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Mu8kego Wisconsin
12-5-61
TO mE IitISKEGO TOWN BOARD
- -- This 11 the usual lII1d-yellir report of the Muskego Public Library Board concerning
the 8ctlv1t1es of the Public Library.
The Library is now lodged in the lower level of the Town Hall. We hne found the
quarters ',ery s8tisfying. As you know, members of the Board donned old clothes ~nd
wielded paint bnu.hes to make the L~bnTy ..nat we consider to be one of the 8Ost
attractive public rooms in the Town of Muskego. There... some akeptlci- concern-
ing the adaptability of this space in the To.\ Hall for Library purposes. We can
tell you now that thi. ..s groundless.
Separating the Public Library frem the school library ha. been a forward step
from the standpoInt of both libraries.
Aa of November 30, 1961 the l1brazy has circulated 19,686 books. This covers the
period from June, 1960 through N~er, 1961. We are circulating roughly 1,000 book.
. month. The figures for the last three months a:re 940 for Septembera 12Z for
Octobera and 1243 for Nov8!llber ... a Iteady increase. There aft 1388card holders.
Our book hOldings number In excess of 199~ books. Broken down, we have 1614 boots
fully processed and on the shelyes. We have 381 book. 1n the category of paperb8dcs,
renta 1 books, etc. -'tich are only partly processed. The rental boot. are retumed
from tll88 to time and the paperbacks have a short 11fe. Therefore, the expense of
c<llllplete cataloging 1s el1m1nated.
Among our permanent collection of books not as. yet cataloged are a set of Comptons'
Encyclopedia, 'Blue Books dat1ng back to 1940, the Wisconsin Statutes and -ny. many
books fr08 various donors that have not as yet been sorted. The IUllber In this latter
group we are unable to say, but would guess that there are several hundred of tn_.
The Library staff includes three people. Mrs. Pel8DaM. Head Librariana Mrs. Yahr,
tllbo Is 1n the library when Mrs. Pelzmam is nots and Mrs. Lindhor.t, cler.k. All of
these people are part tiae.
The hours of Library service have been Incr...ed fl'Cll 9 hours per week' to 12 hours
per week. There are now thJ'ee evenings per week .en the library Is open. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday from 6,30 p.m. to 9,30 p.m. and Saturday aftemoon fl'Oll 1.00 p... to 4100 p.a.
Magazines and MWSJ)apers are also a part of our read1ng service this .,.ar.
The Library h.s been most fortunate in receiving gifts. the Encyclopedia BrH.ISMlca
was received Irca the NewcOlHrs' Cluba $120.00 was received frem the Woman's Cl":::' of
llualtego for Juvenille booksa IDany of the Blue Books were given to us by Mr. Czarnecki,
we are to receive some Labor booksa and we are alway. receiv1~ gifts froa the people
of MuU:8g0 who have the success of the Library at heart.
A fairly .ub.tantial 8I8OUnt In our budget went into furniture and equlp88nt.. Shelves,
a dehUlddiUer, a ..gwne rack, table. and chair., a dictionary .tanda drap.s, a
ctulrg...out dealt to Mntlon 8 good share of it. .. 8 f,' t~ a aubdanti81 saving by
having the charge-out dealt made loca~rather than pu' .1- '.i. OM fl'C8 a ......fact.urer.
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Referring to our last annual report ~1ereln we spoke about plana for this year, we have made slow, but steady progress 1n wary area, except perhaps the area of reference material. We need to increase this considerably during the caadng year. By l'eferencQ matedal, we do not i~ly m~bn $ncyclopedia, but rather books and other reading matter of a refer~nc8 nature.
we cen and do use the Travelling Library supplied by the Free Library Commission in Madison to $eCW'~ special materiel "'pon request. Here, howsver, time is impor- tant. A person needing the material tmmediatoly mu~t necessarily be disappointed since there is time needed to order and receive .U~'. material.
The Llbral1' Board and our Librarian are well pleased with the P1'OgJ'ess being made In the Library., We feel that the Library bas been an execellent addition to the senrlces available in "6kego. There is a very great potential 1n r41sJcego for Increased Library use. Ife..y thi. 1n view of the fact that we are I'eceiving Increased requests for material we do oot have immediately available.
The schools an teaching and heve taught our children and adult, to J'Hd. It 1. one of the functions of the Library to assist by provid1ng interesting ..teria1 fol' th.. to widen their reading horizon..
THE MUSKEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BO.\RD
Ida May Haacke. President
Olga M1m1er;
lCeMeth 1Cape1kat Tl'e81U1'a' Eva POlllch, Secretary