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Item Administrative Problems in building two libraries into one in Yakima County, Washington.(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1951) Trimble, Carol; noneDifficulties of merging the County and City librariesItem YVRL: Our first ten months(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1951) Trimble, Carol; noneCounty Library progress reportItem Senate Bill 27 and House Bill 149(Yakima Valley Libraries, 02-10-1953) Trimble, Carol; noneLetter from Trimble to Representative Catherine May regarding Senate Bill #27 and House Bill #149, both of which address library finances.Item 1957 list of County/City/YVRL board members(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1957) Gilbert, Helen; noneThis document lists all persons who served as library trustee in 1957 , when Yakima had 3 separate Library Boards. The contract creating the Regional Library did not dissolve the City Library or the County Library, nor was one unit annexed to the other. Instead, it created three library agencies: Yakima Public Library (City,) Rural County Library District (County) and the Yakima Valley Regional Library (YVRL). Each library agency had its own board of trustees. In 1962 a new contract was adopted by the Yakima County Rural Library district which gradually reduced the number of library boards to one.Item War Memorials(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1945) Remsberg, Helen; noneLibrarian Helen Remsberg's letter to Al Mogren proposing a new library building as a memorial to Yakima Valley's war heros.Item First regional library staff meeting(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1951) Trimble, Carol; noneCarol Trimble's notes for a speech to staff at"our first Regional Library staff meeting." Workflow and procedural issues are addressed, i.e." should the book cards be in the front or the back of the books?"Item Letter of appointment to the Library Board(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1/12/1945) White, R.W.; noneLetter informing appointees of the Library Board.Item Yakima Public Library Annual Report 1950(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1950) Helmrich, Harold; noneLibrarian Harold Helmrich's report on Yakima Public Library's operations and finances for year ending December 31, 1950Item 1904 Library By Laws(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1904) Board of Trustees, North Yakima Free Library; Strobach, R.; Hall, F.C.,; Rudkin, John J.; Robertson, Grace B.; James, H.P.Typed copy of the By Laws of the North Yakima Free Public LibraryItem Standards of care for the collection and public service priorities(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1951) Trimble, Carol; noneTrimble's handwritten notes about her philosophy regarding standards of care for the collection and public service priorities.Item Professional staff members(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1951) Trimble, Carol; noneList of professional staff, with education and work history of eachItem An appeal for more space from Trimble to the members of the YVRL board.(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1951) Trimble, Carol; noneProgress report from Trimble to the YVRL board members.Item Report from Trimble to the members of the YVRL board.(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1951) Trimble, Carol; noneProgress report from Trimble to the YVRL board members.Item Roster of Officials(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1965) Gilbert, Helen; noneThis document lists all persons who served as library trustee during the transition period, from 1961 to 1965, when Yakima had 3 separate Library Boards. The contract creating the Regional Library did not dissolve the City Library or the County Library, nor was one unit annexed to the other. Instead, it created three library agencies: Yakima Public Library (City,) Rural County Library District (County) and the Yakima Valley Regional Library (YVRL). Each library agency had its own board of trustees. In 1962 a new contract was adopted by the Yakima County Rural Library district which gradually reduced the number of library boards to one.Item Annual Library Report for the year ending June 30, 1912 to the Washington Library Commission(Washington State Library, 1912) Hall, Bessie C.; James, H. P.; Lemon, Ella C.Librarian Bessie Hall's report on North Yakima Public Library's operations and finances for year ending June 30, 1912.Item Annual Library Report for the year ending June 30, 1909 to the Washington Library Commission(Washington State Library, 1909) Hall, Bessie C.; James, H. P.; Robertson, Grace B.Librarian Bessie Hall's report on North Yakima Public Library's operations and finances for year ending June 30, 1909.Item Annual Library Report for the year ending June 30, 1907 to the Washington Library Commission(Washington State Library, 1907) Hall, Bessie C.; James, H. P.; Robertson, Grace B.Librarian Bessie Hall's report on North Yakima Public Library's operations and finances for year ending June 30, 1906.Item Annual Library Report for the year ending June 30, 1908 to the Washington Library Commission(Washington State Library, 1908) Hall, Bessie C.; James, H. P.; Robertson, Grace B.Librarian Bessie Hall's report on North Yakima Public Library's operations and finances for year ending June 30, 1908.Item Annual Library Report for the year ending June 30, 1911 to the Washington Library Commission(Washington State Library, 1911) Hall, Bessie C.; James, H. P.; Lemon, Ella C.Librarian Bessie Hall's report on North Yakima Public Library's operations and finances for year ending June 30, 1911.Item Annual Library Report for the year ending June 30, 1910 to the Washington Library Commission(Washington State Library, 1910) Hall, Bessie C.; James, H. P.; Lemon, Ella C.Librarian Bessie Hall's report on North Yakima Public Library's operations and finances for year ending June 30, 1910.