Children's Library History
The Children's Library: 1907 - 2006
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Children's Summer Reading Club in front of the Carnegie Library. |
Story tent constructed for preschoolers in the new Children's Library that was added to the Carnegie Library. |
Children in front of the Children's Library. Fullerton's first children's librarian, Mary Campbell, is seated under the tree. | ||||||
1950 Mary Campbell shares a story with her young patrons. |
Author and illustrator Leo Politi was an after school guest. He painted a picture on newsprint that can be seen in the Children's Room today. |
Mary Sim is checking out books in the Children's Library. She wrote the children's history of Fullerton, Ostrich Eggs for Breakfast; a History of Fullerton for Boys and Girls, in 1972. | ||||||
Leo Politi painted the picture displayed by librarian Helen Bruickshank. This painting hangs in the present Children's room. |
Fullerton was the first city in Orange County to offer bookmobile service. |
Hope Fisher, 7 years old, was the first person to enter the new Hunt Branch Library. | ||||||
The children's area of the Hunt Branch on opening day. |
Boys and girls attend the ground breaking for the new Fullerton Library. |
Children have enjoyed books at the Hunt Branch since 1962. | ||||||
Librarian Kathy Dasney with a well attended summer storytime. Fullerton's first storytiime in 1925 was attended by 3 boys and 9 girls. |
Book character Clifford, the big red dog, greets school children inside the newest public bookmobile. |
Teen volunteers have always been a great asset to children's programs. In 1952 they offer children punch in glass cups served on silver trays! In the summer of 2005 over 200 teen volunteers provided more than 3,000 hours of service to Storytime and Afternoon Live programs. | ||||||
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Document last modified: Sunday, 10-Dec-2006 07:29:23 PST
