Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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Lemo Ashtobulo, our fomished bookworm, ote his wcy through 55,808 odult ond 85.477 children's books, o totol of 141,285. Not sotisficd with books, he devoured 8,351 periodicals. Students numbering 30,836 studied in the reference room. Permits were gronted to 19.444 pupils to use reserve shelves. All sophomores were given librory instruction in the Foil os on introduction to the use of the librory in their school work. Seven thousand eight hundred ond eighty-one books were added, making o totol of 101,517 volumes. Seventy-nine reference books were added to the shelves in 1954. A few were Chujoy— Donee Encyclopedia, Radford— Encyclopedia of Superstitutions, Power— Medievol People, Porker— A Textbook of Zoology, Daniels— Censorship of Books, Forrester— Occupotionol Literoture, U. S. Census— Census of Population of Ohio, McKoy's Modern Itolion-English, English-ltolion dictionary and Blum — Pictorial History of Silent Screen. Several years ago. Miss Mono Conklin left o sum of money to establish o librory for children. Since the public library was in operotion, it wos decided to invest the money ond use the interest to purchase books for young people. The name Conklin wos given the room used for books for young people on oil subiects Frequent chonges of display coses, provided for this purpose, create on interest in hobby collecting. The Memoriol Gift book collection is mode possible through gifts of individuals ond organizations. Five hundred ond seventy-one records ore in the Main Library collection. Future librory plons include the purchose of o Bookmobile. An efficient staff is hcoded by Miss Ethel J. MocDowell, head libronon. Mrs. L. D. Artman is reference room librorion; Mrs. Marion Covert, extension librarian; Miss Laurice Taylor and Mrs. Mary Lou Kennedy, desk assistants; Miss Lenore Randall, cotologer ond bookkeeper; Mrs. Isobelle DeMoio, extension assistant ond cataloger; Mrs. Ruth Lockhort, extension assistant; Mrs. Margaret Cowie. West Branch librarian; Mrs. Eva Mongenel, book mender; Miss Ann Mondo, Columbus Branch librarian; Mrs. Gladys Wilson, hospital librorion; ond J. P. Monville, custodion. Returning books to shelves were pages Linda Headley ond Bette White, AHS students; ond Ann Sullivon, St. John's high school student. Jonet Meohl of AHS does the art work. Members of the Librory Board of Trustees ore J. D. Bonnor, president, E I. Gephort, vice-president; F. J. Kneubel, clerk-treasurer; Mrs. C. A. Bailey, secretory; and Mr. Al Newkirk, Mr. John Colin, ond Mr. Kenneth Weir. thirteen