Guess the Year

Match the quote or fact to the year in which it was published in Hawaii Medical Library's annual report or meeting minutes. The answers appear below.

1. 2003

2. 1946

3. 1939

4. 1932

5. 1972

6. 1952

7. 1977

8. 1925

9. 1940

10. 1937

11. 1947

1. "There has been an apparent lack of interest taken in the books in the library."

2. "Due to the temporary uncertainty of the immediate future of the library, we have attempted to keep the expenses to a minimum."

3. No new books purchased due to insufficient funds.

4. No new books purchased. The money is being saved for binding journals.

5. No new books until the operating expenses of the new library are known.

6. "...nearly all available stack space is now filled and further expansion will be necessary to accomodate future growth...."

7. The library budget is probably going to be cut.

8. "...we are trying to run a medium-sized medical library -a credit to this organization-with a "shoe string" budget. Stabilization is almost impossible unless our national economy itself becomes stabilized."

9. "Despite these increases [use of the library resources] the financial side of the picture is still bleak.... Our book acquisitions are down this year, because we just don't have the money to buy books. Some of our serial titles had to be dropped. Binding of journals has come to a halt."

10. "HML has experienced a busy 12 months with major expansion in all areas. Its value to the community has increased. Costs are up. Financing, a never-ending problem, (as it is with all Libraries throughout the nation) is a matter of constant attention."

1. d: From the report for the fiscal year ending April 1, 1932.

2. j: From the Library Committee's report for 1936 (April 2, 1937).

3. h: From the Annual Report of the Library Committee of the Medical Society of Hawaii, delivered on April 25, 1925. Instead of buying books, the Committee spent $131.65 for periodicals, shipping, and printing.

4. c: From the Library Committee's report for the 1939-1940 fiscal year, delivered on April 5, 1940.

5. i: From the minutes of a Library Committee meeting held on October 22, 1940. The committee was in the middle of planning for the Library's new home in the Mabel Smyth Memorial Building.

6. b: From the Library Committee's report for the 1945-46 fiscal year, delivered on March 28, 1946.

7. k: From the minutes of the Library Committee's meeting on September 29, 1947.

8. f: From the Honolulu County Medical Society's Library Committee's annual report for the 1951-52 fiscal year.

9. g: From the President's Report at the Annual Meeting of Hawaii Medical Library, Inc. in 1977.

10. e: From the President's Report at the Annual Meeting of Hawaii Medical Library, Inc. in 1972.