The book wagon visited schools throughout the county to deliver books that were stored in the box in the schoolroom. The wooden box in the left corner is the collection of books. One of the sides of the box has "Washington County Free Library, Black Rock Branch" painted on it.
The date written on the blackboard is Sept 21 -06.
In the corner of the school room is a box with Washington County Free Library on it, so the school acted as a deposit station.
At one point there were small packages of books from the library sent each year to 127 classrooms in the county (50th anniversary booklet).
Children gather to read and take home books from the deposit station in E. Roy Line's store in Keedysville. Beulah K. Everly was the Assistant Librarian in charge.
An article in the Winter 2020 edition of the Maryland Cracker Barrel written by Barbara Twigg, branch manager of the Sharpsburg Library, tells the history of the Library.
Louis P. Doub was in charge of the Deposit Station at the Mill at West Beaver Creek. According to the Library's 1905 Annual Report, he had a circulation of 301 books. He was also involved in the running of the mill.
The library in Hancock was in a store, where the books are stored with the canned goods and bottles. The sign says ... ry Day Wednesday, 8:30 AM to 2:45 PM. The Librarian behind the heater is filling in cards.
The 1912 Annual Report of the Washington County Free Library reports:
The Thursday Club was an organization of women, set up in Hagerstown, Maryland, by Clara Hamilton and Anna Kennedy in 1877. One of their goals was the establishment of a public library.
Elizabeth Howe of the Western Maryland Room of the Washington County Free Library wrote this article. It was published in the Maryland Cracker Barrel magazine in Summer 2020. It is included here with permission of the publisher.
The book mobile traveled to Maryland Heights, across the Potomac from Harper's Ferry. Two children stand on the running board of the truck and three women select books.
The bookmobile visits Dargan in south Washington County.
Librarian and a boy carry a basket of books from the station at Brownsville. The librarian traveled to several small towns in Washington County by train, bring books with her.