1 10 132 http://207.210.128.49/archives/files/original/301b0148c5466cf16e63cea37faa7d23.jpg 4219b5188be259337b70f57e44c94732 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Atwater Opening Pictures_twelth Description An account of the resource Children watching Governor signing http://207.210.128.49/archives/files/original/4ce6695ef475b9a2be274cbba78e4b3a.jpg 27c178bbc3229498b5a341dc677f6b08 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Atwater Opening Pictures [color]_eleventh Description An account of the resource Upstairs is located the Selectmen's room in which many meetings are held, and court matters settled. Here it is hoped, at some future date, items of local historic interest may be put on display, when other quarters are available for town offices. http://207.210.128.49/archives/files/original/5d044a14ec0e60a65db7d4086ee97e48.jpg 4adc1d6daea6621c2c1b9aff3f1332ba Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Atwater Opening Pictures [color]_tenth Description An account of the resource The lecture room downstairs has been fitted up with extra tables, and here on Wednesdays the ladies of the community gather to make Red Cross surgical dressings. The excellent lighting system makes hours of close work possible. Also in the basement are several shelves. Under the children's reading room is found the furnace room and storage and supply rooms. http://207.210.128.49/archives/files/original/f712ffd472f929c57647b3f479c85db6.jpg add7df5e1f632bacec2e34a689fd7ba8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Atwater Opening Pictures [color]_ninth Description An account of the resource Simple charm, and an atmosphere of peace, are felt by those who linger in the library. The windsor chairs, and tables with turned legs are of maple, carrying out the colonial idea. As the light filters through the Venetian blinds, it is softened somewhat, a feature which adds restfulness to the room. Panels are of natural knotty pine, as are the shelves and ledges. http://207.210.128.49/archives/files/original/3ee12276d953df0b06c8b24ae749e755.jpg 6484aa5360074a07c4021ad50359ee22 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Atwater Opening Pictures [color]_eigth Description An account of the resource Children from all walks of life pause before the charging desk to have books checked before taking them home. Boys and girls from homes where parents speak little English learn from books much of the folk lore of our country. Often the youngest borrowers sit on the movable steps shown in the picture to look at the pictures in books which they plan to borrow. The original books in this section were given by Mrs. Ella Rose in memory of her husband, a native of North Branford. Near the corner may be seen a sampler worked by a little North Branford girl a hundred years ago. This, and other similar articles, were the gifts of Miss Ethna Hoadley. Two windows behind the charging desk give light for the librarian's work table, and in the corner to the left are book cases for books not ready for circulation. http://207.210.128.49/archives/files/original/8d072c6f67fc545ca68ae83e07c905b5.jpg 9178204a482ac9c0dfaaa1376631c80f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Atwater Opening Pictures [color]_seventh Description An account of the resource It is unusual to find several children seated about the tables, reading books purchased for the little people, but so charming that the older girls and boys pause to read and enjoy them. Or, perhaps, homework is done here, reference material in many fields being available. Books with attractive covers lure the children to read of many lands and so broaden their knowledge of world events. http://207.210.128.49/archives/files/original/2cded6de5b5dd728010437503bffacec.jpg 29b01c1854237a710f134c791d18edc5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Atwater Opening Pictures [color]_sixth Description An account of the resource Across the room is the children's section. Here, the same type of tables and chairs have been fashioned for children. Boys find here stories of adventure, bird and animal life, and facts as well as stories of airplanes and modern sciences. The entire front section of the room holds books for high school readers. The nucleus of this collection was the gift of Mr. Alexander McKernan. More pictures adorn the walls, including one of Mr. James C. Atwater, and another of the Atwater ancestral home. Near the center of this section is placed a collection of pictures taken the day of the dedication and sent to the library by Mr. Atwater. http://207.210.128.49/archives/files/original/d31e6478e627f8442bae811b76dda221.jpg 5e9bf9e0af3af49fabe7f7aed09c32b4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Atwater Opening Pictures [color]_fifth Description An account of the resource This view shows the central part of the main library a bit more clearly. Here stands, midway, the magazine table, easily scanned by youth and adult. Here is found a collection of magazines which surpasses many collections in larger libraries. http://207.210.128.49/archives/files/original/37e8109c47d2ce22e6202e36f1fb10e1.jpg c3c0a1c0bdbddb44b6d2475e6529d608 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Atwater Opening Pictures [color]_fourth Description An account of the resource A charming corner meets the eye as one turns to look more closely at the interior. Perhaps the friendly tick-tock of the grandfather's clock is the reason, but without fail, the visitor seems to look in this direction first. A doorway opens outward into an attractive hallway, where stairs lead up and down. Beside the door stands the great clock, a thing of beauty with its pieces of inlaid, its carvings, its beautiful face, and brass ornaments. Down one side and across the end of the library are hundreds of books from the Atwater collection. Here are chairs and tables where adults may sit and read, or just relax. Here hangs a flag with "The American's Creed", the "Declaration of Independence" and the American eagle and flag pictured beneath. In the filing cabinet may be found catalogue cards for each book in the library. In the large drawers below will be found picture collections, and an album of bird songs, a novel feature, the gift of Mr. Atwater. On the wall near the clock is a painting of a Swiss lake. Other handsome paintings adorn the walls, all gifts of Mr. Atwater. http://207.210.128.49/archives/files/original/f3c34155db291a4eaeb5abd2b55d5a7b.jpg 0bf6fdc3fb82301fc46f8f5d759641e9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Atwater Opening Pictures [color]_third Description An account of the resource On the opposite wall, between the two entrance ways, hangs a picture of the Rev. Charles Atwater. Beneath are rows of classics, also the gift of Mr. Charles B. Atwater. To the right of the entrance way is a book truck on which are placed the newest books, or books of special interest for adults. To the left is the dictionary, and beneath are books reserved by request. Hanging on the side walls of the entrance way are "The Magna Carta" and a scene in the Congressional Library, also the gifts of Mr. Charles B. Atwater.