6,730 9,180 27. 12th Ave. SE. & 6th St. 47 1,449 7,721 9,170 28. Madison School 44 778 8,053 8,831 29. 28th Ave. s. & 56th St. 47 1,716 5,796 7,512 30. Nicollet Ave. & 59th St. 32 2,192 4,131 6,323 31. Blaine School 20 167 3,870 4,037 32. Dowling School 15 410 2,041 2,451

TOTAL 1,408 93,832 323,272 417,104 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT Statistical Swnmary for BOOKMOBILE 1

CIRCULATION FOR 1963

ijo. of Stops Stops Adult Juvenile Total

Madison School 44 778 8,053 8,831 Xerxes Ave. s. & 50th St. 45 3,006 7,458 10,464 Franklin & Penn Aves. S. 45 2,553 6,864 9,417 Franklin & Seymour Aves. SE., 32 2,326 4,692 7,018 (Jan. 8 - Sept. 3) Glendale Homes, (Jan. 8 - Sept. 3) 31 1,602 6,174 7,776 Lyndale Ave. s. & 54th St. 48 6,391 14,802 21,193 Lind School 46 1,386 12,275 13,661 Humboldt & 52nd Aves. N. 45 3,017 12,753 15,770 Bryn Mawr School, (Jan. 4 - Sept. 6) 30 2,299 7,365 9,664 Bloomington Ave. s. & 38th St., 30 1,760 5,797 7,557 (Jan. 4 - Sept. 6) Cedar Ave. S. & 34th St., (Sept. 10 -) 14 660 3,340 4,000 Nicollet Ave. & 28th St., {Sept. 10 -) 14 943 2,318 3,261 Morris Park School, (Sept. 13 -) 14 390 3,529 3,919 28th Ave. s. & 56th St., (Sept. 13 -) 15 508 1,336 1,844 TOTAL 453 27,619 96,756 124,375 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT Statistical Summary for BOOICMOBILE 2 CIRCULATION FOR 1963

.No. of Stops .Stops Adult Juvenile Total

Cooper School, (Jan. 7 - Sept. 2) 33 1,225 7,714 8,939 Lyndale Ave. S. & 40th St. 48 4,346 16,183 20,529 Dowling School, (Jan. 15 - May 21) 8 258 1,123 1,381 Blaine School, (Jan. 8 - May 28) 11 135 2,527 2,662 Nicollet Ave. & 59th St., 32 2,192 4,131 6,323 (Jan. 8 - Aug. 20) Nicollet Ave. & 28th St., 32 1,507 4,412 5,919 (Jan. 8 - Aug. 20) Emerson & 37th Aves. N., 34 2,074 9,154 11,228 (Jan. 2 - Aug. 21) Como & 19th Aves. SE., 33 3,794 11,432 15,226 (Jan. 2 - Aug. 21) Knox Ave. S. & 50th St. 46 3,990 10,597 14,587 Penn Ave. s. & 54th St. 45 5,349 10,741 16,090 Morris Park School, 31 1,674 10,084 11,758 (Jan. 4 - Aug. 23) 28th Ave. s. & 56th St., 32 1,208 4,460 5,668 (Jan. 4 - Aug. 23) Bloomington Ave. S. & 46th St., 15 1,361 3,289 4,650 (Sept. 9 -) Franklin & Seymour Aves. SE., 14 1,027 2,362 3,389 (Sept. 10 -) Glendale Homes, (Sept. 10 -) 14 766 3,129 3,895 Thomas & 39th Aves. N., (Sept. 11 -) 15 1,495 3,402 4,897 Penn & 44th Aves. N., (Sept. 11 -) 15 1,390 2,552 3,942 Bryn Mawr School, (Sept. 13 -) 15 1,108 3,587 4,695 Chicago Ave. & 54th St., (Sept. 13 -) 15 1,339 2,604 3,943 TOTAL 488 36,238 113,483 149,721 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT Statistical Sunnnary for BOOKMOBILE 3

CIRCULATION FOR 1963

No. of Stops 'Stops Adult Juvenile Total

Nicollet Ave. & 54th St. 47 3,629 11,123 14,752 Bloomington Ave. s. & 46th St., 32 3,041 7,195 10,236 (Jan. 7 - Aug. 26) Queen & 51st Aves. N. 47 3,232 16,915 20,147 Cedar Ave. s. & 34th St., 31 1,460 7,950 9,410 (Jan. 8 - Sept. 3) Thomas & 39th Aves. N., 32 2,972 8,001 10,973 (Jan. 2 - Sept. 4) Penn & 44th Aves. N., 31 2,298 5,733 8,031 (Jan. 2 - Sept. 4) Pierce School 47 1,062 13,093 14,155 12th Ave. SE. & 6th St. 47 1,449 7,721 9,170 Johnson St. NE. & 29th Ave. 45 3,733 8,707 12,440 Chicago Ave. & 54th St., 32. 3,103 7,257 10,360 (Jan. 4 - Sept. 6) Cooper School, (Sept. 9 -) 15 361 4,050 4,411 Dowling School, (Sept. 17 -) 7 152 918 1,070 Blaine School, (Sept. 10 -) 9 32 1,343 1,375 F.merson & 37th Aves. N., (Sept. 11 -) 15 906 3,827 4,733 Como & 19th Aves. SE., (Sept. 11 -) 15 1,720 6,102 7,822 Bloomington Ave. s. & 38th St., 15 825 3,098 3,923 (Sept. 13 -)

TOTAL 467 29,975 113,033 143,008 CENTRAL AVENUE BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT 1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Central Avenue Branch for the year 1963.

GENERAL COMMENTS

The optimism for 1963 as expressed in the 1962 annual report was not borne out by the year's operation. The public pulse, raised by the Cuban crisis to its highest pitch since the bombing of Pearl Harbor, required a considerable period to return to its normal pace and habits. A bitterly cold January added to the public's preoccupation. The library faced another year under a curtailed program and the possibility of further reductions which materialized by late summer to take effect January 1, 1964. A 7.52% circulation loss was the third annual loss in succession and the highest of the 1961-63 period of curtailed services and reduced branch hours. Adult and juvenile losses were 5.79% and 8.65% respectively.

In an attempt to interpret causative factors, the most apparent reason for the adult loss seemed to be the reduced flow of new books, especially fiction. Juvenile circulation losses apparently stenmed from the reduced use of the children's room by Hennepin County residents of St. Anthony Village who now were within walking distance of their newly­ opened branch of the Hennepin County Library in the Village shopping center. A previous survey had shown that 100% of Hennepin County users of Central Avenue Branch had come by automobile. One can better assess the effect by noting that St. Charles Borromeo School, the largest (1,047 pupils) in St. Anthony, is within three blocks of the new branch.

There was a net loss of 919 volumes in the book stock, of which 675 were adult books. It is hoped that this is a temporary situation and not indicative of the withdrawal rate exceeding the accession rate.

SATURDAY SERVICE Saturday service continued to be the enigma. Reference work ran far below expectations. Daily circulation average for Saturday was about the same as the daily average for the entire twelve months. Study-table occupancy never exceeded that of an average school day or evening. Occa­ sional spot checks revealed that many of the students studying in the branch on Saturdays were non-residents from as fat away as Cambridge, Coon Rapids, and St. Paul. They chose not to pay the fee for a non­ resident card but remained to use materials in the library, their connnunity libraries being inadequate or not open. -2- Opening time on a Thursday following a closed Wednesday found the front entrance piled high with books returned on Wednesday through the mail slot. This brought on the new problem of missing books reported returned through the slot. Some have been recovered, but others are still missing. The mail slot is close to the floor with an opening large enough to permit removal of books by unauthorized persons. This could become a losing proposition for the library.

YOUNG ADULT SERVICE

Young adult service was the area in which the most progress and results were noted. For the third consecutive year the adult librarians of the branch in cooperation with the coordinator of Young Adult Services and the school librarian, Miss Helen Stub, participated in book talks in the Edison High School sophomore orientation classes. The school principal acknowledged the value of the book talks and attributed a proportionate share of the success of the Edison orientation program to library-connected activities.

Supplementation of the young adult collection with suitable adult titles resulted not only in a greater use by teen-agers but by adults as well. Many of the latter seem to prefer the carefully selected titles on the young adult shelves. Plans for the coming year include special efforts to enlarge this collection substantially, for it is the considered belief of this writer that the concept of young adult service as planned by the Minneapolis Public Library will be the significant area of expanded service for the 1960's.

RECOMMENDATIONS

As the Library budget gets tighter, and staffs are reduced to bare minimums, and with the increasing difficulty in scheduling vacations between the end of school in June and the resumption of classes in the fall, it is reconmended that the start of Saturday service be postponed to the first Saturday in October and be continued through the third week in May. Saturday use in September can be considered negligible as far as students are concerned.

Stricter regulations in the loaning of borrowers' cards should be instituted and enforced. The practice of students' borrowing each other's cards, followed by the disclaiming of responsibility by both parties should be minimized. The use of city residents' cards by non-residents should also be curbed. While not presenting much of a problem on a single-instance basis, the cumulative effect can cause complex difficulties.

The use of mail slots as book drops should be discontinued unless the slots can be modified to be theft-proof. Passers-by as well as staff members have seen children. reaching through the mail opening at this branch and removing books. -3-

0UTLOOK The outlook for 1964 is gloomy at best. Adverse public reaction to reduced services may further impede adequate financial relief. Reduced hours at the central library are sure to result in increased demands on the branches, many of which will be for materials and services now not available there. One of the library's greatest assets in this time of need is its competent, loyal staff. T-he library can be assured that the staff of the Central Avenue Branch will continue to give the best of itself in the pursuit of superior library service.

Respectfully submitted, ~-UMo.1,.,q. (J~~ Leonard J. Pignatello Central Avenue Branch Librarian ANNUAL REPORT STAFF

OF THE

CENTRAL AVENUE BRANCH LIBRARY

1963

Branch Librarian Leonard J. Pignatello Professional Assistant II Normakay Marthinson Children's Librarian Phyllis Olthoff (January - August) Children's Librarian Mrs. Gertrude Geck (September) Children's Librarian Audrey Canelake (October-) Library Aide I Henrietta Sibell Library Aide I Ruth Sundberg (January - August) Library Aide I Bruce Wolertz (August - December) Library Aide I Mrs. Jane Bloomquist (December-) Library Page I Alphonse Bernard, Jr. Library Page I Josephine Szutz ~------'.,'D

MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for Central Avenue Branch

19 62 19 63 °I, Gain or °1, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 43,246 40,738 5.79 Juvenile 65,673 59,994 8.65 TOTAL 108,919 100,732 7.52 Vertical File Materials 1,274 1,141 10.43 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult ~2,013.54 $2,250.68 P e ri o di ca 1s 325.00 400.00 Juvenile 2,312.10 2,586.40 Special or Gift Funds 130.00 TOTAL $4,840.64 $5,237.08

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 10,669 fl e feren ce - Adult 640 Young Adult 530 Juvenile 8,146 Reference - Juvenile 49 TOTAL 20,034

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number 11 Attendance 59 (Popular Books Group) CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 32 233 Story Hour (School Age) 9 56 JlltM Puppet Shows 2 366 Other Girl Scout Plays 3 50

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 9 Attendance 266

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 8 Classrooms 119

0TH ER AG£NCIES VISITED (List): Edison High Young Adult Book Talks - 9 classes; 450 students EAST LAKE BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT 1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the East Lake Branch Library for the year 1963.

ADULT BOOK COLLECTION, CIRCULATION AND READING TRENDS The book collection in the adult department is showing the need for more money, and a better book selection policy. However, the shelves look much better, due to weeding and rebinding. The entire nonfiction section was gone over and many books that had not circulated in 6 or 7 years were discarded. The 300's, 700's, and SOO's especially needed attention. Now the books on the shelves look clean, since the old shabby editions were either discarded or rebound.

The number of fiction titles added is getting less and less, and we are getting more and more classified material. This is not a healthy condition in a neighborhood branch. Patrons not only complain about the lack of new fiction but also about the ones purchased. There are too many foreign authors, too many sophisticated novels and not enough light love stories and westerns. We seem to get enough of the ever popular mysteries, then why can't we have more light love and westerns? We need more popular materials both in fiction and nonfiction.

The circulation this year was very disappointing. Although it has not dropped as much this year as last, it is very disconcerting to show a loss. Some of the reasons may be lack of money, the need for more popular books for a branch, and little thought for our senior citizens who want light clean love stories or westerns. Another factor is the change taking place in our library neighborhood. More and more people are moving farther south or into suburban districts. Those who are moving in are many underprivileged families, among them a number of Negroes and Indians. Not many of the new residents are library users and rely on other forms of recreation. There have been as many as four for sale signs in one block this fall. It used to be that all the colored people lived on Snelling Avenue, but now they are moving into any available place in the community. Also the once prosperous business district on 27th and Lake Street has sadly declined and more buildings stand empty. The Minimax Grocery on Lake Street and 27th closed its doors in July and last month the River Lake Motors went out of business.

The reading trend has not varied much over the past year. The greatest number of books circulated is fiction. More patrons ask the librarian to help them select books. A number of older people do not like some of the new fiction and rely on help to get the kind of books they want. ------etc,

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This is the librarian's favorite "job", but in a branch with only one adult librarian, it takes a lot of time, leaving her swamped and frustrated with the other tasks she must do. Book selection is the type of work the professional librarian likes best as it brings a closer relationship of the patron to the library, and it gives the most satisfaction. Biography, travel, popular medicine are still the favorite nonfiction reading. Students from Brown Institute use many books on radio, and electronics, and many chemistry, bacteriology, and microbiology books are used by Northwest Institute.

The most popular books of fiction are SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN, FAIL SAFE, 7 DAYS IN MAY, BRIDE OF PENDORRIC, and THE MOON SPINNERS. LORD OF THE FLIES was in great demand because it was on a reading list. The drop in circulation is not reflected in the reference demands made upon the branch. In fact there is an increase. There is a very heavy use made of the reference collection which is never reflected in circulation statistics. Whether it is a retired person who wants answers to quiz questions, or a business man, high school student, or college student who seeks assistance, we must have materials to use and a librarian to help him. There is a greater demand by the parent who wants the librarian to get all the material available for his child whether it be for high school or college.

WORK WITH CHILDREN

Miss Audrey Canelake was the children's librarian un.til October 11, 1963, when she was transferred to the Central Avenue Branch. Mrs. Gertrude Geck became the new children's librarian.

School visits were made to our three neighborhood schools; Longfellow, Seward, and St. Albert the Great. A total of 96 classes were contacted. During Spring and Fall Book Festivals we had as many classes as could visit in our tight schedule. 45 classes with a total of 1,489 children came to the library.

Even a March snow storm could not stop the children coming to the Puppet Show. It was a great success with 137 children enjoying themselves, and although our library floor was very wet from snow, the children were bright and happy.

Preschool story hour was changed from Wednesday to Tuesday because of the present branch schedule, and we lost a few children because of it. Of the 30 Story Hours this year we had a total of 175 with an average of 6.

The children's room always looks bright and colorful with posters and displays. Miss Canelake has done a very good job of discarding old dirty books and keeping the collection clean and new. -3-

The mothers of the Camp Fire group of St. Albert the Great's had a very attractive display in our case on the things that the Camp Fire girls had made. Now at Christmas time the room is beautifully decorated. The children are delighted with a cookie and candy castle which the staff have made.

During the class visits to the library it was interesting to note the number of colored children in each group, but we do not see very many as library patrons.

One little 3rd grader, while attending the Fall Book Festival, ran up to Mrs. Geck with a new book on astronomy and said, "Look at the relapse of the moon".

STAFF

There have been two changes in staff during the year. Kathleen Iverson started working January 10, 1963 and left March 30. Mrs. Charlotte Wilmot replaced Miss Iverson on April 1, 1963.

Miss Canelake who was at East Lake Branch almost five years as children's librarian was transferred to Central Avenue Branch October 13, 1963. Mrs. Gertrude Geck is the present children's librarian. Mrs. Lillian Holmes, branch librarian, and Mrs. Aileen Hultstrand, library aide I are the two hold overs. The branch has been fortunate since April in having a hard working loyal staff. When a library the size of East Lake has only 2 professionals and 2 aides we have to work hard. There are a number of other branches with almost th~e circulation and they have five on the staff; two adult professional librarians, a children's librarian, and two library aides. This smmner for a period of 7 weeks this branch had a full complement of one professional and two library aides. Why should a small branch have 3 and 3/5 people in their staff and East Lake Branch have 4? It seems to this Librarian that these inequities are inexcusable. We should have either more help or a charging machine to alleviate this situation.

BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT Outside trim was scraped and painted.

Repairs were made on window sills on west side of library.

Shelf-backing made for 4 double faced shelving units.

One new light oak cupboard 30' high, 32' deep, 18' wide in children's room. ------;,,;:

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SUMMARY Again I want to make a plea for the Freeman Fund. It has been over 5 years since this money was willed to the East Lake Branch Library. It is very embarrassing when patrons ask what has happened to the money. Surely if money is willed to an institution it is an obligation to carry out the bequest. There must be about $1000 interest accumulated so far on the original $5000. Certainly we could at least use the interest. It is bad public relations for the Library to accept Mrs. Freeman's money and not carry out her wishes.

Respectfully submitted, ~=.ohnes East Lake Branch Librarian ANNUAL REPORT STAFF OF THE

EAST LAKE BRANCH LIBRARY 1963

Mrs. Lillian D. Holmes Branch Librarian Audrey Canelake Children's Librarian, January 1 - October 13 Mrs. Gertrude Geck Children's Librarian, October 14 - Mrs. Aileen Hultstrand Library Aide I Kathleen Iverson Library Aide I, January 10 - March 30 Mrs. Charlotte Wilmot Library Aide I, April 1 - Mary Bill Page, September 23 - Susan Hallquist Page, January 1 - August 2 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for East Lake Branch Library

19 62 19ft °I:, Gain or "I, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 46,353 44,707 3.6 Juvenile 42,998 41,117 4.4 TOTAL 89,351 85,824 4.0 Vertical File Materials 403 458 13.6 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $2,300.00 $2,300.00 Periodicals 340.00 350.00 Juvenile 1,881.00 1,813.32 Special or Gift Funds 130.00 TOTAL $4,651.00 $4,463.32

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 12,643 Reference - Adult 483 Young Adult 700 Estimate Juvenile 6,843 I1eference - Juvenile 47 TOTAL 20,716

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Nu m her --=N~o-"-'-ne=------A tte n dance ______

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 30 175 Story Hour (School Age) Movies Other

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH N~~u~m:.!!..b~er~ ___4_ 5___ !..!Ac!:ctt~e~n~d~an~c:::...!:e'..... __1_,_48_9 __ _

SCHOOL VISITS ~S!:..!ch~o~o~l~s =-----6=---- ~C..!..!la:!.::s:=..=s~ro~o~m~s~---4=-=5'--__

0TH ER AG£NCIES VISITED (List): ANNUAL REPOB.! FRANKLIN BRANCH LIBRARY 196:, ------,).''

•RJW> IIG IS THI DY THAT UILOCXS THE RECORD OF HllWl PB.OG'USS Am> OP.l!lS 1'.EII DOOR OJ' THE AGES. TD LOU OF GOcm :BOOKS ACQUIBED Ill CllILt>llOOD, Oil I&D !O LIJ'.ILOE'G OPPORTO:IITIIS FOR llDUCATIOlT .DD IB.TOYMllr.r. •

John :r. Kenneq, J'ov. 8, 196:, for !rational Children's :Book lfee k J.DUAL ll.POR! - 1963

n.AIXLII' JmllCH LIBRARY

!o the L1brar1aa:

Keren th 1• submitted the ann-.1 report of the ll'ranlclin :Brauch Library for the year 1963.

Mila Lolita Jrewman 1n her &m1ual branch report of 1943 had this to ea:, about the goals ahe hoped to see accomplilhe4 in the coming 7eara: •1:n ·stating our ahaa for the future, perhaps we can do no better tball. to quote from an i:mknown source- '!he pablic library should be a 47n,amic agenc71 alwa7s seeking to aiapt its activities to the cbuging needs of the people it serves. The libr&r7 should have a positive program of stimu - lat1on and leadership. suited to the needa of the times. It JJlUSt recognize its obligations to make it difficult for people to escape the influence of books on sociall.J' significant question•'"•

More recently', Mr. Herbert J. Gan1 1 in the December. 196.:, iasue of Wilson Librarz Bulletin had this to sa7 about libr&r7 service patterns: 1 The library users whose needs I believe to have the highest prioritJ' toda7 are the members of the urban low-income population, white and :non­ white. Actually, this population makes comp&rativelJ' little use of the public libr&r7; its members are too often nonusers, who ought to be en­ couraged to become users. How can the libr&r7 serve these nonusers? The nonreaders are perhaps the greatest challen«e for theJ" need more to read than does 8.!J1'0ne else in America toda7. They are people without oc­ cupational skills and in a societ7 which no longer needs unskilled labor thq are rapd.4a.t'-b~com1ng superfluous c1 tizena. !h.87 lll1Ult learn to read, so that they can be taught the occupational skills necesa&r7 to obtain jobs".

People must read not only for amusement but information, too. Read­ ing isn't an ornament; it is a tool to help ua live more effectively'. With the great techllological developnenta of our da7. the flood ot printed material• - newspapers, magasinea. boob. paaphleta, etc., have made it hl­ peratiTe that people know how to read.. The prime requirement tor UT print­ ed meaaage to become a form of coJ11Dunication ia, tbat 11Dleaa someone read.a it, there is no colllDIWlie&tion.

With this 1n mind, the J'ranltlin Branch Libra17 baa launched into a full program of co•unit)r outreach. Phillipa Jr. High has 'been visited several times during the course of the past 7ear. Yi th the help of the school librarian and the art department at the achool, we vere privileged to have a wonderful art emibit during ll'ational L1br&17 Week aD4 continu­ ing into Mq. Parente were informed of the exhibit b7 the school and lll&D1' came in. On Frida7, ,April 26th, the entire faculty of Phillips was invited. to the branch to view the e%hibit and to join with our staff for refresh­ ments. ill but three or f'our teachers came and., for Jl&D7, this vaa the first time the7 bad been in the branch. - 2 -

!his tall Mias Land.era and the Branch Librarian were 1nvite4 to South High to talk to the tenth grade adviser and the school librarian. As a result of this meeting a new approach to work with Young .A.dulta has been initiated. The entire sophomore claaa was scheduled to visit the branch during the months of IoTember aDi December. Results will not be immediatel.1' known, but over the course of the n4t.xt few 7eara we feel quite eontiient that •&DT of these atwlents will become regular libr&r7 patrons. We hope that this program will continue.

Visits were ma.de by the Branch Librarian to Augsburg College twice during the year. It is most gratifying that ll8D1' Augsburg students maJce use of this branch as do stud.ants from the University of Minnesota. Other programs haTe been started at the requ.ea t of other agenciea. !he Hennepin Count,, Welfare CoDDUni t7 Information Referral service was initiated this tall. Tb.is service 11 for anyone who would like advice on where to turn tor information or help in solTing family, financial or legal problems. While the response of the public lm,a been small so tar, those who haTe made use of the services have benefited. lfe hope that this program will continue tor it can be of great '9'8.lue to the commonity. Here is a tine example of cooperation between a federal agenCT, a private group and a local board.

For the secon4 straight year we are also mald.mg the facilities of the libr&r7 available tor a reading program for second graders from Greele7 School. We cooperated with the Universi't7 of Minnesota and other agencies in scheduling time for interviews on the school drop..out problem. Many aaw the library tor the first time and remarked on how triendlT and inTitin« 1 t looked. .ln7thing that brings people in to the 11 brary should be en­ cour9«ed. Sister Marie Pauline ot Holy lto88.!7 School continues to provide puppet shows (tour this year) for all the children of' the neighborhood. This encourages children to come to the library not only tor these ahowa but to use the librar7 itself. J.11 the puppet shows presented are taken fro• books in the library, so this stimulates interest in books. These shows, plus the J,mior League Puppet show in the spring, are alwa71 well attended.

Miss Collins took over aa president ot the Sta.ft Association ia October, and also aerve1 as loan tand officer tor the .A.11.DID.i Association of the UniTersitJ' of Millllesota Libr&r7 School. She 11 a lite member ot ALA,, a m811ber ot the Catholic Library J.1aociation, and the Minnesota Library AeaooiaUon.

Mr. Corrigan baa been. a maber of the local ALA membership com­ mittee tor the past three 79ara, is a lUe member ot ALA and a member ot the Minnesota Library J.asociation. lie is currentl.7 president ot the A.limmi Association of the UniversitJ' of Minnesota Library School. -' - Ye have tried hard this 79ar to be productive in our thiDlcing about the library image we want to project to the public. Through the generoue help of the Public Relations Office we have been fortunate enough to have several articles appear in the local papers during the 7ear. Our art show, puppet shows, am. coDDD'W1itJ° referral service were all featured. J.lso, one ot our good patrons, Mr. Walton, was the subject of a feature article in the Minneapolis Star. Our greate1t disappointment was that the story did. not mention our branch since this was where the idea originated. DuriDg the S'tD'lllller au hl.ventory of Juvenile non-fiction. title•, and adult' fietion titles was completed. This was quite remarkable for the staff was short one person from Mq through December for at least part of each month. We have :now bro1.1ght our pl.&7 index up to date, made a a:lart on a handi­ craft ind.ex, and have gone through our vertical file materials. Old lead- 1:ngs were changed, some headin«s were consolidated, and old material wa.1 discarded. A subject heading tile was then compiled fGr all vertical tile material. M&D1" valid objections can be made about the system under which the branches are paired on Wednesda7 and Saturda7. It just 1e1 t poasible to function properq when 7ou are at a branch only once every- two weeks. It 11 difficult to remember from week to J!!k juat where special materials and collections are kept, how the files;,'lrranged and, in general, just · what 7our job really is. It seems that the visiting ataff members are assigned routine and ~epeUtious taaka which. while neceaaary, do not make for an exciti?lc a.ay, or one where 7011. have a real sense of accompliabment.

The children's room bas bad its usual full schedule of class visit•. !he emphasis this 7ear was on teaching the use of the ea.rd catalog. Upper grade classes were taught the uae of the card catalog b7 means of a film strip fro• V.A.s. and a ohart showing the three tJ'pea of carda found in the catalog. Special exhibits were put 11P for our Spring Book Festival and for Book Week. !he Spring Book Festival was held in M&l' and the theme vaa Mexico and her art. We had a display of articles which graphieall.7 show­ ed the various handicrafts of the Mexican people. M&J31' book• on Mexico were exhibited, including •&?IT new titles. OUr Fall Book week displa7 featured a collection of dolls representing children around the world. About forty dolls were d1spla79d around the room together with bo(Slcs on those countries. Mrs. Sund.b7 met with representatives of the Youth Development Pro­ ject in June to help en.luate the reading program for the 2nd grade from Greeley School. She and Mr. Corrigan met with this group this fall and offered some suggestions on improvi:D& the program. We aincerel.7 hope that this program ot uail:lg volunteer readers to help instill a love of reading in selected 2nd graders will prove· to be a highq succeastul one- -4-

On September 12th. Mrs. B11ndbJ" attended a lccheon meeting of the Mothers' Club of HolT lloa&r7 School and g&Te a brief talk on •The value of books for the younger chilcl.8 • 51 mothers and two school adminis­ trators were present at this meeting.

Veq little equipment was added during the year. fwo light-weight tables were transferred from Pierre ~ottineau to the children's room. The moat important addition was the installation of a hand rail for the front steps. !his has proved to be a most welcome addition.

The bu.ilding is 1n good repair except where the downspouts have over­ flowed a?ld ruined the walls. We are in urgent need of having outside gutters installed, walls repaired and then the building repainted. The trim on the outside of the building should also be repaired and repainted.

MaJlT books published in 196.3 became ve'q popular with our patrons. Here are just a few of the titles that were frequentl7 asked for at Franklin: Moonspiuers - Mary Stewart, Fail-safe - :Burdick & Wheeler, Seven dqs in Mq - Knebel & Bailey, Morte D1Ur'ban - J. F. Powers, and Shoes of the fisherman - Morris West. Popular no•fiction: Silent Spring - Bachel CaraoB, Final verdict - Adela R. St. John, My life in court - Louis l'her, and Murder in Minnesota - Walter Trenerry.

Young Adult books most 1n demand were: Red,red roadster - Gene Olson, W7oming s1J1DJDer - Mary Sture-Vasa, Take me to 1q friend - Hope Jordan. In non-fiction: Life with Mother Superior - Jane Trahe7, I wanted to see - Eorghild Dahl, Diary of .lmte Frank, and books b7 and about Dr. Tom Doole7.

Respectful]Jr submitted, MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for FBANXI,Ui BRANCH 196:3

19 62 19____§,J "I:, Gain or °l, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 48456 47922 1. 1 Juvenile 4)J9J 40790 s. 9 TOTAL 91849 88712 Vertical File Materials 738 711 Re cords 0 0

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 2J47.89 Periodicals J50-00 400.00 Juvenile 1829.2'3 2044.8) Special or Gift Funds 1'30.00 133.00 TOTAL 4lf6J.91 4921.72

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 15,168 Reference - Adult 425 Young Adult 1,000 Juvenile 7,078 Reference - Juvenile 55 TOTAL 23.726

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number 1 Attendance 38

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 12 48 Story Hour (School Age) 0 0 Movies 0 0 Other Puppet shows 6 1021

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number . 101 Attendance 2934

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 6 Classrooms 66

0TH ER AGENCIES VISITED (List): Augsbul-g 2 Phillips Jr. High 6 South High 1 Youth Development Reading Program 10 meetings 80 attendance Drop-out interviews 10 meetings 20 attendance Community Referral lJ meetings 18 1 ANNUAL REPORT Staff of the J'R nnq,m :BRANCH LIBRARY

CORRIGil, JEROME COLLINS, JOHAmlA.

GRETSON,. PHILLIS LI:BRARY Alm I

LEWIS, DOLORES LIBRARY AilD I

SUIDBY, ERMA ClllLDR'D'S LI1JRA'llil

RADER, MICHA.EL SDLVJII Jan to Mar.1,196) BIJOW, BID SBJILVIR Mar.l to June 21at,1963 HALLQUIST, SUS.AB SDLVER June 21st -AiJg,1963 GILIESPII, AD SBELVD Aug. 196)- Sept.20,1963 BISSON', MALCOLM SRILVEB. Sept.23-Bov.8,1963 EIDE, PA.UL SHELVEit !lov • l.S-Dec .27, 1963 JOHNSON, SUSil SHJBLVD Dec.)0-

MOB IL11 UlfI~ DeJarlis, Jllmer Larson, La.Terna

MurpbT, Jame~ HOSMER BRANCH LIBk.RY

ANNUAL REPORTI 1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of Hosmer Branch Library for the year 1963.

Hosmer Branch has a new look. During 1963, 36th Street was re­ made. It was plowed down to the sewers, widened by 6 feet, and then repaved and new curbing put in. In the process, we lost our two large old elm trees on the boulevard. All of this took many weeks, with result­ ing grumbles from our patrons who were forced to park as much as two blocks from the library. Buses on 4th Avenue were re-routed because of the torn-up intersection at 36th Street.

The painting of the branch begun in 1962 was completed in 1963 with the exterior trim receiving a fresh coat, and the children's room, halls, and staff quarters being redone. The attractive results have brought many favorable colllllents.

Fiction inventories were made in both the adult department and the children's room. The loss of adult fiction was minimal - 35 books out of a collection of about 4700 during a two year period. Vandalism appears to be at a minimum too. Behavior of our teen-agers in the branch is remarkably good.

Circulation figures show a loss again this year. However the loss is much smaller, and February, April, September, October and December showed gains. Part of this gain may be attributed to·the branch hours remaining unchanged through.A>ut the year.

As in most libraries, the President's death brought new demands for PROFILES IN COURAGE and biographies of the Kennedys. Earlier in the year, we had many requests for Caldwell, GRANDMOTHER AND THE PRIESTS; Knebel, SEVEN DAYS IN MAY; Salinger, RAISE HIGH THE ROOF B~, CARPENTERS; and Steinbeck, TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY. Most popular titles of recent months have been McCarthy, THE GROUP; Mitford, THE AMERICAN WAY OF DEATH; and West, THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN. The-books by the negro author, James Baldwin, are in great demand in our neighborhood reflecting the concern of our colored patrons.

Our club room is used regularly by the Trailblazers 4-H Club which has an average attendance of 30. The School-drop-out Study scheduled several interviews in our conference room.

The city-county use survey conducted in November brought out the slight use made by county residents of our particular branch. -2-

Miss Welles reports: "The children's librarian visited 257 rooms during spring and fall visits to the 14 schools assigned to this branch. Since Mr. Louis Slobodkin was the Book Fair guest, our Book Week display featured THE MAGIC OF SLOBODKIN with new copies of many of his books.

"The William Bowen, Jr. family gave us a gift of $10.00 worth of new books because 'they like coming to this library as it is a part of their life'.

"The annual Christmas party puppet show was held on Friday, December 27th, and 85 children enjoyed Tony Williams' show. Beau, a nine-year-old miniature black poodle, was there too, - in his Santa Claus suit.

"We added several interesting small ornaments to our Interna­ tional Story Book Christmas Tree - hand painted wooden Pooh, Piglet, and Eeyore; Bahar and Celeste; and cornhusk figures of Little Boy Blue, Mistress Mary, Little Red Riding Hood, and Little Miss Muffet.

"Two new sections of 15 drawers each were added to the card catalog in the children's room, making for much more efficient use."

We regret losing Margaret Cutler from our staff at the end of this year. Having her for three and then four days per week meant that we did not have to ask for substitute help to cover vacations and staff absences. She took complete charge of our pamphlet acquisitions.

We were sorry, too, to lose the efficient services of Clarissa Pierson of our janitorial staff. We hope that the return of a full time janitor for our building will result in improved care.

Our perennial need for increased book funds continues. The ever-increasing cost of books and periodicals means fewer purchases for each dollar spent.

Respectfully submitted,

Qe..~ f\ .. ~u.:> ~~ (Mrs.~ Grace B. Swanson Hosmer Branch Librarian ANNUAL REPORT STAFF

OF THE

HOSMER BRANCH LIBRARY

1963

Mrs. Grace Swanson Branch Librarian Jane Gamble Professional Assistant II Margaret Cutler Professional Assistant II, (part time) Betty Welles Children's Librarian Mrs. Lillian Lillemoe Library Aide I Mrs. Florence Mayes Library Aide I Mrs. Mary Morris Library Aide I Roberta Martin Library Page I, January 25 Judi Mortenson Library Page I, January 25 - Former Staff

Candace Clausen Library Page I, to January 28 Louise Polzin Library Page I, to January 25 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Sta ti sti cal Summary for __H_o_s_m_e_r_B_r_a_n_c_h~ __ L_ib_r_a_r___.Y..______

19 62 19il "l, Gain or % Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 56,505 5.7 Juvenile 81,0ll 79,754 1.5 TOTAL 140,943 136,259 3.3 Vertical File Materials 1,063. 982 7.6 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $3,057 .ll $3,387.86 P erio di cals 400.00 500.00 Juvenile 3,236.51 3,525.32 Special or Gift Funds 130.00 TOTAL $6,823.62 $7,413.18

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult l 3,476 Reference - Adult 415 Young Adult 700 Juvenile 12,428 Reference - Juvenile 50 TOTAL 27,069

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number None Attendance

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 41 378 Story Hour (School Age) IIM8•M Jr. League Puppet Show 1 275 Other Christmas Puppet Show 1 85

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 16 Attendance 410

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 27 Classrooms 257

OTHER AGtNCIES VISITED (List): Bryant Junior High School Central High School JORDAN BRANCH LIBRARY . ANNUAL .REPORT

1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report for the Jordan Branch Library for the year 1963.

How marvelous it is to have a permanent staff! For over a year now there have been no changes in the full time branch complement - one professional librarian and two library aides. This fall two high school boys were assigned to the branch as library pages. With the shelves as high as they are here boys have an easier time than girls for they can reach to upper rows without first having to bring a step stool along. There was a change in the school personnel, however. Mr. Olsen, the principal at Jordan Junior High School for the past several years, retired and Mr. Mervin Dillner, formerly assistant principal at Edison High School, was selected as his replacement. Mr. Dillner is a very capable man and is intensely interested in keeping the public library in the school.

The week of January 7 a new schedule of branch hours became effective. Jordan was one of the six branches that returned to the Monday through Friday schedule - open Monday and Thursday evenings; but the staff has been divided in half. Each week one half of the staff is off on Wednesday and works on Saturday at North Branch. A corresponding half of the staff from North Branch works at Jordan on Wednesday. We feel that the disadvantages of rotating staffs on Wednesday outweigh the advantages. Patrons are confused by the changing faces behind the desk, it is extremely difficult to schedule school visits (this will be discussed later in the report), and the librarians find it inconvenient to carry work with them to the other branch. Library aides have less of an adjust­ ment because their duties are much the same wherever they are working.

A city-county statistical survey was taken the week of November 18 - 23. It covered three parts of our service: the number of people entering the branch; the number of books circulated to residents of the city, county, or outside either area; and the reference questions asked by city residents, county residents, and those outside either area. Jordan Branch is not patronized to any great extent by county residents and there was no one in from outside the county. We have always said that our busiest time was between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. The survey confirmed this. Thanks to members of the MPL Friends who came each afternoon to help with the door count we have an accurate figure. Between these two afternoon hours an average of 657 patrons came into the library. The total number of patrons for the week was 3,283. The breakdown is as follows: Monday - 776, Tuesday - 755, Wednesday - 595, Thursday - 591, and Friday - 566. Reference work, however, was not as heavy as it has been during some periods. -2-

There has been no noticeable change in reading trends. Patrons in this area still prefer light fiction, mysteries, westerns, science fiction, and hwnorous stories. Since this summer we have noticed that there are more men coming in during the day to check out books. We have not been able to ascertain whether they are unemployed or working late shifts. The most popular books this past year were: SEVEN DAYS IN MAY, MOON-SPINNERS, FAIL-SAFE, and SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN. TO KILL A MOCK­ INGBIRD was in demand early in 1963 but we have not had any recent requests. Shortly after Louis Nizer appeared on a nation wide TV program the call for his book, MY LIFE IN COURT, increased. Patrons have always asked for biographies of the presidents and since the death of John F. Kennedy we haven't had a book by or about him on the shelves.

Circulation continued to decline. The loss this year though was entirely adult - 4,029. Juvenile, now 68% of the total circulation, gained 1,417. Peak months of circulation were May (8,218) and October (8,399). With the exception of the three summer months and December when the daily book average fell slightly below 300, we circulated from 310 - 421 books per day. On November 18, 702 books were charged out (our highest daily circulation for the year).

During the sunnner months we were able to take an inventory of the entire adult collection. When the lost in inventory slips were written up we discovered that all of our books on narcotics were missing. Since this subject is a class assignment at North High School we have an inkling of what has happened to them. Many of the books on electronics, automobiles, and judo are also unaccounted for. In fiction the greatest loss of books was among those shelved in the young adult collection.

Work with children continues to be of major importance at Jordan. School enrollment has increased in the area served by the branch - Bremer is the third largest elementary school in the city and Jordan is the third largest junior high in Minneapolis. All the schools in the neighborhood were visited in the spring and in the fall. These visits were drawn out over several months since the children's librarian could go only on alternate Wednesdays when she was scheduled to work at her branch. It was impossible to go on other days of the week because of regularly scheduled activities such as preschool story hours and juvenile and adult book selection. Preschool story hours petered out at the end of March but this fall we tried again. Attendance has varied from two to six each week. The children are from the immediate neighbor­ hood and one family that drives in from Robbinsdale. While the stories are being read and the children are learning finger plays, the mothers either select books for themselves or leave to do a few errands. For the Junior League Puppet Show, April 16, the principal gave us permission to use the school auditorium. Having all this space at our disposal we invited our preschool patrons and the first and second grades from Bremer and Cleveland to the 2:45 p.m. performance. Three hundred and forty children enjoyed the first presentation of MANY MOONS and one hundred and twenty-eight older girls and boys saw the 4:00 p.m. show. Total attendance was 468. -3-

1 0n March 19 the children's librarian talked to the Westminster Mother's Club about "Reading Aloud in the Family". It was a cold night but 16 mothers braved the elements. Again this year there was no observance of Book Week; instead, children and classes were encouraged to go to the Book Fair at the Central Library.

What of our future plans? We remain the only branch library located in a school and there is no room for expansion; so until the Library Board decides our fate we carry on as best we can in our crowded quarters.

Respectfully submitted,

Patricia Dahl Jordan Branch Librarian ANNUAL REPORT

STAFF OF THE

JORDAN BRANCH LIBRARY

-1963

Present

Patricia Dahl Branch Librarian, Children's Librarian Lucille Dargay Library Aide I Thomas Redman Library Aide I Lynn Oliver Library Page I, September 24 - Thomas Zoet Library Page I, November 13 - Mary Beth Nelson School Library

Former

Mary Ahman Library Page I, to April 19 Sharon Carlson Library Page I, to August 16 Patricia Reilly Library Page I, September 3 - November 13 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for Jordan Branch Library

19 62 1963 "l, Gain or CJ, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 30,396 26,367 13 Juvenile 54,945 56,362 3 TOTAL 85,341 82,729 3 Vertical File Materials 533 546 2 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $1,702.32 $1,856.29 P e ri o di ca 1s 175.00 200.00 Juvenile 1,895.65 1,848.35 Special or Gift Funds 130.00 35.41 1,500.00 1,500.00 (Board of Education Book Budget) TOTAL $5,402.97 $5,440.05

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 7,789 Reference - Adult 673 Young Adult 940 Juvenile 7,995 Re f ere n c e - Juve n i 1e 50 TOTAL 17,447

ADULT PROGHAMS (Library Sponsored) Number 0 Attendance

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 15 66 Story Hour (School Age) Movies Other (Jr. League Puppet Show) 2 468

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 165 Attendance 4,950

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 9 Classrooms 113

OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List): LINDEN HILLS BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT

1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Linden Hills Branch Library for the year 1963.

Circulation figures for the year show a gain of 9,820. Both the adult and juvenile department showed a gain, but the adult percentage gain was small compared to the juvenile. I feel that this is due in large part to our lack of fiction. We have always had a large adult reading public, many of whom came primarily for fiction, but would take a number of non­ fiction titles also. There is never a day that goes by without some patron coumenting that there is nothing to read in the new fiction section.

Our reference questions are asked by all age groups. The club woman doing a serious paper, the harried housewife wanting to know all about Uganda before her husband brought foreign guests home to dinner, the high school students with term papers, and the mothers and fathers doing their children's homework all kept us running. With only two professionals in the adult department and one in the children's room it is not possible to give really adequate reference assistance to the many who ask. We have kept track of the number of city and county patrons checking out books in the adult department on Saturdays, and find that the county patrons account for 30% of Saturday use of the adult department during the year. A good proportion of these are high school students doing term papers, which necessitates a tremendous amount of running for magazines.

We have been trying to cut our book collection down to size. We have discarded heavily. The fiction withdrawals were 986, the non­ fiction 762. As a result, the adult book collection stands at 357 less than last year. The addition of two standing shelving sections in the reference department has enabled us to bring the reference books out of the office so the public may use them, but it has also added to the congestion with too many people trying to·use the reference books and the catalog. The addition of a separate reader for overdues has been a time-saver.

New equipment in the children's room completely transformed the service to the delight of an ever watchful and concerned public. The installation of the Recordak eliminated the congestion around the tables as patrons searched for space to write numbers. The accumulation of returned books was substantially reduced adding immeasurably to the peace of mind of a staff distraught for space to put one more book. The desk, more spacious in dimension and pleasing in design and finish, enhanced the general appearance of the room. After nine months of use -2- patrons still comment, recalling the time when they used to write numbers in much the same way they speak of oil lamps and flatirons. These new features quickened the pace of service and stimulated the staff to a higher standard of service. As the year ended and the staff stabilized there was a concentrated effort to weed the book collection. This is still in progress but the results are noticeable. Conmunity interest in the Library has been evident through the year. One group of neighbor­ hood children presented the play, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", Girl Scouts gave a delightful puppet play, "The Foam Rangers", and carolled during the Christmas season. The pleasure the public takes in the Library is evident in their use of the children's room.

Linden Hills has had a large staff turnover this year with four library aides (I) who stayed only from three to six months and a succession of substitutes in the interims. We also had substitute pages from May to September when a permanent page was appointed. The workload has been very heavy on the "regulars". According to ALA standards the Linden Hills staff is carrying almost a double load. The circulation per staff member was 29,740 as compared to the ALA standard of 15,000, and the second ranking branch with a per person circulation of 19,464. It does not seem right to expect one staff to do double the work of others. Closing the branch on Wednesday, and opening on Saturday with the alternating staff system has added considerably to the already heavy load. It means the branch librarian and the children's librarian have only one day - Tuesday - in the branch in which anything extra can be accomplished. Such things as book selection and weeding must of necessity be done with little time for thought and consideration. This certainly is not in the best interests of the branch.

Respectfully submitted,

( • ' r·. /1 ~I. _ 'J /J le;; CY'" ~,/ d, IA4$·1c.f,A:.ih Dorothy Nickllls Linden Hills Branch Librarian ANNUAL REPORT STAFF

OF THE

LINDEN HILLS BRANCH LIBRARY 1963

Dorothy Nickells Branch Librarian Helen McNulty Professional Assistant II Lola Larson Children's Librarian Mrs. Violet Carpenter Library Aide II Mrs. Gladys Pearson Library Aide I Mrs. Barbara Rood Library Aide I, January~ June 21 Mrs. Carol Chapman Libral;'y Aide" I, March 29 - July 12 Darlene Gosset Library Aide I, June 25 - September 13 Nowell Simcox Library Aide I, October 7 - November 15 Ruth Sundberg Library Aide I, August 19 - Dianne Wachs Library Page I, to May 31 Rita Johnson Library Page I, September 13 - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for Linden Hills Branch Library

1962 , 19 63 °I, Gain or % Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 106,283 108,108 1.7 Juvenile 92,077 100,072 8.68 TOTAL 198,360 208,180 4.9 Vertical File Materials 844 878 4.0 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $4,405.04 $4,685.25 Periodicals 530.00 600.00 Juvenile 3,808.81 3,990.44 Special or Gift Funds 130.00 TOTAL $8,873.85 $9,275.69

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 19,114 Reference - Adult 497 Young Adult 50 Juvenile 11,207 Reference - Juvenile 59 TOTAL 30,927

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number 30 Attendance 523

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 36 599 Story Hour (School Age) 28 270 Movies Other 3 397

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 9 Attendance 289

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 15 Classrooms 125

OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List): Preschool Mothers Club of Armatage School LONGFELLOW BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT 1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Longfellow Branch for the year 1963.

The change in schedule in 1963 from the confusing one of 1962 was some relief to both the patrons and the staff although the 1963 schedule is good only by comparison. Since the schedule is not uniform in the branches and many patrons use a number of agencies the telephone calls for the hours are numerous. For the staff it is a little less confusing but more difficult. Though we are open five days a week we actually have one day less to do our "behind the scenes" work. Wednesday was our best day for this type of work while Saturday cannot be counted upon especially since only part of the regular staff is there each Saturday. We have found the loss a definite hardship in doing our work.

Our circulation shows a gain for the adult of 523 and a loss for the juvenile of 3,244, with a total loss of 2,721. With such a small per cent of change it would seem that the Saturday opening had little effect. Our circulation was highest both for the juvenile and the adult in the months of July, August, March and October in that order. Though the circulation is higher in the summer there is much less reference work, but with a reduced staff for vacations we are busy.

Reference work becomes more difficult as the schools enrich their programs and raise their standards, and our limited space keeps us from building up our collection. We must have the new books so the older ones must go even though they would still be useful. Weeding becomes more difficult and more frustrating each year. There seemed to be a lack of outstanding popular books this year. We had fewer reserves and no long lists for any book except THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN. Because of the lack of new fiction, I bought new copies of older favorites and duplicated those most in demand by high school students, such as Hemingway, Steinbeck, Lewis, Orwell, and many of the classics so that adults too could find one occasionally.

For the past several years there has been a great interest in plays and the Gutherie Theatre seems to have intensified it. We seldom have an anthology of plays on the shelf and even though our collection of single plays is poor they are being used. A demand that has been growing and is difficult to meet is for critical material on plays, poems, and novels.

We increased our collection of business books by buying from Miss Cutler's fine lists, but we could use many more if we had space for them. -2-

Because of our schedule the children's librarian has had more difficulty in working with the schools. There are only about twelve and one half hours a week when the library and school hours coincide which makes it difficult to schedule class visits to the library or visits of the librarian to the schools. Spring Book Festival and Book Week are observed but not as they have been in the past because of the lack of time. Preschool story hour has been popular but the Saturday story hour for school children is not a success.

From January to May we had two Great Books groups meeting every other week, but from September through December only one. This is the fourth year at our branch for this group.

We cooperated with the Minneapolis Dropout Study by providing a room for conferences, but only a few interviews were held.

We had a Girl Scout work for her merit badge in June and one began a fifty hour assignment December 26th.

Inventory was taken of the adult nonfiction. With our shortened hours it is difficult to get this done.

From September 1962 until September 1963 we had no change in staff but since September we have had a new library aide I and four different library pages, all inexperienced. At the end of the year our adult assistant was transferred so we are starting the new year with a 50 per cent change in staff not counting those in maintenance service.

Venetian blinds for the kitchen and bathroom were installed and we were provided with a new steel desk for the work room.

Our present needs are for a book truck, steel card file cases, a flat top table to replace the slant top ones in the children's room to give the children more working space, table tops refinished, and the back and seat of the lounge chair in the staff room recovered. It is now ten years since we were promised a paint job on the inside woodwork.

There is a continuing interest in our building. We have had visitors this year from Dubuque, Iowa; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Morristown and Schwenksville, Pennsylvania; Silver Spring, Maryland; and Nebraska.

Two groups of women from Red Wing, Minnesota visited to study it as an example of Georgian architecture, and a Spring Park doctor and his wife vere interested in it as a plan for building their own home. Students are required to write essays on the history and description of the house and people write from other states for information and pictures. It is generally deplored that it must give way to the highway. My own -

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feeling is that the community needs a larger more adequate building, but that this one should be preserved too and used as a branch just for recreational reading. Its charm and cozy atmosphere which could be enhanced if it weren't so crowded would be perfect for that type of library. It might be difficult to find as beautiful a setting but maybe somewhere along the creek there would be one. This is an automated, efficient age, but let's "Lose not the nightingale".

Respectfully submitted,

Helen Harrison Longfellow Branch Librarian ANNUAL REPORT STAFF

OF THE LONGFELLOW BRANCH LIBRARY 1963

Helen Harrison Branch Librarian Mary Hanft Professional Assistant II Kay Seymour Children's Librarian Helen Healy Library Aide I Douglas TeGantvoort Library Aide I, January - September 12 Mrs. Vera Hansing Library Aide I, September 4 - Judy Trolander Library Page I, January - August 30 Gratia Monson Library Page I, September 3 - October 5 Carol Peterson Library Page I, October 14 - November 9 Paul Eide Library Page I, November 11 - December 30 Arnold Iverson Janitor-Engineer (Mobile Unit) Mrs. Ruth Nelson Janitress (3 hours daily) MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for Longfellow Branch Library

19 62 · 19.6..3_ "l, Gain or °I, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 48.827 49,350 1.0 Juvenile 64,041 60,807 5.0 TOTAL 112,868 110,157 2.4 Vertical File Materials 859 763 11.1 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $2,042.37 $2,374.98 Periodicals 285.00 285.00 Juvenile 2,149.46 2,456_._4_7 __ Specia·l or Gift Funds 130.00 TOTAL $4,606.83 $5,116.45

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 8,821 Reference - Adult 223 Young Adult 400 Juvenile 9,515 Reference - Juvenile 66 TOTAL 19,025

ADULT PROGHAMS (Library Sponsored) Numb er ___2=-c2=---- A tte n dance __2-"-'2=-co~--

CHILDREN'S PHOGHAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 32 253 Story Hour (School Age) 14 55 Movies Other

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number ___1_2 ___ ~Ac!:.tt~e'..!!n~d~a!!..n c~e:::.... __3_5_6 ___ _

SCHOOL VISITS ~s c::.:h::..::o:..:::o:.:.:ls:::...----5___ ~C:.:.:la~s~s'..!..r~OO:::..:.m!!.:s:'.... __1_2_1 __ _

0TH ER AGENCIES VISITED (List): NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT

1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report for the North Branch Library for the year 1963.

An assessment of the work of any year, no matter what the events or statistics of that year may be, always reveals one unalterable fact - that a library is as many different things as there are people who walk in our door. To the student, it is a source of information for term papers or book reports; to the children, it is stories and information in books that they can understand; to the retired, it is westerns and light romance or mysteries to fill in the vacant hours without too much effort; to the serious or cultured reader, it is a source of significant and enlightening reading; to the person with a problem, whether it be how to write a letter; make a speech; find a quotation; knit a sweater; build a bird feeder; paint a picture, or a wall; find a recipe; lay out a shuffleboard court, or any other of hundreds of things, it is the place to go for the answer. Reference use of this branch continues to be heavy, and steady, and we are glad that this is true. Seventy years of service in this area by many dedi­ cated librarians has resulted in a reliance by the public on its library as a source of information as well as a source of recreational reading. Meeting the demands and expectations of this varied public means not only knowledge of books and of the cOimnunity by the librarians, but a desperate juggling of the always inadequate book budget in order to spread it best to benefit the most.

From a service standpoint, our year has been satisfactory; from other standpoints, not so much so. It was a year in which the staff struggled desperately to adjust to a new and trying schedule of hours. In order to keep the branch open on Saturdays, it has been closed on Wednesdays, with the staff paired off with the staff at Jordan Branch, so that each one works every other Saturday here, and every other Wednes­ day at Jordan. The general public likes the idea of the library being open on Saturdays, although there has been no rush to take advantage of it. North High School students and the majority of the children at Ascension School do not live close enough to the branch to make use of it on Saturdays, so miss coming in on their way home from school on Wednesdays. Another disadvantage is that there is one less day in the week for the children's librarian to do her school visiting, or for classes to visit the branch. Circulation of books on Saturday is fair, although less than the daily average. I cannot rate the new schedule of hours as a complete failure; some peqple do like it. On the other hand, I must say that it is far from being a complete success as far as the public is concerned, and is a constant source of frustration to the staff, as they leave unfinished work here while doing purely routine work at Jordan. -2-

Our circulation for the year shows a loss, all juvenile. We cannot attribute this entirely to the schedule of hours, although I believe it is a major factor. Other factors might include the rapidly growing school libraries; a changing neighborhood in which low income and nonreading families are moving in; a book budget insufficient for adequate replacements; too many different children's librarians in the past few years, so that there has been no continuity of direction and no possilility for establishing long range relationships with children or teachers.

With the wide variety of people that we have in this area, it is always hard to determine, what, if anything, are reading trends. Of course, after President Kennedy's assasination in November, there was, and still is, a great demand for books either by or about him. Also, as an aftermath, and possibly linked with this event, is the heavy demand by students from 6th grade up for books on communism, and on Russia. Another trend is the appearance of more and more adult books on high school reading lists, a sign possibly of the earlier maturity of our young people. Among our adult patrons, among the serious readers, there is a tendency to read more nonfiction, maybe because of the dearth of good fiction. Biography, history, travel, archeology, psychology, and religion all seem popular.

Highlights of the Year

1. In April, the Junior League Puppeteers presented the pl~y, "Many Moons", to about 190 children.

2. Also in April, in conjunction with the exhibit at the Central Library, we had on exhibit two "favorite" books chosen by representative readers from North High School and St. Anthony High School. The books were White's MAK.IR; OF THE PRESIDENT, selected by Sara Frisch; and Hemingway's OLD MAN AND THE SEA, selected by Susan Peterson.

3. During the fall, our clubroom was used by interviewers from the Minneapolis School Dro~t Study in connection with the Youth Develop­ ment Project. About eight or ten interviews were scheduled for this branch.

4. Karen Kakela, an interviewer for the City of Minneapolis Planning Committee, came for an interview with the branch librarian regarding the Emerson-West Broadway Business District. She had quite a long questionnaire and survey sheet, and said that her interview here was very helpful.

5. In November, we cooperated in another city-county statis­ tical survey. We have not had an official report on the results, but offhand I would say that our figures still show about a 151 county use, just a little less than at the time of the April 1962 survey. -3-

Two most important pieces of equipment were added in 1963, the most important being a new (to us) main catalog. The old one was not only small and inadequate, but quite unsightly as well, so that it was with great satisfaction that we moved into the new and larger one. The other much appreciated piece of equipment was the window fan in the children I s room.

The most tremendous improvement of all to the branch was the long-awaited refacing of the retaining wall in front of the branch, and the replacement of the crumbling steps.· The bricks had been falling out of the old wall for some time, making not only a bad looking but a dangerous approach to the building. The outside wall has been refaced with cement blocks of reddish tan that go well with the weathered bricks of the old building. The whole project is attractive as well as practical, and we are all proud of our new approach.

So, in spite of dropping circulation in the children's room, a frustrating schedule of hours and insufficient book funds, North Branch Library, a symbol of service to the community for seventy years, is still a significant part of life on the North Side. We have many conments of appreciation from our patrons, and in assessing the year, feel that maybe it was all worthwhile after all. Res~\tfullyu~ submitted, -~'-'\ Verlee Gerken North Branch Librarian ANNUAL REPORT STAFF OF THE NORTH BRANCH LIBRA 1963

Veriee Gerken Branch ibrarian Viola Lux Profess onal Assistant II Mrs. Edith Craig Childre 's Librarian, Ja uary 1 - August 1 Mrs. Gertrude Geck Childre 's Librarian, su stitute, August 1 - September 1 Phyllis Olthoff Childre 's Librarian, Se tember 1 - Vivian J. Anderson Library Aide I Emilia Kaczor Library Aide I Mary A. Ahmann Library Aide I (Saturdays) Joseph Dwyer Library Page I Jacquline Moore Library Page I, Ja uary ~ August 1 Roberta Ahmann Library Page I, Se tember 24 - December 31 Mrs. Elma Seymour Janitre s Nicholas Gmiterko Janitor-Engineer, Mobile Unit Kenneth Trachy Janitor-Engineer, Mobile Unit MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for North Branch Library

19 62 19 63 "1, Gain or '1, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 45,632 45,918 .6 Juvenile 49,548 43,840 11.5 TOTAL 95,180 89,758 5.6 Vertical File Materials 625 502 19.6 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult ~2,027.23 $2,102.65 P e ri o di ca 1s 375.00 350.00 Juvenile l,9221l22 2,028.77 Special or Gift Funds 133.60 TOTAL $4,395.15 $4,615.02

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 14,475 Reference - Adult 460 Young Adult 1,000 Juvenile 8,078 Reference - Juvenile 80 TOTAL 24,093

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number None Attendance

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 29 267 Story Hour (School Age) 30 313 Movies 2 85 Other 1 190

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 19 Attendance 550

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 12 Classrooms 158

OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List) : PIERRE BOTTINEAU BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT 1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Pierre Bottineau Branch for the year 1963.

Five Decades or Five Years

Pierre Bottineau Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library observed its anniversary in June. Fifty years ago Logan Park Branch, predecessor of Pierre Bottineau Library, started serving northeast residents in a wing of Logan Park's new field house with a collection of 2,100 books, supervised by Librarian, Georgianna Ames.

As the library's needs changed the branch moved into Sheridan Junior High School until 1941. It was withdrawn from July to October, 1941, when it reopened under an agreement with the board of education to provide library service. In August, 1957, the branch moved to its present location in a business section outside school property to provide greater service to area residents.

Working at Bottineau for a year has convinced the staff that this section of Northeast Minneapolis should have a stationary branch rather than boolanobile service. Our ability to supply the growing demand for better materials is hampered by lack of space.

Circulation

Statistics were encouraging. In 1963 the total loss was under seven hundred; the loss for the previous.year exceeded eight thousand. Juvenile circulation increased by one hundred and twenty-five. As the collection gains strength, circulation should improve.

Hours

The return to Monday and Thursday evening service has been a definite improvement. Saturday openings were not missed at Bottineau. The staff has enjoyed the opportunity of working alternate Saturdays at Central Avenue Branch.

Projects

The year's activity has been marked by a concentrated effort to make up-to-date materials accessible to our patrons. Weeding and rearranging the collection pointed up the need for new materials as well -2- as classics. Attractive new books replaced some worn-out and obsolete editions. The size of the collection has diminished, but its quality has improved considerably.

Sixty-nine new adult reference books were added. Adults used more reference materials in the library when volumes shelved behind the desk or in storage areas were moved out into the main room.

Duplicate titles and semi-popular fiction are no longer shelved in the basement work room. Many of them had not circulated for two years. Back issues of magazines, the holiday collection, and supplies remain in the work room. The closet on the first floor has become a processing area where a few duplicates, bindery, discards, and transfers are housed temporarily.

Pamphlet and picture files have been revised. Juvenile fiction inventory has been taken. The adult nonfiction inventory has been started.

Children's Work

Mrs. Katharine Adomeit renewed her contact with the teachers and students of nine schools in the spring and in the fall to take applications, to tell stories, and to extend invitations for class visits. Three hundred and fifty-four: students visited the library by appointment. Mrs. Adomeit's flair for story-telling was evident by the response made by each audience. Many youngsters sent colorful drawings and letters to show their appreciation. A preschool Christmas story hour was unattended because of the minus 22 degree temperature.

Displays

A variety of displays decorated the library during the year. Children have been attracted by knights in armor, life-size clowns, and gay spring flowers. Pierre Bottineau took on the atmosphere of a Mexican fiesta in June. Authentic dolls, straw figures, and a hand-made pinata received much attention. Alderman Joe Greenstein contributed pumpkins for Halloween decorations. An original drawing by Louis Slobodkin was given to Mrs. Adomeit at the Book Fair. Snowflake mobiles and a beautifully decorated Christmas tree captured the spirit of the holiday season.

Equipment

Two new tables replaced juvenile furniture in the adult depart­ ment. Five additional drawers were added to the card catalog. -3-

Looking Forward Bottineau plans to promote preschool story hours. We hope to encourage more school visits. Perhaps young adult book talks could be given at Sheridan School. More adults will use the library as we provide better reading materials.

Our major need is a solution to the problem of inadequate shelving space.

Respectfully submitted, 9J;fi-4. J+v ·~~ Mrs. Virginia Fitzsimons Pierre Bottineau Branch Librarian ANNUAL REPORT STAFF OF THE

PIERRE BOTTINEAU BRANCH 1963

Mrs. Virginia Fitzsimons Branch Librarian Mrs. Katharine Adomeit Children's Librarian Mrs. Jeanne Buerkle Library Aide I Part Time Staff

Mrs. Marlene Gildea Library Aide I, January 1 - Mrs. Ethel Olson Professional Assistant II, during illness of Mrs. Fitzsimons in December Rita Recibe Library Page I, January 1 - May 18 Dennis Johnson Library Page I, May 20 - 31 Josephine Szutz Library Page I, June 3 - September 13 Marlyse Tallman Library Page I, September 16 - Mrs. Vicki Aasve Janitress MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for Pierre Bottineau Branch

19----62_ 19ft "l:, Gain or °1, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 19,885 191067 4.1 Juvenile 31,242 31,367 .4 TOTAL 512127 50,434 1.3 Vertical File Materials 512 376 26.5 Re cords 3 18 500.0

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $11332.78 $12466.64 P erio di cals 240.00 260.00 Juvenile 1,540.78 1,654.33 Special or Gift Funds 130.00 TOTAL $3,243.56 $3,380.97

BOOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 5,459 Reference - Adult 261 Young Adult 328 Juvenile 6,147 Reference - Juvenile 49 TOTAL 12,244

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number None Attendance

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 1 0 Story Hour (School Age) Movies Other

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 10 Attendance 354

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 18 Classrooms 138

OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List): Thirteenth Avenue State Bank Building PILLSBURY BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT 1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report for the Pillsbury Branch Library for the year 1963.

Pillsbury Branch has now completed another year of its three­ day-a-week schedule with patrons adjusting remarkably well. The greatest inconvenience to them is the long closing between Thursday evening and Monday afternoon and the curtailment of morning service. With the library open only one morning a week there is a heavy loss of newspaper readers and business men who liked to browse during the noon hour. And of course any holiday causes a really calamitous jar to this precarious schedule.

The survey done in November showed that the branch has very few nonresident or county patrons. A comparison of this survey with the one done in March 1960 when we were open 5 days a week shows that some of the circulation lost during the closed days is made up but not enough. The number of reference questions answered seems to be proportionately higher:

Circulation: March 1960, 5 days - 1,222 November 1963, 3 days - 922 (3/5 of 1,222 would be 733)

Reference: March 1960, 5 days - 127 November 1963, 3 days - 113 (3/5 of 127 would be 76)

New in 1963

The outside trim was painted in September with a promise to paint the staff room "as soon as the weather gets too cold for outside painting." Temperature at this writing was twelve below zero which would indicate a very hardy breed of painters in Minnesota.

A preschool story hour was started this fall on Tuesday mornings {the only morning we are open). Attendance varies between eight and twelve, and the enthusiasm of mothers and children makes the effort seem very worthwhile. One mother said that her little boy looks forward to it all week.

Readers and Reading

Who says that westerns don't have a place in the realm of education! One patron's reading of Zane Grey's BOULDER DAM caused him to make an exhaustive study of the Hoover Dam with requests for detailed maps showing Lake Mead, etc. It was a bit difficult at first to convince him that Hoover and Boulder Dams were one and the same, but he finally left satisfied. This little incident was especially pleasing to us because it duplicated so many of our own experiences in reading "light" fiction. -2-

The sharp increase in number of adult applications taken each fall shows again the strange revolving nature of Pillsbury's clientele. Each year we welcome a new set of graduate students and their wives, who usually become very good customers until they leave town or buy homes in another area. In addition to the more discriminating readers, there are mystery readers in such quantity that we suspect Pillsbury has more mystery readers in proportion to its size than any branch in the city. One of the most popular titles of the year was THE I HATE TO HOUSEKEEP BOOK, a fitting comment on the sophisticated, urbanized women in the area.

Work Done and Work Planned

Again this category remains woefully empty and will probably remain that way unless staff or hours of opening are extended. A 15% increase in circulation and the many display boards and cases to be covered at this branch have eliminated all projects needing to be done.

Respectfully submitted, CJ~ri.~ ~ ~udrun Hertsgaard Pillsbury Branch Librarian ANNUAL REPORT STAFF OF THE

PILLSBURY BRANCH LIBRARY 1963

Gudrun Hertsgaard Branch Librarian Mrs. Becky Yagyu Children's Librarian Mrs. Helen Stevenson Library Aide I Mary Jo Davies Library Page I, January - May 30 Linde Carlson Library Page I, June - September 15 Jean Nesland Library Page I, September 15 - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for Pillsbury Branch Library

19.62_ 1963_ "b Gain or °7, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 18,616. 21,277 14.2 Juvenile 13,664 16,114 17.9 TOTAL 32,280 37,391 15.8 Vertical File Materials 137 243 77.3 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult ~1 1 413.09 $1,370.65 P erio di cals 220.00 220.00 Juvenile 800.81 920.22 Special or Gift Funds TOTAL $2,433.90 $2,510.87

1100K COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 13,601 Reference - Adult 345 Young Adult 564 Juvenile 4,411 Reference - Juvenile 44 TOTAL 18,965

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number None Attendance

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance 11 Preschool Story Hour 68 Story Hour (School Age) None Movies None Other 1 120

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 8 Attendance 222 and 3 school dropout interviews SCHOOL VISITS Schools 4 Classrooms 26

OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List): 2 Southeast Minneapolis Planning and Coordinating Committee meetings ROOSEVELT BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT 1963

To the Librarian:

I am herewith submitting the annual report of Roosevelt branch for the year 1963.

In 1963 our circulation figures fluctuated from month to month. As in previous years, the circulation was affected by such factors as the weather, special events, change in personnel in the schools, and patrons moving to the suburbs. We noticed too that our circulation was low on the days we had a heavy reference load and vice versa. Our adult circu­ lation had a gain of 524, but the juvenile had a loss of 112; this resulted in giving us a total gain of 412 for the year.

Now that the grade school libraries are building up their collections, our juvenile circulation is dropping, except for the readers and picture books. A few years ago a new juvenile book was rarely in, but now the boys and girls frequently say of such a book, "we have that book at school."

If we had more new fiction books, we could have a sizeable increase in the adult circulation. Many evenings when the branch is open until 9 p.m. there will be only 10 or 12 books on the fourteen-day shelves and these will be ones that are almost a year old. We need more popular fiction for an increasing number of our patrons - our senior citizens. Most of these patrons want the lighter kind of story, not the sophisti• cated, realistic, problem story. They say they have enough problems of their own. They want more escape fiction; the men ask for westerns and more westerns. Many of the readers among the young couples reflect the same tastes in fiction as those of the older readers. Among the new books, we have had the most reserves for West's SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN, Taylor's GRANDMOTHER AND THE PRIESTS, Loft's THE CONCUBINE, McCarthy's THE GROUP, and Baldwin's THE FIRE NEXT TIME. We still get reserves for St. John's FINAL VERDICT, Hopper's THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT, Steinbeck's TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE, K.nebel's SEVEN DAYS IN MAY, and Donovan's PT 109. When a new book is given a plug on television, we immediately get requests for it. The appearance of Walt Disney's Pollyanna series on television brought forth a rash of requests for POLLYANNA from youngsters who said, ''My mother said she read POLLYANNA when she was young.''

Our requests for vacation information seemed to indicate that camping vacations were very popular this past year. To help our patrons with their travel plans we found that BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS FAMILY -2-

CAMPING, RAND MCNALLY-CAMPGROUND GUIDE, and SUNSET-WESTERN CAMPING DIRECTORY 1963 were very useful. THE MOBIL TRAVEL GUIDE SERIES and the HOLIDAY IN CANADA SERIES were rarely on our shelves during the summer months. One patron said he found the information in the MOBIL TRAVEL GUIDES more useful and comprehensive than the material he had received from the Automobile Association.

Patrons are always eager to see and use the new cookbooks and the books on home decorating and on house plans.

The grade school, high school, and college' students make our reference work very concentrated from September to June. With the enriched school programs at all levels, there has been a decided increase in the reference work pertaining to science, mathematics, social sciences and current topics. There is always a heavy drain on our historical fiction, Greek plays, modern plays and biographies. We index the THEATRE ARTS magazine and this index has been very useful in supplying the requests for the modern plays; we could not afford to have individual copies of all these plays. THE OCCUPATIONAL HANDBOOK and the vocational pamphlets are in constant use. THE CONSUMER REPORTS and CONSUMER BULLETIN are always popular with the students and adults; the students use them fQr school assignments, and the adults check these magazines when they are planning to buy a new car, dishwasher, television set, refrigerator, or hair dryer. We always have a good circulation of our current magazines. HOLIDAY, HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, HARPER'S BAZAAR, HOUSE AND GARDEN, SUNSET, and VOGUE are very popular with our women patrons. The men and boys are more interested in FIELD AND STREAM, POPULAR SCIENCE, SPORTS AFIELD, and HOT ROD. We could not get along without our current magazines for answering r~ference questions on such current subjects as medicare, foreign aid, the connnon market, et cetera.

The children are enthusiastic library visitors, and they have very definite ideas about what books they like and dislike. In the spring and fall of the year Mrs. Stebbing visits the five graqe schools in our district. After these visits, we are bombarded with applications for library cards, and these prospective library borrowers become a bit impatient when they have to wait two weeks for their new cards. 163 children came to the Puppet Show in March, and the 19 classes that·came for the Spring and Fall Book Festivals brought 789 children to our library. About once a month three teachers from St. Heleruls and three teachers from Resurrection School take out collections of books for their students. Some of these books are for pleasure reading and some are books to supplement class work. One teacher from Standish School brings her class to the library once a month.

The reference work for the children is largely concerned with their school assignments, but some of the youngsters want information pertaining to some project or pet interest of their own, - how to train a dog, how to raise rabbits, how to get a parrakeet to talk, how to make a chug, what are the rules for baseball or football. The parents ask for games to use for children's parties, stunts to use for boy scout -3- programs, arithmetic books, and first and second grade readers.

The young adult collection has had a substantial build up during 1963. The gift of $200 from the Kunze Fund purchased some nice editions of the classics, some of the plays from the Folger Library of Shakespearen Plays, and some new books not already in the adult collection. From the adult book fund, $253 was spent for young adult replacements, $54 for new books, and $65 for paperbacks.

Now that we have used the paperbacks for more than a year, we feel that the money spent for them was money well spent. These paperbacks have worn well and have been popular with the young people. By keeping track of the number of times each paperback circulated, we learned that they averaged seven to fifteen circulations before they had to be dis­ carded. The revolving rack that Miss Lora Landers, coordinator of the young adult services, ordered for Roosevelt has been very useful. Now that we have more paperbacks it would be very convenient to have still another rack.

For three days a week from September 1962 until December of this year we have had Mrs. Sheila Jorgenson as our young adult librarian. In December Mrs. Jorgenson was assigned to a new position at the Central Library. During the year Mrs. Jorgenson gave book talks to six Roosevelt High English classes. In June she started making an annotated list of the books added each month to the young adult collection. She had enough copies of this list made so that each English teacher at Roosevelt could have a copy.

Gift books are sometimes worthless, but this year we received copies of Costain's BELOW THE SALT, Weidman's SOUND OF BOWBELLS, Ruark's UHURU, Dooley's THREE GREAT BOOKS, Cronin's JUDAS TREE, and Stewart's THE IVY TREE, all of which were in excellent condition. The financial gifts included $200 from the Kunze Fund, $5.00 from the Friends of the Library for Christmas decorations, and $37.57, the balance from the 1962 allocation of $130 from the Library Gift Funds. The $37.57 was used to purchase science books. Four senior Girl Scouts participating in the Girl Scout Merit Bar Program were assigned to Roosevelt Branch. Each of them completed 37 hours of service during 1963.

This seems to be the age of surveys. Again this year, during the week of November 18-23, we did another survey to determine the extent of use of city libraries by county patrons. During that week we kept track of the number of people coming into the library, the number of county and city reference questions,·and the county and city circulatio~. Not being near the city boundary lines, we have very little county use of the library. From 2:30 to 5 p.m. each day of the survey, five women from the Library Friends did the door count of library patrons. -

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An inventory of the branch furniture and equipment was made in February.

The outside trim of the library was painted this year. The inside of the building could stand new paint - it was last painted in 1958. Before any painting can be done, our ceiling must be repaired. We now have two holes in the ceiling where the water leaked in December 24. Other vital needs are a larger card catalog, more shelving space, four more drawers for the reference file, another revolving case for the paper­ backs, and a metal desk for the young adult librarian. We were scheduled for Venetian blinds for 1963, but we are still waiting for them.

Respectfully submitted, £1~!/~M

Ellen Finnegan Roosevelt Branch Librarian ANNUAL REPORT STAFF OF THE

ROOSEVELT BRANCH LIBRARY 1963

Ellen Finnegan Branch Librarian Mrs. Ruth Stebbing Children's Librarian Mrs. Sheila (Stribley) Jorgenson Young Adult Librarian, to December 6 Mrs. June Brinkman Library Aide I Mrs. Bernice Holtan Library Aide I Mary Puphal Library Page I, to May 30 Barbara Lillie Library Page I, September 3 - Arnold Iverson Janitor-Engineer (Mobile Unit) Mrs. Charlotte Kuether Janitress, part time MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for Roosevelt Branch Library

19 62 19 63 "b Gain or % Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 49,970 50,494 1.0 Juvenile 58,150 58,038 .1 TOTAL 108,120 108,532 .3 Vertical File Materials 612 505 _17_A Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $2,184.94 $2,350.00 P e ri o di ca 1s 280.00 300.00 Juvenile 2,174.79 2,200.00 Special or Gift Funds 230.00 200.00 (Kunze Fund) TOTAL $4,869.73 $5,050.00

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 11,068 Reference - Adult 309 Young Adult 912 Juvenile 9,283 Reference - Juvenile 45 TOTAL 21,617

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number None Attendance

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 20 74 Story Hour (School Age) Movies Other (Puppet Show) 1 163

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH, including Number 20 Attendance 654 Library Club from Cannon Falls SCHOOL VISITS, twice a year Schools 5 Classrooms 150 0TH ER AGENCIES VISITED (List): 1 high school SEVEN CORNERS BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT

1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report for the Seven Corners Branch Library for the year 1963.

Again the simile we think of in connection with this dying branch is TILL EULENSPIEGEL. The coup de grace should have been dealt in October when the branch closed for six weeks because of an exploding furnace. However, the boiler was finally repaired and the branch struggled back to life inspite of the fact that there was very little publicity about either its closing or opening. It was feared that circulation would dwindle to absolute zero after such a long interval, but the first days averaged about 100 before settling back to 60 or 75.

The teachers at Clay and St. Elizabeth's have expressed great pleasure at the reopening of the branch, and two classes are scheduled to visit each week. The Sisters at St. Elizabeth's continue to order about 200 books a month. Mrs. Yagyu, the children's librarian, gives added impetus to the class visits by her story telling and enthusiastic manner. There is some hope that Sister Marie Pauline of Holy Rosary School may bring her puppet show over for a performance. Visits were also made to the Moppet Theatre and Augsburg College.

Plans for the Future

For some time it was understood that the branch would close by January 1, 1964, so that we now face the uncertain future with no books bought during 1963, no hope of any in 1964, and very few periodicals, newspapers, and continuations expected in 1964. This makes it almost impossible to give anything approaching real library service. We try to supply our few remaining patrons by borrowing personally selected titles from Extension Loans Department. About 500 books were discarded or sent in Not Wanted during the year.

Reading Trends Several spot checks on the adult circulation show that two­ thirds of it is nonfiction. This is probably because there are still a few college students who drop in occasionally and because some of our steady old gentlemen like to read biography, history, and adventure in addition to their steady diet of westerns.

Respectfully submitted,

~rts~ Seven Corners Branch Librarian ANNUAL REPORT

STAFF

OF THE

SEVEN CORNERS BRANCH LIBRARY

1963

Gudrun Hertsgaard Branch Librarian Mrs. Evlyn Solomon Children's Librarian, January - June 15 Mrs. Becky Yagyu Children's Librarian, June - Mrs. Helen Stevenson Library Aide I Mary Jo Davies Library Page I, January - May 30 Linda Carlson Library Page I, June - September 15 Jean Nesland Library Page I, September 15 - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for Seven Corners Branch Library

19----62. 19-6.J_ °1> Gain or °1, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 6,263 4,442 24.9 Juvenile 9,271 4,434 49.3 TOTAL 15,534 8,876 39.5 Vertical File Materials 169 41 75.7 Re cords l300K BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $1,288.84 _$_2:59.!~_0_8__ Periodicals 200.00 203.00 Juvenile 732.58 185.62 Special or Gift Funds 130.00 TOTAL $2,351.42 $647.70

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 8,261 Reference - Adult 384 Young Adult '205 Juvenile 4,157 Reference - Juvenile 42 TOTAL 13,049

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number None Attendance

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour None Story Hour (School Age) 1 4 Movies None Other (Puppet Show) 1 79

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 21 Attendance 499

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 1 Classrooms 4 and 1 dropout interview OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List): Moppet Theatre Augsburg College SUMNER BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT

1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Sumner Branch Library for the year 1963.

The Community

After glancing over Daily Happenings and Annual Reports of Sumner Library for the past ten or fifteen years the library seems to be following much the same pattern as in the past. Many of the people in the immediate community who use the library live in the redevelopment area and are not very library minded and move frequently. The best readers for the most part live out of the district; many are from the county.

According to the "Soap Box", November 1963: "There are over 4,500 residents in Sumner-Olson, Golden Age, Lyndale and Glenwood area. This population is equivalent to Two Harbors, Minnesota. There are 454 senior citizens living in the community. There are over 1,000 children and 127 teen-agers living in the area."

Circulation

Sumner had a gain in circulation in 1963 of 1,752 books. There was a loss of 1,953 books circulated to adults. Much of this was due to many of the better readers who lived in the three Hi-Rise buildings and have moved to south Minneapolis, to other new Hi-Rise buildings and back to their old home environment. There was a gain of 3,705 books circulated in the children's department. Much of this gain may be attributed to lots of hard work on the part of the children's librarian and the cooperation of the two social agencies, Wells Memorial and Phyllis Wheatley, who had social workers who emphasized the importance of reading and the use of the library.

The return to a "normal" five day schedule in the branches also helped and did away with much of the frustration caused by the 1962 hours.

Book Collection

The 1963 figures show that Sumner Library has 254 books less in the book collection after all the books withdrawn were balanced against the books purchased.

Very few replacements were made because of the curtailed book budget. Replacements must be made if adequate service is to be given and a balanced book collection is to be maintained. -2-

Due to many changes in the type of assigmnents in the elementary schools, the children's department often found it did not have the material asked for or sufficient material and had to call on the adult collection to supplement some of the reading assignments. Often this was not satisfactory because of the reading level.

The entire adult book collection was weeded this past year; and inventory of the fiction was completed. There was a loss of 144 books, most of which were from the young adult collection.

In 1964 the nonfiction inventory will be done. The vertical file collection was weeded and 713 clippings, pamphlets and maps were added to this valuable source material.

The books continue to get hard usage, and small children with their crayons and ball point pencils cause much of the damage.

The new shelving for the 14 day fiction and nonfiction books has been a great help. It has relieved the congestion near the front desk and the entrance into the children's room. The patrons feel much more at leisure to browse.

Reading Trends

Reserves for the Best Sellers have not been as many as in the past. The public is -·disappointed in the subject matter of many of the modern writers and their quality of writing. There has been lots of interesting and worthwhile nonfiction, but it is difficult to make many readers think they might enjoy something other than a novel or the type of story they have always enjoyed reading.

Both fiction and nonfiction books are very much in demand for school and college assignments. Auto repair, T.V. repair, remodeling, interior decorating, mathematics, electronics and Webster's Collegiate Dictionary along with civil service manuals continue to be much in demand.

Current magazines and the older magazines are much used both for leisure reading and reference work.

Children's Room

The children's librarian made her regular visits to the five schools both in thef.all and in the spring. In the spring she visited 88 rooms and in the fall 92 classrooms. When she visited the classes she told each grade about the library and about books that would interest them most. She suggested that each child get a library card and visit the library.

More classes came to the library in the spring of the year after her visits than in the fall due to the classes making their field trip to the Central Library during Book Week to enjoy the exhibits and excellent programs that were offered. --

-3- Story hour, as in the past, has not been a success. Due to the shortage of staff, no story hour has been scheduled at 4 p.m. on Friday. The librarian is of much more value in the room helping many others rather than telling stories to two or three children.

The Puppet Show in March, by the Junior League, is always well attended. Two shows were staged with an attendance of 340 children. If a puppet show could be staged each week I'm sure there would be a large attendance. It takes something "spectact.1lar" for our younger-fry these days, so it seems.

More encouragement from the parents would help promote story hour and better reading habits and also would do away with some of the overdue and mutilated books.

Each year the elementary school teachers seem to borrow fewer ''book collections" from the library. Much of this is may be attributed to the Board of Education supplying the schools with more and more books in their libraries.

St. Joseph's, John Hay and a few schools in the outskirts continue to depend upon Sumner for large 0 collections of books" to supplement their libraries.

There has been a great demand for the Newbery and Caldecott books by several of the teachers. These books rank with the "Best Sellers" as far as the demand from the children is concerned.

Arrangements were made for a grade school teacher, sponsored by Phyllis Wheatley House, to visit the library with two small groups of retarded children during the month of July. The groups were to visit the library for an hour three days during the week and choose their books which the teacher was to read to them. This did not meet with much success even when the teacher made the effort to visit each home and bring the children to the library.

The fiction inventory was completed with a loss of 57 books. The entire collection was weeded and the nonfiction inventory has been started. 320 colorful new pictures were added to the picture file.

Exhibits

1. Gumdrop candy Valentine tree - this exhibit had to be removed due to the fact that the youngsters helped themselves to the candy.

2. "Heads on Bottles" puppets were made by Cub Scout, Pack 186, Den 5. 3. Newbery Award Winner books tied in with the reading program of the schools. -4- 4. Stuffed pheasants and ducks borrowed from the Museum were displayed with natural background materials attracted much interest.

5. Christmas trees and Christmas candles made an unusual display.

Building and Equipment

The ceiling in the office and storage closet needs to be repaired, due to moisture that has seeped in from the roof.

The window ledges throughout the building need to be refin­ shed. The window seats in both the children's and adult rooms need to be refinished.

The two reading rooms in the adult section need to be washed and painted.

The front and back staircasESneed to be painted.

The wall in the staff quarters should be washed and painted.

The outside trim of the building needs repainting.

The fence needs to be repaired.

Parking continues to be a problem. There is not enough parking space on Emerson Avenue.. The street is narrow; and there is a great amount of traffic, which makes parking both dangerous and difficult. The staff uses parking space provided by the Shopping Center. The area back of the library is very dark at night and many months of the year not suitable for parking.

Publicity Each month an annotated list of children's and adult books is sent to the Soap Box, a monthly publication, published and circulated by the Sumner-Olson Area Planners. This publication is distributed free to everyone in the Sumner, Olson and Golden Age Homes.

This past fall specially printed library signs with the winter hours and the location of the library were posted in eight places in the immediate com:nunity.

September 24th the Community Information and Referral Service with Mrs. Bruce McBeath, a social worker, came to Sumner one day a week to consult with anyone who wished to consult with her as regards, health, welfare, legal advice and family problems. At this time Mrs. McBeath is reluctant to say much about the value of this project. She said: "Not enough time has elapsed to draw conclusions." -5-

It is important that the staff know the Community. It is important that we keep in mind that it is through our efforts of making known the resources of the community branch and the library system that we will be able to give our best service to the Community.

Respectfully submitted,

Marie A. Graeber Sumner Branch Librarian ANNUAL REPORT STAFF OF THE

SUMNER BRANCH LIBRARY 1963

Marie A. Graeber Branch Librarian Winifred Tyner Professional Assistant II Mrs. Lena Lee Huang Yang Children's Librarian Mrs. Marjorie Mason Library Aide I Sharon Dormanen Library Page I, July 1962 - June 1963 Sandra Saltzman Library Page I, June 1963 - Nicholas Gmiterko Janitor-Engineer (Mobile Unit) Kenneth Trachy Janitor-Engineer (Mobile Unit) MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for SlDD.ner Branch Library

19 62 19ft °l, Gain or % Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 36,015 34,062 5.4 Juvenile 36,722 40,427 10 TOTAL 72,737 74,489 2.4 Vertical File Materials 1,202 1,196 .4 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $1,902.46 $2,078.68 Periodicals 350 .00 375 .OO Juvenile 1,925,22 1,942.05 Special or Gift Funds 130 .00 90 ,00* TOTAL $4,307.68 $4,486.63. *50th Anniversary unencumbered balance of 1962 Library Gift Fund

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 11,924 Reference - Adult 522 Young Adult 1,121 Juvenile 7,206 Reference - Juvenile 119 TOTAL 20,892

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number None Attendance

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 3 77 Story Hour (School Age) 13 328 Movies Other Puppet Show, "Many Moons" 2 340

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 37 Attendance 863

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 10 Classrooms 180

OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List): Phyllis Wheatley Bryant Center The three Hi-Rise Buildings Girard Terrace Nursery Center WALKER BRANCH LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT 1963

To the Librarian:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Walker Branch Library for 1963.

The more stable schedule for 1963 gave Walker a circulation gain for every month except June and November. However the daily average slumps were in June (a very hot month when the branch could not compete with the beaches), July and December. The percentage of adult circulation was 62%, of juvenile circulation 38%.

1,677 cards were issued compared with 1,504 in 1962. 15.9% were Hennepin County. About the same percentage of county showed up in the November survey circulation figures.

Again, for the second time in this librarian's tenure, all full time members of the staff were here for the entire year.

167 missing titles were reported missing in an adult fiction inventory of which 43, or more than one-fourth were young adult. Three copies of GONE WITH THE WIND were missing and two copies each of the following: TALE OF TWO CITIES, COMPLETE SHERLOCK HOLMES, POE'S BEST TALES, CAINE MUTINY, A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN, ETHAN FROME, FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS, HOT ROD, and MARCY CATCHES UP. Most of the DuJardin titles had a copy missing.

Six interviews with dropouts were held at Walker during April, May and June.

Foreign visitors during the year were Mrs. Chinda Singhapricha from Bangkok, Thailand; Miss Teresa Castilla from Montevideo, Uruguay; whom the librarian also met at the airport upon her arrival in this country in July; and Miss Irene Norman from Wellington, New Zealand. Library board candidates Mrs. Smollen and Mr. Freeburg visited before the election, and Mr. Robert White, board member, paid a two hour visit in October.

Weeding becomes a worse problem each year. The demand for new books in this branch makes a large budget a must, but the non-expanding shelves do not offer a berth for all of them when they move off the new shelves. A compromise for the more drastic weeding necessary i~ to send many for transfer with the hope that other less crowded branches and de­ partments may use them. This is the first year that the librarian has even entertained a wish for a two-floor branch so that more room would be available. -2-

Two new stores opened in July in the block between Lagoon and Lake on the Walker side of the street. Chuck's Boys and Men's Wear moved from next to the old bank into a former children's store and Thomas' Designs moved from around the corner on Lake Street into the former Rocket Furniture Store.

STAFF

The only staff changes for 1963 were in the shelving complement and Saturday extras. Margaret Corlett and Wallace Erickson worked 15 hours each from January to June 14. From June 17 to September 6, Wallace worked 20 hours and since September 9 has worked 30 hours per week. Margaret Erikkson worked every other Saturday from January to May and Yvonne Gaulke took her place on September 28. Leigh Rolph worked every Saturday, March 2 to May 24, and from September 14 on.

Substitutes for the year were: Janet Weiss, Veda Chaffin, Lorraine Spoors, Carolyn Wolfe, Susan Hallquist, Margaret Erikkson, Leigh Rolph, Pearl Luhman, Yvonne Gaulke, Douglas TeGantvoort, Ellen Jane Bloomquist and Cecilia Ditter.

Mary Cracraft served on the Publicity Committee of the Staff Association, on the book committee of the Audubon Society, was chairman of the nominating coIIDJ1ittee and of the installation service for Uptown Business Women's Association and is still a member of their board, serving since May as Historian.

Isabel Thibault, who has been trying for several years to sell short children's stories, had two accepted this year, one by HUMPTY DUMPTY and the other, a Christmas story, by THE CHILDREN·' S FRIEND.

Grace Mayo served as Secretary of the M.P.L. Staff Association.

Rita Reed, practice student from St. Catherine's College~ put in 65 hours in January and February, working full days on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.

PATRONS The many devoted and appreciative patrons with widely varying tastes and interests, but by and large in the upper echelons of reading comprehension, as the book review addicts asking for the hot-off•the• press best seller, the thinking man's book, or the expensive volume not within their budget possibilities, though less expensive books might be, make all the struggles with short staffs, budgets, hours and equipment worthwhile at Walker Branch. -3- It is a pleasure to remember over the year the family who came in on Monday after their house burned on Saturday to replace their cards; the Edina woman, getting material for her ninth grade son on solar furnaces, who said she always did better here than any place; the patron who complimented the good taste in book selection, and said that Walker Branch and the Guthrie Theatre were the two places closest to her heart; the Kenwood resident who was delighted to recognize her house in the Youssef Sida painting VIEW OF MINNEAPOLIS FROM THE JOHN ROOD HOUSE; the busy attorney who donated $5.00 for the purchase of candy; the woman who reported that she was still alive after eating the mushrooms she was told not to eat; the daughter who twice took out pamphlets and magazine articles on Parkinson's disease for her father whom she was taking to New York for the freezing operation therein reported; the Rabbi who wanted to say that he was not apathetic after the disappointing attendance at the Friend's meeting; the attorney's wife who brings many magazines regularly and who bought gifts especially at the Vassar sale for Walker, and many, many others.

George Grizzard and Guthrie stage manager Edward P. Call were patrons, as were foreign students Roswitha Stenute from Salzburg, Austria and Ashnadelle Hilmy from Cairo, Egypt.

The James Ballentine Post and Auxiliary 246 of 2916 Lyndale Avenue South presented Walker with the 4 volume American Heritage set they were awarded for being first place in service in the state.

BOOKS AND READING Reserves are checked every two weeks to determine whether or not it is necessary to purchase additional copies and a record kept of those with 5 reserves or over. Fiction reserves and the number of times there were at least 5 reserves for them follow: Left over from 1962, SEVEN DAYS IN MAY (16), SHIP OF FOOLS (6), UHURU (1), YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE (7), and LETTING GO (2); 1963 fiction titles, THE PRIZE (9), RAISE HIGH THE ROOF­ BEAM, CARPENTERS (11), GRANDMOTHER AND THE PRIESTS (7), THE SAND PEBBLES (2), FAVOURITE OF THE GODS (5), SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN (14), LORD OF THE FLIES (9), THE CONCUBINE (6), JOY IN THE MORNING (5), THE GROUP (9), CARAVANS (4), THE VENETIAN AFFAIR (4), and THE COLLECTOR (2). Similarly, the most popular and often reserved nonfiction titles were: FINAL VERDICT (8), RENOIR, MY FATHER (3), THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT (8), THE DAY THEY SHOOK THE PLUM TREE (3), THE FIRE NEXT TIME (2), THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE (9), PORTRAIT OF MYSELF (1), THE WINE IS BITTER (2), MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (2), JFK: THE MAN AND THE MYTH (3), and AMERICAN WAY OF DEATH (1). -4- Luxury titles added during the year include:

Huxley - STANDARD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE WORLD'S OCEANS AND ISLANDS - $9. 95 Life - EPIC OF MAN - $13.50 COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANTIQUES - $25 .OO MARVELS OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY • $9.95 Oscar Wilde - LET.rERS - $15.00 READER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN LITERATURE - $13. 95 LERNER & LOEWE SONGBOOK• $10.00 Morison - TWO OCEAN WAR - $15 .00 Look - STORY BEHIND THE PAINTING - $14.95 HOUSE AND GARDEN BOOK OF INTERIORS - $17.50 Janson - HISTORY OF ART - $18 .50 LETTERS OFF. SCOT!' FITZGERALD - $10.00

EQUIPMENT The new roof, though it was more necessary than desired, was the most important addition to the branch this year.

The outside trim was painted, and in an effort to give the dreary outside a color lift, the ant:quated light standards and railing were painted bright green to match the hours sign.

New black light window shades were installed in the Audubon Room. A new curtain movie screen (82 .. by 90") was donated by the Audubon Society.

A very large window, already cracked, but seriously damaged by thrown rocks, was replaced and a smaller one, broken by an 11-year-old boy caught by the police and discovered to have been glue sniffing, was repaired. Storms and screens were repaired or replaced. Locks on staff and clubroom doors were changed so that the out• side key now fits them. A coat rack was provided for the Audubon Room.

WORK WITH YOUNG ADULTS

Through the year more adult books have been added to the col­ lection so that now there is need for more drastic weeding. A number of the titles on Miss Lander's list were ordered for young adult and some were added from the adult collection. Few needed to be ordered except for fresh copies. -5- With a few exceptions such as the teen-age boys who ask for racing stories, the readers are largely girls. Younger juvenile boys read the sports and science fiction titles in the collection.

Both Mr. Corrigan and Miss Collins helped to compile reading lists which Miss Collins typed so that now there are attractive lists in acetate folders on cars, sports, love, mystery, etc.

Mrs. Thibault, young adult librarian, feels that going one day every two weeks to Franklin Branch freshens her outlook and often gives ideas of books to add from the regular adult department.

Grace Mayo has made some fascinating seasonal posters for the bulletin board.

The 7 volume Lands and Peoples Encyclopedia purchased this year was given to young adult after a short stay on the new nonfiction shelf.

WORK WITH CHILDREN

The seven area schools were visited both spring and fall. 371 second grade applications were taken in the schools in May and June. A total of 136 rooms were visited.

The most heavily attended program was the August film program. On four Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., there was a total attendance of 713. People came from St. Louis Park, Bloomington, and even St. Paul because it was well advertised and there was a dearth of planned programs for children at that time. Despite the crowded conditions and poor ventila­ tion, the audiences were most enthusiastic.

Special film programs were given for classes from Calhoun, Miss Peters and Grace Presbyterian Church Nursery Schools. The Junior League Puppet Show presented MANY MOONS by James Thurber to 222 children at two performances on March 5. Mrs. Walter Morris of the Audubon Society gave a talk on bird identification and how to attract birds to your backyard to 120 children from Calhoun School on May 17. The regular preschool story hour on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. brings from 6 to 10 regulars. The Saturday, same time, story hour for school age (mostly readings from folk and fairy tales) had a high attendance of 14. -6-

While the roof was undergoing repair, a severe rainstorm caused water damage in the juvenile alcove. Four shelves of books were damaged with about $200.00 worth of books totally useless. Restitution has not yet been made.

846 pictures were added to the picture file.

A bibliography of Lives of Famous Men and Women was compiled by the children's librarian and added to the lists used by children in the room.

Exhibits during the year featured a Japanese Lantern Tree, with Japanese dolls from the Central Children's Room and Margaret Corlett; a cookie house decorated with candies and cookies made by Mrs. Lois McNeil and used to feature Joan Walsh Anglund 's NIBBLE, NIBBLE, MOUSEKIN·; 8 to 10 crickets in a cage made by Mrs. Mayo to go with books on insects; SNOWY DAY posters from the Caldecott winner by John Keats, also made by Mrs. Mayo; and a Hanukkah display with material given by Mrs. Edward Segal and a menorah loaned by Adath Jeshurun Synagogue.

There has been a definite improvement in the movies shown since the Audubon Society gave a new and larger screen to the library.

The 1963 edition of Compton's Encyclopedia was added to the collection.

A fiction inventory was undertaken in the summer and will be reported in 1964.

The children's librarian now works every Saturday the branch is open.

EXHIBITS The Civil war special collection continues. Other special exhibits featured University of Minnesota Week, Wild Life Week, Notable Books, the Guthrie Theatre, the movie JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, Reading for an age of Space, United Nations, and Christma$.

CLUBROOMS

Regular adult group breakdown use of the clubrooms is as follows:

Number of Meetings Attendance Group 1962 1963 1962 1963

Audubon 6 7 337 485 Mushroom 16 16 311 286 Girl Scouts 5 2 48 22 -7-

AIMS FOR 1964

The one change most joyfully anticipated for 1964 is the return of the regular branch janitor-engineer. Though no major money-outlay additions are expected for this year, it is to be hoped that the general maintenance can be pointed up and minor improvements already requested can be accomplished.

The pairing with Franklin Branch works more smoothly as time goes on, but the ideal of enough staff for 6 day opening is still to be preferred.

If cuts had to be made, the branch staff is grateful that they were not made he:e, even if the cuts at the Central Library may bring more work for all in books returned and taken, in reference and heavier general usage of the branch collection.

Respectfully submitted,

Mrs. Mary Cracraft Walker Branch Librarian -

ANNUAL REPORT STAFF

OF THE

WALKER BRANCH LIBRARY 1963

Mrs. Mary Cracraft Branch Librarian Mrs. Isabel Thibault Professional Assistant II Mrs. Marilyn Stewart Children's Librarian Margaret Cutler Professional Assistant II, January 3 - 4 Mrs. Grace Mayo Library Aide II Leigh Rolph Library Aide II, every other Saturday, March 2 ~ May 24; September 14 - December 31 Mrs. Lois Peterson Library Aide I Mrs. Marian Austin Library Aide I Margaret Erikkson Library Aide I, every other Saturday, January 7 - May 24 Mrs. Yvonne Gaulke Library Aide I, every other Saturday, Septembe~ 28 - December 31 Margaret Corlett Library Page I, 15 hours weekly, January 2 - June 14 Wallace Erickson Library Page I, 15 hours weekly, January 2 - June 14; 20 hours weekly, June 17 - September 6; 30 hours weekly, September 9 - December 31 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for Walker Branch Library

1962_ 19M °l, Gain or °1, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 76,187 81,019 6.34 Juvenile 45,636 49,633 8.05 TOTAL 121,823 130,652 7.24 Vertical File Materials 994 867 12.77 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult ~3,562.54 $4,178.13 P erio di cals 450.00 550.00 Juvenile 2,132.65 2,138.15 Special or Gift Funds 130.00 TOTAL ~61275.19 $6,866.28

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 17,087 Reference - Adult 654 Young Adult 896 Juvenile 8,292 l1eference - Juvenile 75 TOTAL 27,004

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number 25 Attendance 793

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 30 316 Story Hour (School Age) 22 119 Movies 8 938 Other Puppet Shows 2 222

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 59 Attendance 1,749

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 14 Classrooms 136 (7 each time) (71 and 65) OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List):

Uptown Business Women's Association - 17 meetings Audubon - 1 meeting, 1 tea, 1 committee meeting WEBBER PARK BRANCH LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT 1963

To the Librarian: Herewith is presented the annual report of the Webber Park Branch Library. 1be annual book circulation of the branch for 1963 was 128,321 ••• a gain of 12,135 over 1962. This large increase was undoubtedly due to the more stable schedule of library hours which began in January, 1963. The adult circulation has about returned to its 1961 level, but the juvenile circu­ lation is still 6,000 below the 1961 figure. This increase in circulation brought two problems into prominence again. First in importance is the lack of an even adequate book budget. Second is the lack of space in the present building. The book collection of 22,460 is not adequate to serve the citizens of this library area. Looking ahead, as must be done, to a time when book budgets do increase, where are the books to be put? This double-theme has run through the annual reports of this branch since 1942. The only solution is a new building, one: designed specifically for its purpose, a neighborhood library branch. The lack of a larger book collection is particularly evident in the adult work of the branch. An attempt was made to duplicate more titles during the year although it meant fewer individual titles could be purchased. The adult collection does not have enough depth in any subject classifi­ cation to fulfill the demands made upon it. Additions in literary criticism, Communism, science, and collective biographies helped to streng­ then weak spots in the collection during the year, but there is still much more to be done. Without a more realistic book budget it is impossible to buy new titles and replace worn-out standards. Among the more popular new titles of the year were "Silent Spring" by Carson, "Letters from the FArth" by Twain, "Sand Pebblesn by McKenna, "Feminine Mystique" by Friedan, "Glass Blowers 0 by Du Maurier, "Shoes of the Fisherman11 by West, "The Grouptt by McCarthy, and "The American Way of Death" by Mitford. ttLord of the Flies" by Golding, first published in 1955, became the novel for the well-read high school and college student, although Saliiig'er•s ncatcher in the Rye" continued to be asked for by that same group. Mrs. Logan spent a large part of her time working with the Young Adult collection of the branch and with the young people themselves. Many books in the section which were no longer attractive physically were discarded and others which did not hold interest for that particular age level were either transferred to another part of the collection or sent into Central for transfer. The National Library Week exhibit, "We Recommendtt, presented - 2 - reading choices by three Webber patrons. These choices covered a wide field, 11 going from "Desiree" by Selinko1 "Ethan Frome" by Wharton and "The Octopus by Norris. In November, Mrs. Logan and Miss Landers visited the senior English classes at Henry High School, giving book talks to the students, with the emphasis on recreational reading. A positive response to these talks was felt at the branch, for many students came in for copies of the books on the list, and others just came in to tell Mrs. Logan how much they enjoyed her book talk. Teachers made very good use of the children's room during 1963. About 30 teachers used the library collection regularly and took out packs of books for use in their classrooms. Their appreciation was shown by many favorable verbal compliments as well as thank-you notes. _The library again cooperated with the McKinley School P.T.A. summer reading program, READ-0-RAMA. 42 participants completed their books and reports and received pins and certificates at a special Book Week assembly at the school. Miss McCarthy revised some of the lists, to make them easier to use and requested many titles from Extension so that each reader could have a wide choice of selec­ tions. Her displays throughout the year helped to stimulate an interest in reading in the various subject fields. The pre-school story hour, under Miss McCarthy's talented hand, gained in popularity throughout the year. Spring Book Festival and Book Week celebrations were well attended by boys and girls and their parents. New books were put on display for two weeks on tables in the children's room. The enthusiasm and popularity of the book display grows each time.

The trend away from a text-book oriented curriculum in the public schools made a difference in the reference work of the children's room. Although this change had been felt in the past, it seemed to make its greatest impact this year. The range of subject interests was large and varied. Many 8th grade requests for both specific titles and research materials had to be filled from the adult collection. As an example, a 6th grade student had to do a research paper on the history of cosmetics, using 3 different sources. Another, also a 6th grader, needed to know how many coups d'etat there had been in the history of Viet Nam. Miss McCarthy noted a new em­ phasis on the call for classics and award books, and an added interest in biographies. The whole general level of work has been upgraded. The most important outside contacts the branch makes each year are the twice­ annual school visits by the children's librarian. The pressures of work and the short library hours mean that these visits are really squeezed into an already full schedule. However, the results are always rewarding for the library.

Non-fiction inventory was done in the adult department and fiction inventory in the children's room. The greatest lose in the collection was in the 629.1 class, automobile repairing. A greater control over the remaining -

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books in that section has been set up. The results of the juvenile fiction inventory were pleasing. Only a few titles were missing even though this was the first inventory made since 1960. The subject authority index for the vertical file was completed in the adult department. A handicraft index was begun but little headway was made on it. An authority file for the picture collection subject headings was also begun but, again, little was done on it.

A library school·practice student, Marilyn Hunton, was at the branch in April for two weeks. Miss Hunton came from the University of Washington, and was particularly interested in children's library work. She partici­ pated in story hours, did floor work, and began work on the subject authority file for the picture file. There were no changes in the full-time staff during the year. As a result, the work was able to progress smoothly. The present staff is a most cooperative one, and the girls work well together even under heavy pressure.

Brooklyn Center is planning on a referendum in the spring and hopes to erect a Hennepin County library building shortly. This will undoubtedly have some effect on the future of this branch for statistics show that 46.9% of the applications taken here in 1963 were from county people. Residents of the immediate area still ask when a new branch is to be built. There is a definite need for one, so that the library can take its place as an active participant in the life of this community •

. ·'1 R~;8i,ectful3!.:: Bf ~~t~,?9, ... ;//~: {{flt&!~~ Miss Doris ,orthenscold Webber Park'Branch Librarian ANNUAL REPORT

Staff of the Webber Park Branch Library 1963 Branch Librarian Doris Northenscold January- Adult Assistant Mrs. Eloise Logan January- Children's Librarian Phyllis McCarthy January- Library Aide II Myrtle Irmen January-

Library Aide I Mrs. Kitty Jackson January­ Carole Bedard January- Pages

Linda Krefting January­ Ann Nordin January-November 9 Patricia Reilly November 1.3- MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for :Webber Park Branch Library

19.62_ 19.6)_ "l, Gain or % Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult ]] .l Juvenile 75,225 82,6o6 10.9 TOTAL 116,186 118,321 10.1 Vertical File Materials 816 852 10.u Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 2188.61 2167.20 (Est.) Periodicals 296.26 360.00 (Est.) Juvenile 3239.85 (Est.) Special or Gift Funds Bh.36 24.29 TOTAL 6091.h) 5791.3h

BOOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 10,277 Reference - Adult 428 Young Adult 500 (F.st.) Juvenile 11,199 Reference -.Juvenile 56 TOTAL 22,460

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number ______Attendance

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 36 h17 Story Hour (School Age) 30 25h Movies Other (Puppet Show) 2 346

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH 34 Attendance 1020

SCHOOL VISITS Schools ____... 9 ___ ~~~~~----=="----Classrooms 141

0TH ER AGENCIES VISITED (List):