Thursday, 22 July 1948 Notice to the Pen Chat Club Members There
will be a general meeting Tuesday, July 27th at 9:30 A.M. at the Court
House for the purpose of discussing and deciding upon further procedure
regarding the immediate construction of a library building and the
purchasing of books for same. Please be present!
...from column by Maggie S. LaForge Burnet Development ...I'll mention two things to which money was donated: $1,500 to the public library. Nothing could be more educational and cultural, or lend more dignity to a town.  Thursday, August 12, 1948 Free
Library Room Completed
With
remodeling of the Burnet County Free
Library room in the county jail
completed and cataloging of volumes already underway, members of the
Burnet County Library Board and the library committee of the Pen Chat
Club are making a plea for everyone to donate books. The
Pen Chat Club has given $500 for the purchase of new books, and other
funds will be available later for the same purpose. A few volumes
have been donated by individuals but many more are needed to start a
well rounded library. Popular literature, both fiction and
non-fiction and children's books are wanted. Books should be left at the
library room, or will be collected if the donors will call Mrs. Tommy White, Mrs. Joe Shepperd or Mrs.
Wallace Riddell. Miss Fairy Simpson, librarian of the
Burnet schools, started cataloging volumes this week, with the
assistance of Mrs. William Norvell. The first "in memoriam" book
has been given to the library in memory of Mr. L. C. Chamberlain.
It has been suggested by the library board that such lasting tributes
to the memory of well loved citizens would enrich the life of the whole
community. All "in memoriam" volumes will be marked with a book
plate. Remodeling
of the pleasant upstairs room in the
county jail was done with county
funds made available by the Commissioners Court. The walls and
woodwork have been painted a soft green, the floor has been sanded and
waxed, and modern steel book stacks have been installed. A
fluorescent lighting system will be completed this week. The
questionaires recently circulated throughout the county proved that a
library was the thing most wanted by a majority of the citizens of all
communities. The library room in the jail is the first step in a
long range plan which will eventually give Burnet county a permanent
library. All funds which have been donated to the Pen
Chat-sponsored library project, unless specifically earmarked for the
purchase of books, are being reserved for the erection and equipment of
a permanent library building. The growing library bank
account includes $1,500 from the Burnet County Community Development Program,
$500 from the Burnet Chamber of Commerce, $200 from the Kiwanis Club $25 from the Eastern Star, and various donations from Home Demonstration Clubs and Individual Citizens. The permanent
library will be erected on a lot, just north of the square, that was purchased several years ago by the
Pen Chat Club for that
purpose. Meanwhile, the temporary library must rely largely upon
private donations of books to fill its shelves with interesting reading
matter.
Members of the Burnet County Library Board, through whose efforts the present library space was obtained, are: Judge
James A. Steele, Fairland, Chairman
Mrs. Waddell Northington, Burnet, 1st vice-president Mrs. M. H. Huckabee, Spicewood, 2nd vice-president Mrs. Granville Knox, Bertram, secretary-treasurer Mrs. Snow Skaggs, Briggs and Mrs. G. L. Jones, Bertram, purchasing committee Mrs. Hall Anderson, Marble Falls Mark Feild, Lake Victor Mrs. N. G. Covington, Burnet All
members of the board are responsible for contacting persons in their
respective communities who might donate books. Their plea is:
"Give the books you have enjoyed
to the Burnet County Free Library
so that others may enjoy them. And DO IT NOW." Thursday, 6 Jan 1949 LIBRARY TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE
The Burnet County Free Library will have
its formal opening in its temporary home in the jail on January 9th
from 1 P.M. to 5 P.M.
Everyone in Burnet County is asked to call during these hours, for this is your library! The four County Commissioners will greet visitors in the downstairs hall and the nine members of the County Board, together with the librarian, Miss S. E. Goree, will receive in the library room on the second floor. No books will be loaned on this day, but on Monday, January 10th from 1 noon until 7 P.M., books may be charged out by any individual living in Burnet County. The library will be open each week day. Plans are going forward for an early opening of branch stations at Marble Falls and Bertram, so that books may be more accessible to people living in those communities. Thursday, 7 April 1949 ...received beautiful books
from non-residents, showing the kindly, helpful interest on the part of
distant book-lovers for a struggling little library. These donors
are:
Mrs.
James H. Parke of Washington DC
Mrs. F. Lois Mora, New York City Mr. H. E. Jenkins, Ward, Penna., Mr. J. E. Stoudenmire, Wilmington, N. C., and Miss Lorene Alyea, Bothell, Washington. Mrs.
James Tucker, who
broadcasts about Burnet County over KHIT every Wednesday at 4:15, has
discussed the Library on two of her programs. Another appreciated
service came from Mr. G. G. Gates, who
made and presented two beautiful native cedar table displayers.
You will find Memorial and other gift books in these table containers.
The Library continues to be a community project. Mrs.
N. G. Covington,
Mrs. John Garner, Mrs. Howard Stewart, Mrs. G. P. Boase, Mrs. A. H. Jenkins, Mrs. Ed Young, Mrs. Edison Fowler, Mrs. Ward Wilson, Mrs. Tom O'Donnell, Mrs. E. T. Cor____ Mrs. W. H. Dodson helped with desk work,
accessioning and pasting during the month. Three grade school
children, Diane Kincheloe, Jane
Holman and Janice Germany shelved books and pasted, while Bobbye Germany, who works two or
three hours each week and tries to learn the "Why" as well as the "How"
is increasingly useful and helpful.
Story Hour on Saturday morning at 10:30 is well attended with Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Lary, Mrs. Cornelius and Mrs. Kroeger giving a morning each month to this rewarding service. At the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Burnet County Free Library on Monday, April 4, three new directors were appointed. Mr.
Dick Feild of Burnet replaces Mr.
Mark Feild in Precinct 1
Mrs. Tom O'Donnell replaces Mrs. Waddell Northington as Pen Chat representative Mr. J. C. Wright of Briggs replaces Mrs. Snow Skaggs, resigned in Precinct 2. Officers elected were:
Judge
J. A. Steele, President
Mr. Dick Feild, Vice President Mrs. M. H. Huckabee, Spicewood, 2nd Vice President Mrs. Granville Knox, Bertram, Treasurer. The librarian serves as ex-officio secretary. Thursday, 5 May 1949 APRIL
IN THE LIBRARY
The healthy growth of the Library during April was indicated by the registration of more adults and a greater demand for factual books. The librarian helped the Bertram ladies to get their library opened on April 30. Books will be sent to Briggs early this month. Book gifts have been unusually
interesting; 225 have been received. two sister libraries have
greatly enriched our shelves with their duplicates, most of them
perfectly new.
Tom
Green County Library, San Angelo, has sent 33 and the
Department of Libraries, Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, has sent 21. Mr. Eanes of Georgetown, the father of our Lucille Eanes, gave us 23 issues of Frontier Times, carefully selected from his
files to give us as much material as possible on Burnet and adjacent
counties. This is a priceless gift.
Mrs.
Joe A. Shepperd generously gave copies of her new juvenile
[book] for Burnet and Bertram, and Mr.
Shine Phillips of Big Spring, through Mrs. Don Tatum sent an inscribed
copy of his corner drugstore saga, Big Spring.
Miss Mittie Depew gave a box of books -- 108 titles -- in memory of her nephew, Orla Whitney, who gave his life overseas. Other gifts were received from Briggs
PTA,
Mrs. Sam Paschall Bobbie Germany Mrs. W. H. Koon Mrs. James C. Tucker Clyde Smith, Jr., Mrs. Ward Wilson, and Mr. James W. Davis, all of Burnet Mr. J. E. Stoudenmire, Wilmington, NC Kiwanas Club gave $24.00 for new books for children Story hour has been well attended
with the regular readers on hand except on the 5th Saturday, when Mrs. Ward Wilson delighted the
children with a group of stories, including one she had written
herself. Other helpers this month were Mrs.
Seidensticker, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. O'Donnell, Mrs. Covington, Mrs.
Cornelius, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. A. B. Read, and Miss Bobbie Germany.
Thursday, 10 Jan 1950The librarian attended the Texas Library Association meeting at Abilene and found the County Library Institute especially helpful. Thursday, 5 January 1950 THE
LIBRARY'S FIRST YEAR
The Library's new year will
begin January 9th, the anniversary of its opening. Here is what
has been accomplished in 1949 as nearly as figures can tell the story.
At the headquarters library in the county seat,
We are so crowded we cannot make full use of the books we do have. Some bookshelves on loan or as a gift would be gratefully received. After some experimentation, we have adopted regular hours daily except Sunday. We are open from: 1 to 7 every weekday
2 hours more on Saturday morning for the special benefit of rural patrons Story hour for children is held also Saturday morning, from 10:30 to 11:30 A few evenings the library has
grown very cold, and several times the librarian has felt ill and
closed a little early. When we do this, please forgive us.
In 1949 a small library in Georgia won a national award for the best library service given by a small library. The library had almost no funds but the good service was made possible because of the almost 100% cooperation of citizens. We have had wonderful cooperation, but we know there are others who would like to share in the Library's progress in 1950. Please get in touch with your librarian; perhaps we can win this BEST SMALL LIBRARY award. There are many, many people we should like to thank by name, beginning with the Commissioners and the Judge who appropriated funds for the library's organization. So many have given aid to the Library and encouragement to the librarian, but THE BULLETIN, which has contributed immeasurably to the library's growth by generous space for book notes and library news, could hardly spare the room for a long list of names. We can only say THANK YOU once more, wish you a happy and prosperous year, and wish for the Library your continued support and friendship. waiting to be transcribed, and coming soon! Thursday, 12 Jan 1950   Thursday, 16 March 1950 Thursday, 11 May 1950 Thursday, 17 Jan 1952 |
