University of Virginia Library

LIBRARY:

The Committee on the Consolidation, aware of the importance to an educational institution
of an adequately equipped and staffed library, recommended an annual library appropriation
for Mary Washington of at least $50,000 to be used for increases in library personnel, for
the purchase of books and magazines, for binding, equipment and etcetera, under the direction
of the librarian. As of May 1st, the college treasurer reports library expenditures of
$43,389 for the year 1947-48. Two new professional staff members have recently been added -
a full time reference librarian and one full time person to take charge of documents. It
is most gratifying to see that the number of volumes in the library has been increased from
30,776 in 1944 to 65,000 in 1948, representing, according to the librarian, not only quantitative,
but also qualitative progress.