The Inyo Library Workers, Vol. 2, No. 2 - staff newsletter

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THE INYO LIBR»RY WORKIRS. : Vol. & August, 1929 No.2 Mrs. Best is back from the Riverside Library School and at work again at Bishop. She writes enthusiastically of her work, and says among other things; "One of the most inspirational things gained at a school like the Riverside Library School, at least for those already in library work, is the contact with those having the same ideals and and aspirations. There is also the wonderful help to be gained by working under instructors who stress the importance of library work in making the world a better and finer place, rather than the opportunities for making a large salary. "All of the courses given are interesting and there is so much to be done in the eight weeks that the students work under a high pressure at all times, But it is worth every bit of the hard work, The course under Miss Wilhelmina Harper in Children's Literature and story-telling was one never to be forgotten, and it was gratifying to find that not one book she =; censured had ever been noticed on the Inyo County juvenile shelves," Office work at Independence is centering around the opening of school. Lists of music records and readers have been made, filing and cataloging brought carefully up to date, fresh sheets in the shipping record book, and all sorts of little odds and ends attended to, so that we can say to the teachers, at the first of September, "Bring on your demands". The first teachers to call for school texts and other supplies, were Mrs. Amon of Riverside and Mrs. Nicoll of Fleasant Valley, who came in on August 23. Club work is beginning with a tentative program from The Athena Club, calling for many books, as usual. We are going over it with care, to see whieh we shall purchase, and which must be ordered from the State Library. They are also making use of the Book-of-the-Month Club, for new literature, listing a review of these books under that heading for each month, Mrs Charles Brown, Bernice, George, and Calista came with Mr. Brown to the Supervisors' meeting August 20-21 We had a pleasant visit with them. They went home by way of L.A. Suggestion has been made that the following is a fair basis for salaries: Average circulation of fae pent month, $2.50; of 150 a month, $5.00; 225, $7.50 300, $10.00; 900, $30.00. What do you think of this? Can we approach it more nearly? Branches having a circulation of less than 75 a month would receive no salary, under this plan. Miss Bessa Robinson is taking a short vacation in Southern California. During her absence Mrs. Howard Wilson is at the desk. Mrs. Helen Ann Strong of Owenyo Branch visited the = library and made a selection of books for her boys and girls. This is a very good thing for the custodian of a small branch to do herdelf, as the children's tastes and reading -bility ere familiar to her.