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LIBRARIES OF FLORIDA FEBRUARY, 1958

of New Orleans Public Library to assess their needs
and make recommmendations. Miami Beach imme-
diately started to carry out suggestions. These in-
cluded a better budget, employment of an associate
librarian, more books and improved services to adults
and young people. Jacksonville is now in the process
of being surveyed.

Assistant librarian Russell Schunk of Albertson
Public Library, Orlando, and formerly head of the
Minnesota State Library Agency, has surveyed Coral
Gables in view of locating a suitable site and suitable
size for the new building. He has also conferred
informally with the Zephyrhills Library re-
garding library improvement there. Mrs. Alice Reilly,
Public Library Consultant from the State Library has
worked with the DeLand and the Pensacola Public
Libraries and made suggestions to the board for im-
provement according to accepted standards. Verna
Nistendirk, Director of Library Extension for the
State Library, has made a short survey with recom-
mendations for the Lakeland Public Library.
There indications lead us to believe that con-
structive criticism based on the accomplishments of
other fine libraries will soon help Florida municipal
library development. In 1956 the statewide per cap-
ita income for public libraries in Massachusetts was
$2.66. The per capita income for public library sup-
port in Florida for 1955-56 was 76c as contrasted with
66c the previous year. What fine strides we could
make up with an additional $1.90 per capita to bring
us up to the standard in Massachusetts. No library
can exist on good will alone. It takes funds, an in-
terested intelligent governing body and excellent
personnel to bring ideas and information to people.
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There Are Jobs For More Librarians
These counties are participating in the new Rural
Library Development program: Suwannee, Lafayette,
St. Lucie, Orange, and Collier. All these counties
are giving or planning to give bookmobile service
as their bookmobiles arrive. With a network of reg-
ularly scheduled bookmobile stops, with community
libraries in the larger towns and with maximum use
of all the books in the area under the direction of a
properly qualified librarian, all citizens should receive
a good return on their library dollar.
The fly in the ointment at this time is that public
librarians are hard to find. Service in the new Suwan-
nee River Regional Library and the Collier County
Library is being held up for lack of a librarian. St.
Lucie County has ordered their bookmobile and is
looking for an assistant librarian who can take charge
of the bookmobile service. Orange County, through
contract with Orlando Public Library, began their
increased services at the beginning of this fiscal year.
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Floridans Who Will Boss Library Week
National Library Week is March 16-22. The fol-
lowing Floridans form the committee that will work
to acquaint other Floridans with the value of books
and libraries:
Mr. Thomas Dreier, Chairman
1011 Brightwaters
St. Petersburg, Florida
Mr. James L. LeGate
General Manager, WCKT Television Station
Miami, Florida
Mrs. E. D. Pearce
Chairman, Inter-American Affairs Committee of the Gen-
eral Federation of Women's Clubs: Former President,
State G.F.W.C.
1604 S. W. 14th Street
Miami, Florida
Mr. Keith Ball
Editor, Miami Daily News
Miami, Florida
Mr. Philip Wylie (Author)
7450 S. W. 47 Court
Miami, Florida
Mrs. Ernest Kilroe
Florida President, League of Women Voters
1101 Palmer Avenue
Winter Park, Florida
Dr. Herbert Zim
Editor-In-Chief, Our Wonderful World
P. O. Box 34
Tavernier, Florida
Mrs. W. A. Mussett
Florida State P. T. A. President
8825 Colony Road
Miami, Florida
Mr. B. R. Fuller, Jr.
Executive Director, Florida Development Commission
Tallahassee, Florida
Mr. Frank G. Roche
President Florida AFL-CIO
2500 N. W. 26th Street
Miami, Florida
Miss Alma Warren
Home Demonstration Station Service, Florida State Uni-
versity
Tallahassee, Florida
Miss Audrey Newman
Supervisor of Instructional Material, State Department of
Education
Tallahassee, Florida
Miss Dena Snodgrass
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
8057 Expressway
Jacksonville 11, Florida
Mr. John E. Frankel
Director of Finance, City of Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida
Mr. Richard Daniel, Attorney
1100 Florida National Bank Building
Jacksonville, Florida