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Title: Volume 061-4 - October 2007 Collection Type: Books and Periodicals Collection Name: Nevada County Historical Society Bulletins # of Pages: 6 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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NCHS Builetin October 2007 in the old City Hall. The counter was later donated to the library when the new City Hall was furnished. County Library System Proposed The first recommendation for a county library system was made in November of 1963. The request for a study came as a result of the urging of rural teachers and interested citizens to county supervisors. First FOL Book Sale The first Annual Friends of the Libraries Book Sale was held on February 19 and 20, 1965, at Seaman’s Lodge in Pioneer Park. The first goal of the group was to improve the reference book collections of the Grass Valley and Nevada City Libraries and receipts were used equally at both libraries. County Library Worth Trying In July of 1968 a committee was again formed and represented all areas of Nevada County to study the feasibility of forming a county library system. Phyllis Dalton, Assistant State Librarian, was present at the meeting held in Truckee. In September it was learned from a meeting with Virginia Hughes, state library consultant, that the county could receive a federal grant of $220,869 for a library if the Nevada County Board of Supervisors “officially” requested the grant. At the time Nevada County was only one of four counties out of the 58 California counties that were “unserved,” those counties not having library service for all residents. The other counties were Lake, Del Norte and Yuba. The grant would provide fora two year “demonstration,” paid entirely by federal monies earmarked by the state. During the two year period federal funds would provide the main capital outlay for a county system; a bookmobile and 10,000 volume book collection would become county property at the end of the demonstration, if the county decided to continue with the plan. In 1972 the County Library was established. Resolution 82113 Doris (Nightingale) Foley Larson was honored on May 3, 1972, by the Nevada County Board of Supervisors as County Historian, a member of the Nevada County Historical Preservation Commission, and honored her for her achievements in —~ Nevada County historical research and documentation and acknowledged their significance to this County and the County’s heritage. Librarians Known To Have Worked in the Nevada City Library Building 1907 — Alice Nilon and Annie James 1908 — Melissa Fuller 1925-1952 — Iva Williamson 1936-1955 — Grace Hines 1957 — Esther McCluskey 1968-1976 — Elsie Flynn 1977-1981 — Frances Burton 1990 — Carolyn Oates 1974-1991 — Madelyn Helling 1991-1996 — Dorothy Boettner (A gap here, due to county funding cuts, when the library was staffed mainly by NCHS and NCGS volunteers.) 1999 — Nadya Henry 2000-2006 — Maria Brower 2007 — Barbara Messer Nevada County Librarians Judith Schugren 1972-1974 Madelyn Helling 1974-1991 . Valerie Rodak 1992-1996 f Francisco Pinelli 1996-2002 f 3 Steve Fjeldsted 2003-2006 Mary Ann Trygg 2007NEVADA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY P. O. Box 1300, Nevada City, CA 95959 EXECUTIVE BOARD President Allen DeNegri Vice President William Durbrow Executive Secretary Pat Chesnut Treasurer Glenn Straight DIRECTORS Firehouse Museum Wally Hagaman North Star Mining Museum Glenn Jones Searls Historical Library Ed Tyson Genealogical Research Maria Brower NCNGRR‘/Transportation Museum Division Madelyn Helling NCHS Books Division Desmond Gallagher Bulletin Editor Maria Brower Newsletter Editor Pat Chesnut Membership Wayne Teague Webmaster Marilou Ficklin Publicity Sally Smith Archivist Gay Conner Director-at-Large Al Dittmann Director-at-Large Brita Rozynski Director-at-Large Brian Blair 6 Searls Historical Library 214 Church Street, Nevada City (530) 265-5910 Open 1-4 pm daily (except Sundays and holidays) Firehouse Museum 214 Main Street, Nevada City (530) 2655468 Open May . to Sept. 31 Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 12 to 3 pm Closed Oct to April except for tours by appointment North Star Mining Museum Allison Ranch Road, Grass Valley (530) 273-4255 Open May . to October 15 from 10 am to 5 pm Railroad and Transportation Museum 5 Kidder Court, Nevada City (530) 470-0902 May I to Oct. 31: Open 10 am to 4 pm (closed Wed. and Thurs.) “™\ Nov. . to April 30: Open 10 am to 4 pm, Saturday and Sunday ™ NCHS Books oa 511 North Pine St., Nevada City 95959 (530) 265-4312