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| | + | |title=[[WCPL Wooster High School Branch|Wooster H.S. Branch]] |
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| − | ===Extension Service===
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| − | * 1935 - A budget was set to provide equipment, room in the basement of the library for a collection of books for county extension. Much work was done during the summer in starting this collection library. The library was promised $2,000 from county funds for the work and also $500-$700 from the State Aid Funds which had been made available by the Ohio State Legislature in 1933.
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| − | * 1941 - July, William E. {{Surname|Bartel}}, first extension librarian was called to Army camp. Replaced by Helen {{Surname|Vallish}} was able to drive the bookmobile. <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, 34.</ref>
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| − | * 1942 - October, Priscilla {{Surname|Johnson}} County extension librarian and resigned March 1944. <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. 38.</ref>
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| − | * 1945 - Up to this point Branches received no budget of their own. They were provided books and librarians from the Main library. The buildings were funded by the towns they were located in. At times, too little supervision and help from Wooster a problem Helen {{Surname|Sebeika}} hoped to solve. <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. 37.</ref>
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| − | * 1945 - Up to this point Branches received no budget of their own. They were provided books and librarians from the Main library. The buildings were funded by the towns they were located in. At times, too little supervision and help from Wooster a problem Helen {{Surname|Sebeika}} hoped to solve. <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. 37.</ref>
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| − | * 1947 - February, Mrs. Faith {{Surname|Stoughton}} was hired as County librarian.
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| − | * 1948 - Wayne County donated $300 toward a new bookmobile. The branches were still under the supervision of the County librarian and visited them once a month. * 1948 - Wayne County donated $300 toward a new bookmobile. The branches were still under the supervision of the County librarian and visited them once a month. <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. 41</ref>
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| − | * 1950 - May, Mrs. Faith {{Surname|Stoughton}} resigned as County librarian. Replaced by Lawrence {{Surname|Huber}} as County librarian. <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. 43.</ref>
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| − | * 1951 - New service added was to bring books and a way to read them while in bed was brought to hospital patients. <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. 44.</ref>
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| − | ==Outlying Branches==
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| − | ===[[Shreve Library]]===
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| − | [[File:h_shreve.jpg|thumbnail|<abbr title="Wayne County Public Library">WCPL</abbr>'s Shreve branch.]]
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| − | ===[[Rittman Library]]===
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| − | [[File:h_rittman.jpg|thumbnail|<abbr title="Wayne County Public Library">WCPL</abbr>'s Rittman branch.]]
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| − | * 1936 - [[Rittman High School Library]] became a deposit station almost '''immediately''', had a circulation of 7,992 books. Additional deposit stations were setup in 1936 with $2,500 from the [[County Budget Commission]] and an extra $400 from the State of Ohio.
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| − | * 1937 - Became a deposit station almost immediately, had a circulation of 7,992 books.
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| − | ===[[Creston Library]]===
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| − | [[File:h_creston.jpg|thumbnail|<abbr title="Wayne County Public Library">WCPL</abbr>'s Creston branch.]]
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| − | ===[[Dalton Library]]===
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| − | [[File:H dalton.jpg|thumbnail|<abbr title="Wayne County Public Library">WCPL</abbr>'s Dalton's branch.]]
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| − | ===[[Doylestown Library]]===
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| − | [[File:DOY2.jpg|thumbnail|<abbr title="Wayne County Public Library">WCPL</abbr>'s Doylestown branch.]]
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| − | ===[[West Salem Library]]===
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| − | [[File:WestSalem.jpg|thumbnail|<abbr title="Wayne County Public Library">WCPL</abbr>'s West Salem branch.]]
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| − | ===Wooster High School Branch===
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| − | * 1910 -
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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>
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| − | ===Club room & Meeting room===
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| − | * 1937 - A large room located in the basement was equipped for various group and quickly became a popular meeting place. <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>
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| − | * 1937 - A problem which was brought to attention appeared in Mrs. Eugenia {{Surname|Glenn}}'s report and would trouble librarians for the next 30 years was a lack of meeting room space. <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>
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| − | * 1939 - The room was used 56 times <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>
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| − | * 1941 - The club room was used for carious courses in first aid and nursing. <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. 35.</ref>
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| − | ===Museum===
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| − | * Housed on the 2nd floor. The museum was of special interest to James {{Surname|Mullins}} and George J. {{Surname|Schwartz}}
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| − | * Sample of items in collected included: Dr. J. H. {{Surname|Todd}}'s collection of Ohio archaeological specimens; Rev. Jacob {{Surname|Reis}}' relics of "Cameron" in West Africa; James {{Surname|Mullins}}'s "fine collection" of stuffed birds which he had purchased at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition St. Louis World's Fair] for $2,500. <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. 15.</ref>
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| − | * Museum officially opened in 1918, but many visitors were welcome to see the collection as it grew during the early years. Miss Myrtle {{Surname|Allen}}, librarian in her annual reports credits the museum with drawing many people to the library. <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. 15.</ref>
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| − | ====Deposit Station====
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| − | =====Apple Creek=====
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| − | * By 1937 became a deposit station.
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| − | =====Dalton=====
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| − | * By 1937 became a deposit station.
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| − | =====Fredericksburg School=====
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| − | * 1936 - [[Fredericksburg School]] had their deposit location in there basement. Mrs. Jean {{Surname|Hoskins}}, a trained librarian, acted as a volunteer in distributing books to various homes in [[Marshallville, Ohio]], and at the city hall in [[Smithville, Ohio]].
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| − | =====West Salem=====
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| − | * By 1937 became a deposit station.
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