LIBRARIES IN WEST VIRGINIA 
 1924 
 WEST VIRGINIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 
 
 ComPILED By 
 
 BESSIE JANE REED 
 
T IS HOPED that this outline of the library situation in 
 West Virginia will serve as a beginning of a printed 
 record which: will be made at regular intervals and 
 which will show the advance of the library movement ne 
 in the state. 
 
 The information is not complete in many cases. The Depart- 
 ment of State Historian and Archives is not included, also 
 the State Law Library and the many law libraries located in 
 different towns throughout the state, have been omitted. 
 
 
 
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 HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES | 
 
 Questionnaires were sent to all of the first class high schools but replies 
 were received from only 83 schools. The following information was taken 
 from these replies: 
 
 Total number of books 607,802 (in 130 schools). 
 Number of books per student—20 (in 130 schools). 
 53 of the 83 have library rooms. 
 14 of these libraries are in class rooms. 
 29 are in study halls or the library is used as study hall. 
 58 are classified and catalogued. 
 23 give lessons on the use of the library. 
 
 The 13 schools listed below have full time librarians: 
 
 [diatokecsaveras Ibid she fee noel: 2 ee Hester Golden 
 @eredo=Kenova, HighsSchool! = Alice LaFollette 
 Gharleston High School 2 = == Mrs. Elizabeth Estill 
 Clarksburg— 
 
 Wier Sino OnMLIVaTi Oy eee eee eee ee eee ee Alice R. Griffin 
 
 Wictoryesieh Schoolwear. 2 ae Edith M. Smith 
 Bilkingmei cn Schoolee= 2. 2. Mary Louise Keplinger 
 Baimmnonte iach Chole assess a ee Esther Hetherlin 
 inhipounbaveawoyay Telyestay (Gyeleveyoy b «aaa ee a ee Anna Love 
 ING YSCIag EIT eh CHOOIIE ene oe Eloise Miller 
 ManningtonpHighs School 2. 2= = Bessie Mockler 
 MGrsantowny bile bescnOO lime seems en Irene Collett 
 Parkersburce Ligh sochoome. -.) es Ida M. Peters 
 W heeling— 
 
 Triadelphia District High School____. Helen E. Morris 
 
 Huntington has four libraries injunior high schools with 
 Icid E. Hunter in charge. 
 
 LIBRARIES IN PRIVATE, STATE AND DENOMINATIONAL 
 
 SCHOOLS 
 (Secondary ) 
 
 NAME LIBRARIAN No. oF Books 
 AICLETSONMECGO Le OIA Lem TN SLLEL Ce mee aa eee ners eee oe em, Se 1,000 
 Alderson’ Baptist Academy_— jyrbaey CEC Nite ct Se ee 
 Greenbrier College for Women.....___- Mary Anne Justice. 1,500 
 INewa Rivermotate pSchool mas ae ae eee A dal MeVeight 22.2 = 2 8,000 
 Potomaceotateuocnools =e a Mrs, ldaiMenefee= == 2 3,050 
 Romneve SCHOOL Onel ea feancde bs 1l1Tid seen = en SS eS et 1,600 
 
 (1,000 for blind) 
 Ste bli lda si bia) |) pene seek ee ae se Mar caret reste tess eee 2,200 
 

 
 PUBLIC LIBRAR 
 
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 Bluefield } i ra : 1 Library 
 1 1 Public 1821) Ay eae es ae 5,000} 9,900] 4,000 | .32 | 1.25) .65| 2.47) 42] Board 
 Library ae rrr | § 6 Members 
 _ Mrs. B. von Schlechtendal | \ Library and 
 _ Elizabeth Quarrier | ; School Board 
 Charleston ' Susan Porter 13,400 15,000 7,808 233 Lane 3741.9 12 Members 
 2 Public 1909 Mrs. Edwin Bowen 
 Library _ Helen Mosser ) 01% | j Appointed 
 i Mrs..W. D. Sell [ by School 
 _ Adelaide Collins | | Board 
 Charles Town Katherine Riddle and _ Supported by i Committee 
 3 Community 1922. Representatives from Membership, 1,000 100 ae .39 | 10 3 from Club 
 _ Library | Woman's Club & Churches | Dues $1 per year | : and Churches 
 Cameron ' Donations from | / 
 4 Public 1908 From Woman’s Club Club and other — 1,500 800 1.8 2 
 Library ___ sources j 
 Sally Scollay Page i : : 
 Clarksburg Virginia Patterson \ / { : 
 5 Public 1907 Mrs. Harry Reese } 3,992.63 | 6,708 | 3,045 | .143] 1.31 36 City Council 
 Library ' May Potter : | | 
 _ Charlotte Bailey | 
 Fairmont : | { 
 Public _ Discontinued ; : | 
 Library : : 
 Grafton ; 
 6 Public ) ) 
 Library ; : / 
 4 My . ais : 7 oe) Wat - 
 Hinton _ Discontinued ' ; 
 Carnegie $15,000 Carnegie Building © : | E 
 Library Used for School Purposes _ 
 Huntington Maite ae, clea ) 3 Members 
 7 Public 1902 78 9,358 | 25, 000 } 20,210 27 } from 
 Librar Poa yt eer | School Board 
 y _ Antoinette Renner i | mu 
 Lewisburg : | : 
 8 Pubic Elizabeth Mathews } 
 
 Library 
 
 No reply 
 

 
 McMechen 
 
 
 
 
 
 1922 
 
 
 
 
 
 Anna Slippner 
 Margaret Miller 
 
 
 
 
 
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 9 Public Anna Neilson Donations and | : from 
 ee Mrs. Moses Fines, 275.00 - 24 | Community 
 ar Miss Zimmerman Center 
 Miss Gatewood { 
 Moundsville f . Donations and | Library Board 
 10 Public 1917 oe cit coment Taxes HOSIEY 9 | of 7 appointed 
 Library bt eee a 1,610.00 | 33 | by Mayor 
 Anna E. Taylor 
 Carnegie Charlotte Dressel 7,889.56 | 75 School Board 
 11 Library 1905 Bess Stewart Rate .015 _5 Members 
 Parkersburg Florence Bowman 
 Ronceverte Tousaae aad | Mutual 
 12 Circulating 1902 | Lonla Wilson E : Improvement 
 s ntertainments 
 Library Club 
 Shepherdstown ; $150 for Books - Committee 
 13 Public 1923 eo he ie hen Fee for Use of 4 of 5 from 
 Library ; ; 8 Library Woman’s Club 
 Sistersville 
 14.4 Public forge er eoderdon 1,600.00 20 
 zs Elsie Stealey 
 Library 
 Louis Bennett | Library 
 15 Public Library | 1923 | Mrs. G. M. Hamilton 7,500.00 43 | Board 
 Lewis County | Agnes Craig Rate 02 4 of 5 
 (WESTON) f Members 
 Etta M. Roberts 
 Wheelin Margaret Houston | 
 is age 1gs9 | Kate Land 20,787.98 76 School Board 
 Pitta. Ella Oberman Rate 0175 } of 5 Members 
 y Emily Commerford i 
 Margaret Kasley : 
 White Sulphur : } | 
 17 Springs 1914 Minnie Burdette 800.00 ) 1,782 | 199 |2.66 | 4.00 1.47 8.9 42 
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COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 
 
 
 
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 Dr. L. D. Arnett { | 
 Jennie D. Boughner 
 
 1 West Virginia Vivian Reynolds 
 6.11 Library 
 
 Mrs. Evelyn Hite Garnet Reeder 
 Mrs. Elearnor Knutti 
 
 Odas Williamson 
 
 | University Law 
 University Virginia Carter 83,000 12,000 1,800 46 
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 2 Bethany 
 College Anna Mary Kemp 17,000 
 3 Broaddus 
 College Arthur L. Brandon 3,000 
 4 Davis & Elkins 
 College Virgie Harris 5,000 
 5 Morris Harvey 
 College Nellie Rosencrance 4,000 
 6 Salem : 
 College Maybelle Sutton | 5,100 
 West Virginia 
 ff Wesleyan Geceliay FAilexander /) Runsmh) eee 
 College 
 Totals 117,100 / 
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 Marshall Lucy M. Buker : i ) | 
 College Louise M. Hoxie | 15,000 8,450 WEEE 20") pA S89 ne 
 Mrs. Emory F. Mc- , ) 
 Fairmont Teach- Kinney 9,000 3,065 AATAG) Ma ahs} ila seas! ) 
 ers’ College Mrs. C. E. Boatman ; | i i 
 Glenville | i . 
 Normal School Alma_ Arbuckle 4,000 | 2,500 200 OMe esc 
 Concord 
 Normal School Ora Peters 5,100 | 2,565 130 fi 39 | 19.73 
 Shepherd | 
 College Pauline Shriver 6,300 3,500 125 | 50 | 28.00 
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 Normal School Mary K. Kitchen 8,000 2,697 | 
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