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Beaver Island library announces summer hours and a state-aid meeting, 1977

Also 1977 Beaver Island public library meeting

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TypeEvent
Dates1977-06 – 1977-07-20
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1977-06 – 1977-07-20
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Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1977 Beaver Beacon announces Tuesday and Friday summer library hours from 2–4 p.m. and a July 20 meeting with State Library specialist Marlene Thayer about state aid and public library service.

Evidence and limits

This is an advance public-service notice. It does not establish the meeting outcome, funding award, library charter, or later service pattern.

Sources

  1. Announces summer library hours on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2–4 p.m. and invites the public to a July 20 meeting with State Library specialist Marlene Thayer about state aid, public funds, and public library service. It does not establish the meeting outcome, funding award, library charter, or later service pattern. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1977-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the library notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-06_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that State Library services were lost as of July 1 and describes Marlene Thayer’s July 20 meeting about the hours, joint-library-district, and qualified-librarian requirements for requalification. It does not establish a final resolution, funding award, charter, or restored service. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1977-07_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held nine-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the service-loss and requalification notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island library announces summer hours and a state-aid meeting, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-library-state-aid-meeting-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1977, library notice. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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