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===Wooster High School Branch===
 
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*  1933 - Miss Virginia {{Surname|Kerr}} reported that although there were not many new books circulation was good. She was also giving lessons in library science as part of the English curriculum.
 
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*  1937 - Miss Margaret {{Surname|Haunstein}} became librarian at the high school. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 32.</ref>
 
  
 
===Club room & Meeting room===
 
===Club room & Meeting room===

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    Club room & Meeting room

    • 1937 - A large room located in the basement was equipped for various group and quickly became a popular meeting place. [1]
    • 1937 - A problem which was brought to attention appeared in Mrs. Eugenia Glenn's report and would trouble librarians for the next 30 years was a lack of meeting room space. [2]
    • 1939 - The room was used 56 times [3]
    • 1941 - The club room was used for carious courses in first aid and nursing. [4]

    Museum

    • Housed on the 2nd floor. The museum was of special interest to James Mullins and George J. Schwartz
    • Sample of items in collected included: Dr. J. H. Todd's collection of Ohio archaeological specimens; Rev. Jacob Reis' relics of "Cameron" in West Africa; James Mullins's "fine collection" of stuffed birds which he had purchased at the St. Louis World's Fair for $2,500. [5]
    • Museum officially opened in 1918, but many visitors were welcome to see the collection as it grew during the early years. Miss Myrtle Allen, librarian in her annual reports credits the museum with drawing many people to the library. [6]
    1. ↑ History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 32.
    2. ↑ History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 32.
    3. ↑ History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 32.
    4. ↑ History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 35.
    5. ↑ History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 15.
    6. ↑ History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 15.
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