Burgettstown Community Library A Collection of Articles and Photographs Fort Vance Historical Society Shelve-Less Library Poses Problem For Junior Club' Sponsors "Open House" at the new· home for the Burgettstown Library . in ·he Munay School building has f) een temporairily delayed because of lack of shelving material. The ·~wo rootr..s made available by the ; choo~ board for the Library now being m oved from the Culley ·milding on Railroad street, have been cheerfully renovated with a liberal sprinkling olf paint and :Japer and on Sunday a commit­ ee of civic minded citizens laid new linoleum on · the flooa·. The ":Jooks are packed in boxes and ready to be 'hauled from tr.,e old· quarters as scon as ::naterial for the shelving has been secured by •the Junior Woman's clup." .An­ aouncement of "open house" dates will be pubiished C'n Oct. 3, in .he meantime book borrowers are requested to h old- the books and :·eit:l.:n them promptly when t..l-Je ne:y quarters are opened. Shelve-Less Library Poses Problem for Junior Club Sponsors Burl!ettstown Enternrise-Sentemher 26. 1946 Enternrise Shelve-Less Library Poses Problem For Junior C lub' Sponsors "Open House" at the new· home for the BurgettstO\\·n Library . in ·he Murr-ay School building has ':>een tempora.rily delayed because of lack of shelving material. The ·':wo roon:s made available by the >chool board for the Library now being moved from the Culley )Ui1ding on Railroad street, have been cheerfully renovated with a liberal sprinkJing olf paint and 'Japer and on Sunday a commit­ ee of civic minded citizens laid new· linoleum on · the floc[·. The ·Jocks are packed in b oxes and 1·eady to be ·'hauled from tl>e -old· quarters as soon as material for !he she·lving has been secured by •the Junior Wom an's clup." .An­ :louncement of "op en house" dates will be publish ed e>n Oct. 3, in .he meantime book bonowers are L·equ ested to h old- the books and c·ett:I .II1 them prom ptly when the uew quarters ar.e ~opened. Shelve-Less Library Poses Problem for Junior Club Sponsors Burgettstown Enterprise-September 2 6, 1946 Enterprise BURGETTSTOWN BOROUGH ORDINANCE NO. 127 ProvidJng for appropriation of cer· tain sum of money for aiding in mabtenanoe of a free public library in the Borowg~h of Burgettstc>v..-n. The Town Cou,ncil of the Borough of Burgettstown, in the County of Wa~.hi ngton, Pennsylvani-a:, does OR­ DAIN: Section 1. That there shall be ap­ J,cooriated from the general Borough tundb t::Jonthly, beginning the mon th! of F ebruary, 1935, the sum of $10.00 , t o the J unior Women's Club of Bur­ gettstown, for the purpose of aidin;; lin t he maintenance of a free public libraTy in said Borough of Burgetts· town. OllDAINED AND ENACTED into an Ordinance this 4th day of Feb-· ruary, 1935. · D. C. DOWDEN, President of Council Attest: W . J. WHALEN, JR. Se cretary EXAMINED AND APPROVED by m-e this 4th day of F ebrua ry, 1935. J. A. McKENZIE, Burgess. Burgettstown Borough Ordinance No. 12 7 Aid in Maintenance of Free Public Library Burgettstown Enterprise-February 6, 1935 Edition "When will you move into the new library?" is a ' frequen~ quest­ ion since the.little red brick build­ . - ing on Kerr Street appears al­ But a third bill--that for the most ready for occupation. shelving which -costs like fury in "It won't be long now,". is the this day of expensive lum'ber a­ response from those-.in touch· with mounts to $623.32. the LibTary's activities. · 'l'he library board has not gone beyond its ability to pay:-rt s till A peek through the new library has some security, but that se­ windows will reveal final con­ curity lies in its operating expense struction taking. place -- stack accO'Ul1t, not in the 1building fund. building, .or shelf building. what' If the library ·is to -continue 'in beautiful shelvmg it will be! And operation t his fund of a mere $740. in what a delightful :room! 77 should no t be touched. 'What ev ery library board m em ­ The two-toi:lf green tiles of the ber wishes w'ith all his h~art . is­ floor peep through the litter of that from some sources another carpenter's shavings. The smooth thousand dollars can be secured to light colored mahogany wall­ meet the costs of -construction. board gleams satin-like in the sun Then the fund for current expen­ shine. The b ig electric fixtures · ses 'VITill not be tapped. dangling from the ·ceiling promise T'he co,mmunity -and . its friends have. been marvelously ,generous. to throw the whole room in a flood What seemed an impossibility four· of light at nightfall. years ago has become a Tea:lity. Here and there one catchei a The library has been ibuilt. In a glimpse of interesting corners few days it will be used by the where a cupboard qoor can swing people of tpe Burgettstown Com­ open to reveal space for library munity. Hundreds of young peo­ equipment; where a bulletin board ple and older folks ·will ~o in and out its door seeking enligh.ten:m.ent. i s backing for ·an outside show refreshment for the mind, enter­ window; where a door :will lead to . tainment. From it, will issue ibooks· a tiny lavatory. and books and books· full of infor­ The new library should be fin­ -mation and insptt-ation. The li­ ished this month! brary will continue to ·become, as ilt has already, one of the gpeater ' "At what cost has all this been assets of the cornm.Un.ity, or, as accomplished?" is the ·next guery. Roger BaJ::>son calls it a pJ.ace"to Has the Burgettstown Community recharge your m·ental batteries." Library, which promises to be one The Burgettstown Community of the most attractive in the coun- Library Boai·d wants ~very cent of ty, been paid for? . th.alt -assest paid for They a•re sure that you do too: The answer: The Library Board HO'W about it, folks? You've has so. far spent $5080.92, a re­ done well. Can you do just a li~e _markable small sum for so fine a · better? ·Let the door.of the library pie_ce of construction. open this .month to a building that Two bills yet unpaid are esti- I is truly :pai-d for! Mail your don­ mated at appr<>x.imately $200 and ation to M:rs. Dol.'IOthy :MoE~ney, $230 respecti<Vely. There is $456.68 ' treasurer, Burgettstown Commun­ ity Library Board, Burgettstown, in the building fund which should Pa. You will feel then that the take care of these items. liibrary is truly yours! -..K. A. P. Library to Enter New Building Soon; Needs Additional Funds for Operation Burgettstown Enterprise-May 3, 1956 Edition ~ Book Depicting History Of American · Legion Presented To Local Libraries Nine copies of the book, · John Grecco, supervising "The American L e g i on principal of Burgettstown Story," have been distri­ Area schools, accepts copy buted for the local read­ of the book, "The Ameri­ ing public, it was announc­ can Legion Story," from ed today by Jerry Stif~ler, George Connelly, chairman Commander of the Bur- of the Americanism Com­ ' gettstown American mittee of Burgettstown Legion Post 698. Post 698. The books were pur­ chased by the local post. Six were presented to the 'Union high school library, and three were given to the Burgettstown community library. The book, writteifby Ray­ mond Moley, Jr., with a foreward by J. Edgar Hoov­ er, is a story of what in­ dividuals have done and can do in a free society. · Don Proudit, Senior Vice Story," to Miss Mary Wil~ The history of the Ameri­ Commander of the Bur­ son» treasurer of the Bur­ can Legion is significant, gettstown American Legion gettstown Community Lib­ not as something separate Post 698, presents the book, rary Board. and ~part from the history "The American L ~ g ion )f the United Shites,but as a dynamic, consistent force Ln national affairs. It is an Lntegral part 9f any full account or appraisal of our ~ountry's progress in the twentieth century. The Legion's activities ~nd services to community, state and nation are covered in the brief nar­ rative--Rehabilitation, Na­ tional Security, Child Wel­ fare, Ame'ricanism, Youth Training For Better Citi­ zenship, Religion, Disaster Relief, Foreign Relations and many more. From the closing days of World War I to today's atmosphere of renew e d - world crises, this is a vivid story filled with dy­ namic vignettes such as Burgettstown Enterprise 1966 ATTRO FRATONI HONORED AT UBRARY A social hour was held at the Burgettstown Community Library Fri­ day evening, March I, to honor Attro Fratoni, a past president of the Bur­ gettstown Community Library Board. Mr. Fratoni. was presented with a plaque for his.years of faithful service. Mario Grabski, accompanied by Annette Valenti, sang for. the occa­ sion. Light refreshments were served. Attro Fratoni Honored at Library Burgettstown Enterprise-March 13, 1985 Edition Library Fund Drive 1988 The annual fund drive for the Burgettstowwn Community Library begins today. Letters of appeal will be received by residents of the Burgetts­ town Area School District The library is appealing to busi­ nesses and professional persons of the district, as well. This year's goat is $10,000 due, in part, to a loss of $3,000 in state funding.