MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRA.RY

ANNUAL REPCRT OF THE DIRECTOR

196, MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR FOR 1965

To the Library Board of the City of Minneapolis:

Nineteen hundred sixty five was the first full calendar year of service by the incumbent Director. The year saw many changes and upheavals; successes and failures; rewards and disappointments. It began under the stress of an unbalanced budget and ended on a gloomy note of uncertainty about future tax revenue. In between there \t.el'e excitement, some limited gains, some losses, and a widening public sympathy for the Library's persistent financial plight.

Changes in the Government of the Library

Under the leadership of the trustees there were significant changes in the government of the Library. Six separate bills were introduced into the state legislature, of which five were enacted into lawo One bill allowed for a change in title of the Librarian and the members of the Library Board, who are now known as Director and Trustees- This minor change was designed to bring Minneapolis into conformity with the accepted nomenclature of the American Library Association. Another bill created a Hennepin County Library Board, six of whose twelve members were appointed by the County Connnissioners during the autumn. This Board is now fully operative and acts in an advisory capacity to the Minneapolis Library Board on all questions relating to County operationsr

The membership of the Minneapolis Library Board was altered by still another bill~ Three posts which had been filled ex officio, were eliminated. They were replaced by two posts, one to be filled by appointment by the Mayor of Minneapolis and one by appointment by the City Council,

The Library Board was authorized to levy charges for meeting rooms and for specialized services (including a rental book collection).

Representation on the Library Board was provided for any political jurisdiction that might contract with the Library for service.

Finances

The Library began the year with an accumulated deficit of $38,800. The primary goal for 1965 was to bring expenditures within the Library's incomeo With the utmost cooperation from a creative and willing staff this objective was achieved, and at the same time the book budget was increased by $40,000o New and improved pay schedules provided increases for nearly all staff members. The commitment to buy more books and to raise salaries necessitated retrenchments which are discussed elsewhere in this report.

Personnel

To achieve a balanced budget, a major effort had to be directed toward reducing the cost of personnel. Staff reductions and reassignment -2- of duties put increased pressure on the staff. The resulting tensions and inconvenience were borne in a fine cooperative spirit. There was a net reduction in professional staff of 11.5 positions, which were either eliminated or reassigned to the classified service. There was a net decrease of 3.7 employees over the course of the year.

Other changes in the personnel program included provision for longer vacations for staff members with 20 years of service; the "guarantee" of 11 paid holidays without respect to the vagaries of the calendar; the cOt11Dencement on September 1 of a city-wide hospitalization and medical insurance program; bookmobile driver overtime rates were increased from straight time to time and one-half.

Organization and Service Patterns

In January, Central Library increased evening service from two to four evenings during "winter hours.'.' The Children's room, the Visual Aids Department, and in October, the Government Documents section, all increased their schedules to conform to the hours when Central Library is open. The Museum remained open on Sundays during the entire year.

On the negative side, the Young Adult Alcove was closed, and the books and space were reassigned. The Extension Loans Department was closed out in August. Most of the 49,000 volumes in the collection were distributed on an equitable basis to branch libraries, but some juvenile books were retained for use in the new Longfellow Branch Library. The closing of this major activity tested staff mettle to the utmost, and the response was splendid. The staff rose to the occasion and handled the myriad changes in procedures and record keeping with such precision that service never faltered for a single day, and the patrons of the Library were scarcely conscious of the reorganization.

At the end of May a new, uniform loan period for circulating books was introduced. This created some public confusion and misunderstanding at first, but by autunm the new routines were well established.

New code symbols were adopted for branch libraries and a system of marking books for easy sorting was introduced. The heavy burden of clerical work had not been completed by the end of the year, but good progress was noted.

East Lake Branch Library introduced photographic book charging, and plans were laid for including the remaining ten branches in the charging system during the year 1966.

The children's room at Franklin Branch Library was moved to the main floor to make possible more economical scheduling of the reduced staff.

Bookmobile schedules were overhauled; scheduled driver overtime was eliminated and the number of public service hours on the winter schedule was increased from 83 to 88\ hours weekly, but with fewer scheduled stops. -3- Service hours were also increased beginning· in September in 10 of the 14 branch libraries. Four branch libraries (Longfellow, Walker, Central Avenue and Webber Park) undertook 6-day operations. Ten branch libraries were opened on Tuesday evenings, an enlargement in service to which the public was not responding very well by the end of the year.

Some changes of less importance were also made. Many thousands of periodicals were transferred from the basement to the third floor and each department was given control over the public calls for periodicals belonging to the specialized department. This move met with unanimous approbation of staff and patrons. Current periodicals were redistributed to the departments. The public space formerly given to current periodicals is awaiting reassignment. The drive-in window was closed owing to lack of use. Complaints were notable by their absence, At Central Library and Linden Hills rental collections were re-established after a lapse of eight years. Public reaction was favorable but revenue was below expectations. Two Saturday afternoon planetarium shows were added to the schedule. The twenty­ five cent admission fee for these shows produced some revenue, and attendance was increasing as the year ended~

Buildings and Maintenance

The stringent budget kept maintenance and equipment replacement at a minimum. Two branch libraries were re-roofed. One bookmobile was overhauled and air-conditioned, but bookmobile service was frequently crippled by mechanical failures.

Building Program

After 35 years of inactivity in building branch libraries, 1965 saw the success of efforts to obtain construction funds for one building which is being planned for the Nokomis area, to replace Longfellow Branch Library. Gifts

The Library was fortunate during the year to receive cash and security gifts totalling approximately $47,000, of which $16,553.95 was in cash. These, together with other donations, mostly books, made it one of the best years in library history for philanthropy. Special note should be made of some of these gifts:

Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Hudson - securities valued at •••• $31,000.00 The Mayor's Council on Human Relations...... 6,346.00 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bridgman (in memory of Dorothy Rood) ...... ,, •••••••••••••• 1,506.42 Phillips Foundation (in honor of Rabbi Minda) ••••••••••• 1,000.00

The estate of Selma A. Lee ••••••••• ¢ ...... 5,000.00 The estate of William H. Thompson···········~·······~··· 500.00 Archie D~ Walker and Bertha H. Walker Foundation •••••••• 500.00

The gift from the Hudson family was added to previous monies made available by Mr. Walker to create an endowment of $97,000.00 for the purchase of books. -4- The Library's endowment is now nearing $300,000. Future efforts should be directed to increasing the Library's endowment.

Mrs. Rood's portrait was painted by Mrs. Frances Cranmer Greenman and presented to the Library during a public ceremony. It now hangs in the reception room of the Library.

Public Relations

The Director and many members of the staff devoted considerable effort to fostering good public relations. Talks before civic groups in all parts of the city took many evenings during the year. The reports of the League of Women Voters and of the Citizens League of Minneapolis and Hennepin County early in the year received wide publicity and many scores of copies found their way into the hands of interested citizens.

A special report by William C. Copeland was made at the Director's request. Volunteering his expert services, Mr. Copeland made a statistical analysis of the use of the Library by Hennepin County residents and suggested a formula for reimbursement of Minneapolis by Hennepin County for services rendered. Much interest was shown in the report, and it generated considerable colllilent, both favorable and unfavorable.

Automation

The Library made considerable effort to prepare itself for the introduction of basic equipment to process information at high speed and reduce the clerical workload. A contract was signed for delivery of punched-card machines early in 1966.

Millage Campaign

In November the Library Board voted to approve the Director's recom­ mendation to seek a Charter change to allow the Library to levy 2 additional mills on the property tax. At the year's end, plans were still moving ahead for a referendum, despite the disheartening obstacle thrown in the way by the "equal assessment" ruling handed down by the District Court. The Library's need for increased revenue is very great. Summary

Nineteen sixty five was a year of anxiety and excitement. The stresses and strains of change were well met by the staff, and there was a general brightening of morale in spite of the heavy pressure of work. The sympathy and encouragement of the Library Board was a major contributing factor to the improved tone and the increasing optimism. The staff should realize, as does the Director, the selfless service of the Library Board members, whose many hours of work, often at the expense of their own careers and livelihoods, was in the public interest. -5- The Library is in sound condition to face the new year, but it is at the extremity of its budget, and will begin to deteriorate without new revenue.

Respectfully submitted, ~i~ Ervin J. Gaines Director

February 17, 1966 MINIIAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

STATISTICAL SUMMARI FOR 196S

USE or BOOIS AID LIBRARI MATERliLS Book C1rculation .A.dult Jwen:Ue Total Central librar., S11,101 130,617 707,724 Extell81on agenciua Boolmobilea 81,S96 269,S89 3Sl,18S Central ATenue 39,218 47,907 e1,12S But Lake 47,288 43,009 90,297 Franklin 43,243 3S,697 78,940 Hoaer S2,6l.l 66,980 119,S91 Jordan 21,294 So,779 72,073 Linden Hilla 102,734 leli,949 207,683 Longtellow 43,843 Sl,943 9S,786 lortb 4h,Sl3 h9,376 93,889 Pierre Bottm-.u 17,609 27,917 laS,S26 Plllebvy' ~,782 16,868 h0,6SO looenelt 48,872 Sl,S76 100,448 Sumner 22,171 36,163 SB,334 Walker 78,9Ll 48,746 127,687 Webber Park L1 802 80,69h 122,496 Depoaite 10:699 720,216 _121 982,S86 11,092 1,702,802 Total book circulation 1,297,323 1,113,203 2,uo,S26 Ion-Boole Circulation Phonograph records 14,483 Fil.118 21,Sll Filmtripe 2,828 Pamphlets, clipping•, etc. 23 1S78 Total non-book circulation 62,L22

On band BOOI STOCK Added Withdrawn Dec. 31, 196S Central librU7 19,967 S,386 ShJ,100 .lthenaetua boob OD depoait 3SS 338 97,S6S Extension agencies 31162S Wi,023 389,033 Total book ,tock Sl,947 49,7h7 1,029,698 Librar., cards Total registered REOIBDRID BORRC14RS issued 196S borrowere City residente .31,66S 179,S24 Rennapin County ruidente 10,333 S6,326 (excluding Hopkina) Ron-residents and depoaite 1.669 1,669 Total 43,667 237,Sl.9

PIRSOllBL (expre•eed 1n full-time equinlenta) Librariau 103.1 Clerical atatt 168.h Bulldina am mamtenance atatt )8.7 Binder., atatt e.o Muna staff 6.o

ATTENDANCE Ar ADULT FIUf SHOONGS

Central library 2S,300 Extenaion agenciea 300

.lfflNJWfCE AT ADULT MEBTIIOS

Central librU7 14,900 Extension agenci• 1,300

89,900 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Public Funds

Income:

City tax revenue $1,878,385 County tax revenue 259,504 Fines receipts 87,953 Non-resident card fees 6,482 Muae\Dll fees and sales 8,977 Miscellaneous 17,193

$ 2,258,494

Expenditures:

Salaries $1,872,560 Building maintenance 26,466 General operating expenses 19,814 Utilities and communication 91,430 Books 176,507 Periodicals 16,801 Book binding 14,154 Supplies 17,403 Miscellaneous 15,694

$ 2,250,829

Gift and Trust Funds

Balance January 1, 1966 $ 243,173

Income and new gifts, 1965 60,563 $ 303,736

Expended, 1965 8,461

Balance December 31, 1965 $ 295,275 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES

1965

VOLUME I CONTENTS VOLUME I - CENTRAL BUILDING

1 9 6,

Administrative Offices Personnel••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 Public Relations•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 13 Adult Group Consultant••••••••••••••••• 27 Adult and Young Adult Book Selection Room ••••• 32 Coordinator ot Children's Services••••••••••••••••••• 37 Coordinator ot Young Adult Services•••••••••••••••••• h8 Chief of Central Library••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 50 Art Department•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 70 Business and Economics Department••••••••••••• 78 Children's Department••••••••••••••••••••••••• 83 Circulation Department•••••••••••••••••••••••• 90 History, Biography, and Travel•••••••••••••••• 97 Minneapolis Historical Collection •••••• 101 Literature Department••••••••••••••••••••••••• 102 Music Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 107 Reference Core •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 113 Documents•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 117 Science and Technology Department ••••••••••••• 121 Science Museum and Planetarium•••••••••••••••• 127 Shelving Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 140 Sociology Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 143 Visual Aids Department•••••••••••••••••••••••• 153 Chief of Processing•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 162 Catalog Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 174 Order Department•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 186 P:repar a tions ••••••••••••••••••••• .- •••••••••••• 194 Maintenance •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 198 Athenaeum •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 202 HeIU1.epin County Library•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2o6 ANNUAL REPORT PERSONNEL 1965

On reviewing the work of the year against the plans projected twelve months earlier, personnel activity for 1965 showed a fair measure of accomplishment. In the matter of further separation of professional and clerical duties the record shows that eight full time and one half time professional positions were converted to the classified service. These positions are in the Director's office, Order, Art, History, Sociology and Visual Aids departments and at Longfellow, Pierre Bottineau and Franklin branches. These changes provided promotions for six persons in the clerical service. In the matter of planning for personnel changes that will accompany mechanization of circulation activities, 41.t. interested clerks and aids were given the IBM aptitude test and 10 were selected for training which will begin early in 1966. Another goal set for 1965 was realized in the adoption by the Library Board in August of a n~1ly structured salary plan for professional positions. These rate changes became effective July 1 and on the same date new rates for classified positions patterned on City Council and Board of Frlucation pay plans were applied at the Library. Although salary increases for six months were granted to virtually all Library positions the total payroll expenditure for 1965 was $22,800 less than for 1964. Pressing for reforms in Civil Service regulations on sick leave and vacation resulted in some progress by the Commission's adoption of increased vacation for persons with 20 years in the city's classified service.

The accomplishment of the goals set £or the year are recorded in the report of the Personnel Office, but were made possible by the leadership of the Library Director and the efforts and cooperation of many staff members throughout the Library. Another project planned for 1965, up-dating the Library's statement on personnel policies, received only·cursory attention with minor results. Two new grade V positions, Library Administrative Clerk and Library Continuations Clerk, were described by the Library and classified by Civil Service and four additional Library Aide II positions were activated. In September, Library Page I positions heretofore filled by Library recruiting and appointment, were brought into the Civil Service examination program. This change came out of recommendations of the staff committee on shelving. The wisdom of this is yet to be proved. It is too soon to judge whether better personnel is being selected, but it is already evident that the new procedure is less speedy in securing the required numbers. - 1 - - 2 ...

Among the professional staff there were 14.5 separations and three appointments resulting in a net decrease of 11.5 positions during the year. Seven of the separations were from supervisory posts. The position of Coordinator of Young Adult Services vacated by Lora Landers became inactive. The department head position in Reference Core and the assistant department head position in Literature were filled by transfer from Extension Loans, a department which was completely phased out by transfer of personnel and function. The positions as head of Literature and assistant head of Sociology departments were filled by promotions, the only ones for the year; one of the three new appointments for 1965 was that of Mrs. Marian Longstaff to fill the position of head of the Art department from which Constance Humphrey retired. The head of Longfellow branch was filled by transfer after combining two branches, North and Jordan, under one supervisor. 1965 was notable with respect to improved benefits for the staff. Benefits affecting all regular, full time staff included the new holiday policy of 11 "guaranteed" holidays, the very fine health and welfare policy providing hospitalization and major medical benefits under a contract purchased by the City from New York Life, the revised salary rates for the classified class and the completely redesigned salary schedule for the unclassified staff. Benefits affecting certain groups · on the staff were the 20 day vacation for long time classified employees and time and one half for overtime of Bookmobile operators. Activity in the Personnel Office seemed lively all year. In addition to the usual daily round, which was "roundertt this year by 39 more appointments and 22 more separations than in 1964, pl.ans were fonnalized for the pre-professional program, arrangements were made by sub-contract with the Board of Education for Neighborhood Youth Corps workers and 28 units were requested, routines were established for mechanization of payroll work in the city tabulating department. Orientation meetings were held as usual, a record retention schedule was devised and many meetings on city wide personnel matters and for data processing orien­ tation were attended. Overall it was one of the most interesting and stimulating years for this reporter.

The Personnel Officer attended ALA in Detroit, one session of MLA. in St.Paul, a district MLA meeting in Austin, the usual local library group meetings and the chapter meetings of the Public Personnel Association. Mrs. Wynone Erickson and Mrs. Rose Vielinski continued their good service which is so constant one tends to take it for granted. The statistics which follow show a reduction in full time equivalents of 11.5 professional staff members, 2 building staff members and an increase of 9.6 clerical staff making a net decrease of 3.7 for the year. The composition of the staff at the end of 1965 represents a big step toward the design described by the Director as desirable and appropriate for this Library. - 2 - - 3 ..

,The statistics for the year follow:

Appointments cSeparations 1964 1965 1964 1965 Clerical, full time 21 34 24 29 Clerical, part time 19 46 17 26 Building Staff, full time 5 l 1 3 Building Staff, part time - 2 Professional, full time 1 3 11 14 Professional, part time 1 Professional, temporary 1 2 Total 47 86 53 75

Promotions! full time Transfers, full time 1964 1965 1964 1965

Clerical 12 11 21 36 Building Staff 3 16 Professional 7 2 26 26 Total 22 13 63 62

Reasons given for separation of full time staff members: Classified Professional Domestic 9 1 Another position 10 3 Retirement 3 6 Further education 1 Leaving city 3 3 Discharge 3 Discontent 1 other (death, military service, etc.) ..1. Total 32 14

During the year there were eight changes of name, six leaves of absence granted; the total amount paid in salaries was $1,872,541, a decrease of $22,827 from 1964.

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Total staff as of December 3.1, 1965 Full time Total full time Full time Part time equivalents Total eguivalents Professional 104 6 2.1 110 106.1 Clerical 1.56 .54 23.4 210 179.4 Building Staff 38 1 __:]_ 39 38.7 Total 298 61 26.2 359 324.2

,Professional staff distributed by services

Administrative 6) 0) 0) 6) 6) Central Library 48) 57 3) 3 1.6) 1.6 .51) 60 49.6) 58.6 Museum 3) 0) 0) 3) 3) Extension 41 3 .5 44 41 •.5 Processing 6 0 0 6 6 Building Staff 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 Total. 104 6 2.1 110 1o6.1

Classified staff distributed by services Administrative 1.5) 1) .6) 16) 1.5.6) Central Library 62) 80 18) 19 9 ) 9.6 80) 99 71 ) 89.6 Museum 3) 0) 0) 3) 3 ) Extension 49 35 13.8 84 62.8 Processtng 27 0 0 27 27 Building Staff 38 1 __:]_ 39 38.7 Total 194 55 2L..l 249 218.1

Total staff distributed by services Administrative 21) 1) .6) 22) 21.6) Central Library 110) 137 21) 22 10.6) 11.2 131) 159 120.6) 148.2 Museum 6) 0) 0) 6) 6 ) Extension 90 38 14.3 128 104.3 Processing 33 0 0 33 33 Building Staff 38 1 __:]_ 39 38.7 Total 298 61 26.2 359 324.2

Mary L. Dyar Personnel Officer Salary schedules attached. J)z,./~ c/. '°J·Vv - 4 - I MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

SALARY SCHEDULES July 1965

Salary schedules for the class if·ied staff are based on rates adopted by the City Counc i I or the Board of Education for comparable positions. Salary schedules for the unclassified staff are based on beginning rates for graduate librarians in other libraries and provide differentials for positions of advanced difficulty and responsibility.

The salary for a new employee is normally at the first step of his grade. Persons returning to the staff in the same grade of their previous service are given credit for the earlier experience. Classified personnel transferring from the same grade in another city department are given credit for service of more than one year. Professionals are given credit for appropriate experience in other libraries. In any case, the total credit will not advance the person beyond the next to the last step in grade.

Annua I increments are effective at the beginning of the pay period following the anniversary of a staff member's appointment. The increment date for a person on detail or in an acting capacity is figured from the date of certification or permanent appointment. Leave of absence without pay of more than a major part of the month defers the automatic date an equivalent length of time.

When an employee is promoted he will receive the salary for the new grade upon assuming the responsibility. The rate will be calculated on one increment in the old grade plus whatever addi­ tional payment is required to place his salary in the nearest higher step in the new grade. His annual increments will date from the time of his promotion, becoming effective at the beginning of the pay period following the anniversary of his promotion.

A change in grade affects the rate paid, unless the salary schedule is the same for the new grade as the old. Promotion to a higher grade means an increase in pay; demotion to a lower grade means a decrease in pay.

The pay plan is on a biweekly basis with 10 days per pay period and 26 pay periods per year. Checks are issued on alternate Fridays covering a two week period ending 5 days before payday. If payday falls on a holiday, checks are issued on the Thursday before.

Deductions for federal and state taxes and the Municipal Employees Retirement plan are made from each check according to the rates fixed for each. The Library also provides for voluntary payroll deductions for union dues and United Fund contributions.

Staff members who have questions concerning their pay checks, salary deductions, changes in rate, etc., are urged to submit them to the Personnel Office either directly or through the agency super­ visor. -, - 7-65 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

Professional Salary Schedule Effective July 1, 1965

lncrer:nents in the pre-profess iona I grade are based on progress ion toward a graduate degree. Increments in the Ii brarian grades are pa id annua I ly for salaries less than $10,000. For salaries between $10,000 and $15,000 increments are paid every 18 months. For salaries above $15,000 increments are pa id every 24 months.

TITLE RATES IStep 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6

Pre-Professional Annual 5330 5538 5746 5954 6162 6370 Library Assistant Biweekly 205 213 221 229 237 245 Mo Equiv 444 462 479 496 514 531

Librarian 1 Annual 6240 6500 6760 7020 7280 7540 Biweekly 240 250 260 270 280 290 Mo Equiv 520 542 563 585 607 628

Librarian 2 Annua I 6760 7046 7332 7618 7904 8190 Biweekly 260 271 282 293 304 315 Mo Equiv 563 587 611 635 659 683

Librarian 3 Annual 7332 7670 8008 8346 8684 9022 Biweekly 282 295 308 321 334 347 Mo Equiv 611 639 667 696 724 752

Librarian 3a Annual 7696 8060 8424 8788 9152 9516 Biweekly 296 310 324 338 352 366 Mo Equiv 641 672 702 732 763 793

Librarian 4 Annua I 8008 8398 8788 9178 9568 9958 Biweekly 308 323 338 353 368 383 Mo Equiv 667 700 732 765 797 830

Librarian 5 Annual 8788 9256 9724 10,192 10,660 11,128 Biweekly 338 356 374 392 410 428 Mo Equiv 732 771 810 849 888 927

Librarian 6 Annual 9724 10,270 10,816 11,362 11,908 12,454 Biweekly 374 395 416 437 458 479 Mo Equiv 810 856 901 947 992 1038

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TITLE RATES Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 61

Librarian 7 Annual 10,816 11,440 12,064 12,688 13,312 13,936 Biweekly 416 440 464 488 512 536 Mo Equiv 901 953 1005 1057 1109 1161

Librarian 8 Annual 12,064 12,766 13,468 14,170 14,872 15,574 Biweekly 464 491 518 545 572 599 Mo Equiv 1005 1064 1122 1181 1239 1298

Librarian 9 Annual 13,468 14,274 15,080 15,886 16,692 17,498 Biweekly 518 549 580 611 642 673 Mo Equiv 1122 1190 1257 1324 1391 1458

Director Annual 15,080 15,990 16,900 17,810 18,720 19,630 Biweekly 580 615 650 685 720 755 Mo Equiv 1257 1333 1408 1484 1560 1636

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Paid by the hour, increments after each 750 hours

Pre-Professional Trainee 2.75 2.85 2.95 3.05 3.15 3.25

Librarian 1 3.20 3.32 3.44 3.56 3.68 3.80 ------

Pre-Professional Library Assistant - Graduation from a recognized university or college plus an interest in profess ion a I I ibrary service and e lig ibil ity for admission to an accredited university graduate school. Librarian 1 - 5 years of college inc I ud ing one year Ii brary science, no experience required. Pro­ motiona I to Librarian 2 depending on profess iona I competence and ava i la bi I ity of positions. (For librarians on the staff as of July 1, 1965 progression through the steps of Librarian 2 has no restriction other than normal professional performance.) Librarian 2 - Successful experience as Librarian 1 in the Minneapolis Pub I ic Library or appropriate profess ion al experience in a comparable Ii brary.

Librarian 3 - Specialists, Supervisor of Shelving, Assistant Department Heads.

Librarian 3a - Branch Librarians in charge of neighborhood branches.

Librarian 4 - Department Heads, Branch Librarians in charge of major branches.

Librarian 5 - Currently vacant.

Librarian 6 - Chiefs, Coordinators, Officers.

Librarian 7, 8, 9 - Currently vacant.

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Salary Schedules for the Following Promotiona I Lines: Accounting Clerk, Art and Related, Clerical, Bindery, and Communications Effective July 1, 1965

The rates below are based on those made effective July 1, 1965 by the City Counc i I as applied to identical positions or as adapted for related positions at the Minneapolis Public Library.

In some positions current Library rates are higher than those adopted by the City Council for the same or re lated C ivi I Service grades. Rates for incumbents, shown under •x • would not be reduced, but are • red c ire led• unti I they conform to the uniform rates. New appointments in these positions wou Id be pa id at rates shown. c.s. TITLE RATES GRADE 11 st yr 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th X I ACCOUNTING CLERK LINE

Accounting Clerk I Annual 3924 4080 4238 4420 4602 4784 111 Biweekly 151 157 163 170 177 184 Mo Equiv 327 340 354 368 383 398

Accounting CI erk 11 Annual 4862 5044 5252 5460 5668 5902 V Biweekly 187 194 202 210 218 227 Mo Equiv 404 421 437 455 473 492

Accounting Clerk Annual 5796 6006 6266 6500 6760 7046 7254 VII Supervisor Biweekly 223 231 241 250 260 271 279 Mo Equiv 483 502 521 542 563 586 605

ART AND RELATED LINE

Display Aide Annual 5484 5694 5902 6110 6292 6292 V Biweekly 211 219 227 235 242 242 Mo Equiv 457 474 491 508 525 525

BINDERY LINE

Bindery Worker I Annual 3456 3614 3744 3900 4056 4212 II Biweekly 133 139 144 150 156 162 Mo Equiv 288 300 312 325 337 351

Bindery Worker II Annual 3924 4080 4238 4420 4602 4784 Ill Biweekly 151 157 163 170 177 184 Mo Equiv 327 340 354 368 383 398

Approved 9-23-65 - 8 - Page 2 of 5 c.s. TITLE RATES GRADE I1st yr 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th xl

Bookbinder I Annual 6357 IV Hourly 3.26

Bookbinder 11 Annua I 6923 V Hourly 3.55

Foreman, Bindery Annual 8256 8398 VII Biweekly 318 323 Mo Equiv 688 700

CLERICAL LINE

Library Page I Annual 2860 2990 3094 3224 3328 3456 Biweekly 110 115 119 124 128 133 Mo Equiv 238 248 258 268 278 288

Book Preparation Aide I Annua I 3456 3614 3744 3900 4056 4212 II Clerk I Biweekly 133 139 144 150 156 162 Clerk Typist I Mo Equiv 288 300 312 325 337 351 Library Aide I Library Page 11

Book Preparation Aide 11 Annual 3718 3874 4030 4186 4342 4524 111 Clerk - Bindery Worker Biweekly 143 149 155 161 167 174 CI erk Stenographer I Mo Equiv 310 322 335 349 362 377

Audio Visual Aide Annua I 3924 4080 4238 4420 4602 4784 Ill Offset Plate Biweekly 151 157 163 170 177 184 Preparation CI erk Mo Equiv 327 340 354 368 383 398

Clerk Typist II Annual 4186 4342 4524 4704 4888 5096 IV Duplicating Machine Biweekly 161 167 174 181 188 196 Operator 11 Mo Equiv 348 362 377 392 408 424 Library Aide II

Stock Clerk Annua I 4342 4524 4706 4888 5070 5278 V Biweekly 167 174 181 188 195 203 Mo Equiv 362 376 391 407 423 440

Approved 9-23-65 -:.9 - Page 3 of 5 c.s. TITLE RATES GRADE 11 st yr 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th X I Catalog Card Clerk Annual 4602 4784 4966 5172 5382 5590 V Library Administrative Biweekly 177 184 191 199 207 215 Clerk Mo Equiv 383 398 414 431 448 466 Library Continuations Clerk

Circulation Department Annual 4862 5044 5252 5460 5668 5902 6240 V Clerk Biweekly 187 194 202 210 218 227 240 Mo Equiv 404 421 437 455 473 492 520

Payroll Clerk II Annual 4966 5174 5356 5590 5798 6032 VI Secretary Biweekly 191 199 206 215 223 232 Mo Equiv 414 430 447 465 484 503

Clerical Supervisor Annual 5408 5642 5850 6110 6344 6578 VI Biweekly 208 217 225 235 244 253 Mo Equiv 451 469 488 508 528 549

Supervisor, C ircu lotion Annua I 5928 6162 6422 6682 6942 7202 8398 VII Department Biweekly 228 237 247 257 267 277 323 Mo Equiv 494 514 534 556 578 601 700

COMMUNICATIONS LINE

Telephone Operator I Annua I 3924 4080 4238 4420 4602 4784 111 Biweekly 151 157 163 170 177 184 Mo Equiv 327 340 354 368 383 398

Paid by the hour, increments after each 750 hours

Library Page I 1.20 l .30 1 .55

Library Aide I 1.77 1.85 1. 95 2 .01 2.09 2 .17

Library Aide 11 2.15 2.24 2.37 2.42 2.51 2.60

Approved 9-23-65 - 10 - Page 4 of 5 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

Salary Schedules for the Following Promotional Lines: Attendant, Custodial and Service; Carpenter; Equipment Operator; Equipment Repair; Janitor-Engineer; Plant Operation and Maintenance; Painter Effective July 1, 1965

The rates be Iow a re based on those ta de effective July 1 , 1965 by the City Council and/or the Board of Education as applied to ide tical positions or as adapted for related positions at the Minneapolis Public Library. c.s. TITLE RATES GRADE 1st yr 2nd 3rd 4th 5th X I ATTENDANT, CUSTODIAL AND SERVICE LINE

Library Guard Annual 3456 3588 3718 3848 4004 II Biweekly 133 138 143 148 154 Mo Equiv 288 298 309 321 334

Janitress Annual 3835 4030 4264 4446 Ill Biweekly 145/150 155 164 171 Mo Equiv 314/325 336 356 370 Hourly 1.82/1.88 1.94 2.05 2.13

Janitor Annual 4745 5096 5460 5772 6058 Ill Biweekly 178/187 196 210 222 233 Mo Equiv 385/405 425 455 481 sos Plus $5 biweekly for night duty

Supervisor, Janitors, Annual 6006 6292 6656 7020 7176 V Central Library Biweekly 231 242 256 270 276 Mo Equiv 500 525 555 585 598

CARPENTER LINE

Carpenter Annual 8174 VI (May 1, 1965) Hourly 3.93

EQUIPMENT OPERATION LINE

Deliveryman Annual 6614 Ill (May 1, 1965) Hourly 3.18

Boo km obi le Operator Annual 6624 IV (May 1, 1965) Hourly 3.185

Approved 9-23-65 - 11 - Page 5 of 5

c.s. TITLE RATES GRADE 1st yr 2nd 3rd 4th 5th X I EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE LINE

Equipment Serviceman Annual 6728 IV (May 1, 1965) Hourly 3.235

JANITOR - ENGi NEER LINE

Janitor-Engineer Annual 4745 5096 5460 5772 6058 IV Centro I Biweekly 178/187 196 210 222 233 Mo Equiv 385/405 425 455 481 505

Janitor-Engineer Annual 4914 5278 5640 5952 6240 IV Branch Biweelcly 185/193 203 217 229 240 Mo Equiv 400/419 440 470 496 520

PAINTER LINE

Pa inter Annual 7768 V (May 1, 1965) Hourly 3.735

PLANT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE LINE

Operating Maintenance Annual 7374 V Engineer Hourly 3.545 (May 1, 1965)

Chief Operating Annual 9000 9204 IX Engineer I Biweekly 346 354 Mo Equiv 750 768

Superintendent Annual 9386 9854 10,348 10,868 11,414 XI Library Bui !dings Biweekly 361 379 398 418 439 Mo Equiv 782 821 862 905 950

Approved 9-23-65 - 12 - PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE ANNUAL REPORT, 1965

During 1965 the staff of the Public Relations Office remained more constant than it has for some years past. The staff has worked intelli­ gently and with dedication. Supervision of the print and display shops at a distance remains difficult. Some thought should be given to solving this problem. The supervisor of the print shop should have a tighter control of what goes on there .. All material that goes to the print shop should be channeled through the supervisor. This is not the case at present, which makes planning the flow of work most difficult. This also happens in display -- but less frequently.

The aspects of the work in the Public Relations Office concerned specifically with publicity, as opposed to the often intangible and wider public-relations functions which are shared by many staff members, especially by the Director, fall into the following broad categories: publicity through library publications; printed news media; radio and television; displays and exhibits; special events; and "other."

Before taking these up individually, it might be stated that the print shop has produced 2,127,255 printed items and 323 Lin-0-Scribe signs during the year. These needed planning, editorial work and designing. A number of library forms were revised -- and many more need this type of revision (wording in the language of the patron rather than the librarian; simplifying and consolidating, etc.).

One of the biggest production jobs of the year was the printing of the periodical list from masters furnished by outside sources through the order department.

A detailed (perhaps too detailed) statistical account of the work is appended.

Another function of the Public Relations Office has been to approve and distribute, for posting or give-away, posters and other materials from organizations outside the library. Examples of such items are: the pro­ gram of the Bell Telephone Hour; monthly schedules of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and the American Swedish Institute. For various reasons, few give-away items are approved for library distri­ bution. Posters for outside functions, should, of course, emphasize and lead to use of the library's services.

Publications. The Public Relations Office supervised and produced forms, stationery, book and film lists, signs, flyers, posters, programs, book plates, boolanarks, and other items.

We produce, and arrange in part for the distribution of 12,000 adult film programs four times a year. Included in this quarterly program for film showings in Heritage Hall is the program for the only branch adult film program, that at Franklin Branch. Separate programs for the children's film shows at the Central Library were also produced.

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Another big job is the hours schedule, which must be produced in large numbers twice a year. Because of the quantities needed, the year's supply cannot be run at once, but must be "pegged away at" as the print shop has time. Editorial work and production must usually be encompassed in a short time, after the board has acted upon the hours. The Public Relations Office has had complaints in the past from patrons and branches that not enough schedules are available at once. A complete revamping of the form of the hours schedule was done in 1965.

The planetarium leaflet is another large production job -- again, done in lots, not all at once.

Much more needs to be done in the compilation and production of booklists of readable books in popular subjects. It is difficult to get copy from busy departments. Sometimes copy we do get has to be revised and extensively edited. We need some good, popular lists in biography, travel, popular science, literary forms, etc. We could cooperate with travel agencies in the provision of good lists to be given their clients, for example. We should work with agencies like the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in offering lists in conjunction with its tour to Spain and Portu­ gal. There are hundreds of ways in which we could and should reach out!

The three basic religious lists appeared during the year. Revisions of several older lists were made. Other lists were reprinted upon recom­ mendation of departments. Several new lists, and revisions of old ones, are now in process. The first of a series of revisions of graded lists for children was made: The Preschool and 1st & 2nd Grade List. These graded lists have not been revised for about ten years, and they are in need of new editions. Because of inability of departments to do the work, the Public Relations Officer has sometimes worked on such projects. An example in point is the reading list for the 1966 Guthrie season which will appear in the study guide published by the Theatre, and also in Minnesota Libraries. This Month has appeared 12 times during the year.

In addition to the film programs for adult and children's film shows, printed programs have been furnished for two concerts and two sessions of Readers' Theater.

In the category of posters and signs have been hours signs, holiday signs, story hour signs, posters for special events taking place in the library, etc. Distribution of some of these (Readers' Theater and concerts) has been arranged by the Public Relations Office.

Another responsibility of the Public Relations Office has been to collect the statistics for and to produce the "Brief Summary" for the year. That for 1965 will be out as soon as the Business Office figures are in.

42,540 75th anniversary bookmarks were produced and distributed during late 1964 and early 1965 as a part of our anniversary observance, which ran over into this year.

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Another project was the design and p·rinting of the Walker-Hudson bookplate (designed by Betty Beedle). "Targets for the Sixties" was designed and produced to explain the goals of the Library's Board of Trustees for the next few years.

Copy for the library page of the Minneapolis Annual Report was again provided. This is the only annual report the library has had for some years. This is a situation that should be corrected, but it will take time and money.

During 1965 4,647 column inches of space was obtained in printed news media. This included 1,090 items which appeared in 31 different publications. Among news features were the 75th anniversary story on North Branch in the North Minneapolis Post in February; the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune story on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the music department; and the Greater Minneapolis article in November on the collection and services of the business and economics department. In late September we approached the management of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra for free space in the October symphony programs to publicize the services and collections of the music department. Half a page was given us in two different programs. Arrangements were made to resume, after several years, the practice of indicating availability of records and/or scores of items on the symphony program in the library's music department. Programs are sent well in advance of deadlines, are checked by the music department, and returned by the Public Relations Office to the editor of the program.

The Public Relations Office also made arrangements during the year for the regular publication of a monthly library column in the Minneapolis Labor Review. Copy is supplied by a staff member. A business booklist is published monthly in the Chamber of Commerce magazine, Greater Minne­ apolis. Copy is supplied by the business and economics department. The Public Relations Office provides copy once a month for a book column in the Hennepin County Medical Society Bulletin. (This copy was formerly supplied by the Coordinator of Adult Services.) The Star Calendar prints a surprising number of items, as does the twice-yearly Cultural Calendar in the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. Other local periodicals also give us space. Two regular columns were discontinued during the year -- that in the Jaycees Magazine and in the ·Newsletter of the Business and Profession­ al Women I s Club.

One medium, new to us, was The Leaguer, a monthly magazine of the Minneapolis Junior League. The Leaguer is especially interested in material or events of interest to parents. They used a story about the book fair in 1965.

More ~ime to explore the nature of various news media, and to make contacts would be productive of results.

In radio and television we rely, for the most part, on spot announce­ ments and on contributions to the sustaining programs of well-known personalities. When we really have something to say, time and space has been readily available.

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We continue to send "spot announcements" about library events and services to 17 radio stations each week. One station, WDGY, in addition, takes two one-minute spots for use after its noon news broadcasts every Saturday and Sunday. If there were time to work more closely with spe­ cific stations, we could work up other programs and better on a regular basis.

We know by means of the monthly report of the only radio station that reports regularly on this public-service time, that this station, KSTP, gives us, each month, an average coverage amounting to $200.00 or more. In December it was $400,00. If other stations do as well, our coverage is considerable. Because most of this free time is available during the day, we are seldom aware of the impact, except as people out­ side the library mention it. FM listeners have connnented from time to time on the coverage.

Our 15-minute spot every other Saturday on WMIN still continues. Arrangements are the same as in other years. We record on tapes provided by the station, under the technical supervision of Mary Alice Walker of the music department. We do appreciate the cooperation of the music de­ partment in this. Various staff members have cooperated in these programs, but often the Public Relations Officer has had to carry the ball, in addition to the planning. Alternate Saturdays at WMIN are filled by the St. Paul Public Library. It has occurred to me that some cooperative planning as regards the content of the program might be desirable.

Another feature was made possible by the Minneapolis Junior League, working cooperatively with the Public Relations Office, the head of the museum and planetarium, and outside technical help. One-minute tele­ vision spots, part of a series exploring the various museums of the community, have been concerned with various aspects of the planetarium and museum, with a tie-in to the library. These are currently in use.

Detailed lists of displays and exhibits, both inside and outside the library, are given in the adult group consultant's report and in the statistical portion of this one. It would be an ideal situation if the display aide and the Public Relations Officer could plan and install all exhibits on a system-wide basis. This has not been possible, even for the central library. When the new head of the art department came, we were asked to take over their wall and flat cases. Even this has not been possible on a regular basis, though it has been done in part, and all labels have been provided by the Public Relations Office.

One of our most effective and popular exhibits in the arcade during the year was the show of student art from the Minneapolis Art School, in which books about the various art media were used, and which emphasized the close historic link between the Minneapolis Art Institute and its School of Art and the Minneapolis Public Library. This exhibit extended to the art department, as well as filled the arcade area. Publicity was handled cooperatively by the Art Institute and the Public Relations Office. This exhibit is booked again this year. I recolIIIlend that the library handle the publicity this time. Divided responsibility is not good, and I think we could do a better job this way. - 16 - - 5 -

The arcade exhibit in observance of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the music department caused mueh favorable comment. Unfortunately, it could be up only one month. It was unusually effec­ tive, and was a big planning and installation job. Incidentally, the Public Relations Office borrowed nearly $800 worth of musical instruments from the Chester E. Groth Music Company to use in the cases. We are indeed grateful to them, and to others who have generously lent material in connection with exhibits.

Two of our unusually good wall and flat case exhibits were unusually effective: the flat cases on Winston Churchill and Dr. Albert Schweitzer, featuring the display aide's paper sculpture along with a selection of books.

Among the special events planned and publicized by the Public Rela­ tions Office were Readers' Theater and concerts, both library sponsored. The weekly adult film programs, as well as the cantral library film pro­ grams for children are planned by the visual aids department, though Public Relations handles the publicity.

During 1965 we had only two Readers' Theater programs, rather than the three and four of the previous five years. This was caused, primarily, by a change in the directorship. David E. Jones, with whom we have worked on this program since its beginning in the fall of 1961, left the University of Minnesota to establish a school of the theater at the University of Utah. Present co-directors are Dr. David W. Thompson and Dr. Virginia Fredricks, both of the speech department of the University of Minnesota. Readers' Theater is bound to change in character because of the loss of David Jones, who had such fine and varied contacts, but we are sure that it will remain good. Two programs are on the spring schedule for 1966.

The two 1965 programs were: "Where Love Is Throned; an Anthology of Songs, Sonnets, and Scenes from Shakespeare," featuring Vern Sutton, David E. Jones, Nikki Flacks, and guitarist Jeffrey Van; and British actor Robert Speaight in a memorial program of T. S. Eliot's poetry.

Readers' Theater involves planning with the director about the nature of the program, selection of suitable dates, and publicity. All physical arrangements are handled through the central library office: rehearsal times, lighting, stage equipment, intermission arrangements, etc. Other details have been handled, first by the coordinator of adult services, then by the Public Relations Officer.

Publicity aspects of Readers' Theater have included the design, pro­ duction and distribution of posters to Minneapolis and Hennepin County libraries as well as to a mailing list that includes local colleges, high schools, business house employee rest rooms, churches, YW and YMCAs, etc. We now use 400 small posters each time. Forty are used by the University of Minnesota. Other publicity has included that in suburban and Minneapolis papers, on radio and television, a flat case in the library, and when appropriate, direct contact with consultants in the Minneapolis Public School system. We also edit, design and produce the program. Readers' Theater is financed by a grant from the Bolingbroke Society, a subsidiary of the McKnight Foundation. - 17 - - 6 -

Readers' Theater expects to be back on a three-a-year schedule in 1966.

Concerts are music department sponsored, though they usually start in the Public Relations Office. Publicity, etc., is approximately the same as that for Readers' Theater. In 1965 we sponsored two concerts -­ this has been the average since our move to this building. These were "Hindemith and the Horn," directed and organized by Christopher Leuba, first horn player with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, in observance of the composer's death; and "Showcase of Trumpets," organized by Stephen Chenette, first trumpet with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. Both concerts were excellent, well-reviewed and well-attended.

The concerts have been made possible through grants from the Music Performance Trust Funds of the American Federation of Musicians and Local 73 of the American Federation of Musicians. Funds are obtained by the Public Relations Office, but the money is handled by the director of the concert.

I have always wanted to go to the Musicians' Union with a proposal for an annual series of musical events instead of planning on a single­ concert basis. It must be remembered, if we should do this, that the Music Performance Trust Funds will pay only instrumentalists. It might also be possible to approach the McKnight Foundation for funds for a series -- or for vocalists. The McKnight Foundation did provide $100 for a extra rehearsal for "Showcase of Trumpets" which Mr. Chenette needed. Again, the Public Relations Office asked for and got the money, but it was paid out by Mr. Chenette.

If financing were available, there are two fine concerts that we could book. All Library-sponsored progrannning must be top quality. We have established a reputation for high-level performances, and we must keep it.

Publicity for concerts is much the same as that for Readers' Theater. We have made an extension of the mailing list for musical events.

Some miscellaneous activities of the Public Relations Office were to arrange for the anniversary book bags, given out free to patrons at all points in the system during the last half of the year. The design (not a very good one) was provided by the Bolin Advertising Agency. Cost of the bags was solicited by the president of the Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library, from local business firms. 5,500 bags were distributed. They were popular with patrons at central and branches alike.

Now that the library is able to charge for such things, it is hoped that a better design can be developed and the bags sold at cost. Interest of the creative director of one of the good advertising companies has been secured to develop the design. If we get a good design and we decide to go ahead with the project, perhaps the bags should be a different shape (wide, shallow bags instead of long, deep ones), and the handles might be attached to cVlonger depth in the hems. - 18 - - 7 -

Another event of a rather special nature was the book fair, now in its 11th year. Programming, etc., of the book fair is handled by the appropriate coordinator; publicity by the Public Relations Office.

Publicity is much easier to describe than public relations in its broader aspects. For various reasons, publicity has been emphasized here. It would be impossible to list the small gestures that have been made of a public relations nature: seeds dropped here and there, ideas planted that must be kept alive. One example is the book bag design noted above; another is the project for taping the music department's aluminum platters, expensive and technical, which now appears to be beginning. There are many such.

In closing, consideration needs to be given to more booklists for mass distribution; an annual report in addition to our brief section in the Minneapolis Annual Report; a good folder to be given to patrons on the use of the library; a budget for simple display materials; more time available for evaluating media and making contacts. Above all, we should have some imaginative pictures taken by a good photographer illustrating library services. Ours are so old and so poor that they are almost un­ usable. These would be useful in many ways. Without them we cannot produce some of the things noted above.

Again, great credit must be given to the print-shop and display staff; to the Public Relations Office secretary; and to the adult group consultant. The work has been a constant challenge -- against too much work; too few resources; too little help; and frequently, a diminishing service.

Let us hope for a brighter future.

:.~;p"ec~f~J~y submi ttep, 1.}lt-{1.,vl-,.)1, 1">~ Elizabeth M. Bond Public Relations Officer

- 19 - Staff of the PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE 1965

Betty J. Beedle • Display Aide, PR display shop.

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

Elizabeth M. Bond • Public Relations Officer.

Beverly M. Forde. • Duplicating Machine Operator II, PR print shop .

Marian A. Huttner • Adult Group Consultant.

(Mrs.) Beneta A. McHie • • Clerk Typist I, office of the Adult Group Consultant. Resigned - July 2

Doris M. Peterson • Offset Plate Preparation Clerk, PR print shop.

Virginia A. Williams • Library Page I, PR display shop, (2\ hours a week). Resigned - December 31

• 20 - TABLE I PUBLICITY - 1965

Month Inches Items Pictures Editorials Publications

January 431 95 5 4 22 February 350 98 11 19 March 491 95 5 3 15 April 527 108 12 17 May 312 90. 1 18 June 369 102 9 2 19 July 212 76 1 1 13 August 225 71 4 16 September 397 90 3 1 18 October 475 94 6 18 November 499 84 9 15 December 359 87 8 12

4647 1090 74 11 31 1964 - 6335 1142 120 16 39

Number of releases issued monthly

January 124 February 245 March 105 April 154 May 92 June 196 July 184 August 224 September 174 October 236 November 234 December 122 2090 1964 - 2443 Publications in which Minneapolis Public Library appeared (31)

Airpott Shopper (Super Value Store ad) Brooklyn Center Press Edina-Morningside Courier Gibraltar News Golden Valley Press Greater Minneapolis Hennepin County Medical Society Bulletin Hennepin County Review Kiwanian Lake Harriet Courier Library Journal

- 21 - TABLE I - PUBLICITY (continued)

Minneapolis Argus Minneapolis Business & Professional Women's Club (Bulletin) Minneapolis Daily American Minneapolis Guide Minneapolis Junior Leaguer Minneapolis Labor Review Minneapolis Star Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (Program) Minneapolis Tribune (Morning and Sunday editions) North Hennepin Post North Minneapolis Post NSP Highlights St. Louis Park Dispatch St. Paul Science Museum Calendar Schoo 1 Bullet in Senior Citizens Newsletter Soap Box Sunday Suburban Life Twin Citian Visitor.

- 22 - TABLE II PRINTING - 1965

A. B. DICK - Model 360

Revolutions Total Items

Book and film lists 194,630 100,080

Signs, flyers, posters, programs and bookplates 173,752 250,985

Envelopes, letters, letterheads, and Board minutes and statistics 72,015 71,925

Hennepin County 29,600 91,950

Post cards - beg postals, 1st and 2nd notices, return on post cards, etc. 25,175 116,750

Miscellaneous forms and call slips 248,880 1,463,305

Bookmarks 7,000 15,460

Periodical Finding List 33,400 16,800

Yearly totals 784,452 2,127,255

Line-0-Scribe signs 323

- 23 - TABLE III EXHIBITS - 1965

ARCADE

January 21 - Arts and Crafts.

April 20 - Prize winning book jackets.

May 28 - Minneapolis School of Art - students' work.

July 22 - American government.

September 27 - Music Department - 50th anniversary.

October 29 - Book Fair - fairy tales.

December 3 - 31st Annual Doll Show, "Dolls Around the World.u

TABLE CASE (1) Business & Economics

January 26 - Winston Churchill.

March 9 - Business books.

May 24 - National Parks - vacations and camping.

August 2 - Minnesota.

October 8 - Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.

November 15 - Sweden.

December 14 - Vikings and Columbus - discovery of America.

ThBLE CASE (2) Business & Economics

December 18 - Natural History of Carolina and Florida, Catesby. Rare book.

February 16 - Engineering Week.

March 10 - Peace Corps.

May 13 - Metropolitan Opera.

May 21 - Air pollution and pesticides.

July 16 - Latin-America. (during Aquatennial)

September 28 - Rare music books (Athenaeum) for 50th anniversary of Music Department.

- 24 - TABLE III - EXHIBITS (continued)

TABLE CASE (3) Literature

January 7 - Pottery and ceramics - Martha Cutkomp's pottery.

January 20 - N. Klingel's wallhanging.

February 9 - Heart Month.

March 30 - Anniversary of Minneapolis Audubon Society.

May 5 - Better Hearing Month.

June 7 - Jewish Nazi victims.

August 4 - Cherry Orchard - Guthrie Theatre production.

September 8 - Albert Schweitzer.

September 28 - Gregorian Chant rare book for 50th anniversary of Music Department.

TABLE CASE (4) Literature

January 21 - Readers Theater - Shakespeare.

February 9 - Costume plates from Art Department - Spanish.

February 15 - Readers' Theater - R. Speaight - T.S. Eliot.

March 5 - Geology.

March 30 - Rare Book Review - Elliot's Birds of North America.

May 4 - Guthrie Theatre.

July 23 - Dunn's book on "St. Croix" - Rivers of America series.

September 28 - Albert Schweitzer.

October 7 - Movie - "Ship of Fools."

November 4 - Sweden.

November 15 - Trumpet concert - Music Department.

November 30 - Christmas decorations.

December 28 - American arts and crafts.

- 25 - TABLE III - EXHIBITS (continued)

TABLE CASE (6) Sociology January - Parties.

March 2 - Lenten reading.

April 22 - National Library Week, April 25 - May 1.

May 5 - Family Week.

June 1 - Camping and sailing.

August 5 - Education - Back to School.

October 6 - Festive season - Thanksgiving and Halloween.

December 2 - Christmas.

December 27 - Facsimile of Gutenberg Bible.

MUSIC DEPARTMENT WALL CASE

January 7 - "The Wise Woman and the King." Walker Art Center - Civic Opera.

February 8 - John G. Hinderer.

April 7 - Ernst Krenek - concert.

April 23 - John G. Hinderer.

July 8 - Pan-American music. (Aquatennial theme)

September 29 - Old photos for 50th anniversary of Music Department.

ART DEPARTMENT

July 13 - Pan-American theme.

OUTSIDE EXHIBITS

February 27 - Teen-age conference, YWCA (one day), screen, books, films, etc. (Lora Landers)

May 17 & 18 - Albert Schweitzer's 90th birthday, Central Lutheran Church, screen and books. (Marian Huttner) October 19 - Water Conservation, Nicollet Hotel, screen and books, (one day). (Marian Huttner) November 17, Park Board Christmas Institute, Longfellow Fieldhouse, 18 and 19 - screen and books.

- 26 - ADULT GROUP CONSULTANT ANNUAL REPORT 196S

Activities tor 1965 were centered in the following areas: talks and tours or the Library tor visiting groups, talks outside the Library on a n.riet7 or subjects., exhibits tor groups in the Library and elsewhere., assistance to club program chainan individuaU,. and 1n a workshop, Great Books planning., editing ot THIS MONTH and the list or religious books sent to churches, and the distribution of booklists, tillll programs, and other advertising material. In the 29 tftrs of the Library, 610 persons participated. Tours ranged in sise troa those conducted for a single individual, usually a librarian, tnstee or library friend visiting from another city or country, to those conducted tor 84 nurses. A wide variety of occupations and interests were represented: foreign social workers., AFL-CIO, club groups, school teachers, school cooks, wives of state senators, nursing students fro• five hospitals, the Junior l.Bagae, nrious church groups, and one group of high school students. In conducting the larger tours, the Adult Group Consultant was assisted by Elizabeth Bond, Margaret Mull, and Betty Engebretson. Talks were presented to nine different groups totalling 314. persons. The largest group, the 90 unit chairmen of the league of Wonen Voters, asked tor co:mnents on the library's statistics in connection with their st11dy' of the Library. These were presented at the sam meeting at which Board President Bruce Smith talked about the Library's legislative program and Director Ervin Gaines discussed the Library's future. A collection of Bible leaves owned by the Athenaeum was the subject of six talks to such groups as the women's guilds of two churches, two study clubs, and two golden age clubs. Library services to club program chairmen were described to the Senior Citizens Council of the Suburban Recreation Association, a book talk on recreational reading was presented to Donaldson's Desk Set together with a film on Victorian England and Charles Dickens. At all ot these talks and tours, appropriate paq,hlets describing library services as well as assorted booklists t1ere distributed.

Exhibits were provided in three different ways. On f'our occasions, books were chosen on such diverse topics as hUllBn relations, Indians in Minnesota, education and poverty, law and the citizen, science in toda711 world, the revolution in modern China., and sex education. These collections were charged out to the patron and arranged b7 the borrowing group. Eleven exhibits were provided tor neetings in the library of the unit chairmen of the league or Women Voters, the meetings or the Minnesota Garden Flower Society, and Rep. Donald Fraser's hearings on Viet Nam. One exhibit ot considerable size was prepared for the Organ and Choral Festival in honor of Albert Schweitzer at the Central Lutheran Church. Another exhibit and bibliography was prepared for the Water Resources Forum at the Nicollet Hotel. The latter was staffed all during the meeting and was by far the most success­ ful of the year's exhibits. - 27 • -2-

__ Program chairmen from 20 study clubs sought assistance in planning the year's progra11. These sessions usually lasted an hour or an hour and a half and sometimes involved meeting with a 'Whole committee. While most of the groups were wo•n I s study clubs, two of the groups were young couples who at regularly for discussion with a purpose and felt the need or so• assistance in choosing challenging topics. Assistance ns also given to a group working with psychiatric patients at Fairri.ew Hospital and to high school group, "the future business leaders or &lina." Mall7 or these groups also requested the na•s of speakers. In addition 16 other groups requested help in finding speakers for one or several meetings.

In our efforts to help program ehairnen., a Program. Planning Institute •s held troa 1 - 4 p.111. on the afternoon of Novenber 4. Some 750 announce­ mnts were distributed, largely through the cooperation of the United Church Women w1 th headquarters in the Protestant Center. or the h.9 persons who registered, .34 attended. The groups represented were conmamity wide, a fairly complete cross section of all of those with whom the Adult Group Consultant works. An armouncemnt and a program are attached. It would seem that this kind of activity might well be repeated.

During the year the work with the Great Books program bas been less than satisfactory. Difficulties stem largely f'rom the fact that there is no local paid coordinator. 'l'he local Great Books Council seems to be completely inactive. It •s necessa-ry for the .Adult Group Consultant to spend a great amount of tine and tact to persuade the president to organize the yearly schedule or :meetings. Two training programs for leaders were conducted b7 the area director of the Great Books Foundation. While sone leaders were trained, and while •ny persons have asked tor meeting schedules ( over .300) , tew persons are attending the newl7 f'ormed groups. It would seem that real community interest is low and that perhaps the day of' such groups is over. The Library- should evaluate its continued connection with the program.

Booklists were distributed in large qaantities. As uSll&l the L!tnten Reading Lists and the Jewish Book Month list were popnlar.. The Minneapolis Rehabilitation Center was turnished with folders descriptive of' Library activities for their kits for patients. The distribution of the Fila Program was greatly increased because or the enlarged Park Board distribution. The Adult Group Consultant needs a pamphlet which describes briefly and simply Library services and rules.

Once again the Library cooperated with Mrs. Isabel Haglin and the Minnesota Adult F.ducation Association in sponsoring a series ot neetings in Group Processes. The Library provided the announce1119nt, the •iling, and the space.

Arranging copy for THIS MONTH and the list of religious acquisitions were recurring activities.

- 28 - -3- The Adult Group Consultant attended the Spring Conference of the Minnesota Adult Education Association, The Anmlal Union Counselor Graduation Banquet or the .AFL-CIO Commimity Services Committee, and the Water Forum on behalf or the Library. The Adult Group Consultant continued to serve as Secretary and nelli>er of the Executive Board of the Minnesota Library Association and was elected ror a second tnree year term..

On July l, Mrs. Beneta McHie va~ promoted to a position in the Public Welfare Depart•nt. Since that time, the position of Clerk­ Typist has not been tilled but the work has been perfor•d most efficiently as an extra duty by Ethel Johnson of the Central Library Office. Respectfully submitted,

/77 Q.A.-L~ a. . /~ Marian A. Buttner Adult Group Consultant

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300 NICOLLET A VENUE BOOKS & INFORMATION - 338-8661 ADMINISTRATION - 338-0781

PROGRAM PLANNING INSTITUTE Thursday, November 4, 1965 1 - 4 p.m., Room 253

Does your organization need help in planning programs?

Program chairmen are invited to attend a Program Planning Institute at the Minneapolis Public Library, Thursday, November 4, 1965 from 1 to 4 p.m. in Room 253. The Institute will offer practical help in the following areas:

How to give your own book talks

How to build a program around films and filmstrips

How the Library can help you in selecting program topics, getting materials, and finding speakers.

Talks will be given by Miss Elizabeth Bond, Public Relations Officer, Miss Margaret McGuire, Head of the Visual Aids Department of the Minneapolis Public Library, and Miss Lora Landers, Coordinator of Adult Services, Hennepin County Library. The Institute will try to help you plan better programs using people from your own group and materials from the Library.

Coffee will be served and an opportunity provided for informal questions. If the program proves helpful to you, future institutes will be held with programs based on your needs.

Since we must limit the size of the group, clubs and organizations are invited to send their program chairman and one other member if desired. A registration blank is provided below for your convenience. Please send it to the Adult Group Consultant Minneapolis Public Library 300 Nicollet Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 before October 25; it will help us to plan for you. ------NAME

ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER --- ORGANIZATION~~~~~~-~~~~~~~

PROGRAM PLANNING INSTITUTE - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY - .30 - PIOGRAM PLANNING WORlC.SMOP MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

Thursday, November 4, 1965 1-4 p.m. Room 253

Program

WELCOMB Ervin J. Gaines Director Minneapolis Public Library HOW TO GIVE YOUR OWN BOOK TALKS Lora Landers Coordinator of Adult Se~vices Hennepin County Library

HOW TO USE nLMS AND OTHER VISUAL TOOLS Margaret Mo McGuire i:Iead, Visual Aids Department Minneapolis Public Library

Coifee Bt"eak The Priends of the Minneapolis Public Library have graciously provided refreshments.

BOW DE LIBRARY CAN IELP YOU BUILD GOOD PROGRAMS Elizabeth M. Bond Public Relations Officer Minneapo lia Public Library INFORMAL QUESnON PERIOD; EXHIBI'rs

- 31 - ADULT AND YOUNG ADULT :OOOK SEI.ECTIOI ANNUAL R!PORT }l>R 196$

Apa.rt from the daily routines in book selection that continued through the year, three new activities required attention in 196,. '!'hey were re­ lated to the writing of ad.ult book selection policies, the establishment of rental collections, and changes :1n book selection f'or young adults. We shall discuss these activities first in this report. Adult Book Selection Policies

When work in ad.ult book selection was reorganized in October, 1964 the first task assigned me was to draft an ad.ult book selection polic7 ror con­ sideration by the Director and staff members and for subaission to the Board or Trustees for final approval. I completed the first drart in February and sent it to the Director. After analysis, discussion and revision by' the Director and Administrative Council. ., the policy was next discussed at meet­ ings of Depart.amt Heads and Branch Librarians. In May, the Director sub­ mitted it to the Board of Trustees., who official]J' adopted it in Jme. Work on book selection policies !"or subject departments of the Central Library began in March. Department Heads prepared preliminary drafts which, after revision, were sent to the Chief of the Central Library and the Director in NoTember. 'l'hese policies are now ready !"or consideration br the Administra­ tive Council and should reach their final form earl.Jr in 1966. Rental Collecticns

On October 21st, rental collections of popular fiction and nonfiction be­ came anilable in the Literature Departmm.t of the Central Library and Linden Hills Branch. The M::Naughton Book Service supplies most of the rental copies., which are selected from adTan.ce lists by the Head of the Literature Depart.met in consultation with the Head or Adult Book Selection. 'l'he Central Library 1a required by law to have a free copy or each title in the rental collections. Books offered on the McNaughton plan are therefore en.luated in teras of the Libra.r,-•s book selection policy and sub-standard publicatione, such as those of Arcadia House and Avalon are not ordered. Through the rental collections 118 aim to have on hand mltiple copies or new books currently in heavy demand.. Books of ephemeral value can be returned to the ~Naughton Book Service when no longer needed. It is too early to determine the success or failure ot this venture, but it is proving to be an interesting one.

Young Adult Book Selection Resignation of the Coordinator of Young Adult Services in August brought changes in book selection for young adults. Under a plan formu.lated by the Chief or Extension, the Coordinator of Children's Services reco•ends juTenile titles suitable for ;young adult collections, the Head or Adult Book Selection indicates adult titles suitable for young adult collections, and a comdttee or three librarians ror young adults in extension agencies keep abreast of reviews and publications and recommend titles for purchase and inclusion on quarterly lists or books for young adults.

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Statistics

A total ot 1,925 books and pamphlets came to the book selection office in 196, for consideration by heads of subject departments in the Central library-. 'these department heads made decisions to keep 6,970 books and 793 paapblets1 and to reject 262 books. Allot this material was then placed in the aelult book selection. room for examination by start Jllembers and duplicate ordering by' heads of extension agencies. The total nwnber ot books considered this year exceeds last year's total by about 700. '!be fact th.at Random House, Knopf' and Pantheon reinstated their Greenaway plan 1n 1965 and four pablishers were added on August first to the list of those sending advance review copies accounts in some measure for this increase.

'lbe statistical swmnary is as follows: moKS KEPT JDOKS REJPI:TID PAMPHLETS DPT

Art. ,61 12 19 History 1365 17 172 Music 175 0 , Science 122, 15 114 Sociology 10,9 13 2b.3 Business 916 3 202 Literature Fiction 667 120 0 Nonficticm 770 82 38 Foreign 232 0 0 'fflTAL 6970 262 793

Publishers' Advance Review CoEZ Plans

Through arrange•nts made b7 the head or the Order Department, twelve major publishers auto•tically sent on approva1 one copy of each of their trade books in 196S. On August first, four publishers were added.1 Putnam, Coward-M,Cann, John Da7 and Charles Scribner's Sons. Ve also received books from eighteen publishers on the Greenaway plan, which •kes no provision for return and credit on rejected titles, but offers each volume at a very small cost. Agreements with Doubleday, Prentice-Hall and St. Martin's Preas •de it possible for head.a ot subject depart•nts to place advance orders for approval copies from their seasonal catalogs. These plans ofter many advantages. The7 save tiae, inasJ111Ch as the need to place initial orders for approval copies of boob produced by J4 publishers is eliminated. The books usually arrive early. 'ibis means that in :man;r in­ stances department heads have made their decisions and extension agencies placed orders for duplicate copies :In advance of publication date. Books re­ ceived under these plans are likeq to be of popular interest. They can be made available to the public at a time vhal their interest in them is at i ta height. Staff members can then give more tbl.e to seeking out and ordering books less widely' publicized but essential to well balanced collections.

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Book Selection Budget

Renewal of a budget allotment to the ad.ult book selection office has ude it possible for us to send for approval copies of books not ordered by &D'3' de­ partment but likely to be or unusual interest or quality, or in demand. Upon arrival these books are referred to the department head concerned for accep­ tance or rejection. Bach book accepted is then recharged. to the budget ot the department keeping it, and the adult book selection office credited with the cost or the book. This year we sent !or approval copies of 105 titles. 'fbe following examples indicate the range of books ordereds IMAGES OF VAR b.f Robert capa, AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X, BIEAUSE I VAS FL~H by Biward Dahlberg, WE ARE NOT ALONE by Walter Sullivan, GOD AND GOLEM, lNC. by Norbert Wiener, IN SFARCH OF BISCO by Ersld.ne Caldwell, HENRY ADilSt THE MAJOR PHASE by Ernest Samuels, MEM>IRS OF AN AHf PSIAC by Walter Levant, THE ACCIDJBTAL CDTURY bJ' Michael Harringtcn, THE BLUE HEN'S CHICK by A.B. Guthrie, CIVlL LIBERTJ:m .um '!HE ARTS, SELB::TICNS FROM '!WICE A YEAR, 1938-1948, A.M!RICA AT LAST, by T.H. White, MISS MaclN'l'OSH, MI DABLlNG by Marguerite Young, mE LIBRARY REA.CHF,S OUT by tate Coplan and Edwin Castagna, Ml!LANCHTHON ON CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE by Cqde Mansehreck, 'fHE VINLAND MAP AND THE TARTAR RPLATION by R.A. Skelton and others and YFZTERDAY'S Pll>PLE by' Jack E. Weller.

Uncatalogued Paperbacks This year thirteen paperback editions ot catalogued titles available in hard covers were made available for duplication. These editions are not catalogned, bound nor reinforced, but meet a temporary need for llllltiple copies. Current film and stage productions created a demand for paperback copies of Joseph Conrad's LORD JIM, Elizabeth Mackintosh's DAUGHTER OF TIME and Irving Stone• s '!HE AGOOY AND THE F£S'!'ASY. Announcement of a Nobel Prize award to Mikhail Sholokhov renewed an interest in his writings, aet with paperback duplicates or AND QUIET FLCIIS THE ~, HARVEST ctl THE DO!I and THI DON FLCIIS HOME '1'0 fflE SEA. Anticipated demand brought orders tor 162 copies or plays to be presented in 1966 by the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre. Titles du­ plicated in paperback editions were Shakespeare•• AS YOU LIKE IT, George Bemard Shaw•s OOCTOR'S DILEMMA., :&ugene 0'N'eillts LCRG VOYAGE HOMEt· SEVII PIA?S OF '!HE SEA., FIVE PLAlS by August Strindberg and THREE PLA.18 by' Thorn.ten Wilder.

Up to this time, the number of titles made available in these editions has been rather strictly limited. '?he favorable response or both public and staff indicates that ve could make •ore extensive use of mcatalogued paper­ backs. A collection or fresh and attractive paper editims or all types of literature ranging from classics, semi-classics and standard novels to JVS­ teries, westems and science fiction could constitute an informal brolf8ing collection or supplement existing collections. Low initial coat, a mini.awn or processing, and a constant now of new titles are advantages to be con­ sidered.

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Reviews

During 1965 we assigned 226 books to staff members for review: 216 fiction, 1 nonfiction and 9 70mg adult books. In line with policy set during the last months of 196!,. we relied mainly" en published reviews in all fielda and assigned books to statt reviewers on:cy- when circwnstancea required a staff evaluaticn or a controversial book or ot a book not reviewed elsewhere. '!his new approach to reviewing saves time and, in I'll' opinion., has not affected the quality or selection adversel.1'.

Remodeling

Remodeling and expansion of the A thenaeum. office and rare book rooa brought a change in location of the adult book selection room. 01 I oveaber first activities in the adult book selection room were suspended, and were reswned on November 15th in quarters formerly occupied by the ExtEnsicn Of'fie e stat·f.

Plans f'or 1966

When book selection policies for subject departments and extension agencies are completed. 1n 1966, we plan to re-examine our activities to make certain that these policies will be implemented in the most effective wa7 possible.

Respec tfull.¥ submitted, ,.a:., ,. 1--t-'~ Betty L. Engebretson January .3, 1966 Head ot Adult Book Selection

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ADULT AND YOUNG ADULT OOOK SELEJTIOH 1965

PRO~SIOJAL STAFF

Betty L. Engebretson., Head - Jan. 1, 1965 •

CtfflICAL STAFF

Mrs. Norma West, Library Aide II - Jan. 1, 1965 - Sept. 13, 1965

Mrs. Mildred Hasselo, Clerk 'J.)'pist n - Nov. 29, 1965 -

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COORDINATOR OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT 1965

It would be a pleasure to take the December 1965 circulation figures which showed a substantial gain in extension agencies and the central library as a basis for the year's report, but the sad truth is that the overall figures for the year show a very different picture. Once again juvenile circulation has sustained a considerable loss. To attempt to account for it would be to reiter­ ate much that was stated in the 1964 report. The temptation to cite the growth of school libraries as the primary reason is not entirely valid since the city pattern is not consistent and the adult work is affected as well. The juvenile circulation for 1965 was l,11J,20J, a loss of 72,164. Four branches and the children's department showed appreciable gains for the year. 6<1/, of the loss was in bookmobile circulation which reflects the withdrawal of several school stops as well as the disruption of the schedule because of break­ down of the vehicles. The juvenile circulation was over 5o1, in ten branches and over 6CJI, in four of the ten. It remained 46

- 37 - - 2 - book purchase. However the addition of money converted from bindery allotments plus a small balance from 1964 brought the total sum available to $51,l?J.14; $16J9.00 of the juvenile budget assigned to the extension loans department was distributed to the br.anches when the department was closed. In addition the children's department was allowed to spend $1000.00 and East Lake children's room $500.00 of the Freeman gift fund which was designated for those two agencies. Figures on branch book collections are not very meaningful at present since most of the transfers effected when the extension.loans collection was dispersed have been recorded only on film. Children's librarians were asked to select the books they needed from the collection. 558J were sent to branches in August and an additional 1278 in December. A part of the remaining collection is being held temporarily in the hope it may be used to supplement a new branch collection while the balance will be weeded drastically and used as a replacement pool. When the extension department was closed it was decided to discontinue the reference work and the loaning of books from the central library to the branch children's rooms. Because of the development of the school libraries reference demands upon the public library children's collections are not as heavy nor is it as incumbent upon them to meet these demands. In most cases children asking for recreational reading can be persuaded to accept substitute titles until the book they want is available. If demand for specific titles or material is con­ stant it should be met by adding to the branch collection. When this policy was discussed with the library consultant for the Board of Education it was agreed that the school libraries would undertake to strengthen their supplementary curriculum needs and that the public library would keep them informed of the demands which it is unable to meet. It was also decided early in the year to discontinue picture collections in the branch children's rooms. The preparation, filing and circulation of pictures entail more time than the service is worth, since excellent pictorial material is now available in children's books. Few branches have regretted the change and several have reported an added use of books to fill picture requests. Children's reading interests continue much the same but there is an in­ creasing trend toward sophistication in fiction for children. Books for the 10-12 year olds may touch on emotional or psychological problems while titles for the junior teens explore the impact of divorced or remarried parents, an alcoholic or mentally unstable parent, mentally retarded siblings, parent-child relationships and many other social problems. Even picture books have acquired a sophistication of format, drawing and coloring which is radically different from those of ten years ago. Nonfiction covers almost every field of interest for every age level.

Story hours, particularly for preschool children, are really beginning to flourish in almost every branch. Few activities which we can offer are more rewarding for both children and librarians nor is there any activity which has greater appeal to parents. Several of the branches supplement their story hours with monthly film programs, as does the central children's department.

Four branches and the central children's department participated in Operation Head Start, a program conducted by the schools during the summer to prepare disadvantaged children for the coming school year. Twelve classes

- .38 - - J - visited Franklin Branch, three came to North and two to Bottineau. Sumner branch was used most fully and imaginatively. Seventeen classes visited the branch. some repeatedly, and the children's librarian was asked to assist with the Wells Settlement House camp reading program. 41 classes visited the central children's department. Stories were read to each group and appropriate books set out for browsing. During the school year women volunteers have continued to meet with groups of children at Franklin and Walker branches in an effort to stimulate their reading interest and enjoyment. North completed a full year as an experimental branch. As far as the children's work is concerned to date this has meant an increased budget to allow duplication of popular titles and the use of paperbacks. The paperbacks have been available less than a month so no report can be made on their use but a sizeable increase in circulation would indicate that the policy of duplication is paying off. Because of other commitments the Junior League Puppeteers trouped their show Winnie the Pooh to only seven branches and the central library. However they presented four performances in Heritage Hall on a Saturday so a total of 4718 children enjoyed this popular entertainment. This year Sister Marie Pauline, a teacher at Holy Rosary school, volun­ teered to conduct the puppet workshop. Her enthusiasm and outstanding teaching ability developed the most successful group to date. On May 18 they presented an evening performance of Snow White, Jack and the Beanstalk and the witches scene from Macbeth and on Saturday afternoon, May 22, repeated their program for the public in Heritage Hall. The group which has been attending the fall workshop will present its production early next year. Sister Marie Pauline also coached a group of children in a program of pantomimes which was offered the opening day of the Book Fair. Two rehearsal programs were given at North .and Walker branches. Franklin branch has had the good fortune to present productions by the children from Holy Rosary school on three occasions.

A second Words !!!,g_ Music program offered by Vern Sutton and Richard Zgodava was so poorly attended that it was decided to drop the series. This excellent program on the art song was intended for junior and senior high school students, an age group which is much less responsive to library activities than the younger children.

Early in the spring the library was invited by the Minnesota Council for the Gifted to participate in their activity fair which was held at Ramsey Jr. High on Saturday, March 13. We presented a program of films from the Minneapolis Public Library collection, displayed some exhibit cases prepared by the science museum, Mrs. Marilyn Stewart demonstrated storytelling to preschool children and Sister Marie Pauline conducted a session of the puppet workshop. The fair was well attended and the library activities were well patronized. Four orientation sessions for a total of 51 Girl Scout library aides were held during the year, two for beginning groups and two for those who had finished

- 39 - - 4 - their volunteer work. In addition the coordinator outlined briefly the field of library work to the general session held in Heritage Hall in October. The majority of the girls are very faithful in carrying out their library assign­ ments and make a real contribution to the institution as well as receiving what we hope is a valuable career experience. Again in 1965 the library was asked to participate in the selection of the notable children's books of the year. Since the request came too late to involve all of the children's librarians a group of six met with individual nominations in hand and a selection of twenty titles was submitted to the ALA committee.

Early in the year the children's department received a handsome original drawing from Mr. Hofsinde, the author-artist who was our guest at the 1964 Book Fair. This has been framed and hung near the desk. Two ship models which had been in storage since the move from the old library were renovated and sent to the children's rooms at North and Webber Park branches. In the fall the Cunard Steam-Ship Co. gave the library a model of the Mauritania which was sent to Sumner branch. William o. Steele was the guest for the 1965 Book Fair. His ta.11 tales of his Tennessee Valley were enthusiastically received by capacity audiences throughout the week. A report of the Fair is appended. Four meetings for the children's librarians were held during the year.

Mar. 3 Book reviews by children's librarians, taped and played back. May 21 Discussion 1. Story hours. Suggested activities. Demonstrations of finger plays. 2. Effect of closing extension loans on collections and service.

Oct. 8 Discussion 1. School visits. 2. Disposal of extension loans collection.

Dec. 10 Discussion 1. School requests. 2. Basic book list. J. New registration rules. Film - Red Balloon. Tape - Radio program by William o. Steele.

Additional Activities of Children's Librarians

Oct. 19 Miss Dahl Talk - Westminister Mothers' Club. Gift books for children. Oct. 29 Miss Underhill Talk - Regina High School. Resources for students in central library. - 40 - - 5 -

Nov. 15 Mary Hanft Talk - St. Albert's Home and School Assoc. Stimulating childre·n' s reading. Dec. 14 Mrs. Stebbing Talk - Standish P.T.A. Books to buy for children for Christmas.

Additional Activities of Coordinator

Apr. 26 Talk on book selection to University of Minnesota library school class.

July 5-9 ALA in Detroit.

Sept. 24 MLA in St. Paul. Oct. 26 Pre-Book Week dinner at University of Minnesota. Carol Brink, speaker Talked about Book Fair.

Nov. 9 Participated in panel discussion on reading for children. Field P.T.A.

Nov. 11 Attended lecture on children's reading by Dr. Roma Gans.

Visitors

Miss Perry Missionary from Ivory Coast. Assisted her with book order.

Mary Holdsworth School & library promotion - Harcourt, Brace & World Elizabeth Yates Author William O. Steele Author Mary Harvey Book Fair Consultant - Children's Book Council

Respectfully submitted, ,/;~~~- (Mrs) Phyllis F. Bryan Coordinator of Children's Services

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Dates October Jl - November 6

Hours Sunday 2 - 5 Monday through·Frid.a3' 9 - 5:JO Saturday 9 - .5 Theme Tall tales Guest - William O. Steele Place Minneapolis Public Library - Exhibit area and Heritage Hall 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. J. A. Ronning Miss Blanche Aust

Federation or Catholic Home and Mrs. Albert Mitzel School Associations Mrs. M. J. Scholtes Fifth District Federation of Mrs. C. Elmer Johnson Women• s Clubs

Junior League Mrs. Robert Logefeil Mrs. James Cardle Minneapolis Council of Mrs. Jack Solomon Jewish Women Minneapolis Public Library Mrs. Willard Mortenson Friends Mrs. Hector H. Lyman Minnesota Pen Women Mrs. Betty Bridgeman Mrs. Winifred Talbot

P.T.A. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Dehn United Church Women Miss Evelyn Osborn Mrs. Themeo Ellis Woman' s Club Mrs. Jack Daly Mrs. Lawrence Paulsen General Each organization responsible for one day. Organization Sunday Oct. Jl Minnesota Pen Women J at a time 2 - .5 United Church Women J at a time 2 - .5 Monday Nov. 1 Junior League 4 at a time 9 - 5:JO Tuesday Nov. 2 M.P.L. Friends 4 at a time 9 - 5:JO Wednesday Nov. J P.T.A. 4 at a time 9 - .5:JO

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- 2 - Thursday Nov. 4 Woman 1 s Club 4 at a time 9 - 1:00 Mpls. Council of Jewish Women 4 at a time l - 5:JO Friday Nov. 5 A.A.u.w. 4 at a time 9 - 5:JO Saturday Nov. 6 Fed. of Catholic Home & School Assoc. J at a time 9 - 5:00 Fifth Dist. Fed. of Women's Clubs J at a time 9 - 5:00 Features 1. Display of approximately 1500 books donated by the Children's Book Council. 2. Original art work by Charles Beck from Trail Through Danger· by William o. Steele, displayed in cases. J. Plywood dragon in arcade advertising the Book Fair.

4. Exhibit in arcade cases of fairy tales of other lands. 5. Colorful pennants strung overhead the length o.f the display area. 6. Collection of tall tales displayed on pegboards at far end of each display area. Program Sunday, Oct. Jl Mother Goose Mimes. Pantomime and chorus performed by children of Holy Rosary School under the direction of Sister Marie Pauline at 2:JO.• J:JO and 4:JO. Attendance Approx. 900 Monday, Nov. l - Friday, Nov. 5 Tall tales, told by William o. Steele, daily at 9:JO and 10:JO A.M. and at 2:00 P.M. Attendance Approx. 7000 Saturday, Nov. 6 Puppet show Peter Rabbit presented by the Hausfrau Puppeteers at 10:00 and 11:00 A.M. and at 2:00 and J:00 P.M. Storytelling For young children, presented by Sister Ann o.f the College of St. Catherine at 9:JO and 10:JO A.M. and at 2:JO and J:JO P.M. Attendance Approx. 2000 Miscellaneous l. Mr. Steele's appearance at the Fair was made possible by Notes the generosity of the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank. 2. On Tuesday, November 2 the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank gave a luncheon to honor Mr. Steele.

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- J - J. The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank displayed an exhibit of art work by Charles Beck· from Trail Through Danger by William o. Steele. 4. Mr. Steele taped a radio program for the Board of Education "Come Along" literature series. 5. Lead article and reviews of children's books in the Sunday Tribune were written by Jane Thomas. A picture and inter­ view with Mr. Steele and several pictures of the puppet show and audience appeared in the Tribune. The Star published a picture and article about the Dowling children at the Book Fair and a color picture of some of the children in the Mother Goose Mimes.

6. Book Fair programs were sent to all public, parochial and private schools in the city and suburban areas of Hennepin County.

7. Programs were designed and printed by the staff of the public relations office.

8. Bus trips for public school children were scheduled by the Board of F,ducation field trip office.

9. Only juvenile books were displayed at the Fair. 10. This year for the first time it was possible to request specific titles from the publishers. Recent catalogs and listings sent by the publishers were checked for titles desired. 11. At the suggestion of the Children's Book Council a number of older titles which have become favorites with children were requested with the intention of holding them for an­ other year's Fair. 122 such titles are being held for 1966. 12. At the conclusion of the Minneapolis Fair the books were taken to Mankato for a Book Fair Nov. 10-20. Subsequently they were returned to the Minneapolis Public Library, sorted, and then picked up by representatives of the Minneapolis Settlement Association.

13. Encyclopedias sent for the Fair were displayed in the story­ telling room. 14. The 4th, 5th and 6th grade children from Dowling School attended the Fair on Wednesday afternoon. Extra staff members were on hand to assist with wheel chairs.

15. Miss Mary Harvey, a representative from the Children's Book Council, visited the Fair Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5 and 6. - 44 - Book Fair - 1965

- 4 - 16. Free tickets to the pantomime and the puppet shows were given out at the tick~t booth prior to each performance. 17. Camp Fire Girls gave out tickets and assisted as ushers on the opening Sunday and· Girl Scouts performed the same service the closing Saturday.

18. Labels from the Childr.en' s Book Council were affixed in the books by members of the Book Fair Committee.

~ FAIR ATTENDANCE Approximate Figures

Sunday, October Jl 900

Monday, Nov. 1 - Friday, Nov. 5 7000 Saturday, Nov. 6 2000

9900

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Contribution from Farmers & Mechanics Savings Bank 400.00 Balance on hand from 1964 42.75 Incidental cash 1.17

44J.92

Expenses

Mr. William o. Steele 250.00 Hausfrau Puppeteers 100.00 Sister Marie Pauline (Costumes) 35.00 Pa.per cups 1.35 Coffee & cookies for hostesses 8.80

395.15 395.15 Balance on hand 48.77

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PERSONNEL 1965

Coordinator of Children's Services Mrs. Phyllis Bryan

Clerk Typist II Mrs. Phyllis Palmer

- 47 - Annual Report ot the Coordinator ot Young Adult Services 1965

This report covers the period of January through July. The Coordinator terminated five and one-half years in that position and a total of eight and one-half years with the Minneapolis Public Library effective July 31, 1965. Library service to young adults has continued to grow qualitatively and quantitatively during this 75th year of the Minneapolis Public Library. Two new projects were initiated and others were expanded. The reading guidance service to young adults is dependent on a good book collection; the coordinator's major activity this year has been to shape the branch young adult collections to meet the Library's standards. As part of this effort two procedures were changed in March:· 1) all books (paper and hard cover) ordered for young adult collections other than those in the book selection room had to be approved by the coordinator; 2) all books to be rebound must be approved by the coordinator. This decision to assume tight control was made reluctantly but was met with no resistance.

With small book budgets in the past the coordinator did not feel that the standards established could not be adhered to. However, beginning in January such a goal was in sight, and it was felt could be accomplished by July first. This has been done. The transfer of books from the young adult alcove has been a great spur. The procedure followed and priorities estab­ lished tor the transfer do not need description in this over-view ot young adult services. There were two meetings tor librarians participating in young adult services: January 1965 Miss Helen Stub, Librarian or Edison High School, spoke wisely and well about the role of the high school librarian April 1965 Mr. Corrigan invited the group to meet at Franklin Branch. Again, he and Miss Collins were cordial and generous hosts. It was the 75th anniversary of the branch. Mr. Vern Bloom of the Youth Development Project described community agencies serving youth in Minneapolis. Book talks given this spring: Henry- High School 12 Miss Ruth Johnson 1 Miss Lora Landers North High School Mrs. Eloise Logan Miss Lora Landers Roosevelt High School Miss Frances Christopher Vocational High School 8 Miss Lora Landers - 48 - - 2 - Annotated book lists were prepared for all of the talks given except the five at North High School which were tor •special" classes. The North High School talks were particularly signif'icant as part of the paperback experiment conducted at North Branch. Another aspect of Mrs. Logan's visits to North High School was that two teachers availed themselves of the opportunity to take their classes to the branch library for book talks and orientation. One class also visited the Central Library. Miss Northenscold and Mrs. Logan initiated a second new program this spring. Mrs. Bryan, Coordinator of Children's Services, and the Young Adult Coordinator had decided that it would be beneficial to ninth grade students to have a special invitation/orientation to the adult department of branch libraries. In the course or her connunity projects, Miss Northenscold was discussing the same idea with a counsellor at Franklin Junior High School. She and Mrs. Logan later met with the school librarian and a series or ninth grade class visits to the branch were scheduled. Miss Christopher, at Roosevelt Branch, also widened the scope of her activities by visiting the twelve ninth grade classes at Folwell Junior High School, talking about books and the resources and services of the public library. It should also be noted that the talks given by Miss Ruth Johnson at Henry High School were ·the second series given during the academic year. During the fall of 1964 she spoke to sophomores and the spring of 196$ to sophomores.

As in earlier reports, special mention is made of book talks because of the large amount of time it takes (usually during off-duty hours) to prepare such talks. It is a highly professional activity-only those who have done them can realize the time and the hard work it takes to make successful talks. Paperback young adult book collections were initiated at North Branch, Pierre Bottineau Branch, Longfellow Branch and on the three bookmobiles. It is particularly satisfying that these collections have been started and are very successf'ul and that the other paperback collections at Franklin, Roosevelt and East Lake continue to thrive.

There is no need to summarize or evaluate the past five and one-half years. The plans, projects and procedures for young adult services have been recorded and sent to the appropriate staff members. It has been an exciting and interesting experience; regrets are useless, re-appraisal unnecessary. ~~. Lora Landers

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ANNUAL REPORT 1965

Chief of Central Library Art Depa.rtnent

Business and Economics Depa.rtnent Children's Depa.rt11Bnt Circulation Depart:rrent History, Biography and Travel Department Minneapolis Historical Collection Literature and Language Departnent Music Departnent Reference Core

Governrrent Documants Science Museum and Planetarium Science and Technology Departnent Shelving Departnent Sociology Department Visual Aids Depart:rrent

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ANNUAL REPORT 196.5

To the Director: Herewith is subnil.tted the annual report of the Chief of the Central Library for the year 196.5. The year 196.5 brought not only increased hours and increased book funds to the Minneapolis Public Library, but we hope a more understanding attitude from the community at large toward the nany problems still facing a large library system inadequately financed. Under the expert guidance of the director, Ervin J. Gaines, the staff cooperated in looking for ways and reana of curtailing expenses without danaging the quality of service which the patrons need and deserve. To do this it was necessary to take a second look at nany of the procedures we had been following, to tighten up and reallocate staff, to eliminate all of the "fluff" which was desirable but not necessary. The reports of the depa.rtnent heads which follow reflect this and reveal how much has been accomplished in this very busy year. CENTRAL LIBRARY HOURS

January 1 through May 28, 1965 Monday through Thursday 9:00 - 9:00 Friday 9:00 - 5:30 Saturday 9:00 - .5:00 May 29 through September 2.5, 196.5

Monday and Thursday 9:00 - 9:00 Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9:00 - .5:30 Saturday Closed September 27 through December 31, 196.5

Monday through Thursday 9:00 - 9:00 Friday 9:00 - .5:30 Saturday 9:00 - 5 :00 SCIENCE MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM

January 1 through May 28, 196.5

Monday through Saturday 9:00 - .5:00 Sunday 2:00 - .5:00

- 51 - - 2 - May 29 through September 26, 1965

Monday through Friday 9:00 - 5:00 Saturday and Sunday 2:00 - 5:00 September 27 through Decenber 31, 1965

Monday through Saturday 9:00 - 5:00 Sunday 2:00 - 5:00

After a year of being open only two nights a week, evening hours at the Central Library were extended to four nights a week, Monday through Thursday for the periods, January 1 through May 28 and September 27 through December 31. No staff was added but schedules were rearranged so that so:ne service rather than no service at all could be given. All central depart­ :nents, including the children's depart:nent and visual aids followed the same schedule. The government docummts desk was opened full tine in October. The Library observed the following holidays in 1965: New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. The Library was open but the staff received a compensatory day for Lincoln's Birthday, Colunbus Day and Veteran's Day. Instead of closing at 1:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, the Library was closed all day December 24 and open from 9:00 - 5:30 on January 31. READING TRENDS The reading interests of patrons tend, as always, to reflect the events of the tine. Readers of all ages have been seriously concerned with reading about the expanding national programs, the 0 Great Society," the total itivolve­ nent of the United States in world affairs. They have been eager to know more about the errergent nations of Africa and Asia, the multiplicity of problems at the state and local level, new developnents in the field of art and music. Oddly enough, the two satellites in orbit did not create the stir that the first flight into space did a few years ago according to the head of the Science and Technology department. Interest in science, particularly among the young people, has been growing every year. Computers no longer renain a mystery. Biographies, books of travel, and books on photography have continued to interest readers. The success of the Minnesota Twins leading up to the World Series held here in October stimulated interest in books on sports. Film circulation increased by over 2000. BOOK FUNDS AND BOOK COLLECTIONS The increase in book funds for 1965, though snall, was most welcone and enabled the subject depart:nents to catch up a bit on the ever growing amount of materials needed to keep a modern library up-to-date. Funds are still not adequate to provide even enough new titles to say nothing of the continual de ma.rid for duplicate copies and repla.cements. The heavy student use of all library materials has been hard on the collection - we need to do alot of

- 52 - - 3 - rebinding, replacing and duplicating. The elimination of the extension loans collection this year has put an added burden on the central collection and we are very concerned too about the nuni>er of books which are taken to fill deposit collections for fi.ve hospitals. Figures show that 35% of the Hennepin County residents use the Central Library; in addition we fill requests through inter-library loan, and give service to holders of non-resident cards. We wel­ come all of these readers but we realize more and more how inadequate the present book budget is for we cannot begin to satisfy the demands :nade on a large library serving a netropolitan area. Careful thought should be given in the near future to buying periodicals on microfilm in order to preserve much valuable m:tterial now being lost through theft, lffl].tilation, and heavy use. It is shocking to learn that six volumes of the Encyclopaedia Britannica disappeared this year - we have no idea of how much other naterial is missing.

The distribution of the gift funds in 1965 and the purchases fromAthenaeum funds were most appreciated by all department heads and enabled them to acquire sone outstanding :naterials. Special nention of these purchases is nade in the departnent reports, as well as detailed accounts of the book funds, and so are omitted here • CHANGES IN LIBRARY SERVICE

196.5 brought several chan.ges in service, sone a loss, others a gain.

1. Young Adult Service. Beginning January 4 we discontinued young adult service as a separate unit_ in the Central Library. We miss this special alcove in tmny ways for it had a very valuable place in the library. With the special emphasis on youth in our present day society this action could be considered a step backward but we will be able to evaluate it better after a longer period of ti:rre has elapsed.

2. Drive-in-Window Service. Beginning January 4 evening and Saturday service at thearive-in-window was suspended and on May 28 this operation was com­ pletely closed. We felt justified in doing this £or it was a very expen­ sive service for the amount of use it received and staff nembers could be used to much better advantage elsewhere. Books nay still be returned in the book slot. Public reaction was negligible. J. Extension Loans Departnent. The closing of this service in mid-year has had quite an effect on the Central Library. Requests from branches were always handled by the extension loans staff and that collection was searched first before going to the central shelves. Now that the exten­ sion collection has been dispersed to 14 connnunity branches, all requests must be filled from the central library collection. The responsibility for filling requests has also been shifted to a central departnent, the Reference Core. Branch delivery service was transferred to the Shelving departnent and the operation moved to the zrezzanine floor.

- 53 - - 4 - 4. Loan Period. A major change in 1965 was the establishment of a new uniform loan period. All materials (except current magazines) are now issued for a period varying from twenty-one to twenty-seven days, with all naterials due on a Thursday. This new plan went into effect on May 20. There was some skepticism at first and sone con.fusion on the part of both staff and public but it seems to be working out very well. There were other small changes in so:rre circulation routines and several new 'forms were devised to expedite procedures. ,-5. Periodical Collection. During the summer months a najor shift in the periociical collection was carried out. All periodicals belonging to the Art, Music and Sociology departments were moved from the mezzanine to the third floor stacks and beginning in_ Sentember depa.rtioonts paged only those periodicals for which they were responsible. This was a ne.jor change as theretofore periodicals could be paged from any depart­ nent. This was a definite step toward improved service • The directive is included at the end of this report.

6. Reorganization of Reference Core. A significant change was made in this departnent when-Yibrary aides'"were assigned to the InforirBtion Desk rather than professional librarians. It is too soon to evaluate this change as yet. Branch requests were also transferred to this department when Exten­ sion Loans closed. A major change in the complete reorganization of Reference Core is now under discussion and a decision will be reached in 1966. Under study too is a conrolete change in telephone service 1,rhich would nean sifting all calls at the Switchboard, thus cutting out many now answered by Reference Core.

7. Rental Collection. Action by the Legislature :nade it possible for the library to install a rental collection once again, something we had not had for several years. This collection is described in detail in the reports of the Literature Departnent and the Head of Adult Book Selection so will not be repeated here - it should be mentioned however as a very important addition to our service. 8. Museum Fees. Legislation was also passed in 1965 allowing admission fees to be co!Iected for the planetarium shows. A fee is also charged for groups coming from outside of Hennepin County to visit the Planetarium. The Museum annual report contains further details. PROBLEMS No annual report would be complete or any year nornal without nention of some problems. The two most prond.nent ones recur over and over again: mutilation and theft of materials and the condition of the lounge area. So much has been written in the past on both of these subjects - neither has improved. The feeling is strong that only the presence of a uniforned guard

- 54 - - 5 - will have any effect on either and it is hoped that soneday this will be possible. The staff has been acutely aware of an increased number of stolen purses and billfolds. Signs warning people of this were prominently displayed in each departrrent. Several incidents involving ngirl watchers" were reported. Dozens of empty liquor bottles were picked up each week particularly from the nen•s lavatory and elsewhere on the second floor as well as in the arcade and around the building. The usual number of "drunks" were in attendance and several had to be carried out. For a tine in February it was suspected that the library was the depository for a narcotics ring - several plain-clothes rren spent a lot of time in the building. MEETINGS Staff rreetings of departnent heads were held throughout the year when necessary. Routines and· procedures were discussed and the Director recounted the problems facing the library system and brought us up-to-date on current developnents. Two combined neetings of branch librarians and departnent heads were held. 440 neetings were held in the Saga, Voyageur and North Star rreeting rooms and in Heritage Hall. The total attendance was 14,903. 61 film programs, sponsored by the Visual Aids Departrrent were given in Heritage Hall on Tuesday afternoon of each week. Three film programs for children were also held here. The total attendance was 25,286. Attendance figures for the annual Book Fair for children are not included in this report. Sumnary £!. Meetings Number Attendance Film Programs Attendance Total 196h 401 16,942 51 21,695 38,637 1965 440 14,903 64 25,286 40,189 A list of groups who used the meeting rooms in 1965 is attached to this report. TOURS As all of the tours for groups within Hennepin County are scheduled by the Adult Group Consultant, statistics appear in that report. Once again due to staff shortage and no volunteer guides, guided tours have not been given to groups residing outside of Hennepin County. There were 67 such requests from schools, homerrakers groups, la.dies aid groups and miscellaneous clubs. ·we answered each request inviting the group to cone in and br01-rse and we referred them to the brochure "Your Tour Of The Public Library." Several visiting librarians were given a tour.

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STUDY CARRELS The following people used the study carrels in 1965 and all expressed appreciation. Mr. M. Arora Garre 1 room 306 Mrs. G. Proshek rt ti " Mr. H. Cristiansen ti " 301 :t'ir. W. R. Hart " ft tt Mrs. I. G. Tate ti " 308 Mrs. R. E. Gelfand n It lt Mrs. M. B. Torbert rt It 309 Mrs. R. Herman fl ft " State Services for the Blind have been using room 304 since 1963 - Mrs. Lifson is in charge of the volunteers who are taping text-books for the blind. STAFF There was an extensive turn-over in the central library staff in 1965. Three departnent heads left, one through retirement, two through resignation. Miss Constance Humphrey who had been head of the Art departnent for seven yea.rs retired on April 30. She contributed considerably to the Art departn!nt with her knowledge of the subject and bought many fine :oaterials for the collection on her rrany trips to Europe. Mrs. Marian Longstaff succeeded Miss Humphrey and assuned her new position on June 1. Mrs. Longstaff had been head of the Golden Valley Branch of the Hennepin County Library and this experience, as well as her excellent art background and.friendly personality, nakes her a splendid choice to head this particular department. Ruth Lohn, Reference Core head, resigned in July and moved to California. Her nany years as a neticulous reference librarian nade her a valuable staff nember and we miss her nany talents. Ingrid Pedersen who had been head of Extension Loans took over as head of Reference Core on August 23 and her fine sense of organization has been of great value in reorganizing the work of this departnent. Helen McCormick, head of the Literature departnent, resigned on October 1 to becone the librarian at Simon's Rock College, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Dan Teisberg, assistant head of the Business and Economics department, becane the new head of Literature. This departnent suffered a double blow when the assistant head, Jeanne Gelinas, also resigned in September to resume her studies; her place was taken by Mrs. Florenee Peterson, fornerly ~th Extension Loans. Florence Mattice, assistant department head in Sociology, retired in May and was succeeded by Miss Helen Gilbertson forrrerly of the Science and Technology departnent. Sigrid Okerlund became assistant departnent head in Business and Economics. The professional staff in the Central Library was reduced as follows:

Central Library Office 1 Librarian 2 Art Departrrent 1 " 2 History Departrrent 1 " 2 Reference Core 2 '' 2 Sociology Departrrent .5 " 2 Visual Aids 1 " 2 Young Adult Alcove 1 " 3

- 56 - - 7 - Library aides were added as follows: Art Departnent - 1 History Depart:nent - 1 Literature Departnent - .5 Reference Core - 3 Sociology - .5 Visual Aids - 1 It is too soon to evaluate the effect of these reductions and changes on our service pattern. A near state of energency has existed when an extended illness strikes a depa.rtnent but those on duty have carried on to the best of their ability. A striking example of this occurred in the Science and Technology Depa.rtnent when the Head of the department was stricken with a near fatal heart attack in March. The assistant head, Miss Harriet Palin, with the other nembers of the staff carried their full share of the extra load and are to be commended for a job well done. We were all happy to we lcone Mr. Zeuthen back in September. The Central Library rovers filled in wherever needed and the hopeful minimum three month "tour of duty" in a depa.rtnent could never be fulfilled. i~.ben Doris Skalstad was transferred to History in November, Viola Lux remained as the only rover - she would have been welco:ne in several places at the same time more than once 1 We lost one staff member, John Clingernan, library guard, through death - John was a conscientious friendly person and we miss him. He has not been replaced but consideration is being given to professional guard service. Once again I want to commend the entire staff for the fine way in which they have carried on - all are doing an excellent job under often very trying circumstances. Schedules have to be net and they will be with the right kind of ~pirit, I know. STAFF ACTIVITIES Sta.ff nembers in the central departnents have taken part in various community and professional activities as indicated in the departnent reports. Desk schedules do not allow for wide participation which is unfortunate for interest tends to lag when tine to go to neetings cannot be allowed. The increased amount of money granted to staff nembers attending professional neetings which was approved by the Trustees in 1965 should be an added incentive and I know is appreciated by all who can go. The Chief of the Central Library took part in the following activities representing the Minneapolis Public Library: Community Information Referral Service, Advisory Board - 4 luncheon nee tings; also member of nominating committee of advisory boa.rd.

- 57 - - 8 - Greater Minneapolis Safety Council, Women's Division - 6 luncheon ~etings. Mpls. Chamber of Comnerce, Women's Division - monthly luncheon meetings. Mpls. People to People Boa.rd; 4 luncheon nl:3etings; also nl:3niber of nominat- ing conmd.ttee. Power's Career Club, Advisory Board. Chairman, Kathleen Hynes Loan Fund, MPL Staff Association. Chairman - ALA Membership Committee, State df Minnesota The Chief attended the district :rreeting of the Minnesota Library Associa­ tion in Roseville, and the annual conference of the Minnesota Library Associa­ tion in St. Paul where she set up an exhibit for the ALA :rrembership committee. She also attended the Friends of the Library luncheon in May which was given in recognition of the Library's seventy-five years of service. The speaker was Mrs. George Romney, wife of the Governor of Michigan. In June she was asked by · the People to People committee to act as hostess to two visitors from Chile, Mrs. Irns. Rankin, Argentine director of courses in English, and Mrs. Elena Borrosso, head librarian of the Bi-National Center in Santiago, Chile. Both were very interesting wonen and enjoyed their tour of our library. On Monday evening, October 21, the Chief attended the neeting of the Women's League for Peace and Freedom and accepted a gift of 20 copies of the JaieAddams Centennial Reader for the Library.

Four :rrembers of the Minneapolis Public Library s\taff attended the Book Selection neeting held at the Mayo Auditorium, University of Minnesota on Tuesday, November 16. They were Margaret Mull, Fritz Zeuthen, Dan Teisberg and John Prazniak. Margaret McGuire, VAD, attended the mid-winter con£erence of the Anerican Library Association, January 25-30. R.uth Kittell represented Local #211 at the AFL-CIO Federation of labor convention in September. Elizabeth Shelver and Betty Jean Hahn were active at the ~..innesota Library Conference in St. Paul in September. GENERAL STATEMENT Several discussions on various phases of our operation were discussed and considered in 1965 and rray cone to fruition in 1966. 1. Book Selection Policies. After the general book selection policy was accepted ~he Trustees in 1965, departnent heads were asked to formulate a book selection policy for each subject departnent. These were discussed in turn with the Director, the Chief of the Central Library, and the Head of Adult Book Selection. After sone revision, these policies should be ready for final adoption early in 1966. 2. Telephone Service. The present method of handling telephone calls ha~ been under question for several years, yet no definite action has been taken to change the set-up. Several conferences with representatives of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company were held in 1965 and it is almost certain that a najor

- 58 - - 9 - change will be made in 1966 which will result in mu.ch better and more satis­ factory service. Such a change will involve the Reference Core to a great extent.

3. Requests by Mail. A survey on the number of requests by mail received by the Minneapol!s P'u6Iic Library from outside of Hennepin Comity arid the time required to fill such requests was taken in April, May and June. The Library received 53 letters of inquiry during this period from all over the United States, ranging from city directory information requiring only a short period of tine to check to more complex reference questions requiring up to two and one-half hours of a librarian's tinE. The total tine from all departnents was approximately 31 hours over a three month period and departnent heads all agreed that no problem existed and that we should continue to fill these requests in the interest of £','Ood public relations. The question had been raised as to whether or not we should charge for such service - the answer was no.

4. Shelving Committee. A committee :ns.de up of six staff nembers under the chairmanship of Dan .Teisberg was appointed in January to consider ways and neans of improving shelving procedures. One recommendation was the shifting of the periodical collection which was carried out. Several other good suggestions were ma.de and are being considered.

S. Buzzers. Buzzers installed at each of the service desks provided a convenient means for summoning help from the workroom area to the service desk. Reduced staffs have made it necessary to schedule fewer people at the desk and the installation of the buzzer system has been a great help.

GI!•'TS

On March 7 the entire staff was shocked to hear that Mrs. Dorothy Rood, forner Library Board nember and its President at the tine we moved into the new building, had been killed in an automobile accident. Because of Mrs. Rood's devotion to the Library her close friend, Mrs. Frances Cranner Green•n, a prominent artist, painted a portrait of Mrs. Rood and presented it to the Library at a formal ceremony on October 21, 1965. The portrait hangs in the adminis­ trative office area, a fitting tribute to one who worked so hard to make this new building a reality.

On May 7, 1965 Senator and Mrs. Henry McKnight presented the Library with a horse chestnut tree which was planted on the Hennepin Avenue side of the building. This was one of several other trees given over the years in nemory of Senator McKii.ght•s father.

EQUIPMENT

A significant addition to the Central Library in 1965 was the installa­ tion of draperies for the entire first and second floor windows. These have been a trenendous improvenent not only in the looks of the building but also

- S9 - -10- in eliminating the glare which bothered many people. The draperies were purchased with money from the Fernanent Improvenent Fund. Record bins_.and low shelving to place at the end of the reference sections in each department are in the process of being constructed in the Carpenter Shop. Sone equipment needs still outstanding are: 1. Replacement of worn out typewriters in several subject depart'ft)nts. 2. New micro-film readers. The only micro-film reader in the library, with the exception of the small micro-film reader-printers is an outdated model over 20 years old. This library needs at least two additional up-to-date readers. 3. Coin changers in Arcade for patrons who need change for parking :neters, telephones, and electric typewriters. 4. Adequate signs and bulletin boards to indicate events going on in the Library and to more clearly identify the Charge and Return Desks, Government Documents and Visual Aids.

5. Carrying cases for large pictures in Art Departnent, After nany months of trying to acquire enough canvas cases for phonograph records, a large supply was received in Noveimber. 6. Improved nerking on glass doors; the tape now in use is not pernanent and gets shabby. The doors must be rrarked in so:rre way to prevent accidents. FUTUR.E PLANS OR NEEDS Despite the fact that 1965 brought sone improve:oent in the book furrls, we still need more money for books and other ma.terials. We need to buy many more duplicate copies· in order to fill the demands not only of the Central Library patrons but also branch requests. The loss of Extension Loans has put an increased burden on the central collections and we cannot begin to give the service we should without more books. Many naterials are in need of binding and some thought should be given in the near future to buying more naterial on micro-film. The paging and shelving improved in 1965 due to additional staff during peak periods. There is need for more improvement however. Ever since moving into this building we have needed and wanted a permanent guard on duty at all tirres the library is open. ·we are still waiting. Contacts have been ma.de with a guard agency and their proposal is excellent. A service such as they could provide would protect not only the book collection but pubUc and staff alike when energencies and undesirable situations arise. Very serious consideration should be given to initiating this kind of guard service. Plans for a popular library were generated in 1965 and hopefully book funds will be available to start this service in 1966. We have long felt the need of

- 60 - -11- a popular library where the reader nay find a good collection of recreational reading attractively arranged and easily available. The majority of large public libraries provide sudr a service. T,.fi th the establishment of a popular library, the subject departnents could then concentrate on the more valuable reference ne.terials in each supject field. We would like to expand the public film programs and have sons noon hour showings to attract the business people in the area. Recorded concerts are also being considered in addition to other types of programs.

SUMMARY

The year 1965 bas definitely been a year of accomplishnent. Books and other naterials are such vital factors in helping people to understand the changing world in which we live and the past year's use of the library has shown that the community is aware of what we are trying to accomplish. As we look ahead to 1966 we know that we will encounter more problems as we faee another possible retrenchment due to loss of revenue as a result of the "Donaldson case." The staff stands ready and willing to cooperate in bringing the finest library service possible to this city. Respectfully submttted, A,~#/:~ ~aret M. Mull ~I!f of the Central Library

- 61 - MEETINGS 1965 -The organizations listed below used the meeting rooms two or more times during the year.

Camp Fire Girls - Indian Lore camp Fire Girls - Horizon Club Children's Coneert - David Jones Citizens league ot Mpls. & Henn. Ct7. Sewage Comm. M.. Research in Handwriting Analysis Federated Garden Clubs of Minn. Federated Garden Flower Clubs of Minn. Friends of the Library Girl Scouts Girl Scouts Day Caq, Training Girl Scouts Planning Board Greater Mpls. Girl Scout Council Senior Girl Scouts Girl Scout Council - Central Planning Bd. Advanced Isadership. Training-Jr. Orea t Books Great Books-Adult Program Great Books Isadership Training Great Books Council 1st Yr. Great Books - Jean Swanson 2nd Yr. Great Books - Stephen Pink .3rd Yr. Great Books - Mrs. Shapiro 5th Yr. Great Books - Mrs. Cyrus 6th Yr. Great Books - Mr. Baggenstoss 19th Yr. Great Books - Mrs. A. Johnson Jr. Great Books Training - Mrs. Lamberton Iota Study Club Ladies AtUt.~ncient order of Hibernian Isague or Women Voters - Mpls. - Mrs • Mlnarilc n " • • - Exec. Bd.- H. Ma:mnen n • n n - Mrs. Pidcock n n n n Unit 9 - Miss Stein Mpls. Bird Club - Mrs. B. Lien Mpls. Council Campfire Girls Mpls. Council of Americanization Mpls. Poetry Society Mpls. Post Card Club Minn. Adult Ed. Assn.-Group Processes - Mrs. Haglin Minn. Assoc. of Educ. Secy.-Mrs. Roan Minn. Authors Guild Minn. Film Circuit Minn. Garden Flower Society-Mrs. Burton Jr. league Puppet Show Puppet Workshop Readers' Theater - David Jones-Co-spons. U.N. Rally Comm. - Mrs. Schiele There were 440 nee~ings during the year - approximate attendance 14,903 ( this does not include Staff or Department Heads •etings - Henn. Cty. or Film programs) One Great Books group cancelled out for the year. The Book Fair was held in Heritage Hall - Oct • .31 through Nov. 6 - (the attendance is not included 1n this report) All the organizations seemed very satisfied and appreciative. - 62 - MEETINGS 1965

The groups listed below used the meeting rooms once - some were in connection with a talk and tour of the library. Abbott Hospital School of Nursing AFL-CIO Serv. Comm. American legion Aux. - 5th Dist. Assn. of Girl Scout Professional Workers Bellview Rish School Club Buchanan Bible Study Club Circle Investment Group College Club Investment Group Chap. DAR-John 'Witherspoon Fairview Hospital School of Nursing Friends of the Wildflower Garden Geological Society of Minn. Girl Scouts of USA Girl Scouts Museum Aide Program Hearing on Viet Nam-Rep. D. Fraser Henn. Cty. Legislature Research Comm-Sen. McCarty Irving EleJMntary School Teachers Jr. League of Mpls • labor of Education Serv .-U of M - "Memorial for Sam Romer" 1'3ague of Women Voters-Council of Metropolitan Area League of Minn. Poets Mpls. Umpires Mpls. Vocational School of Practical Nursing-Swedish Hosp. Minn. Audubon Camp Alumni Minn. Federation Poets & Authors *- Minn. Joint Bd. Amalgans.ted Clothing Workers of America Minn. Nursing Students Assn. Minn. State Senator's Wives Monticello High School Lib. Class North Memorial Hospital North High English Class North Suburban School Food Service Assn. Northwestern Hospital School of Nursing Onan Male Chorus & N. "W. Hosp. Nurses Choir Phi Beta Kappa Assn. of Minn. Priscilla Club of St. John's Luther Ctiurch St. Louis Park League of Women Voters St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Wonens Guild Spec. Lib. Class Swedish Hops. School of Nursing Trumpet Enseni>le Twin Cities International Program for Youth Leaders & Social Workers, Inc. Twin City Lib. Planning Comm. U.S. Civil Serv. Comm. ·wonen•s International Iaague for Peace & Freedom

* This organization gave a $50 donation for the use of Heritage Hall for a couple hours. - 63 - Because circulation has been mwtll at tbi:!IJ 'b~udowe. averaging 9 book~ daily:, chllrging of boob at the window will h~

discontinued beginning Tuesday j Jun~ l .. Th~ cle~ical ~t~ff now assigned to th!~ wind.ow C-!U1 he more effectively u~ed elsewhere ..

The return slot will continue to be available at all ti.mesa If you Ar@ returning overdue boob!) however\$ plea.$~ ta~ them to the Return D~sk inaid~ th~ building if the Library is open~ since there ~'i.11 be no one at the windfflt'I to collect fines ...

We r~gr~t that tt is t10t fea$ible ~~d~r present circumstances to op~rate th~ Drive--ln Window.,

We hope that you will continue to UStl:: the Libra~* and that this nece~~8l"f decision to eloBe the Driv~~Iu Window ttill not b~ too inconvenient:)

If y('.?u have cclml!entsi; plftue fe~l fr~~ to ma.ke them to the Chief oft.he: C~~trlll Library or to the Librarian~

MUiNEAPOU S PUlUJ C L'.t'J!ltAi:t May 1965

- 64 - NEW LOAN PERIOD FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS

To our borrowers:

To effect economies in operation and simplify the use of the Library, the Minneapolis Public Library is establishing a new loan period.

Beginning May 28, 1965, all circulating material except current magazines, films, filmstrips and ~ will be due on one day each week. This day will be Thursday. The loan period will vary from 21 to 27 days, depending upon the day of the week the material is borrowed.

The last date stamped on the date-due card in the pocket of the material is the due date.

Please check the date-due cards in the materia Is you borrow from the Library so that you will know when they are due.

Material borrowed from a bookmobile on a Friday may be returned to the bookmobile the Friday follow­ ing the due date without fine.

MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY May 1965"'

- 65 - DATE: Ssptr:nr?:Kn" 2 7 , 1965

Rei Pen."'iodic2ls

'l'he periodicals belon::dne~ to Jlrt, Music and Sociology have now been moved from the me:~zanine t,o thE, 3rd floor stack a.rea. It seems advisable therefo:ce to bev:in direct,ing patrons to request a periodical in th.3 subject departm3nt responsible for it, just as thetnow must request a book in the sub.ieot depart­ ment that owns the book. 1rhe periodical list giving departr:ent deai?.nation is now ready for printin~ and will be distributed as soon as it is nrinted. Please foll0ti this procedure effective at once. lo Ask patron to request periodicals in proner subject department.

Example: a request slip for Time maRazine is presented at the Socioloey service desk. Refer patron to the History department and e~plain that this wa~azine belon~a in History and should be requested from that departnento

2. If doubt exists as to location of magazine refer patron to the swinp files on either the first or second floors, or call the mezzanine where the complete periodical record is located. 'r.7lian you receive your printed list,, this step will not be necessary.

J. Be sure that all request slips are clearly marked ...fith departnent desigr:~ion.

If a periodical request slip is received from a departm3nt not responsible for that particular neriodical durinP.: the period beforE1 the list is distributed, the page will send the material to the departnent requestinr, it.

u.., Limit number of request slips to 4 items per person at ona tima unless an unusual circumst,ance prevails.

- 66 - TO: Depar·cme:nt, Haada FROM: Margaret Mull DATE: October 8, 1965 Res Intra-loan procedure

Because of the recent changes in Extension Loans, a new directive for intra-loans procedure is bei~;1g issued to youc Please see that each staff member reads it carefully. As stated before, patrons nay use both branches and the central library interchangeably and !11'3.Y request that :materials be sent to any MPL agency most convenient for them. Procedures for sending ou.t these mterials must be uniform and f'ollo.,..red exactly the same way in each department. Please note especially that branches do not call the patron "4'hen the book reaches the branch so it is not necessary to take a teleohona number. It is the patroi:i's responsibility to call for material requested over the telephone within 3 de.ya after it ar:riv·es at a brancho For t;his reason it is important, that aasistant.s check branch hours and see that the material reaches the branch delivery center promptly so that they may give the patron correct inforrration as to when the material will reach the branch. Central depa.rtnente should ask a patron if he has checked with his neighborhood branch if they think the branch mip,:ht have the desired title, bu.t if the patron still prefers to have central send out the ma:terfal, we should do so. Please discard the directive for intra-loan procedure dated October, 1962.

- 67 - The Minneapolis Public Libr:ary provides for intra·,·loa.n of circulating books and materials (except films, slides and phonograph records} between the central

library and extension agencies o Distr:tbut.ion of these materials is provided

through the shelving departmant located on the ne:zzanine floor o The area is

desiP.tl8.ted as the branoh delivery centero

There is ~ delivery per day to each agencyo Materials for all branches are picked UP at 7 o'clock in the morninR and deliveries continue to both north

and south side branches until a 11 have been rrade 1t

Books may be loaned upon request from an extension ap:ency or by a patron

calling a central subject departnent directly. Requests from extension a~encies are handled throu?,h the reference core " T."hen a patron calls a central library

departnent requesting naterial to be sent to an ext(:msion agency, department

assistants should proceed as follows:

lo Take request, 11.ame of patron and telephone number.

~ , :,oaf•ch for material requested c

3o Call patron back. If material is in, and the patron wishes it sent

to a branch or bookmobile, inquire as to which agency the material is to be sentr.

4o If material is to be sent to a branch, consult schedule of hours of openinr.; for bookmobiles, consult schedule of stops. Inform patron as

to when the mater.i.al will be delivered as extension aP'er,cies do not ca11

patron when material arrives.. It is the patron• s responsibility to l"'ick

un material he has requested within three days of delivery~

5o Insert the yellow intra-system loan slip into the material "-dth branch

nane or bookmobile stop clearly visible., Be sure that patron's na~

and the date are given; telephone number is not necessary. - /:..A - 6" Sen::l f211 ~.terl,31:J or ite~;.it, fuc branches t,) tlH3 branch delivery center by

~!,2.~,J?..,,:,mo etwh day for deliYe

bookmobiles to tha Bookm.obi.le Office, L.th ::~loor.. Send naterial via con­

veyor to either. the east or wost ma:tzanine conveyor station, clearly

desiP.nated as to .3.gency where it is to ~o ..

a) Jiiaterial requosted after the 4 :00 p.:n. deadline but before S:00 p.m.

must be taken to the hea.d shelve1"'s desk, ~ ~ !>z conveyor, if

it is to be delivered the followinr? day,>

b) Requests received after 5:00 p.mo may be taken to the head shelver's

desk but delivery tha following day oan11ot be ~aranteed.

7 o No SULff n1:lmber except designated paginp, personnel is to put material 1n

any branch box at any ijime"

October, 1965 Request and Reserve Procedures for Extension Agencies

Resources of the extension agency are always to be carefully searched before requests are sent to reference core. Unfamiliar author-title requests should first be checked in available reference tools such as Books in Print. Reference questions are handled by a professional assistant before the patron is told that material will be secured from the central library.

Request cards may be sent to reference core for any ADULT books whether they are in the branch collection or not. Books on best-seller lists and titles on school reading lists are rarely available and should be reserved by the patron. Request cards returned to the agency because the books are out should be reserved rather than sent in again as requests.

Request cards are to be written by the assistant at the desk, not by the patron. Duplicates of all requests are kept at the agency by the patron's name. Books are held for three days after which they should be returnedo Reference core should be notified of request books sent to the wrong agency.

All request cards should be carefully filled in, legibly written, and the necessary information supplied. Bookmobile requests should include day as well as place of stop.

Questions about books selected to fill requests should be addressed to reference core. Reference core will suggest the purchase of books by the agency when the quantity of requests and reserves indicates the book will be unavailable for some time.

The following suggestions are made for filling out request cards:

AUTHOR-TITLE REQUESTS should include on the correct lines

Date Patron's name Call number of the book - include only if complete and correct number is known Author's name Last name first First names or initials are helpful, particularly conunon names Title · List only one title to a card Poems, plays, essays, short stories or any part of a whole book should be so noted Indicate if title is new Telephone number is no longer included; patron should be told when the material will arrive and he may call to check Reason for failure to fill a request is checked on the card returned to the agency as follows: out not in library on reserve reference only on order central circ. only

- 69 - SUBJECT REQUEST CARDS should include the same information except for author and title

Explicit information on the subject wanted must be given Age group and degree of difficulty should be indicated (A-adult, HS1 High School, Beginner, Advanced, etc.) Book numbers or titles already used will help in better selection Further explanation may be written on the back of the card Requests for pictures may be sent only for adults and should indicate whether separate pictures or pictures in a book are wanted RESERVE CARDS

Stamped reserve cards are to be used for patrons except at Jordan Branch and Boolanobiles Agencies do not send reserves for books in their collections unless their copies are at the bindery or long overdue, in which case this should be noted on the reserve As far as possible, reserve cards should not be sent for books which have not yet been accepted by the library; request for purchase cards should be used for this purpose Children's books and current magazines are not reserved When an agency orders a book for which reserves have been sent to the central library, the agency should call the proper department for the return of the reserve Date and hour of reserve are important for filling reserves in proper order The charge is 10¢ for reserving a book REQUEST FOR PURCHASE CARDS Patrons may request the purchase of books not in the library on request for purchase cards; ten cents is charged if the patron wishes to be notified when the book is available Reserves for new books not yet accepted by the Library are returned to the agency

Reference Core November 1965 ANNUAL REPORT

ART DEPARTMENT 1965

THE BOOK OOLLE CTION AND ITS USES

Budget - $5,400 Sta.tis ti cal Re cord

Additions

New titles 588

Duplicates 234

Gifts 140

Athenaeum purchases 12 Transfers 119

Withdrawals 275

Bindery repairs 323

Book Purchasing Despite an expanded budget in 1965 only twenty-three more titles were added than had been added in 1964. Apparently the persistently rising cost of books quickly absorbs a budget increase. Because publishers' purchase plans are an effective means of raising the buying power of our book money we were pleased to have the cooperation of the Order Department in arranging additional publishers I plans. A check of their catalogs and our holdings indicated that in the past we had bought very close to 100% of Abrams', Praeger's and of Reinhold's art books. We now receive their new titles at a more favorable discount.

P..eading Trends

The usual reading interests have persisted but some new ones have appeared.

A growing concern with the techniques required by the newly developed paints has been noted and four recently published titles on synthetic p2.inting media were added to the collection. All of them are in use constantly. - 70 - -2-

In the field of sculpture the demand for books indicates that metal casting is increasing in popularity. It has been gratifying to observe that students are being taught drawing through study of the :rnas ters. A new title by R. Hale, Drawing Les sons of the Great :1asters, has been an excellent guide for them. Since publfahers are printi~g more and more books of beautifully reproduced drawings we have been able to offer these students fine examples of the work of the great draftsmen of all periods. The arts of origami and of brush drawing have a continuing appeal and our resources have been increased by several new titles.

The emphasis in interior decoration, that perennially popular topic, has passed through the perions of French and Italian Provincial and arrived at a new style whose origin presumably is Grand Rapids and whose designation is Mediterranean. To our a~azement some recent books on Mexican architecture and interiors seem to satisfy the patrons' needs. As always, biographies of artists are popular. F. Gilot's, Life with Picasso, is a case in point.

In all the areas of modern art our books are worked hard. There is real competition between the layman and the student for the opportuni. ty of using this collection. Probably in no other art field is duplication of titles more strongly indicated.

Reference Work Trends Vo new trends have occurred in reference questions and the collection answers the needs satisfactorily.

Assistance in identification and authentication of all types of antiques and "nearly-antiques'' is an important activity at the service desk. A new work, G. Godden, Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks, has proved immensely useful, and a small paperback, E. Warman, Antiques and Their Current Prices, has gained our respect by supplying an exact answer to many a patron's question.

The first supplement to Munro, Index to Reproductions of American Paintings, earns its plPce on the shelf. 'Ihe current edition of Books in Print was added this fall and has become one of our most used tools. Both professional a~d clerical staff consult it daily and we are pleased that the Music staff makes frequent use of it.

Gifts

Throughout the year the collection has been enlarged and enriched by gifts of money and books. From the T.B. Walker Fund $500 was received.

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The Walker-Hudson Fund contributed ~300. The Oerting Fund gave $16.78. Miss Constance Humphrey, former head of the department, gave the ~250 honorarium she received for her work on a Museum of Modern Art project.

The Minneapolis Post Card Club contributed $10. A sizeable group of volumes, old but useful, ca.me to us from the University of Minnesota Gallery. A number of books on lettering and graphic arts were received from the estate of Mr. Frank Kofron.

'IRE PICTURE COLLECTION Statistical Record New pictures added

Mounted 703 Unmounted 15,642 Total 16,345 Branch pictures 3,697 Grand total 20,042

Pictures withdrawn Discarded 937 Lost 1,058 Total 1,995 Pictures circulated 87,798 About four hundred fewer new pictures were added than had been added in 1964 but the collection was increased by thirty-six hundred branch pictures. Circulation of pictures increased by one thousand.

The task of incorporating the Music Department pictures into our collec­ tion has continued throughout the year and is very nearly completed.

Since August we have received the thousands of pictures that comprised the branch collections and are faced with the almost overwhelming work of incorporating them into our collection. Selections must be made; subject headings must be revised to correspond to our authority list; and mounts must be trimmed to fit our file cabinets. Many of the branch pictures are dupli­ cates of our holdings but since some are in better condition than ours they are serving to freshen our collection. - 72 - -4-

Mrs. Kurz has been engaged in revising the Minnesota and Minneapolis subject headings in order to make them conform more closely to those used in the library's catalog and those in the Minneapolis History Collection.

The re-assignment of duties which followed the change in our staff structure allows ~iss Johanson less time for the revision and cataloging of the large-size pictures. She will continue to work on this project, however, whenever more imperative work is not at hand.

A large proportion of· the pictures has never been labelled with the Minneapolis Public Library stamp and this time-consuming task has been assumed by Brenda Ernst, a Youth Corps worker.

THE CHRISTMAS CARD COLLE CT ION Except for a few details Miss Coburn has completed the reorganization of the Christmas card collection. Miss Jedermann, wh0 knows the collection thoroughly, kindly devoted time to assist Miss Coburn in iden tifica.tion of many cards.

PA}'IT'HLETS AND CLIPPINGS Previous annual reports have indicated a need for revision and reorgan­ ization of this collection and it is now being undertaken by Miss Johanson. Approximately one third of the collection has been weeded and the subject headings have been re-appraised and revised where needed. A good physical organization, with adequate guide labels, has been achieved and all folders have been trimmed to fit the file cabinets.

PERIODICALS

Budget - $66,5. Number of titles received - 12 .5. l'!umber of circulating titles received - 22 • When the circulating periodicals were moved from the mezzanine to the third floor stacks i11. September the 1964 and 1965' issues were put on shelves in the reading area. The public has appreciated the easy availability of these magazines.

PERSO:flNEL

:Miss Constance Humphrey retired on April 30 after seven years as head of the department. Her high standards of work and her discriminating selection of books left the department with a sound organization and an outstanding book collection.

From the time of her departure on April 20 until June 1 the department was guided competently by Mrs. Kurz, the assistant department head.

On f.Tune 1st I was privileged to assume the responsibility for the operation o! the department.

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A review of the work and personnel structure of the department suggested the advantages of a more economical use a.nd better balance of professional and clerical staff. To this end, one professional position was eliminated and one Library Airle II posiUon wa.s added. The picture collection remains the rAsponsibili ty of the assistant riepartment head, but under her supervision the aide has been assigned the mc1int~na11ce and service of the pictures.

Miss Cavanagh, Professiona.l Assistant II, whose competent help and sunny disposition is misse

Yrs. Wilmot, Library Aide n, who had been employed at Rast Lake Branch, started work in the depart~ent on June 15. Her excellent library experience and her educational background (B.A., University of Hinn.) make her an i~eal person for the position.

Further re-assignment of duties was required and :viiss J oh8.ns,'.)n was given responsibility for the maj_ntenance of the cli:?ping and pamphlet files.

:-riss ·williarns, part-tirrie page resigned as of December 30.

Brenda F.rnst, a Youth Corps member anci Vocational High School student, has wo:r1:ed fourteen hours a week since October 29.

Staff members are ~ctive participants in Staff Association work: Siss Coburn - Chairman of the Blood Bank Ydss Johanson - Social Committee Mrs. Kurz - Scholarship Committee

The department librarians are conscientious about enlarging their appreciation of art. All are members of the :1inneapolis Society of Fine Arts and the Falker Art Center. Some of us visit each new show at these instit~tions and frequently attend the lectures. We attempt to see the shows at tr:P sales galleries and appear at openings whe,.,ever possible.

PUBLIC RELATIO!'TS

Two exhibits originating outside the library were shown in the depart­ ment. In June the work of students of the I1i.m1eapolis School of Art was displayed and in September the staff of the Vincent Price Collection (which was being shown in Minneapolis by Sears) installed displays in our wall and table cases.

A list of books on popular crafts was compiled by Miss Johanson who also revised our book list on 20th century art.

T~iss Coburn revised the interior decoration list.

In ,rovember I spoke to the Friends of the Golden Valley Library. Al though they had not bargained for an art-oriented book taUc I was able to introduce them to a :iumber of art titles.

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FURNITURE AND FIXTURES In order to increase the efficiency of our operation, all equipment in the public area was reorganized on September 15, 16 and 17. The ai.rn was to conserve staff time ard energy. To achieve this, the clipping files were moved to a position adjacent to thA service desk and the picture files were placed opposite it. The result has been completely satisfactory. The clip­ ping files are now more convenient for maintenance from the workrcom and for use from the service desk and the picture files are more accessible and more easily supervised.

PLANS, PROGRAMS AND NEEDS The picture collection meets most of the demands upon it,but it could ·be improved by the outright purchase of pictures and of books and magazines. During the coming year such needs will be studied and an estimate made of a modest amount that might be appropriated, justifiably, from the book budget, in order to keep the picture collection in top shape.

The Minneapolis and !1innesota picture collection has been weakened by frequent use and consequent wear and loss. It is imperative that we strengthen this area by all possible means and adopt a prograrn for expanding and keeping it in good condition.

Henceforth we will keep a record of additions to and withdrawals from the clipping and pamphlet collection in order to measure the activity involved in its maintenance.

For news of recent art movements and information about minor, contem­ porary artists, the pamphlet collection is indispensable. Because it does not have an independent budget, we do not know the cost of its upkeep. It should be put on a definite allowance which, for the time being, will be at the expense of the book budget.

The collection of large-size pictures is used rarely, mainly because of our lack of cases for carrying them. Since these pictures represent a considerable investment they should be put to work. An inexpenstve solution to this problem will be sought.

It seems desirable, from the standpoint of consistency in every respect, that all Central Library displays be installed by the Public Relations Depart­ ment. We would like to turn over responsibility for the two cases adjacent to the Art Department to Public Relations.

We look forward to developing and strengthening our relationship with the Art Institute and Walker Center. To a large extent their public and ours are the same and if we can be a resource and an ally to them in any way we will be increasing our service to the community.

Further efficiency in the department's work can be achieved by certain physical changes in the workroom layout. Since the present arrangement seems

- 75 - -7- wasteful of time and effort, the various operations will be studied in order to devise an improved relationship between work and equipment.

- 76 - A~TUAL REPORT

STAFF

of the

ART DEPARTMENT

PROFFSS IO~TAL STAFF

Humphrey, Constance (to April 30) Department,, head

Longstaff, Marian ( from June 1) Department head

Kurz, .Anne Assistant department head

Cavanagh, Catherine (to August 13) Professional assistant II

Coburn, May n n Johanson, Nancy " n

CLERICAL STAFF

Angell, Ruth Clerk typist II

Demmer, Phyllis (half time) Library aide I

Williams, Virginia (part time to Dec. 31) Page, pictures

V"ilmot, Charlotte ( from June 15) Library aide II

• 77 - ANNUAL REPORT Business and Eccnomics Department 196,

On first looking back on 196, it seemed like a humdrum year, but on later reneetion there were some real changes and accomplishments to record. Two things stand out; the restoration of the budget, plus gift money or approximately $800 which gave us something to work with in building the collection, and the personnel changes which affected us considerably. We were able to purchase a good percentage of the outstanding books in our field, replace missing and lost titles if they were still in print, and btly a few more duplicates of often requested titles; but there should be aore. To start a record collection in salesmanship, 21 phonograph records in the field of selling were purchased. Three in typing skills, and 28 for practising shorthand dictation were added. The records make a terrific impact on the people who are interested and are well worth the effort of handling them, even though they are abused and are quickly expendablE!i. The carpenter shop made a record cabinet on casters to be wheeled out for the patron to use, which has simplified our procedures considerabl7.

It was a pleasure to welcane back Mary McHugh who had worked lll8llY years so efficiently at the directory desk. Mr. Teisberg• s proaotion to the posi­ tion of Head, Literature Department was a loss to us, for he not only had a lmowledge or the collection and procedures brought from. the Jilsiness Branch, but was the epitome of thoroughness and acco.rac:r. We were pleased when Sigrid Okerlund ot our staff was appointed to succeed him as Assistant Department Head and that Mary Zeimetz was interested in learning what to some is a formidable collection or statistics, but to us is a challenge to work 1d th interesting people, coming frOll interesting bu.sin.eases. We feel that we have a definite part in the local industrial life of Minneapolis. The return to being open four nights a week and also staying open on the less popular holidays with a compensatory day at some other time is an achievement. ETen though scheduling is difficult at times, the inconvenience is worth being able to say to bisiness, "Yes, we are open" • The department head was able to provide publicity for our services in the following ways: Taped a ten minute talk about the department for a broadcast on 'WMIN (Radio).

Presented the work or a specialized department within the framework of a public library to Grieg Aapnes' University class in special library work. Described our resources for making studies of' the securities market to three different investaent grou.ps. Spoke to Hennepin county librarians about our collection and services.

- 78 - Continued to send brief reY,iews of five books to the Minneapolis Chamber of Comm.erce tor inclusion in their aonthly publication "Greater Minneapolis•. Miss OJ.tler also attended a meeting called at the invi~tion of the Governor and the United States Department of

It has taken time, but we feel that all the special projects occasioned by the move into the new building and the consequent assimilation or two collections have been completed. The projects completed this ;rear were the subject index to our periodical holdings, the removal or the catalog cards for vertical file pamphlets from the department catalog, and the working up of a department book selection policy. From now on the projects should be primarily those or keeping the collection up-to-date and of' working out more efficient procedures.

The most pressing projects to be undertaken are:

Make a list or the magazine titles where we have duplicate copies which circulate. We receive many gifts of this nature, but have never kept an accnrate record of them.

Adjust cards in the catalog to make use or the drawers emptied when the vertical file catalog was discarded, and to allow tor expansion at the top and bottom or each section. Make a list of all Minnesota headquartered companies whose stock is sold on any exchange and request an annual report from each. Any material that can be aade available about local companies is extremely valuable.

In February and March 1965 f'or five weeks we took a survey of' the number of telephone calls we received asking for stock quotations. In one da7 we gave 26 quotations over the phone. In March we participated in the library wide survey or city and county use. For one week in November we kept a count of' the calls received on the directory phone. The result of this small sampling indicated Yecy clearly that it is used almost exclusi"tely during the business day. For example, of the 141 calls on Monday, November 15, 1965 133 came be.f'ore 4:30 and mly one of' the other eight came after 5:30. The survey also indicated that this is a busy phone.

By using some of' our regular book binding bu.dget, we were able to start binding five additiaial magazine titles as follows:

Dun's Review, 1958-1964 Financial Analysts Journal, 1960-1964 Journal of Finance, 1959-1964 Journal of Marketing, 1958-1964 N.A.A. Bulletin, 1962-1964 We hope to be able to pick up five more titles this year, and that eventually the greatest percentage of our reference magazines will be bound.

Besides the gifts of' magazines which come intennittently, we received - 19 - 107 older city directories from the Chamber or CoD111erce. Mr. Hal Holden gave a Thomas Micro-Oa.talog Projector and a set of 1964 Microcards and the Index to accompany it. Members ot the depart.men t staff have served on the foll.owing committees: Sigrid Okerlund Chairman, rentral Adult &dget Committee. Irving Robbins Local #2ll, Executive Board. Local #211, Central Labor Union Council Delegate. Local #211, AFSCME Council Ill Delegate. The following sample questions again indicate the pertinency of our requests:

How to write letters of application. Stock quotations. Market statistics and the resultant pieture of the change in smoking habits. Source of supply- for wig carriers. Minnesota's tax structure and the proposed sales tax. Economic effects of automation. Alliance tor Progress. Price of synthetic textile yarns used for tires. Help in setting up company policy for employees• conduct. 'What are "conglomerate" companies? Banks study the basic blsiness background of the shoe manufacturing trade as the industry- aoves into this area. All phases or the War on Poverty. President's policy on wage and price control. Ad.dress of Ma & Pa I s rest home in Sioux Falls. Correct name was Mom and Dad's Nursing and Convalescent Hane. Corporate tax rates in Guam and Okinawa. Debate topic: Collective bargaining. We also continue to have a surprising number or persons .trcn outside Minneapolis using our services, in person, by phone, and by letter.

Stock quotation from Rochester, Minnesota. by phone. Josten's from Owatonna on financial ratios. Kalamazoo, Michigan Bisiness Library called the directory desk to verify the emplo;yment and home address of Charles V. Kelly. Qu.l from Luveme, Minnesota for a trade name and address. r..11 from Fargo relating to business statistics. Call from Atlanta, Georgia to find person at certain address. Many students from Rochester, Mankato, St. Cloud, Litchfield, ete. used our facilities while working an their debate topic. A brief representative sample or the book titles purchased follows:

Adamson, Lee J., and others. Accowitants• data processing services. Bittel, Lester R. Management by exception; systematizing and simplifying the managerial job. Camps, Miriam. Britain and the European cOD1D.unity, 1955-1963. - 80 - Dichter, Ernest. Handbook of consumer motivations. Fairchild, John. Fashionable savages. Ginzberg, Eli, editor. The Negro challenge to the business community. Henderson, J.M. and Krueger, A.O. National growth and economic change in the Upper Midwest. Kellogg, Marion s. What to do about performance appraisals. Mauger, Emily M. Modern display teclmiques. Rockefeller; David. Creati va management in banking. Rowsome, Frank. Verse by the side of the road: the story of the Blrma-Shave signs and jingles. Tonn:ing, Wayland. How to measure and evaluate salesmen's perform­ anee.

Standard & Poor' s Earnings and Ratings, Bond Guide was the only new periodical received in 1965. Again this has been a good ,-ear. We have met the needs of our patrons with more books, with a staff that is eager to serve in as efficient a manner as possible, and with an awareness of the increasing number or patrons dis­ covering our facilities !or the first time. It would be nice to always say the book is in and that we subscribe to the trade publication in everyone's field. But there is a definite challenge to the ingenuity of the staff to meet the needs of the patrons under adverse circumstances and with a limited budget. Our staff is equal to the occasion and expects to serve the business comm.unity with the same thoroughness in the future as it has in the past.

Lillian R. Cutler, Head lhsiness and Economics Department

- 81 - start or the J:hs:i.ness and Economics Department 1965

Head Lillian R. Cutler Assistant Department Head Daniel P. Teisberg January l - October 10

Mrs. Sigrid Okerlund October 25- Professional Assistant Mrs. Sigrid Okerlund January l - October 24 Professional Assistant Irving Robbins Professional Assistant Mrs. Mar lea Warren (3 days a week)

Professional Assistant Mary Zeimetz November 12-

Library Aide II Mrs. Violet C'arpenter January l - April 5

Library .Aide II Mary- Ledford

Library Aide II Mrs. Mary McHugb. April 5- Clerk Typist II Helen A. Washburn

- 82 - CENTRAL CHILDREN I S DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 1965

Attempting to interpret rising or falling statistics is, in reality, but a speculative pastime. It is impossible to "pinpoint", for example, whether the Children I s Department• s upsurge in circulation ( the first in two years) can be ascribed to the new evening hours, replacement buying that heavily duplicates favorite titles, or the relatively new policy of not sending materials from the Central Library's juvenile collection to branches. There is also the happy possibility tbat oore children are reading more books the year around, as evidenced by the especially busy times during winter, spring and sunmer vacations.

The new hours in the Children's Department are uniform now with the other public departments of the Library. It was possible to ac·complish this feat by assigning only one staff member per evening and by scheduling Mrs. Esterly one out of the four nights.

1he 1965 book budget was boosted considerably with a $1000 supplement from the Eva Rhodes Freeman Fund from which 367 volumes were purchased. Replacement orders concentrated on duplicating the popular picture book, fiction and nonfiction titles, and adding to those subject areas that seem never to have enough materials (mythology, astronomy, space, hobbies, history, geography, biography, etc.).

An increase in group visits to the Library is explained partially by the number of surmner school classes scheduled. The "Head Start" program initiated during the summer of 1965 brought to the Central Library forty-one classes from fourteen city schools.

Not only the scheduled classes kept the staff on its collective toes during the su:nmer, but the second summer film series was launched June 17th to be followed by ten weeks more of 'Ihursday afternoon films planned especially for children. Average attendance each week was 185.

Encouraged by two successful summer series, we planned, with the help of Visual Aids, a monthly series of movies for children to run on Saturday mornings, October, 1965, through May, 1966. "The Second Saturday Club" was the name selected to promote this new activity. The Public Relations Office printed programs and meni:>ership cards to be used in the 1965-1966 series. For the first three programs the average attendance was 197, and it might be added that the weather was not altogether cooperative on at least one or these Saturdays! The 1966 summer series has been in the planning stages for some weeks now.

Since there is no longer a book collection maintained by the Extension Department, all inquiries for summer camp collections are directed to the Children's Department if the camp serves ninth grade readers and younger. With the head of the Circulation Department, we worked out a procedure for

- 83 - - 2 - camp counselors to follow in applying for library books for summer camps. '!he new procedure, to conform with already established Mimeapolis Public Library circulation regulations, places more responsibility on the firms supporting the camps, although the actual selection of books ( taking three hours for each camp) is still performed by the librarian. A few camp representatives were discouraged by the change; only nine large collections were sent out during the summer. A footnote might be appended here though, because a few camp persozmel have divulged that "libraries" are being built up by the ca.mp and/or the organization that supports the camp. When Extension's collection of books was dispersed, the Children's Department was able to augment its collection in many areas. The unusual number of volumes transferred the past year (770) is mainly owing to this windfall. The Seven Corners' collection also was ma.de available to the Central Library after branch libraries had had first choice.

School visits fall and spring were sandwiched in subject to department scheduling and school schedules. Most principals have been grateful for this contact and vecy cooperative in planning the visits with the librarian. A few schools outside the near loop area have been added to the Central Library's list in order to help out in those parts of the city- where schools are large and where branch children's librarians are hard pressed to cover. (Burroughs, Windom and Wenonah were visited last spring and Burroughs, Windom and Barton this fall by the Children's Department staff.) Major bibliographies compiled the past year were the "Book Detective" list for KOOM and a nature and conservation bibliography done for the State Department of Forestry. The appearance of the room has been improved by the addition of draperies, giving a warmer, softer look. Periodically the active and robust little rocking horse is sent down for repairs and refurbishing, much to the loud lamentations of its faithful small riders. Stable until late su.1llller, the staff was suddenly minus a member when Miss Olthoff was transferred to Franklin Branch. However, it was our good fortune in September to have Mrs. Lyons added to the staff. Her elementary­ education training and previous experience with children in another large public library system provide her with an effective background for her present position.

Both the part-time and full-time staff continue to contribute their full share. Their loyalty is immeasurably appreciated as is the ready help and cooperation from the office of the Co-ordinator.

Activities in brief:

February 27 Junior League Puppet Show. Heritage Hall. Winnie-the-pooh. Total attendance 1745.

- 84 - - 3 - May 5 "Friends of the Library" luncheon (MPL 75th anniversary). Sheraton-Ritz Hotel. Mrs. George Romney, speaker. May 10 University of Minnesota. School of Home Economics students' interview on the subject or presenting books and reading to mothers of pre-school children. Children's Department. May Children's Puppet ·workshop dress rehearsal presentation. Room 253. Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow 'White, the witches I scene from .Macbeth. Attendance 85. May 18 Minnesota Library Association, spring district meeting. Roseville, Minnesota. May 18 Children's Puppet 'Workshop. Room 253. Evening performance for parents, friends, etc. Same productions as above. Attendance 80. May 22 Children's Puppet Workshop. Heritage Hall. Same productions as listed above. Two performances with total attendance of 103. June 17 Prepared and taped radio interview for August broadcast on WMJN. Topic: "Summertime Reading for Children". June 17- Summer film series. Heritage Hall. Thursdays, August 26 3 p.m. Total attendance 2034. July 4 - 9 American Library Association Conference (including Newbery-Caldecott dinner as guest of Harcourt, Brace and World). Detroit, Michigan. October 9 Second Saturday Club. Heritage Hall. 11 a.m. Attendance 100.

October 29 Regina High School. Talk to ninth grade accelerated English students on the resources of the Central Library. November 13 Second Saturday Club. Heritage Hall. Attendance 295.

- 85 - - 4 - November 16 Prepared and taped radio interview for December 11th broadcast on WMIN. Topic: "Children's Books for Christmas Giving. n December 11 Second Saturday Club holiday program. Heritage Hall. Attendance 195.

Offices held: Minneapolis Public Library Staff Association Social Committee, Co-chairman 1964-196.5 Minneapolis Public Library Staff Association Social Committee, Chairman 196.5-1966 University of Minnesota Library School Alumni Association, Vice-president 1964-1965 University of Minnesota Library School Alumni Association, President 1965-1966

Respectfully submitted, 11tr"- ~ ~( Alyce Mae Underhill Head, Central Children's Department

- 86 - ANNUAL REPORT

STAFF of the

CHILDREN 1S DEPARTMENT CENTRAL LIBRARY 1965

FULL-TIME Alyce Mae Underhill, Head Mrs. Katherine Draper, Clerk Typist I

Mrs. Barbara. Lyons, Pre-professional, Septenher 20- Phyllis Olthoff, Professional Assistant to August 27 Mrs. Lena Yang, Professional Assistant

PARI'-TIME Mrs. Lois Esterly, Professional Assistant

Mrs. Bernice Pederson, Library Aide I Mrs. Lois Ringquist, Professional Assistant

- 87- CHILDREN I S DEPARTMENT CENTRAL LIBRARY STATISTICAL SUMMA.RY 1965

CIRCULATION 1965 1964 Books and magazines 130.,617 123,835 Gain 6.,782 Displays for branches 10 18 Loss 8 Daily average 454 430 Gain 24 Days open 288 288

HCIJRS

January l - May 28 9 - 9 Monday through Thursday 9 - 5:30 Friday 9 - 5 Saturday May 29 - September 25 9 - 9 Monday and Thursday 9 - 5:30 Tuesday., Wednesday., Friday Closed Saturday September 27 - December 31 9 - 9 Monday through Thursday 9 - 5:30 Friday 9 - 5 Saturday

GROUP VISITS AND TOORS 1965 1964 Groups 198 142 Gain 56 Visitors 7220 5190 Gain 2030

SATURDAY STORY HOORS

Total story hours 30 34 Loss 4 Total attendance 284 331 Loss 47 Average weekly attendance 9.5 9.7 Loss .2

FJLM PROGRAMS

Summer series (11 weeks) Attendance: 2034 Second Saturday Club (3 programs: October through December) Attendance: 590

- 88 - BOOK BUDGET 1965 1964 $4,470.00* $3,958.47 Gain $5.11.53

BOOK COLLECTION

Books added Books withdrawn

New titles 1077 Discarded 1 Replacements 1943 Lost %tt~ Transfers 770 Transfers f'rom Restored 6 Children's Dept. --1 Total added 3796 Total withdrawn 2286

{Gain in collection is 1510)

Publishers gifts 836 ( counted above) Other gifts 427 ( counted above)

BOOKS IN COLLECTION JANUARY 1 1 1966 Fiction 17,086 Nonfiction 17,889 Total 34,975

* Includes $400.00 converted from bindery- quota to book budget during the summer months.

- 89 - CIRCUIATION DEPARTMENT Annual Report: 1965

To the Director : The 1965 report for Circulation is a record of the accomplishments of 11\V staff. They have worked hard, accepted changes with a minimum of confusion, and served the public - and the library - pleasantly and well. The major change in 1965 was the conversion, starting on May 28, to one due date a week. All materials (except current magazines) are now issued for a period from twenty-one to twenty-seven days, due on a Thurs­ day. There was some confusion, but public and staff soon adjusted. We have found the change a sensible simplification, resulting in fewer errors and speedier service.

The number of books circulated at the Drive-in Window averaged about two hundred a month, making it a very expensive service. On January 2 we stopped issuing books from there on evenings and Saturdays, and on May 28 we discontinued all issuing of material through the Window. The return slot is still available at all times. There was almost no com­ plaint from the public and the change eased scheduling in Circ11lation quite considerably.

There were a number of small changes in routines: new lost card and temporary card procedures for the branches and Registration; pro­ bation cards for juveniles with small charges against them; moving the numerical file to Registration and recording it on microfilm instead of in books; buzzers at the Charge Desk so help can be summoned quickly; elimination of much record-keeping on books returned by mail; elimina­ tion of Summer School cards, giving those students the option of the $3.00 Student Card or the regular Deposit Card; arranging for the return of undelivered third class mail. All these changes seem to be working well and saving time.

The addition of the Rental Collection has not complicated the work in Circulation a great deal. We assigned a block of transaction card numbers for them, dated with the current date, and record all rental fees received with a separate number on the cash register tapes. So far there have been few difficulties.

The year has seen real accomplishment at the Overdues Desk. Fewer first notices were sent, but almost 10,000 bi1ls were sent (compared to less than 6,000 in J.964) and almost 9,000 ite.rns were written up as lost not paid (compared to just over 2,000 last year). The first bills are being sent right on schedule, and the results show that it pays: 1,000 more bill records wer~ cleared by being paid or the material returned than in 1964. There is still a back-log of bill records to be cleared from the active files, but a good start has been 11E.de. The staff is to be cOimnended for a wonderful job. Two new bill forms were designed

- 90 - -2- with the advice of the Gity Attorney's Office, one quoting the 1963 Hinnesota Statute which applies to persons keeping another's property for unduly long periods. We have used these farms in only a few cases so far, but I think they will prove effective.

738,625 iterns were circulated in 1965, about 20,000 fewer than in 1964. It is encouraging, however, that in three of the last four months there were gains, and the total loss for the year was less than a year ago.

The staff was relatively stable the first part of the year, but since September we have had eight new people. We had one extended illness and several shorter ones. The staff was up to complement before the end of the year, but training so many takes a great deal of time. The training manuals are no longer accurate but cannot be revised until we know what changes will be made by automation.

1966 promises to be an interesting year. The first IBM ma.chines are scheduled for delivery in February. The first project will be converting to IBM transaction cards for Central; then we will start centralizing overdues procedures as we convert the branches to IBM transaction cards; and finally, when we know what we can do and what the machines can do, we will review overdues billing procedures and registration to determine what could be done more efficiently on punched cards.

Circulation will become the responsibility of the Administrative Officer in Jal'luary, 1966. Miss Margaret Mull, as Chief of the Central Library, has been with u.s since the department was organized in 1958. We deeply appreciate her patience, good sense, and assistance during those years.

Respectfully submitted,

\\).i.' t'L) .f . , ~<')~ ~~ Alice J. ~~, Supervisor i)£ C'itculation Department

- 91 - SUM:i-'1ARY OF CIRCUJATION

CENTRAL LIBRARY 1965

1965 1964 Gain Loss BOOKS Adult 577,107 599,536 22 ,J-i29 Juvenile 130,617 123,835 6,782 TOTAL 707,724 723,371 15,647

OTHER MATERIAIS ISSUED Vertical File Materials 16,422 17,354 932 Records lhl479 17z441 2z962 TOTAL 30,901 34,795 3z894

- 92 - CIRCULATION DEPART11ENT Staff: 1965

Bauer, Betty - on Permit, September 30 to October 23, 1965 Becker, M. Lorraine Bloomquist, Ellen - on Permit, September 22 to November 6 and December 13, to December 23, 1965 Burke, Dorothy - started December 13, 1965 Daehn, Bertha - transferred from department December 11, 1965 Dorr, Dorothy - tre.nsferred from department August 23, 1965 Farmer, William - returned froin military leave November 9, 1965 Gould, Vivienne Hirt, Gloria Hogan, Beverly Hogie, C. Yvonne - resigned December 17, 1965 Horrabin, Mary - resigned January 13, 1965 Ignatowicz, Dorothy - started November 15, 1965 Johnson, Jacquline Kluch, Patricia Landry, Alice - on Permit, October 25 to December 11, 1965 Lehto, Viola Lindquist, Craig Metz, Rosetta Palm, Linda - started Part-Time October 18, 1965 Price, Ioretta - transferred to department July 6, 1965; transferred from department September 27, 1965 Reiter, Gertrude - transferred from department September 6, 1965 Stoehr, Karen Sundermeyer, Catherine Throndsen, Barbara - started December 28, 1965 Wachs, Dianne Wiard, Catherine - started December 16, 1965 Young, Nancy - resigned November 27, 1965

Johnson, Sadie - Circulation Department Clerk Johnson, Alice - Supervisor of Circulation Department

- 93 - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY Circulation Department Registration Report 1965

Total Cards Issued, 1965••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••43,667 Total Number of Borrowers, January l, 1966 •••••••••••••••••••~~~~/~1,e,3~3

Cards Issued

Adult Resident Tota1••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••27,508 Juvenile Resident Total•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••llt.,490 Total Resident ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 41,998

Adult CitT••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••l9,525 Juvenile CitT•••••••••••••••••••••••••••l2,liiO Total CitT•••••••••••••••••••••••••••31,665 Adult Hennepin County ••••••••••••••••••• 7,983 JuvEllile Hennepin County •••••••••••••••• 21350 Total Hennepin County ••••••••••••••••10,333

Nonresident Adult••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 272 Nonresident Juvenile•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• - l Total Nonresident•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 273

Nonresident Adult - Student••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1,186 Nonresident Juren.ile Student...... 36 Total Nonresident Student •••••••••••••••••••••••• 1,224 (One nonresident adult student card voided after cotmt was made)

Deposit••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 172

Firm (included in total cards issued)••••••••••••••••• 130

Financial Report Nonresident Fees (273 cards I $10.oo) ••••••••• : ••••••••••••••••$2,730.oo Nonresident Student Fees (1,223 cards O $3.00 •••••••••••••••••• 3,669.00 Deposit Fees (172 cards O$1.00)...... 172.00 Total.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••$6,571.00

Re.~~c~fully sub.mitted, -~e-~ Sadie E. Johnson Cireul.a.ti. on Department - 94 - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY Circulation Department Overdues Report 1965

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- 95 - Mpls. Public Library, Circ. Dept., Overdues Report 1965-2

Number .2f Bills Withdrawn Paid ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••1637 Returned••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••l923 Written Up As Not Paid••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••l744 Total••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••5304

Respectfully" submitted,

Sadie E. Johnson Circulation Department

- 96 - ANNUAL REPORT HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY AND TR.AV~ 196S

The past year will be remembered as the year of Minnesota's worst fioods and the most disastrous tornadoes in o\lr metropolitan area. Along with other departmen'l.s, we guided patrons into the shelter of the sub-basement on the night of May 6th and spent the next few hours listening to radio reports of the storm. It was an unforgettable evening for many who heard up-to-the­ minute descriptions ot their home neighborhoods being levelled. One day, before the fiood-stage of the Minnesota River was reached, the Cargill Company called and, explaining that the U.S. Army Engineers of'fice was closed, requested the elevation of the river at various points in Shakopee and Savage. We were able to supply the pertinent data from our topographic maps of this area. This was also the year that Readers' Guide changed their subject heading from. Vietnamese Crisis to Vietnamese War.

The transfer of Mrs. Bloch to Science and Technology and the resignation of Mrs. Heitzman left Mrs. Pravitz as the only professional assistant with substantial experience in the department. Our professional staff decreased from four to three and our non-professional has grown from three to four with the addition of a junior clerk plus the addition of a page at the service desk on Saturdays. The loss in professional staff comes at a time when there is a heavier demand for information on diverse topics. In order to conserve our professional staff and at the same time maintain a reasonably high stand­ ard of service, we have begun scheduling our senior clerk at the service desk. She is a competent person who can adequately serve the public in that capacity. We have al.so started training al.1 of our non-professional staff· in handling those requests which do not require professional attention. All of them like working with the public. There is, however, more supervision required in order to prevent misinformation or an insufficiency of information retrieval.

On the completion of the inventory of our reference collection we found forty-three separate volumes missing since the inventory of 196h. Among them were six volumes of the Encyclopedia Brittanica. Genealogy and travel guides are favorite subjects for illegal withdrawal. The use of our microfilm continues to increase. The ultimate necessity of replacing missing and worn-out bound volllllles of periodicals will add to their use. We have one full page microfilm reader that is twenty years old. The small microfilm reader is difficult to use for scanning. Many people leave because they cannot spare the time waiting for a machine to be free. The addition of at least one reader should be given top priority.

This is a department whose subject matter and wide range of requests reflect the total world involvement of the United States. Our expanding national programs, the continued increase of lmowledge about the emergent nations of Africa and Asia, and at the same time a responsibility to provide material and inf'ormation on the multiplicity of problems at the state and local level provide a constant strain on the resources of the department. The wide range of interests probably accounts for our large number or periodical requests.

.. 97 • -2-

The Athenaeum has continued to add significant works to our collection, especially the complete papers of Benjamin Franklin, o:t Thomas Jefferson and of James Madison. The noteworthy addition to our record collection was the twelve record album "Voice of Sir Winston Churchill", the complete text or all his speeches. Apparently we are the only library in the Twin Cities to have this album.. '!'he Library could increase the efficient use of its pages and shelvers by requiring them to report to the department when they arrive for work, where they could be given some supervision and training. An especial note of appreciation must be included tor the splendid cooperation of all our staff members. Respectfully submitted, '·--y~~a-~~ Martina A. Brown

- 98 - STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS

BOOKS lND CONTINUATIONS Budget allowance 110,000.00 (Less 1964 deficit of $287.28) $ 9712.72 Hew titles received 136, Books rejected 17 Paphlets received 172 Continuations received 121 ~Total volumes received (Does not include duplicates) 16,8 United States Geological Survey topographic maps 1679

PERIODICAI.S Newspapers $ 742.00 Periodicals $142,.00 Total expenditure $2167.00 om FONDS Allowance Expenditures Outstanding Balance BOOKS PURCHASED BY ATHENAEOM .lthenae\Jl1l purchased books in the amount or $1,071.96 MICROFILM Microfilm used 3639 PHOT

RF.SERTIS ReserYes taken 2102 Books taken to Circulation 1SBS Books not picked up by patron 339

POPULAR TITLEE Popular titles in the order of their popularity: White, Theodore Making of the President 1964 Dmm, Jam.es The St. Croix Longford, nizabeth Queen Victoria: Born to Succeed Collins, Larl7 Is Paris Burning Beauvoir, Simone de Force of Circumstance Warner., Jack Hy First Hundred Years in Hollywood

- 99 • ANNUAL REPORT Staff of the HISTORY DEPARTMENT 196S

PRonss.r·oNAL

Bloch, Maxene Transferred to Science & Technology Department October 2S Brown, Martina Head Hahn, Betty Assistant Head Heitzman., Halina Resigned October 30 Healy-., Mildred M.H.C. Librarian Pravits., Margaret Skalstad, Doris Beginning October 2S Swanson., Winifred

BON-PROFESS! ONAL

Capra, Yvonne Clerk-tn,ist II Junker., Sandra Clerk-typist I (Beginning December 13) Olson, Raymond Library Aide I Te Gantvoort, Allis Library Aide n

• 100 • ADUAL REPORT MIDD.POLIS HISTORICAL COLLECTION 1965

The Collection in 1965 has continued.to be most useful to a public wanting historica1 material in a wide variety of fields. During the year we provided information on such subjects as early covered bridges in the state. We answered many questions as well on modern bridges in the Twin Cities area, including the new Washington Avenue Bridge. The history of early streetcars in Minneapolis was a popular subject. The tornadoes of May 1965 spurred interest in damaging tornadoes or earlier years. Ques­ tions on the new Northern States Power building were answered. Bradle,. Morison used our material on the history of the Minneapolis Tribune. A patron wanted proof that an early relative had named Washington Avenue. He verified the fact that this was so, and vent away happy. Biographical information on John Blaisdell (for whom Blaisdell .Avenue was named) was provided for a descendant who had come from a distant city in another state. He had docustat copies made of the material to be sent to other relatives • .l Rochester doctor came in to check our newspaper clippings on the Mayo Clinic Centennial, and was pleased that they were available so easily. With the closing of the Thomas Caupany store on Nicollet Avenue, we had many inquiries on the history of the company and the building. A Minneapolis City Planning Commission representative read our material on neighborhoods. Information on the history of Minnehaha Creek was used for a newspaper article by a reporter. A member of a church, delegated to write up a history of his church for an anniversary, came in to read anniversary booklets of other churches in determining what procedure to use. Our early city directories were referred to frequently by patrons checking on locations of business firms and buildings. Clippings on the American Allied Insurance Company case were studied extensively. The Minnesota Twins and the World Series games spurred interest in early ball clubs of our area. Life magazine sent a representative who examined our pictures of early Minneapolis and made copies of some for future use.

Among the gifts and additions to the Collection were The Minnesota state Fair,-the History and Heritage of 100 Years, Pioneering with Taconite, .l H• Theater by Tyrone Guthrie, North .American Canoe Country by Calvin Rutstrom, The St. Croix, Midwest Border River, A Sketch or the Organi;ation Objects and !fmnhernb1p of the Old Settlers Association of Minnesota, 1872. Many early county histories were added. The Buchanan Bible Study Club gave us the early scrapbooks of their organization.

The work in the Collection during the year has included the selection and processing of thousands of newspaper clippings including leaflets and pamphlets. Newspaper indexing and more modern procedures in handling news­ paper clipping materials is reconnended.

Respectfully submitted, . JUt1JW tn. TuJ{ Mildred o. Nealy, Librarian Minneapolis Historical Collection

- 101 - LITERATURE DEPARTMENT .INNUJI. REPORT 196S

I. Personnel changes. The last third of 1965 brought an unusual turnover in the personnel or the Literature Department. As indicated in the attached list,, only two of' the seven people who finished out the year were members of' the department's s ta.ff' prior to September. It is dif'ticul.t to arereome the sudden loss of so man7 experienced staff members. That the department has been able to continue to operate effectively and has., in fact., brought into being a new service in the form of the rental collection attests to the ability and dedication of the staff, new members and veterans alike. n. Acquisitions.

The book funds for 1.965 were .. allocated as shown in the following table. These figures include gift fund purchases as well as purchases from the budgeted general book fund. The figures do not agree precisel7 with the figures of the Book Selection Room. This is because all books do not go through the Book Selection Room and because the Book Selection Room and the Literature Department do not always assign books to the same categories. The count by category is ma.de before the books are cataloged., and not infrequently there is a choice., f'or example., be tween cataloging a book as fiction or as an 827 or 828. The purpose of these figures is to give a general idea of how the book funds are spent, and any variations are not of such a magnitude as to distort this general pic'blre. A. Books Titles Volumes List Priee(a)

New fiction 679 1.322 $ 5869 New nonfiction 770 U58 504.3 Replacements 0£ old titles 69 117 402 Foreign language books 27l(b) 292(b) 1000 Continuations ll45(c) 'Im ~ $134$9 (a} Price to the Library is lower because of discounts. (b) Includes 11 gift titles. ( c) let cost.

B. Periodicals $ 703 In addition the departaent accepted 583 gift volumes (for the most part duplicates ot volumes already in the collection) and several thousand volumes made available through the dissolution ot the Extension Loans collection.

- 102 - III. New fiction.

A comparison of 1965 tic tion expenditures with those of 1964 is given in the following table. These expenditures were distributed among several categories., ot which the first five are aeli'-explanatoey. Fiction not falling into any ot these five groups was categorized as classic, serious, or ephemeral. Classic works are those thought likely to survive a weeding program 10 or 15 years after their ·publication. Ephemeral works are those believed to have temporary intsrest but little enduring substance. Serious works are ttose which fall be tween these two extremes. Perhaps some of the works in this last category deserve to be called classic, but in general they tend to be ambitious efforts which are not entirely success.tu!. Reissues are new editions of standard works and as such differ from replacements., which are dupllca tes of volumes which have been lost, worn out, or stolen.

No. of titles No. of volumes List Erice 1965 1964 1965 1964 1965 1964 Historical novels 45 38 90 86 $ 476 $ 429 Light love 13 11 25 24 116 104 Mysteries 149 90 293 234 1166 933 Science fiction 31 21 67 64 281 253 W-estems 9 l6 21. 31 91 116 Others Modern classics 80 83 164 1.73 774 773 Serious 199 109 370 226 1718 1093 Ephemeral 104 59 204 131 933 638 Reissues 49 26 88 35 314 149 679 m 1322 Iooli $~ $li4Bl3

IV. New nonfiction. The following table shows by category how 1965 nonfiction expend.1 tures compare with those of 1964.

No. of titles No. of Volumes List ;erice 1965 1964 1965 1964 1965 1964 Lit. hist. & crit. 241 232 .345 318 $1566 31393 Journalism & writing 19 13 24 15 151 91 Library seience 20 10 23 13 105 51 Theatre 126 1.37 266 272 978 926 Poetr," 108 Bo 144 94 600 367 Reference 46 42 49 43 .347 .364 Hum.or, essays & misc. 66 91 107 136 550 629 Folklore 9 8 12 10 65 55 Philogy & lang. instr. 42 44 74 67 258 31.5 Speech & debata 5 2 6 3 33 14 Other 88 49 108 66 390 27.5 -rto roB ~ !on $~$'Ii4Bo - 103 - 3.

v. Forei~ Lan~aE Collection .. Expenditures for foreign language books in 1965 were distributed as follows:·

Lan~ai! Titles Gitt vols. Purchased vols. List ;erice Danish 24 l. 23 $ 82.02 Estonian 1 l Finnish 26 31 109.62-- French 28 28 82.85 German 26 26 113.40 Greek 3 3 Hebrew 9 9 41.05 Hungarian 2 2 Italian 30 2 --28 ,91.05 Latvian 8 8 30.80 Norwegian 26 -- 27 ll2. 70 Polish 9 20 52.34 Russian 16 19 51.65 Spanish 35 2 34 90.05 Swedish 28 28 136.03 ffl !i 281 $999.50

VI. Rental collection..

The major new undertaking of the Literature Department in 1965 was the reestablishment of a rental collection. Because it is partially self-supporting, it is possible to supply more copies of popular titles through the rental collection than could be sup­ plied through the free collection using on1y budgeted funds. The collection is made up of MPL rentals which are purchased outright by the Library and McNaughton rentals which are leased from McNaughton Book Service Inc. The McNaughton rentals will eventually form a revolving inventory of 750 volumes. The number of MPL rentals will depend on the amount of shelving available and the amount of income generated. When the MPL volumes are removed from the rental collection they will be added to the free collection. The rental collection was first opened to the public on Oct. 21 with an inventory of 436 McNaughton volumes and 233 MPL volumes. By the end of the year this had been increased to 515 McNaughton volumes and 354 MPL volumes. We have made a thorough inventory of the collection ever, three weeks since it was started, the last one in 1965 having been made on Dec. 23 before the Librarr opened. These inventories revealed a shocking amount of theft. - 104 - 4.

Of the 319 volUllles found to be missing from the shelves in the Dee. 23 inventory~ 70 ( or nearly 22%) had been taken without being charged out. This amounted to 7• .58% of the entire collection (which on that date numbered 924 volumes). Of these 70 volumes., 34 were missing for the first time in this inventory. Since there were 59 volumes added to the collection during the preceding three weeks 1 it will be seen that losses equaled 57.63% of additions during this period. When new losses were compared to the 524 recorded circulations during this three-week period they were found to equal. 6.49% of the circulations. The list price value of the 70 volumes missing on Dec. 23 was $346. 70. This was after the rental collection had been in operation a mere nine weeks. It is the implication of these revelations for the Library's collection as a whole that is most alarming. Is a similar portion of the free collection being stolen? I see little reason to doubt it. It would be remarkable,, indeed., if a library which makes it easier and more advantageous to steal a book than to charge it out did not find a growing portion of its clientele following the line of least resistance. iJ:ii}~~~ Daniel P. Teisbe~?

- 10, - LITERATURE DEPAR T.MENr 1965

PROFESSIONAL STAFF McCormick, Helen, Head, resigned October 8 to become Librarim of Simon's Rock College, Great Barrington, Mass. Teisberg, Daniel P., Head, began October n. Gelinas, Jeanne, .tssistant Head, resigned September 3 to undertake graduate study- at Western Reserve University.

Peterson, Florence, Assistant Head, began September 13. Benton, Lois Ann, maternity leave began December 6.

Butwin, Frances, began December 6.

Druckenbrod, Anne

Lied, Violet

CD:RICAL STAFF Hasselo, Mildred, transferred November 29 to .A:.theneum.

Allan, Dolores, began November 29.

Pederson, Virginia, (half-time) began December 1.

- 106 - MUSIC DEPAR'.IMENT ANNUAL REPORT 196.5'

'.Ibe observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the Music Depart­ ment was noted in October of 196,. During that month many of the important acquisitions of the Departant were exhibited in the arcade and lobby display cases, an.i gave emphasis to the general recognition of this collection as the outstatxiing one among public library music libraries in this country., with the exception of a very few of the older Eastern institutions. From very modest beginnings in 1915, it has grown and developed into the excellent library which it is toda7 - equipped to give service to patrons in all categories - from the child listening to light mu.sic on records., to the musicologist who can find what he needs here.

CIRCULA TIDN:

The circulation of phomgraph records has decreased since the inauguration of the new three week loan period in september (Previousl7 it was mt seven days for records) Interest and activity still remain high however., and our records are sought after equally with books. Our record bins are mch emptier than they ever have been., am our current problem is how to acquire DlallJ" more new titles in order to satisfy demams of our patrons, especially in nmsic of the lighter forms: Broadway musicals, folk, jazz., and semi-classical. Use of the huge sheet music collection is increasing steadily as more of our patrons discover it. Patronage by College and Universit7 students is increasing also, as campuses become more congested.

HEFERENCE:

Telephone reference is becomi~ heavier as more patrons residing outside the city limits of Minneapolis become aware of the Department resources. We are serving a wider area in this respect. Recently we were successful in providing the Director of the Beard Art Galleries with a mmber of pictures of the JJl()re obscure opera singers of the 1920• s. 11! wished to reproduce them in a book he is writing. By searching Musical America magazines for that period, and our pamphlet :tiles, we found many of the items for him.

Publisher• s addresses are still inquired for frequently by local music stores.

- 107 - Other reference questions propounded duri:r:g this past year:

Can you give me a lis~ of organ concertos with instrumental accompaniment?

I 110uld like information concerning a MinD9apolis piano manufacturer who lived and worked here about 1875-1900 ( This was a letter received f'rom the author ot Michel's Piam Atlas)

A patron who had taped one of our records at home, called to inquire the name of the compositions. He had forgotten to mte it while taping.

Calls for titles in our "Old pops" collection are now daily occurrences.

Some new and distinctive titles -were placed on the reference shelves in 1965: Bull, Contemporary composers; Farish, String music in print (The first modern bibliography of its kind); Marcuse, Musical instruments; Raf'fe, Dictionary of the dance; ard Shapiro, Popular Music, volumes 1 and 2 or a proposed 7 volume work - the annotations give composer of music and lyric writer, as well as information about best selling record and year, and the singer (an extremely valuable work)

BOOK COLLECTION:

Our shelves are finally beginning to have a brighter arxl more attractive appearance, due to the new books and nm.ltiple titles purchased chiefiy from Rinderer proceeds. But as circulation of' our books increases the need for more copies grows more pressing, especially in the fields of' orcmstral scores, chamber mu.sic parts, and instra.ction books and performance materials for various instruments as well as for voice. The demands for books on tuning and repair of electronic organs arxl pianos are also high.

At this date our holdirgs in processed sheet music total 271 021; that of phonograph records 20,223, of which 5368 are IP's and 14.,855 are 78 RPM1 s • FUNDS AND GIFTS:

HINDERER FUND:

The more expensive items are purchased from this fund includi~ some collected works and complete editions. Among 1965 acquisitions wre Denkmlil.er Rheinischer Musik; Frye, collected works; Donington., Interpreta­ tion of early music; Retford, Bows and bow makers; Beethoven sketchbooks J Hanna, Master Italian violin makers; Barbireau., complete works J Azzolina, Lieutera Italiana (on modern makers); Hibbard, Three centuries of harpsi­ chord making; Newman, Sonata in the classic era; Schtfnberg., 30 canons; Gibbons., Verse anthems.

- 108 - OBERIDFFER FUND: Full scores of Bach, B minor mass; Beethoven, Missa Solemnis; and Blow, Vems and Adonis; as well as Audsley, Art or organ building (reprint) were acquired with proceeds from tie Oberhoffer rum. A large portion or it was eJCl)ended for miniature orchestral scores - both new and replacement copies.

WALKER - HUDSON FUND:

Another important historical edition - Das Chorwerk - was purchased from this fund. Otler outstam~ additions by means of it were Farish, String music in print; Jalovec, Italian Violin makers; Del Mar, Strauss; Harrison, European musical instrnnents.

POLANIE FUND:

Devoted to scores, orchestral and vocal, of Polish writers, as in 1964. ATHENAEUM: Many of the expensive collected wrks and historical editions in the Department have been given by the Athena.eUl1l. Or.e could say that this foundation has had as much to do with making our collection what it is, as that acquired through the routine budget allotments. Du.ring 1965 thl Athenaeum subscribed to tm following sets of music: Schubert, Berlioz., Sch8nterg, Berwald.

MINNEAPOLIS MUSIC TEACHERS FORDM:

On August 17 w ordered the Complete piano works of Brahns in memory of Virginia Blnscom.

GIFTS: Mr. Norman lbuk, former local music critic who recently moved to California, presented the Department with more tun three hundred LP records. Besides tle lbllk gift, we have received twenty five or more LP records from patrons named Geer, Klocksien., Wichman, Jemie Skurdalsvold and Garlarxi., as well as twenty seven from an anonymous donor. Mrs. Robert Schmitt (Schmitt Music Company) gave us a substanial mnnber of useful books as well as records of an interview with Mrs. Chas. MacDowell at the MacDowe 11 home in the east.

'.rhrough the year w received an appreciable mmber of books and sheets in small quantities from various dorx>rs •

.A.s for the future, we are hopeful of completing the processing of the WCOO gift, and being granted larger budgets for records and books. A few more complete editions are desirable - among them Dvorak and Tchaikovsky. We are living in hopes that our personnel may remain intact in order te continue the projects and developments now in progress. - 109 - STAFF: On August 23 the Department Head atterded the Sigina Alpha Iota National convention banquet at the Le~ngton Hotel, arxt accepted for the Department the gift of a three volume set or American m.sic published in Notes magazine. Onl.7 a very few institutions 11ere chosen for this presentation, and -we feel fortunate to have been amorg them.

On October 21 the Department Head gave the Library Board a resume and description of Department procedures, operations, and holdings, pointing out particularl7 that this Department is the commnnity music center for the entire area..

At Mary Walker• s suggestion we pnt into effect a different method of filing cards in the record catalog which will eventually place all LP recordings of the sane composition together (the newest in front)., and all 78 RPM versions together following the u-, s. Our naw desk card file showing new titles in records is due to her suggestion, also•

Elizal::eth Shelver set up a new popular song irdex for our records - a real time saver. She is also catalogir.g our orchestral parts so tl:ey can be incorporated in our main collection.

Richard Zgodava appeared in two Hsritage Hall concerts - the Hindemith horn program in Jaruary, and the Slx>wcase of trumpets in November. JI) is continuing his revision of subject headings in the catalogs.

li3len Liddiard and :Phyllis Demmer are expar:ding and revising the Old Pops index., and are still in the process of adding the thousands of WCOO gifts in this category. Respectfull~~s-~ submitted, Merle S. Adams

- 110 - CATAIDGDD: BOOKS: Smlf Offical Main Music Shelver 82 82 169 h31 Walker 47 47 74 145 Zgodava 86 86 1,0 399 IDTALS ~ 2l5 ~ 91$ SHEETS Author Smlf Secondary Shelver 149 149 350 Walker 47 47 111 Zgodava li.4 114 'IOTALS :m- :ml' ~ RECORDS: Author Shelf Secondary Shelver 247 !47 158.3 Walker 138 138 749 Zgodava 111 111 825 'IDTALS We 1i9o '3!57

- 111 - MUSIC DEPAR'lMENT

STAFF 1965

Merle s. Adams Full time Jan. l - Dec. 31. Phy-llis Demmer Half time Jan. l - Dec. 31.

Helen Liddiard Full time Jan. 1 - Dec. 31.

Elizateth Shelver Full time Jan. l - Dec. 31.

Mary Walker Full time Jan. 1 - Dec. 31. Richard Zgodava Full time Jan. l - Dec. 31.

• ll2 •

& REFERENCE CORE ANNUAL REPORT 1965

Miss Ruth Lohn, who organized Reference Core and supervised its opera­ tion for seven and one half years, announed·her plans for retirement early in the year and left the library on July 16 a~er many years of service in various parts of the library. With the closing of Extension Loans Department, Miss Ingrid Pedersen was transferred to Reference Core on August 23. At this time, some changes were made in the department's procedures and some activi­ ties, fonnerly perfonned by Extension Loans Department, were assigned to Reference Core. Estimating the work load, the following staff complement was set up for the department: department head, assistant department head, four librarians II, three aides I, one clerk-typist I and two pages.

A major change was affected on August 23 with the scheduling of aides at the information desk to replace professional assistants. The infonnation desk plays an important and necessary role in introducing patrons to the library, since many people still do not know their way around this building and are unable to detennine -where the material they need can be found. How­ ever, as most of the questions at this desk are directional in nature, pro­ fessional assistance is usually unnecessary. The aides, carefully selected and properly trained, have been able to maintain a hi~ level of service and their interest in the work and their reliance on professional help when necessary have made this change an unqualified success. Librarians have thereby been released to provide more help at the catalog where they are really needed. Reference service at the telephone desk has been questioned almost since its inception. The total number of questions has been tremendous and the staff and the book collection have been geared to this total number, with a natural tendency to expand both beyond what is necessary for quick reference. To cut down on the number of calls about the library's hours, a new telephone listing with a special number for hours was included in the year's telephone book. However, there seemed to be no appreciable decrease in these calls; to patrons, 11 infonnation" evidently covers all types of ques­ tions. A complete breakdown of the kinds of calls was made as the result of two surveys in August and November. These surveys indicated that a large number of,:calls, approximately 25 percent, were concerned with questions other than reference. These included not only calls about hours, but about programs, staff, specific department, etc. Another 20 percent of the calls was transferred immediately as being out of the sphere of quick reference. Only about half the calls could legitimately be considered the function of Reference Core. On the basis of these surveys, for one week in December, all calls were intercepted at the switchboard and only questions about books were transferred to Reference Core. The experiment proved to be very success­ ful at both ends - the switchboard staff found more variety in its work and Reference Core found itself taking care of those questions it was designed to answer. A new assignment for Reference Core was the work of filling extension requests. It seemed logical in the planning stage that another form of ref­ erence work could be added to the quick reference service already being given - 113 - and that it could serve as pickup work for librarians when not scheduled at the telephone. In practice, it has not been entirely successful. In the minds of most of the staff, it has merely added to the heterogeneous char­ acter of the department. As far as the work itself is concerned the number of requests has fallen off to about· a.third of what it was a year ago and so does not provide the extra work needed to keep the professional staff busy. Author-title requests, on the other hand, although they too have dropped to about half the number sent in a year ago, are still numerous enough to occupy three aides for a good part of each day. One library aide position was elimi­ nated in November when it became evident that the work could be done by a smaller staff. Deposit collection service to hospitals was also transferred from Exten­ sion Loans Department to Reference Core. At the end of the year, collections were being sent to five hospitals: Abbott, Deaconess, Mt. Sinai, Swedish, and University. In September, the length of loan was changed from two to four months. Books are selected from the central library, most of them from Liter­ ature and History department. Inter-library loans are the responsibility of one staff member in Refer­ ence Core; about half the time of one professional assistant is allowed for this work. During 1965.,190books were sent to fill requests which numbered 2.,183. It is obvious frOni these figures that the major part of the work is clerical and should be shifted to an aide or clerk-typist. Requests for 10 books and 2 micro-films were placed for our patrons of which 5 books and the· microfilms were received. Reference Core continued to mark, clip and distribute articles from three daily and two Sunday newspapers for all central library departments. No record was kept this year of the number of items clipped for each depart­ ment since reports from previous years indicate that the number remains quite uniform. During the year, all magazines for the browsing area were checked in, marked, shelved and kept in order by Reference Core aides. With the distribution of current periodicals to the individual.departments at the beginning of next year, this assignment 'Will be ended. Documents continued to process and use a tremendous volume of materials. In the fall, with the change to winter hours, Documents was put on the same schedule. The addition of evening hours seemed to indicate the need for more staff to substitute in Documents and an additional librarian was added to the staff complement. Although the Reference Core staff is slowly learning its way in Documents, the few hours they spend there are not enough to make them proficient in a rather complex area. A permanent staff member assigned to Documents would be more desirable and certainly more helpful to patrons. A separate account of the year's work in Documents is included with this report. At the end of the year., after four months of re-organization and re-exam­ ination, Reference Core has settled down to a somewhat familiar pattern. The combination of work fran two departments has been tried and has been accanplished. It is to the credit of the entire staff that they have been able to adjust and adapt to the new arrangements. However., we begin a new year with the same problems and the same questions as to the future of Reference Core.

- llh - We have discovered that the infonnation desk can be capably manned by aides under direction and with assistance. We have been able to provide professional help for patrons at the catalog for longer periods of time and we know that this must continue to be done. We have found that calls can be screened at the switchboard and that our telephone staff need not be swamped with calls which are not concerned with reference questions. W'e have not solved the problem of how best to use the staff, especially the professional assistants, when they are not assigned to the telephone or infonnation desks. The most important question remains - whether this arrangement of quick reference pro­ vides the most efficient service to the public and at the same time gives stimulation and satisfaction to the staff performing the service. With all the information at hand, we should be able to come up with a satisfactory solution soon. Respectfully submitted, ;J ~ n /} ~4(}\_~ ~grid Pedersen Head, Reference Core

- 11, - REFERENCE CORE STAFF 1965

Ruth Lohn Depa:vtment Head to September 3 Ingrid Pedersen Department Head August 23 - Margaret Hauge Assistant Department Head

Roger Burg Librarian II Frances Butwin Librarian II to December 4 Catherine Cavanagh Librarian II September 27 - Pearl Hove Librarian II Jane Jensen Librarian II to September 24 Ruth Kittell Librarian II Roberta Ratcliff Librarian II December 6 - Dolores .Allan Aide I To November 27 Bertha Daehn Clerk-Typist I December 13 - Dorothy Dorr Aide I August 23 .;. Sharol Kurth Clerk-Typist I August 23 - November 27 C2rtrude Reiter Aide I August 23 - Ruby Christiansen Page August 23 - Dennis Hohnson Page August 23 -

Helen Ga.rnaas Librarian III, Documents Zella Shannon Aide II, Documents, part-time

- 116 - DOCUMERTS 1965

"The United States goverment is the largest publisher in the world." Books, pamphlets, and periodicals on eft17 conceivable subject are produced by the thousands and distributed widely. Howewr, it has been estimated that about$$% of all government publications are printed in non-governRlent Printing Office plants thus aak1ng unaccessible 1;e depository libraries much valuable governaent material. But as of Januar., 196$, certain publications of the Census Dlreau and the llapartm.ent ot the

Interior, not printed by the GoTernment Printing Office, are being dis­ tributed to depositories. So a forward step has been aad.e to make more government publications available through the depository s75tea.

As tar as objectives attained this past year, we haven't touched the surface or what can be done. However., in reT.i.ewing the list of goals for this year some progress has been made. 1. To have out-dated government publications removed frm the main catalog. (Listings of arm;y field and technical manuals have been removed.)

2. To make a record of our serials, which include senral thousand volumes. (This project has not been started.)

3. 'lo :make an effort to •catch up• on the binding of our periodicals. Several excellent periodicals have been selected with good indexes to be bound. Some of these include: J!ealth1 Education, and Welfare Indicators; Agricultural Research; Radiological Health Data; and Problems of 0ol1Jlllunism. In addition 77 volUJ18s have been rebound.. Sample titles include: The Diploaatic Correspondence of the American Revolution; ~

- 117 - - 2 - or 1869; Treaties ot 1862-63; Congressional Globe (in the 1860•s); volum.es of the Surve:r or the Bound.sq Between the United States and Possessions or Great Britain in the late 1800•s. These publications are of much value and unless rebound soon, rebinding would be ill.possible due to their fragile condition. la.. To revise and enlarge our subject catalog. (This is a con­ tinuing process. Since many of the publications are not indexed it proves an invaluable aid in answering reference questions.)

,. To continue to weed older docum.ents. (Many docUJll8nts which. have been superseded by newer publications and o! n.o historical interest have been weeded. In this way an inventory of several sections et the collection was done at the same time.)

6. To serve the public as best we can. (Reference work continues to be interesting and exciting.) sample questions include:

a. Old reports, maps, and treaties or the Interaationat Bomdar.r C811111lission for a federal court case involving a boundary dispute in northem Minnesota. b. Hearings and reports of the li>use Un-American Activities Committee and the Senate Judiciary Internal Sttbccamittee for the case of Rose vs. Gerda Koch. c. Growth of the greeting card industry £or a patron from. a small manufacturing company. d. A newspapeman from the Minneapolis Tribune needed information on the Policy Planning Council of the State Department. e. Information on soil temperatures. r. A list ot the lS White House Fellows. g. Intomation on the role of the federal govermaent in outdoor recreation. · h. Amouts to be spent in federal funds through the Office or Education for fiscal rear 1966. i. The ntlDlber of twist drills :manufactured. j. A.mount of inedible tallow sent to India under Po.bile Lav 480.

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k. Location of the state and federal records of the Federal Emergency- Relief Administration. 1. Queries concerning legislation on aedicare, beauti­ fication ot .blerica, higher education, social security amendaents, vocational rehabilitation and public works and econ(IE.c developaent.

During the year a new aethod was devised to deal with the tedious and time-eonswaing process of adding inserts, suppleaents and revised material for the voluminous federal specifications and &l'JIY' regulations. This material has been placed in the verti&ll file making it easily accessible which greatly' expedites revising these publications. other series added to the vertical file include: Ommerce Departaent onrseas business reports, llilitary- standards, toreign trade reports, and recent material on careers. To utilize the potential in government docuaents requires a knowledgeable staff familiar with the intricacies of government materials.

Therefore for docuaent service to be more efficient and eff'ectiTe I I believe a more workable arrangement could be made in the staffing of government docUlllents. 'l'h.eoreticall.7 it .ma:, be feasible for each member of the Reference Core staff to be familiar with govermnent docmaents but it isn't workable. Working only two or three hours a week doesn•t give the part-time librarian in documents an opport\lllity to get the •reel• of' documents, neither does it give him time to study" and examine the publicatiou nor to answer the ref­ erence questions confidenti,.. or the 55 nights open, September 27th through December 31st, there was an average or 4.6 calls and patrons per night • .And so it we continue the evening schedule, it would seem more plausible to have one ·additional person assigned permanently to documents rather than five

- 119 - - 4 - librarians working 2 or 3 hours a week. With the present start one can do only- day to day tasks; start no new projects nor finish old ones. The following statistics of governaent publications received during the year show an almost 2°" increase of depository items over last year. Depository doCU11ents, bound 95 Depository- documents, unbound 14,070 Hon-depositor,. d.ocuaents l,OOh. Minneapolis and Minnesota ciocl.Dlents 269 Total •••••• 1$,536 Working with doclllll8nts is fascinating -- no other department iD the library- has as broad a subject field. This very fact necessitates being constantl7 informed of the ever new and increasing resources of government information. '!be task looms large, but a satisfied patron is reward in itself.

Respectfully submitted, i~ f.b~ Helen E. Garnaas

- 120 - ANlrrJAL REPORT OF 'IHE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARrnENT

1965

The past year, 1965, showed a few faint signs that the Library's fortunes were on the upswing. It has been pretty r.ruch of a life and death struggle for the last seven or eight years, as we saw our lifeblood, both staff and budget, draining away. Events of the year have given direction to our efforts. Community attitudes have·changed and become more under­ standing of our difficulties. Apathy has given way to empathy. We now start a new year with not only the same old hope, but with a more audible prom.i.se from the community that our plight is being heard. It is with this feeling, one of cautious anticipation, that we leave 1965 and look to 1966.

STAFF

It is with greater appreciation of the fact than was true ever before that I can say, ''Thank God for my staff." Now that we have reduced staff to the smallest number that we have ever been, their real value has had to come out. It is a staff of people experienced in our subject matter and ways. Science subjects for the most part are foreign to the nature and educational bent of most librarians. The staff has had to learn a more than usual foreign subject field, until now, after at least five years in the department they are capable of doing that little bit more. It is true that we have one professional of but a few months experience in our depart­ ment. However, Mrs. Bloch is a highly knowledgeable person, who will quickly find herself at home among the physics, radio, and medical books.

I was sorry to lose Miss Helen Gilbertson to the Sociology Department. She filled her place in the Science Department with graciousness and skill, just as she will eventually do in her new position. It will also give her a chance to see another type of staff responsibility. Miss Harriett Palin, my Assistant Department Head, could tell her a lot about that.

Every staff member has his own special duties. The Professional Assistants do mainly the reference desk work. The supervisory staff has special duties that they must do. Everyone keeps his eye and finger on the questions and inquiries coming .from the patron. rt is no simple job to make up the work schedule for a reduced staff. Here is where Miss Palin excells. '!he sense of fairness and equality that she brings to this chore is one of her qualities that assures a maximum of harmony on our staff.

It is with great appreciation of the fact, that I am able to be now writing an Annual Report. Events could have so easily taken another course. For the record, I suffered a pinched artery while shoveling snow last March 31st. The heart attack that resulted, and the accomparzy:i.ng complications made it very uncertain that I would survive. My doctors give all credit for rey- recovery to the •perfonner of miracles'• It is easy to be grateful for all the help and sympathy received, but hard to express thanks.

REFERENCE

'!here is not a great deal to say about the reference work. It seems to follow a pattern of each year being little different from the year before. One of our biggest problems is the limited time that we are able to give to

- 121 - - 2 - a good solid question. Tr.r as we will, it is more seldom than not that we can forsake the innn.ediate pressures of desk patronage to devote the t:i.r~e needed to research a little out-of-the-ordinary question. Such a pity, be­ cause it is from inquiries such as these that we experience the real challenge and gather satisfaction from our work. For the most part, helping our patrons takes the fonn of answering questions that pretty much repeat themself year after year. There are slight variations in the inquiries, but we recognize the pattern. Repeated over and over again are questions like the following, with only individual differences of statement and situation.

1. Man wanted circulating material on midw.ifery for his wife, who will be in Europe traveling with a pregnant daughter at the ti.me the baby is expected. She wants to be prepared for anything.

2. Man from City Engineers office wanted material on polypropulene fabrics. They wanted to write it in the specifications for the new part of the auditorium

3. Cientleman from the Guthrie Theater called in wanting to know the size and color of the eggs of the Black Billed Plover. 4. Woman wanted menus typical of the period between 1850 and 1920.

S. 'Where is the University of Puerto Rico Hospital located? More and more we get questions that send us into our medical reference books and pharmaceutical material. Identification of new prescription drugs is the most frequently sought infonnation there. As to be expected in a community of a thriving electronics industry., we get numerous questions in this exciting new field. Our books and periodicals are in much demand and interest runs through many fields, from theory, design, manufacture, and programming, to mathematics.

The complexity of some inquiries is sometimes a challenge. I think that we all like to get these questions. It is really a test of our ability, and I think that each of us takes pride in being able to satisfy this patron. BOOK COLLECTION AND PERIOfilCALS We have every reason to feel confident that this department has the reference books that will assist us to answer every question. It is only when a patron asks for help in a field that is rightfully not meant to be serviced in a public libracy, that we must beg off with a suggestion that he go to the proper library. I am thinking of information that should logically be sought only in a complete medical library, a patent library, or some such place. Our reference tools are often quite expensive. Even the less spectacular reference books cost a tidy sum. A few of these books received during the past year are the following. Prices quoted are typical of the good but not too special science and technology reference book. 1. The World of Birds. $22.95 2. American Medical Directory • so.co

.. 122 • - 3 - 3. Illustrated C'JOOd Housekeeping Encyclopedic cookbook. 18.75 3 volumes. 4. Birds of Prey. 25.00 5. Mammals of the World. 3 volumes. 37.50 6. Treasury of Great Recipes. 20.00 Quite different from some years past, we now share in considerable gift money that permits us to buy books that we might not otherwise get. Seven hundred dollars in gift funds has made it possible to buy such out­ standine books as these; with many more to come.

HEATON FUND 1. Canfield - Electromechanical Control and Devices. $13.50

2. Kirk - Oirrent veterinary Therapy; Small Animal 15.00 Practice. 3. Lee - Boolanaking. 12. 75

GEORGE T. WALKER FUND 1. Bailey - Bailey's Industrial Oil and Fat Products. $25.00

2. Chemical Rubber OJmpany - Identification of Materials 18.00 Via Physical Properties, Chemical Tests and Microscopy. 3. Chemical Rubber Company - Thermostatic Control. 13.75

WALKER - HUDSON FUND 1. Audubon - Audubon•s Wildlife. $15.00 2. Hanson - Engineer's Olide to Steel. 13.75 3. Gurnham - Inchl.strial Wastewater Control. 16.00 4. DuBois - Plastics Mold Engineering. 17.50 I should mention that gift books from individuals do not generally add anything to our collection. They are often several years old and not current enough for our science collection. One gift received this year consisted of about 150 items from the Twin City Craftsmens Club. This collection of material on all aspects of printing has been hanging fire since 1958. By keeping in touch with the various committee chairmen, we were finally chosen to receive the books, through the goodwill of Mr. Lynn Hollen, director of the Graphic Arts Technical School located at 1104 CUrrie Avenue. Newest books are shelved in the department on the main floor. How much less work that means for the paging staff is obvious. My guess is that 90% of our patrons are serviced from these books, and being so readily available for public examination they need not be paged. The -123- - 4 - major concern then is that these books be promptly shelved and constantly revised. '!he binding quota penni ts this working collection to be kept in good condition. One cannot leave the field of books purchased without recognizing the substantial contribution of outstanding,titles by the Athenaeum. The sum of money involved is substantial and continuing. The quality of the books purchased is distinguished. 'Ibey are invarably the most expensive titles added to the department's collection. We are very appreciative of this contribution.

According to the Index of Hardcover Books as compiled by the cost of Library Materials Index Committee of the American Library Association in the January 18, 1965 Publishers' Weekly, the average cost of books shows Science and Technology books highest. We see that medicine has per item cost average of $11.22, technology of $11.02, science of $10.99, art of $10.68, and business of $9.74. 1'hese figures have changed quite a bit over the last ten years. In the period covering 1947-1949 the art books were highest with an average price of $7 .06, medicine was second at $6.36, and science third at $5.52. The years following show a steady increase in the cost of all books, but with science and technology publications increasing both in numbers and cost. By 1958 the science books had taken over second place with average cost now $9.16. 1961 saw technology in second place at $10.38, still behind art. starting with t..~e year 1963, the three leading places had been taken over by science at $11.22, medicine at $10.98, and in third place technology at $10.69. The average Index increase over 1947-49 figures out at a little more than 100% or to be more exact to 219 as against the base of 100. Th.is is only proof of what we all knew to be a fact. Like almost everything else cost of book publishing has sky­ rocketed. How has the book budget reflected this book cost increase over the same period? Pretty well I would say, although the department budget has tended to lag. From a budget, including continuations, of $5,785.00 in 1948, through 1951 1 s $6,130.00, 1953 1 s $9,362.00, 1955•s $6,634.oo, 1958 1 s $9,100.00, 1963 1 s $10,000.00, to 1965's $10,300.00 we kept pace with book costs surprizingly well. The fact that budget has not nia tched book costs in the classes used in the Index probably points up the fact that we buy in many categories less ex.pensive per unit, enour)l so that the overall Index figure would be lower by comparison.

TIENDS

Two satellites in orbit did not create the stir that the first flight did a few years ago. That they made a planned rendezvous in space hundreds of miles above the earth and while traveling at a speed of 17 ,ooo miles per hour stirred the imagination but did not stun the intellect of millions of people. We are all becoming a much better oriented science-minded people. We notice it every day in this department. Our patron has become a more sophistocated reader. He is not dismayed by the complexities of ~ir computer material, as new and difficult as it is. Young students of high school age are usine our facilities more each year. rt is obvious that - 124 - - s - science subjects are being given a greater emphasis in the school curricula. There is need for all people to keep up-to-date with what is going on around them. This we notice in our work more each year. To a great many people, young and old, science books appear to be an opening of a door to a new and exciting adventure.

ype~t:U~~

Frit~ en, Q:d Sci~~c;e~ Technology Department

- 125 - ANNUAL REPORT staff of the SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPAR.'IMENT 1965

Zeuthen, Fritz J. --Department Head Palin, Harriett --Assistant Department Head Bloch, Maxine (Mrs. ) -Reference Assistant Carlock, Walter -Reference Assistant *Gilbertson, Helen -Reference Assistant Prazniak, John -Reference Assistant

Herald, ca.rolyn -Clerk Typist II Cochran, Bernice (Mrs.) -Library Aide I

* No longer in the Department

- 126 - ANNUAL REPORT

Science Museum and Planetarium

Minneapolis Public Library

January 1, 1965 to December 31, 1965

- 127 - INTRODUCTION

A concise report on the Science Museum and Planetarium.for 1965

Section I The Science Museum and Planetarium

Section II The Educational Program

Section III The Exhibit 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, Changes and Recommendations

Max:me B. Haarstick Science Museum Director

- 128 - Section I THE SCIENCE MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM

The annual report for 1965 was prepared under the sophisticated conditions of the Space Age. Gemini 7 astronauts were enjoying gingerbread in outer space and looking forward to a rendezvous with a Gemini 6 crew. From Stonehenge astronomy to radio astronomy and space probes, audiences were guided to a better understanding of the Universe in the planetarium. The findings of li.f'e on earth three billion years ago through the use of the electron microscope were related to the geology exhibits. School classes learned of the Sea Lab programs and Project Mohole on their tours in the museum.

Human history demonstrates clearly that man has the simplicity to wander and the capability and capacity to experiment and discover. Man 1 s knowledge is his challenge during his lifetime. He stands on the threshhold of scientific discoveries. On the horizon he sees an enriched spectrum of science and its application to all mankind.

Our programs are designed to spark interest in the Universe through the world of books. Each child and visitor is brought closer to the book shelf. A new idea will open many books. These concepts are a part of the essential ingredients for planning the diet of the hungry mind. Today computers allow man to perform at the speed of light. It is with this interesting thought and cautious optimism that I boldly report how the museum and planetarium met some of its obligations.

- 129 - Section II THE EDUCATIONAL PIDGRAM Attendance

653 Planetarium Shows • • • • • • • •••• • • ••• Total 89,880 996 School Classes* (by appointment) • • • • • • • • • • 42,395 (Classes include Kindergarten through College) Note: School classes include pre-school children from nursery schools. Hany slow-leamer groups, deaf children, visually handicapped and orthopedically handicapped received special assistance.

* }""i.gure 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. No count is kept of the casual visitor. Hours Museum Winter Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Museum Swmner Hours:

Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Planetarium Schedule Winter:

Wednesday-Friday 2 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m., 2 p.m.* and 3 p.m.* Sunday 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Summer: Monday-Friday 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m. * A fee of 25¢ charged for these shows.

- 130 - Description of Educational Services School Class Visits: All Hennepin County schools are included in the free field trip program. Their classes come by appo:intm.ent for units of study in astronomy., geology and natural history. Kindergarten through College classes are included. Special attention is given to the curriculum in the schools so that the museum e.xperience supplements classroom instruction. This technique promotes good museum-school relations. {Out of county schools pay 40¢ per child for field trip program which includes planetarium.) Planetarium Programs: The following topics were presented: January Exploring the Universe February The Quiet Sun March Earth and Sky April Exploring the Moon May The Nature of Stars June Along the Milky Way July Stepping Stones to Space August Sun., Sea., and Sky September The Autumn Sky October Planets, The Wandering Stars November Tools of Astronomy December The Christmas Sky

Films and slides of Ranger and Mariner IV space programs were incorporated in the monthly topics. Press kits from National Aeronautics and Space Administration provide excellent back­ ground material for all the shows. We added about 150 slides from observatories for use in our shows. Some are colored slides from Mt. Palomar. Summer Lecture Tours:* TOPICS Time and Space Gallery Some Museum Treasures The Sea Around Us Biology Today A Billion Years of Minnesota Geology * Since many schools were in session, several field trips were scheduled. Saturday-Sunday Programs: Since these two days were restored to our schedule, we feel we are meeting our obligation to the community to provide activities during their leisure time. It is the time when working people can participate. 4 - 131 - Book Fair: The museum staff guided many children through the lllllseum du.ring this annual event. Loans: In an effort to use the entire museum collection the museum con­ tinued to loan to branch libraries and patrons the following items:

l. 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.

2. Suitcase Loans: Portable loans on geology, sea life and natural history continued to be popular items for teachers, students and group leaders. 3. Individual Pieces: Some large specimens of rocks, fossj]_s 1 sea life and artifacts were loaned for special exhibits. How to do Sessions: The hobbyist has come to kn.ow this service. Parents are delighted that their children can learn how to use their.telescope, micro­ scope, or any other tools in the earth science fields at these sessions. Nature Workshops: Public school personnel attended a session on geology and biology. The workshop was sponsored in cooperation with the Outdoor Education Conmittee. Rock and Mineral Identification: Techniques on rock identification and assistance in making rock collections are a popular and important service given by museum staff members. Special Programs:

During the year we presented special programs for a number of community groups. The follow:ing represents a sample of groups included:

Anoka State Hospital ROTC General Hospital Rotunda Club Irving School Teachers St. Mary' s Hospital Junior League of Minneapolis Senate Club Montessori School U of M Astronomy Classes 5 - 132 - Television Programs: In cooperation with the Junior League of Minneapolis several spot announcements were prepared. In addition several one-half hour programs were presented on Channel 11. The topics were on astronomy, geology and the fossil record, and nature hobbies.

Muse\llll Sales Counter: Gross income for 1965 was $5.,010.83. This amount includes post­ cards and merchandise. The museum counter is an educational feature. All items sold are carefully selected. Planetariwn Admission Fees: The income for out of county scheduled groups was $3,622.05. Legislation was passed allowing admission fees to be collected for the planetarium shows. The revenue was $373.00

6 - 133 - Section III THE KIHIBIT PIDGRAM: COLLEG'TION, ElHIBITS AND GIFI'S

Collection:

Special care and maintenance of museum collection and equipment requires hours of staff time.

A work sheet was prepared this ye~ for use in ma:intaining the planetarium instrument.

Exhibits:

Several exhibit cases were installed. All cases are now in use. Again it should be noted that there was excellent cooperation .from the maintenance shop, carpenter shop, paint shop and print shop for the installation of new exhibits.

Some of the new exhibits are listed:

l. Fossils, Calendar of Time 2. Minerals of the World J. Ranger VII Photographs {temporary in lobby) 4. Mariner IV Exhibit (temporary in lobby) $. North America Nebula (temporary in lobby} 6. Horsehead Nebula (temporary in lobby) 1. How Fossils Get That Way 8. Common Fossil Forms 9. Plants of the Past

Gifts:

The donation box in the lobby amounted to $49.44. Several small collections of rocks, minerals, fossils and miscellaneous natural. history materials were received.

1 - 134 - Section IV PUBLIC RELATIONS, PUBLICITY AND PRINTED MA'l'ERIAL

Having our schedule restored to include Saturday and Sunday hours has meant a very effective 1965 program in the community.

The Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce in their brochure, "A Woman's Eye View of Minneapolis", put us in print as a «very important planetarium"• The spot announcements on television sponsored by the Junior League of Minneapolis have improved our image. Attractive signs and brochures from the print shop., and the schedule of planetarium shows included in the Winter Hours of the library were all important forms of printed material that gave us good publicity and public relations.

Channel ll provided us with an opportunity to feature the museum and planetarium on several one-half hour shows entitled, 1'Exploring Naturett.

8 - 135 - Section V STAFF IMPRDVElvIENT AND ENRI.CHMENT PRDGRAM

The following meetings were attended by Maxine B. Haarstick:

American Association of' Museums Annual Meeting, May 25-28, Philadelphia, Pemisylvania. * Midwest Museums Con.f erence, September 22-21&, Springfield, Illinois.

** Great Lakes Planetarium Association (attended on own time), October 8-9, Grand Rapids, Michigan. * Mrs. Haarstick holds office of vice president for Minnesota. She conducted a discussion on planetariwn programming. ** Presented a paper, "As The World Burns". (Please note the title does not include a typographical error.)

Staff Enriclunent: Independent study and research are required of the staff. Staff meetings are held for the exchange of ideas.

9 - 136 - Section VI SUMMARY: EVALUATION, TRb]\IDS, CHANGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Evaluation:

The programs were sparked with timely and pertinent infonnation. We followed courses of study and curriculum guides for our mu.sewn tours. In this way we supplement classroom work. The museum provides enrichment opportunities at all grade levels in earth sciences. Trends:

Units in geology are becoming increasingly popular. It is a field trip recommended £or fourth grade in the Minneapolis Public Schools. Grades Kindergarten through Sixth have units of study that can draw on the resources of planetarium and museum. The University of Minnesota has a large undergraduate enrollment in astronomy. ill of these students at tend special planetarium shows in which we fully utilize the capabilities of the instrument. Changes: Legislation permitted us to charge admission fo~ public planetar­ ium shows. Since we do not have a complete year to report on, we do not have any significant findings at this time. However., we have been charging out of Hennepin County school classes, and we have discovered that many schools have activity funds to cover the fee. Recommendations:

1. Establish a yearly calendar with no changes on hours from year to year. Example: October through May Monday through Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m.-5 p.m. June through September

Monday through Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Closed: New Years Memorial Day Good Friday Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas

10 - 1.37 - This is not a new idea., since many large nmseums have their calendar fixed this way. Listings in tourist guides, Chamber of Commerce publications and newspapers, as well as radio and television announcements would be less subject to error. 2. 'Whenever there is a special event sponsored by the library, look to museum for the contribution it might make in the program. Many resources and ideas could be incorporated with careful planning. I would like to see music, art and science brought closer together in our programs. Summary:

Like a small child writing to San.ta, I 111 dream and wish upon a star for staff and budget to provide the enriching experiences that only can be had in the climate of a library. The possibilities are unlimited as long as we continue to have man, the adaptable being, involved in the exploration of the Universe.

Our achievements in the past year stand full-bodied. It has been the efforts of a staff that has recognized its responsi­ bilities. A statement from one boy sums up so well what we want to accomplish, "I feel very lucky to be able to go to the planetarium. I feel this will help me all my life". We enjoyed good inter-departmental relations with the other departments of the library headed by Margaret Mull.

Guided by Mr. Ervin J. Gaines 1965 stands as the year of many important achievements. This annual report represents the mus8Wll staff's excellent cooperation and recognition that every cog in the wheel is important to make the Minneapolis Public Library fulfill its obligation to the community. It is a sentimental thought., but important in this big race between education and world conflict.

n~~1/1~ Maxine B. Haarstick Science Museum Director

11 - 138 - SCIENCE MUSEUM

196.5

Maxine B. Haarstick., Museum Director

Gary J. Hagen, Professional Assistant, Education

Ned c. Murphy, Professional Assistant, Education Solomon Gerstein., Library Guard

Daryl A. Hagman, Library Guard

Rosella G. Saltzman., Clerk Typist I

William E. Burmeister, Library Guard (part time, Saturday)

Thomas J. Tessman, Library Guard (part time, Saturday and Sunday)

Staff' Changes:

(Separations)

John McHie, Library Guard (part time)., February 23, 1965 {Military Leave)

Gary J. Hagen., Professional Assistant, July 6-16, 1965

Daryl A. Hagman# Library Guard, August 2-13, 1965

- 139 - ANNUAL REPORT SHELVING DEPARTMENT 1965

During the year 1965, we continued our new routine of pool paging which was so effective in covering our routine duties at Minneapolis Public Library.

Our routine duties consisted or shelving books in Art, Mu.sic., Business, Sociology., History, Literature., Children's, and Science & Technology Depa.rtwmts, as well as the stack areas on •zzanine, subbase!TW!nt, and third floor. Paging or books on azzanine and third floor is also part or our daily routine.

On certain specific days each week, we furnish ushers for Heritage Hall shows, for the Children's Room and Visual Aids. We cover the miling of letters and packages when the supply clerk is ill or on vacation.

Several tines each day we bring music cases from the return desk to the Music Depa.rtnmt. We service the Drive-In by placing trucks when required, and bringing loaded ones to the mezzanine.

During 1965 we made a large shift in the Art Departnent, necessitating the removal of all books in the open shelf area.

During the sunmer we moved all second-floor departl.TJ!nts' magazines & periodicals to the third floor stack area, which has already saved us a great deal of time and energy. A calendar of State Papers, Ebe., was changed to the Dewey nuni:>er 942.007. When they were received from the catalog depart­ mmt, they were put in the subbasement, as they are only used occasionally. There were over 500 volumes. · Also the Business and Economic stack collection, which was in the subbase:nent, was moved to the mezzanine complete. This also saved 11&ny extra steps. Part of Business and Economics' stack collection was also on the nezzanine. These also had to be moved to a.ke room for the Extension delivery service, which we began to take care of about mid-summer.

- 140 - - 2 - The Supervisor of the Departnent was pleased to serve on a committee for the purpose of a discussion on shelving procedure. Out of these several neetings cane several beneficial ideas which are set forth in the earlier part of this report. I wish to thank all nenbers of the committee for their ideas and forbearance. It was well worth while.

To Miss Mull, my imadiate supervisor, to Mr. Gaines, Librarian, and all depa.rtnent heads, I wish to express rrrr sincere thanks for your continued cooperation.

ReJJ"ctfully- .your%'" ~~lv--9~ George w. Goodacre Supervisor of Shelving

- 141 - - 3 - SHELVING DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL

Ackland, Susan Maz~ko, Lois

Baichtal, Harold Myers, Janet

Ballanger, Darlene if0 1Brien, Gordon Boeck, Marjorie O•Leary, Dennis

Eridge, Iarry Pearson, carol Eurneister, William Phillips, Darson

*Butler, Warren Phillips, Marian

*Carlson, Linda Powell, Karen

*Chambers, Candace *Reioor, Joan

*Christensen, Cheryl *8annes, Linda Clark, Carnen *Segal, Joel

Clausen, Corrine *Shetler, Judy

Cotton, Charolette *Smith, Alvin

Crowley, Janes Stadem, Alinor Cummings, Marnie Stanley, Margaret -MDooley, Michael *Tessman, Thoms Farmer, Harold *Tracy, Sharon Freeberg, Randall Underwood, Ronald Greisinger, Martin -3{,Wally, Rose Marie

*Kassick, Ise Weyhrauch, Bernadine

Knauff, James ·~Whitcomb, Patricia *Lundberg, Gary

*Martinson, John

* separated before January, 1966. - 142 - SOCIOLOOY DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 1965

HOURS 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fridays, Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 1 through May 28 Closed Saturdays, June 1 through September 30 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 1 through Dec. 31

BOOK BUOOET General Book Fund: $7800.00 (Continuations included)

Periodical Fund: $1225.00 Gift Funds: $2343.00 (Bommelman, Heaton, Johnson, Phillips, and Walker-Hudson)

GENERAL STATEMENT A quick look backward over 1965 reinforces one's feeling that change was greatly accelerated, brought about by the need to balance the Library's bud­ get and to permit as much money for the book fund as possible. A full ac­ count of all of the changes has no place in this statement, though most of them affected this Department at least indirectly in the routines of its work. One important change which affected us directly was the transfer of our periodicals from the mezzanine to our stack area on third floor, which a­ mounted to a periodical "pool" for departments on second floor. September first all departments began to send for their own periodicals only, a change which gave much greater control over the materials than when they were scat­ tered all over the building. Service to patrons was much improved. Another major change, the elimination of Extension Loans and the dis­ persal of its reserve collection to the branches rather than to the central departments, put an increasing burden on such books as we had. Requests from branch patrons no longer were cushioned by the Extension Collection, so these requests competed with all those of patrons who came in person to the central library. Since we were far short of the books we needed an.,way, the addi­ tional demand brought further frustration to everyone. In April and May the Sociology staff undertook to find out how many un­

- 1L3 - 2. filled requests for books were received at our Service Desk and also which titles were asked for most frequently and were not "in" at the time. The total of 4,305 unfilled requests was an indication of the need for duplicate copies. The number of requests for single titles ranged as hi1h as 26, with many titles being asked for 10, 15, or 20 times during that period. We gain­ ed by the survey corroboration of our feeling that many people were being turned away without the things they wanted. We also learned which ones of our fields were most lacking in duplicates. However, we had to defer action on this knowledge until book funds should be available in 1966. The Library opened up again four nights a week during the spring and fall months. We decreased our night staff to one professional except on Monday nights, when we had the heaviest load of customers. Fortunately we were given conveyor belt help during the evenings, or one staff member could not have managed alone on the desk.

A major change in staff took place in 1965, when Miss Florence Mattice, Assistant Head, retired the middle of May. Since she had been in the Li­ brary for many years, and had been at the Social Service Branch until the Sociology Departnent was formed, the Library lost a valuable employee. Miss Margaret More, also formerly of the Social Service Branch, resigned during the summer. The Department got along with the help of roving assistants through August and September, until Miss Helen Gilbertson became the new Assistant Head and transferred from Science-Technology to the Sociology De­ partmant October 1. Since December 1, we have had the assistance of a part­ time clerk-typist I, who is currently being trained. Much thought and work on the part of the Head during 1965 were devoted to formulating and writing down the book selection policies she follows in the Sociology Department. This activity was part of the overall plan to whip into shape a policy for the Library which could be ttExhibit A" of the guiding principles we stand on. The general adult book selection policy having been adopted by the Board in May, the first rough draf't of department policies was called for in July, and a revision in November. Fina1 drafts are still ahead in 1966, when doubtless, the whole policy will be finished and accepted by the Board.

As the many changes have come along this past year, the Sociology Staff has proved to be flexible, adaptable, and cooperative. This is indeed for­ tunate, for as we look ahead to 1966 with its possible major retrenchment due to the prospective loss of city revenue as a result of the •Donaldson Case", this adaptability may be called upon to function under difficult con­ ditions. The emergency plan is in the making, and we shall await details with concern. We shall also await results on the Library's request for 2 additional. mills from the voters, and with the budget balanced for the first time in several years, we hope fervently that they will believe in us again sufficiently to say 11 yes"1

REFERENCE WORK

This is the phase of our work in a public department which is the most challenging of all the things we do, calling for imagination and perseverence and a devotion to the principle of librarianship of getting the 11 right book - 144 - to the right person at the right ti:me 11 1 During 1965, the demand for our ref­ erence services grew along with the number of readers from Minneapolis and its suburbs, from out in the state of Minnesota itself, and from transients staying at the Sheraton-Ritz or at other near-by hotels. Both the winter and smnm.er were busy periods in the Sociology Department, now that year-round schooling has assumed such importance. The·. peaks were still MEA vacation, the Thanksgiving weekend, Christmas and Easter vacations, and of course, Saturdays throughout the winter season, when there was standing room only. The world of ideas involving people was a busy one in 1965; our ref­ erence work stemmed from many of these ideas. No enumeration of events could possibly cover the wide range of subjects we were concerned with, but a few will indicate the general trend of our work and the influence they ex­ erted on it.

In the fj eld of religion: 1. The fourth and last session of the Second Vatican Council, with all the implications for the future. 2. The Religious Liberty declaration and that on the Jews by Vati­ can Council II.

3. Pope Paul's visit to the United Nations in the cause of peace. 4. The Supreme Court's decision declaring Connecticut's birth con­ trol ban unconstitutional. 5. The birth control issue in Roman Catholicism in the face of the population explosion. 6. The re-newed interest in baptism, as a result of Luci Johnson's re-baptism.

7. The 11God Is Dead" movement. 8. Continued merger talks between six major denominations--Epis­ copalians, Methodists, United Church of Christ, United Pres­ byterians, Disciples of Christ, and Evangelical United Brethren. 9. Religious participation in civil rights demonstrations. 10. Catholic-Protestant dialogues in the U. s. In the field of education:

1. School enrollments up for the 21st year in a row, with an over­ all estimate for 196.5-66 of 54,200,000, 800,00 mo.re than: in 1964. 2. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 passed by Congress, an "outstanding and unprecedented event". Since parochial,;school pupils were also given aid in economically sub- - 145 - 4.

standard areas, this may be challenged in the courts. All sorts of programs began in 1965 under this Act. Example: "Operation Headstart", for pre-school culturally-disadvantaged children. 3. The Higher Education Act of 1965. One of chief provisions was for 40,000 scholarships for needy students. 4. The White House Conference on Education, Washington, D. c., with John W. Gardner, newly-appointed Secretary of HEW, as chairman. 5. The power struggle between NEA and the American Federation of Teachers gained impetus in 1965. AFL won in a contest in Phila­ delphia. 6. Curriculum programs in foreign language, mathematics, and science were stepped up.

7. De-segregation in the South proceeded slowly. Only 5.2% of all Negro pupils in 11 southern states were in schools with white children. 8. The student demonstrations against administrative policy at Berkeley, California, had reverberations all over the U. s. as well as in Europe, South America, and Asia.

9. More foreign students in the U.S. than ever before, 82,045 en­ rolled in 1800 colleges. They came from 159 foreign areas. In the field of Sociology: 1. Student enrollment in sociology courses rose rapidly at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Harvard's survey course in sociology attracted 250 students in 1964; in 1965 there were 325. Graduate student enrollment in sociology at u.s.c. had nearly doubled in the past two years. 2. The same impact was felt at schools of social work. Enrollment in the nation's 59 graduate schools increased over the past ten years from about 3,500 to more than 8,000. 3. The whole society was more alive to social problems. Demogra­ phers, social psychologists, and sociologists with training in medicine began to be in great demand. This all meant more and more interest in the social problems this department deals with. In 1965 there were many more people preparing for and taking social work examinations. 4. The goal of the "Great Society" and the "War on Poverty" began to be felt in the reference work of the Sociology Department. There was constant call for materials on poverty, narcotics, alcoholism, crime, delinquency, prostitution, euthanasia, mar­ riage, divorce, prisons, aid to dependent children, public wel­ fare, and all the many concerns of welfare-oriented society. - 146 - 5.

Local events which contributed to our reference work: 1. The Arnold Rose libel case against Christian Research Inc., Gerda Koch, Director, was decided in Professor Rose's favor. There will be an appeal. 2. The third annual nsight count" of Negroes and Indians in Minne­ apolis schools was taken in December. Central and North had t~e largest proportions of minority group high school students, while Bryant and Lincoln had the largest Negro enrollment in junior high schools. 3. Jehovah's Witnesses Convention was held in Minneapolis at Metro­ politan Stadium in August. 25,000 attended, and there was a mass baptism. 4. Baseball's World's Series was held in Minneapolis the first week of October, 1965. Four of the seven games were played at Metro­ politan Stadium between the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Minneapolis residents kept our desk busy with all kinds of questions about games and players. 5. The new Centennial Junior College opened in Sept. at Central High School, Minneapolis, on the top floor. 6. The elementary laboratory school at the University of Minnesota college of Education closed.

7. The nHead Start11 program, with federal money underwriting it, operated in certain Minneapolis Public Schools during summer vacation. Courses in adult basic education began in the fall to attack the illiteracy problem in Minneapolis. Added counse­ lors for problem students and a new curriculum development cen­ ter will be forthcoming under the federal program. There were so many facets to the problems affecting the lives of people in our connnunity, which this department reflected, that we had a diversified body of reference work to engage our attention all year.

BOOK COLLECTION

Our book budget for 1965 was $7800, $2111 more than we had had in 1964. Out of approximately 9000 books published in our fields in 1965, we were able to purchase 1059 new titles, 273 more than in 1964. We were also able to purchase some duplicate copies, though not nearly as many as we could have used, as our survey showed. Replacements of lost and discarded books were as heavy as we could allow, but the need always seemed greater than our ability to satisfy it. Mutilation and theft continued unabated, and the card catalog listings for some subjects such as judo or chess were over-statements of our actual holdings. We divided our General Fund by the following rough percentages. We - 147 - 6. spent 22% for psychology and philosophy, 20% for religion, 21% for soci­ ology, 20% for education, 15% for sports and recreation, and 2% for vertical file material.a. The gift funds, unless restricted, were used for new titles most needed in all subjects.

Circulation Trucks of returned books numbered 476, containing books to the total of 77,540. This total does not include overdue books, nor those which were ta.'l{en out uncharged and not returned at all. Returned pamphlets and clip­ pings numbered 13,702 •. This figure does not include the 30,092 pamphlets and clippings used for reference in the Department, and not borrowed on a library card. Pamphlets and clippings prepared for circulation amounted to 10,500, a really monumental accomplishment along with the rest of the work. Reserves continued to be heavy in 1965. Many of the year's non-fiction best­ sellers were in our subjects, and students' need for books on reading lists made up a large share of the reserves in education and psychology. Reserves taken: 2,530 Filled: 2,110 Cancelled: 462 The most popular titles, based upon reserve reports, were Montgomery's "Gift of Prophecy", Berne's "Games People Play", and Bristol's "The Magic of Believing". Sometimes there were as many as 28 reserves in at once for one of these titles. other titles for which reserves were heavy in 1965 were Sand's "My Shadow Ran Fast", Smith's "How to become a Bishop without even Trying", Doman•s "How to Teach your Baby to Read" and Tournier's ttHealing of Persons". We tried to add a duplicate for every four reserves waiting, but when the book money ran out in the fall, this policy had to be put aside temporarily. The Bindery Quota was increased from 1460 in 1964 to 1510 in 1965. Dis­ cards of old and unneeded books were made constantly throughout the year, and the bindery quota was used for rebinding ragged books of permanent value and for beginning the binding of three indexed periodicals, not formerly bound. Though progress was made on getting parts of the collection into better phys­ ical shape, the size of the task is such that many more years of work and attention will be necessary to achieve overall success in this respect.

Books lost (known), Paid and Not Paid: 776 Pa:rnphlets lost (known) Paid and Not Paid: 279 The Periodical List remained the same, though subscription prices con­ tinued to rise. Soc!ological Abstracts, an extreme case, rose from $35.00 to $100.00 a year. Other subscriptions, fortunately, rose in price more moderately. To replace stolen issues of reference magazines before bind­ ing the volumes and mutilated issues of volumes already bound took more of our budget than ever. The workroom housed a few of the especially "attrac­ tivett magazines, but since we subscribe to well over 400, there is not room to accommodate many there, nor could our small staff manage to handle re­ quests for more than these few. This constant loss is one of facts of lite - 148 - 1. in a library these days, and we have to live with it. Occasionally we are able to catch a culprit, but most often he goes undetected.

Additions worth noting during 1965: Volumes of the "Anchor Bible" continued to come along as they were pub­ lished, but it will be some years until all 38 volumes have arrived. The ten volumes of sports clippings of the late Mr. Tony Stecher, col­ lected and mounted in scrapbooks while he was in Minneapolis from 1933-1954, arrived from California in March, already marked with a brass plate com­ memorating the gift from Mrs. Stecher.

Two important additions were the 11Profile of Minneapolis Poverty Areas", a report issued by Hennepin County Community Health and Welfare Council, and the National Council on Aging's "National Directory on Housing for Older Peo­ ple", both of which answered a pressing need. Gifts: This past year the Department benefited greatly from allowances from library gift funds. Totaling $2343.00, they made it possible to acquire many items quite beyond us otherwise. In particular, the Phillips Fund for $1000, given in commemoration of the seventieth birthday of Rabbi Albert G. Minda of Temple Israel, Minneapolis, permitted us to purchase a great many titles of Judaica, including the 18-volum.e edition of the 11 Soncino Talmud" and the 14- volume set of the Soncino ttBook of the Biblen.

The Athenaeum also helped the Department by replacing circulating sets of $chaff's 8-volume set, nHistory of the Christian Church• and both First and Second Series, 14-vo1umes each, of Schaff's "Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Writings". All of these sets were badly needed. We now have refer­ ence and circulating sets, complete and in good condition. Among the gifts from groups and individuals were a dozen Rosicrucian books presented by the Rosicrucian Fellowship, Oceanside, California, and a subscription to "Listenn, a WCTU periodical. The Minnesota Chess Associa­ tion each month sent copies of the local news letter, as well as providing us with gift subscriptions to ttChess Life". We appreciate such gifts, for the good will they show toward the Library, of course, but also because they help us conserve our meagre funds.

PUBLICITY

Booklists:

Three annotated religious lists, Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish. The first two came out in time for Lent, and the third one was timed for Jewish Book Month November 19 to December 19, 1965. A Religious Acquisition list was compiled and mailed quarterly to about twenty local ministers, rabbis, and priests. After the retirement - 149 - 8.

of the assistant department head in July, the Adult Group Consultant took over this list and compiled and sent it out in the fall. AS ecial List on Narcotics and Porno ra was compiled for the Pastors Action ommittee on Juvenile Delinquency and Crime, the Rever­ end John A. Jorgenson of Hope Lutheran Church, Chairman. Displays in the Department:

The glass case and the large bulletin board were a rotating re­ sponsibility of the staff members. Ideas came from the staff, as usual, and execution was the Display Office's contribution. Whatever the theme, small collections of books related to it were prominently shelved where the public would be sure to see them. Both Easter and Christmas books were featured during the appropriate seasons. In the fall, the large bulletin board was needed to accommodate notices of the many meetings, conferences, study-abroad opportunities, scholar­ ships and fellowships available, courses offered, etc., so regretfully, we abandoned its use as poster space. Below is a list of 1965's themes for the glass case: Jan. Winter sports June-July Sumrrier sports Feb. Games and Parties Aug.-Sept. Going back to school and Go­ Mar.-Apr. Lent and Easter ing to college May Summer schools Oct.-Nov. Festive Season--Hallowe'en and Thanksgiving Dec. Christmas around the World Tape Recordings: The Head recorded three tapes for Station WMIN during the year, discussing new developments in education and teaching, as discussed in specific books, and problems connected with choosing and attending a college, together with a list of books on the subject. Exhibits: Books on parent education were selected for exhibit at the Parent­ Education Conference April 28 and 29 at the Continuation Center at the University of Minnesota. Mrs. Herbert Christensen of the Winona Pl'A was exhibit chairman. We also provided her with 200 copies of the Head's Parents• List, "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered•, to hand out at the conference.

STAFF ADVANCEMENT The Head attended the following professional meetings:

Jan. 25, 1965-Community Health and Welfare Council of Hennepin County Annual Meeting, Citizens Aid Bldg. Speaker: Dr. Walter - 1,0 - 9.

w. Heller, Professor of Economics, University of Minne­ sota. Feb. 3, 1965-Family and Children's Service Annual Meeting, Radisson Hotel. Speaker: Dr-. W. Walter Menninger, Psychiatrist, The Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas. Feb. 25-26, 1965-Fifth Biennial Governor's Conference on Aging, Nicollet Hotel. Speakers: Dr. Donald Kent, Direc­ tor of the Office of Aging, HEW, Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Walter w. Walker, summarizing 23 hearings conducted in Minnesota in 1964. May 5, 1965-Friends of the Mpls. Public Library recognition luncheon for the Library's 75 years of service to the community, Sheraton-Ritz Hotel, Minneapolis. Speaker: Mrs. George Romney, wife of the governor of Michigan. Sept. 23, 1965-Minnesota Library Association 70th Annual Conference, Lowry Hotel, St. Paul. Thursday Meetings. Speaker at banquet: Dr. Harold c. Deutsch, Chairman of History Dept., University of Minnesota. Nov. 22, 1965-Emerson School, 4 p.m. meeting of elementary school teachers. Speaker: Roma Gans, Columbia University. Subject: "Basic Considerations in the Teaching of Reading''• Miss Kennedy served as Corresponding Secretary or Local 211, M.P.L. Professional Librarians• Union. Staff menbers traveled widely in the U.S. during 1965, visiting librar­ ies wherever they stopped, along with many other things. Respectfully submitted,

(A.c.-lc • ... UJ~

A.DDFNDUM Mrs. Rosalie Mitchell took the leading role in Euripides' "Hecuba", which was presented by the University of Minnesota School of Dramatic Arts in May.

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STAFF

Gilbertson, Helen Asst. Head Oct. 4th.rough Dec. 31 Kennedy, Phyllis PA I Jan. 1th.rough Dec. 31 Lockett, Mrs. Dorothy Clerk-Typist II Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 Lundquist, Mrs. Grace Clerk-Typist I Jan. 1th.rough Dec. 31 Mattice, Florence A. Asst. Head Jan. 1 through July 18

Meltzer, Mrs. Ijain PA II Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 Mitchell, Mrs. Rosalie PA II Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 More, Margaret PA II Jan. 1 through May 31 Pederson, Mrs. Virginia Clerk-Typist I Dec. 1 tP..rough Dec • 31 (part-time) Woodward, Mrs. Aileen Head Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 Substitutes: Roving assistants, Doris Skalstad and Viola Lux, September through November.

- 1,2 - Annual Report Visual Aids Department 1965

The year in the Visual Aids Department was one of an increasing volume of work and more hours of service (three additional evenings weekly) than had ever been offered before. With an inadequate staff and extensive staff emergencies, little more than the immediate needs of the department were attempted - a regrettable situation in a period of great development in the field of audio-visual services in business and education. The only major project near completion at the end of the year was the preparation of a new printed film catalog with plans for its printing in early 1966. The audio-visual aides, through the stmllller months, inspected, repaired and cleaned all films in the Library's collection, making individual recommendations on condition rating, replacement or withdrawal of each title. With the assignment of Economic Opportunity Act personnel to the department the much needed inspection, cleaning and repair of the 2x2 and the 3ix4 slide collections were started. Due to limited staff, illness and other emergencies, it was again im­ possible to pursue several activities planned for 1965: the reassign­ ment 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 6,500 non-processed slides to the collection. In 1966, it is, again, planned to develop some (or all) of these activities. In 1965, the busiest months (following circulation statistics) were, in order, January, November, February, October, April, and December. The largest monthly film circulation was, in order, March, April, January, November, May and February. Except for the use of films, the 1965 statistics show the continual decrease in the use of' visuals since the high level attained in 1961. The number of films borrowed, 21533, is the largest number of films ever circulated in one year. - With the addition of' 1,715 new film borrowers in 1965, by the end of' the year, there were 10,374 active film borrowers, all of whom had either registered or had revised their pre-1961 film registrations. In August 2,136 expired fiL~ registration cards were removed from the department file.

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The use of visual material during the past five years shows: 196.5 1964 1963 1962 1961 Total Circulation 39,327 39,606 37,364 48,.536 66,60.5 Films 21,.533 18,977 17,729 19,.530 19,.520 Filmstrips 2,828 3,085 3,012 3,269 3,9.58 Slides 2x2 9,029· 11,297 11,379 21,662 32,253 3tx4 4,083 3,372 3,8.58 2,220 7,.501 Film borrowers 1,715 1,6.57 1,6.51 1,829 2,167

More Library films were seen by more viewers in more programs in 196.5 than in any other year - 788,79.5 individuals saw 21,.533 films in 5,269 presentations. The program use or films during the- past five years shows: 196.5 1964 1963 1962 1961 Total Programs .5,~69 4,818 4,6.51 4,936 4,872 Home Use 963 791 928 1,198 1,287 Church Use 1,003 904 830 899 849 School Use 2,129 1,823 1,349 1,334 1,174 Organizational Use 1,151 1,212 1,377 1,.505 1,.522 Library Use 119 80 63 78 96 Total Audience 788,79.5 671,.593 .583,879 619,607 676,096

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The continued growth in the use of films by church and school groups emphasizes the educational use of Library films in contrast to the drop in use by indirt duals in the home and in miscellaneous organi­ zational use. The type of organization using films remained the same: older age groups, sports' clubs, govermnent services, settlement houses, service clubs, YMCA 1 s and private business.

The increase in the use of films by schools, both public and private, in non-Minneapolis institutions added to the total growth of the use of films by schools. In 1952, the Library no longer restricted the loan of films for school use. Since 1952, when Library films were borrowed for 576 programs in schools, the use has increased to the use of 3,292 films in 2,129 school programs in 1965. The loan of films to schools in 1965: · MINNEAPOLIS

Public Schools Private Schools

Schools Films Schools Films 639 934 434 651

HENNEPIN COUNTY SCHOOLS

Public Schools Private Schools

Schools Films Schools Films 510 797 160 305

NON-HENNEPIN COUNTY SCHOOLS Public Schools Private Schools Schools Films Schools Films 322 541 64 109

TOTAL CIRCULATION

SCHOOLS FII1-1S 2,129 3,292

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The Library's weekly film program, presented in Heritage Hall, continued to be popular. The 1965 series "Films for Tuesdays" attracted 22,348 individuals to 51 programs, an average of 438 per presentation. Several branch libraries - Franklin, North, Sumner and Walker - and the Children's Room had series of organized well-attended film programs for adults and children throughout the year. The Library presented 119 film programs in 1965. It is hoped that the Library will be able, in the not too distant future, to again present the film programs that it did in the 1950 1 s when there were as many as 220 programs yearly through the Library system. ·

In 1965, 93 prints were added through purchase, gift and deposit on indefinite loan. Of these, 60 were through purchase, 19 were placed on deposit, and 13 were gifts, and one was a bonus film (allowed with the purchase of four other films.) Of the 93 new prints, 75 were new titles and 18 were replacements or second prints. With the loss of 44 titles, recalled by sponsors or withdrawn because of con­ dition, the growth in the film collection was only 49 prints. The total number of film titles at the end of the year was 1,289 and the total number of prints was 1,453. The filmstrip collection was increased to 1,554.titles and 1,817 prints with the addition of 83 prints, and 10 second prints, and the loss of 3 prints. A few 2x2 slides were added to the collection of slides - making a total of 9720 processed and 6,600 non-processed 2x2 slides. Three collections remained approximately the same: 30,000 3}x4 slides, 7,700 stereographs and 376 projected books on film. The growth in the collection of the Department's most used visuals during the past years is shown in the following inventory statistics, as of the first of January of each year:

Film Film Film.strip Filmstrip 2x2 sUdes 2x2 slides Year titles prints titles prints active non-processed

1962 1,089 1,212 967 1,073 9,600 4,500 1963 1,132 1,272 1,143 1,261 9,600 6,300 1964 1,177 1,331 1,390 1,600 9,600 6,300 1965 1,237 1,404 1,474 1,727 9,600 6,500

1966 1,289 1,453 1,554 1,817 9,120 6,,600

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In 1965, while films were added in various subjects, emphasis was placed on the replacement of worn prints with the same title or a new title in the same field. Following this complete "overhauling" of the film collection, in the future each print reaching a rating of "poor" will be immediately considered for replacement or with­ drawal from the collection. An outstanding addition to the Library film collection was made by the Donald Bridgman family as a memorial to former Library Board member, Dorothy Bridgman Atkinson Rood. Six art and theatre films of the Encyclopaedia Britannica Films' Humanities series, and a University of Minnesota production METAi~ORPHOSIS picturing the sculpture of John Rood, were presented to the Library. Through other Library gift funds, six other titles of the Humanities series were added to the film collection. Approximately $8,500 of the $9,000 budget for 1965 was used for the purchase of 60 films, $275 for 93 filmstrips, and the balance for continuations, books, pamphlets, and for the repair of films. If purchased through Library funds, the cost to the Library for the 13 gift films would have been $3,070, for the bonus film $280, and an estimated cost for the 19 deposit films $3,000. Many more fine sponsored films should have been added to the Library's collection during the year if the professional staff in the Visual Aids Department had had the~time to seek, preview and process such films. The replacement of a professionally trained librarian with a library aide in June necessitated the re-assignment of staff work performance. Non-professional personnel were scheduled to work directly with patrons in assisting them in securing visuals. The two professional staff members were scheduled for "on call" assistance throughout the day. Evening service was generally restricted to that given by non­ professional staff with the exception of Monday evening. The assignment of Betty Lou Hammargren of the Catalog Department to the Visual Aids Department on a part time schedule in November was most helpful in the classifying and cataloging of filmstrips, and the adding of them to the filmstrip collection.

With the extended illness of a clerk (Alma Dado) and the difficulty in the replacement of an audio-visual aide through the last three months of the year, departmental service became restricted and the staff again suffered physically and emotionally in attempting to pro­ vide acceptable assistance to patrons. The contribution and the cooperation of all staff personnel, including those assigned to Visual Aids in the emergency, such as roving assistant Viola Lux, was extraordinary in attempting to provide adequate service.

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Throughout the year, the staff, both professional and clerical, was most cooperative and willing at all times. Pride was usually in evidence in the individual member's performance and contribution. Much interest was expressed in providing service and in the develop­ ment of the department.

With the increase in service during the four evenings the department was open, it is reconunended that the staff non-professional complement be increased to allow two employees to be on duty each evening in 1966. When funds allow, it is recommended that a third librarian be again assigned the department to allow professional assistance at all times the department is open.

As recommended many times, it is again suggested that the SOCIOLOGY sign over the Visual Aids Desk be placed in an area that would more clearly identify the Sociology Department and not direct patrons to the Visual Aids Desk. It has long been a matter of embaarrassment to both patrons and staff members, and a waste of time to both. The cooperation and the interest of Margaret Mull as Chief of the Central Library and the members of other departments in assisting in the work of the Visual Aids Department in many ways throughout the year was greatly appreciated. Respectfully submitted,

Margar t Mary McGuire, Head Visual Aids Department

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GIFI'S AND DEPOSITS

Films - Gifts Donor Title Library gift fund: ** Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Humanities series:

Hamlet: The Age of Elizabeth What Happens in Hamlet The Poisoned Kingdom The Readiness Is All Novel: What It Is, What It's About, What It Does Early Victorian England and Charles Dickens Classical Greece: Athens: The Golden Age Aristotle's Ethics: The Theory of Happiness

Art and Architecture: Art: What Is It? Why Is It? Art of the Middle Ages Chartres Cathedral Classical Civilization: Spirit of Rome

Donald E. Bridgman family: Metamorphosis ** six of the above Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Humanities

Bonus film

International Film Foundation: Israel: History of the Jewish People (with the purchase of 4 other titles)

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Films - Sponsored films on deposit: Donor Title American and National Leagues of Professional Baseball Clubs: World Series of 1959 World Series of 1960 World Series of 1961 World Series of 1962 World Series of 1963 World Series of 1964

Canadian Travel Film Library: Big Game Cam.era Holiday Calgary Stampede City of Rivers Day at the Calgary Zoo Let's Talk Hunting Manitoba Trails (print B) Roger's Pass Two Points North Valley of the Swans Vancouver Island White Trails

Fish and Wildlife Service: Outboard Fisherman USA (print B)

Ford Motor Company: White Thunder (print B)

Filmstrips - Gifts

Donor Title

WCTU, District 5, Minneapolis: 4 filmstrip series: For A More Charming You

- 160 - STAFF of the VISUAL AIDS DEPARTMENT 1965

Margaret Mary McGuire Department Head Luella Erieson Professional Assistant Ethelwyn Dyer Professional Assistant (to July 3, 1965) Alma Dado Clerk Typist II Ruth Beck Clerk Typist I

Ruth Sundberg Library Aide II (from July 6, 1965) Paul Carlson Audio Visual Aide Paul Eide Audio Visual Aide (to June 18, 1965) Kathleen Arntson Audio Visual Aide (July 26 - November 19, 1965) Clara Wilson Audio Visual Aide (November 22 - December 3, 1965)

Temporary Staff - Part-Time Staff Betty Lou Hammargren Professional Assistant (November 1965) Viola Lux Professional Assistant (October 12 - December 31, 1965) Thomas Redman Library Aide I

Staff Assistance Two pages and/or a Library Guard assigned to usher from 2:00 to 3:00 o'clock 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. - 161 - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY CHIEF OF PROCESSING ANNUAL REPORT 1965

January 28, 1966

- 162 - The Processing Departments are three, - Catalog, Order, and Preparations. Preparations, in turn, is divided into the Bindery, and Shelf Preparations Room. This report of the Chief of Processing should be read in conjunction with the reports of the three departments. The details of projects undertaken and statistics of daily work are contained in departmental reports. The following chart of selected statistics is continued from last year's annual report. It gives a quick overview of work load and staff for 1965 and compares it with the averages for the previous six year period.

1965 1959-1964 Average General Fund Book Budget $176,800 $156,420 New titles, new editions, 12,009 11,511 new volumes of sets cataloged Volumes added to the shelf list 51,947 55,869 Volumes withdrawn 48,923 46,193* Volumes transferred 13,811 17,371** Books rebound 15,597 22,671 Staff 33.5 36.5

*Reflects public library withdrawal from 20 elementary schools. **Reflects reorganization within the Library beginning with 1958 and continuing. 1965 figure does not include the total dispersal of Extension Loans. The average total for transfers 1948 - 1957 was 2,780 volumes per year. - 163 - (2)

In general, the Library apparently spends more dollars and receives somewhat less books, maintains a good flow of new titles, new editions and new volumes, discards heavily, rebinds significantly less books, and transfers a goodly number of books from one part of the collection to another. The processing staff goes about these tasks with fewer members than before. The figures for transfers do not include the dispersal of the Exten­ sion Loan collection, except in a very minor degree. Somehow, the Chief and Head of Catalog will have to arrive at a method of reflecting this action in the "official" statistics. The transfer figures, as the note implies, give statistical evidence of a period of upheaval and reorganization in the Library. It is also worth comparing the figur~ of 12,009 new titles, new editions and new volumes added to the Library with the Amer­ can book title output of new books and new editions for 1965 of 28,595 titles. This output figure is from the Publishers Weekly of January 17, 1966, page 50. Page 51 of the same issue states that paperbound titles in new titles or new editions accounted for 9317 titles and therefore for 33 per cent of the new titles published in 1965. Thus, this Library might possibly acquire in at least one copy 55 to 65 per cent of the hardback title output. How many duplicate copies the Library needs or buys is another question. The evidence from the Catalog Depart­ ment says that less than one-half of the Library's titles are acquired in five or more copies.

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The January 17, 1966 issue of Publishers' Weekly also carries the "Index of Prices o-f Hardcover Books ••• ". The index of 100.0 is equal to the average price 1957-59 which in total was $5.29. The index for 1965 is 144.5 and the corresponding total price, $7.65. The Chief attempts to work in at least four directions. One is to help, advise, and, when necessary, make decisions and policy for the Processing Departments through the depart­ ment heads. In 1965, this meant, among other things, a new system of book budget record keeping in the Order Department, a continuing inventory of supplies in Preparations, an exchange of bindery supply budget information with the Bindery foreman, a constant inspection of the work of the American Bindery and Supply Company of Minneapolis, the writing of specifications for supplies and services, discussions with the Head of Catalog Department on cutter numbers, reclassification, the new Dewey, and need and duties of personnel in the Catalog Department. Other departmental projects undertaken by the Chief and the Department heads in 1965 have been: 1. The start on the allocation and review of the gift and trust funds. 2. The receipt and disposal of over 11,000 items given to the Library for its collections. Perhaps 10 to 15% of this material is retained. 3. The creation of the position "Continuations Clerk".

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4. The re-introduction, in cooperation with many others on the staff, of a rental collection. 5. The binding of a few more back files of reference periodicals consisting of some 92 volumes. In a second direction the Chief seeks to accomplish, without assignment to a specific department, one-time studies and trial projects. A project if feasible may be continued and delegated to a department, or, if unsuccessful, be dropped. Among such activities in 1965 were: 1. The evaluation of the collection for insurance purposes. 2. The disposal of some of the withdrawn books to volunteer organizations for philanthropic purposes. 3. The publication of a periodicals and related serials finding list. Working in a third direction the Chief aims to relate the activities, problems, and theories current in technical proc­ esses to the other parts of the Library organization. Meeting with the Administrative Council, attending meetings called by the Chief of Central, or the Chief of Extension and a plain, on the spot exchange of ideas with other staff members are the means of developing this aspect of the job. Lastly, the Chief attempts to prepare himself for the probable future in technical processes. This is a direction in which there is some frustration and only small progress.

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In this area, the least time of the working day is spent, but the decisions made here or the lack of them, may be the most significant for the future of the Library. The problems concern central processing, use and development of data processing, techniques of information retrieval, card catalog vs book catalog, maintenance of a meaningful inventory of the Library collection, and the up-dating of the subject approach in the card catalog. The standards the Library should like to achieve in technical processes seem unattainable. This may be a matter of tech­ nology, lack of personnel or training, lack of funds, or simply unrealistic goals. The Chief tries to remain awareJat least)of the computer age. He reports with satisfaction his attendance at the follow­ ing instructive meetings: 1. The Second Institute on Information Retrieval, University of Minnesota, November 10 - 13, 1965. 2. Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing sponsored by the Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois, April 25 - 28, 1965 at Urbana. 3. Honeywell School, April 19 - 20, 1965. 4. IBM School, October 12 - 15, 1965.

Respectfully submitted ~1:-WJi~P Robert H. Simonds Chief of Processing

January 28, 1966 - 167 - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY PROCESSING DEPARTMENT General Fund Book Budget - 1965

1965 Gen. Fund Book Budget 2- Bindery Dispersal Rental Book 17-65 in­ Conversion of Ext. Adjust­ Budget cluding 1964 3-2-65 and Loans ment and as of "carry over" 7-30-65 6-21-65 Bommelman 11-2-65 CENTRAL LIBRARY ....I Art $ 5,745.00 $ $5,745.00 °'O> Bus. & Econ. 12,240.00 -30.00* 12,210.00 I History 9,715.00 -70.00* 9,645.00 Literature 10,040.00 -740.00* 9,300.00 Music Books 2,355.00 2,355.00 Music Records 1,460.00 1,460.00 Science 10,400.00 -31.00* 10,369.00 Sociology 7,920.00 -30.00* 7,890.00 Ref. Core 1,005.00 1,005.00 Visual Aids 9,040.00 9,040.00 TOTAL $69,920.00 $ -901.00* $69,019.00 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY PROCESSING DEPARTMENT General Fund Book Budget - 1965

1965 Gen. Fund Book Budget 2- Bindery Dispersal Rental Book 17-65 in- Conversion of Ext. Adjust- Budget eluding 1964 3-2-65 and Loans ment and as of "carry over" 7-3Q-65 6-21-65 Bommelman 11-2-65 EXTENSION - ADULT ....I Ext. Loans $ 7,375.00 $ 274.oo $-4.,336.00* $ -195.00* $3,118.00 '-0°' Bookmobile 2,955.00 137.00 600.00 3,692.00 I CA Central Avenue) 2,275.00 223. 31 300.00 2,798.31 EL East Lake) 2,545.00 274.oo 200.00 3,019.00 FR Franklin} 2,405.00 137.00 300.00 2,842.00 HO Hosmerl 3,560.00 137.00 400.00 4,097.00 JO Jordan 1,040.00 68.50 1,108.50 LH Linden Hills} 4,895.00 308.25 400.00 -148.00* 5,455.25 LO- Longfellow) 2,4~0.00 300.00 2,7~0.00 NO North) 2,4 5.00 300.00 2,7 5.00 PB Bottineau} 1,350.00 68.50 150.00 1.,568.50 PI Pillsbury 1,580.00 104.12 150.00 1.,834.12 RO Roosevelt 2,905.00 137.00 300.00 3,342.00 SU Sumner} 2,135.00 84.94 236.00 2,455.94 WA Walker 4,225.00 205.50 400.00 4,830.50 WP Webber 2,315.00 205.50 300.00 2.,820.50 TOTAL $46,475.00 $2,364.62 $ -343.00* $48.,496.62 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY PROCESSING DEPARTMENT General Fund Book Budget - 1965

1965 Gen. Fund Book Budget 2- Bindery Dispersal Rental Book 17-65 in­ Conversion of Ext. Adjust­ Budget cluding 1964 3-2-65 and Loans ment and as of "carrl over" 7-30-65 6-21-65 Bommelman 11-2-65 JUVENILE I .... Childrens Dept. $ 4,070.00 400.00 539.00 $5,009.00 --l $ $ 0 Extension Loans 3,110.00 411.00 -1,539.00* 1,882.00 I Bookmobile 7,040.00 602.80 7,642,80 CA 2,540.00 221.94 50.00 2,811.94 EL 2,060.00 50.00 2,110.00 FR 2,000.00 137.00 100.00 2,237.00 HO 3,510.00 100.00 3,61.0.00 JO 1,960.00 274.oo 2,234.00 LH 4,050.00 308.25 100.00 4,458.25 LO 2,535.00 100.00 2,635.00 NO 2,030.00 100.00 2,130.00 PB 1,650.00 102.75 50.00 1,802.75 PI 1,020.00 95.90 50.00 1,165.90 RO 2,555.00 137.00 100.00 2,792.00 SU 2,010.00 100.00 2,110.00 WA 2,330.00 205.50 100.00 2,635.50 WP 3,610.00 137.00 100.00 3,901.00 TOTAL $48,140.00 $3,033.14 $51,173.14 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY PROCESSING DEPARTMENT General Fund Book Budget - 1965

1965 Gen. Fund Book Budget 2- Bindery Dispersal Rental Book 17-65 in­ Conversion of Ext. Adjust­ Budget cluding 1964 3-2-65 and Loans ment and as of "carry over" 7-30-65 6-21-65 Bommelman 11-2-65 MISCELLANEOUS I ..., Athenaeum $ 200.00 $ $ 200.00 .::3 BSR - Adult 510.00 -30.00* 480.00 I Catalog 725.00 725.00 Chief of Central 10.00 10.00 Chief of Extension 20.00 20.00 Chief of Processing 65.00 65.00 Circulation 310.00 310.00 Coor. - Child. Serv. 230.00 230.00 Coor. - Young Adult 145.00 145.00 Ency. - Adult 1,135.00 -326.00* 809.00 Ency. - Juv. 505.00 505.00 L.Q. 340.00 -200.00* 140.00 Museum 80.00 80.00 Office 690.00 690.00 Office Reserve 1,465.00 1.,465.00 Order 215.00 215.00 Rental 1,300.00 1.,300.00 UN Doc. 150.00 150.00 YA 570.00 570.00

TOTAL $ 7.,365.00 $ 744.oo $8,109.00 Error 2.24 GRAND TOTAL $176,800.00 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY PROCESSING DEPARTMENTS

Periodical Budget 1965

1965 Account Budget GENERAL ACCOUNTS Reserve $ 172.00 Binding 90.00 Adult Book Selection 100.00 Catalog 90.00 Chief of Central 10.00 Circulation Directors Office 100.00 Museum 65.00 Order 53.00 Public Relations 120.00 SUB TOTAL $ 800.00

CENTRAL DEPARTMENTS Art $ 675.00 Business 1,525.00 History 1,425.00 Literature 625.00 Music 350.00 Newspaper (Hist.) 745.00 Reference Core (Br) 850.00 Reference Core (Docs) 250.00 Science 2,750.00 Sociology 1,225.00 Visual Aids 50.00 Childrens Dept. 130.00 SUB TOTAL $10,600.00

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Periodical Budget 1965

1965 Account Budget EXTENSION Extension Loans $ 60.00 Bookmobiles 350.00 CA 400.00 EL 350.00 FR 400.00 HO 500.00 JO 190.00 LH 610.00 LO 300.00 NO 360.00 PB 260.00 PI 230.00 RO 320.00 SU 360.00 WA 550.00 WP 360.00 SUB TOTAL $5,600.00

TOTAL BUDGET $17,000.00

- 173 - CATALOG DEPARTMENT 1965

To the Director: Herewith is submitted the report of the Catalog Department for 1965. Personnel In addition to our regular staff, now twelve, Mrs. Locke, of the Bindery staff, has regularly worked for us three hours a day, arranging, filing, and withdrawing cards. Extension Department aides did some work on the shelflist last summer, transferring and discarding extension copies. In December Mrs. Carlson, from the Office, worked about a day a week on fiction transfers from Extension to Central. Since the middle of November we have had one or two Youth Corps workers for an hour and a half a day. To help keep the library open more hours a week, Miss Hammargren worked half a day a week in Visual Aids from January through May. Since Mrs. Solberg retired at mid-year we have tried to see if we could get along with three instead of four shelflisters, something not attempted before for many decades, although in 1964, also, we lacked a fourth person for five months before a vacanqr could be filled. The three people left have felt somewhat overwhelmed. However, as additions increased by less than four thousand, and priority was given them, no long delay developed in adding new copies. The simplified record keeping, adopted at the end of 1964, has saved much time. One revising and filing task was transferred to a cataloger. Not all work is well caught up. There is a backlog of lost and discarded copies to be recorded. Shelflisters have not had time to complete all catalog corrections~ help withdraw cards (at which we are also falling behindJ, or work on any special projects. No attempt has been made to record the filmed Extension transfers. We have nevertheless decided, after six months' trial, that provided the filmed transfers are not to be recorded on the shelflist, and some senior help can be continued from outside the department, we will not ask for a fourth shelflister until increased book budgets produce a greater volume of additions. Instead Mr. Simonds is asking for a full-time Library Aide I to relieve shelflisters of some duties as well as to take on the new assignment, expected to start next year, of stamping accession numbers

- 17h - -2- on books, book slips, and pockets. At our present volume of additions this should take about half of one person's time, and could hardly be handled by our present staff. Mrs. Crusell, as president of the Staff Association, and Miss Ward, as president of Local 99, have carried extra responsibilities for the staff. Miss Davenport again taught the University's fall quarter course in cataloging and classification, and continued giving its correspondence courses in these subjects also. In November Elizabeth West went to a three day course on the use of IBM unit record equipment, and both she and Ruby Ward spent a day in January at an IBM meeting on mechanized library procedures. Cataloging Catalog charts, going back through 1910, show only one year, 1963, when more new titles were cataloged than in the past year, although in many years total additions were greater. Among the new titles were long runs of periodicals, unbound and uncataloged until this year. Eighteen sets were added to the bound collection. Catalogers have kept the new work going through smoothly, with only brief delays during absences for vacation, extended sick leave, or jury duty. Manuscript cards were needed for 2279 or the 8358 new titles. The Music Department cataloged 215 of these titles, as well as its sheet music and records, which are not included in any Catalog Department figures. Fewer books were reclassed this year. We did, however, finally complete the big "Rolls" collection. The old cards for this had been withdrawn in 1957, but the volumes were then sent into storage at Pillsbury Branch. Since they were brought back to the new building, we have been too occupied with work on new department catalogs to start on them again. We did quite a bit or research on them last spring, and Miss Carroll, taking one entire week this fall, completed the cataloging, although the cards are not yet finished. Problems of classification changes keep recurring, the more insistently this year, perhaps, because or the appear­ ance of the 17th revision of Dewey, although Minneapolis classifiers have never followed any schedule exactly or changed with successive editions unless a new number was thought to answer a real need. According to the Library Report for 1911, the first DC numbers were assigned by the head of the Useful Arts Room, who used "the Dewe:rr classifi­ cation as modified by the University or Illinois ' • Many other modifications have been made since. The resulting classification, while it needs changes, and perhaps some major ones, has seemed to serve the needs of this one

- 175 - -3- library, but is badly out or step with practice in other libraries. The cost of attempting to standardize it, however, and then keep it standard through later editions of Dewey, would be too great, in terms of increased staff, for us to propose it now, although many changes would surely be unavoidable if the library should ever merge into a larger regional unit. In our departmentalized system a decision to leave old materials unchanged while classing new ones by new schedules would divide many subjects, leaving old materials in one department and putting new ones in another. The changes we have made in classification, therefore, are of the patchwork variety, to provide ror a new topic, to correct mistakes, increase consistency, or, occasionally, to split up too large a group of books or relocate a group, usually at the request of a public department. We have been unable also, for lack of cataloging, typing and clerical staff, to keep up with the Library of Congress in changing subject headings. It was reported in the Library Journal for October 1, 1965, that LC established 4,206 new headings in its last fiscal year, and changed or cancelled 214. The LC Subject Headings supplement for January 1965 lists on 36 Prages the changes required when the wording "Islamic" or 1Muslim 11 was adopted to replace "Mohammedan". We have not yet had the courage to start this change. We have in the past year made some long overdue changes and subdivisions in subjects, changed the names of several countries, and started headings for relatively new topics such as Artificial organs, Bionics, and Astronauts: Nutrition. Much more revision of subject work is needed. We could not add many "see also" references to the depart­ ment catalogs this year, or complete new guide cards for the Main catalog. In response to a long-standing request from the Visual Aids Department, Miss Hammargren worked half-days in that department for three weeks in November, classifying a year's accumulation of filmstrips, and doing over the older collec­ tion. She will continue to class new strips, but all other work on them will be done by the Visual Aids staff, and we will keep no records for them. Shelflisting The change from four to three shelflisters, with the backlog of lost and worn-out copies to be recorded, has already been discussed. In spite or it, more books were added, transferred (not counting filmed transfers) and withdrawn than in 1964. During the first three months of the year the Young Adult books at Central were transferred - 176 - -4- to branches. This required many corrections in the Main catalog. When the Extension collection of over 48000 volumes began to be distributed to branches in June, Miss McGandy and Extension aides transferred about 1200 copies before the decision was made to have the Extension Department record the rest on film only. These filmed transfers are not shown on the shelflist or included in the statistics. We had hoped we might correct the branch counts from Extension figures, but as these included both regular and filmed transfers without distinction, we would have counted 1200 copies twice had we used them. The films are in the Catalog Department, but it does not seem feasible to consult them to locate any particular copy. Adult copies, but not juvenile ones, can many times be located from notes on the old Exten­ sion shelflist. About 8000 Extension books to be transferred to Central instead of branches are now being recorded in the usual way on the shelflist. Since August, when new branch symbols were adopted, shelflisters have had to learn to correlate old and new branch symbols. Card reproduction After several years of what now seems smooth function­ ing, our typing staff has been snowed under this year by the volume of branch card orders resulting from all the book transfers. Our department is well equipped to handle quantity orders at the time original cataloging is done, but separate orders for old titles always take more time, as copy must be looked up and cards typed one by one. We are fortunate in having the Flexowriter to speed up this typing, but even so it is slow work. At times we have had ten boxes, representing nearly 10,000 card orders, lined up waiting to have copy searched. Since we received per­ mission to use cards from the old Extension catalog, and have put several people at pulling these, the work has gone slightly faster, as many sets then need only a shelf­ card typed. Without additional help, however, it is doubtful if we can catch up next year. We have not yet asked for another typist, as this is, we hope, an excep­ tional load which will not be soon repeated, and a new typist would need training in card work. Some help in card arranging and copy searching can be given by a new junior aide, already requested. In the meantime we are keeping up pretty well with current work and have asked the branches to withhold shorts for transfer card orders. Fortunately we have not needed to type many new book slips and pockets for the transferred books, as the old ones have usually been re-stamped instead, for the most part by branch personnel. - 177 - -5- 0ur figures show that about five and a half thousand more cards were prepared this year than last. More than double the number of last year's forms were made or completed on our multilith, including book slips needing branch symbols added or changed. A separate count was made of the 65,000 Extension date-due cards altered for use at East Lake Branch. For lack of typing help in the Order Department, many book orders and letters have been typed in our card room. To offset the bad features of the year's work, we were permitted, early this year, to stop matching branch cards with books before sending them out. This has saved much time, and we are grateful. Equipment The Flexowriter, as in most years has needed several service calls. It was given a complete cleaning in June, at which time 16 small parts were replaced. We have no cost figures for the parts, but have record of $165.55 for cleaning and service for the year. After much trouble with the multilith in January and February, and the replacement of several parts, the Library took a preventive maintenance contract for it, and since then we have had fewer difficulties. When it could not be used at all for nearly three weeks in February, Miss Ward began setting type again on the old multigraph. A service contract was also taken for the Thermofax, which the service man calls, at five years, "an almost obsolete model". Additional changes of 1965 We prepared early in the year to drop Cutter numbers from fiction, but postponed action when it was suggested they might prove of value with an IBM charging system. We did change the location of the number on catalog cards, hoping that a less conspicuous position would remind patrons to ask for fiction by author and title. We discontinued the use of Wilson cards, the increase in their price and the inconvenience of their entries out­ weighing the value of their notes. Miss Davenport, in consultation with the Documents Desk, is withdrawing from the Main catalog many cards for federal documents, as it seems that much of the older cataloged material is now of less use than the newer - 178 - -6- uncataloged documents, and misrepresents the collection. Cards are being retained for important sets, such as the Smithsonian publications. We are now trying to face with fortitude the probable changes of 1966, which will certainly include changes in staff. We face the loss, through retirement or promotional transfer, of at least two, and perhaps four, experienced members of our staff of twelve. We shall hope for equally valuable people to replace them, but inevitably work will be slowed down for a time. Our successful operation depends on an experienced and resourceful staff, large enough to handle the normal work load without undue strain. The statistical report follows. Respecttull~ submitted. f1~~;~1;:£fvvI Catalog Department

- 179 - STAFF OF THE CATALOG DEPARTMENT 1965

Anne Carroll Margit Crusell Joyce Davenport Harriet Doman Marion Ekstrand Betty Lou Hammargren Florence McGandy Grace Mayo Jean Settera Alice Solberg To June 30 Elsie Teusaw Ruby Ward Elizabeth West

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STATISTICAL RECORD - 1965

Cataloging New titles (Classed, foreign, fiction, incl. 215 titles cataloged by the Music Dept.) 8223 Records (Excludes music records) 44 Microforms Documents {Local and federal) 92 New editions 709 Added volumes 2503 Donor 7 Recataloged and reclassed ~ TOTAL 12009

Shelflisting Books added 51947 Books discarded or lost 48923 Books transferred 13811 Books reclassed 1135 TOTAL 115816

Cards 247331 cards were prepared, 115894 of them for Central files, 131437 for Extension files. These figures exclude temporary cards and consumer bulletin index cards. Multilith count: 189419 cards and 5080 index cards 20412 book slips; 20412 pockets 84360 forms 65000 date-due cards stamped N Flexowriter count: 21203 cards 7659 multilith masters (8318 made by electric typewriter) Multigraph count: 3345 cards

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COMPARISONS BETWEEN 1964 AND 1965

Cataloging 1964 ~ Gain Loss New classed 6517* 6924** 407 Fiction 945 1058 113 Foreign 306 241 65 Documents 80 92 12 Records 56 44 12 Microforms 1 - - 1 TOTAL new titles 7905 8359 532 78 Gain - 454 Total new titles 7905 8359 532 78 New editions 639 709 70 New volumes 2822 2503 319 Donor 22 7 15 Reclassed and recataloged 802 421 -21i TOTAL 12193 12009 602 786 Net loss - 184 * 179 titles cataloged by Music Department ** 215 titles cataloged by Music Department

Shelflistins Books added 4.8189 51947 3758 Books discarded or lost 43353 48923 5570 Books transferred 11305 13811 2506 Books reclassed 1261 1122 226 TOTAL 104208 115816 11834 226 Net gain - 11608

Cards 241745 247331 5586

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MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY Catalog Department December 29, 1965

Books in Library January 1., 1966 1029698 Books owned by the city 932133 Books owned by the Athenaeum 97565 Books housed in Central Library 64,0665 Books housed in Branches 389033 Books added during the year 51947 Books worn out and lost 49747 Gain for the year 2200

Books in Library Adult Juv TOTAL January 1, 1965 823001 204,497 1027498 Added - 1965 31570 20377 51947 Withdrawn - 1965 2464.S 25099 49747 TOTAL in Library January 1., 1966 829923 199775 1029698

cc: Office Publicity'Office Cat. Dept.

- 183 - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY - CATALOG DEPT Books in Branches - January 1, 1966

-...... --~·.:..-_....,__:_.-,;. ... ·.-... .;.-----;;::::;::;:'lt~~ll:¥w,.. NO FR PI PB HC; CA WA RO SU ...... ~~-·~~-"""'-"··~ ..,...--r__,.,.,....__ -- -... 1?.i. c t; :1 on 4987 6587 6470 2389 4947 4074 7396 4544 391~2 ,Juv·. fiction 4329 3587 2294 3336 6697 4334 5193 5506 4312 Juv. elassed 4330 38.33 2293 3202 5846 3963 3824 4332 3913 Adult non-fiction 10842 10135 7615 3892 10386 7429 11549 7890 9252 rrOTAL - 1-1-66 24488 24142 18672 12819 27876 19800 27962 22272 21389 1-1-65 24732 25587 18809 12365 27404 19688 27307 22297 20419 Net galn 454 472 112 655 970 Net loss 244 1445 137 25 ...,I - ---- 0) JO LO WP EL LH s BKM EXT T01rAL .s::-- 1 :t?iction 3307 2746 3521 4611 6610 756 5926 10243 83026 ~Tuv o fict;ion 3954 4680 7235 4009 6574 -108 16279 6770 88981 ,Juv.. classed 5137 4260 5602 3499 4788 -772 11262 8891 78203 Adult non-fiction 5938 5746 8024 9165 13316 911 3680 13053 138823 TOTAL - 1-1-66 18336 17432 24:;82 21284 31288 787 37147 38957 389033 1-1-65 18290 18304 23045 20636 30434 7326 35869 }!8919 401431 Net gaj_n 46 1337 648 85lJ 1278 6826 Net loss 872 6539 9962 _19224 Total net loss - 12398 .., __ ------·---ft-~- Books in Branches January 1, 1965 - 401431 ..lidded - 31625 lf)3056 Withdrawn - lJ0079 3929T7 Transfer (loss) - 3944 Books in Branches January 1, 1966 - 389033 / ~ .. ~ (qb ;>- 1 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOUNT

P l S U l= L, C l . Vols. Vols. Total Vols. Vols. T otal Vols. Athe- Central NO t=R ?13 iio CA WA Ro :ro y( f> 1..H T· ~ ~,. Classes naeum Library ~ J;t: :S:. -s, ,(!lr 1*' J::t£:.. ~ t; :t: Lo ~ ~ Br s Bkm. Ext. Br. ~~~~\i. Rep!. W'drawn 111\ it> Per Cent Accessions Rep!. W'drawn in Library Per Cent Tape recordings Microcards Local documents Documents Periodicals Newspapers 000, A 070, 400, 800 100, 370 200 300 500- 540 550-590 600 610 700, T 900. 913 - 910-919 L, 929 y z Microfilm Records I. j'1 I Fiction ~-'> Jh.(,, z.. 21g .~ 6 I JIC- '?'~ I.J-52.. J55 'ti·~~ S3., ,;, / I no -4/ !;.J 3~'-1 :0?9 5 i1/2 4D4 C72S?i •. tfr .. J • ':: 2 DI.a ·~:1311 /,Lt .;. I !J ~ I . , .,,.. .- /.( . ! .:: r1 :..;# J ...... J Juvenile fiction :.,_.j 1 .... - "'·) I I ,-'?-._."') ,, ;.._ 7 ( ··~1;- 1J (o :?. ( l, i 7 t',,~2. "'·'?.{ rz-3.1-j 0?7 (' ·a .. t- ,1·•.... "''17 ·" ~t:P5 \ '21 O: ldc,t>I -.L; q \ ~ ' ...... , { ') . . ... ~ri I Juvenile classed ?·, ( ,~ ...;{10 5r{I . .•' ' r f 3;.,_1 ;qCJ'/7':) 1343 . -4 jJ

1 1 °"'l )Jf..~.., (1F I' Total additions !ta;:1 C/77 I 1~·.;.,,...., iw-~ r. (,... /}'.f.5 2,(9)/ (g'5~ ~I ::7 1-" j ; (>' 355 I ---~ : ' ~.,._. )?t 7 42[;$ I IZ<2 t /-7...J.7 [ +22..CD I, 6?.!14'1€ ! t>2'1 icr~ ;,/ 1,~ 2,i-~~.: rt-'~ ?. 'r'(' ". j I. t.if4f-/ -'I-CJ 7.1./ t/ Withdrawn 7i 31 I .-?0 3,>Ji 4.3 .i. /3g -t, ~!Jlc f- 2 2.M ~~~ -Ii" ~t..,<..) -} C.1.J...J... I 1 f!' 6 ...;.:b4 a.. 1 s Cci2 i. otc7 Al\1-i d: \; I 0-CA '_,... I I ! ...- ' I T otal Volumes in Library I) (.) 2./Y,, '-I <3 :; JJCJJ./-.7 Athenaeum / 1 !J'!q) 4 5 ,;>t. f "> ... l .L/q_L _____rt 4 r-1 i ~ (a) By purchase Total Volumes Added I, f'>2..ci, ,,., I~ ) (b) By gift ------"--==---~~-­ Total Additio ns t(c) By binding ------=------=--'==::-=-,= Total

/,..... {'}. l) r ,!.. . o r-L Worn out '? 30 .c.. A.A (_j!...,rJ) /1/ J -:J;uJ.J b /. I 11b 0 665" ,...--:, Total Volumes Withdrawn Lost and paid for ______~\ ______l ! "-~f. r .r ...JI J ..; \ 1 1 I (' I). 0 J<;i~~j lLost and not paid for ______~f _ _ G~l _b_...... ~7 _f Total M • l .1 b J 41,~7~c/ ... Total Volumes in Library MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ORDER DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPO.RT 1965

ORDER DIVISION I - Book Dealers. Our major wholesaler for adult books in 1965 was the Baker & Taylor Company. we are happy to report that serv­ ice was extremely good. By service, we mean the speed with which orders are filled and received at the library; correctness of shipments; reporting on orders not filled; and adjusting mistakes promptly and efficiently without our having to carry on lengthy correspondence. Evidence of the improved service was noted by the fact that several Branch Librarians commented on or even complimented the Order Department on the short length of time it took before books appeared in their libraries. we received a discount of 36% on trade books from Baker & Taylor and purchased more than $56,ooo worth of books from them. we continued in 1965 to purchase juvenile books from the Monarch Book Company, Bloomington, Minnesota. Service also was exceptionally good from this firm. Most juvenile titles were received in the publish~rs• library bindings sold at net. On the fewer trade books we received a dis­ count of 37-!%. we purchased almost $40,000 worth of books from Monarch in 1965. On October 25, 1965 an invitation to bid on the Li­ brary's book business for 1966 and 1967 was sent to lead­ ing wholesalers. In this of'fering dealers were asked to bid on adult business only, juvenile business only, and on both combined. The results of this bid opened on Nov. 10 were found to be unsatisfactory, so a second invitation was mailed on Nov. 17 which differed from the previous one in that the offering was for 1966 business only and a bid was asked for the combined adult and juvenile business only. Whereas nine firms responded to the invitation of Oct. 25, only six replied to the Nov. 17 revised invita­ tion. To help determine the best bid, we took a sample of books received in 1965 and found that approximately 61% were trade books, 18.5 were non-trade, and 20.4% were juvenile publishers• library bindings. , - 186 - {2)

Of the three best offers, Baker & Taylor's offer of 38.5% on trade books and 15% on non trade books was better than McClurg•s offer of 39.2% on trade and 10% on non-trade. Although Baker & Taylor's offer was not quite as good as western News' offer of 39.5% on trade and 14% on non-trade, we considered the superior service from Baker & Taylor in 1965 justified our accepting their bid for the 1966 business. The result was that we anticipate purchasing $90,000 worth of books from Baker & Taylor in 1966. On trade books we will receive a discount of 38.5% and on non-trade books a discount of 15%. we began to deal with a new firm for some British publications in 1965. This firm,Bailey & Swinfen,unlike Blackwell's, does not charge postage. This seemed to be the only advantage of sending orders to them. we had anticipated faster service from a firm located in London, but such was not our experience. Bailey & Swinfen's stock, if any, apparently is not very extensive. We will continue to deal with both of these English firms until a more exact accounting of their services can be determined. Our other major suppliers continue to be Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands for European publications; Bernan Associates, Washington, D. C. for U.S. government publications; Bacon Pamphlet Service, Northport, N. Y. for pamphlets; and Leisure Time Products, Minneapolis, Minnesota for paper bound books. we continue to order direct from two major publishers, Doubleday and Collier-Macmillan, both of whom give a discount of 40% on trade books.

II ... Routines. As in 1964, we kept a record of the number of forms typed. Below are listed the figures for 1964 and 1965. The book budgets for these two years should be kept in mind. In 1964 it was $136,000; i~ 1965 $176,800. Since keeping these statistics is a time consuming job, we will discontinue·keeping these records in 1966. No. of three No. of books No. of six forms typed on three forms forms typed 1964 9,085 23,818 7,983 1965 9,400 26,776 7,943

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Some other interesting statistics for 1964 and 1965 are these: 1964 1965 Books processed for the Athenaeum 393 279 Books processed for the Board of 691 283 Education Book order shorts received from 1,944 497 Library Agencies Gifts processed 5,622 5,876 Imperfect books returned to Agents 133 157 Books transferred from one agency 13,931 11,095 to another The fact that we received only one-fourth as many short reports in 1965 as we did in 1964 is further proof of our improved service from·our major wholesaler, the Baker & Taylor Company. III - Publishers• Plans Upon suggestion of the new head of the Art Depart­ ment, we entered into standing order approval plans with three publishers specializing in art books: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Praeger, and Reinhold. We also entered into Greenaway Plans with several additional publishers: Coward McCann, John Day, Putnam's, Scribners, and Viking. IV - Book Budget Records On April 1, responsibility for keeping record of agencies' book and periodical budgets was transferred from the Business Office to the Order Department. The method of maintaining these records was devised to be considerably simpler than that previously done. The chief difference is that a previously determined discount is anticipated on the total of each agency's orders for each week. The anticipated discounts vary by agency from 10% to 36%. Branch libraries were assigned a 30% discount. The Order Department published monthly reports promptly on the first of each month.

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This new system of keeping records of the book budget appeared to work out quite satisfactorily. There were few, if any, complaints from agency heads. The fact that the book budgets were increased sizeably was also an important factor in making this routine workable. Although we discontinued indicating on the invoices names of agencies receiving books, the time consumed in maintaining the book budget accounts added considerably to the department's work load. V - Gift Funds A more concerted effort than in previous years was made to expend the library's gift and trust funds. Re­ sponsibility for maintaining records of allocations and expenditures of these ·funds was assigned to the Order Department. Although orders on the Freeman Fund and a few others were placed in the Spring of the year, most of the orders were not placed until after August when the Business Office had completed its examination of the status of the various trust fund accounts •. It was necessary to devise a more exact and detailed method of record keeping for these gift fund accounts in contrast to the general fund account. Much more time than had been anticipated was spent on this record keep­ ing responsibility. There remains much work to be done with the gift funds before they are organized in the manner they should be. VI - McNaughton Plan and Rental Books In September, the Library entered into an agreement with the McNaughton Book Service to obtain new books on a loan basis for rental purposes for the Literature Depart­ ment and for one branch, Linden Hills. Responsibility for arranging details of the plan and for continuing contact with the McNaughton Company was assigned to the Order Department. At the same time we began to purchase books from the General Fund for the rental collection.

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SERIALS DIVISION Mrs. Ruth Schreibeis who had been working with Contin­ uations since January 6, 1964 retired. Her last work day was April 15, 1965. Not until September 13, five months later did we obtain a replacement. It was necessary to abandon some of the very vital routines we had established, such as a reg­ ular examination of the trays. The number of problems contin­ ued to be very high. As stated in last year's report, "still conunon are duplicate shipments, publications received after cancellation, and failures to send books when published." Publications handled in Continuations: 1964 1965 Sent directly to Departments 3,933 4,035 Sent to Catalog Department 3,231 2,762 TOTAL 7,164 6,797

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PERIODICALS 1 - Subscription Statistics Type or Dealer Titles Subscriptions Moore-Cottrell 203 724 Fennell 458 913 Faxon 360 473 1,021 2,110 Directs 140 238 1,161 2,348 Gifts 1,059 1,253 Athenaeum 36 36 Continuations 157 157 Total Periodicals 2,413 3,794 Newspapers 59 137 GRAND TOTAL 2,472 3,931 2 - Short Reports or Claims to periodical publishers or agents. Letters or Postcards. 1963 - 183 1964 - 244 1965 188 3 - Replacement Issues Number Obtained Total Cost Average Cost 1962 - 223 $254.56 $1.14 1963 - 350 183.89 .52 1964 - 419 153.13 .37 1965 - 307 184.71 .60

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4 - Indexes Seventy-two periodical indexes were requested or ordered and received, compared to 61 in 1964.

TABLE OF PERIODICAL DISOOUNTS Fennell Faxon (Publishers' Moore-Cottrell Subscription Service) 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 sununer 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) 1965 subs. 5.1 17.4 (placed summer •64) 1966 subs. 4.6 7.1 13.0 (placed summer 1 65) - 192 - (8)

ORDER DEPARTMENT STAFF 1965 Richard Hofstad Head Ruth Schreibeis PA II (retired May 10, 1965) Mildred Larson Clerical Supervisor Norma West Continuations Clerk {began Sept. 13, 1965) Doris Nelson Clerk-Typist II Pauline Jeub Clerk-Typist II Ernest Weidner Clerk I Gloria Yven Clerk I Laurize Westman Clerk-Typist I

Respectfully submitted, ~.lthfabut Richard J. Hofstad

- 193 - ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PREPARATIONS DEPARTMENT FOR 1965

Four basic policies which have governed decisions and operating procedures in the bindery for the last seven years are first, that the staff be reduced in number as resignations or retirements occur; second, that a large portion of our books be sent to commercial binderies for rebinding; third, that periodicals be sent to commercial binderies for binding; and fourth, that the staff remaining in the Library bindery accept the responsibility for rebinding books with special problems of paper, margin, sewing or general restoration. The policies were based on the belief that for ordinary binding, commercial costs would be less. Consequently the staff has decreased from 17 persons in 1956 to 8 persons in 1965. Beginning with 1961, a major part of the periodical binding and some part of the book binding was sent outside the Library to be done in commercial binderies. Bids were let through the City Purchasing Office for books starting with 1962. Periodical binding was placed on a bid basis in 1965. The Library has had business experience with four different binderies in the period. In 1965, the commercial contract for books as well as for periodicals was let on bid to the American Bindery and Supply Company of Minneapolis. The base prices were $1.25 per book and $2.8.S per periodical. To these base prices were added the usual charges for call numbers and other "extra" operations. The workmanship and service furnished by American was unsatisfactory. To the bindery within the Library falls the tasks of preparing all the materials for the commercial bindery and second, making the necessary inspection of the commercially bound or rebound volumes when they are returned to the Li­ brary. In addition, the Library's bindery must perform the other part of the binding program which consists of rebinding books, binding some periodicals, re-enforcing magazines for circulation, cutting paper stock for all forms, and in per­ forming a wide variety of miscellaneous tasks. The attached chart presents statistics for the years 1960 - 1965. Because the question of productivity per bindery worker in the Library is a natural question, information has been in­ cluded which might serve as a rough measure of individual out­ put. These figures do not measure the adequacy of the output but only its variation. The rough, unrefined nature of this information should be held in mind. It also seems a fair con­ clusion from the chart that some tasks in the Library bindery seem to be constant. They must be accomplished no matter what

- 194 - (2) the size of the staff. As a greater proportion of the time of a reduced staff is devoted to the constant job, less time is devoted to the binding of books. In 1965, branches and the Children's Department were offer­ ed a choice of binding books or buying new ones with the money saved. This plan converted $5,397 from book binding to new book purchasing. The bindery quota was reduced about 3,855 volumes at a conversion of about $1.40 per volume. During 1965, the Director suggested forming a committee from the entire Library staff to consider the binding program of the Library. The avenues of inquiry which such a committee might enter are indeed numerous but no program, save direct service to the public, is more important than selection of materials and their subsequent maintenance. The Shelf Preparations Room again handled the year's purchases and rebound books without the development of a serious backlog of work. The work included many trucks of transfers as a result of the dispersal of Extension Loans. Attached are statistics illustrative of the work of the Preparations Department.

Respectfully submitted, O~!i~ Robert H~ Simonds Chief of Processing

- 19$ - PREPARATIONS DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT - 1965 MATERIALS BOUND 1960 - 1965

Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 Staff 14 11 9 9 10 8 Bound at MPL - full cloth Books, non-illus covers 10,486 7,~86 6,384 4,881 5,993 4,886 Books, illus covers 6,847 6., 44 5,780 4,4f~ 4,323 3,045 Magazines bound new 27 26 17 49 383 Magazines rebound 94 55 44 128 189 301 Newspapers 26 22 20 24 26 22 Bound at MPL - pressboard 4,321 3,245 2,178 2,044 1,949 1.,369 SUB-TOTAL 21,801 17,178 14,423 11,608 12,529 10,006 ~ (Books., etc per staff member) (1,557) (1,561) (1.,602) (1,289) (1,252) (1,250) \() °' Commercially Bound 1 Books 801 8,898 10,423 9,810 5,006 Periodicals 818 730 783 __650 666 525 TOTAL BOUND as above 22,619 18,709 24,104 22,681 23,005 15,537 Other projects at MPL Books re-enforced 208 358 61 60 Sheet music bound 542 ~20 2.,3~1 s~i 502 current magazines re-enforced 15,138 15, 02 14.,4955r~ 15.,1 0 15,609 16.,712 Books mended 336 ~2_§ __337 .~ _395 529 417 Total Other Projects - MPL 16,224 16.,876 15,429 17,967 16.,731 17,691 Other project units per 1,158 1,534 1,714 1,996 1,673 2,211 staff member Discards 35,998 22.,557 24,086 33,251 43,353 48.,923 PREPARATIONS ANNUAL REPORT 1965 STAFF - DECEMBER 1965

Muridan Nelson Foreman

Bindery James Dondelinger Bookbinder II John Smith Bookbinder I Thomas Edin Bookbinder I Elsie Frerichs Bindery Worker II Alice Johnson Bindery worker II Myrtle Dahlman Bindery worker I Evelyn Skow Clerk - Bindery Worker

Preparations (Shelf Preparations) Mary Lou Breedlove Book Preparation Aide II Edna Locke Book Preparation Aide I Muriel Barrie Book Preparation Aide I Elsie Quady Book Preparation Aide I

- 197 - MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT

ANNUAL REPORT 1965

To the Director:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Maintenance Department for the year 1965.

With the Permanent Improvement Funds we were able to make many changes which improved the mechanical operation of the Central Library. CENTRAL LIBRARY AND BRANCH MAINTENANCE

The following repairs have been made at Central Library and the branches:

Central Library

The trim stone on the pool was tuckpointed. The power equipment in the carpenter shop was permanently connected to the dust collector. The domestic cold water tank was relined. Return air grilles were installed in the staff lounge, business office, children's story hour room, and carpenter shop. New pre-filters were installed on the large air handling equipment. Supplementary electric baseboard heat was installed in the black light area. An American Lincoln automatic scrubbing machine was purchased. A new standby compressor was installed. Five twindows were replaced. New office area was finished for the Hennepin County Library on the third floor. At the present time the Athenaeum area is being remodeled. Central Avenue

Installed a new asphalt shingle roof and downspouts. Franklin

A new asphalt shingle roof, square outside gutters and downspouts were installed. Replaced sidewalk on 14th Street side. Rebuilt motor on oil burner. New hot water tank was installed. Installed new shelving for children's room on main floor.

Hosmer

All outside locks were re-keyed. - 198 - -2-

Linden Hills

Installed some new shelving on first floor.

Longfellow

Installed new pump on the oil burner.

North

Installed new magazine shelving. Recoated two flat roofs with asphalt. New dividers were installed in picture book shelving.

Pierre Bottineau

The interior was completely redecorated.

Roosevelt

Replaced loose plaster in the ceiling and redecorated the main floor interior. A new motor was installed on the oil burner.

Sumner

Installed a new Mercury flood light at the rear of the building. Installed a new cement platform by the front entrance. A complete paint job was done on the exterior of the building and the decorating inside was finished. The oil burner was repaired and a new stack control was installed. A new hot water tank was installed.

Walker

Some new shelving and lights were installed on the first floor. The interior was redecorated.

Webber Park

The expansion tank was replaced on the hot water heating system. One new section of shelving was installed in the children's room.

MOBILE UNITS

Boolanobile 1

New gas tank was made and installed by A.C. Motors. A new Model 12 J.C. Onan generator was installed. The exterior was repaired, repainted and lettered. A new three ton cooler was installed. The running gear was repaired and a new clutch installed. - 199 - -3-

Bookmobile 2 The interior was cleaned and the wood work refinished. Some minor repairs were made on the brakes and the body frame work.

Bookmobile 3 A complete motor overhaul was done on the main truck motor. Minor repairs were made on the Onan generator. Interior was cleaned and painted.

Delivery Van Four new tires were installed. Repaired and painted body.

FUTURE PLANS The future maintenance plans for the branch libraries could be greatly affected by the proposed new building program. We are not planning any major repairs on the branches this year (1966), but plan to make many of the minor repairs that are necessary.

At the Central Library the Planetarium seats should be remodeled and recovered. Also a new power supply should be installed for the display cases in the Museum. The stake truck should be replaced as soon as possible.

Respectfully submithed, ..mt'-n-ad~ Donald Smolley - J­ Superintendent of Library Buildings

- 200 - ANNUAL REPORT STAFF OF THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT 1965 Smolley, Donald Superintendent of Library Buildings Justin, Hubert Chief Operating Engineer Newhouse, Fred Operating Maintenance Engineer Prawalsky, Paul Operating Maintenance Engineer Kay, Arville Operating Maintenance Engineer Barrett, Nickolas Operating Maintenance Engineer Dolan, Donald Painter Jensen, Norman Carpenter Larsen, Arthur Deliveryman Paul, Maurice Equipment Serviceman Nelson, Marvin Stock Clerk, January - October Heggestad, Orville Stock Clerk, October 28 - Christle, Donald Supervisor, Janitors, Central Library Adams, Nathan Janitor Engineer Bramhall, Douglas Janitor Engineer Carlson, Earl Janitor Engineer Gohlike, William Janitor Engineer Karl, Bliss Janitor Lindblom, Willard Janitor Olson, Dwight Janitor Slowik, Walter Janitor Charles, Beatrice Janitress Krombach, Emily Jani tress Les lie, Lucille Jani tress Loken, Hilda Janitress Peach, Leona Janitress Peltier, Florence Janitress Walczak, Olga Jani tress Zdon, Irene Janitress DeJarlais, Elmer Janitor Engineer, North and Webber Park Follrath, Roy Janitor Engineer, Sumner Gmiterko, Nicholas Janitor Engineer, Central Avenue and Pierre Bottineau Iverson, Arnold Janitor Engineer, Hosmer McNaughton, Arthur Janitor Engineer, Franklin Murphy, James Janitor Engineer, Pillsbury and East Lake Shimek, Edward Janitor Engineer, Walker Smith, Edward Janitor Engineer, Linden Hills Trachy, Kenneth Janitor Engineer, Longfellow and Roosevelt Aasve, Victoria Janitress, East Lake and Pillsbury Kuether, Charlotte Janitress, Longfellow and Roosevelt Lindman, Gretchen Janitress, North and Webber Park - 201 - REPORT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS A'l'HP.NAEUM For the Year 1965

To the shareholders: This one-hundred and sixth annual report of the Minneapolis Athenaewa for the year ended Deceaber 31, 1965 marks the seventy-sixth year of its association with the Minneapolis Public Library. It was a year or some new, and tar-reaching develop•nts as well as one or continued progress in the growth or the AthenaeWll book collection. As members of the Book Com­ mittee, Mrs. Franklin M. Crosby, Jr., Mrs. Frederick c. 1Jman and Mrs. George w. P. Her.f'elrmger have again spent IIUl1' hours selecting booka 1n harmony with the Athenaeulll•s policy or enriching, rather than duplicating the Public Library collection. The:, han brought to their assigment patience, discernment, and a knowledge or books in the existing collection as well as of those appropriate for additions to it. Readers for ll&DJ" years to eo•e will take plea.sure in the tine books they have chosen. other undertakings of unusual eon.sequence were the remodeling and expansion of AthenaellBl quarters in the library, and a complete revision of insurance coverage on the Athenaeu book collection. A SUJIIIIU'.Y of the 7ear• s acti­ vities follows. BOOK COLLFI!TIOR On Jauuaey- 1st, 196, there were 97,,48 books and bound periodicals in the Athenaewa collection. During the year, we added 3,5 volwraes, 28 ot them as gitts and 327 as new purchases. Over the saae period, 108 books were lost and paid for and 2.30 worn volumes were discarded. b total llWlber ot volUMs 1n the collection as ot January 1st, 1966 is 97,S65, a gain of 17 over the previous year.

In 1966 the Athenaeu spent $4,314.05 tor books and periodicals. Of this aaount, $3,~91.97 came from the Spencer Fund and $722.08, from the General Fund. The average cost of each TOluae purchased was $13 .16.

Accessions for the year were classified as .f'oll.owss Bibliography and general works ••• 20 Applied arts ••..••••••••••••• 10 Periodicals •••••••••••••••••••••• 28 Fine arts •••••••••••••••••••• 21 His 'to17 •••••••••••••••• • •••• • •••• 42 Philosopb1', psychology Geography and travel ••••••••••••• 20 and education. •••••••••••14 Biography•••••••••••••••••••••••• 17 Sociology and religion ••••••• 51 Language and literature •••••••••• 20 !tlsic. '• ••••••••••••••••••••••46 Sc ierice •••••••••••••••••••••••••• JS Business and economica ••••••• 29 Children's books ••••• 2

- 202 - - 2 - E,cpmditures in each or the above classifications do not correlate with the nWRber or titles purchased. Thus, the twenty voluaes classed in language and literature cost $523.73; whereas the twenty-nine volumes classed in business and economies cost $179 .02. Forty-six volumes added to the music collection cost $386.56; twenty-one volumes added to the fine arts collection, $421.82. The sixty-five books in philosop}v, psychology, education, sociology and religion cost $495.22; thirty-five books classed in science, $390.34. Among the seventy-nine volumes received 1n history, geography and travel at a cost ot $1,071.96 were parts or sets for which we have standing orders: the Adams papers, the correspondence or Horace Walpole, the papers of James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Sir Thomas More and Alexander Hamilton, and volUllles in the NEW' CAMBRIOOE MlDERN HISTORY and SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

In the field of J1111Sic advance subscriptions were placed for forthcoJJ'ling editions or the complete works of Franz 2erwald, to be :in 25 volumes; Franz Schubert, to be in approximately 50 volumes; Hector Berlioz, to be in 26 vol1111es and Arnold Schoenberg, to be in 29 volumes. Over the year we also received volumes on our standing orders for the complete works of Haydn, Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Mozart, Heinrich Schutz, George Rhau and Henry Purcell. We received volwaes as published in the ANTHOI.DGY OF KTSIC, INTEEmATIONAL lNVEN'roRY OF MUSICAL SOURC~, MUSICA BRITAmICA, DAS ERBE DEUTSCHER MUSIK and DFBKMA.EL.ER DER TmKUNST IN OESTERREICH.

Among the interesting books acquired in the fine arts were L' OEUVRE PEIN T DE GOYA edited in four volumes b,- X.D. Fitzgerald, DF.CORATIVE ART lN INlXlf&Slll TEX'l'lLES by Laurens Langewis, TElTILm m EUROPE SOUS LOUIS XV by Roger A. Weigert and the two volumes in a projected tive-volW118 works MEDIEVAL WOODEN SCULP'l'ORE IN SWEDIB published in Stockholm by the Royal Acadenv or Letters, History and Antiquities. We have placed advance orders for Max J. Friedlander•• OLD DUTCH PAINTlNG, to be :in fourteen volumes; Rosita Levi-Pisetsk;y• s STORD. DEL COSTUME IN ITALIA, and THE CHARLES B. HOYT COLLECTION IN THE 00Sml MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS~ to be in five volumes. A variety of titles for the literature collection included the standard edition of the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, to be published in Copenhagen in seven volumes; the proceedings or the Ninth International Congress of Linguistics, A WORLD LlST OF SCIPNTD'IC PERIDDICALS, 1900-1960, and Marian H. Winter's delightful THE THEATRE OF MARVELS. We also received as published volumes :in edition or the works of Samuel Johnson, Walt Whitman, Ivan Turgenev and Albert Camus, as well as new volumes in Geoffrey Bullough's NARRATIVE AND DRAMATIC SOURCES OF SHAKESPEARE, Hector Talvert's BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES AUTEURS HlDEHNES DE LANOUE FRANCAISE, and the Loeb Classical Library-.

Acquisitions 1n science and technology were Roger Butcher• s N.E.W ILLUSTRATED BRITISH FLORA, :Edward Hy&IIB' THE ENGLISH GARDlti and THE ORCHARD AND FRUIT GARD!N, Ernest Walker• s three-volwne MAMMALS OF THE WORLD and THE PROCEEDlNGS OF THE FIFTH lNTERNATICfiAL SPACE SCUNCE SYMPOSIUM. - 203 - - 3 - Examples of the wide range of titles added in history, biography, geography and travel are MID-GEX>RGIAN LCBDOK by Hugh Phillips, THE PLACE NO ONE KNDI by Eliot Porter, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NORWAY, DICTIONNAIRE DE BIOGRAPHIE FRANCAISE: No. 59, vo1Ull8 two of A PICTORIAL DICTICIU.RY OF ANCIIBT ROME by Ernest Nash and an advance order for LeRoy Hafen' a K>UNTAIN Mm AND THE FUR '!RADE series.

In the field of business and economics we contimted to order reprints of economic classics as well as other basic works needed for research. Allong books added this year were Henry C. Carey•e PRlNCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECOOOMI, L.W. Hanson ts C

In sociology, psychology, philosophJ' and religion we ordered replacement sets of basic works, and continued to receive volumes in the PSYCHOLOGICAL WORKS OF SIDMUND FREUD, INDEX OF PSYCHOANALYTIC WRI'rmo, JOURNAL OF m SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RFSEAECH, ION!Xl{ and SOVIET EIXJCA TIClf. lNSURA:tl:E

Under the terms of the 99-year contract between the Boards of the Minneapolis Athenaeum and the Minneapolis Public Library, the latter insures Athenaeum property against loss by. fire. Athenaeum insurance coverage during the past nine years has bem in the amomt ot 1248.,894. In June, 1965 the Director of the Minneapolis Public Library proposed that this insurance coverage be reviewed and revised as tin.dings might indicate. I therefore cheeked our holdings of rare and valuable books against listings of their current market values, and submitted a revised list of 16.3 titles {901 voluaa) as the basis for a new "Fine Arts• policy of $13.3.,8.37.SO. In evaluating the rest of the collection I consulted "Appraising a Research Collection• in COLLEGE A'ND RESEARCH LIBRARIES., and the R.R. Bowker Compan;r• s index of prices of hardcover books, by category-, 1957-59 through 1964, which appeared in the January 18, 196S issue of PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY. From inforation found in these sources, I arrived at an average replacement cost per volW18 of $12.16. A n• "Valuable Papers and Records" policy now covers 80% of this part of the Athenaeum Collection, in the amount of $803,178.46. REMlDELING

At their quarterly meeting on February 2, 1965, the Athena.ewa Board of Directors authorized Presidmt Laurence A. Eggleston to cc:nter with the City Librarian and architects ~Enary & Krafft in order to explore possi­ bilities for enlarging Athenaeum facilities in the library building. At a special meeting on October 12th., the Athenaeua Directors unanimousl.J" adopted a resolution approving plans subnitted by McEnary & Krafft for the remodelling and expansion or the Athenaeua office, study room, and rare book nult in the Central Libraey building and authorized the Treasurer to aell securities necessary to provide the funds for such expansion up to the

- 20h - -4- amount of twenty-five thousand dollars. Work began in November. Upon its completion in the early spring of 1966., the Athenaeum will have a new twenty-two by thirty-six-toot book vault to replace the original nine bJ" twenty-two-root nult. A new study room., approximately' twenty· feet bJ" thirty-six feet will provide attractive surroundings for readers using JR.&terial fro• the rare book collection. New exhibit cases in t.he stuq room will ll8.ke it possible to display books as large as the Athenaeum1 s elephant folio volmie of Audubon I s BIRDS OF A.MERICA. The existing rare book room., sixteen by eleven feet., will be retained for Athenaewa Board and Book CCIIUldttee neetings.

These illlproftllents offer IIAIV" new opportmities. With an adequate book yault, we shall be able to transfer to the rare book collection volumes that are becoming increasingly nluable and require special care and protection. Potential dcnors of fine books or private collections will have the assurance that their gitts can be adequately cared for, made available to interested. readers., and., en occasion., displayed. The spacious new study room will aake it possible for us to entertain groups., and to arrange effective exhibits for them.. THE FUTURE The annals o:t 196S point toward a bright future for Athenaeum affairs, a prospect made possible by the vision of the Athenaeua Directors, Officers and Book Committee. Ho report would be complete without acknowledgment of their dedication., which bas sustained the Athenaewa over the years and assures its future. Respectfully submitted, ~ t.. L"'t...A.t-. Betty L. Engebretson Athenaeum Assistant Librarian

February 1, 1966

- 205 - HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY

Annual Report 1965

GENERAL

A look backward over the past reports of the Hennepin County Library prove conclusively that the library needs of the citizens of Hennepin County are not being met in the degree which they have a right to expect. Each year the measurable factors within the library system have shown extensive growth­ circulation, reference use, registration, book collection, personnel - yet the frustrating factor, lack of adequate library facilities in which to serve the public remains the major deterrent to high quality library service.

It is apparent that the single most urgent goal in the county library system is a solution to the library building situation. The present arrangement under which a conmunity furnishes and maintains library quarters with library service provided by the county library system will lead to complete chaos unless a permanent long-range solution is found in the near future. The conmuni ties of Bloomington, Edina, St. Louis Park, Minnetonka, Crystal, ~New Hope, are currently studying the library needs of their areas. A sound and equ:.table solution for location and financing of buildings must be based upon long-range planning for the whole of Hennepin County. Hopeful developments in 1965 point to a recognition of the major problems of the county library. The first major innovation was the legislative act of 1965 leading to the appointment of a 12 member Hennepin County Library Board, six members of which (residing in Hennepin County outside the city limits) are appointed by the Board of County Cc:mmissioners and six members of which are selected from the Minneapolis Public Library Board of Trustees. This board, appointed as of July 12, 1965, held its first meeting on October 28, 1965. Committees on finance, branch and regional library development, and general affairs have been appointed and are currently studying the respective problems of the county library.

A second factor which should prove of invaluable help in arriving at sound solutions to our problems is the study in progress being conducted by Dr. Herbert Goldhor, Director of the Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois. At the request of the director of the Hennepin County Library, a grant under the Library Services and Construction Act for a Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Public Library Study was approved by the Minnesota State Board of Education. Co-sponsored by the Hennepin County Library and the Dakota-Scott Regional Library, this study is intended to establish a pattern for "excellent quality public library service" for all residents of the seven c1)unty metropolitan area. Because basic information regarding the future development plan for this area is not yet ready for release by the Twin Citie·3 Metropolitan Planning Commission, a final report by Dr. Goldhor is not anticipated until late 1966. However, progress reports made to the steering cormnittee are indicative of sane of the basic recommendations which will be made in the final report. - 2o6 - Page 2 - Hennepin County Library Annual Report 1965

The third factor relates to the inclusion of a study of the future needs of the Hennepin County Library system in a survey authorized by the Board of County Canmissioners to be conducted by the Space Utilization Associates of Los Angeles headed by Dr. Walter Jacobs. Their team of survey experts began gathering material on the library in December. The assignments presented by the County Board included the space needs of the library for the next twenty years, as well as other factors involving organization, intra-library relationships, financing, etc. A preliminary report of the County Coumissioners is expected in late summer. The SUA will confer with Dr. Goldhor regarding library building needs of Hennepin County, so that we anticipate concurrence of basic principles in the two surveys. The overall pattern of the Hennepin County Library in 1965 is one of continuing growth and expansion in all phases. In brief: ·

1964 1965 Circulation 1,670,933 1,751,503 +80,570 Registered borrowers 122,118 136,064 +13,946 Book collection 357,512 398,747 +41,035 Deliveries to branches 89,261 volumes 100,275 +11,014 All but a few agencies showed substantial circulation gains. The branches located in schools show a diminishing use of the library by the general public with use of the school library by students increasing greatly. The two county bookmobiles , plagued by the heavy snows , floods and tornadoes of 1965, show a small loss in circulation. A total of 16 trips were can­ celled in the first half of 1965 (equal to one month's schedule for one bookmobile) in contrast to the normal cancellation of one or two trips.

Registration of borrowers increased at a normal rate. The total figure of 136,064 includes 129,330 Hennepin County borrowers, 6,266 Minneapolis residents and 464 special student, non-resident, etc., borrowers. In addition approximately 7000 families are registered borrowers on the two county booksobiles. In April 1965, an increase in the hours of opening of some branch libraries was put into effect. Additional evening and morning hours as well as longer hours of opening on Saturdays necessitated some increase in personnel in library agencies. In 1965, 60,629 volumes were added to the book collection of which 14,084 were branch pennanent volumes, with the balance in the general circulating collection. With 19,594 volumes withdrawn, the total book collection increased by 41,035 volumes. A reimbursement grant of $63,592.00 to the county library under the Library Services and Construction Act for the purchase of books and related library materials provided greatly for the - 207 - Page 3 - Hennepin County Library Annuai Report 1965

enrichment and ot.rengthening of the book collection. Because many of the volunes purchased by this fund arrived in December, the book collection count as of December 31 does not reflect the full impact of this grant. The continuing upward trend in book prices as indicated in the January 17, 1966 Publishers Weekly (annual summary issue) reveals the necessity for greater expenditure for books in order to purchase the significant and timely books in sufficient quantity to serve the increasing population in Hennepin County.

A second grant for a special development within the library system of $40,258.00 was made available in July. Because of the need for developing a stronger service to adults and young adults throughout our library system, this grant was designated for this purpose. Miss Lora Landers , previously Young Adult Coordinator in the Minneapolis Public Library, joined the county library staff in August in the position of Coordinator of Adult Services. With the grant, new office quarters were equipped adjoining the present county library headquarters for Miss Landers and Miss Russell and two clerical assistants. The office previously occupied by Miss Russell is providing badly needed space for the expansion of the business office.

In her first five months Miss Landers has visited all branches discussing with the librarians their ideas concerning the adult and young adult book needs in their canmunities. Two projects which have had favorable acceptance in the county include the addition of the large type book for the visually handicapped (at present being published by one American and one English firm); and a trial at four branches and the bookmobiles of carefully selected paperbacks for young adults. Librarians report that adult borrowers also find the paperback &elections enticing. A number of library related talks before adult groups in the county have been made by the coordinator.

FILM CIRCUIT:

In 1965 a total of 293 films were available through the library memberships in the Minnesota Film Circuit. Film showings totalled 687 (October through May) to 38,042 individuals. While the number of film shadngs increased over 1964, audience attendance (due to weather conditions) decreased.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM The value of a summer reading program is a continuing topic of debate among children's librarians. The Hennepin County Library h~ had a_program for the past ten years , with each branch librarian free to promote it or not in her comnunity. In 1965 twenty five agencies elected to enter the program based on Maurice Sendak 's spring poster "Vacation Readers have more fun · than anyone - except other Vacation Readers", featuring a self-satisfied dragon and therefore designated the "Dragon Reading Club". Around 6000 children enrolled in the program with 3600 completing the program of six books to receive a reading certificate. St. Louis Park Branch holds the record with 415 children completing the program and being entertained at a program on the St. Louis ParJc Football Field. - 208 - Page 4 - Hennepin County Library Annual Report 1965

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

While at least ten conmunity libraries have local Friends of the Library groups, it was not until 1965 that an effort was made to unify these various groups. Mrs. Fern Griffin, who has long been active in the Golden Valley Friends group, invited representatives from each organization to a luncheon meeting at the Golden Valley Golf Club on AprJ.l 20. Representatives from nine Friends groups attended and voted to form a Friends of the Hennepin County Library Council, through which infonnation concerning activities of the individual organzations would be shared and the overall needs of the Hennepin County Library could be explained. A second meeting was held in September at the Richfield Library at which Mr. Gaines and Helen Young were asked to report on the aims and progress of Dr. Goldhor' s Metropolitan Library Survey. In a November meeting the guest speaker was William Frenzel, Hennepin County legislator, who sponsored the legislation establishing the Hennepin County Libraey Board. Dr. Goldhor, in town for this week, attended this meeting with Helen Young. The formation of this group is a significant step in extending infonnation about current library developments throughout Hennepin County and could be an effective group in support of any future library legislative program.

BRANCH LIBRARY DEVELOPMENTS

For several years new or expanded quarters for branch libraries have consumed a major part of the time of the director and the coordinator of extension service. 1965 hit the jackpot when major developments in three conmunities led to new library facilities in Brooklyn Center, Excelsior and Wayzata almost simultaneously.

BROOKLYN CENTER: This totally new and, to date, largest branch library in a part of the county with no library facilities precipitated innumerable meetings with loqal government representatives and citizen's groups, with architects, equipment dealers, etc. , leading to the stocking and staffing of a new branch library of 10 .ooo square feet, planned to serve a community of 30,000. From the 20 below zero sunny morning of February 13 when ground was broken for this library until the December 29th opening day, much of the work of each headquarters' department has revolved about the Brooklyn Center Branch. In the course of the year, over 21,000 volumes were selected, charged out, packed and labeled, a card catalog of 75,000 cards typed and filed, periodicals ordered with back issues of important magazines selected from the county library pool, and library equipment and furniture carefully selected. The first staff appointment was that of Miss Alice Johnson as branch librarian, transferring her from the same position in Robbinsdale. Miss Linda Jones, a University of Minnesota graduate with two years experience at the Missouri State Library, became the libraxy assistant. Two Brooklyn Center residents were engaged as clerical assistants and were given extensive training at Hennepin County Library headquarters and at one of the large branches. The largest book collection ever installed upon

• 209 • Page 5 - Hennepin County Library Annual Report 1965 opening a branch, 21,300 volumes, was delivered and shelved in late November, under the direction of Miss Russell. On December 29 while still waiting the delivery of the library charging desk, the branch opened for business. In the three days open in 1965, 1602 volumes circulated with 625 new applications filed for borrower's cards. Enthusiastic comnents of the public and their imnediate acceptance and use of this new facility forecast a great success for this library, the first Minnesota Project under the Library Services and Construction Act.

EXCELSIOR: A new library facility for Excelsior and the four adjoining communities of Greenwood, Shorewood, Tonka Bay and Deephaven, which were jointly financing the new building, survived some perilous stozms, before reaching relatively calm waters upon the agreement of a contract by the participating communities. A relatively simple rectangular building of 3200 square feet, with its entrance facing the parking lot rather than the main street , this building , planned for a collection of 20 ,000 volumes was financed by $40,000 in local funds, with a contributing grant of $33,500 from the Library Services and Construction Act. A new Excelsior librarian, David Waldemar, previously on the staff of the Minneapolis Public Library and Milwaukee Public Libraries, was engaged in October. Staff members who have been serving in the Excelsior Library for a number of years will complete the staff. Because demolition of the old village hall began immediately after th~ awarding of the contract , a move of the library into the temporary quarters offered by the Minnetonka School Board was called for at once. Miss Russell and Leonard Piha both returned from vacations to accomplish this major move. Within four days time, the old library was moved and back in business in the school annex building adjoining the school administration offices. The cooperation of school officials and personnel is greatly appreciated. The strong community backing for this library, centered in a very active Friends of the Library group, emphasizes the value of the participation of many individuals in the welfare of the library in the community. The Friends of the Excelsior Library, as sponsors of a number of fund raising projects for the library, and as loudly vocal advocates of the new building, played a significant part in the achievement of this building for the Excelsior area.

WAYZATA: Early in 1965 Miss Russell and Miss Young worked closely with the architect, Mr. Kilstofte, and the Wayzata librarian on plans for the addition to the Wayzata Library. Because of limited funds and because this addition had to match the Village Hall offices on the opposite end of the Village Hall several ideas had to be abandoned. \Ji thin the framework allowed, a very attractive new room of 2300·square feet, planned to house the adult book collection has resulted. A veey generous gift of.$3000 from the Wayzata Friends of the Library has made possible wool carpeting and draperies throughout the new and the "old" rooms, providing unity and a most pleasant atmosphere. A gift from the Wayzata Lions Club is being used to develop an attractive story hour section for young children to be called the Lion's Den. This branch, always a popular one, will now be better equipped to handle library service in the south Lake Minnetonka area.

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EDINA: In June 1965 the Edina Village Council.voted to proceed with plans for a new Edina Library to be located on the present site at 50th and Library Lane. An architect, Arthur Dickey, was engaged by the council, and a Library Conmi ttee was appointed to develop a program for the library and to report its recommendations to the Council. The Village Planning Director and the Director of the Hennepin County Library were included in all meetings of the Library Committee. In December, a Library Building Consultant, Robert H. Rohlf, was hired by the village to help with the planning. As the year ends , no concrete plans have yet been drawn, but the library program, calling for a building of lij,100 square feet is ready for presentation to the Village Council.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OF STAFF

Helen Young attended the American Library Association Midwinter Conference in Washington in January, as ALA membership chainnan for Minnesota, a member of the Library Administration Division's Budgeting, Costs and Accounting Committee, and as Federal Relations Coordinator of Minnesota. She also attended the ALA Conference in Detroit in July, and the pre-conference on Buildings and Equipment. In November she attended a very stimulating Institute on "The Changing Environment for Library Service in the Metropolitan Area" at the University of Illinois's Allerton House. Arlene Russell and Helen Young attended a workshop at Waseca, Minnesota sponsored by the Minnesota Library Association and the State Library Division. An excellent program with speakers on the problems of personnel practices and meetings on federal grants for libraries was very worthwhile.

Arlene Russell and Elinor Heath , Edina Branch librarian, were participants in the "Institute on Reading Guidance for Adults" at the University of Wisconsin in early July. En route they visited new library buildings at Skokie, Evanston and Oak Park, Illinois and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, bringing back many construct! ve ideas which should prove of great value in future library planning. Lillian Wallis, Technical Processes Coordinator, attended a three day clinic at the University of Illinois on "Library Application of Data Processing," and a four day course on "Data Processing for Management" at the IBM Building in Minneapolis. Data processing in the technical processes department as well as in such areas as circulation control, will, no doubt, be one of the major recommendations to come out of the surveys now in progress.

A large number of staff members throughout the county library system attended meetings of the Minnesota Library Association annual conference in St. Paul in October as well as meetings on book selection at the University, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Library School, and the Spring District meeting at the new Ramsay County Library in Roseville.

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Workshop meetings for branch staff members, under Miss Russell's direction, continue on a monthly basis. The Aprir meeting was held at North Branch, Minneapolis, when county branch staff were guests of the Minneapolis branch librarians , in return for the meeting at the St. Louis Park branch to which the Minneapolis staff was invited in the spring of 1964.

1965 has produced sane major accomplishments in the Hennepin County Library system. We would wish for 1966 a glinmer of hope for the final solution t6 the space problems which are road blocks in the development of services so badly needed in Hennepin County.

The tenn "dedicated" so often applied to top notch staff members somehow carries with it an aura of stuffiness. There is nothing stuffy about the alert, active and enthusiastic library staff membel'S in the county library system •. For their excellent contributions to libraxy service in Hennepin County I express my sincere appreciation. To Mr. Gaines and the staff of the Minneapolis Public Library I also express gratitude for their help and cooperation in many areas of our library service.

Accompanying this report are detailed financial and statistical reports.

Respectfully submitted

Helen A. Young, Director Hennepin County Library.

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FINANCIAL STATeMENT 1965

REVENUE STATEMENT

Income to be Estimate for 1965. Receipts Collected UNENCUMBERED BALANCE 56,306 .oo 56,306.00 - -- TAXES 917,264.00 1$,740.68 MISCELLANEOUS Book fines 27,500.00 31,488.ll Books lost & paid 1,400.00 2,074.38 Non-resident card fees 100.00 95.00 5.00 Gifts 1,000.00 3,453.64 Miscellaneous 500.00 537.76 Refunds 7,500.00 8,321.09

1,011,570.00 1,005,799.30 13,745.68

FEDERAL GRANTS: Libraiy Services Act Reimbursement Grant 63,592.00 Library Services Act Special Development 40,258.00 Grant

1,109,649.30

LIBRARY BUILDING RESERVE FUND - 1 Mill *259 ,504.00 *259 ,504.00 l.,271,074.00 1,369,l.53.30

*Dedicated Building Fund

- 213 - HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY 1965 ExPENDlTURES

PERSONAL SERVICE - NON SALARY 199 Other Personal Service 300.60 SUPPLIES 201 Postage 1,848.60 202 Supplies 11,427.33 - budget 128.00 - SD Grant* 11,555.33 203 Fuel 433.99' 212 Library 129,229.70 - budget Books 63,592.00 - LS A Grant** 6,832.01 - SD Grant* 199,653.71 Vertical File 851.76 Records 1,313.92 FilmS 10.23 Periodicals 7,659.10 Bindery 12,770.39 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 301 Telephone 3,979.03 302 Insurance Blue Cross 8,892.91 North American 733.72 9,626.63 Woxkmen's Compensation 471.54 Property Insurance 1,765.80 Bonds 3,42 303 Rental of Equipment Office Equipment Rental 619.00 Truck Rental 6,780.00 304 Travel Expense 922.46 307 Light & Power 169.80 308 Cartage & Express 141.37 309 Cleaning 15.40 399 Other Contractual Services Menberships - professional 25.00 399A Minneapolis Public Library 259,504.00 AUTOMOTIVE EXPENSE 403 Hire of autcnohiles 142.28 REPAIRS & NON-CAPITAL REPL. 502 Office Equipment Repair 921.09 CAPITAL PURCHASES 602 Librazy Equipment 25,162.91 - budget 4,375.81 - SD Grant• 29,538.72

SALARIES 473,921.72 - budget 4,529.11 - SD Grant* 478,450.83

LIBRARY BUILDING RESERVE FUND - 1 mill 259.504.00 1,288,977.80

FEDERAL GRANTS

*Librmy Services Act - Special Development Grant **Lil>ruy Serricea Act - Reimbursement Grant - 214 - HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY SUMMARY OF CIRCULATION STATISTICS

1965

BRANCHES GAIN LOSS Bloomington...... 195.638 24,933

*Brooklyn Center. 1,602 ~ 1,602 Champlin .• • ...... 12,623 2,338 Crystal...... 126,217 3,606 Edina...... 103,009 7,653 Excelsior. 26,002 2,043 Glen Lake. . . . . 109,733 9,789 Golden 'Valley. . . . 132,452 24,405 Groveland...... 36,530 3,204 Hamel...... 3,769 208 Long Lake...... 25~053 1,579 Maple Plain...... 19,846 2,388 **Minnetonka Mills ...... 25,553 20,434 Minnewashta...... 22,151 7,355 Momingside. • . . . . • • . . . 23,300 5,650 Orono...... 9,229 659 Osseo...... 16,289 56 Richfield. . . . . 196,960 8,725 Robbinsdale...... 102,185 608 St. Anthony. . . . . 84,310 10,237 St. Bonifacius . 8,214 178 St. Louis Park ...... 157,868 7,019 Wayzata...... 90,715 5,086 Westonka • . . . 36,642 7,557 1,565,890 122,801 34,511 +88,290 ***BOOKMOBILE I . . . . 65,225 1,420 ***BOOKMOBILE II. . . . . 74,057 3,235

139,282 4,655 -4,655 HEADQUARTERS . . 4,745 1,135 +1,135 ****STATIONS ...... 17,963 1,542 5,604 -4,062 SCHOOLS...... 23,623 138 - 138 . 1,751,503 .. 125 ,478 44,908 +80 ,570

*New branch opened December 29, 1965 **Public Library circulation only Cschool circulation excluded) ***Unnusually bad winter weather. Many trips cancelled ****Several stations closed in 1965

(Gain over 196~ - 80,570) - 21s - HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY SUMMARY OF CIRCULATION STATISTICS 1965

BRANCHES v. FILE FILMS RECORDS Bloomington...... 3,473 107 --T,220-- Brooklyn Center...... 2 Champlin...... 157 Crystal...... 984 2 5 Edina...... 744 8 72 Excelsior...... 30 2 Glen Lake...... 426 178 3 Golden Valley...... 1,670 24 3,418 Groveland. . . . . • . . . . . 22 Hamel...... • . . • . Long Lake...... 97 4 Maple Plain...... • . 87 Minnetonka Mills . . • . . . . 354 3 25 Minnewashta. . . . . • . " . . 89 Morningside...... • 178 Orono . . • . . . . . 23 Osseo...... • . . . . . 35 Richfield...... 1,535 19 1,844 Robbinsdale...... 833 2 6 St. Anthony. . . 370 12 48 St. Bonifacius . 100 9 St. Louis Park ...... 1,427 112 2,675 Wayzata...... l,176 49 1,441 Westonka . . . . . 447 30 34 *14,259 *559 *10, 793 ·tc34 . "HEADQUARTERS . . . . • . . . . . *241 *51 *Non-book circulation not included in total circulation - *25,937 STATIONS GAIN LOSS Ambassador Nul\Sing Home. . . . . 741 741 Bethany Fellow,hip ...... 1,948 86 1,024 Dayton ...... S,377 **Glenwood Hills Hospital. 253 Glenwood Hills Geriatrics. 1,029 55 Glenwood Hills Nurses Heme . . • 1,026 144 **Hennepin County General Hospital 1,411 ***Henn. Co. Home School for Boys . 1,348 942 Masonic Heme ...... 1,200 314 Minnetonka Beach...... 3,395 999 609 **Missile Base . . • . . . . . Rogers ...... 902 196 Womens' Detention Home . . . . • 997 6 366 **Mission Farm. . . • ...... 6 l 7,963 1,542 5,604 -4,062

**Discontinued Service ***No delivery since·- July 1965 - 216 - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORTS

OF DEPARTMENTS AND BRAHCHFS

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VOLUME II CONTENTS VOLUME II - BRANCHES

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ANNUAL REPORT 1965

To the Director:

Herewith is submitted the annual.report of the Chief of Extension for the year 1965.

Economies dictated by the Library's restricted budget resulted in a major organizational change in extension operations in 1965. Early in the year plans were laid to phase out of existence the extension loans depart­ ment. The first step taken was that the charging of intra-loans on the Recordak was discontinued. Next came the move in May of the delivery center to the mezzanine floor where the routines of packing/unpacking boxes/bags, the sorting and distribution of materials were placed under the direction of the head of shelving. Subsequently book buying was halted and arrangements made to distribute the collection of 49,000 volumes to boolanobiles and branches. The coordinator of children's services took charge of the distri­ bution of juvenile books; the extension loans department head and branch librarians made selections of adult books for transfer. Records were made on film from which the union shelflist may be corrected as time permits. The remainder of the collection will be transferred to central department stacks. The catalog department's January 1, 1966 report of branch holdings does not at this date reflect the majority of the transfers.

Staff of the extension loans department was reassigned to fill vacancies.· Upon the resignation of Miss Ruth Lohn, Miss Ingrid Pedersen was made head of the reference core, assuming the position on August 23. Mrs. Florence Peterson transferred to the literature department as its assistant head. Mr. David Waldemar, the remaining librarian, became the extension "rover''. Mrs. Muriel Wogsland, library aide II, attained the newly created position of administrative clerk, while James Stone, the second library aide II, transferred to Central Avenue.

Beginning the last of August branch requests, reference questions and reserves from adult patrons were searched by the reference core staff and materials supplied from subject department resources. Upon reconnnen­ dation of the coordinator of children's services, it was decided not to loan pictures nor children's books to the branches, the intent being to encourage the building of substantial book collections in the agency~ Since funds and space do not permit the building of such collections, this dis­ criminatory practice has caused hardship and should be modified in order that little-used titles could be borrowed from the central children's room.

Reference core was given the responsibility for making up deposit collections going to five hospitals. Branches then supplied the books for senior citizen residences and nursing homes of which there were ten receiving collections during the year. The loan period was extended to four months. A list of agencies receiving collections during the year is appended.

An unexpended book fund balance of $5,975.00 was reallocated from extension loans to branches and boolanobiles.

-1- -2- The transition period was a smooth one and branches welcomed the additional books. One third the number of requests have been made for intra-loans and the November-December circulation moved upward. Smaller branches regret the loss of supplementary collections on a short loan basis. However, the direct responsibility for selective book buying may prove salutary.

There were other changes also which resulted in more efficient operation, thus contributing to a_ balanced-budget, the first since 1962:

Loan Periods

Beginning May 28 a single date due for circulating books, non­ current magazines and vertical file materials was established system­ wide, replacing 14 and 28-day loans in effect in the branches. Each circulated item, with the exception of current magazines which con­ tinued to be 3-day, fell due on Thursday with a loan period which varied from 3 weeks to 3 weeks and 6 days depending on the day of the week borrowed. Material borrowed from the bookmobile on a Friday could be returned to the bookmobile following the due date without fine. Record keeping was simplified, overdues lessened to an extent, and Thursday became the busiest day in the week. In preparation for data processing the change to only two loan periods was necessary.

Code Symbols

More rational code symbols for branches than the Library has used since 1890 were recommended by the committee on shelving and soon adopted. New name and code stamps were supplied and branches were instructed to remark all forms and books, stamping the name on the pocket and the code symbol on the bookslip and on the top of the book. Two branches, Central Avenue and Longfellow, completed the task. When all books are stamped, easier identification and fewer errors in shelving should result. A list of the new and old symbols is appended.

Blue Card Committee With the disbandment of the committee late in 1964, the transfer­ ring to central of adult books which are in print was terminated. When the last copy of a central book has been withdrawn, only out-of­ print titles may be transferred. Others are re-evaluated, ordered or all copies discarded. Out-of-print books not recalled by reason of central's loss of its last remaining copy are not disturbed. The time-consuming process of examining quantities of books and the pirating of branch collections have stopped.

Recordak charging was introduced at East Lake Branch on May 28. Four of the 14 branches now do photographic charging.

Franklin became a one floor branch on June 9 when children's books and services were moved from the basement to the southeast side of main floor. Concentrating the loan work at a single desk made it possible to

- 2 - -3- further separate staff duties. By December it was decided to replace the professional assistant II with an aide II which will be done early in 1966.

Bookmobile schedules were scrutinized with an eye to revision in order to avoid operator overtime expense. Summer stops of the Bookmobile opened a half-hour later in the morning than formerly and by fall stops were compressed within a 40-hour work week. Lunch periods were shortened to a half-hour causing some inconvenience to staff.

Paperbacks for young adult collections introduced in 1964 at East Lake, Franklin and Roosevelt were ordered in 1965 by the bookmobiles, Central Avenue, Longfellow, North, Pierre Bottineau and Webber Park. North, the experimental branch, undertook a project of supplying multiple copies of those titles which were reviewed during Spring visits to sophomore English classes at North High. Of 148 paperbacks purchased from the young adult coordinator's book budget, 132 were issued in the classrooms on the name and address of the student. Only 20 failed to be returned. The experiment served a useful purpose in getting the young people to become library users. Paperbacks for children, especially the junior teen group, were purchased at North also.

The central library's young adult collection was dispersed to branches early in the year by the coordinator of young adult services. North received titles which it did not have. Other branches benefited also.

The mid-year resignation of the coordinator of young adult services in effect transferred the responsibility of book selection for young adult collections to the head of the adult book selection room and to the chief of extension. To coordinate various recommendations for new and replacement titles made by staff members and professional journal reviewers, and to consider those titles which should be removed from the collection, it seemed feasible to set up a committee of three members to accomplish the work. In November the conmittee was appointed to serve on a rotating six month basis. Miss Frances Christopher, young adult specialist at Roosevelt Branch, was named chairman with members, Miss Johanna Collins and Miss Helen McNulty. Advisory to the committee and meeting with them once a month are: the chief of the central library, the coordinator of children's services, the head of the adult book selection room and the chief of extension. Quarterly lists of recommended titles are issued. In addition plans go forward to bring speakers in the field of young adult services to the Library and to revise booklists for use with young adult patrons.

Linden Hills was selected as the branch to try a rental collection once more. McNaughton Book Service supplied the books, pocketed and ready for circulation. Starting with 191 books, (which later was increased to 300) the branch issued 27 on the first day, October 21. Rental charge was set at 5¢ per day for each library day.

Upon recomnendation of the coordinator of children's services, picture collections were discontinued in branches except Sumner. By the year's end all branches except one had discarded or sent their pictures to the art department.

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STAFF There were two retirements of librarians who had served the Library well for many years. Miss Helen Harrison, branch head at Longfellow since 1952 who had been on sick leave for six months, retired in February and was replaced by Miss Patricia Dahl, acting head. Mrs. Lulu Kerr, long associated with factory and hospital work and most recently a member of extension loans staff, retired in April.

The decision to close the young adult alcove at the central library at the beginning of the yea~ brought about the transfer of its young adult specialist, Miss Frances Christopher, to Roosevelt, the branch most actively engaged in serving high school students.

Mrs. Ruthanne Ryan, the only new librarian appointed in 1965, began her professional career at Webber Park Branch in November.

There were 112 changes during the year:

Promoted or Retired, Resigned Added Transferred or On Leave

Librarians 1 17 6 Library Aide II 1 3 1 Library Aide I 18 (7 part time) 16 13 (2 part time) Page I 19 4 13

TOTAL 39 40 33 Classified as follows and excluding maintenance personnel, extension staff as of December 31 numbered 104.3 full time equivalents:

Unclassified

Librarians 44 (4 part time) 41.5 full time equivalents

Classified Clerk-typist II 1 Library Aide II 7 Library Aide I 48 Pages I 24 Bookmobile Operators 4

Total 84 (37 part time or 62.8 full time equivalents substitutes)

As compared to the December 1964 count, there were 3 fewer librarians and 6 additional classified personnel. Library Aide II positions were activated at Central Avenue, Longfellow and North when hours were lengthened. The number of paging hours increased also by 43\ to a total of 384, weekly. - 4 - -5- Introductory orientation was given to personnel new to extension, with a change occurring in the fall when pages thereafter were trained in the branch. (Lihrarian, 2; Aides, 14; Pages, 16)

Substitutions were frequent because of spreading staff to cover extended winter hours or because of reduced staffs in smaller agencies. Substitutions were made 922 times or 8541 days. There is a real need for a larger corps of part time librarians and aides to call upon for evening and Saturday work. Appended is the statistical report.

HOURS Winter schedules effective September 28, 1964 carried through May 1965. Seven branches were open Saturday, closed Wednesday and seven were closed Saturday. Sununer hours of 42\ weekly for all branches extended from May 24 through September 25. All were closed Saturday for the four month period.

Lengthened hours in all but four branches became effective September 27. Longfellow, Walker, Central Avenue and Webber Park were the four to open 6 days weekly. Ten branches added Tuesday evening service, four closed Tuesday morning, and seven were open again on Saturday. Number of hours increased by 55 to a total of 646\ weekly as compared to the previous winter schedule. Tuesday evening did not bring the patronage expected, although three months may be too short a period to judge.

Staff of four branches continued to be paired, and it was necessary for most children's librarians to work alternate Saturdays.

Boolanobile stops were those made in 1964 until September 27 when their number was reduced from 31 for a total of 83 hours to 28 for a total of 88\ service hours weekly. Two stops each day were scheduled, reducing the necessity for additional pickups of books and staff at the central· library. Three school stops were changed to residential locations and two all day stops of 6\ hours were scheduled. A morning stop at Cedar Hi Apart­ ments opened in October was a "first" at a senior citizen residence.

The Thursday evening stop at 29th Avenue and Johnson Street North­ east was changed to Wednesday evening and the Como and 19th Avenues South­ east stop moved to Thursday evening. The remaining four school stops were shortened by one-half hour, opening at 9:30 instead of 9 o'clock in the morning.

REGISTRATION The Library registered 43,667 borrowers during the year. Branches and boolanobiles submitted 20,935 applications which was 48.6% of the cards issued. Juvenile applications numbered 11,564; adult applications amounted to 9,371. Hennepin County registration accounted for 8.1% of the total. Webber Park's registration was 44% county and Linden Hills' 17.51. Central Avenue which has had the largest nonresident appli­ cations had only 11 as compared to 17 in 1964. The opening of the new Brooklyn Center Library on December 29 is expected to affect the registra­ tion and circulation at Webber Park. Statistics are appended. - 5 - -6- In an effort to reinstate borrowing privileges when children's cards are being held because of unpaid fines or deliquencies of less than $5.00 incurred six months previously, the Library issued probationary cards with a limit of two books borrowed at one time. If at the end of a year other fines are not incurred, children are gi~en regular cards and recorded fines are cancelled.

Another policy effective in November made applications more easily available to patrons by permitting the patron to sign the application outside of the Library if he wished. Applications were made available to those who asked for them for friends and relatives and to children and teachers through the schools. The patron was asked to return the applica­ tion himself, show identification if an adult and sign his card when he received it. Parents were permitted to borrow books on a temporary card if the child was not present to sign his card.

CIRCULATION A distressing loss of 7.5% occurred in circulation as compared to the previous year. Extension agencies issued 1,702,802 items in 1965 as compared to 1,842,799 in 1964. The adult per­ centage was 42.3%, juvenile 57.7%. The total circulation was 70.6% of the city's 2,410,526 figure.

Community branches issued 1,340,525 items which was a loss of 68,834. Bookmobiles circulated 351,185 items, a loss of 53,296 or 13% as compared to 1964. Hospital service, withdrawn July 1964 and changed to deposit service, accounted for a 22,491 loss. Deposit collections, increased to 16 in number, accounted for 11,092 circulation with a gain of 4,624.

It should be noted that the bookmobiles were snowbound for 5 days in February and March, missed a total of 75 stops during the year, in addition to each being out-of-service for one, two, or three weeks when they underwent their annual rehabilitation and repair. In addition, as has been noted, the number of stops was reduced in October from 31 to 28, three being busy school stops which were dropped. (Cooper, Morris Park and Lind) Vertical file materials decreased in circulation to 7,156 which may be accounted for by the discontinuance of the picture collections. Complete circulation figures are appended. Undoubtedly the scarcity of books in frequent demand, made more acute for new titles because of the longer loan period, contributed to the loss in circulation. Stronger public school libraries have taken patronage from the public library also. The downward trend seemed to have been averted in December when a gain of 10,000 in extension was achieved.

PERIODICALS $5,600.00 was budgeted for extension periodicals which was the same amount as in 1964.

- 6 - -7- BOOK Based on the report of November 1, 1965, extension agencies BUDGET were allocated 56% of the Liprary's $176,797.00 book budget. Any unspent balance will carry over into 1966. The break- down follows:

Adult $48,496.00 Juvenile 46,703.00 Encyclopedias 875.00 Chief of Extension 20.00

Total $96,094.00

The total amount was an increase of $23,863.00 as compared to 1964. $5,997.00 had come from bindery conversion.

Expenditures for encyclopedias were made as follows:

Americana 2 sets@ $209.50 Central Avenue and Hosmer

World Book 4 sets@ $114.00 Linden Hills, Pillsbury, Sumner and Walker

Transfers of earlier editions of encyclopedias were made as follows:

Americana, 1961, from Central Avenue to Webber Park

Britannica, 1963, from History Department to Pillsbury

BOOK The catalog department reports extension holdings as COLLECTIONS follows:

January 1, 1965 401,431 volumes

Added 31,625 433,056

Withdrawn 40,079 392,977

Transferred 3,944 (Loss)

January 1, 1966 389,033 volumes (57% adult)

There was a total net loss of 12,398 volumes. Extension holdings represent 37.7% of the Library's 1,029,698 volumes.

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BINDERY Given a quota of 12,000 books· to be rebound and the privilege QUOTA of converting part of that quota to funds for new books, extension agencies chose to.convert 3,648 volumes. The bindery reports 6,472 books rebound for extension. Since books are counted when returned to agencies, a discrepancy in figures is inevitable.

GIFTS Branches accepted 348 gift books for their collections. The Board of Education allocated $1,800.00 for books at Jordan Junior High School. By the end of the year, 283 books had been processed by the Library for Jordan's collection.

Expenditure from the Freeman bequest of 1959 to East Lake was made in the amounts of $500.00 for children's books and $500.00 for adult books for the branch. Gift fund allocations appended.

SURVEYS Northside branches kept a count of the number of books NORTHSIDE requested by title which were unavailable at the time of BRANCHES the request. Results showed 276 adult and 280 children's MARCH 8-20 books or a total of 556 were unavailable at Jordan, North, Summer and Webber Park when requested during a two week period.

''COPELAND'' In late March and April branches and boolanobiles participated MARCH 15 - in a utilization study to determine relative usage by resi­ APRIL 10 dents of the City, residents of Hennepin County and those not resident of either area. Results showed about 9% of the circulation in branch libraries could be assigned to Hennepin County.patrons. William C. Copeland, biostatistician of the American Rehabilitation Founda­ tion, directed the study and published the report.

FINES Fines collected or reported as "not paid" were tabulated for JUNE 7-11 a one week period. Results were: juvenile, $278.12; adult, $543.70; total, $821.83. Fines not paid, $85.21. A committee set up to study fines reconmended the fine rate on children's books remain at 3¢ per day when overdue with $1.00 established as a maximum or the price of the book, whichever is lower. Decision is pending.

OVERDUE A record was kept of the number of first and second notices NOTICES written in order to determine the card stock requirements MARCH 8-20, and the work-load of the aides who write notices. During AUG. 9-20 the first two week period 1,349 first and 333 second notices were written; during the August period 731 first and 187 second notices were written. It is obvious that the change to a single date due for all items except 3-day magazines reduced the number of notices.

NEIGHBORHOOD Although the Library was not a direct recipient of funds YOUTH CORPS through the Economic Opportunity Act, it did benefit from the Neighborhood Youth Corps program. Beginning in October high school students were assigned to branches to work from 10-15 hours weekly at a rate of pay of $1.25 per hour. By the end of the year 13 partic­ ipants in the program had worked in 12 branches. They restamped books and

- 8 - -9- forms with the new code symbols, assisted with shelving and many miscella­ neous tasks. Some students proved helpful, others were more trouble than they were worth. A page for East Lake was recruited from the group.

EQUIPMENT Once again the Library's limited operational budget made AND REPAIRS it necessary to postpone all but the most urgently needed repairs to buildings, boolanobiles and equipment. Replacement of faltering Bookmobile 1, purchased in 1953, could not be made. Worn and out-of-date furniture in several branches continued to be used.

A verbal report to the Library Board at its April meeting was made by the chief of extension concerning the deteriorating conditions and deficiencies in branch buildings. Age, poor location in some instances, size, inadequate lighting, plumbing, heating and absence of off-street parking space were touched upon briefly.

Asphalt shingle roofs of Central Avenue and Franklin branches were replaced at a cost of $5,500.00. Interior painting was accomplished at Pierre Bottineau, Roosevelt, Sumner and Walker. Exterior painting of wooden trim was done at Sumner. The cement platform at Sumner's front door was replaced.

A Mercury flood light was installed at the rear of Sumner's building by Northern States Power.

Double-faced, two sectional bookcases were built in the carpenter shop for Franklin and Linden Hills. Three sectional free-standing cases were made for Walker and Webber Park. The shop also turned out five reader assistant desks which were placed at Hosmer, Linden Hills, Pierre Bottineau and Sumner.

Bookmobile repairs and equipment were costliest. A new generator, clutch and air conditioner for Bookmobile 3 amounted to $2,325.00. Excluding gas and oil, expenditures for the three boolanobiles amounted to $5,324.00. Plastic shelf labels have been affixed to book cases in all branches except Central Avenue, Jordan, Pillsbury and Roosevelt.

TRANSFER OF Steel desks and posture chairs released from extension loans EQUIPMENT department were sent to Central Avenue, East Lake, Franklin (2), Longfellow, North and Walker. Walker and Hosmer were loaned Royal typewriters. The Recordak, 65,000 keysort date due cards, two tables with trays for the cards, the punch, sorting needle, etc. were sent to East Lake. Bookmobile headquarters was given the floor model reader and sent their table model reader to Walker. 500 bookends were sent to East Lake to replace those which had been painted and 50 were given to the boolanobiles.

When the young adult division at the central library was closed, two armchairs and a low rectangular table were sent to North for the young adult alcove. - 9 - -10- Eight pieces of Jens Risom furniture were loaned from central to East Lake for its young adult area. A bench was loaned to Franklin.

MISCELLANEOUS The two Atlas wire racks for paperbacks purchased in 1964 EQUIPMENT were transferred to Longfellow from Franklin and to Central Avenue from East Lake. Paperback dealers supplied a larger rack for Franklin and revolving racks for East Lake, North, Pierre Bottineau, Roosevelt (2), and Webber Park.

The Vico-Matic coin operated copy machine was removed from Walker. Receipts were too meager to cover the cost.

A Model B Regiscope photocharger was given a month's trial at Linden Hills. Miss Nickells reported that the disadvantages outweighed the advantages. Although the machine itself is more compact, quieter and cooler in operation than the Recordak, it is slower to photograph the cards, the company takes longer to get the film developed and the film is more difficult to read than that used on the Recordak.

The first expenditure of $272.50 from the Freeman bequest to East Lake was made for 30 cushions, for story hour use, a chest for storing the cushions and two brightly colored hassocks for the children's room.

VANDALISM Twenty-six instances of break-ins, vandalism and theft were AND THEFT reported by twelve branches. North and Pierre Bottineau had none. Hosmer had three typewriters stolen, two of which were rentals, and Franklin had one stolen. Window breakage at Roosevelt, Sumner and Webber Park was reported at least four times and it also occurred at Franklin, Hosmer, Longfellow and Pillsbury. Theft of money was made at East Lake, Jordan, Roosevelt and Walker. Part of the $53.00 taken at four dif­ ferent times from Roosevelt was recovered when one offender was apprehended.

GROUP Adult programs numbering 86 brought 1,559 persons to branches. MEETINGS Children's programs numbering 628 were attended by 12,347. 570 classes of 14,878 children visited the branches. Librarians made 157 school visits to 1,986 classrooms during the year.

Meetings of the following organizations or groups were held with regularity at branches:

Central Avenue Popular Books Discussion Group

Franklin Youth Development Project, 2nd grade children, Greeley School

Hosmer Southside Study Group Trailblazers, 4-H Club

Linden Hills Girl Scouts Great Books, 2nd Year Group

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Longfellow Great Books, 1st Year Group

Sumner Blue Birds Camp Fire Girls Wells Memorial (reading group)

Walker Committee of Concern (human relations) Grace Presbyterian Church (reading program) Great Books, 3rd Year Group M~nneapolis Audubon Society Minnesota Geological Society Minnesota Mycological Society

STAFF Seven meetings of branch librarians were held on the MEETINGS following dates :

February 12 Lengthening of hours considered and staffing require­ ments necessary to do so.

February 26 Joint meeting with department heads to hear reports from those who attended midwinter ALA meetings in Washington, D.C.

March 26 Future plans for extension loans disbandment discussed. IBM circulation control methods explained. Circulation rules changes proposed.

April 9 Joint meeting with branch librarians of Hennepin County at North Branch. Mr. Gaines spoke about community contacts and their importance to branch service. Several reported advantageous contacts which had been made. A buffet lunch was served.

April 22 Intra-system loans, including the transfer of work performed by extension loans, the revision of the request form, and the dispersal of extension loans adult book collection.

July 30 Joint meeting with department heads. Discussion of salary proposals. Also the new branch symbols were announced and instructions given for remarking of books and forms.

November 5 The adult book selection policy was studied. Announce­ ment of the young adult book selection committee was made and its work explained.

OTHER The chief of extension attended the following meetings during MEETINGS the year:

January 19 IBM data processing sessions.

February 19 IBM data processing sessions.

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February 8 Library Committee, Citizens League

February 25 Library Committee, Citizens League

March 10 Honeywell data processing session

April 13 University of Minnesota Library School program, "Building the Fiction Collection."

April 27 Pillsbury School PTA, presenting branch planning projections.

May 17 University of Minnesota Library School lecture, "Library and Automation."

May 18 MLA District meeting at Ramsey County Library

July 4-9 American Library Association Conference, Detroit, Michigan.

September 23 MLA Conference, Lowry Hotel, St. Paul and 24

October 13 St. Paul Public Library book selection meetings. and 27

October 31 to University of Illinois Institute at Allerton Park, November 3 ''The Changing Environment for Library Service in the Metropolitan Area."

November 19 Orientation for new staff.

November 23 Twin Cities Book Round Table dinner meeting in St. Paul. Speaker, Irving Stone, author.

December 10 SEMPAC, Community facilities committee. Mrs. Cyrus Barnum, chairman.

BRANCH Actual progress in branch development was not made in 1965. DEVELOPMENT However, it becomes more apparent each year that service points have not kept pace with the city's population move­ ments. For example, freeway construction, especially the north-south leg, has resulted in land clearance which has reduced patronage at Hosmer, formerly a busy branch. Land clearance also has affected the service at Franklin and Sumner noticeably. Branches nearest the center of the city continue to decline in usage and their cost drains the strength of the whole system. Bookmobiles have had to serve neighborhoods where much of the reading public resides in outlying areas. Minneapolis has not built a branch in 35 years!

In the spring hearings were held on the two project fund applications submitted to CLIC (Capital Long-range Improvement Committee) - 12 - -13- late in 1964. First priority was given the replacement of Longfellow Branch which stands in the path of freeway construction scheduled for 1967. The second priority was given the regional branch to replace North, Jordan and Webber Park in North Minneapolis. The City Planning Commission gave its approval to both projects. CLIC approved the first application but withheld for the North Regional because of the City's heavy financial commitment to the completion of the auditorium and storm sewer projects.

CLIC's recoonendation to the Board of Estimate and Taxation was for the inclusion of $237,000 in the 1966 bonding program for a replace­ ment of Longfellow Branch. Additional monies necessary would come from the sale of the Seven Corners, $75,000; and from the 10th and Hennepin property (in part) in the amount of $25,000. Federal aid for construction would amount to $70,000. Estimated cost of the new branch was placed at $365,000.

The Library Board selected the architectural firm of Buetow and Associates of St. Paul to design the structure. The site chosen was 27,000 square feet of land on 34th Avenue South at 51st Street. A program statement for the new branch was prepared which called for a building of 10,000 square feet to house services and a book collection of 30,000 volumes. Favorable action by the Board of Estimate was in doubt at the year's end because of a $5,000,000 City bonding ceiling strongly advocated by two of its members.

Six project fund applications were submitted to CLIC in December for current consideration:

1966 North Regional - Replace North and Jordan (Webber Park omitted) South East - Replace Pillsbury South Branch - New (in the vicinity of 50th Street and Lyndale Avenue South)

1967 North East - Replace Central Avenue South Regional - Replace Franklin, Hosmer and East Lake South Children's Branch - New (in the vicinity of 54th Street and Chicago Avenue) Word came to Mr. Gaines that the State Capitol Credit Union building at 1222 Southeast 4th Street which was designed by Ralph Rapson Architects, Inc., is to be rented or sold in the near future. Since the location, design and space requirements meet those for a branch library, consideration is being given to the relocation of Pillsbury Branch. Inspection of the Rapson building was made. Financial arrangements have not been explored which makes the possibility tenuous at this time.

The Library Board authorized the Director to ask the City Attorney to take the necessary steps to establish clear title to the present Pillsbury Branch property. Consideration was given by the Finance Committee of the Board to the sale of the property at 54th Street and Penn Avenue South. No final action was taken. - 13 - -14-

The office of the chief of extension was moved to the administrative corridor on the second floor in late October. What had been the personnel office became the chief's. The adjacent conference room became the office of the "rover" and the clerk-typist.

1966 The new year holds both promise and concern for improved support for the Library. Realization of anew branch when it comes may spur City Fathers to provide the up-to-date community libraries which Minneapolis has awaited too long.

Respectfully submitted,

Alice L. Brunat Chief of Extension

- 14 - ANNUAL REPORT STAFF

OF THE

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF EXTENSION 1965

Alice L. Brunat Chief of Extension Ethelwyn Dyer Professional Assistant II, Rover, July - October Mary Hanft Professional Assistant II, Rover, January - July David Waldemar Professional Assistant II, Rover, September - December 3 Mrs. Yukiko (Becky) Yagyu Professional Assistant II, Rover, December 6 - 31 Mrs. Pearl Luhman Clerk-Typist II

- 15 - BRANCH SYMBOLS

New Code Symbols Branch Name (Adopted August 19652 Old Code Symbols

CENTRAL AVENUE BRANCH CA H

EAST LAKE BRANCH EL N

FRANKLIN BRANCH FR B

HOSMER BRANCH HO E

JORDAN BRANCH JO L

LINDEN HILLS BRANCH LH R

LONGFELLOW BRANCH LO LO

NORTH BRANCH NO A

PIERRE BOTTINEAU BRANCH PB D

PILLSBURY BRANCH PI C

ROOSEVELT BRANCH RO J

SUMNER BRANCH SU K WALKER BRANCH WA HE

WEBBER PARK BRANCH WP M

- 16 - DEPOSIT COLLECTIONS FOR 1965

ABBOTT HOSPITAL, 110 East 18th Street 200 books, pickup at Central Library

AUGUSTANA HOME, 1007 East 14th Street 75 books, pickup at Franklin Branch

CALHOUN BEACH MANOR, 2730 West Lake Street 100 books, pickup at Walker Branch

CEDAR HI APARTMENTS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, 1627 South 6th Street 100 books, pickup at Franklin Branch

CENTRAL AVENUE NURSING HOME, 1800 Central Avenue Northeast 20 books, pickup at Central Avenue Branch

DEACONESS HOSPITAL, 2315 - 14th Avenue South 100 books, pickup at Central Library

EBENEZER HOME, 2545 Portland Avenue 75 books, pickup at Hosmer Branch

HOMEWOOD HOSPITAL, 1254 Penn Avenue North 40 books, pickup at North Branch

JONES HARRISON HOME, 3700 Cedar Lake Avenue 50 books, pickup at Walker Branch

MT. SINAI HOSPITAL, Chicago Avenue at 22nd Street 250 books, pickup at Central Library

PLEASANT NURSING HOME, 2548 Pleasant Avenue 10 books pickup at Franklin Branch

SWEDISH HOSPITAL, 914 South 8th Street 200 books, pickup at Central Library

2200 PARK AVENUE NURSING HOME, 2200 Park Avenue 10 books, pickup at Franklin Branch

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, 412 Union Street Southeast 500 books, pickup at Central Library

WALKER METHODIST HOME, 3701 Bryant Avenue South 50 books, pickup at Hosmer Branch

{One collection was sent to Senior Citizens at Silver Lake Camp) - 17 - STAFF SUBSTITUTIONS AT BRANCHES AND BOOI

Professionals Librari Aides TOTAL STAFF 1965 Times Days Times Days Total Times Total Days

Jan.-Mar. 13 13 57 56 70 69 Apr.-June 2 2 5 ~ 7 6\ July-Sept. 1 1 0 0 1 1 Oct.-Dec. 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 16 16 62 60\ 78 76\ Office of the Chief of Extension

Jan.-Mar. 60 60 3 2 63 62 Apr.-June 53 51 11 7\ 64 58\ July-Sept. 104 101\ 8 6\ 112 108 Oct.-Dec. 55 55 14 12 69 67

TOTAL 272 267\ 36 28 308 295\ Branch Staff Jan.-Mar. 11 10\ 1 \ 12 11 Apr.-June 4 4 5 5 9 9 July-Sept. 13 13 1 \ 14 13\ Oct.-Dec. 11 11 3 2\ 14 13\

TOTAL 39 38\ 10 8\ 49 47 Paid Substitutes

Jan.-Mar. 22 19 31 29 53 48 Apr.-June 29 23 109 102 138 125 July-Sept. 47 38\ 69 67\ 116 106 Oct.-Dec. 46 35\ 134 121 180 156\ TOTAL 144 116 343 319\ 487 435\ TOTAL SUBSTITUTIONS AT BRANCHES AND BOOI

TOTAL 471 438 451 416\ 922 854\

TOTAL DAYS OPEN (Branches and Bookmobil s)

Jan.-Mar. = open 1,036 days Apr.-June :;: open 1,062 days July-Sept. = open 1,062 days Oct.-Dec. = open 1,125 days - 18 - BRANCHES

Winter Hours September 28, 1964 - May 22, 1965

Franklin, Hosmer, Jordan, North, Pierre Bottineau,

Roosevelt, and Sumner

Monday and Thursday------12:30-9:00

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday------9:00-5:30

Closed Saturday

Total Hours: 42%

East Lake, Central Avenue, Linden Hills, Longfellow,

Pillsbury, Walker, and Webber Park

Monday and Thursday------12:30-9:00

Tuesday and Friday------9:00-5:30

Saturday------9:00-5:00 Closed Wednesday

Total Hours: 42

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Winter Hours - 1964-65 Effective September 9, 1964

North Days Open Hours

Blaine School, (Bkm. 3) Tuesday 9-12 12th Ave. N. & 3rd St. 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. Queen & 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 9-11 :30 Broadway & Fillmore St. NE. 29th Ave. & Johnson St. NE. (Bkm. 3) Thursday 6-8:30

South

Aldrich Ave. S. & 40th St. (Bkm. 2) Monday 2-5 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 & 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. Franklin & Penn Aves. s. (Blan. 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 Madison School, (Blan. 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. (Blan. 2) Thursday 6-8:30 Riverside & 29th Aves. s. (Bkm. 3) Thursday 1:30-3 28th Ave. S. & 56th St. (Bkm. 1) Friday 2:30-4:30 Xerxes Ave. S. & 50th St. (B~. 1) Monday 2-5 Southeast

Barton & Melbourne Aves. SE. (Blan. 2) Tuesday 2-5 Como & 19th Aves. SE. (Blan. 3) Wednesday 6-8:30 Glendale Homes, 2709 SE. Essex (Blan. 2) Tuesday 6-8:30 12th Ave. SE. & 6th St. (Blan. 3) Thursday 3:30-5

- 20 - BRANCHES

Sulllller Hours May 24 - September 25, 1965

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

Linden Hills, Longfellow, North, Pierre Bottineau,

Pillsbury, Roosevelt, Sumner, Walker, Webber Park

Monday------12:30-9:00

Tuesday------9:00-5:30

Wednesday------9:00-5:30

Thursday------12:30-9:00

Friday------9:00-5:30

Closed Saturday

Total Hours: 42\

- 21 • BOOKMOBILE STOPS Summer Hours - 1965 May 24 through September 25

North Days Open Hours

Dupont & 51st Aves. N. (Bkm. 1) Thursday 9:30-12 Emerson & 37th Aves. N. (Bkm. 3) Wednesday 2-5 Humboldt & 52nd Aves. N. (Bkm. 1) Thursday 1:30-5 Queen & 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 12th Ave. N. & 3rd St. (Blan. 3) Tuesday 9:30-12

Northeast

Broadway & Fillmore St. NE. (Blan. 3) Thursday 9:30-12 29th Ave. & Johnson St. NE. (Bkm. 3) Thursday 6-8:30

South

Aldrich Ave. S. & 40th St. (Bkm. 2) Monday 2-5 Bloomington Ave. & 46th St. (Bkm. 2) Monday 6-8:30 Bloomington Ave. & 38th St. (Blan. 3) Friday 2-5 Bryn Mawr, (Blan. 2) Friday 9:30-12 Laurel & Sheridan Aves. S. Cedar Ave. s. & 34th St. (Bkm. 1) Tuesday 2-5 Chicago Ave. & 54th St. (Blan. 2) Friday 2-5 44th Ave. S. & 33rd St. (Blan. 3) Monday 9:30-12 Franklin & Penn Aves. S. (Blan. 1) Monday 6-8:30 Knox Ave. S. & 50th St. (Blan. 2) Thursday 2-5 Lyndale Ave. s. & 54th St. (Blan. 1) Wednesday 2-5 5th Ave. S. & 15th St. (Blan. 1) Monday 9:30-12 38th Ave. S. & 56th St. (Blan. 1) Friday 9:30-12 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 Riverside & 20th Aves. S. (Blan. 3) Thursday 1:30-3 28th Ave. S. & 56th St. (Blan. 1) Friday 1:30-4:30 Xerxes Ave. S. & 50th St. (Blan. 1) Monday 2-5 Southeast

Barton & Melbourne Aves. SE. (Blan. 2) Tuesday 2-5 Como & 19th Aves. SE. (Bkm. 3) Wednesday 6-8:30 Glendale Homes, (Blan. 2) Tuesday 6-8:30 2709 SE. Essex 12th Ave. SE. & 6th St. (Blan. 3) Thursday 3:30-5

31 Stops - Total Hours: 83 - 22 - ·BRANCHES Winter Hours 1965-66 Effective September 27, 1965 Central Avenue, Longfellow, Walker and Webber Park

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday------12:30-9:00

Wednesday, Friday------9:00-5:30

Saturday------9:00-5:00 Total: 6 days, 50\ hours weekly

Franklin, Hosmer, North and Roosevelt

Monday, Thursday------12:30-9:00

Tuesday------9:00-9:00 Wednesday, Friday------9:00-5:30

Total: 5 days, 46 hours weekly (closed Saturday)

East Lake and Linden Hills

Monday, Thursday------12:30-9:00

Tuesday------9:00-9:00 Friday------9:00-5:30 Saturday------9:00-5:00

Total: 5 days, 45\ hours weekly (closed Wednesday)

Jordan, Pierre Bottineau and Sumner Monday, Thursday------12:30-9:00 Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday------9:00-5:30 Total: 5 days, 42\ hours weekly (closed Saturday)

Pillsbury

Monday, Thursday------12:30-9:00

Tuesday, Friday------9:00-5:30

Saturday------9:00-5:00

Total: 5 days, 42 hours weekly (closed Wednesday)

- 23 - BOOKMOBILE STOfS Winter Hours - 1965-66 Effective September 27, 1965

North Days Open Hours

12th Ave. N. & 3rd St. (Blan. 3) Tuesday 9:30-12 Penn & 51st Aves. N. (Blan. 3) Tuesday 1-5 Emerson & 37th Aves. N. (Bkm. 3) Wednesday 2-5 Thomas & 39th Aves. N. (Bkm. 2) Wednesday 2-5 Queen & 44th Aves. N. (Bkm. 2) Wednesday 6-8:30 Humboldt & 52nd Aves. N. (Blan. 1) Thursday 1-5 Northeast

29th Ave. & Johnson St. NE. (Bkm. 3) Wednesday 6-8:30 Broadway & Fillmore St. NE. (Blan. 1) Thursday 9:30-12 South

5th Ave. S. & 15th St. (Blan. 3) Monday 9:30-12 Nicollet Ave. & 54th St. (Blan. 3) Monday 1-5 Aldrich Ave. S. & 40th St. (Bkm. 2) Monday 2-5 Xerxes Ave. S. & 50th St. (Bkm. 1) Monday 2-5 Bloomington Ave. & 46th St. (Bkm. 2) Monday 6-8:30 Franklin & Penn Aves. S. (Bkm. 1) Monday 6-8:30 Cedar Ave. & 34th St. (Bkm. 1) Tuesday 2-5 Nicollet Ave. & 28th St. (Bkm. 1) Tuesday 6-8:30 Lyndale Ave. S. & 54th St. (Bkm. 1) Wednesday 10:30-5 Knox Ave. S. & 50th St. (Blan. 2) Thursday 2-5 Penn Ave~ S. & 54th St. (Blan. 2) Thursday 6-8:30 Laurel & Sheridan Aves. s. (Bkm. 2) Friday 9:30-12:30 Cedar Ave. & 6th St. (Bkm. 3) Friday 10:30-12:30 34th Ave. S. & 50th St. (Blan. 1) Friday 10:30-5 Bloomington Ave. & 38th St. (Bkm. 3) Friday 1:30-5 Chicago Ave. & 54th St. (Blan. 2) Friday 1:30-5 Southeast

Barton & Melbourne Aves. SE. (Bkm. 2) Tuesday 2-5 Glendale Homes, 2709 SE. Essex (Bkm. 2) Tuesday 6 ... 8:30 12th Ave. SE. & 6th St. (Bkm. 3) Thursday 2-5 Como & 19th Aves. SE. (Blan. 3) Thursday 6-8:30

28 Stops - Total Hours: 88\ - 21i - BRANCH APPLICATIONS FOR 1965

Henn. Non-Res. Non- Henn. Branch Resident Co. Student Resident TOTAL Co.%

Bookmobile 1, 2 & 3 3,323 93 0 0 3,416 2.7%

Central Avenue 1,313 53 4 7 1,377 3.8%

East Lake 1,128 12 9 1 1,150 1.0%

Franklin 1,119 10 11 0 1,140 .9%

Hosmer 1,610 13 1 1 1,625 .8%

Jordan 841 12 0 0 853 1.4%

Linden Hills 1,769 378 2 1 2,150 17 .5%

Longfellow 1,343 36 4 0 1,383 2.6%

North 1,275 131 1 1 1,408 9.3%

Pierre Bottineau 699 4 0 0 703 .6%

Pillsbury 365 6 5 1 377 1.6%

Roosevelt 1,133 5 2 0 1,140 .4%

Sumner 845 35 1 0 881 4.0%

Walker 1,445 160 16 2 1,623 9.9%

Webber Park 956 753 0 0 1,709 44.1%

TOTAL 19,164 1,701 56 14 20,935 8.1%

BRANCH TOTALS

City Juvenile 10,803 County Juvenile 760 Non-Resident Juvenile 0 City Adult 8,361 County Adult 941 Non-Resident Adult 14 TOTAL 19,164 TOTAL 1,701 TOTAL 14

Non-Resident Student - Juvenile 0 Non-Resident Student - Adult 56 TOTAL 56

Branch Total 20,935 Central Library Total 22,560 (plus 172 deposit cards and 130 firm cards)

GRAND TOTAL 43,495 - 25 - EXTENSION CIRCULATION SUMMARY

Adult Circulation 1965 1964 Gain ~ Branches & Bookmobiles 709,517 754,815 45,298 Hospitals closed 21,059 21,059 Deposits 10,699 5,393 5,306

TOTAL 720,216 781,267 61,051

Juvenile Circulation Branches & Bookmobiles 982,193 1,059,025 76,832 Hospitals closed 1,432 1,432 Deposits 393 1,075 682

TOTAL 982,586 1,061,532 78,946

TOTAL CIRCULATION Branches & Bookmobiles 1,691,710 1,813,840 122,130 Hospitals closed 22,491 22,491 Deposits ll,092 6,468 4,624

TOTAL 1,702,802 1,842,799 139,997

VERTICAL FILE MATERIALS Branches & Bookmobiles 7,156 10,715 3,559

RECORDS

Pierre Bottineau Branch 4 11 7

ITEMS CHARGED IN EXTENSION LOANS Extension Loans Department closed 111,460

- 26 - STATISTICAL SUMMARY FOR BOOI

No. of (By Rank) Stop % Stops Stops Adult Juvenile TOTAL Avg. Adult 1. Penn Ave. S. & 54th St. 49 6,175 13,112 19,287 394 32% 2. Aldrich Ave. s. & 40th St. 47 2,928 15,964 18,892 402 15% 3. Lyndale Ave. s. & 54th St. 45 6,468 12,038 18,506 411 35% 4. Como & 19th Aves. SE. 47 5,039 13,426 18,465 393 27% 5. Knox Ave. S. & 50th St. 49 4,519 13,671 18,190 371 25% 6. Penn & 51st Aves. N. 46 3,834 12,896 16,730 364 23% 7. Thomas & 39th Aves. N. 50 4,060 11,215 15,275 306 27% 8. Chicago Ave. & 54th St. 48 4,129 10,915 15,044 313 27% 9. Pierce School 47 1,001 11,790 12,791 272 8% 10. Bloomington Ave. & 46th St. 46 3,400 8,753 12,153 264 28% 11. Nicollet Ave. & 54th St. 45 3,777 8,183 11,960 266 32% 12. Humboldt & 52nd Aves. N. 42 1,918 9,630 11,548 275 17% 13. Queen & 44th Aves. N. 50 3,577 7,568 11,145 223 32% 14. Glendale Homes 50 2,370 8,730 11,100 222 21% 15. Emerson & 37th Aves. N. 48 2,021 8,902 10,923 228 19% 16. Barton & Melbourne Aves. SE. 50 3,047 7,802 10,849 217 28% 17. Franklin & Penn Aves. S. 43 3,118 7,587 10,705 249 29% 18. Cooper School, 31 987 9,247 10,234 330 10% Closed Sept. 20 19. Bloomington Ave. & 38th St. 45 2,346 7,821 10,167 226 23% 20. Morris Park School, 31 1,138 8,927 10,065 325 11% Closed Sept. 24 21. 29th Ave. & Johnson St. NE. 48 2,691 7,345 10,036 209 27% 22. Cedar Ave. & 34th St. 43 1,748 7,172 8,920 207 20% 23. Lind School, Closed Sept. 23 31 641 7,955 8,596 277 7% 24. Xerxes Ave. S. & 50th St. 44 2,330 5,752 8,082 184 29% 25. Bryn Mawr, Laurel & 48 2,593 4,887 7,480 156 35% Sheridan Aves. S. 26. Blaine School 47 197 7,217 7,414 158 3% 27. Madison School 41 876 6,045 6,921 169 13% 28. Nicollet Ave. & 28th St. 44 1,768 4,340 6,108 139 29% 29. 12th Ave. Se. & 6th St. 47 879 4,952 5,831 124 15% 30. 28th Ave. S. & 56th St., 31 883 2,833 3,716 120 24% Jan. 1 - Sept. 24 31. Riverside & 20th Aves. S., 35 212 1,866 2,078 59 10% Jan. 1 - Sept. 23 32. 34th Ave. S. & 50th St., 12 538 944 1,482 124 36% Oct. 1 - 33. Cedar Ave. & 6th St. 12 388 104 492 41 79% Oct. 1 -

TOTAL 1,392 81,596 269,589 351,185 252 23%

- 27 - B~CH CIRCULATION SUMMARY FOR 1965

Circulation By Rank

Total Daily Days Branch Circulation Average Open Adult %

1. Linden Hills 207,683 824 252 49%

2. Walker 127,687 480 266 62%

3. Webber Park 122,496 462 265 34% 4. Hosmer 119,591 473 253 44%

5. Roosevelt 100,448 397 253 49% 6. Longfellow 95,786 360 266 46%

7. North 93,889 371 253 47%

8. East Lake 90,297 358 252 52%

9. Central Avenue 87,125 328 266 45%

10. Franklin 78,940 312 253 55%

11. Jordan 72,073 286 252 30%

12. Sumner 58,334 231 253 38% 13. Pierre Bottineau 45,526 180 253 39% 14. Pillsbury 40,650 161 252 59%

TOTAL 1,340,525 374 3,589 53%

- 28 - EXTENSION ADULT CIRCULATION BY RANK

1965 1964 Gain Loss

1. Linden Hills 102,734 107,072 4,338 2. Walker 78,941 80,181 1,240

3. Hosmer 52,611 58,696 6,085

4. Roosevelt 48,872 52,261 3,389

5. East Lake 47,288 47,476 188

6. North 44,513 45,850 1,337

7. Longfellow 43,843 47,125 3,282 8. Franklin 43,243 47,320 4,077 9. Webber Park 41,802 45,380 3,578

10. Central Avenue 39,218 39,593 375

11. Boolanobile 2 36,798 38,170 1,372

12. Pillsbury 23,782 22,975 807

13. Boolanobile 3 23,417 25,848 2,431

14. Sumner 22,171 24,716 2,545

15. Boolanobile 1 21,381 27,221 5,840 16. Jordan 21,294 24,139 2,845 17. Pierre Bottineau 17,609 17,676 67 18. Seven Corners closed 3,116 3,116

TOTAL 709,517 754,815 45,298

(Bookmobile 1, 2 & 3 81,596 91,239 9,643)

- 29 - EXTENSION JUVENILE CIRCULATION BY RANK

1965 1964 Gain Loss

1. Linden Hills 104,949 100,382 4,567

2. Boolanobile 2 102,617 104,778 2,161 3. Boolanobile 3 93,070 111,337 18,267 4. Webber Park 80,694 80,411 283

5. Boolanobile 1 73,902 97,127 23,225 6. Hosmer 66,980 73,842 6,862 7. Longfellow 51,943 55,309 3,366

8. Roosevelt 51,576 57,257 5,681

9. Jordan 50,779 52,972 2,193 10. North 49,376 46,019 3,357 ll. Walker 48,746 50,702 1,956

12. Central Avenue 47,907 55,919 8,012

13. East Lake 43,009 42,296 713

14. Sumner 36,163 41,079 4,916 15. Franklin 35,697 39,010 3,313 16. Pierre Bottineau 27,917 30,359 2,442 17. Pillsbury 16,868 17,516 648

18. Seven Corners closed 2,710 2,710

TOTAL 982,193 1,059,025 76,832

(Bookmobile 1, 2 & 3 269,589 313,242 43,653)

- 30 - EXTENSION CIRCULATION BY RANK

1965 1964 Q!!!! Loss 1. Linden Hills 207,683 207,454 229

2. Bookmobile 2 . 139,415 142,948 3,533

3. Walker 127,687 130,883 3,196

4. Webber Park 122,496 125,791 3,295

5. Hosmer 119,591 132,538 12,947

6. Bookmobile 3 116,487 137,185 20,698

7. Roosevelt 100,448 109,518 9,070

8. Longfellow 95,786 102,434 6,648

9. Bookmobile 1 95,283 124,348 29,065 10. North 93,889 91,869 2,020

11. East Lake 90,297 89,772 525 12. Central Avenue 87,125 95,512 8,387

13. Franklin 78,940 86,330 7,390

14. Jordan 72,073 77,111 5,038

15. Sumner 58,334 65,795 7,461 16. Pierre Bottineau 45,526 48,035 2,509 17. Pillsbury 40,650 40,491 159 18. Seven Corners closed 5,826 5,826

TOTAL 1,691,710 1,813,840 122,130

(Bookmobile 1, 2 & 3 351,185 404,481 53,296)

- .31 - ,. PERCENTAGE OF GAIN OR LOSS IN 1965 ADULT, JUVENILE AND TOTAL CIRCULATION AS COMPARED TO 1964

Branch Adult Juvenile Total

Bookmobile 1 - 21.4% - 23.9% - 23~3% Bookmobile 2 - 3.5% - 2.0% - 2.4% Bookmobile 3 - 9.4% - 16.4% - 15 .0% Central Avenue .9% - 14.3% - 8.7% East Lake .4% + 1.6% + .6% Franklin - 8.6% - 8.4% - 8.5% Hosmer - 10.3% - 9.2% - 9. 7% Jordan - 11. 7% - 4.1% - 6.5% Linden Hills - 4.0% + 4.5% + .1% Longfellow - 6.9% - 6.0% - 6.4% North - 2.9% + 7.2% + 2.1% Pierre Bottineau .4% - 8.0% - 5.2% Pillsbury + 3.5% - 3.6% + .4% Roosevelt - 6.4% - 9.9% - 8.2% Seven Corners closed closed closed

Sumner - 10.2% - 11.9% - 11.3% Walker 1.5% - 3.8% - 2.4% Webber Park - 7.8% + .4% - 2.6%

TOTAL - 6.0% - 7.2% - 6.7%

Hospitals closed closed closed

Deposits + 98.3% - 63.4% + 71.4%

GRAND TOTAL - 7.8% - 7 .4% - 7.5%

- 32 - EXTENSION BOOK COLLECTIONS, JANUARY 1, 1966

Branch Adult Juvenile Total Adult %

Bookmobile 1, 2 & 3 9,606 27,541 37,147 26%

Central Avenue 11,503 8,297 19,800 58%

East Lake 13,776 7,508 21,284 65%

Franklin 16,722 7,420 24,142 69%

Hosmer 15,333 12,543 27,876 55% Jordan 9,245 9,091 18,336 50%

Linden Hills 19,926 11,362 31,288 64%

Longfellow 8,492 8,940 17,432 49%

North 15,829 8,659 24,488 65%

Pierre Bottineau 6,281 6,538 12,819 49%

Pillsbury 14,085 4,587 18,672 75%

Roosevelt 12,434 9,838 22,272 56%

Seven Corners* 1,667 - 880 787

Sumner 13,164 8,225 21,389 62%

Walker 18,945 9,017 27,962 68% Webber Park 11,545 12,837 24,382 47%

TOTAL 198,553 151,523 350,076 57%

Extension Loans 23,296 15,661 38,957 60%

TOTAL 221,849 167,184 389,033 57%

(Uncataloged books are not included.)

*Seven Corners closed August 28, 1964.

- 3.3 - BOOKS REBOUND

(i~cludes pamphlets)

Total Books Agency 1965 Quotas* Rebound in 1965

Extension Loans 1,600 719

Bookmobiles 1,200 337

Central Avenue 725 414

East Lake 650 352

Franklin 650 242 Hosmer 800 541

Jordan 600 150

Linden Hills 1,000 752

Longfellow 500 473

North 525 617

Pierre Bottineau 325 219

Pillsbury 325 132

Roosevelt 675 299

Sumner 525 270

Walker 1,000 671

Webber Park 900 284

TOTAL 12,000 6,472

*3,648 converted to book budget money.

- 34 - ALLOCATIONS OF GIFT FUNDS TO EXTENSION AGENCIES May 3, 1965

Agency Fund Amount East Lake Eva Rhodes Freeman Memorial Fund $500.00 Juv. Eva Rhodes Freeman Memorial Fund $500.00 Adult $1,000.00 TOTAL

Linden Hills William Peck Post Auxiliary $27.00 Adult Mrs. Mary McAffee Forney in memory of i20.00 Juv. Mrs. w.D. Shaw $47.00 TOTAL North Herman F. Bommelman Memorial Fund $300.00 Adult Axel H. Corell Trust Fund 500.00 Juv. Adra M. Fay Memorial Fund 161.00 Adult Edward c. Gale Trust Fund 116.00 Adult ALA Supervisory Personnel 3.00 Adult Anoka Public Library s.oo Adult Anonymous and "catch all" . 5.00 Adult Book Lovers Club of Paynesville 5.00 Adult Mrs. Dhain 1.00 Adult Florence w. Ireys 25.00 Adult David P. Jensen 2.00 Adult Mrs. Charles W. Jerome 1.00 Adult Cecil I. Kubitz 9.00 · Adult D. Gordon Mosser, Jr. 2.00 Adult Alice C. Ostrom 6.00 Adult William Peck Post Auxiliary 3.00 Adult Robert Tanner 3.00 Adult Mrs. Victor Wood 5.00 Adult $1,152.00 TOTAL Roosevelt William F. Kunze Memorial i368.00 Adult $368.00 TOTAL Sumner Adelaide Rood Memorial $201.00 Juv. Sumner Branch Gift 15.00 Adult $216.00 TOTAL

Extension Loans Wilma Adsit Memorial $21.00 Adult Personals $391.00 Adult $412.00 TOTAL

TOTAL GIFT FUNDS $3,195.00

-35- BOOKMOBILES ANNUAL REPORT

1965

To the Director:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Bookmobiles for th,e year 1965.

Many changes were made in Bookmobile service in the fall of 1965. Since the bookmobile drivers were to work a regular 40 hour week it was impossible to continue the former schedule.

As we considered the stops to be eliminated the question of service to schools was discussed. It was decided to discontinue stops at the Morris Park, Lind, and Cooper Schools.

The Morris Park School stop was opened February 9, 1939. This was the second stop made by our first bookmobile. This service continued through September 24, 1965, except for a closing September, 1939 to September 12, 1940 at which time a new school was built. The adults and children were regular and enthusiastic borrowers through the years. This was always one of the busiest stops. Longfellow Branch and the new book­ mobile stop at 34th Avenue South and 50th Street now provide library service for the area.

On February 17, 1939 the first bookmobile began service at Lind School. This was discontinued on September 23, 1965. The adult circula­ tion had declined the last few years but the children's interest continued. This was also a busy stop. Webber Park Branch and the bookmobile stop at Humboldt and 52nd Avenues North are the nearest library facilities for ·the area. One of the new stops opened, when we acquired Bookmobile 2, was at Cooper School. Continuous service from June 6, 1952 through September 20, 1965 had pleased this neighborhood as circulation proved. East Lake and Longfellow Branches are the nearest libraries for this community. As we evaluated the neighborhoods it seemed advisable to close the stop at Riverside and 20th Avenues and the stop at 28th Avenue South and 56th Street. The Riverside and 20th Avenues stop opened September 10, 1964, was established to provide some service to the residents of this area when the Seven Corners Branch was closed. Our location did not seem convenient for adults, the nearby Clay Public School did not open in the fall, and parking problems were factors in the decision to discontinue the stop on September 23, 1965. In its place, on October 1, 1965, we opened a Friday morning stop at Cedar Hi Apartments, Cedar Avenue and 6th Street. Mrs. Schaefer who goes there says, "While we do not have a large circulation, we do have many of the residents coming regularly. Their requests vary from bookkeeping, penmanship, travel guides to auto repair manuals. Several of the patrons have expressed their appreciation of the service." - 36 - -2- We closed the stop at 28th Avenue South and 56th Street on September 24, 1965. We had faithful patrons but this stop was never very busy. We selected 34th Avenue South and 50th Street as the new service point. This was opened October 1, 1965. This was near the site planned for the new Longfellow Branch. We hoped to attract our former patrons from the Morris Park and 28th Avenue South and 56th Street areas. The business men were very receptive to the idea of a bookmobile on the corner. They have given us publicity in the neighborhood paper and the weekly ad of the Super Valu store. The interest of the business men seems greater than the response of the neighborhood. However, this seems a logical site and I would predict increased patronage. Three months is too short a time in which to evaluate its use. This is true of any new location.

Further changes in the fall schedule included shortening by one half hour the time at the school stops. One hour was added to the neigh­ borhood stops at Nicollet Avenue and 54th Street, Penn and 51st Avenues North, and Humboldt and 52nd Avenues North. The time at Chicago Avenue and 54th Street, and Bloomington Avenue South and 38th Street was increased one half hour. The Como and 19th Avenues Southeast stop was changed to Thursday evening. The 29th Avenue and Johnson Street Northeast stop was changed to Wednesday evening. The patrons accepted this with little conment.

The final major change in the schedule concerned Lyndale Avenue South and 54th Street. On September 29, 1965 we opened there at 10:30 A.M. and closed at 5 P.M. The longer hours have pleased the many adult users for now they can avoid the after school rush. Some of the children from the nearby school come during their lunch hour.

The new schedule allows one hour for lunch or supper and travel time to the next stop. This has proved to be difficult some days because of weather and driving conditions.

Reserved parking signs at some of the new as well as old book­ mobile stops seem very necessary to us. We hope this dream will be realized in 1966.

Bookmobile I had more than its share of mechanical difficulties in 1965. In January there was a broken brake spring, a new clutch in­ stalled, a Bendix spring on starter replaced, generator starter switch re­ placed, and a rear spring shackle, repaired and rebushed. The station wagon was used four times. In February the emergency brake was fixed. The station wagon was sent out once. March brought more trouble. Repairs and replacements included a warped head gasket, a broken ring gear, and another clutch. The station wagon was sent to ten stops. In April the distributor cap was replaced and a new gas tank had to be made. Six stops were missed and the station wagon used. Bookmobile I was closed June 14 - July 6 for repairs. A 3-ton McGraw-Edison air conditioner and a new Onan generator (12,500 kilowatts) were installed. The clutch was replaced. This unit was painted a reef green to match the other MPL motor vehicles. We have appreciated the air conditioner which has performed well. The new generator has used too much oil and has continued to give trouble. Oil leaks and brake troubles made it necessary to send the station wagon to - 37 - -3- six stops in August. Clutch and generator troubles caused three stops to be missed in October. The bookmobile went to the garage to have turn signals and brakes fixed on December 15. The station wagon was used for the stop. Eight stops were missed because of the snow storms of February 12, March 1, 2, 17, and 18.

Bookmobile 2 closed for the week of July 19 - 23. It was thoroughly cleaned, the paint touched up, and minor repairs made. The station wagon was used once in March when the brakes were adjusted. On October 5th the bookmobile broke down on the way to Barton and Melbourne Avenus Southeast. The city garage mechanic repaired the ignition switch and we opened at 4 o'clock. This bookmobile missed nine stops because of the heavy snowfalls on February 12, March 1, 2, 17, and 18.

We can expect more mechanical problems each year, for Bookmobile 3 has been in service since 1957. Although the generator has been re­ placed it was responsible for closing one stop in February and two in May. Tµe station wagon was used. This bookmobile was closed for repairs for two weeks, August 16 - 27. A general cleaning, the paint touched up, the floor repaired, and other minor repairs were made. The station wagon was used for two stops in September, when the head compressor was replaced. When more motor troubles continued, the bookmobile was closed November 9 - 15 for a motor overhaul. The station wagon was sent to the nine stops missed. It was closed again December 27 - 28. Leaking hoses and the cracked head were replaced. The bookmobile broke down on the way to the afternoon stop. No driver was available for the station wagon that after­ noon but it was sent out for the two stops on December 28. The heavy snows of February 12, March 1, 2, 17, and 18 closed eight stops. We hope that it will be possible to find a way to put an air conditioner on Bookmobile 3.

Books and other materials circulated by the bookmobiles in 1965 totaled 351,185. The circulation total for 1964 was 404,481. The statistics on circulation sent with this report will show some reasons for the 53,296 loss. The mechanical breakdowns, one extra week closed during the summer for repairs, the days lost because of snow storms, and the closing of Morris Park and Lind Schools were contributing factors to the 29,085 loss in circulation by Bookmobile I. The stops missed because of the snow storms had an effect on the circulation of Bookmobile 2 which had a 3,533 loss. Closing of Cooper School, more mechanical breakdowns than usual and the days lost due to the snow would partially account for the 20,698 loss of Bookmobile 3.

A new loan period for library materials was established, beginning May 28, 1965. Materials borrowed from a bookmobile on a Friday may be returned to the bookmobile the Friday following the date due without fine. All materials are due on Thursday. Some patrons have complained because the boolanobile is not there on Thursday or they think we have changed their schedule to Thursday.

During the sunnner and fall Mrs. Schaefer selected adult books which we wanted transferred to the bookmobile. She connnented that 'the - 38 - -4- books from extension loans that have been added to our collection have helped to vary and change the assortment on the bookmobiles and the patrons have been pleased. We do miss the extra new books we were able to borrow from the extension loans department. We have directed many patrons to the rental collections at the Central Library and the Linden Hills Branch.'

Miss Lockerby selected the juvenile books for transfer from the extension loans collection. She says that 'We felt the loss of borrowing books from extension and the Central Library in areas where we found it difficult to carry sufficient materials on the bookmobile so had always borrowed rather than buy them--such as vocational books, Merit Badge pamphlets, and biographies of artists.'

Paperbacks for young adult borrowers were ordered in February and July. We have about 225 titles for each bookmobile. Some of the most popular have been duplicated. These were ready for circulation on May 1st. About 50 have been discarded. Mrs. Schaefer says, "With the addition of the paperbacks for the Young Adult shelves there has been an increase in the number and types of books the teenagers are taking. The paperbacks appeal to the teenagers as well as the adults and many are circulated to adults."

In reviewing reading trends of the past year Mrs. Schaefer says, "Integration and books on politics and government, such as the Schlesinger and Sorenson books on Kennedy, as well as the novels of Knebel, Wallace, and Burdick are as popular as ever. The greatest demand now is for spy stories with Ian Fleming's Bond series far in the lead. The historical novels of Caldwell, Humphrey, Michener, and Manfred have had long waiting lists. The plays given at the Guthrie Theatre created more interest in reading other plays than we have had for some time."

Children's reading interests have not changed. Biography, poetry, fairy tales, history, and science continue to be popular. Miss Lockerby reports, "A book made into a movie no longer seems to stimulate renewed interest in the book except by children, i.e. Mary Poppins, James Bond, and Undercover Cat, although the adults have joined the Fleming craze. Replacements and additional copies of all Newbery award winners have been made to meet the demand caused by school reading lists."

Regarding school visits Miss Lockerby reports, ''This fall I visited 8 rooms at Blaine School and urged them to get new library cards or to clear their old ones. There are many long-standing delinquency records from the years we did not go there in the sununer months. Visits were made to 6 rooms at Agassiz and 20 rooms at Bancroft for brief book talks and reminders of Library hours."

On November 12 Miss Mary Zeimetz was transferred to Business and Economics Department. Her position has been filled by temporary appointees; Miss Roberta Ratcliff, November 13 - December 3; Miss Jane Jensen, December 7th. Mrs. Evlyn Solomon, who worked two days a week from January to June, did not return in the fall. There are no three session days in the fall schedule so we did not need her for the day schedules. We could have used - 39 - -5- her for an afternoon and evening. During the year these professionals substituted: Mrs. Lois Esterly, Miss Ethelwyn Dyer, Mrs. Becky Yagyu, Mrs. Pat Parker, and Mr. David Waldemar.

Our Library Aide II, Mrs. Doris Cr.usell, was transferred April 16 to Longfellow Branch. She was replaced by Mrs. Violet Carpenter. On November 29 Mrs. Florence Mayes replaced Mrs. Carpenter who was granted a leave.

There were several changes in Library Aide I personnel. Mrs. Patricia Kile resigned June 11th. Her replacement was Mr. Richard Kaufman who stayed until August 27. Mrs. Karen Aukland was granted a leave, July 9th. Mr. Douglas TeGantvoort was assigned to the bookmobile for the period of July 19 - September 22. Miss Barbara Ferguson started September 16 and Mrs. Margaret Peterson came to us on September 22nd. Another new aide, Miss Marie Svang, was assigned to us on October 27. Substitutes for Library Aides I for this year were Mr. Tom Redman, Miss Carol Lundberg, and Miss Linda Palm.

The regular bookmobile drivers covered the vacations and illnesses. Mr. Maurice Paul substituted one day when two drivers were ill.

I hope that in the near future the Minneapolis Public Library can have a new fleet of bookmobiles with which to carry on this interesting part of library service.

Respectfully submitted,

Neville~~ Alfken Bookmobile Librarian

- 40 - ANNUAL REPORT

STAFF

OF THE

BOOI

Miss Neville Alfken Bookmobile Librarian Mrs. Kathryn Schaefer Assistant Bookmobile Librarian Miss Betty Lockerby Children's Librarian Miss Jane Jensen Professional Assistant II, December 7 - Miss Roberta Ratcliff Professional Assistant II, November 3 - December 3 Mrs. Evlyn Solomon Professional Assistant II, 2 days a week, January - June 10 Miss Mary Zeimetz Professional Assistant II, January - November 11 Mrs. Violet Carpenter Library Aide II, April 5 - December 3 Mrs. Doris Crusell Library Aide II, January - April 16 Mrs. Florence Mayes Library Aide II, November 29 - Mrs. Karen Aukland Library Aide I, January - July 9 Miss Lucille Calguire Library Aide I Miss Barbara Ferguson Library Aide I, September 16 - Mrs. Iris Grivna Library Aide I Miss Linda Harrison Library Aide I Mr. Richard Kaufman Library Aide I, June 25 - August 27 Mrs. Patricia Kile Library Aide I, January - June 11 Mrs. Helen Larson Library Aide I, January - October 28 Mrs. Margaret Peterson Library Aide I, September 22 - Mrs. Merle Strom Library Aide I, 3 days a week Miss Marie Svang Library Aide I, October 27 - Mr. Douglas TeGantvoort Library Aide I, July 19 - September 22 Mr. William Shaw Driver, Bookmobile I Mr. Edward Senko Driver, Bookmobile 2 Mr. Bevely Roland Driver, Bookmobile 3 Mr. William Kos Driver, Bookmobiles

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BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for _BOO__ KM_O_B_I_L_E_S~------

19 64 1965 °1, Gain or "l, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 91,239 81,596 10.6% Juvenile 313,242 269,589 13.9% TOTAL 404,481 351,185 13.2% Vertical File Materials 205 105 48.8% Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $2.477 .36 $3,692.00 P e ri o di ca 1s 350.00 350.00 Juvenile 5,889.95 8,181.80 Special or Gift Funds TOTAL $8,717.31 $12,223.80

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 9,271 Reference - Adult 35 Young Adult 300 Juvenile 27,531 Reference - Juvenile 10 TOTAL 37,147

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number ______Attendance ______

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour Story Hour (School Age) Movies Other

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH !.!~u.!!!m~b~er~------N ~A~tt~e~n~da~n~c~e::_-----­

SCHOOL VISITS ~S~ch~o~o~l~s _------~C~la:!..::s:'...::s'..!..r~oo~m~s~------

0TH ER AGENCIES VISITED (List):

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Statistical Summary for BOOKMOBILE I CIRCULATION 1964 1965 % Gain or % Loss (Prev:ious Year) (Cur~ent Year)

Adult 27,221 21,381 21.4% Juvenile 97,127 73,902 23.9% TOTAL 124,348 95,283 23.3% Vertical File Materials 52 37 28.8%

Statistical Summary for BOOKMOBILE 2 CIRCULATION 1964 1965 % Gain or% Loss (Previous Year) (CurrentYear)

Adult 38,170 36,798 3.5% Juvenile 104,778 102,617 2.0% TOTAL 142,948 139,415 2.4% Vertical File Materials 75 39 48.0%

Statistical Summary for BOOKMOBILE 3

CIRCULATION 1964 1965 % Gain or 4 Loss (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 25,848 23,417 9.4% Juvenile 111,337 93,070 16.4% TOTAL 137,185 116,487 15.0% Vertical File Materials 78 29 62.8%

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ANNUAL REPORT STATISTICAL SUMMARY FOR BOOI

CIRCULATION FOR 1965

Month No. of Stops Adult Juvenile Total V.F.

January 121 6,661 24,510 31,171 8

February 110 6,586 22,842 29,428 18

March 112 6,934 24,506 31,440 15

April 127 6,986 26,028 33,014 6

May 123 6,658 26,050 32,708 12

June 109 6,907 23,447 30,354 2

July 114 7,235 20,444 27,679 2

August 109 6,577 17,780 24,357 3

September 125 7,492 21,625 29,117 13

October 114 6,832 21,963 28,795 14

November 109 6,588 21,853 28,441 9

December 119 6,140 18,541 24,681 3

TOTAL 1,392 81,596 269,589 351,185 105

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Statistical Summary for BOOICMOBILE I CIRCULATION FOR 1965

Month No. of Stops Adult ·Juvenile Total ~ January 37 1,868 7,539 9,407 3

February 34 1,866 7,231 9,097 7 March 31 1,725 6,565 8,290 5 April 37 1,687 7,271 8,958 4

May 40 2,014 8,550 10,564 5

June 17 944 3,562 4,506 0 July 35 1,826 5,136 6,962 2

August 39 2,073 5,181 7,254 0 September 39 2,076 5,901 7,977 3 October 30 1,742 5,262 7,004 8 November 34 1,947 6,336 8,283 0

December 34 1,613 5,368 6,981 0

TOTAL 407 21,381 73,902 95,283 37

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ANNUAL REPORT Statistical Sunnnary for BOOKMOBILE 2

CIRCULATION FOR 1965

Month No. of Stoes Adult Juvenile Total L.!..:. January 40 2,887 7,387 10,274 1

February 36 2,919 7,264 10,183 3

March 39 2,929 7,946 10,875 7

April 42 3,218 9,002 12,220 0

May 40 2,837 8,507 11,344 3

June 44 3,572 10,577 14,149 2

July 32 3,186 8,179 11,365 0 August 44 3,239 9,357 12,596 0

September 42 3,409 8,832 12,241 10

October 42 3,035 8,991 12,026 5 November 42 2,806 9,137 11,943 6

December 44 2,761 7,438 10,199 2

TOTAL 487 36,798 102,617 139,415 39

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ANNUAL REPORT Statistical Sunnnary for BOOKMOBILE 3

CIRCULATION FOR 1965

Month No. of Stops Adult Juvenile Total V.F.

January 44 1,906 9,584 11,490 4

February 40 1,801 8,347 10,148 8

March 42 2,280 9,995 12,275 3

April 48 2,081 9,755 11,836 2

May 43 1,807 8,993 10,800 4

June 48 2,391 9,308 11,699 0

July 47 2,223 7,129 9,352 0

August 26 1,265 3,242 4,507 3

September 44 2,007 6,892 8,899 0

October 42 2,055 7,710 9,765 1

November 33 1,835 6,380 8,215 3

December 41 1,766 5,735 7,501 1

TOTAL 498 23,417 93,070 116,487 29

- 47 - STATISTICAL· SUMMARY FOR BOOKMOBILES

CIRCULATION FOR 1965

No. of (By Rank) Stop % Stops Stops Adult Juvenile TOTAL Avg. Adult

1. Penn Ave. s. & 54th St. 49 6,175 13,112 19,287 394 32% 2. Aldrich Ave. S. & 40th St. 47 2,928 15,964 18,892 402 15% 3. Lyndale Ave. S. & 54th St. 45 6,468 12,038 18,506 411 35% 4. Como & 19th Aves. SE. 47 5,039 13,426 18,465 393 27% 5. Knox Ave. S. & 50th St. 49 4,519 13,671 18,190 371 25% 6. Penn & 51st Aves. N. 46 3,834 12,896 16,730 364 23% 7. Thomas & 39th Aves. N. 50 4,060 11,215 15,275 306 27% 8. Chicago Ave. & 54th St. 48 4,129 10,915 15,044 313 27%• 9. Pierce School 47 1,001 11,790 12,791 272 8% 10. Bloomington Ave. & 46th St. 46 3,400 8,753 12,153 264 28% 11. Nicollet Ave. & 54th St. 45 3,777 8,183 11,960 266 32% 12. Humboldt & 52nd Aves. N. 42 1,918 9,630 11,548 275 17% 13. Queen & 44th Aves. N. 50 3,577 7,568 11,145 223 32% 14. Glendale Homes 50 2,370 8,730 11,100 222 21% 15. Emerson & 37th Aves. N. 48 2,021 8,902 10,923 228 19% 16. Barton & Melbourne Aves. SE. 50 3,047 7,802 10,849 217 28% 17. Franklin & Penn Aves. S. 43 3,118 7,587 10,705 249 29% 18. Cooper School, 31 987 9,247 10,234 330 10% Closed Sept. 20 19. Bloomington Ave. & 38th St. 45 2,346 7,821 10,167 226 23% 20. Morris Park School, 31 1,138 8,927 10,065 325 11% Closed Sept. 24 21. 29th Ave. & Johnson St. NE. 48 2,691 7,345 10,036 209 27% 22. Cedar Ave. & 34th St. 43 1,748 7,172 8,920 207 20% 23. Lind School, Closed Sept. 23 31 641 7,955 8,596 277 7% 24. Xerxes Ave. s. & 50th St. 44 2,330 5,752 8,082 184 29% 25. Bryn Mawr, 48 2,593 4,887 7,480 156 35% Laurel & Sheridan Aves. s. 26. Blaine School 47 197 7,217 7,414 158 3% 27. Madison School 41 876 6,045 6,921 169 13% 28. Nicollet Ave. & 28th St. 44 1,768 4,340 6,108 139 29% 29. 12th Ave. SE. & 6th St. 47 879 4,952 5,831 124 15% 30. 28th Ave. s. & 56th St., 31 883 2,833 3,716 120 24% Jan. 1 - Sept. 24 31. Riverside & 20th Aves. S., 35 212 1,866 2,078 59 10% Jan. 1 - Sept. 23 32. 34th Ave. s. & 50th St., 12 538 944 1,482 124 36% Oct. 1 - 33. Cedar Ave. & 6th St. 12 388 104 492 41 79% Oct. 1 -

TOTAL 1,392 81,596 269,589 351,185 252 23%

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CIRCULATION FOR 1965

No. of Stops Stops Adult Juvenile Total

Madison School (Jan. 1 - Sept. 20) 29 601 4,033 4,634 Xerxes Ave. S. & 50th St. 44 2,330 5,752 8,082 Franklin & Penn Aves. S. 43 3,118 7,587 10,705 Cedar Ave. & 34th St. 43 1,748 7,172 8,920 Nicollet Ave. & 28th St. 44 1,768 4,340 6,108 Lyndale Ave. s. & 54th St. 45 6,468 12,038 18,506 Lind School (Closed Sept. 23) 31 641 7,955 8,596 Pierce School (Sept. 30 -) 12 230 2,691 2,921 Humboldt & 52nd Aves. N. 42 1,918 9,630 11,548 Morris Park School (Closed Sept. 24) 31 1,138 8,927 10,065 28th Ave. s. & 56th St. {Closed Sept.24)31 883 2,833 3,716 34th Ave. s. & 50th St. (Opened Oct. 1) 12 538 944 1,482

TOTAL 407 21,381 73,902 95,283

CLOSED - STATION WAGON CLOSED - STATION WAGON

Jan. 21 - Humboldt & 52nd Oct. 14 - Pierce School 25 - Madison School 14 - Humboldt & 52nd 26 - Cedar & 34th 15 - 34th Ave. & 50th 26 - Nicollet & 28th Dec. 15 - Lyndale & 54th Feb. 2 - Cedar & 34th Mar. 8 - Madison School CLOSED - SNOW STORM 8 - Xerxes & 50th 9 - Cedar & 34th Feb. 12 - Morris Park School 9 - Nicollet & 28th 12 - 28th Ave. & 56th 10 - Lyndale & 54th Mar. 1 - Franklin & Penn 11 - Lind School 2- Cedar & 34th 11 - Humboldt & 52nd 2 - Nicollet & 28th 22 - Madison School 17 - Lyndale & 54th 22 - Xerxes & 50th 18 - Lind School 22 - Franklin & Penn 18 - Humboldt & 52nd Apr. 5 - Madison School 7 - Lyndale & 54th CLOSED FOR REPAIRS 8 - Lind School 8 - Humboldt & 52nd June 14 - July 6 (3 weeks) 9 - Morris Park School 9 - 28th Ave. & 56th Aug. 3 - Cedar & 34th 3 - Nicollet & 28th 26 - Lind School 26 - Humboldt & 52nd 27 - Morris Park School 27 - 28th Ave. & 56th

- 49 - STATISTICAL SUMMARY FOR BOOKMOBILE 2 CIRCULATION FOR 1965

No. of Stops Stops Adult Juvenile Total

Aldrich Ave. s. & 40th St. 47 2,928 15,964 18,892 Bloomington Ave. & 46th St. 46 3,400 8,753 12,153 Barton & Melbourne Aves. SE. 50 3,047 7,802 10,849 Glendale Homes 50 2,370 8,730 11,100 Thomas & 39th Aves. N. 50 4,060 11,215 15,275 Queen & 44th Aves. N. 50 3,577 7,568 11', 145 Knox Ave. s. & 50th St. 49 4,519 13,671 18,190 Penn Ave. S. & 54th St. 49 6,175 13,112 19,287 Bryn Mawr, Laurel & Sheridan Aves. s. 48 2,593 4,887 7,480 Chicago Ave. & 54th St. 48 4,129 10,915 15,044 TOTAL 487 36,798 102,617 139,415

CLOSED - STATION WAGON

Mar. 24 - Thomas & 39th Oct. 5 - Barton & Melbourne, no station wagon

CLOSED - SNOW STORM

Feb. 12 - Bryn Mawr 12 - Chicago & 54th Mar. 1 - Bloomington & 46th 2 - Barton & Melbourne 2 - Glendale Homes 17 - Thomas & 39th 17 - Queen & 44th 18 - Knox & 50th 18 - Penn & 54th CLOSED FOR REPAIRS July 19 - 23 (one week)

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CIRCULATION FOR 1965

No. of Stops Stops Adult Juvenile Total

Cooper School (Jan. 1 - Sept. 20) 31 987 9,247 10,234 Madison School (Sept. 27 -) 12 275 2,012 2,287 Nicollet Ave. & 54th St. 45 3,777 8,183 11,960 Blaine School 47 197 7,217 7,414 Penn & 51st Aves. N. 46 3,834 12,896 16,730 Emerson & 37th Aves. N. 48 2,021 8,902 10,923 29th Ave. & Johnson St. NE. 48 2,691 7,345 10,036 Pierce School (Jan. 1 - Sept. 23) 35 771 9,099 9,870 Riverside & 20th Aves. S., 35 212 1,866 2,078 (Jan. 1 - Sept. 23) 12th Ave. & 6th St. SE. 47 879 4,952 5,831 Como & 19th Aves. SE. 47 5,039 13,426 18,465 Cedar Ave. & 6th St. 12 388 104 492 Bloomington Ave. & 38th St. 45 2,346 7,821 10,167

TOTAL 498 23,417 93,070 116,487.

CLOSED - STATION WAGON CLOSED - SNOW STORM

Feb. 1 • Cooper School Feb. 12 - Bloomington & 38th May 25 - Penn & 51st Mar. 2 - Blaine School Sept. 24.- Bloomington & 38th 2 - Penn & 51st 27 - Madison School 17 - Emerson & 37th Nov. 9 - Blaine School 17 - Como & 19th 9 - Penn & 51st 18 - Pierce School 10 - Emerson & 37th 18 - Riverside & 20th 10 - 29th & Johnson 18 - 12th Ave. & 6th 11 - 12th Ave. & 6th 18 - 29th & Johnson 11 - Como & 19th 12 - Cedar & 6th 12 - Bloomington & 38th 15 - Madison School Dec. 27 - Nicollet & 54th (missed stop, no driver for station wagon) 28 - Blaine School 28 - Penn & 51st

CLOSED FOR REPAIRS

Aug. 16 - 27 (2 weeks)

-,1 - CENTRAL AVENUE BRANCH LIBRARY .ANNUAL REPORT

1965

To the Director:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Central Avenue Branch for the year 1965.

GENERAL COMMENTS

A noticeable improvement in the attitude of the public toward the Library manifested itself in the last quarter of the year. The re­ scheduling of the 29th and Johnson St. bookmobile stop from Thursday to Wednesday evening and the addition of Tuesday evening at this branch brought four evenings per week of library service to Northeast Minneapolis where for the past four years service was available only on Monday and Thursday evenings. Patron reaction was generally good and no unfavorable comments wre received. The addition of a sixth day (Wednesday) with the elimination of the mid-week interruption in service also brought many favorable conments, if no increase in patronage.

CIRCULATION AND BOOK STOCK

Circulation continued its downward plunge for the largest loss and lowest annual total for the past ten years. However, a slight gain in both adult and juvenile in December was most encouraging. Final figures show a 14.3% juvenile loss and less than 1% for adult. After two years the impact of the new St. Anthony Branch of Hennepin County must have run its course.

Official figures show a net gain of only 112 volumes exclusive of transfers from the extension department. Approximately 2,100 additions were balanced off by about 2,000 withdrawals for a 10% turnover. Paper­ backs were added to the Y.A. collection for the first time. A total of 126 books were added thereby.

ACTIVITIES "Outside" activities included the usual elementary school visits. Since 1961 work with young adults has included annual "book talk" visits to the sophomore orientation classes at Edison High School. For 1965 the plan had been expanded to include organized tours of the central library departments most useful to high school students. The "book talks" at Edison are scheduled into the sophomore orientation classes which requires a concentrated effort within one week in an already fully-planned program. This effort requires the services of three persons to completely cover the many class sections which meet early in the day on alternate days. With the resignation of the Coordinator of Young Adult Services in August, the assistance of the third person was lost. Plans had to be suspended until arrangements could be made for one or two persons to cover all the classes

- 52 - -2- over a longer time-period. Another attempt will be made in Spring 1966 in connection with a book or library observance.

"Inside" activities included two performances of the annual puppet show which drew an audience of 390 school children. The Popular Books Discussion Group continued to meet once a month in the story-telling room. This group while numbering only a half-dozen persons has met monthly for nine years. Only eight school classes visited the branch during the year.

OUTLOOK

"A new house is often neighbor to a badly run down one in the western half of Northeast Community, an area unique in its mixture of the old and new, its wide variety of land uses and its strong family and organ­ ization bonds. These are among the reasons orthodox planning procedures should not be followed in Northeast. "1/ This is Northeast Minneapolis, an exciting place to work and a preferred place to live, and the City's largest community.

From the standpoint of library service, some hard facts brought out in the C.I.P. report quoted above should be considered and used accordingly.

A. Education and economic status.

The median education was 10.4 years, third lowest of the City's ten communities. (In census tracts adjacent to Central Avenue Branch, this writer estimated 10.1 years in the 1964 annual report). The percentage of high school graduates for Northeast was 38.6 compared with the City's 48.4%. In the traditionally accepted correlation between educational level and reading used by librarians, these facts would require more careful library planning. Eight of the 12 public elementary schools are at capacity or over-capacity enrollments. Seven parochial schools account for another 2,000 students not including DeLaSalle High School. Closing down even one parochial school could cause a crisis in one of the already over­ crowded public schools. Of the ten elementary schools, new buildings are recommended for six existing ones and outright elimination of two. The ninth is a consolidation, the building now under construction (Pierce­ Whitney). Only one elementary school is considered to be modern and good (Waite Park). One of the two junior high's is considered good. The only high school (Edison) will remain as is, with all the Northeast Connnunity's public high school students in attendance there. This is an important factor in branch library planning in this area, for as the old saying goes, "If we don't get them during high school, we've lost them as adults.u

Conmiunity income averaged $6,368 compared with the city average of $6,401, sixth highest community in the city. Median income ranged from $5,506 (Old St. Anthony) to $7,222 (Waite Park). Nearly one-fifth of the - 53 - -3- families in Northeast had incomes of less than $4,000, fourth lowest community in the city. Unemployment was below the city average. North­ east had the fourth lowest rate of juvenile delinquency in the city. However, Northeast Community ranked fourth highest in the city in the rate of AFDC cases, slightly below the city average in old age assistance cases, and well below the city average of relief cases.

B. Environment

Northeast is composed chiefly of families (93%) and 61% of its housing was owner-occupied, compared to the city average of 53%. A random sampling of Northeast residents in 1964 showed that in spite of deteriora­ tion of older sections, zoning, overcrowding of schools, and heavy traffic, 75% in an expression of community loyalty, said, given a "free choice" of living anywhere, they would choose Northeast again.

C. Branch Libraries

"The importance of branch libraries to residential communities is obvious. They provide the most convenient access for many residents to the resources of library system and are hence essential for education, rec­ reation, and cultural fulfillment.'~/ The C. I.P. report descr.ibes briefly the present branches and their service areas, then concludes with the following statement: ''None of the branch libraries presently fulfills the role of a larger regional library at a central, easily accessible location. ''1./ Respectfully submitted, £J-c~ 6 ~~a Leonard J. Pignatello Central Avenue Branch Librarian

1/ Northeast Community Analysis and Action Recommendations. Community Improvement Program, Series No. 16, Publication No. 160 (Minneapolis 1965), separate summary (mimeo) p.l. l:/ Ibid. p.69.

]./ Ibid. p.71.

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STAFF

OF THE

CENTRAL AVENUE BRANCH LIBRARY

1965

Leonard J. Pignatello Branch Librarian Normakay Marthinson Professional Assistant II Audrey Canelake .Children•s Librarian Henrietta Sibell Library Aide I Mrs. Jeanne Buerkle Library Aide I, January - July Helen Healy Library Aide I, July - James Stone Library Aide II, September - Josephine Szutz Library Page I Alphonse Bernard Library Page I, January - June Nicholas Gmiterko Janitor-Engineer

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BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Sta tis tic al Summary for __C_e_n_t_r_a_l_A_v_e_n_u_e_B_r_a_n_c_h_L_i_b_r_a_r..,._y __ _

19 64 19 65 "h Gain or "& Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Cur~ent Year)

Adult 39,593 39,218 .9% Juvenile 55,919 47,907 14.3% TOTAL 95,512 87,125 8.7% Vertical File Materials 894 736 17.6% Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $1,678.52 $2,798.31 P erio di cals 400.00 400.00 Juvenile 1,997.47 2,811.94 Special or Gift Funds TOTAL $4,075.99 $6,010.25

BOOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 10,318 Reference - Adult 595 Young Adult 590 Juvenile 8,246 Reference - Juvenile 51 TOTAL 19,800

ADULT PROGHAMS (Library Sponsored) Number 10 Attendance 55 Popular Books Discussion Group CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 27 133 Story Hour (School Age) 20 42 Movies Other Puppet Shows 2 390

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 8 Attendance 255

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 4 Classrooms 127

OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List): - 56 - EAST LAKE BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT

1965

To the Director: Herewith is submitted the annual report of the East Lake Branch Library for the year 1965.

ADULT BOOK COLLECTI0N1 CIRCULATION AND READING TRENDS The adult book collection is showing a great need for new books. Extensive weeding was done in the fiction collection. So many fiction were discarded that although we reai.ved books from the extension loans department, we still have many empty shelves. The nonfiction needs more weeding but until we can replace these books with new ones or new editions we will do our best to serve the public with what we have. History, art and literature were replenished with new books and many from the extension loans.

The extension loans department was used to great extent, but since that service has been discontinued, it makes it more evident that the branch will have to supply more of the public's demands.

East Lake Branch was one of the four branches that gained this year. The gain was small, total circulation was 90,297 as compared to 89,772 in 1964. The adult loss was 182 and the juvenile gain was 713. East Lake Branch rated 5th in the number of adult books circulated in branches in 1965. With the losses taken by other branches, even those open six days a week, it is encouraging to see even a small gain.

The paperback collection has been very successful. Over 150 books were added this year, including three and four copies of the most wanted titles. Mr. Olsen, a regular patron for many years, said it was the best addition to the library in a long while. Although the paperback collection was originally intended for the Young Adult, many adults use it.

The reading trends of this conmunity have not vatted over the past few years. The majority of patrons still want light fiction, biography and travel. The business men along Lake Street come in for materials relating to their particular fields. There is also a great demand for books on the repair of cars, T.V., radio and home improvement. Mysteries, suspense and westerns are yearly favorites, and a number of men want to know why we don't get more westerns. Many patrons, especially men, just come to the library to read magazines.

WORK WITH CHILDREN

Mrs. Gertrude Geck, children's librarian, was transferred to Franklin Branch. From March 15th until August 2nd we did not have a permanent children's librarian. Mrs. Katherine Adomeit substituted from April 9th to June 2nd. During the sunmer we had a number of substitutes, - 57 - -2- some without any experience in children's work. Miss Mary Hanft became the children's librarian on August 2nd. Miss Hanft gave a talk to the St. Albert's Home and School Organization. About 50 parents and teachers attended.

STAFF

This year East Lake Branch has suffered a very trying period of undergoing a complete change of staff, with the exception of the branch librarian. On March 15th the children's librarian was transferred. On returning from her vacation in July the branch librarian found two new Library Aides I and a substitute children's librarian. In September we had another new Library Aide I. A branch librarian always expects a certain amount of turnover in personnel, especially shelvers, but to have an entirely new staff at one time was most disconcerting. It is difficult enough to train one person at a time, especially with the added burden of checking in all the new books from extension loans, sending for catalog cards, and stamping all the books with a new branch designation. A complete change of staff is not only difficult for the workers but confuses the public. Many asked this librarian what was happening. It is sincerely hoped that our staff will become more stable. Great credit must be given to our present staff who did their best under these circumstances.

BRANCH NEWS

On May 28th East Lake Branch began charging out books on the Recordak machine that had been used in the extension loans department. It has proven to be a great help, especially on Thursdays when we do over a third of the weeks' circulation on one day.

Opening the branch on Tuesday evening so far has not proved a success. Very few students or adults come in. It seems too bad to maintain these hours when the public does not take advantage of them. '

The good news at East Lake was the releasing of the Freeman Fund money. It had been six years since the money had been given by Mrs. Freeman and this year our dream came true. One thousand dollars was allowed for children and young adult books. Each book has a beautiful book plate designating that it is a Freeman Fund book. The children's room has received two bright yellow hassocks, a large tan covered chest type bench, holding 30 bright colored pillows for story hour. A sofa, a bench, three chairs and a table have been ordered for the young adult corner.

With the lights being lowered (to give adequate lighting), the library being painted, and new books, we should start out the coming year with a new look and a new zeal for library service.

Respectfully submitted, • • ~\.-4'/. A ~.·"'"'"'(--_..l..LL.~---~~--~ (Mrs'.) Lillian D. Holmes East Lake Branch Librarian - 58 - ANNUAL REPORT

STAFF

OF THE

JORDAN BRANCH LIBRARY 1965

Mrs. Lillian D. Holmes Branch Librarian Mrs. Gertrude Geck Children's Librarian, January 1 - March 15 Miss Mary Hanft Children's Librarian, August 2 - Mrs. Katherine Adomeit Children's Librarian, substituted from April 9 - June 2. Mrs. Charlotte Wilmot Library Aide I, January 1 - June 12 Miss Helen Healy Library Aide I, January 1 - July 9 Mrs. Betty Robeck Library Aide I, July 6 - Mrs. Berniece Bell Library Aide I, July 12 - September 15 Miss Colette Biros Library Aide I, September 16 - Miss Karen Lesch Library Aide I, 7 hours wkly., September 27 - Miss Margaret Cutler Professional Assistant II, part time, October 26 - Joan Tooker Library Page I, January - June 11 Bonnie Picket Library Page I, August 24 - Mary Kurtz Library Page I, October 8 - December 31 Pamela Wolf Library Page I, June 14 - August 20

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BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for EAST LAKE BRANCH LIBRARY

19_Mt_ 19-65_ "1:, Gain or "I, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 47,476 47,288 .4% Juvenile 42,296 43,009 1.6\ TOTAL 89,772 90,297 .6% Vertical File Materials 672 332 50.6% Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $1,770.90 $3,019.00 Periodicals 350.00 350.00 Juvenile 1,650.67 2,110.00 Special or Gift Funds ___l~,O~O_O~._O_O_(Freeman Fund - $500 Y.A.; TOTAL $3,771.57 $6,479.00 and $500 Juv.)

['WOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 12,522 Reference - Adult 504 Young Adult 750 (approximately} Juvenile 7,464 Reference - Juvenile 44 TOTAL 21,284

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number ___N_o_ne __ Attendance ______

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 24 186 Story Hour (School Age) Movies Other

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH !...!...::.um=b~er~N ___2_ 4___ c....!A.!:.!tt::.!:'..e.!!.n~da~n~c~e:..... ___6_5_8 __ _

SCHOOL VISITS ~S c!::..!h~o~o~ls~ ___ l_ 2___ .:::C~la~s~s'..!..r~oo~m~s~ ___l_3_ 6__ _

0TH ER AG[NCIES VISITED (List): Children I s librarian, Miss Mary Hanft, talked to St. Albert's Home and School Organization. 50 parents and teachers.

- 60 - FRANKLIN BRANCH LIBRARY

To the Director: Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Franklin Branch Library for the year 1965.

Perhaps the most serious problem faced by this library is the lack of funds and statt to formulate and carry out an effective program with regard to reaching the many hundreds of people in our area who do not know of the library and its resources. Without more adequate financial support we can only keep on doing what we have done in the past which is totally inadequate. This neighbor­ hood is a constantly changing one and an area where the library must get out and meet the people on their own home ground. We cannot sit back and expect to have these people beat a path to our door. We can keep on saying we know how important books and reading oan be but without increases in staff, materials, and expense budgets we cannot prove this. We do only what is possible under existing budgetary limits and this, more often than not, depends on the dedication of the staff.

Another problem we have faced here during the past year was a constantly changing staff. We have had three children I s librarians this year- one ot whom was out ill for several months. We have had two adult assistants this year and now will soon be getting a senior aide in place of a Professional Assistant II. We have also had one aide promoted, a replacement tor her and a temporary aide during theiuterdl.. Fortunately, our turnover in shelvers has been at. .. a minimum. With all the statf changes that have occured, a great burden has been placed on the remaining staff. The public has also been aware of all the changes that have been made and many have made comments about this.

Our adult film program seems to be a going concern. We have many people who come faithfully every month. We are constantly being surprised by the great distances some of these people come to see the films. We have had an average attendance of 26 for each showing and this is much more thanwe·expected when we first started the program.

Two special events are noteworthy this year. Mr. Syd Fossum, a local artist and instructor, held a one man show at the branch during April and. May. This created a great deal of interest not only among our own patrons but among others who read of the show in the local newspapers.

On April 23rd, Franklin Branch celebrated its 75th birthday. There was no special celebration of the event but we did invite the young adult librarians to the branch for their :meeting on this date and reference was •de in passing of our anniversary. - 61 - -2-

Late this fall our old tile roof was removed and a new asbestos shingle root in oyster white laid in its place. Outside gutters and downspouts were also installed all around the building. Hopefully, this will now keep the rain and snow from running through the walls as it has been doing in the alcove and the rear of the main reading room. Circulation continues its downward slide but mu.eh is due to the character of the neighborhood. Whole blocks ot houses have been torn down because ot the treeway interchanges which are being built in our area. Several ot the main north-south streets have been torn up for storm sewer installations and buses rerouted all over the area. Also, the people who are now moving into our area seem to be lower down on the economic and educational scale. In talking to school officials they say the intellectual abilities of ·the children seem to be less each year. Thia drastically affects the use of the library. .&.a was mentioned before, we should be out in the area telling parents how much the library can hell them and their children. Some of the more popular adult titles this year have been ~e down staircase,~ shadow ran fast, Scarlet Plume, Cellist, g or the President~96li, Kennedy, I thousand days, My 12 years with John F.Kennedr, The Source, Intern, Gitt of Prophecz1 Green berets, lira. above the ground. llso our old stand-bys suchaithe Arco book on the Postal-clerk Carrier, High-School subjects sel.t­ taught, and Practice for the armed forcestests continue to be in great demand.

The year has also brought changes to the children's department. The biggest change has been the relocating of the children's collection to the main fioor. The children's department is now pleasantly and attractively situated in the east wing of the main floor. The transfer has been easily accepted by the children. Some of the teachers at first telt reluctant to bring their classes for fear that the children would be toe noisy for the adults. Some teachers still will not bring their classes and it seems that we cannot overcome this reluctance on their part. Classes are still taken to the club room in the basement for stories and instruction before they are brought upstairs for browsing. This seems to be a veryvorkable arrangement for all concerned. Since the neighborhood is a transient one, it is very evident in the children's work. Children come from lov income families and often do not receive reading encouragement from the home. Cooperation with the neighborhood schools is thus especially important. When classes come to the library it is evident that many children fail to bring their cards or have fines of such a size that it is impossible fer them to pay. We have ttied to give probationary cards vbereever possible but this ian•t the whole answer either. The schools have been very cooperative and our ~elationship with one, Irving Sohool,has been especially good since the principal, Mr-. Sloth, is a library minded person. - 62 - ·-3-

The Greeley school reading program, operating out ot the Waite Park Neighborhood House, has brought adults and children to ~• library on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. Once a month the children's librarian joins the group and reads to the children. Operation Headstart had a good representation at the branch with 12 classes in attendance with a total of 178 children and 25 adults. Three special childrens' programs were held in the club room. Sister Marie Pauline and her.students at Holy Rosary School presented a puppet show in January, a pantomine program in May, and in December she again presented a program tor the neighborhood children. This consisted or the singing or Christmas songs and a play based on the book Bartholomew Cubbins. J. total of 662 children attended these speoial programs. Juvenile circulation has also gone down this year due to the changing nature of the neighborhood and of the library clientele, but the programs of the library such as story hours, class visits, school visits, puppet shows, and neighborhood reading groups have helped us to reach many children and hopefully this has lett an imprint on them with regard to the Franklin Branch Library.

1965 has therefore been a year of great change. We have had many problems to face during the year. Next year will also un­ doubtedly bring fresh new changes to challenge us. Jll ot these can be met with the help of a dedicated and loyal staff and a public willing to accept progress and more efficient methods of operation.

ReapecttJdll:7 submitted.,

- 63 - ANNUAL REPORT STAFF OF THE FRANKLIN BRA.NCH LIBRARY 1965

CORRIGA.N,JEROME BR.A.NCH LIBRlRUN GRETSON, PH?LLIS LIBRARY AIDE I OL'THOFF, PHELIS CHTI..DREN 1S LIBRARIAN -.lug.30th

PILARSKI, DOROTHY LIBRARY AIDE I -Nov.18th REDMAN, THOM.AS LIBRARY AIDE I part time

MCNAUGHTON, ART JA.NrrOR-ENGllfEER

COLL INS, JOHANNA. ADULT ASSIS'lANT-Jan.-Sept.29,1965 GECK, GERTRUDE CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN-jpr.12-A.ug.27,1965

JENSEN, JANE ADULT ASSISTANT -Sept.27-Dec.6,1965 LEWIS, DOLORES LIBRARY J.IDE I - Jan.-Oet.7,1965 MC HIE, JOHN SHELVER Jan.-Feb.23,1965

SUNDBY, mM.l CHILDREN 1S LIBRARIA.N-Jan.-Mar.1965 WILSON, RICHARD LIBRARY AIDE I -Oct.5-0ct.27,1965 on Temporar7 Permit

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BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

St a tis tic a 1 Summary for mt.ANKLIN 13.RANCH LI.BR.ARY

19-64 19----6$ "l:, Gain or ""I, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult h7,320 4J,2hJ B.6% Juvenile 39,0lO 8.4% TOTAL 86,330 78,94 O 8.5% Vertical File Materials $6la 232 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 2,81&.2.oo * P e ri o di ca 1s 400.00 400.00 Juvenile 1662.74 2,237.00 * Special or Gift Funds TOTAL 5,h79.00 * Incl ndes Bindery Conversion and Ext I oans D1 spersel funds

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 14.,922 Reference - Adult 500 Young Adult 1300 Juvenile 736o Reference - Juvenile 6o TOTAL 24,142

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number _ ____.1....,2_· __ A tte n dance -3,J,J...... 8..,._ ___

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour ho 290 Story Hour (School Age) Movies Other 3 662

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH !...!.~um~b~e~rN ______,6EC...17 __ ~A~tt~e~n d~a~n~c~e_ -=2-1.....,12___ _ Operation Head Start Visits 12 203 SCHOOL VISITS ~s c~h~o~o~l8!______..1_1 ___ ~c~la~s~s~ro~o~m~s~ _ _...l... 3~6~-- Greeley Reading Program 30 36o OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List): Phillips Jr. High, South High, 8 Sr.Citizens Hi-Rise Apartments, Pillsbury Citizens Service, Waite Neighborhood House, Lutheran Deaconass Hospital and two neighborhood churches while attending meetings of the Phillips Neighborhood Improvement Association - 65 - HOSMER BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT

1965

To the Director:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of Hosmer Branch Library for the year 1965.

1965 has seen some major changes in both staff and book collection at Hosmer. Miss Gamble, our first assistant, and Mrs. Mayes, our most experienced aide, were transferred. This was a real loes to us. The book collection was supplemented by approximately 700 volumes from extension loans department and the defunct Young Adult Alcove. A slight increase in the book budget resulted in a few more popular books. Even with judicious weeding our shelves are over-crowded and more space is needed.

The books most often put on reserve this year were: Sands, MY SHADOW RAN FAST; Kaufman, UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE; Hailey, HOTEL; Doctor X, INTERN; and Collins and Lapierre, IS PARIS BURNING?. Books by Mary Stewart and Ian Fleming are always in demand and the books about the Kennedys continue to be popular. Our Negro patrons request books by James Baldwin, and the older titles BLACK LIKE ME and MISSISSIPPI: THE CLOSED SOCIETY.

Our clubroom is used on Monday and Tuesday nights by the Southside Study Center under the direction of Harold Huempfner, to provide study assistance for junior high students in the Bryant area. The Trailblazers 4-H club continues its business and educational programs on the fourth Thursday in the month with an average attendance of 35 members.

A booklist and a book talk were made by Ethelwyn Dyer at Bryant Junior High night school for the Communications Class under the Economic Opportunities Act. The list of books from the adult section at Hosmer consisted of titles that could be read by the adult students whose reading ability is on the fifth to seventh grade level. The teacher, Mrs. Elaine Anderson, was enthusiastic and had the list multigraphed for the class. On December 2, Miss Dyer took books and gave a book talk to the adult students. They were responsive and borrowed one novel and all of the cook­ books, sewing, and home repair books brought to the class. Two people registered for library cards. More students had applied for cards on an earlier visit to the library with the instructor. Mrs. Anderson requested another book talk in January. It is hoped that this program will bring the students into the library to ask for easy books without embarrassment.

Miss Welles reports for the Children's Department: "In February of this year, 133 new pictures were mounted and added to the file; in June all pictures were transferred to the Art Department. During spring and fall, 19 schools were visited and short talks given in 172 rooms. There were 15 class visits to the library, 2 Cub Scout groups, and one nursery school visit. HOW THE LIBRARY CAN HELP WITH YOUR 4-H WORK was the subject of a brief talk and book display at the March 4-H meeting in the branch clubroom. A fiction inventory was completed and showed a loss of 51 books. - 66 - --2-- Some subject areas in the book collection need to be built up with replace­ ments as during the year 1800 books have been discarded. The Junior League puppet show, WINNIE-THE-POOH, was well attended as usual with 243 children at the two shows. The Christmas party marionette show this year was given by Mrs. William Odegaard for 115 children and 14 adults. The November Book Week display featured our collection of old and new titles by and about Negroes along with a large wall chart TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICANS OF NEGRO LINEAGE and 24 portraits of the people shown on this chart."

The new Junior College at Central High has brought us new users from all over the city and greatly increased our reference work if not our circulation. Our figures show an increasing circulation loss. One factor contributing to this is lack of access to the branch. 36th Street has been closed for at least six months. Lake Street and 38th Street provide the only crossover of the freeway. The additional evening opening has not resulted in increased circulation. An informal survey shows that about as many adults come in on an average Tuesday morning as on an average Tuesday evening. The patrons who visit the library in the morning take out books; those who come in the evening often only study.

Adult fiction inventory showed a loss of 44 books.

Since the re-marking of all the books was such a tremendous chore we were glad to have some help from the Neighborhood Youth Corps program.

The librarian has attended several meetings of the South-of-Lake Study Committee. This group discusses problems and potential of the area bounded generally by Lyndale and Cedar Avenues - Lake and 42nd Streets. The Mayor feels that this area could deteriorate unless positive planning is done ahead of time.

Respectfully submitted, ~01;o.u.. ~- 0w~~ (Mrs.) Grace B. Swanson Hosmer Branch Librarian

- n7 - ANNUAL REPORT

STAFF

OF THE

HOSMER BRANCH LIBRARY

1965

Mrs. Grace Swanson Branch Librarian Ethelwyn Dyer Professional Assistant II, October 25 - Margaret Cutler Professional Assistant II, alternate Wednesdays, beginning October 27 Betty Welles Child~en's Librarian Virginia Dobson Library Aide I Mrs. Lillian Lillemoe Library Aide I Mrs. Marjorie Mason Library Aide I, November 22 - William Burmeister Library Aide I, Monday and Thursday evenings, beginning November 4 Adrienne Mason Library Page I Gary Melquist Library Page I, October 26 - Arnold Iverson Janitor-Engineer

Former Staff

Jane Gamble Professional Assistant II, to October 22 Mrs. Florence Mayes Library Aide I, to November 26 Mary Melgaard Rossing Library Page I, to October 22

- 68 - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for HOSMER BRANCH LIBRARY

1964 1965 "1:, Gain or 0-,, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 58,696 52,611 10.3% Juvenile 73,842 66,980 9.2% TOTAL 132,538 119,591 9.7% Vertical File Materials 963 530 44.9% Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult ~2,546.20 -14.097 .oo P erio di cals 500.00 500.00 Juvenile 2,892.84 3,610.00 Special or Gift Funds TOTAL ~5,939.04 $8,207 .oo

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 14,306 Reference - Adult 371 Young Adult 650 Juvenile 12,487 Reference - Juvenile 56 TOTAL 27,876

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number ______Attendance ______

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour, Jr. League Puppet Show, __1_5 __ _ 442 Story Hour (School Age) and Christmas Puppet S_ho_w____ _ Movies Other

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH N~um~b~er~ --~1_7____ ~Ac...:::.:tt::..!:'.e.!!n~da~n~c:'....!:e::._----"'4...... 2..... 1 __

SCHOOL VISITS ~sc~h~o~o~l s~ ___ l"--9 ___ .!:::C~la::.::S::..::S'..!..ro::::._:o~m~s~,----1_7_2__

0TH ER AG[NCIES VISITED (List): Bryant Junior High School Central High School - 69 - JORDAN BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT 1965

To the Director:

Herewith is submitted the annual report for the Jordan Branch Library for the year 1965.

The Jordan area connnunity celebrated their branch library victory of 1964 by decreasing their use of the facility in 1965. Work with children continued to be the major activity at Jordan, and the circulation figures reflected this usage. About 291 of the total circulation figures represented circulation of adult materials. The loss in juvenile circu­ lation was less than the adult loss.

One bright spot in Jordan's service pattern for 1965 was the pre­ school story hour. This is one of the most important aspects of a children's program for it is the one that brings the parent into the branch, too. A constant effort by the children's librarian and other staff members to alert parents to the existence of the preschool story hour brought results. This story hour was begun at Jordan in 1962 when 17 programs were given with an average attendance of 5. In 1965 there were 36 story hours with an average attendance of 12. The lack of space had become a serious problem with no solution apparent in the present location.

A constant program of discarding and transferring was carried on in 1965. However, because of the great influx of Board of Education books into both the adult and juvenile collections there was a net gain of 46 books. Efforts to decrease the public library collection will continue in 1966.

The picture collection was weeded heavily and the balance sent in to the Art Department. This action created little inconvenience for the children for pictures in books were supplied in answer to requests. Book buying policies settled into a fairly stable pattern during the year. Juvenile purchases fell into the picture book up to the 6th grade category. Young adult titles were not added as the school librarian purchased heavily in that area as well as the junior high. Adult titles were added which would be popular, such as best selling fiction and mysteries. Little attempt was made to maintain a balanced adult collection. Space was too limited to give room to titles which did not circulate.

The absence of a branch librarian and an adult librarian created an unusual situation under which the Jordan staff operated. With a small staff illnesses, vacations and compensatory days created coverage problems constantly. The regular staff of three carried on the work of the branch in an admirable manner.

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The Jordan community is a stable one. The enrollment figures of the five grade schools, four public and one parochial, revealed only a 27 pupil gain for the year. The junior high school in the area, Jordan, lost 28 students over the 1964-65 enrollment. The two senior highs schools in the North Minneapolis area, North and Henry, gained 69 students. The area should have a larger library unit to serve all of the residents. The emphasis has been on children's work merely because of the school location of the branch. There is a substantial population of home-owning adults who should be receiving good library service.

1

:~u;;l:11 ,0 7~~ Doris J. trth8nscold Jordan Bfa:ch Librarian

- 71 - ANNUAL REPORT STAFF OF THE JORDAN BRANCH LIBRARY 1965

Doris Northenscold Branch librarian Dorothy Kay Seymour Children's Librarian Lucille Dargay Library Aide I Thomas Redman Library Aide I, January 1 - March 24 Loretta Price Library Aide I, April 5 - July 2; and September 27 - , Lynn Oliver Library Page I Mary Beth Nelson Board of Education Librarian

- 72 - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Sta tis tic a 1 Summary for _ ____.J~O..... BD-...«\ ... Ji~:S,...RAN_.-"LCH ______

19 __b9.___ 19fu_ "h Gain or % Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 24,1J9 21,294 Juvenile 50,779 TOTAL 77,111 72,073 Vertical File Materials b35 J87 J8.l Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $1,108.50 Periodicals 190.00 190.00 Juvenile 1,548.88 2,234.00 :Sd. of Eel.Special or Gift Funds 2,000.00 1,880.00 TOTAL $5,151.69 5,412.50

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 7,941 Reference - Adult 404 Young Adult 900 eat. Juvenile 9.036 Reference - Juvenile 55 TOTAL 18,336

ADULT PROGHAMS (Library Sponsored) Number 0 Attendance 0

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour )6 t+28 Story Hour (School Age) 0 0 Movies 0 0 Other Puppet Show 2 917

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 139 Attendance J,120

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 8 Classrooms 101

OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List):

- 73 - LINDEN HILLS BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT

1965

To the Director:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Linden Hills Branch Library for the year 1965.

Statistically 1965 has been a year of ups and downs for Linden Hills. Circulation is up in the children's department by 4,567 and down in the adult department by 4,338, resulting in a slight overall gain of 229 for the year. We feel that this is largely due to the change in length of issue. It has worked to the disadvantage of the adult department by keeping new books off the shelves too long. The public is still finding it hard to understand the single date due system, and as a result the library is a "mad, mad, mad, mad world" on Thursdays. The addition of another evening opening has made little difference to our patrons. Tuesday evenings are very quiet.

The new rental collection has been a real shot in the arm for our adult public. Patrons whom we haven't seen in months have returned with enthusiasm. November and December were the only months which showed a sizeable gain in the adult department. We attribute this largely to the rental collection. The people who come for rentals usually find something else to interest them. As expected, the mysteries are the best renters.

The appearance of the library has been greatly improved with the addition of plastic shelf labels. The shelves themselves are bulging·again. With the additional money in the budget from Extension Loans, and from the conversion of part of our bindery quota to money for new books we have really had an adequate budget for the first time in many years. The book collection has been increased by 854 volumes, 294 of which were added by transfer from the Extension Loans Department. It is discouraging to know that for every new book we buy we will have to discard another. Drastic weeding has gone on all year with the withdrawal of 1,244 books from the adult department.

The inadequate size of the children's room has been more apparent than ever in 1965. There is neither shelving enough for the book collection necessary for a large public, floor space enough for comfortable moving about, nor table space for reference on a busy day. Miss Larson says that Thursdays resemble the Farmers Market with its crowd of people with shopping bags and grocery boxes full of books. Parents come with a purpose - often discussing problems of the children with the librarian. One father selec­ ting books put it candidly. ''My children would watch test pattern if there was nothing else. Give me something that will break this TV habit!"

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Teachers from suburban schools have been borrowing heavily for their classrooms without library service. During school visits improve­ ments in school libraries, especially in the parochial schools, were noticeable. P.T.A. book fairs have contributed largely to this. Principals have sponsored the sale of paperback juveniles, and do a large business on conference days. This year local authors, Ruth Broek and Pauline Jensen, have visited the children's room checking on the popularity of their books "Come along to Holland" and "Out of house and home''.

Let's hope for increased millage in 1966, and bigger and better branch libraries. I am sure that with better facilities Linden Hills could still grow with its public.

Respectfully submitted,

~ &' r;-r~-(1 ,}- h<-c-/&.lt

- 75 - ANNUAL REPORT

STAFF

OF THE

LINDEN HILLS BRANCH LIBRARY 1965

Dorothy Nickells Branch Librarian Helen McNulty Professional Assistant II Margaret Cutler Professional Assistant II, every Monday, beginning October 25 Lola Larson Children's Librarian Mrs. Katherine Adom.eit Children's Librarian, every other Saturday, to May Betty Welles Children's Librarian, every other Saturday, beginning October 2 Mrs. Patricia Kaiser Professional Assistant II, every Saturday, beginning October 2 Sandra Mitchell Library Aide II Mrs. Gladys Pearson Library Aide I Ruth Sundberg Library Aide I, to July 2 Carol Sullivan Library Aide I Sharon Tracy Library Aide I, beginning July 26 Douglas TeGantvoort Library Aide I, every Saturday; Monday and Tuesday evenings, beginning October 4 Karen Lesch Library Aide I, every Saturday, beginning October 2 Rita Johnson Library Page I Nancy Atkins Library Page I, to June 11 Janet Myers Library Page I, August 5 - September 17 Pamela Merritt Library Page I, beginning September 22 Robert Smith Janitor-Engineer

- 76 - MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for LINDEN HILLS BRANCH LIBRARY

19 64 19--65_ '1:, Gain or "1, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 107,072 102,734 4 0% Juvenile 100,382 104,949 4.54% TOTAL 207,683 .1% Vertical File Materials 1,008 663 34.2% Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $3,609.85 $5,603.25 Periodicals 610.00 610.00 Juvenile 3,239.52 4,458.25 Special or Gift Funds 47.09 TOTAL $7,506.46 $10,671.50 - 148 .oo (minus rental acljustweot) TOTAL $10,523.50 ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 19,341 Reference - Adult 560 Young Adult 25 Juvenile 11,303 Reference - Juvenile 59 TOTAL 31,288

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number 11 Attendance 112

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 24 571 Story Hour (School Age) 26 369 Movies Other Cub Scouts 3 63

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 7 Attendance 205

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 15 Classrooms 197

OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List):

• 11 • LCllGFELLOW BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL R!PORT 196.5

To the Director: Herewith is subndtted the annual repori or the Longfellow Branch tor the year 196.5 • .Again this year the annual report begins with changes. Branch personnel, branch hours, and the loan periods ror circula:1:ing materials were altered. Upon Miss Harri.son's retirement in Februar.,. the t911Porary branch librarian-children's librarian assignment became permanent. With the combining or these positions and te farther separate clerical and pro­ fessional duties. the Library Aide II position was reactivated. 'ftlrou.gh the spring and into the tall the start reaained stable. bo.t in October a university student was hired as a part time Libraey Aide I. This was essen­ tial when branch hours were extended and the branch was no longer paired member tor member with the Franklin starr. Also. in October, the adult assistant was transferred and Miss Gallble was assigned to the position. Shortl.1' before the close ot the year one ot the 11ore experienced aides was transferred and a new aide was appointed to the staff. At the start or the tall school year the shelver requested her work schedule cut to ten hours a week; as a result, an additional shelver was hired and the shelving hours were increased to 2.5 hours per week;

When the library resumed its winter schedule there was a rad­ ical change in hours. Longfellow is one or the tour branches in the system that is open six days and three eYenings a week. The Monday, Thursday, Friday. and Saturday hours were not altered, but the Tuesday schedule was changed to an arternoon-evening opening. As far as the start is able to ascertain spreading work assignments to cover this schedule bas not been detrimental to community service. Dnring November and December circulation increased. For the year, however, juvenile, which comprises 54'1, or the yearly' circulation lost 3,)66. The adult loss was 3.282. In past years part or the circu- 1ation decline was attributed to insufficient branch hours. This appar. entl.y' was true - it the circulation continues to gain as it has in the last two months. A single due date each week tor circulating materials has noticeabcy varied the peak periods of branch usage. Heretofore, Monday was the busiest day in the week; now all aeterials - new and old alike - tall due on Thursday. This has become the day in which the cir­ culation is the largest. Tuesday evenings are still quiet, but given time the estimated 9.500 registered borrowers will undoubtedly discover the benefits or this added evening in the schedule. Scheduling a Book­ mobile stop all day Friday on 50th Street and 34th Avenue South near the proposed site or the new branch has had no great effect on branch circu­ lation. Public and parochial schools continue to enlarge their libraries. Consequently. student use or public library facilities has changed - they now come tor supplementary materials and tor recreational reading. The elimination ot the picture tile accounts for the large loss in the circulation or vertical tile materials. - 78 - -2- Dispersal or the Extension Loans book collection has had no noticeable effect on branch reference work. The same school topics reappear year a:rter ,-ear and in the majorit,- or cases patrons' demands have been .tilled. Reading trends in general continue along the same vein - light fiction, m;rsteries, westerns, science fiction, and popular biographies. There is a heavy demand, especially among the young adult patrons, for books on judo, skin diving, and surfing. Books on bot rods seem to have run their course. Reserves have been heaviest for AIRS ABOVE THE GROUID, SOURCE, UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE, MARKINGS, MY SHADOW RAN :FAST, AMBASSADOR, THOSE WHO LOVE, a-nd INTFBN. HOTEL and GREEN B!REI'S also had brief flashes of popularity. One ot the major problems is an inadequate book supply. Patrons frequently' leave the branch discouraged when they tind only books they have already read or are not interested in reading. Dttplieate copies or many books are needed but it is difficult to find space for even one copy or the publications needed in the collection. Du.ring National Library Week the Young Adult paperback collection ot 176 indi­ rtdual titles was initiated. It has now gone well be,-ond the 200 mark. Paperbacks have been extremely' popular with young and old alike, as evidenced by a circulation or as many as 49 in a day~

Among the surveys conducted were counts or branch overdues, the amount or money collected tor juvenile fines in a week, and a tour week dai~ count of city, county, and nonresident borrowers and the number or books each group borrowed. Du.ring the period or March 15 through April 10 there was only one nonretiident borrower who checked out 14 books. 49 county patrons who cheeked out l.65 books, and 1,982 city patrons who borrowed 6,976 books. Contact with juvenile members of the conmmnit,- is an integral part of the branch program. This ,-ear the nUllber of schools assigned to the branch was increased to ten. Each schoo1 was vi.sited in the spring and the fall. The tall change in staf'f work schedules and other branch activities compelled the children's librarian to visit the schools during their afternoon sessions. Schools with large enrollments were visited in two afternoons instead of in one all day session. This proved satisfactory for all parties concerned; and, if at all feasible, afternoon visits will continue in the future. Preschool story hour attendance has skyrocketed. There have been as many as 49 children at a session. The average attendance is 2:3. Story hour tor the younger children continued throughout the sunner months - the audience fluctu­ ated between 12 and :39 per session. 'When the branch closed on Tuesday mornings, the established preschool story heur morning, an informal poll was taken among the mothers as to which morning - Wednesda,- or Friday - would be m.ore convenient for them. For the large majority Wednesday was more satisfactory. Weekly attendance figures bear this out. Saturday story- hours are not suecesstul. Children nowadays have

- 79 - -3- so many outside activities that they evidently have no time to sit and listen to stories. At the October meeting or the Westminster Mothers Club the children's librarian spoke on family reading aloud, new books, and gift books. There was no special observance of either Spring Book Festival or Book Week. The Great Books meetings fizzled out in the spring and no groups were scheduled to meet at the branch this fall. Preparatory to the hoped for move to the new branch extensive weeding of both the juvenile and adult collections has continued and will continue into the coming year. In addition to the weeding the staff also managed to complete an inventory or juvenile and adult nonfiction, stamp the tops and pockets of all the books with the new branch symbols, and :· start the latest project of slashing all book pockets to accommodate the IBM cards that are to be used in the coming months. Neither or the two Girl Scouts working for a merit badge a~ Library Aid finished the prescribed number or hours. There are no future plans for this present branch. Notice has been given by the Minnesota Highway Department that the property must be vacated in 1967. The Library Trustees have started negotiations for land on 34th Avenue South and 51st Street; and, Buetow and Associates or St. Paul have been selected as the architects. All that is now lacking is the bond allocation. Respectfully submitted,

Patricia Dahl Longfellow Branch Librarian and Children's Librarian

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STAFF

·oF THE

LONGFELLOW BRANCH LIBURY

Patricia Dahl Branch Librarian - Children's Librarian Temporary to March 1 - permanent assignment March 1. Jane Gamble Professional Assistant II, October 25 - Mrs. Doris Crusell Library Aide II, April 19 - Mrs. Vera Hansing Library Aide I Mrs. Alinor Olson Library Aide I, December 14 - Kathleen Buelow Library Aide I, part time, September JO - Susan David Library Page I Linda Munson Library Page I, September 25 - Kenneth Tracby' Janitor - Engineer

Former Statt Helen Harrison Branch Librarian, retired February 10. Margaret Cutler Professional Assistant II, to October 25. Mary Han.ft Professional Assistant II, Rover, Temporary Substitute, to March 15. Mrs • .Aileen Hultstrand Library Aide I, to December 20. Mrs. Charlotte Kuether Janitress, to September 22.

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BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Sta ti sti cal Summary for ___I..ON__ G_FEILOW ___ BR_A_N_CH __ LI_BR_AR_Y __ _

1964 1~__2__ °1, Gain or % Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 47.125 43,843 7.0 Juvenile 55,309 51,943 6.1 TOTAL 95,786 6.5 Vertical File Materials 637 435 '.31.7 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult t1.2ss.z5 $2.730.00 P e ri o di cal s 300.00 300.00 Juvenile 1.988.39 2.63.5.00 Special or Gift Funds TOTAL $4,247.14 $5,665.00

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 7.909 Reference - Adult '.308 Young Adult Juvenile 8,882 Reference - Juvenile 58 TOTAL 17,432

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number ______14 Attendance ___8_4 __

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 50 1,167 Story Hour (School Age) 18 76 Movies 0 Other 0

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number~~------5 ~A~tt~e~n~da~n~c:'..!:e:_ ___1_5_3 __

SCHOOL VISITS Schools~~-~---- 18 .!:::!C~la:.::s~s..!...:ro~o:.!!m.!..::s::..---2-0_2__

OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List): 0

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To the Director: Herewith is submitted the annual report for the North Branch Library for the year 1965.

Hopes for a regional branch for North Minneapolis in 1966 failed when the Capital Long-Range Improvements Committee did not rate the project high enough to qualify for available bond monies. However, a request was prepared for 1967 bond participation and sent to the Committee. The request for 1967 listed the regional as replacing two existing branches, North and Jordan. The location shown was in the Penn-Lowry area.

Circulation reports for 1965 showed a 7.2% juvenile increase and a 2.9% adult loss making a total 2.1% gain. This was the largest percentage gain in the branches.

Although the branch had been designated as an experimental unit in November, 1964, few projects were instituted under this heading in 1965.

Under the supervision of the Young Adult Coordinator, and financed by her budget, a paperback experiment was conducted at North High School in April. Mrs. Eloise Logan prepared a booklist of biographies and biographical novels for her spring book talks to the Sophomore English classes. 10 to 20 copies of each title were ordered in paperback and Mrs. Logan took these with her to the school. She circulated these books to the students of the 23 classes she visited. No library card was necessary and the books were issued on name and address. Of the 148 books available for circulation 132 were issued. Only 25 of these were never returned to the branch. The experiment was termed a success in view of the favorable comments received from the English teachers and the school librarian. A similar program is planned for spring, 1966.

The Young Adult Alcove initiated its paperback collection in April. This was instantly a popular service, and one which drew the interest of the adults, too.

In October letters were sent to the eleven Sophomore English teachers at North High inviting them to bring their classes to the branch. Four teachers responded and their classes came to the library for an intro­ duction to the public library which included a short talk by Miss Collins and a browsing period.

A contact was made with Franklin Junior High School in May. The ninth grade English classes were bussed to the branch for a library orienta­ tion session given by the North staff. This program will operate again in the spring of 1966.

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None of the Young Adult project·s noted above would have been possible without the interest and cooperation of the librarian, teachers and principals of the schools involved. This was also evident in the children's program at North Branch.

Children's work at North was active and varied and led by an imaginative librarian. Miss Busch was deeply interested in seeing that the children of the area be exposed to books as much as possible. To attain this end various programs were carried out. The film program, begun in the fall of 1964, continued to be popular. Spring and Fall Book Week programs were very successful. The Junior League Puppet show, an Animal Rescue League program and the Mother Goose Pantomime from Holy Rosary School all drew youngsters and parents to the branch. Miss Busch thought that if the branch were open on Saturday a school age story hour would be successful. Response to any extra effort for school age children was usually very good. The Shrine Circus provided an idea for another activity in March. A drawing was held and two youngsters were winners to a Circus afternoon with Miss Busch and Mrs. Logan. The staff paid for the tickets and other expenses involved. A paperback collection was added to the Children's Room in December.

The enrollment of the three elementary public schools in the North Branch area increased by 128 pupils in 1965 as compared to 1964-65. This illustrates the social upheaval in the area as the Grant Renewal Project was begun. Many of the new faces at North, particularly the Negroes and the Indians, came from the Grant and Hay Schools and Sumner Branch Library area.

The Library cooperated with the various programs of the War on Poverty whenever possible. A contact was made with the Project Motivation group at the University which included Hall in its participating schools. Students from Hall and the college student volunteer workers could be seen working together at the branch. Books were provided for some of the Urban Summer School and Operation Head Start classes at Hall. Several of the Adult Economic Opportunity classes in Colllllunications at North High visited the branch for a short orientation period.

The many additions to and deletions from the book collection during the year added to its value. The loss of the Extension collection was not as great as feared as increased budget, gift funds, Young Adult Alcove and Extension transfers and Young Adult publisher's gifts brought depth and duplication to both the adult and juvenile book stocks. The adult pamphlet and clipping file was weeded and the juvenile picture collection was sent to the Art Department.

The new branch symbol, NO, confused some people who thought they couldn't take out the books so marked. With the help of a Neighborhood Youth Corps worker from North High the entire juvenile collection and about one-half of the adult collection was restamped. All library forms were also res tamped.

The addition of shelving in the office made it possible to ··have the bulk of the magazines shelved on the first floor. - 84 - -3-

The year 1965 saw a more active program in operation at North Branch than had been attempted for some time. The staff cooperation had to be, and was, of the highest quality. We became more aware of the library potential in the connnunity. We were conscious of opportunities missed in our service pattern. If the 1965 programs can be continued and new ones instituted as needed North Branch should play an even more important part in the life of the North Minneapolis community in 1966.

~~.bmitte

Doris J. Nor henscold North Branch\Librarian

- 85 - ANNUAL REPORT

STAFF OF THE

NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY

Doris Northenscold Branch Librarian Katharine Busch Children's Librarian Viola Lux Professional Assistant II, January 1 - 15 Mrs. Eloise Logan Professional Assistant II, January 18 - September 17 Johanna Collins Professional Assistant II, September 20 - Mrs. Dolores Lewis Library Aide II, October 8 - Vivian Anderson Library Aide I, full time, January 1 - October 29; half time, November 1 - Emilia Kaczor Library Aide I, January 1 - April 19 Mrs. Elizabeth Bingaman Library Aide I, April 19 - Edna McAdoo Library Page I, January 1 - September 3 Karen Gill Library Page I, September 7 - Gale Morris Library Page I, September 17 -

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BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Sta tis tic a 1 Summary for __NO,.._,R_T._.H____,.B...,R,_A,..,.NC~H.______

19~ 196.5- "1:, Gain or °l, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 44-,513 2.9 Juvenile 46,019 49.376 1.2 TOTAL 91,869 93,889 2.1 Vertical File Materials 579 1.1-08 2.9 Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $1,855.72 $2,785.00 Periodicals 'i6Q. 00 360.00 Juvenile 1,675-JO 2,130.00 Special or Gift Funds TOTAL 13,891.02 $6,428.00

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 14,407 Reference - Adult 522 Young Adult 900 ••,. Juvenile Reference - Juvenile 92 TOTAL 24,488

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number __O_· ___ Attendance -----'-0__ _

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour J4 297 Story Hour (School Age) 0 0 Movies 10 846 8ther 4 316 Mother Goose Mime, Puppet Show, Animal Rescue League Show) * CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 25 Attendance 2.686

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 12 Classrooms 182

0TH ER AGENCIES VISITED (List): *Elementary Schools 57 1~812 Junior High Schools 5 135 Senior High Schools 31 716 Adult-President's Program for Economie Opportunity 2 23 - 87 - PIERRE BOTTINEAU BRANCH LIBRA.RY ANNUAL REPORT

1965

To the Director:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Pierre Bottineau Branch for the year 1965.

Book Stock - Circulation

1965 may prove to be a turning point in the history of Pierre Bottineau Branch. The book collection was enriched by the addition of several hundred volumes from the extension and young adult collections. Adults and teen-agers welcomed the new paperback collection which included many titles not available in hard covers. They were attractive, durable, and popular.

In comparison with the statistics for the years 1962 - 1964, circulation followed a more regular pattern with peak periods in March and in December. Adult circulation was only sixty-seven below the 1964 total. Some patrons who had shelved reading in favor of television returned to their former reading habits. A portion of the juvenile loss of 2,442 may be attributed to the absence of school visits in the fall during the illness of our children's librarian. The Book Week program was not held in November.

A change in the length of loan period has been welcomed by our patrons, but it has resulted in an overload of desk work on Thursday for a staff of two professional librarians and one aide. The volume of books being returned is so heavy that at least fifty percent of one librarian's time is spent at the desk.

Children's Work

Mrs. Adomeit visited nine schools in the spring. To teachers and principals who desired more than two visits a_ year Mrs. Adomeit indicated her willingness to come. Four schools took advantage of the firm card service. Many teachers came to the branch to borrow books for their classes. Four informal story hours and ten preschool story hours were held in the library. Attendance was low. Most mothers seemed unable to get to the library at the appointed time.

Mrs. Erma Sundby came to the branch in April. The children's room looked very festive during Spring Book Week. New books were displayed along with a collection of story book dolls and stuffed animals. Children were encourage to bring their parents to the library.

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Public Relations

During the year contacts were made with many local groups. Reading lists, This Month, the seventy-fifth anniversary poster, and flyers were sent to five Parent Teacher Association meetings. Three local dentists, the Northeast State Bank, and the Northeast Medical Clinic distributed schedules of hours. A variety of reading lists were given away at the Holy Cross cooking school. Two mothers helped to publicize the library by visiting their neighbors and urging them to use Pierre Bottineau Branch. Twenty-seven families were contacted in this fashion. Father Dargay of St. Cyril's Church printed a notice in the church bulletin suggesting that parishioners visit "the pleasant little library across the street."

Father Pirmin of St. Boniface Church offered the use of the school lunchroom for three sessions of a Christmas Workshop. Two staff members attended with a display of books and magazines on easy crafts. Mrs. Fitzsimons talked to the mothers' club at St. Boniface School. Most of the mothers have never used this library. They were invited to become acquainted with their neighborhood branch.

Looking Forward

As times change, the pattern of library service must change also. The Northeast Redevelopment Program has removed many sub-standard homes from the area. Within the next year, an eight story hi-rise unit for senior citizens will be built on this block. The suggestion that this branch be made into a children's library was not favorably received by many of our regular patrons. We would have to convince them that a larger unit provides better service. Its location should be between Second Street and Central Avenue in a regional type of branch combining the adult services of the Pierre Bottineau Branch and the Central Avenue Branch. Father Moss of St. Cyril's Church was asked to suggest a better location for a branch library. He commented that the present one is good but inadequate. Father also suggested the librarian meet with a local organization of civic and business leaders interested in knowing more about the library's aims and problems.

Connnunity concern about library service is no longer dormant as it has been in recent years. We look forward to taking an active part in fostering good public rtiations.

Respectfully submitted,

·Jn /l-$. t ,t/,,F,/ 1~~,vt,I Mrs. Virginia Fitzsimon~ Pierre Bottineau Branch Librarian

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STAFF

OF THE

PIERRE BOTTINEAU BRANCH LIBRARY 1965

Mrs. Virginia Fitzsimons Branch Librarian Mrs. Katharine Adomeit Children's Librarian, January 1 - April 8 Mrs. Erma Sundby Children's Librarian, April 5 - Mrs. Sophie Szymanski Library Aide I, January 1 - April 19 Miss Emilia i{aczor Library Aide I, April 20 -

Part Time Staff

Mrs. Marlene Gildea Library Aide I, 3 days a week Karen Anderson Library Page I, January l - August 18 Nancy Namie Library Page I, August 30 -

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BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for PIERRE BOTTINEAU BRANCH LIBRARY

19 64 19_6_5_ "h Gain or % Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 17,676 171609 .4% Juvenile 30,359 27,917 8.0% TOTAL 481035 451526 ·'--~.n_ Vertical File Materials 578 362 37.3% Re cords 11 4 63.3%

l300K BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult ~11047.56 $1,568.50 Periodicals 260.00 280.00 Juvenile 1,261.27 1,802,75 Special or Gift Funds 30. 72 TOTAL $21568.83 $31681.97

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 5,610 Reference - Adult 283 Young Adult 388 Juvenile 6,488 Reference - Juvenile 50 TOTAL 12,819

2 11 ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number Attendance

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 10 24 Story Hour (School Age) 4 56 Movies Other

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 16 Attendance 380

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 9 Classrooms 56

OTHER AG[NCIES VISITED (List): Northeast Neighborhood House St. Boniface Mother's Club St. Cyril Church Rectory - 91 - PILLSBURY BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT 1965

To the Director:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Pillsbury Branch Library for the year 1965.

Circulation and Community Trends

Pillsbury has always been a branch used predominantly by adults, but this year the trend is even more pronounced. (Juvenile circulation 41% of total). Inspite of a loss in juvenile circulation the adult gain was large enough to carry the figures into the plus column, but just barely. The 3% gain might have been larger if it had not been for the cessation of borrowing privileges from the extension loans department, and the lengthened period of loan for current books. Other factors may have been another severe influenza epidemic and the World Series games played here. An excess of snow and ice is also bad for our aging clientele; almost a third of our patrons walk to the library.

But the basic reason for Pillsbury's small circulation still is the absence of book-reading children in the inmediate area. The closest school is Holmes, whose tiny student body was this fall transferred south­ east to Marcy. Holmes is now used only by hard of hearing, mentally dis­ turbed and retarded children whose use of the library is limited and sporadic and requires a great deal of supervision. Children farther south­ east who are good readers have little incentive to come here when they are well served by Boolanobile stops at St. Lawrence School and Como Avenue. A severely curtailed juvenile book budget doesn't offer the good reader very much scope, especially when he is denied the privilege of borrowing individual titles from the central library as adult patrons are still permitted to do. It is interesting to look over the past years and see how directly certain events have affected circulation. In 1958 the branch gained 6,000 which was almost completely wiped out during the next two years when renewals and 7-day books were discontinued and the Como boolanobile stop was instituted. This loss continued reaching a disastrous 15% to 30% during the years branch service was cut from 5 to 3 days a week (1961-1963). The last two years have shown a gradual climb out of this slump, but the long loan period and lack of inter-branch loan privileges really do make a difference.

The fall season brought the usual quota of new families here on one or two year graduate fellowships. Lebanon, Australia, India, Jamaica, and South America are some of the countries that have been represented. There was a mild flurry of excitement among staff and patrons when there was talk of relocating Pillsbury farther southeast. Parking here grows

- 92 - -2- more difficult each year, but several patrons surprised us by expressing a desire to remain here. This may be natural resistance to change, sentimental attachment to a distinctive building or else the fear that parking will be even more impossible closer to the University.

Exhibits and Displays

Marshall High School art work was represented again by an exhibit of water colors of the North Shore done by Andrew Ostazeski, art instructor.

The 3 D machine given to the library by the General Mills research laboratories continues to be a universa~ favorite with both adult and juve­ nile patrons.

Work Accomplished

Removal of a children's librarian from the branch has naturally resulted in curtailed accomplishment by the branch librarian. An inventory of the 700's, SOO's, and 900's was done with extensive discarding in these areas.

Hopes for the Future

A new branch in Dinkeytown or failing that, a lawn sign here so that people would at least know that this is a library.

Respectfully submitted, ld~ /~~ Gudrun Hertsgaard Pillsbury Branch Librarian

- 93 - ANNUAL REPORT STAFF

OF THE

PILLSBURY BRANCH LIBRARY 1965

Gudrun Hertsgaard Branch Librarian Mrs. Yukiko (Becky) Yagyu Children's Librarian, January to December 7 Mrs. Helen Stevenson Library Aide I, January to May 10 Alberta Lundy Library Aide I, May 10 - Mrs. Aileen Hultstrand Library Aide I, December 20 - Sandra Saltzman Library Page I, January to February 5 Mrs. Clarice Duchene Library Page I, February 5 to June 11 Adrienne Mayo Library Page I, June 12 to September 1 Marcia Soderholm Library Page I, September 13 - James Murphy Janitor-Engineer Mrs. Victoria Aasve Jani tress

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BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for PILLSBURY BRANCH LIBRARY

19 64 19 65 °1:, Gain or '1, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 22,975 23,782 3% Juvenile 17,516 16,868 3% TOTAL 40,491 40,650 3% Vertical File Materials 283 197 30% Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $1,156.00 $1,834.12 P e ri o di ca 1s 230.00 230.00 Juvenile 765.00 1,165.90 Special or Gift Funds TOTAL $2,151.00 $3,230.02

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 13,347 Reference - Adult 350 Young Adult 388 Juvenile 4,542 Reference - Juvenile 45 TOTAL 18,672

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number ______Attendance

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 27 122 Story Hour (School Age) Movies 3 63 Other

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 19 Attendance 307

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 6 Classrooms so

0TH ER AGENCIES VISITED (List): Ladies of the Moose for talks by the Branch Librarian about library service. - 95 - ROOSEVELT BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT 1965

To the Director: I am herewith submitting the annual report of Roosevelt Branch for the year 1965. ''The old order changeth, yielding place to the new" aptly described the library system during 1965. Some of the major changes that affected the branch libraries were the changes in staff, hours, loan period, and branch symbols; the closing of the extension loans department; the elimination of the picture collections; and the discontinuance of our requests for children's books from the central library collection.

In 1965, 1,152 books were added to our adult collection. Of this number, 939 were new books and 213 were transfer books from the extension loans department. Books withdrawn from our adult collection totaled 1313--thus we have 161 fewer books in the adult collection at the end of 1965 than we had in 1964. In the juvenile collection, 982 were added--946 were new books and 36 were transfer books. 846 juvenile books were withdrawn, thus leaving a total gain of 136 in the juvenile collection. To summarize the whole book collection for 1965: 2,134 books were added; of this number 1,885 were new books and 249 were transfers; 2,159 books were withdrawn--thus leaving a minus 25 for the year.

In spite of a loss in circulation this past year, we still held our fifth place in circulation rank. Some factors that may have contributed to the loss are the increased build up of the grade school libraries, the moving to the suburbs of many of our good readers; and the longer loan period, which has prevented a quicker turn over in books--this is especially true with the new books that are in demand and for which we have the most reserves. To solve this problem, we need to purchase more duplicate copies of the new books. Our loss in the vertical file material was due to the elimination our picture collection.

Reference work consumes a major part of our time, especially from October to June. Most of the reference work has some school connection and is equally spread over the grade, high school, and college levels. During the school year, there is continual call for historical fiction, vocational material, current events, biographies, plays, government infor­ mation, and short stories. The school reference work is more predictable than the general reference work. The sampling of requests for material from our patrons the past year illustrates their varied interests: rug weaving, wine making, moccasin making, party decorations, boat building, travel information, TV and radio repair, preserving a deer head, oil paint­ ing, and craft work. As soon as civil service examinations are scheduled,

- 96 - -2- we get many calls for the various Arco publications. More and more of our patrons check the Consumer Reports and the Consumer Bulletins when they are planning to buy a new car, a major appliance, or even an electric tooth brush. Of late the high school students have been having an assignment in the use of the consumer magazines.

We had the most reserves this year for Sands's MY SHADOW RAN FAST, Kaufman's UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE, and Montgomery's A GIFT OF PROPHECY. Other new books for which we had some reserves were Collins's IS PARIS BURNING?, West's THE AMBASSADORS, Michener's THE SOURCE, Knebel's NIGHT AT CAMP DAVID. We need more light fiction for the increasing number of retired people-­ women who like light love stories and men, still cowboys at heart, who like westerns. Science fiction books are almost as much in demand as the mystery stories, probably because the science fiction does not now seem so improbable.

The children are among our most frequent users of the library. They want picture books, books about other countries, history books, and biographies, according to their age level. Except for the picture books, most of the other books are used for school assignments. The children provide us with many a chuckle. The following is an example of this. Mrs. Holtan, one of our aides, takes home picture books for her young grandchildren. One of her little granddaughters asked the other members of her kindergarten class, "Don't you have a library grandma?" and was quite surprised to learn that every child did not have such a grandmother. Three teachers from St. Helena's School and four teachers from Resurrection School come every three weeks to pick out books for their classes. One teacher from Standish School brings her class to the library every month for the children to choose their books and to have story told to them. Two other teachers who live in our neighborhood but teach in another part of the city regularly take out books for their classes. In December, Mrs. Stebbing, our children's librarian, gave a talk to the P.T.A. group at Standish School on children's books.

Since Mrs. Eloise Logan resigned in May, 1964, we did not have a young adult assistant until Miss Frances Christopher, young adult specialist, was assigned to Roosevelt Branch on January 4, 1965. In May Miss Christopher gave book talks to 16 sophomore English classes .at Roosevelt High School. This spring she gave a fifteen minute talk to each of twelve ninth grade classes at Folwell Junior High. From time to time Miss Christopher has made short annotated lists of the books that were added to the young adult collection. Our paperbacks are shelved with the young adult books, and they are still very popular. Given a choice, most of the high school students prefer a paperback to a hard covered book.

Surveys seem to be here to stay. Again this year we participated in three surveys: one, a branch circulation survey, of city, county, and nonresident patrons; another, a survey of overdue notices; and the last one, a spot check on reference and request work.

Most of the transfer books from the disbursement of the extension loans collection were welcome additions, but the transfer process was a time consuming job for both the extension loans department and our branch.

- 97 - -3- We still miss the collections of books we used to borrow to freshen or spice up our own collection. The parents and tea~hers regret not being able to request children's books that we do not have or that are out in circulation.

The change in branch symbols gave us an overwhelming task. Having to stamp each of 22,000 books seven times was enough to discourage the most stalwart staff. Since November we have had a girl assigned from the Neighborhood Youth Corps to help with the stamping. She works four days a week for at total of 13 hours per week. Even with this help, the stamping is a slow and tedious process.

Having taken the nonfiction inventory in 1964, we took the fiction inventory this year, thus completing the inventory of our collec­ tion.

We have had some improvements in the physical condition of the branch--the basement steps were painted; the ceiling was repaired; and most of the branch walls were painted in time for Christmas.

Our most urgent need is more shelving space. Although over 2,000 books were withdrawn the past year, the new books and the transfer books from the extension loans department soon filled up all the available space. This was especially true with the children's collection. Now that we can no longer request any children's books from the Central Library, we need to keep the children's collection as adequate as possible to enable us to do the reference work for the children. Another need is a new catalog. Our present catalog is in poor condition and has very little expansion space. We now have a small 9-drawer catalog for our various indexes; we could easily use a 12-drawer or larger catalog for these indexes.

Respectfully submitted, t~1~' ~ Ellen Finnegan 0 Roosevelt Branch Librarian

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Miss Ellen Finnegan Branch Librarian Mrs. Ruth Stebbing Children's Librarian Miss Frances Christopher Young Adult Specialist, January 4 - Mrs. June Brinkman Library Aide I Mrs. Bernice Holtan Library Aide I Barbara Lillie Library Page I, to May 7 Ann Johnson Library Page I, January 4 - Jocelyn Riley Library Page I, August 27 - Lucy Svang Library Aide I, part time, November 22 - (Monday and Tuesday evenings) Mrs. Carol Wilson Library Aide I, part time, September 27 - November 16 Nancy Atkins Library Page I, August 2 - 26 Mr. Kenneth Trachy Janitor-Engineer Mrs. Charlotte Kuether Janitress, part time until October

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BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for ROOSEVELT BRANCH LIBRARY

19 64 19 65 "l:, Gain or °1, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult 52,261 48,872 6.4% Juvenile 57,257 51,576 9.9% TOTAL 109,518 100,448 8.2% Vertical File Materials 575 414 28.0% Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $1,979.41 Pe rio di cals 320,00 320.00 Juvenile 1,887.87 2,792.00 Special or Gift Funds 101.42 TOTAL $4,187.28 $6,555.42

BOOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 10,718 Reference - Adult 328 Young Adult 1,388 Juvenile 9,793 Reference - Juvenile 45 TOTAL 22,272

ADULT PROGHAMS (Library Sponsored) Number ______Attendance ______

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 12 46 Story Hour (School Age) Movies Other

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH N!...!...::.u!!!m~b..:::.:er:_ ____1_7 __ :!...!A~tt~e.!!.n~da~n:!..!c~e:_---5_1_0__ _

SCHOOL VISITS Schools (grades) 5 ~~~~~------Classrooms 130 OTHER AG[NCIES VISITED (List): Roosevelt High School - 16 Sophomore Classes Folwell Jr. High School - 12 Ninth Grade Classes - 100 - SUMNER BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT

1965

To the Director:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Swnner Branch Library for the year 1965.

The Grant Renewal Project, which was begun in 1964, continued throughout 1965. Most of the houses scheduled to be removed from Olson Highway to Plymouth Avenue between Emerson and Hwnboldt Avenues North were torn down, and the ground leveled. Only the trees were left standing. The area immediately around Sumner Branch took on a completely different look. Dilapidated houses, ram.shackle sheds and years of accumulated debris were cleared away. Three houses remained on the library block - one near each of the three corners of the block. The branch was much more notice­ able after the surrounding land was cleared. Especially since the outside of the building was painted, the signs refurbished and the hedges cut back.

While the general clearance of the neighborhood did much to enhance the outside appearance of the library, it did not help the circu­ lation. There was a drop in adult circulation of 2,545 in 1965. The loss of all the families in the vicinity of the branch, coupled with a normally high population mobility, was surely a contributing factor in the lower circulation figures.

The new loan period for books also accounted for a change in adult circulation. For the patrons it was marvelous for several reasons. They had a longer period to keep the books out which necessitated fewer trips to the library. For books taken out on the same day there was only one date due to remember. For this branch it was less attractive. People tended to keep material out for the full loan period of from 21 to 27 days thus cut­ ting down the circulation on the new popular books. Reserves on best sellers increased. What with the new books on reserve and a limited budget for buying duplicates, patrons were a little disgruntled at finding so little on the new book shelves.

The loss of an extension loans department from which to supplement our collection, especially in the mystery, western, science fiction, new fiction and new nonfiction areas, made it more difficult to supply readers with what they wanted in the line of new books. It also cut down on impulse reading.

While the dispersal of the extension loans collection was not to the branch's advantage as far as getting popular new books, it did much for Sumner's basic collection in the subject fields. Approximately 818 adult books and 660 juvenile books were added by transfer from extension. The majority of adult books were nonfiction, and they were able to be used immediately upon being put on the shelves.

- 101 - -2- 110 additions to the Y.A. shelves came as transfers from the central young adult collection.

With the funds made available from the extension loans budget, some replacing was done, and orders were made for books needed in several subject areas. All of this would not have been possible except for this money.

An adult fiction inventory was taken during the su111Ber. 44 books were missing. At the same time a much needed weeding of the fiction shelves was done. However, with the transfers that came in, it was apparent that a weeding of both fiction and nonfiction titles would soon be necessary again.

With a good collection and a prime location in a low income neigh­ borhood, it was hoped that the library would play a real part in the many self improvement programs that were made available to the adults. While there was no direct association with any of these adult programs, there was a great increase in reference work for people that were taking advantage of these programs. Basic grammars, mathematic texts, high school equivalency tests and civil service manuals were in constant demand. Still, it was felt that the use of the resources at the library, at least at the branch level, was not as great as it could have been. The solution would seem to be for the librarians to make more and more contacts with conununity outside the library in order to acquaint people with what the branch has available.

The children's librarian was especially busy during 1965. In addition to her normal branch activities, she participated in the planning and execution of some of the programs in the area aimed at improving read­ ing habits by cultural enrichment and remedial reading assistance.

One such program was sponsored by the Wells Memorial Settlement House. 300 youngsters, 8 to 14 years old, were at the camp for from 2 to 4 weeks. Their summer camp program was completely centered on reading enrichment. The counselors were also teachers. All activities such as swimming, hiking and craft work were orientated to this reading goal.

Books for the camp were supplied by the central children's room and the Sumner children's room. Sumner's children's librarian visited each of the three camp sessions where she met with four groups each time. There were twenty boys and girls to a group. She spoke to each group for twenty minutes. Her purpose was to get acquainted, to urge the children to visit the library, to find out about the status of their library cards and to stimulate an interest in books.

Many of the children did come by themselves to ~isit the library when they returned from camp. Two of the camp teachers brought their remedial reading classes in also as a follow through. The new policy on juvenile fines enabled many of these children to take out books at this time. - 102 - -3-

A bibliography of further reading suggestions was compiled by the camp teachers and the librarian and given to the children. It was often used when the children came into the library between camp closing and school.

The Phyllis Wheatley Connnunity Center also asked the branch for similar services, but their request was not made until August and a tight branch schedule allowed for only one visit with these children.

Harrison, Hay and Grant schools, under the Anti-Poverty Bill, held summer school enrichment classes. The branch extended an invitation to these schools to bring their classes to the branch library. 17 classes, or 252 children, came to the library where they were shown about the children's room, told stories and helped to find books suitable for their interest and reading ability.

Tuesday preschool story hours continued to be an important part of our children's work during 1965. There were 49 such story hours with a total attendance of 772. The preschool children were encouraged to actively participate. They sang songs, planted seeds and watched them grow and discussed the stories read. Each week one child brought a toy and at the next story hour the librarian read a story about that toy.

A new movie program was initiated in November and held on the first Friday of the month at 4:00 p.m. The movies were for children 4 to 10 years old. The attendance at the November and December movies was 134.

Despite these extra efforts to encourage use of the library, there was a loss in juvenile circulation of 4,916. The Grant Renewal Project must have played a part in the juvenile circulation loss. There were also other factors that might have contributed to this loss. The public elementary schools had well stocked libraries. The children had easy access to fine free books. From the number of children who came in at the start of the school year and said their parents wanted them to leave their library cards at the library until summer, it seemed that parents actually discouraged use of the public library during the school year. The teachers at the Catholic school supplemented their school library collection by taking out teacher's packs each month. While each book was read by several children in the classroom, it still was a circula­ tion of one for the branch.

The principal at the junior high school told the librarian that during the school year he felt that the stress should be on the school library and its use.

Except for the children in the immediate vicinity of the library, there was another problem. Many parents were reluctant to have their children out alone after dark in the area. Since the library was quite a distance from some of their homes, they could hardly make it home from school, walk to the library, choose books and still make it back home during the daylight hours. - 103 - -4-

Finally, there were so many organized after school activities such as sports, craft classes, Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls meetings that could be attended, the library held very little attraction to the children, many of whom were below average readers and who had little home emphasis put on the joys and benefits of reading.

If Sumner was to grow in circulation and use - in the adult department and the children's department - it was evident in 1965 that the librarians would have to get out into the community and do a selling job. However, the biggest problem in the past year was a lack of time to do just that. School visits, book selection, vacations, classes coming to the library, story hours, seemed to eat into any available time. What­ ever time was left from the regular duties was filled with choosing and processing extension transfers. The two Neighborhood Youth Corps workers that were assigned to Sumner, when they showed up, helped a great deal with the project of stamping the books with the new branch symbol. Still, every spare minute was filled.

The staff looks forward to the new year. We hope that 1966 will be the year that we have time to do all the things necessary to make our library a well used and vital part of our connnunity.

Respectfully submitted,

Mrs. Eileen Schwartzbauer Sumner Branch Librarian

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STAFF

OF THE

SUMNER BRANCH LIBRARY

1965

Mrs. Eileen Schwartzbauer Branch Librarian Marjorie Hearn Children's Librarian Mrs. Marion Austin Library Aide I, July 26 - Mrs. Marjorie Mason Library Aide I, to November 19 Mrs. Mary Rossing Library Aide I, November 15 - Mrs. Mary Schommer Library Aide I, to July 27 Marla Hanno Library Page I, to March 2 · Kathleen O'Day Library Page I, October 18 - Susan Meath Library Page I, March 2 to October 1 Roy Follrath Janitor-Engineer

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BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for SUMNER BRANCH LIBRARY

19M 19ft °1> Gain or "I, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year) 24,716 Adult 22,171 10.2% Juvenile 41,079 36,163 11.9% TOTAL 65,795 58,334 11.3% Vertical File Materials 1,213 872 28.1% Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult $1,571.10 $2,455.94 Periodicals 360.00 360.00 Juvenile 1,617.10 2,110.00 Special or Gift Funds 14.60 TOTAL $3,562.80 $4,925.94

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 12,020 fleference - Adult 520 Young Adult 624 Juvenile 8,103 Reference - Juvenile 122 TOTAL 21,389

ADULT PROGHAMS (Library Sponsored) Number 0 Attendance

CHILDREN'S PHOGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 49 772 Story Hour (School Age) Movies 2 134 Other (Puppet Show) 2 355

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 35 Attendance 572

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 8 Classrooms 152

OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List): Lincoln Junior High School Wells Memorial Settlement House Camp Phyllis Wheatley Community Center - 106 • WALKER BRANCH LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT 1965

To the Director:

Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Walker Branch Library for 1965.

Walker's 1965 circulation loss of 3,246 occurred in the first six months of the year and October. The other five months showed gains ending with one of 1,974 in December. The adult percentage is 61% plus.

1,623 borrowers cards were issued with the breakdown as follows: 926 adult city, 517 juvenile city; 118 adult county, 42 juvenile county; 1 nonresident adult, 16 student nonresident adult and 1 student nonresident juvenile.

The total amount of cash sent to the business office during the year was $4,708.88. Fines amounted to $4,548.42, nonresident fees $61.00 and refunds of $31.45 were made.

In an adult nonfiction inventory reported in March, 270 books were missing. Some were reordered, some were acquired from Extension Loans, but the majority were dropped from the collection.

The adult movie series which ran January to May was not continued in the fall because of poor attendance and lack of staff.

The Vico-Matic coin operated copy machine installed in October 1964 was removed on May 4 and transferred to Kresges in St. Paul. The five month's collection of $53.75 was not considered sufficient to warrant its continuance.

STAFF

The entire full time staff except for one Library Aide I served for the entire year. Marian Austin was transferred to Sumner in July and was replaced by Jeanne Buerkle of Central Avenue.

Substitutes for the year included Mrs. Cecilia Ditter, David Waldemar, Miss Norma Kay Marthinson, Mrs. Pearl Luhman, Mrs. Betty Robeck, Douglas TeGantvoort, Mrs. Yvonne Gaulke, Miss Mary Hanft, Tom Redman, Miss Sharol Lundberg, Mrs. Gladys Pearson, Dennis Johnson, Mrs. Carol Wilson, Miss Colette Biros, Mrs. Margaret Peterson and Mrs. Janet Weiss.

Ann Buckheim was sent by the Neighborhood Youth Corps to change the symbols on books, but she left shortly-because her grades suffered.

There have been four shelvers during the year, Pamela Wolf here for the entire year but since October working only 7% hours weekly, Caroline Fellman, Elissa Reiter and Susan Born. Susan had worked for us in January and February for her Girl Scout badge.

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There was no practice student from St. Catherine's College as in former years.

BOOKS AND READING

Books most often reserved during the year were these holdovers from 1964: HERZOG, JULIAN, RECTOR OF JUSTIN, Chaplin - MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY, and MARKINGS; and the following 1965 titles: THE ITALIANS, THE MAN, THE SCARLET PLUME, THE SOURCE, MY SHADOW RAN FAST, MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT-1964, UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE, AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND, GIFT OF PROPHECY, INTERN, THE RABBI, GAMES PEOPLE PLAY, and THE GIFT OF JOY.

As usual, mystery story readers were legion, and the new shelf of them often bare.

Walker Branch fared very well in the transfer of books from Extension Loans. Many unasked-for titles appeared, some of rather limited appeal, but a challenge to the good readership here, as well as to the limited space.

Since August, Walker has been supplying 100 books each month to Calhoun Manor and 50 to Jones Harrison Home. A nice relationship has grown up and many special requests are made.

EQUIPMENT

A new freestanding case containing 36 shelves was added in January and the entire collection was shifted and the new plastic labels put up.

On May 4, Don Dolan arrived to paint the branch. Efforts were made to paint the walls in lighter tones and to add zest in small doses with exotic colors ranging from peach to paprika.

A reader for the overdues and a typewriter with table in the office are efficient adjuncts to the operation here.

YOUNG ADULTS

The Young Adult collection has improved in freshness of appearance and in quality of content. At one time a directive was issued to remove classics and make it a collection of more general reading. Then, under the guidance of Miss Landers, the shabbier and more juvenile books were firmly discarded. Now, through the breaking up of the general Y.A. collection, and the many transfers from Extension, it has become a pretty generally adult collection. Gradually, too, the old classics have reappeared in better dress. The result is that the shelves are appealing both in appearance and in content.

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WORK WITH CHILDREN Juvenile Programs at Walker Branch Library 1965

Non-Reader Program for Children

The non-reader program for children of Calhoun School was sponsored by volunteers from Grace Presbyterian Church and was instituted in early 1965 with twenty-two children and eleven adults participating. Using the Story Hour Room the group met on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday after school. Each woman treated her two charges with apples and an hour session of the "You read to me, I'll read to you" variety. After a trial period of three months the results were discussed by the Calhoun teachers and principal and the women involved after which the project was deemed worthy of continuance. In October the program was again pursued two days a week. This is expected to grow into a four day program as more volunteers are enlisted.

Special Programs

On March 13, 1965 the children's librarian told stories for preschoolers in three sessions at the Council for the Gifted Children at Ramsey Junior High School.

In March the Junior League Puppet Show, WINNIE THE POOH, was given.

In May, Mrs. Morris of the Audubon Society spoke to groups of Calhoun children and to a class of retarded children from Kennedy School, Lakeville, Minnesota, on the subject of bird identification. Using the Audubon Room, Mrs. Morris was able to take out individual specimens to demonstrate her talk. She also used slides taken from recent birding trips around the country. Sister Marie.Pauline and the children of Holy Rosary School entertained children with a pantomime show, MOTHER GOOSE MIMES, on a Saturday afternoon in October.

A December Film Program offering CHRISTMAS CRACKER, FRIENDLY BEASTS, and SCRUFFY was well received.

The most successful program attendance-wise was the July Summer Program which though only four in number attracted 218 children for the story portion and 305 for the film follow-up. The program was geared to children, 3 - 5 years of age, who were told familiar stories after which creative dramatics were incor­ porated.

Eight classes from public schools and one class from a private school visited the library for stories, library instruc~ - 109 - -4-

tion, and book talks. Besides these, special groups such as Grace Presbyterian Church Nursery School, Child Garden Nursery School, Bryant Connnunity Center, Christian Day Nursery School and Bethle­ hem Presbyterian Church Nursery School came to the library for special film and story programs.

The Saturday Morning Story Hour was discontinued in the fall of 1965 because of lack of sufficient interest on the part of the children. The children's librarian reads to groups of children who ask her, providing their requests do not interfere with the needs of the branch.

The Preschool Story Hour Program has registered 40 children since October. Fortunately, the attendance figures average around 10 children each Wednesday morning.

PICTURE FILE DISCARDED The picture file was weeded drastically and the remains sent to the Art Department. The picture file is most missed in the field of travel and description. Pictorial material in the form of juvenile books and adult books and pamphlets supplement this loss.

CLUBROOMS

The regular adult group breakdown of the clubrooms is as follows:

No. of Meetings Attendance Group --1964 --1965 --1964 --1965 Audubon 7 7 367 505 Mushroom 16 16 289 305 Movies 2 5 28 113 Minn. Geographic Society 0 3 0 28 Great Books 0 6 0 38

AIMS FOR 1966 With the year's end picture, tax-wise at least, so color-me-black in hue. perhaps one should list some of the accomplishments for which to be grateful in 1965.

Some of these bright spots are: an essentially stable staff, a reader for overdues and a second typewriter, an increase of 7\ hours weekly in shelving time, free hospitalization for staff members, Christmas Eve as a full holiday for all, the adoption of an adult book selection policy, the bonanza of extension books, and a better book budget.

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If 1966 can produce the equivalent or approximation of the above named blessings, perhaps the gloom can be dispelled. One can only hope, and try to meet the new year's challenge.

Respectfully submitted,

1l\iw. MG,, C~~~~Y Mrs. Mary Cracraft Walker Branch Librarian

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STAFF

OF THE

WALKER BRANCH LIBRARY

1965

Mrs. Mary Cracraft Branch Librarian Mrs. Isabel Thibault Professional Assistant II Mrs. Marilyn Stewart Children's Librarian Mrs. Mary Morris Forman Library Aide II Mrs. Lois Peterson Library Aide I Mrs. Marian Austin Library Aide l, January 1 - July 23 Mrs. Jeanne Buerkle Library Aide I, July 26 - Thomas Redman Library Aide I, substitute, every other Saturday, beginning December 4 Pamela Wolf Library Page I, 15 hrs. weekly, January l - October 2; 7\ hrs. weekly, October 4 - Caroline Pellman Library Page I, 15 hrs. weekly, January 4 - March 1 Elissa Reiter Library Page I, 15 hrs. weekly, March 4 - Susan Born Library Page I, 15 hrs. weekly, October 4 - Edward Shimek Janitor-Engineer

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BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for WALKER BRANCH LIBRARY

1964 19 65 "1:, Gain or °7> Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

i 78,~l 1.5% Adult 80,181 --48--", 74_6 _ Juvenile so, 702 3.8% TOTAL 130,883 127 1 687- 2.4% Vertical File Materials 957 702 26 .61._ Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult ~3,226.74 $4,830.50 P e ri o di ca 1s 550.00 550.00 Juvenile 1,612.79 2,635.50 Special or Gift Funds TOTAL $5,389.53 $8,016.00

BOOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 17,380 Reference - Adult 663 Young Adult 902 Juvenile 8,942 R.eference - Juvenile 75 TOTAL 27,962

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number ___,,,3'-L7 __ _ Attendance 979

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 42 809 Story Hour (School Age) 19 132 Movies 10 507 Other Puppet Show 2 325 Pantomime Show 1 30 CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 69 Attendance 1,921

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 14 Classrooms 136 Uptown Business Womens Association - 18 meetings 0TH ER AGENCIES VISITED (List): Uptown Commercial Mens Association - 1 meeting West High School - librarian on committee to select scholarship recipent--UBWA - 113 • WEB:BD. P.ARK :BRA.NCH LI:BBARY ANNUAL DPORT 196.5

To the Director: Herewith is presented the annual report of the 1febber Park :Branch Libr&?'J'. Though there was a alight gain 1n juvenile circulation, the total circulation declined from 12.5, 791 in 1964 to 122,496 in 196.5. Vith 34 percent of the circulation being adult, juvenile circulation continued to be a major part of the total circulation. Adult circulation showed a decrease each month until lovember and December when there were increases of 574 and 497. l37 this time about 900 boolta from the dispersal of the Extension Loans collec­ tion had been absorbed into the adult collection. An increased adult book budget, which included $300.00 from Extension Loans funds and $205.50 for sending fewer books to be rebound, further improved the collection both in quantit7 and quality. :Beginning 1n October, library hours were increased from 42t to 51 hours. The branch was open Monday through Saturday and a third evening, !uesda7. Vitbdrawal of the bookmobile stop at Je.nJl1' Lind Element&.?7 Scbool and Miss McCartb1' 1s subsequent visits to the classrooms there, brought a nlJJllber of faailies into the librar7 who bad not used this branch previousl7. All of these factors probabl7 accounted for tbe adult, as well as juvenile, gains 1n circulation the last two months of the 7ear.

:Behind the statistics are people and their needs. Many patrons borrowed books which would help them pass the high school equivalency diploma tests. An artist wanted a picture of Kalmar castle in Sweden and authentic Scandi­ navian designs to decorate a local restaurant. How-to-do-it requests ranged from how to repair a squeak:T stair and how to make a cobbler's bench to how to build a vacation home. In connection with a Gemini flight, a patron asked, •what is a ballute?" There were numerous requests for boolcs with humor or suspense. A few of the frequently requested fiction titles were: Scarlet Plmpe b7 Manfred, Herzog 'b7 :Bellow, Airs Aboye the Ground b7 Stewart, Night of Camp ·navid by Knebel, Up the Down Staircase b7 Kaut~, The Green :Bereta b7 Moore, Hurrx Sundoyn b7 Gilden, and The Source by Michener. Some popular nonfiction titles were: MY Shadow Ran Fast by Sands, Markjpga by HammarskjlSld, Gift pf Prophec,: by' Montgomeey, Vind at M;r l3ack b7 0 1:Brien, and Intern b7 Doctor x. On Winston Churchill's death, books taken from the branch collection and also secured from Extension Loans for a special displa1 were quickl1 borrowed.

Among young adults, Up the Down Staircase was in demand. Though there are multiple copies, it was often impossible to satisf1 requests for the perennial f'aTorite, Gone with the Vind, or for l3laek Like Me by Griffin, Karen b7 Kill ilea and its sequel lfith Loya from Karen. In April, book talks to the thirteen senior English classes at Patrick Henry High School stimulated young

- 114 - - 2 - adult reading. Another stimulus was the acquisition of a small rack for paperback books in the fall and the purchase of 114 titles, SJl1' 1n dupli­ cate. The 100 books received from the Central Libr&r7 when the Young Adult Alcove was discontinued, brightened the 7oung ad.ult section here. With a circulation of 80,694, the juvenile circulation ranked second among extension agencies, excl'Wling boolanobiles, and fourth including bookmobiles. Displa7s, story hours, visits to the schools in the spring and fall, class visits to the libraey, special observances of :Sook lfeek and of the Spring :Book Festival, and the puppet shows of Vinnie-the-Pooh helped keep junn1le circulation high. A clipper ship model, transferred from the Central Libra?7, arrived just before :Book Week and set the theme of exploration for tbat event. !his ship bas made an attractive addition to the children's room and has generated a great deal of interest.

The children's room again cooperated with McKinle7 Elementa?7 School in their annual S11JDlller reading program, Read-0-Rama. Reading lists were revised and the books made easil7 accessible.

Closing the branch on Tn.esda7 morning after winter hours had begun, necessi­ tated changing preschool story hour f'rom Tuesday to l'rida7. Frida1 proved to be just as suitable a day as Tuesda7. The children's room has a well-selected collection, but there was some concern when it was first proposed tbat the books in Extension Loans would be distributed to branches and branches would henceforth have to depend upon their own juvenile book resource,. Since, howeTer, about 950 children's books were transferred to this branch, this decision bas led to little cur­ tailment in service thus f'ar, except that teachers may no longer borrow as man7 books of a particular tn>e as the7 bave in the pa.st. '!he shelves are very crowded, but if the low-shelTing units requested for 1966 arrive, this situation should be somewhat alleviated. This was a busy year with many changes. Everything, therefore, was not done which should have been done. No juvenile fiction inventory was taken and the adult nonfiction inventor7 was begun, but not completed. The vertical file, however, was weeded thoro11ghl7. The picture file was sorted and all pictures were either discarded or sent to the Art Department. Children seem to bave accepted this change and the few adult requests were filled through the Cen­ tral Library. The extended library hours were accomplished with the additional equivalent of only 1/10 of a librar1 aide and 1/5 of' a librarian more than the S1l1DJ1er schedule. Spreading the etaff was not too difficult except for covering the dinner hour adequatel7, especially on Thursda7 evenings. Thursday, as the single due-date for the week, def'initel7 became illl da7 for patrons to come to the librar1 in the latter part of the year. :But a hard-working, coopera­ tive staff did it1 best to give good service. For about five weeks during the summer, Catherine Cavanagh was assigned here to participate in and observe branch library work.

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Vbat does the future bold for this bran.ch? In 1965, 44.l percent of the applicants for library cards were from Hennepin Count7, but this trend of the past several years will undoubtedl.7 change in 1966. The new ::Brooklyn Center Library opened to the public on December 29. Just how much patron­ age at this branch will decrease is yet to be determined. Past recommen­ dations for replacing this inadequate branch with a modern structure in a better location are still in order. It is hoped that citizens of the Camden area will look at vbat their neighboring comnnmit7 bas done and then act to provide good library facilities in their own locality.

Respectfully submitted,

Miss Ruth Jo son Webber Park :Branch Librarian

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Webber Park :Braach Librarx iranch Librar3ap Ruth Johnson JanUSZ7- Adult Assistant Roberta Ratcliff JanllAl'7-Bovember 11 Mrs. Ruthanne Bpa Iovember 11- Catherine C&vanagh Auguat 18-September 24 Children's Librarian Ph7lli1 McCartbl' Libra.a Aida II M7rtle Irmen Librarx Aide I Carole :Bedard Ju.llAr7-September 24 Mrs. Kit'7 Jackson Jan1Jar7-Ma7 8 Mrs~ Helen Stevenson Ma7 10- Mrs. :Benice :Bell September 20-0ctober 16 Mrs. Dorotlq' Pilarski October 18-27 Mrs. Helen Larson October 28-

Pages

Ma.?7 l3lll'D8 Janu.ry­ Patricia Reill.7 Jan'WL?7-

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BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT

Statistical Summary for Webber Park :Branch Librar7

19~ 196,i_ "I:, Gain or "I, Loss CIRCULATION (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult !S,380 41,802 ?.B Juvenile 80,411 80,694 TOTAL 125,791 122,496 2.6 Vertical File Materials Re cords

BOOK BUDGET (Previous Year) (Current Year)

Adult P e ri o di ca 1s 360.oo 360.00 Juvenile 2,808.78 3,907.00 Special or Gift Funds TOTAL 4,786.53 7,087.50

ROOK COLLECTION (as of December 31 of the current year)

Adult 10,611 Reference - Adult 434 Young Adult 500 (Eat.) Juvenile 12,7?8 Reference - Juvenile 59 TOTAL 24,382

ADULT PROGRAMS (Library Sponsored) Number Attendance

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Number Attendance Preschool Story Hour 33 406 Story Hour (School Age) JO 401 Movies Other {Puppet Show) 2 407

CLASS VISITS TO BRANCH Number 52 Attendance 1,558

SCHOOL VISITS Schools 12 Classrooms 162 OTHER AGENCIES VISITED (List): High Schoola l Classrooms ll

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