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Forest Park Library Nears Fiftieth Anniversary Milestone
The Forest Park Public Library nears its fifty year mark as it reports 32 372 books in the collection with 1 759 added and 817 discarded in the year. Circulation reached 75 221 amid growing magazine use while adult borrowing rose and children’s fell. The Roos Endowment Fund now stands at 1 000 with interest to buy books on American and world statesmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Austin
Forest Park
Roos
Albert C. Roos
Ilinois
Forest Park Library Board
Forest Park Recreation Board
Garden Club of
Forest Park Woman's Club
Friends of the Library
International Affairs Study Group
Henry Gitzel
Jack Hollander
A. Beyer
Mildred Hosler
Lucille Benson
John Connolly
Fred Meyers
Dorothy
Anna