Record of Proceedings Relating to Howell Carnegie Library Howell, Michigan Pages 124-125

Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.

City of Howell, Baldwin Hardware, Gilkes & Zizka, Demco, Gaylord Brothers, Ted Shindorf, Ted Shindorf, Ruth Bennett, June Randles, Dorothy Warner, Ina Hight

The Howell Carnegie Library Board met September 17, 1957 at 7 o'clock at the library.

The minutes of the June 19th meeting were read and approved.

Mrs. Gatesman was asked to write Mr. Paul Baldwin of the city council concerning two recommendations by the board. The first one was: that Mrs. Hight, librarian and Mrs. Warner, assistant be granted two weeks vacation with pay to go into effect in 1958. The second one concerns the leak in the cupola of the library. Mrs. Hight has spoken of this condition a number of times and it was recommended that this be repaired. The leak could cause the falling of plaster with considerable harm to people in the library. The firm who repaired the gutters in the library roof were also to have repaired the area around the cupola which was not done. When there is leakage around the cupola it has leaked on the desk which it did last fall and Mrs. Hight will be forced to close the library if this again occurs. There is also a rather bad leak in the east hall.

Mrs. Hight gave us a report of the workshop which she attended last summer at Higgins Lake, Mich. She was chosen to be on a panel discussion and of a selected list of children's books all but five are in our library. Both of these things speak well for our librarian and library.

The janitor, Mr. Shindorf, built a book-case his labor cost $72.00. Bill Hight later built one his labor cost only $45.00.

Mrs. Hight said she would like to eliminate ordering material for High School students from Lansing. This entails too much work because there is not enough help and so there is not enough time for it. Mr. Krieger said he had spoken to Miss Vickers the High School librarian and this matter will be taken care of at the school. The school will not have to pay the postage whereas either the library or the students must pay if ordered through the library.

The library was very busy this past summer and during June, July and August there were 8,952 adult books taken out and 4,329 children's books an average of 447 books per day. This increase in circulation was due to more publicity, possibly, as well as people not spending as much on entertainment, thus reading more. Mrs. Hight also gave credit to the 'Friends of the Library' and their work for this increase in circulation.

Mrs. Jerry Fisher started working in the library, replacing the resignation of Miss Ruth Bennett. Mrs. Fisher is hired for 8 hours per week.

Mr. Krieger received a letter from Mr. Shindorf requesting an increase in pay. He felt that since other city employees had received increases that he was entitled to one. Mr. Krieger spoke to Mr. Tholen, city manager and was told that

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