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THE VOOSTERLMARY ASSOCIATE!Enters Upon Its Second Y ear ofUsefulness. 1Since the Oyeilif of the Library 2 Jl26Y olumes Hate Been Issued, an Ay erace of Fight per Each Week-Day.Xiibrarian’B Report and. H5leot}.on.oi Officer*.K*IThe first annual meeting, since thej or. gaxuzation of the Wooster Library Association ana year ago, was; held at the offi Probate Jndge Isaac Johnson, on Mo evening, the President, Capt. J. B. Tailor, occupying the chair. After reading and approval of minutes of the semi-animal meeting in May last, the business ofj the evening was continued.The Librarian, Mr. Jesse McClellan, presented his report, and believing it jwillJohnof in* no in nigbl* e and been 1, the nstantThe irnoon i, his fchirty-smaius ery.or in e pul-:h last inter-tudent Semi-be of interest lo many readers, as well as the members of the Association, we trab* liflh it in Ml: ilibrarian's report. ITo the Officer* and Member* of the People'*. Library Anodatum of Wooeter:In making my report, as XJbrrl your Association for the first yearo existence, I beg leave to submit the fol ing facts:1st, The Library was opened to its members Dec. 14, 1882, at which time there were 100 volumes and a membership of 100. , ;2d, By considerable hard work and soliciting, we have to-day pn our roil 175 names. Of ibis number, '7 have moved from I oarcounty, 1 has died and 1 has been suspended for refnsing to pay fines imposed; deducting these welhaye 166 who are, or ought to be,' hbre to-night to bear th^ reports of the officers, and help partake of the repast that twill follow, (no doubt) jWe have anded to our Library since smarting 115 yols., making a total of 215 vpls. Of this number one has been1 loaf, having been carried away by a member who is also loat, at least we have failed to get any respbnfte from our letters to hi in. 3d, Owing to a little clause inourRhles,rget|treasury has.been replenished by $14.Pi^of tilcothfmiiitlandhoxm►thedInsteiadteihctoplitan\ ioui a WirepoiCierlt;n}£hiedJthflm,zSimall Um,Cc in{ tibnandoura few ovetlook and not a few ior_28 inthe way of fines, collected by the Ljbra-pjeet ultnan and paid Into the treasury. ]4th, We have issued since the opening of the Library 2.126 volumes, an average of 8 per each week-day, and as near as possible to ascertain we have about 08 bdoks in constant circulation. . .In returning to you the trust imposed in J me at your last annual meeting, allowj me | to return my thanks for the uniform kindness shown me, and I feel that whatever time and trouble I have been at to start and operate the Library has been amply repaid by kind words and pleasant intercourse by and with your members. Hoping that the coming year will see our Library both increased in number of books land members, }Respectfully submitted, . .Jesse McClellan Jah.tTJhrarlJte Ich tbrly at rcti tb 2nd
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Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio, US
Thu, Nov 29, 1883
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