https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/4/19/HPL_125th_Text0054.pdf be9f5d16fd245916adafe408c13d405e PDF Text Text History A library was started by the Women’s Club in 1396 consisting of a collection of books for public lending and housed in the second floor of the building currently occupied by Seasonal Grille. When the new high school was built and opened in 1918 the fledgling public library moved into the building. A reorganized library board held its first meeting: f+astlugs, Marchj), 151g A meeawg of the "Board of Library Commlsstotsers was called for orgamzattow Iw.the Library Room at gpm oiA, the above date, P^esewt: Mrs. e.A. "Burtow, ej. Lederle, w.w. Potter, c.w. Wesplwter, Rev.John, R. Gregory,johkvj. Lawsow arvd Mrs. Phyllis Reym>lris. Absent: L.c. "Browsow arid Miss Rosella Goodyear Meeting called to order The election of officers resulted in the choice of ej. Lederle, President and Phyllis Reynolds, secretary. Lots were cast to determine the length of office of each member with the following result. om year: Phyllis Reynolds, Rosella Goodyear arid W.W. Potter .Two years: L.C. "Bronson, Rev.johnR Gregory and ej. Lederle Three years: Mrs. E.A. Burton, C.W. Wesplnter andjohnj. Lawson /Motion made by Rev. Gregory that the President be empowered to appoint committees. Morton carried. Motion made by Rev. Gregory that a committee on librarian be appointed. Motto: v c:'-.>Ud. Motion made that a committee of three be appointed on by-laws. Motion carried. l Ad-.c.t:'. r^ade that the President be a committee of oue to confer with the women's club awd the T. hool Boarai as to the arrakvgemervt of the books of each turuved over to the Public Library. Motion, carried. The President named the following appointments: Librarian: Mrs. "Burton, Mr. Lawson, Mr. Wesplnter "By-laws § Constitution. Mrs. Reynolds, Rev. Gregory, Mr. Potter Women's Club: Mrs. Burton Meeting adjourned subject to cad from. the secretary. cj. ._ederle, Pres. Phyllis Reynolds.: -Secy. At subsequent meetings, Helen Fairchild was appointed libra.-..g at a yearly salary of $1,000 and served through August 1921 .to ?n Barnes |ucceeded Miss Fairchild with the under standing that she would attend •> week library trairincj s chool the subsequent summer. Miss Barnes was appointed librarian with a s.-rary of $1400 in June 1922. �The pubiic library received equal support from the city and school board at $1500 each in its first years. Additional income came from fines, donations from the Women’s Club, school.based fund raisers and general donors. The budget for 1924 is reflected in the following minutes: November i, i$>23 A special meeting of the library board was held at the home of the President, Mrs. e.A. Burton, Tuesday even.li/vgjuly 31,1523. Meeting called to order by the President at 2-.oo pm. present Mrs. Burton, Mr. Edw.ou,ds, Mr. Tolhurst, Mr. Dawson and Mrs. Bauer. Minutes of the previous meeting readg§ approved, it was moved and supported that the "Board engage Miss Bames as the libra ria n-for the ensuing year at $1000 a year,.one month's vacation with pay. Moved an.d supported that we adopt the budget for the en-sulrvg year as read. salary extra Magazine Binding Bootes extra for Bncy Supplies 1&-00 40 ±10 22& 125. 130 3251 Receipts ■ Olty 1500 School board club (?) Fln.es (?) 1500 50 250 3300 Balance on, ha n,d Nov i, 1923 $524.Of- After business session Mrs. Bames served Ice cream and catee which we certainly enjoyed. 2n motion, meeting adj’ourned Belle n. Burton, pres. qeorglna "Bauer, Sec'y The library thrived in its years in school buildings moving to the new wing of the high school in 1955 as the-William T. Wallace library in memory of a former high school principal. �January 13,i^.&H - the Hastings City C-oun-ciL confirmed the appointment of the following Library Board for the new Hastings Public Library: Mrs. Richard t. <qroos, five year term Rev. lion M.' <qury,.four year term Mrs. K.s. McIntyre, three year term . Mrs. Richard M. Coote, two year term, ■ Mrs. Wilbur R. Birk, one- year term the regular terms are to beginJuly 1, but the above-earned will act as an "interim board" in work necessary to concert the old federal post-office to library use, hiring a librarian, and getting a collection of books ready for opening the new library. (stgkved) Pon M. fjury On January 16,1965 after three years of work by community member volunteers, the Hastings Public Library moved to the old Post Office building on Church Street becoming a freestanding entity. March 14,1^&4. - A special afternoon meeting was held at the office of Emmanuel Church, tointerview Mrs. Florence O. Wilson, head libraria n of Sturgis Public Library. Those present v '?re Mrs. R.T. Ljroos, the Rev. pohM. cqury, Mrs. RM. Cook, Mrs. R.S. McIntyre, Mr. Cvifford Poian, Mrs'John Panfil and Mrs.. Wilson aHie interview, the Board Members decided to offer the position of.head Librarian, to Mrs. t:.>rtnc,e o: wilsonat an, an.nM.al salary of .0,500, plus the usual fringe benefits availableto employees of the city of Hastings . This .was so moves, second^ aM^ carried- Meeting. adyrnrrnd. (signed) PonM. <qury Little remains in our records of the collections and programs of the library. Summer Reading was held from the programs’ national beginning almost 100 years ago. Minutes record book expenditures and occasionally mention numbers of library cardholders but it is not until the move in 1965 that we have records of the monthly programming events. -or the first twenty years in the old Post Office building, the librarian and city were •squired to send a report to the Federal Government detailing the use of the building as a library. After twenty years, ownership of the property was handed over to the City of Hastings and the library board entered into a lease of the property from the city for $1.00 per month. Many times over the years, the building underwent repairs and -emodeling as librarians and staff tried to make the most of the space available. Plans for expansion existed but the funding was never found to make any additions to the �building. Florence Wilson, Eileen Oehler and Barbara Schondelmayer were the librarians overseeing these years as the library created various relationships with the surrounding townships and State Library to determine funding and service areas. Toward the end of the 20th century the library board decided to find new space for the library and develop adequate funding from those government bodies choosing to participate. Rutland Charter Township residents approved millage for the library beginning in 1991. Hastings Charter Township tried several plans including contracting with Freeport’s library and township families paying non-resident fees to use the Hastings Library. As the plans for a new library went forward, millage was again requested from the two townships in the amount of 1.6 mils. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary Subject The topic of the resource Public History--Michigan--Barry County Description An account of the resource Did you know the Hastings Public Library has been around in one form or another since 1896? It started out as the Women's Club Reading Room and over time, grew into the vital and vibrant public institution we all know and love. Look through this collection to learn about where it all started, see the how the efforts of so many helped the library grow, and have some fun seeing photos of the past. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image and text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 - 2021 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Brief History of the Women's Club Library Subject The topic of the resource History Description An account of the resource Summary of the Women's Club of Hastings' formation of and involvement with and management of a library from 1896 through the mid 1990's. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Documents Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource unknown