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The first collection of 650 books was located\n" + " in a house that was erected specifically for the library. The first official address of the\n" + " library was on Columbia Street, behind the house of George W. Hawxhurst at the corner of\n" + " North Washington and East Columbia Streets. Later this building was used as a garage and\n" + " eventually demolished.", "In 1906, the books were removed from Columbia Street to a room in the Post Office where Mr.\n" + " George W. Hawxhurst was Postmaster and his daughter Miss Nellie Hawxhurst was his assistant\n" + " and library custodian. Unfortunately, the Library Association was inactive and for several\n" + " years the books were stored in this back room.", "Looking at the Record of Books Taken (Lohico 634, FC Library circulation records), we can\n" + " see that the records stop in 1909, and after a few blank pages, the records resume in 1913.\n" + " Despite the uncertainty of permanent premises for the library, in 1913, with the help of the\n" + " Civic League, a local women's organization, another 500 books were collected for the\n" + " library. Since there was no permanent library building, the collection was moved from the\n" + " Post Office to the old Congregational Church. A few years later, the library collection\n" + " moved again, this time to a building next to Brown's Meat Market in East Falls Church.\n" + " According to Mrs. John F. Bethune, \"There was no heat in that building, but there was a\n" + " fireplace in the room used for the library.\" Such conditions were not the best for the\n" + " proper preservation of books, and in 1919 the library returned to the Congregational Church\n" + " building which was owned by the School Board since the disbanding of the church\n" + " congregation. ", "For many years the library was operated by the Woman's Club on a small budget and volunteer\n" + " help. In 1928, the Town Council recognized the direction of the Woman's Club and began to\n" + " appropriate money for the support of the library. At the suggestion of the Mayor, John\n" + " Bethune, Town Council passed an ordinance establishing \"The Falls Church Public\n" + " Library.\"", "In 1931, Miss Annie M. Lester was hired as the first paid employee and her duties were\n" + " solely those of the circulation desk. Book selection, accessioning, cataloguing, and\n" + " everything else was done by the Library Committee. By this time the number of books had\n" + " grown to 1,000. In 1940, the Town Council bought the old church building from the School\n" + " Board. The library moved out during the renovation and then back when the renovation was\n" + " finished. ", "In 1948, library space again became a matter of great concern. The Library was moved into\n" + " two rooms in the Murphy Building at 151 East Broad Street. One year later, in September\n" + " 1949, Miss Jewel Drickamer, a certified librarian, was hired. In 1948, the library also\n" + " received its first grant of State aid, $625.00 a year, providing that the whole amount\n" + " should be spent for books within the year. ", "In 1950, when the library moved to an old house built in 1855, the building inspector would\n" + " not permit public use of the second floor because the old worn boards could not stand the\n" + " strain of the weight of books and people. By 1953, there was little more than standing room\n" + " on the library's first floor and the number of books was about 18,000.", "In January 1955, the library moved to 201 East Broad Street. However, this building\n" + " presented as many difficulties as the previous quarters. ", "In 1946, Elizabeth Styles and Francis Styles, children of Mary Riley Styles, graciously\n" + " offered a portion of their estate at 120 North Virginia Avenue for a future library. For\n" + " many decades this address has been associated with a wonderful, cozy library for generations\n" + " of residents of the Falls Church, Fairfax, and DC area. 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