Local History Collection

Box 2:  Thornbury Public Library Records  

 

Title: Thornbury Public Library fonds

Dates of Creation: 1948 - 1995

Scope and Content: Fonds consist of several folders and envelopes containing all the items mentioned in the finding aid. The Thornbury Public Library served the community from the Public School until it was amalgamated with the Collingwood Township Public Library to form the Leonard E. Shore Memorial Library in a new building in 1995. 

Finding Aid:

1.     “End of Thornbury Public Library”:    Diary  April - November, 1995  (dark blue spiral binding)

                                                            Diary  1990-Dec. 93 (spiral binding)

2.     TPL “condensed records”- Invoices & Financial Reports, etc., 1948-1972

3.     Envelope of book order forms, April, 1984

4.     “Thornbury Remembered” - research notes, photos and rough drafts for book  

                        - "Glimpses of the Past" - special Courier-Herald, Thornbury 100th, July 29/87

                        - Conestoga Press Calenders, 1981 and 1983

5.     Charity registration, 1988 (brown envelope)

6.     Miscellaneous Folder:        Book sale signs (approx 6).

                                                Bordered pages. (approx 35).

                                                Library poster pages (approx 12).

                                                “Feed Your Whole Self”  slides (Aug 91) (2boxes).

                                                Old library cards (l2) (yellow & green).

                                                6 book marks.

                                                Yellow program card.

7.     Library Surveys re Community Library Complex, 1991-93

8.     Annual Survey of Public Libraries, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993

9.     Interlibrary  Loan Requests , 1992-93 (brown envelope) lm

10.   Contract between Grey County Board of Education and Thornbury Library Board, 1981

11.   TPL Board , Treasurer’s Report, Nov. 94-Sept 95

12.   Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1990-95

13.   Library Grant, 1994 Project (Automation)

14.   Library Grant, 1992 Project (Microcomputer)

15.   How To Prepare Effective Grant Proposals

16.   Folder re: Info Data Base, Computer Project, 1993

17.   Folder re: Pay Equity

18.   Folder re:  Picture File

19.   Folder re Newspaper Clippings

20.   Library Services (Centre) Info

21.   TPL “On the Move”. `1992

22.   Vertical File Folder Clippings

23.   Lynn Reid’s  Retirement - Photos, Fall 1996

Restrictions on Access: The items are available for viewing in the library. 

                                     Some copyright restrictions may apply.