- Dates
- 1977-07-01 – 1977-10-15
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationgovernancecommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 1977 Beaver Beacon reports that Beaver Island lost State Library services under regulations enforced July 1. At a July 20 Town Hall meeting, Marlene Thayer described year-round hours, a joint library-district resolution, and a qualified librarian as requirements for re-establishing eligibility.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper report of service loss and a requalification discussion. It does not establish a final resolution, charter, funding award, or restored service.
Sources
- Reports that Beaver Island lost State Library services under regulations enforced July 1, and that Marlene Thayer spoke at a July 20 St. James Town Hall meeting about year-round hours, a joint library district resolution by the townships, and a qualified librarian. It urges prompt action before October 15 and describes possible cooperation with the school, Northland Library Association, and state, county, and township funds. It does not establish a final resolution, charter, funding award, 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
- The held nine-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reported service loss and requalification meeting.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-07_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports the summer library’s 44 public hours, approximately 626 users, and 725 books borrowed after the service-loss and requalification discussion. It does not establish a joint-library resolution, qualified librarian, funding award, charter, or restored State Library 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 · 1977-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the summer usage follow-up.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island loses state library service and considers a joint library district, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-library-state-service-loss-and-requalification-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1977, “Library Information.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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