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Show An Open Letter To The Public At the close of my services as I public librarian of Cedar Ctty and 1 Iron County, I take this means of! extending thanks for the courte.i?s,J cooperation and general support given me during the past thirteen yeais while I have acted as librarian. librar-ian. It has been a pleasure to serve you, and I have greatly enjoyed j my work. I have watched your, I children many of them grow from tender age to adulthood, and i In some cases, even noted their j budding "romances, marriage a;id I , parenthood. I have felt a keen In-jterost In-jterost In all those who have fre- I quented the library. I love the I young folk. It has been a real I pleasure to serve the aged, and I , have tried to be considerate of the timid and underprivileged. Many or the boys and girls who are now ac- j tlvely engaged In the defense ot , our country, seem almost like my j own. I share their successes and, sorrows. There are ties which shall ' never be forgotten. Even many of the books seemed to take on a personality, per-sonality, as I have handled them they seemed to voice a message. These things have kept me there and have given me enjoyment in' my work, even though the salary hasn't been comnnrahln tn that nf other Jobs. I wish especially to thank the Mayors, Members of the Eoaid;, Assistants and Janlitors, for what support and co-operation they have given; also all patrons who' have contributed books, magazines, and papers; the Iron County Record Re-cord for its generosity in ever being willing to give us free space In that paper, and for the free copy of the "Record" given us for filing fil-ing purposes; KSUB for free time allotted to the library for their! more than one hundred programs over the air, to the speakers and musicians who took part on those' programs; to book reviewers and to the various clubs; to school teachers and the religious organisations organ-isations of the town and county. I have watched the institution grow until lt has more than doubled doubl-ed the nunir of volumes on Its shelves. I hope the Public, the City Council and the Library Board have awakened to the fact, that the library has outgrown its present pre-sent quarters, that it has passed Its Infancy and can no longer be run on a "shoe string". I wish my successor the same fine public cooperation which has 'been given me. I shall ever have I the Interest of Cedar City and her library at heart. Sincerely, LILLIAN B. CORRY. |