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One of the recent services is the loaning of framed art prints. The original collection of 21 prints was purchased with money given the library in 1968 by the Shrewsbury Expressway Committee from their unexpended funds.
In 1969 the library applied for and received a federal grant, Title I, through the Library Bureau of Extension for the purchase of art prints. These have been enthusiastically borrowed by the patrons. The popularity of the program was such that the Trustees authorized the use of some of the interest of the Sarah Flint Brown Fund for the purchase of several prints in 1970-71. Original prints have been loaned by local artists to augment the program.
The programs include: Story Time for ages 4 and 5 on Wednesday at 10:l5 a.m., October-May, except for school vacations; Saturday Program, which is year round at 2 p.m. and consists of stories and films for grades 1-4; Bookmobile Story Time, which runs from Tuesday through Friday mornings during July and August; an Adult Book Chat, which is planned for October through May at 10:l5 a.m. on Wednesdays; the film program of selected regional films, which is shown on Thursdays at 1 p.m.
As part of the outreach program, the bookmobile visits the town's two nursing homes, with librarians giving individual reader's assistance to the patients; paperback racks have been placed in beauty parlors and laundromats. Posters from the Regional Center as well as those of our own staff have been used extensively in local markets and we have had frequent publicity in the local paper. Staff members have talked outside the library whenever the opportunity presented and Trustees have been generous with their support.
The most effective assistance given to the public is in the library itself where friendly staff members attempt to find all the answers for their patronage.
The Shrewsbury Free Public Library is presenting a vital program to the community and is constantly attempting to widen its area of service.
One of the recent services is the loaning of framed art prints. The original collection of 21 prints was purchased with money given the library in 1968 by the Shrewsbury Expressway Committee from their unexpended funds.
In 1969 the library applied for and received a federal grant, Title I, through the Library Bureau of Extension for the purchase of art prints. These have been enthusiastically borrowed by the patrons. The popularity of the program was such that the Trustees authorized the use of some of the interest of the Sarah Flint Brown Fund for the purchase of several prints in 1970-71. Original prints have been loaned by local artists to augment the program.
The programs include: Story Time for ages 4 and 5 on Wednesday at 10:l5 a.m., October-May, except for school vacations; Saturday Program, which is year round at 2 p.m. and consists of stories and films for grades 1-4; Bookmobile Story Time, which runs from Tuesday through Friday mornings during July and August; an Adult Book Chat, which is planned for October through May at 10:l5 a.m. on Wednesdays; the film program of selected regional films, which is shown on Thursdays at 1 p.m.
As part of the outreach program, the bookmobile visits the town's two nursing homes, with librarians giving individual reader's assistance to the patients; paperback racks have been placed in beauty parlors and laundromats. Posters from the Regional Center as well as those of our own staff have been used extensively in local markets and we have had frequent publicity in the local paper. Staff members have talked outside the library whenever the opportunity presented and Trustees have been generous with their support.
The most effective assistance given to the public is in the library itself where friendly staff members attempt to find all the answers for their patronage.
The Shrewsbury Free Public Library is presenting a vital program to the community and is constantly attempting to widen its area of service.
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