Full-time Librarian Sought;
Added City Tax Is Suggested
The Board of Directors of the
Kodiak Public Library is seeking
funds from the City for the serv
ices of a full-time librarian. The
library at present is operated en
tirely by volunteer help.
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson, presi
dent of the Library Board, in a let
ter to the Mayor, City Manager and
Council, pointed out that in all cit
ies the library is the responsibility
of the local government. He point
ed out that the city’s contribution
to the library last year was $562.41
for heat, light and supplies.
The directors suggest that a one
mill rate be added to city taxes
which will provide a full-time li
brarian at a salary of $6,000 a year.
Any amount raised by the addi
tional tax over and above expenses,
could go into a fund for the event
ual construction of an adequate
building. Two lots have been fur
nished by the Rotary Club for that
purpose. Dr. Johnson pointed out
that funds acquired in this way, to
gether with the help of a public
subscription, would eventually give
Kodiak a public library, including
a museum, both badly needed in
Kodiak.
Johnson also stated that the pres
ent system of volunteer librarians
works a hardship on just a few
people. The library is kept open
five evenings a week and Saturday
afternoon. The library has a col
lection of 10,000 books, which are
kept up-to-date as far as possible.
He said 367 volumes were added
during the year.
A total of six thousand, one
hundred and three books were cir
culated during the year, Johnson
stated. This point up a very def
inite need for the library, he said.
Improvements made during the
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year were the addition of new
shelves, painting and redoing the
old wiring in the building.
“Great credit should be given
to the volunteer librarians who are
freely giving of their time to some
thing that needs doing,’ Johnson
stated in the letter, “although their
sacrifice of busy time is considera
ble, and may become impossible. It
definitely cannot be extended at
the present time although further
daytime hours of use would greatly
extend the service of the library.”
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Setnetters Form
Own Organization
The setnetters of Olga and Moser
Bay have formed an organization
known as the Kodiak Island Set
netters Association.
■Every gillnetter in the area be
came a member at the original
meeting held at Trap Point in
August.
Buck Hoylman at Moser Bay and
Larry Matfay of Old Harbor are
the first elected officials.
The organization hopes to ulti
mately represent all of the gillnet
ters of Kodiak Island, Hoylman
stated. At present there are forty
members. "Since no gillnetter sits
as a member of the local Advisory
Board it was felt that an offical
organization was necessary to in
sure adequate and intelligent pres
entation of their problems,’’ Hoyl
raan said. .
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