Seattle Public Library annual reports, 1894-1985.

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Seattle Public Library annual reports, 1894-1985.

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There are not annual reports for every year in this record series and there is a large gap between 1968 and 1985. Reports for the Library Board and those for the librarian are both included in the record series. Early reports discuss the financial status of the library, physical location, circulation, acquisitions, policies, and contributions. The 1896 report states that "the reading of wholesome fiction...is rest to the weary, illumination to the perplexed, a cure for selfishness and narrow mindedness, and an inspiration to a fuller and better life." Later reports include information on the development of a technology division, the library's efforts toward meeting wartime needs, and selected statistics, among other topics. Beginning in 1939 photographs of library activities are include in some reports. The 1959 to 1960 report includes floor plans for the new building. The 1958 report of the Municipal Reference Library is also included in this series.

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Opened 1891. From the description of Seattle Public Library annual reports, 1894-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70966318 The first commercial program to be broadcast in Seattle was on Thanksgiving Day 1948 on station KING-TV, which was the only television station in Seattle until 1952. Programs were produced locally during the early years of television (nationwide programming did not reach the West Coast until 1951), and were often produced by the sponsors...