ST. ALBANS LIBRARY.
ANNUAL MEETltfG.*|H| The sixty-sixth annual subscribers of the St. Albans d| was held last night, Mr J. E. presiding. tWsm The statement of accounts last 12 months showed an dpjjipwl expenditure over mcome of £s3JhHß| 4d. Included in the expenditarttif||| ever, was an item of £215 tyjzj&m building of a new room. SubbuipgfiP totalled £467 10s 4d, and £2SIWM was spent on the purchase dNM| books. At present there were/l|SH| books in circulation, comparedsHS| 9945 in 1932. j£Mm Reporting on the year's actfyjgfl| the chairman said that progressed most satisfactorily. TtgKm was nothing extraordinary on m|| he wished to comment, excej««M| building operations which had.''«Hßi undertaken. He was Very pleaßwMW say that this had been done wfflSfll financial assistance from ttojUß Council. Indeed, this year the HhJPll had received £IOO as a subsidy ffim| the council instead of the The work had been done by <*f|l|§> the subscribers, and in everyjg|||| was satisfactory. Thanks to the council for the interest ftj||f| taken in the construction cfc SJBI building and for the assistance ffiJJßi given in the preparation of thctp%gg|| The addition was a great asset mSM library, but the space was stQliNg ted. A remarkable featunygHHj thought, in the growth of the HJJhHS was the increase in the subscribers during the last 4jjH| years. In 1926 the income frWtfjftßj scriptions amounted to £229, bUt|HS year it totalled £469. The balance-sheet was adoptea»S§||| Tlie Christchurch Committee wrote thanking toe ÜB||)|l|| committee for its action in CotVmw number of magazines for dlsuibHl|i|| in the relief camps. The election of officers resulWOjjff President, Mr J. E. Gagliardl; «SB| president. Mr W. H. Ford; non JJ , il| vice-presidents, the Mayor (Mr ¥vJS Sullivan, M.P.), Mr J. W. Beewgßf and Mr H. Holland, MJ».; secretary, Mr H. E. Powell; hon 22»§ treasurer, Mr J. Jowsey; kf2*s&| auditors, Messrs H. Alleo and s*£§P| Simon. The committee was r «"*Jj*§||b with the addition of Mr A. S. vu^m
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Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20910, 18 July 1933, Page 14
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324ST. ALBANS LIBRARY. Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20910, 18 July 1933, Page 14
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