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Show 344 345 HISTORY OF LEHI LEHI PUBLIC LIBRARY 1949 saw the purchase ofa second Ford truck having a gasoline pumper and 300 gallon tank to augment the 1944 truck. During this time an addition was built on the Memorial building to house the fire-fighting equipment and the fire station was moved to its new steam-heated quarters. A modern siren was insta'led which is operated from the telephone office, and calls outside the city are answered as willingly as those within. The ten volunteer firemen are members of the State and the Utah-Juab Firemen Associations. Lehi has good water pressure and numerous fire hydrants throughout the city. Thomas Powers, the present fire chief, has held this office since 1934. Mrs. Martha S. Bushman was appointed. She was followed by Sylvia Bushman who became librarian in 1920. l'vliss Bushman carried on efficiently until January 31 , 1924. Her resignation was followed by the appointment of Miss Ide'la Bone who continued in this helpful service until October, 1940, when she resigned, due to ill hea'th. Mrs. M. W. (Gudrun) Wathen has since occupied the post and has wholeheartedly aided in library improvements. She took a librarian's course at Brigham Young University during the summer of 1942, and has since worked on the process of cataloguing the books under the Dewey decimal and card systems. Lehi Public Library . By Mrs. _M, W. Wathen Assistant librarians who served at various times and for short periods included Thora Broadbent Loveridge, Ruth Broadbent, and Edna F. Cook. About 1914 the school board purchased the Samuel J. Taylor home which was located where the tennis court is now, and this became "Lehi Public Library," Four rooms were available and were heated by one large "Cole's" hot blast stove. Library hours were from 3 :00 p.m. to 10 :00 p.m. The current maga- . zines and newspapers and also a rental section of the newest books purchased were made available . CA?:.NEGIE LIBRARY As early as 1916, the citizens of Lehi realized the need of a larger library to accomodate the requirements of a growing community. On February 13, 1917, Samuel 1. Goodwin and W. The library has continued as a helpful influence in Lehi, housed at first in the basement of the old city hall on Main Street, with William Franklin Butt as acting librarian. Equipment consisted of three tables with benches on either side and shelves and cases along the wall to hold the books. The library was open and books were loaned out three and four nights weekly. This did · not prove a suitable arrangement, however, and in later years the books were divided among the wards. Until the year 1909 the library had been under the direction of the Mutual Improvement Association. In 1910 the city council estab'ished a public library and reading room in the old "Senate' building on Main Street, next door to the Darling Hotel. Books were contributed by citizens, adding many good and interesting volumes to the former supply. Convenient afternoon and evening hours were arranged. FIRST LIBRARIANS Mrs. Addie Winn Rodeback was appointed first public librarian. She served until October. 1911. Upon her resignation, R. J . TAYLOR HOME, CORNER FIRST NORTH AND CENTER STREET USN. fot" Lihral"Y whil e C i lrlll,),d c Librllry w a s bt~ ing huill. 191 ,t. |
