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A survey of the present service and future needs of the Whitby Public Library in Ontario, Canada was undertaken, and a new library building was planned. Part I describes the historical background of Whitby, the role of the present library in local history, the growth of the Town of Whitby from a population of 2,300 to 20,000, and the philosophy on which the proposed new library should be based--which includes maintaining close contact with the Central Ontario Regional Library, service to industry and students, and service to the local Ladies College and the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital. Because of the sizable number of foreign born residents, an emphasis on books and materials on English as a second language is proposed. Whitby's present bookstock and circulation compares unfavorably with the minimum standards accepted by Canadian libraries. Part II describes in some detail the function, size, staff, general layout, space relationships and utilization, proposed categories and collection size, and the furniture and equipment for the proposed new library. (KKC)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert