Bradford Public Library 1976 Stats
Part of Local History Artifacts
Statistics for the Bradford Public Library for 1976. The stats cover acquisitions, withdrawls, circulation and holdings. The total circulation for the Library that year was 42, 858 books.
Bradford Public Library
Part of George Jackson fonds
"Bradford library is being whipped into shape. There is a new head librarian with new ideas. Ann Marie Newman started part-time in February and last week she began full time. Anne Marie is from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and she studied sociology at Dalhousie University. After graduation, Ann Marie was taken on staff of the University library. For two and a half years, she catalogued books in the Special Collection department. "I worked with all facets of technical library skills," explained Ann Marie. Dan Blake of Bradford's Library Board interviewed her and in February Ann Marie became head librarian."
Nancy Devitt
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of library staff on a staircase outside of the library during the late-1970s - early-1980s.
Front row (from left): Kate Larson, Adrienne Price, Juanita Stan
Back row (from left): Brad Hand, Marilyn Reynolds
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of an entrance & entrance staircase to the Bradford Public Library, as well as a library garden with flowers.
Adrienne Price Working in Office
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of Adrienne Price in office.
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of library staff, Marilyn Reynolds working.
Gertie Melbourne Bringing Coffee
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of Gertie Melbourne carrying a coffee urn. Inscription on back states: "The library's coffee maker-always an empty pot after story time."
The Bradford library Serving Us since 1879
Part of Local History Collection
Article of a brief history of the Bradford Library, written by its librarian, Adrienne Price. Scanned from a donation of the Bradford Today supplement to the Bradford Witness.
Adrienne Price
Simcoe County Library Bookmobile
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of the Simcoe County Library's bookmobile, which transported books to and from Bradford Public Library and staff members, Eve, Gertie & Jane.
"Gertie" the librarian retires
Part of Local History Collection
A newspaper article about the retirement of Librarian, Gertie Melbourne in 1979.
"The lady who has been largely responsible for building up tehe Bradford Publlic Libbaray retired last week after 14 years of service..."
Bradford Witness