Show Davis Library Facilities Are Surveyed A survey was begun this week in Davis county schools to check the facilities available for establishing lishing libraries throughout Davis county In charge of the tho survey were Mrs Helen Parker Gibson county librarian and C. C C P. P I Rock flock Rockwood wood chairman of the library board who were loaded with new ne books the type soon to be bo sent to the various school libraries The new books are gay and col cot All of the books for small children are filled with bright pic plc tures nOOKS hOOKS ARRIVE More than books have now arrive for the county system tem tern now being established Funds for the system have only been available since January when 20 2 was in the 1946 county budget Mrs Gibson explained the coun coun- county county county ty library in Davis high school must begin functioning smoothly before the branch libraries can be organized The county library will be he central coordinator processing and cataloging all the books for all the schools relieving the schools of needless Shelves for the books are arc now be be- being being ing built at Davis high school and will not be completed until some some- sometime sometime sometime time later in March No circulation circulation tion Lion of books can begin until that time Mrs Gibson said Open Evenings Saturdays Mrs Gibson and Mr Rockwood reported the libraries when es es- established established es- es established will be opened in the evenings and on Saturdays so resi resi- dents of each community will be beable beable beable able to receive the fullest bene bene- benefit lit fit from reading facilities An apprenticeship system for training assistants is already in force at Davis high school Forty- Forty one ne high school students five to eight each period are arc learning li library li- li library methods and processing of hooks books and will receive school credit Students working after school or on Saturday will be paid by the county The Tho county library system was was established after hundreds of I names on petitions were sent to the county commissioners Mem Meni- Members Members bers hers of the T P-T A and other civic groups were active in I lor br the libraries |