ANNA H. CHAPIN DIES IN FLINT
Woman Who Did Pioneer Work With Local Library Succumbs
Word has been received in Mason City that Mrs. Anna H. Chapin who was librarian in Mason City from 1899 to 1911, died at her home in Flint, Mich., Aug. 10, Mrs. Chapin and her sister, Mary A. Hurlburt, were with the Mason City library from its beginning. Miss Hurlburt was the first librarian and Mrs. Chapin assisted her, later taking charge of the work.
The last annual report that Mrs. Chapin made begins with this sentence: "The regular work has gone steadily forward with constant use of the reference books and others useful to those studying as well as the demand for books for home reading."
The figures for her last monthly report in August, 1911, read:
Volumes added to the Library 221
Books loaned 2,167
Borrower's cards issued 41
Fines received $9.96
Miss Hurlburt and Mrs. Chapin gave good service to readers and students in the early days of the library. They had many friends in Mason City. They helped to build up the intellectual life of this community, these pioneers among the library workers of Iowa.
Printed: 19 August 1929
Clear Lake Globe-Gazette
Woman Who Did Pioneer Work With Local Library Succumbs
Word has been received in Mason City that Mrs. Anna H. Chapin who was librarian in Mason City from 1899 to 1911, died at her home in Flint, Mich., Aug. 10, Mrs. Chapin and her sister, Mary A. Hurlburt, were with the Mason City library from its beginning. Miss Hurlburt was the first librarian and Mrs. Chapin assisted her, later taking charge of the work.
The last annual report that Mrs. Chapin made begins with this sentence: "The regular work has gone steadily forward with constant use of the reference books and others useful to those studying as well as the demand for books for home reading."
The figures for her last monthly report in August, 1911, read:
Volumes added to the Library 221
Books loaned 2,167
Borrower's cards issued 41
Fines received $9.96
Miss Hurlburt and Mrs. Chapin gave good service to readers and students in the early days of the library. They had many friends in Mason City. They helped to build up the intellectual life of this community, these pioneers among the library workers of Iowa.
Printed: 19 August 1929
Clear Lake Globe-Gazette
ANNA H. CHAPIN DIES IN FLINT
Woman Who Did Pioneer Work With Local Library Succumbs
Word has been received in Mason City that Mrs. Anna H. Chapin who was librarian in Mason City from 1899 to 1911, died at her home in Flint, Mich., Aug. 10, Mrs. Chapin and her sister, Mary A. Hurlburt, were with the Mason City library from its beginning. Miss Hurlburt was the first librarian and Mrs. Chapin assisted her, later taking charge of the work.
The last annual report that Mrs. Chapin made begins with this sentence: "The regular work has gone steadily forward with constant use of the reference books and others useful to those studying as well as the demand for books for home reading."
The figures for her last monthly report in August, 1911, read:
Volumes added to the Library 221
Books loaned 2,167
Borrower's cards issued 41
Fines received $9.96
Miss Hurlburt and Mrs. Chapin gave good service to readers and students in the early days of the library. They had many friends in Mason City. They helped to build up the intellectual life of this community, these pioneers among the library workers of Iowa.
Printed: 19 August 1929
Clear Lake Globe-Gazette
Woman Who Did Pioneer Work With Local Library Succumbs
Word has been received in Mason City that Mrs. Anna H. Chapin who was librarian in Mason City from 1899 to 1911, died at her home in Flint, Mich., Aug. 10, Mrs. Chapin and her sister, Mary A. Hurlburt, were with the Mason City library from its beginning. Miss Hurlburt was the first librarian and Mrs. Chapin assisted her, later taking charge of the work.
The last annual report that Mrs. Chapin made begins with this sentence: "The regular work has gone steadily forward with constant use of the reference books and others useful to those studying as well as the demand for books for home reading."
The figures for her last monthly report in August, 1911, read:
Volumes added to the Library 221
Books loaned 2,167
Borrower's cards issued 41
Fines received $9.96
Miss Hurlburt and Mrs. Chapin gave good service to readers and students in the early days of the library. They had many friends in Mason City. They helped to build up the intellectual life of this community, these pioneers among the library workers of Iowa.
Printed: 19 August 1929
Clear Lake Globe-Gazette
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