MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
Revolution Under Way in
SUNDAY. APRIL 22. 1962
There is a revolution under
way in the reading habits of
the residents oj Jackson county-
Any way you look at it,
people are reading more and
more people are reading, ac
cording to Roy Gilbertson,
president of the board of trus
te of the Public Library of
Medford and Jackson county.
Between July, 1939, and July,
1961, the overall home use of
books increased 50 per cent.
During the same period the
county (outside Medford) use
rose 143 per cent, rising from
81.700 to 77,000..
The number of library user-
increased since July, 1959,
from 14,000 to 18,40031 per
cent. This means that 28 per
cent of the county's popula
tion have taken the time to
get a borrower's card. Hun
dreds more use the family
card and go uncounted on the
statistics, Gilbertson says.
Why are people reading
inrP' Thpl-f arjl enmn nnrA
State grants of $3,000 in
1959 and of $27,000 in 1960
also were instrumental in
helping fill the shelves of
the branch libraries with
bright and important books
for all ages.
Warm Almosphert
Gilbertson also pointed out
that, a hard working and
friendly staff created an at
mosphere of warmth in the
library. The active support of
the mass media of the county,
the Mail Tribune and the tele
vision and radio stations,
have made the public aware
of the service available to
them.
The old adage, "Give peo
ple books and they will use
them," has been doubly
proved In Jackson county,
Gilbertson added.
Modern conveniences have
made the Dublic library an
Reading
ui me curriculum materials 'Jackson county has less close of March than on last. Some relief must be found
Center through a cooperative than one book per capita, de-'July 1. !for these problems, Gilbert-
arrangement, 'spite an increase of 49 : er j The great evidences otjson said, or library service
Combined with telephones : cent in the book supply in the -hunger for info mation, both 'will suffer seriously. The
in eacn Branch, the courier past 2'.i years. Klamath and adults and young people,
service makes the most dis- Jnrnhine rnuntv hav. 1 are mosl encouraging. Gil-
Habits of County Residents
tant patron close to the full
two books per capita. In addi-
bcrtson declared. However.
resources of the entire library. uui-.(nfy rausp a tremendous load
"I want to point outi" Gil-'lon ",ese counties spend fromon an already overworked
bertson said, "that the re- 5 to 30 cents more per capita i staff.
markable growth of the li-lto buy books than does our
brary has created many prob-1 local library. A library's
lems. In the first place the
library is a library still want
ing in terms of the number
of books it provides its pa
trons and in th. expenditures
to support it. By comparison
with the neighboring counties
of Klamath, Josephine and
Douglas, as well as Multno
mah, all have more books per
capita and use their libraries
more.
quality and strength lies in
its book stock and the per
sonnel." Rapid Growth Problem
A similar problem facing
the public library is rapid
growth during the current
year, a 17 per cent increase.
Again, here the branch li
braries show a preponderant
increase, of 40 per cent. There
were 2,000 more users at '' e
Those who use the head
quarters library usually must
stand in line for service, and
even for chairs at times. The
new lights provided by the
city of Medford helped create
an ideal study climate. The
lights, combined with long
open hours, good reference
books and a helpful staff,
have attracted students in
such numbers as to over
whelm staff and facilities
alike, Gilbertson pointed out.
budget proposed for 1962-63
provides for some alleviation
in the form of two new clerks,
and two part-time student as-1
sistants. A half-time custodian
for supervising library facili
ties during the evening also j
is proposed. In addition, the
budget provides for modest j
increases for bor'-.s and mag- i
azines.
The library trustees are de
lighted at the great upsurge
in adult and juvenile educa
tion provided througl the
public library, Gilbertson em
phasized. It is the foundation
stone of a self-ruled citizenry:
the true "University of the
People."
f-
easy service to use, he pointed V-
out.
A drive-up book return
more? There are some good makes the return of a book
reasons, Gilbertson suggests. as simple as mailing a letter.
Most obvious reason is the Library users have one card
fact that the public library good throughout the whole
has had more support the last
two years.
The county court and the
city of Medford increased
their support considerably.
This money has brought the
library many more books as
well as more help. It made it
possible to open the branch
libraries a linimum of 20
hours per week.
county, and may borrow and
return books at the points of
greatest convenience.
Regular Deliveries
Books borrowed at Medford
may be returned at any
branch library of Ashland.
Each branch library receives
regular and frequent deliver
ies from the headquarters li
brary by the courier service
Council Approves
Annexation Subject
To Favorable Vote
The Medford city council were authorized and approved
Thursday voted to approve (for the paving a portion of
the annexation of territory , Olwell Way. Plans were ar
lying to the west and south
west of present city limits,
subject to a favorable vote
by the residents of the area
at the May 18 election.
The vole came after one
Medford resident addressed
the council in support of the
resolution. The matter had
been continued from the pre
vious meeting to allow city
attorney William Mansfield to
cheek some legal ramifica
tions of the proposed annex
ation. In other action, the council
held public hearings on and
approved passage of paving
projects on Vclia and John
son sts.
However, bids were not
called for. Jim Poole, 1402
Morrow rd., told the council
residents along Velia and
Johnson sts. had misunder
stood the cost of the paving,
and wished now to withdraw
their signatures from the peti
tion requesting the improve
ment. To Consider Reopening
The council voted to con
sider re-opening the matter
at its next regular meeting.
Public hearings were set
for the next regular meeting
on a proposal to amend the
city ordinance in order to
permit the construction and
operation of small animal hos
pitals in limited commercial
zones.
Another hearing will be
held on a request for a change
of zone on a piece of prop
erty located on Crater Lake
ave. in order to permit the
construction of the new
Sacred Heart hospital.
Plans and specifications
proved for paving a portion
of Siskiyou blvd. and the
streets in Brookhurst subdi
vision unit No.. 3. Plans for
a sanitary sewer in the Brook
hurst subdivision were also
approved.
Public Hearing Set
A public hearing was set
for May 3 on a proposal to
pave Washington st. from
Hamilton st. to Plum st.
: The council granted a vari
ance to the city's sign pro
vision in the zoning ordinance
to permit the erection of a
construction sign at the site
of the proposed Baptist
church building on Crater
Lake ave.
An endorsement was voted
by the council for a petition
by Lakeview, Ore., requesting
approval of a revised air
route service schedule for
Western Airlines. The pro
posed route would extend
from Portland-Salem-Bend-Redmond-Klamath
Falls to
Reno, Nev.
An appeal by L. G. Miles
of Siskiyou Memorial park
from a negative recommenda
tion of the Medford planning
commission on his request to
erect a sign advertising his
business at Siskiyou blvd. and
Highland dr. was continued
by the council. A joint meet
ing will be held with the
planning commission to dis
cuss the matter.
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