MS-4D
LIBRARY – FLESH PUBLIC LIBRARY COLLECTION
INTRODUCTION
The records of the Flesh Public Library (formerly the Schmidlapp Free School Library) were accessioned into the Flesh Public Library Archives and Special Collections on April 12, 1986. The records were transferred from the Office of the Library Director to the Local History Department.
The Flesh Public Library is a school district library serving the Piqua, Ohio School District. The collection fills four Hollinger boxes with fifty-eight file folders. The records collection covers the years from 1918 until 1975 with a concentration of records after 1924. Library records after 1975 remain in the Office of the Library Director. There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The Flesh Public Library Collection, Additional Collection contains one Gaylord box comprised of 15 file folders. The majority of the contents are photographs of the Flesh Public Library building, employees, patrons, and the Piqua Historical Museum.
Also included in this collection are various newspaper articles about the library, and folders from miscellaneous committees and activities.
The material covers the years 1977 to 2006.
CONTAINER LIST
SERIES I: FLESH PUBLIC LIBRARY COLLECTION
BOX 1
File 1 Library addition – construction 1977
File 2 Used Book Sale – July 1984 & various pictures
File 3 Piqua Historical Museum Pictures
File 4 Various staff & patron photos
File 5 Negatives
File 6 Newspaper articles
File 7 Library Entertainment Committee
File 8 Public Service Announcements – 1990
File 9 Summer Reading Club – 1990: “Catch the Waves”
File 10 Puppet Show – 1990
File 11 “An Old Fashioned Christmas at the Flesh Public Library”
File 12 Administration Desk Calendar Book for the year 1997. – This was a year of transition in the library with a change in directors and in secretarial staff.
File 13 Staff Handbook – printed 7 December 2000 – This Handbook was replaced by the Staff Manual, issued in January 2007 (2)
File 14 The Library – an 11”x17” booklet given to the library staff with pictures, floor plans, and drawings to the Hotel Library Project. It was given to the staff in the fall of 2006.
File 15 Additions to the 2000 Staff Handbook.