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RURAL LIBRARIES 27
rowers in 1925. Citizens traveling to the county seat exchange the
much-read books. The women's improvement club, which includes
farm women, has charge of the library and is responsible for the
50-cent per afternoon salary of the librarian, which is about the only
library expense.
Citizens, including farmers, expressed great satisfaction at having
a free library of up-to-date changing books, especially since without
the county library they would be 12 miles from any library.
As to the success of the county library the county superintendent
of schools said:
It is working well for the county and is especially helpful to the schools.
According to law all State-aid schools must furnish $10 worth of fresh books
per room per year. We get the books from the county and receive more and
better books. We know the county system is a good system.
JACKSON COUNTY LIBRARY, MEDFORD, OREG.
"The county library brings books to the boy on the farm." This
slogan was responsible for the establishment of the Jackson County
Library. With a side reference to Abraham Lincoln the slogan carried
the day in the petition to the county court in the campaign of
the county people for equality of library privileges.
Two petitions were circulated, one for taxpayers and one for nontaxpaying
voters. Both were simple and advocated 0.2 mill tax for
maintenance and included the actual amounts that the tax would
raise on assessments of $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000, respectively. The
county court voted the 0.2 mill tax, $5,000, and entered into a contract
with the existing Medford Public Library to extend its service to
rural people by the purchase of additional books, by opening its doors
to country people, and by the establishment of rural branch and
school station libraries.
The county has an area of 2,794 square miles and a population of
20,405. The library is not located at the county seat town which is
smaller and less accessible than Medford, which has a population of
5,736. Ashland, with a population of 4,283, located 16 miles from
Medford, remains outside the county-library system in accordance
with the State county-library law which permits cities of over 4,000
population that give over $2,000 annual support to an existing
library to so elect. (Fig. 10.)
Throughout the county there have been established 9 branch libraries,
26 deposit stations, and 80 book collections in schools. Branch
libraries are permanent in nature. Some of these towns had had
small libraries previously and have local library boards. Library
headquarters and small stipends for librarians are provided locally,
usually by women's clubs from receipts from entertainments. The
county pays $5 per month to some of the librarians to encourage
responsibility. From 400 to 500 books, changeable yearly or sooner
if requested, are sent to these branches. The 20 library stations are
all in farm homes for community use. Fifty books are sent to each,
changeable trimonthly. Books for children are sent to the 80 schools,
25 books at a time, changeable trimonthly or oftener if wished.
Twice a week a trained assistant goes to one of these schools, each in
turn, to instruct teachers and children in the care and use of books
and to hold story hours to encourage good reading. Tabulations for
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Nason, W. C. (Wayne Crocker), b. 1874. Rural libraries., book, April 1928; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5941/m1/29/: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.