Monday, February 14, 2011
Number of Books Per Capita in Powell WY, historically
Facts and Figures: Population of Powell in 1930: 1156 ; 1950 3804; 1960 4740; 2000 5373. Lovell: 1930, 1686, 1950, 2175; 2000 2281. Thus Lovell grew by about 500 people in 70 years, or a fraction of a person per year. Powell grew 5 x more or less. The point is, the Powell Library didn't need hardly any books in the 1930s and 1940s. Lovell needs only the same number of books now it had 70 years ago, plus maybe 10 or 20. And maybe some updates.
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So Lovell was more thriving than Powell in the beginning? And then what happened? Besides not needing as many books.
We went to school in Powell, thus upping the crucial need for the library and more books because of more people. Doesn't that sound logical?
Liz, you upped the crucial need for more books. No one else was reading them or checking them out.
But LOvell needs no outhouse.
And why is that?
But I know that Louise read books - and Judy and Ann - what about Steve and Dwight? Dwight was too busy running around the State judging chickens and cows, and orating about various agricultural important things. Right?
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