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OWENSBORO. KENTUCKY

My dear Mrs. Dugan:

Miss Edna G Moore and I as co-chairmen

of the Small Library Section, wish you

to speak for fifteen minutes, at the
Lucheon meeting on October let. on

How to Avoid the Groove of mediocrity.

Could you not bring in your Book Trailer
Project under this.

Please let me'know at once as Mr. Henry
is anxious to get the program completed
by the last of the month .

Eooking forward to meeting you at the
luncheon, I am ' " 1

Very sincerely

Sill Y1iLj%3xlﬁhkia

Librarian

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Lexington. Kentucky

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muuon of ﬁmn'o and Professional i’mjooti
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Lexington, Kentucky

Dear Mr. Room:

@111: no! library has so many new grublams which are uniqno 80 this «Jammy
and to thin work Llono, that I am asking; for your interpretation of an 011118.
1:15 rule for 19.29.13». outﬁtters. I know 31th you understand that I ask for thio
spacial ruling only in order that thin present may he as natal as we can
posoibly make it in thin enmity. Here. than 113 my prom-m:

On many of the Mg tam: hora, far from any road. over which I can take: the
book trailer,- or oven 11:15:. there are many ”serving tomato or indopméoat,
poor" fawn. Those are the» 3:001:18 who will have to be nary ctr-annual: wen
our to moaning library users. But. on our mus: «pend: much of we glory '
of this 2.1ch work.

hot it hmmens the t. the churches 5:1 I; 11$ éounty~ a few of tham. thaf. is.
provide school bus“ to hrmg these reruns hoopla to the We each May.
An soon as they hoLm of the not library service numeral muiuom amt some
at tho haunt in tho oongrognﬁhI-m homo Maison Sn than commie»,— mm
at if it tau-m not be gnu-mun for Boom and :2 mm: to in Amman at than
on» in or“: chat mne- mph could have tho appoﬂuuity of cheating out
hum after the unions. who mutation have undo fine esp-coho: to their
”Wanna about the m 1113mm, and mom is a 1mm“ pours-3.13%“
fooling bottom the mutant and his Mention. the people an {at no!”
to touch at that “no than in other 5on1!!! ways that u can won: out. In
amt $0 w- an mm of Mo to out work. yen wuld have: to no: how
trauma the“ with: no as to calm}. opporﬁunﬂha or no to on: “u
of oh“ 3 public luxury turtles can moan MM m. in than first um in
:11. history a! this county that out mp2. has had an: opportunity to who
m mama an it an be yours. 1 {our Mom u am much than My:
thruugh that. Who»

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Sunday and tpena not; more the-r41 fifteen mates checking; out. books a} thou pow]... 1
Mann- you that I would never inst“ that a worker: Go it if hue did net want to, and;
that it Would not. b»: an extra or aver him. may uf our workers are from mral homes.
my a! then; are religious, and} horses“; behave that. stoma they undertake that
particular work. they "would. find it very mmming to them porwmlly, for they would
saggy meeting; the 35:60pm and in imv‘iz‘ig; guah a magumible pa” in the commutes
activitma. I mutually stress to'tﬁa was" the fact that in oa'dar so hast servo
LEA. may mun: ﬂake part in the aauﬂuos in that: which to win the friend-M
and gum $1111 of ﬁne sample more. what is mthing which the onus“ pubue library
but no“: stunned in the night“: dam-co . and our reward for doing :9 would. I'm
m. be dvamholmtnsly worth whﬂa. ‘ .,

v Thom ham alas boon ”min for a Sunday afternoon story «um hour. Mann" I
hav- not made any plans far it. yet. But to find 1: very 111!!th to schedule story
hem" during mm wheel you Mann at the in.“ school N80! and was fast that an
:20th mp1. 30 a» town on Saturdays.

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LIBRARY BACKGEFKWD

On August 22,1938, the Fayette Library EPA P30313013 was formally

opened. ?he Sponsors for the undertaking were four: the Eoneral Works
Brogress.Administraticn,3ayette Community Councilgfw'otte Board of
Education.ac financial sponsorgcnd the Lexington Public Library.

under an arrangement with the anotto County Fiscal Court the
Lexington Public Library bad for many years allowed county residents
to freely check out books. This agreement was made when the Fiscal Court
appropriated 51000.00 a year for the Lexington ?ublic Library's budget.

The members of tho Euyette Community Council,bowcvcr,hod long
been aware of the fact that too few rural residents made use of the
Lexington Library;and,believing that country people wanted books and
would use them if such books were made more available to the people.
the Community Council asked their Executive Secretarygﬁr.ﬂ.B.cilder
to see what arrangements could be made to remedy the situation.

The Torko $rogreoo rdministration set up a yrojcct which made
available $14,000 for salaries for MEA workers. Tho Fayette board of
Flucation agreed to build a small book trailer which the librarian would
attach to her oar,und also to reimburse theLchington Eublic Library ’
for books lost during the time the library project functioned. The
Lexington Public Library thereupon gave its permission to the oponooro
to allow the circulation of many of their books through the channels of
the anette Library Project. The Fayette Community council acted as '
adviser to the project and through its secretary helped with all the
accessory organization before anducfter the grojoct opened.

The project was scheduled for an indefinite period of t1mo.ond
orcvision was made for the employment of a supervising librarian and'
from ten to twenty certified TEA workers.

Five book centers were opened in county churchec,ochocla.ond.
in the Community Rest Room of the Fayette County Court House.By October
25th eight centers had been opened. Later one of the church centers
was moved to a consolidated school and another school center had been
added. In the spring of 1959 a library center was opened at the Kontucky
houses of Reform,ond during the summer a small collection of books was
circulated from the home of a Mr.Barneo on the Jack's Greek Pike. At
the time of the closing of the project on August f.1959 nogotions for
the opening of a library center in a vacant otore in Atbonc Village
had been nearly completed. During the summer the schools closed and
those school centers which were located in neighborhoods where people
could reach the schools easily. were opened for two days a week.

The Foyette Library'
from the Lexington Public L
gifts made direct to the F
fundo,which com

. 3 book rcoourcos incﬁuded the books
ibrary,tho xoyette Bounty Board of Educa‘ion
ayetto Library.ond books bought with om V '
6 too late ever to be circulated.

LIBRARY EXTENSION DIVISION

LENA B. NOFCIER. DIRECTOR
OLD CAPITOL

FRANKFo RT, KENTUCKY

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
IN KENTUCKY

FA‘EET'IE S LEXIIIGTO}?

COUNTY _____._—__—_ DISTRICT NO. _— CITY _____—___.._.—. KENTUCKY

FAYETTE COUNTY FREE CIRCULATING LIBRARY

50 JUne,1939.

hrs.Tom Dulin,President
Fayette Community Council
Lexington,Ky.

My dear Mrs.Dulin:

During the month of June the Fayette Library
project has had open only five of its ten regular centers and
one sub-station in a private home down on the Jack‘s Creek Pike.
Our circulation figures for the month,then,are comparatively
small;but they do not include the circulation figures for the
girls' part of the Reform School nor those for that sub—station.
Shelby School center has not been running the full month,either.

many of the library workers have been employed
full time at necessary clerical work which must be done if the
library is to function properly and if the project is to be
renewed. Book gifts have been accessioned and prepared for cir-
culation,long lists have been checked in order that we may have
accurate resords of lost books,and bibliographies necessary for
the best use of library resources by county school teachers have
been and are being preppred. Our file of-library patrons is being
completed. Two colored workers have been mending books and one
white worker is clipping magazines for the use of Reform School
children.

On June 22 the library had an exhibit at the county
wide meeting of the Homemakers Club.0ne of the workers made a
miniature farm and above it were placed the titles of books which
would be of help to farm families.0ver it we placed the mot}o."A
book for every farm's every need." alnqi 3€f0 rufie OQAd'tad u:

i“ It is interesting to note that as soon as our school
_centers closed the small center at Durbin's Tabernacle began doing
a rush business.

I have been most interested in trying to start a
library center in an unusued store room in Athens Village. We
hope to be able to go out there to begin business soon. I have
spoken very informally at one meeting of a Homemaker's club about
getting their support for this community-book center. I have also
had a conference with Hr.Ed Parker about ways in which to in-

crease the library's usefulness to the 4H Clubs,the Homemakers,and
to the farmers in general.0ne agriculture teacher suggested that I
offer suggestions to his Future Farmers groups next autumn.

We sent our first gift of 284 magazines to the County Infirmiry.

Some of the officers of the Reform School felt that,as the

boys are to be working in the fields and canneries during the summer
instead of attending classes,that we could not continue our regular-
work there. When,however,the matron of the girls' side of the school
heard of our plans for temporarily abandoning our work she telephoned.uz
at once to Frankfort to Dr.Norman Braden,assistant to Miss Margaret _
Woll;and Dr.Braden said that he was very anxious indeed that we continue
our work there.I have written to ask him to help us make this possible.A

At a meeting of the sponsors of the project we discussed
the possible renewal of the project,and Miss Gertrude Flora,the WPA
representative gave it as her opinion that the work probably would be
continued the following year.There are still funds enough on hand to
continue the work for six months more under the present working condi-
tions. Colonel D.Y;Dunn gave us the use of two typewriters for the‘
summer months and said that he believed that one of them could be kept
permanently on the project. He also offered us a room in the old'
Pythian Home Buildings and we are expecting to move into it in the
au umn.

This month the library has received 3,890 magazines as gifts
and 243 books. The books ordered with money appropriated by WPA have
not yet arrived. I have worked several times with a committee from
the county school on a joint book order for books for use in the
elementary grades.

Yours very truly,
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MIS.Hammond Dugan
Supervising Librarian

Copy to mrs.Florence Fort.

WPA FAYETTE COUNTY CIRCULATING LIBRARY
LEXINGTON,KENTUCKY
5 August,1959.
Mrs.Tom Dulin

President,Fayette Community Council
Lexington,Ky.

My dear Mrs.Dulin;

The circulation figures of 9002,while an increase
over the previous month, do not show accurately the work of
the Fayette Library for the past.month. We have had six centers
in operation,and a book deposit on the Barnes home far down on the
Jack's Creek pikeCfor which we do not yet have circulation figures.)
I will not take much of the time of the Council,but I would like
to point out some of the activities back of those rather cold
circulation figures.

First, the Kentucky Houses of Reform had the largest
circulation,and Durbin's center ranked second.When you consider
the community which Durhin's servessl think the situation is very
significant.When the members of that community heard that the library
was to close,thev flocked to the library and took out 195 magazines
because they could not take any more books.(That 195 is not part
of the circulation figures.)

Second, the work at Kenwick,under our very able Mrs.
Colingsworth, is unique in this library's historv.or that of the
Lexington Uublic Librarv.Mrs.Colingsworth has built up a wide interest
in that communitygand an interest whiCh was increasing rapidly.8he
had a daily story-telling hour,to which came all kinds of eager
children. And the adults in KenWick district were using the library
more and more. , .

We were just completing plans to open a center at Athens.

A small cg11ection of books- new books given by WPA— Was taken
down to the Homemakers' camp.

Our workers have been working on bibliographies which would
make it possible for us and for t.ne county teachers to know the
resources of the Lexington and county board libraries on the subjects
which they teach in the elementary grades. oi

The story—telling, ice— —cream party4was very successful. We
owe thanks to mrs. William Fuson and Miss Lucinda Burns for their
splendid part in the program.Mrs. Fuson came over from Berea for it; and
when I asked the children if they wanted ice cream or more stories:

thi3voted immediately for more stori 1
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When he heard that the library was closing,ﬂr.Kearns (technical
advisor at the Reform School)begged us to leave books for the boys
to read. I do not yet know whether we can arrange it.

The Library of the University of Kentucky gave us 66 beautiful
posters depicting life in foreign countries,for use in our various
centers.

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We answered an appeal for books and magazines by the Rockcastle
County library by giving them 285 books and a thousand magazines.
Of oourse'we did nbt giVe them books which we”felt to be useful in
Fayette County. We were also instrumental in getting a donation
from the Girl Scouts for that library.

The Girl Scouts of Lexington gave this library 105 books.

The first shipment of WPA books which I selected especially for
the needs of Fayette County has arrived;but we were not able to
circulate them to any but the Homemakers‘ camp before the order for
closing came through.

Total gifts for this month are as follows:
168 books besides those from WPE
7575 magazines
66 posters.

We sent 284 magazines to the Cbunty Infirmary,855 magazines
to Eas ern State Hospital,and 200 magazines to the girls' part of
the Revﬁrm School.

Our patrons' list is nearly completed.Durbins' is the only
center still to report,I believe.

I spoke over radio station WLk/on Ju1y 15,0n "EVerybody's
Farm" hour,on the work of this library. I have accepted an invitation
to speak about or work to the Woman's Club of Midway next “ovember.
I cite these two speaking invitations meremy to show the increasing
interest being shown in the work of the library which your council
has started.

Before the next meeting of your Council I hope to present
the "annual" report for the eleven months‘ work of this library.

Yours truly.

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Mrs.Hammond Dugan

Supervising Librarian.
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dear ﬁrs.Fort:

Will you not read the whole of this report to

the Council when they meet Saturday? I do not think it will

ake too xu 3h timc.and I believe that it '3 better for them to
have the re art in thia form.

Yours truly,

Mgmuw J cgblwﬁw

s.Ha.mmond Dugan

Supervising Librﬁrian.

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MR. .J. EDW. PARKER, JR., EXECUTIVE SEC'Y.

EXECUTIVEVICE-F‘RES. LEXINETUN, KENTUCKY

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MISS CAROLYN STEWART' SEC'Y' We Are Members of Fayette County Community Chest

Lexington, Kentucky
August 15, 1939

Mrs. Frances L. Dugan—Supervisor
Fayette Free Circulating Library
225 South Limestone Street
Lexington, Kentucky

Dear Mrs. Dugan:

. On behalf of the Fayette Community Council I wish to ex-
press to you our sincere appreciation for your time, thought,
and hard work to make the Library Project so successful and
far reaching and we hope that its suspension will be of short
duration.

Thanking you, I am,

(Mrs.) TOm Dulin, Pres
Fayette Community Council
Lexington, Kentucky

THE KENTUCKY CITIZENS’ LIBRARY LEAGUE

OFFICERS

PRESIDENT.
MRS, A.5. GARDINER. HORSE CAVE

A Non-Proﬁt Organization
For Promoting Libraries

us'r VICE PRESIDENT.
MRS. RAY B. MOSS. PINEVILLE

2ND VICE PRESIDENT,
MR5. J. M. BAKER. DIXON

SECRETARY-TREASURER,
MRS. ROBERT M. FORT.
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my dear mrs Fort.

Herewith I am enclosing for the information of the Fayette
Community Council the monthly report for the month of may for the
Fayette Circulating Library.

There are several things which I wish to bréﬁfly point to O
as concerning our work:

First that although the circulation figure is lower than for
the previous month,it is nevertheless verv good considering the fact
that our school centers functioned only three weeks out of the month.
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Center,and the neform School. Next Monday at 0 a.m. the Kenwick
branch will reopen in the school gymnasium.

The rest of the library personnel are very busy "mopping-up"-
leee checking in book collections brought in from closed centers.
The amount of clerical work involved is very great,and the shall have
to continue in this way for some time,since we wish to make a
eleas-and—d- report as to the books lost and circulated. As soon as
possible we wish to reppen in suitable p1aces.We hope to always have
library workers on hand for recreation evenings,bht we had hoped to

ihave reading continue more widely and continuaouslv. Since churches
dare not Zgigrely satisfactory we may put centers in filling stations or
stores.We are especially interested in establishing small book
deposits in the various little communities within the county-both
white and colored.

The library wishes to thank the Council for supplying the

paper for the registration of patrons in the county.Since the number

office
of library workers has been cut down such tabulation has been

delayed,but statistics have been gathered.

The Reform school circulation shows that books are being read.
even if not by as large a number as we could hope in the near future.
We find,according to the librarian there,that our greatest need in
the book collection is for a much larger supply cf books for the first
and second grade levels.This,however is not peculiar to that par-
ticular branchzother librarians tell me that children in many of the
eighth grades like to read easv books too. We are now working on a
list of Just such titles.

The four hundred dollar list of books submitted to WPA
for purchase,at their request,has not yet been offered for purchase.
But when new funds are available,we hope to get the books.
1 ‘ The chief preoccupation of the librarian this month has been
giiﬁtthe organization of the Reform School Library,which presents
numerous unique problems,all of which probably neVerr can be solved
~ under this present arrangement. SeVond,the librarian,with the help
of Mrs.Fort and her stafff has collected ever nearly 12 thousand
magazines and five hundred books which were given to the library
as a result of "Jay-Jav"'s little paragraph in his Four Bits column.

It has been a tremendous taskgand-has- but it has clearly proven

thzt Lexingtonians are interested in helping the work of this

organization.n
Over and over again we have heard from teachers,parents,and even
from one book salesman that the branches in schools have increased
the reading ability of the children of the countv this year.
JuSt one more thing: We face three very critical needs at
present: increased shelving spacenthe books are usuallv shelved three

layers deep on what shelves have been allOwed us in the basement of the

pUbliG library.It is impossible to know What books we have under those ‘

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circumstances,or to make intelligent sleections for the centers.
Second,we-need librarian is increasinglv in need of a trained library
assistant,of which there are at least four available here in Lexington,
and of a good secertary.I mention this simply because_when and if the
project is rewritten,such items should be cinsidered if the library is

to continue its usefulness.

The librarian wishes to make one sugestiona th this time to
the communtiv council. It will soon be time to rewrite the proéect
setnup if the library is to be continued next year.The librarian

would like very much to discuss with Mrs.Fort and Colonel Dunn several

of our greatest needs which could be cared for in the new project

specifications if the library is to increase its usefulness this

next year. At—present-eur-shel-