Contents List

Container	Title
(Series 1)	Series: Origins and History Scope and Contents Origins and History consists of studies, written histories, some newspaper clippings, as well as materials from the precursors to the modern La Crosse Public Library: the La Crosse Literary Association (1867-1868), and the Young Men’s Library Association (1868-1888). Also included are some materials about Cadwallader C. Washburn, the founder of the Library.
	Historical and background information
Box 1   Folder 1	Directors' biographies
Box 1   Folder 2	Catalogs of holdings (with supplements), 1888-1904
Box 1   Folder 3	Clippings, 1868-1996
	Studies
Box 1   Folder 4	Report on the Status of Fiction in the La Crosse Public Libraries, by A. H. Sanford, 1934 December
Box 1   Folder 5	The La Crosse, Wisconsin Public Library: A Case Study in Informal Adult Education, by Eleanor Phinney, 1955
Box 1   Folder 6	La Crosse Public Library, by Catherine Bradley, 1970
Box 1   Folder 7	Report by Governmental Study Committee of La Crosse City Government, by Government Study Committee, 1972 June
Box 1   Folder 8	Mead Public Library, Sheboygan: A Comparison with Five Other Wisconsin Libraries, prepared by the Library Evaluation and Research Center, SLIS, UW-Madison, 1991 January
	Written histories
Box 1   Folder 9	Histories of La Crosse Public Library and notes by Lillie M. E. Borresen, 1919-1926
Box 1   Folder 10	History of La Crosse Public Library, 1885-1943, by Muriel Fuller
Box 1   Folder 11	Radio broadcast by Gysbert Van Steenwyk, 1954
Box 1   Folder 12	La Crosse Public Library, by Jean Solberg, 1968 March
Box 1   Folder 13	"Public Spirit" at Work: Philanthropy and Public Libraries in Nineteenth-Century Wisconsin, by John C. Colson, 1976
Box 1   Folder 14	The First Fifty Years of the La Crosse Public Library, by Janet Jensen, 1977
Box 1   Folder 15	Cadwallader Washburn: His Gift to La Crosse was a Library, by Mary Hebberd, 1980
Box 1   Folder 16	La Crosse Public Library: Into Our Second Century, 1888-1988, by Anita Taylor Doering and William D. Petersen, 1990 Note: Draft
Box 1   Folder 17	A Gift to La Crosse: A History of the La Crosse Public Library, by Anita Taylor Doering and William D. Petersen, 1997
Box 1   Folder 18	La Crosse Public Library: Into the 21st Century: 1888-1997, by Ken Brekke, 1997
Box 1   Folder 19	Miscellaneous materials
Box 1   Folder 20	La Crosse Literary Association, 1867-1868
	Young Men's Library Association
Box 1A   Folder 1	Annual reports, 1869-1871
Box 1A   Folder 2	Articles of incorporation, 1868
Box 1A   Folder 3	Catalogs of holdings, 1872-1881
	Financial materials
Box 1A   Folder 4	Bills and receipts, 1869-1875
Box 1A   Folder 5	Cancelled checks, 1874-1875
Box 1A   Folder 6	Treasurer's reports, 1870-1874
Box 1A   Folder 7 Box 2   Folder 1	Lecture Committee reports, 1870-1885
Volume 1 Box 2   Folder 2	Minutes, 1868-1888 Scope and Contents Volume 1 includes constitution, rules, and bylaws
Box 2   Folder 3	Miscellaneous correspondence and reports, 1868-1873
	Cadwallader C. Washburn
Oversize framed document	Appointment as major general, 1862
Box 2   Folder 4	Commission as Governor, 1871
Box 2   Folder 5	Last will and testament, 1881
Box 2   Folder 6	Materials of C. C. Washburn at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Box 2   Folder 7	Memorabilia
Box 2   Folder 8	Memorial Addresses, Life and Character of Honorable C. C. Washburn before the State Historical Society, 1882 July 25
Box 2   Folder 9	Photograph and portraits
Box 2   Folder 10	Roster, 2nd regiment, Wisconsin Calvary
Box 2   Folder 11	Telegraph bill and information, 1869-1871
Box 74	Artifacts and memorabilia
(Series 2)	Series: Administrative and Board Materials Scope and Contents Administrative and Board Materials are well represented and consist of annual reports (1905-1980) [annual reports since 1980 are located in the annual report file and not in this collection]; board minutes (1885-2006); board correspondence (1893-2004); departmental information (mainly statistics 1978-1995); director’s files which include correspondence with the board, committees, city transition, donations, La Crosse County Historical Society materials (1978-2005), library goals, long range planning committee documents (1985-1989), patron suggestions (1977-1994), volunteers (1982-1998), White House Conference materials (1977-1980). Other subseries include emergency manuals (1992; 1998); grants (1987-1995); hours and staffing (1987; 1999); legal materials (1881-1994); marketing (1989; 2006); mergers with the La Crosse County Library (1972-2002); planning (1999-2001); policies, records management manuals; staff materials (1932-2002) [some materials here are restricted and closed to the public]; user’s surveys (1982; 2001-2002); web site; and the Winding Rivers Library System (WRLS) documents.	⇧
Box 3   Folder 1	Americans with Disabilities Act, 1994
	Annual reports to
Box Annual reports Box 4   Folder 1-2 Box 3   Folder 2-7	La Crosse Public Library Board, 1905-2009
Box 4   Folder 3-4	Wisconsin Library Commission, 1905-1964
Box 4   Folder 5	American Library Association, 1916-1949
Box 4   Folder 6	State of Wisconsin, 1965-1992
Box 4   Folder 7	Article of incorporation, 1885-1980
Box 4   Folder 8	Awards, 1999
Box 4   Folder 9	Bylaws and constituion, 1988
Box 4   Folder 10	Board members, 1888-2009
Volume 2 Box 5 Box 6 Box 7	Board minutes, 1885-1997
Box 7E Box 7A Box 7AA Box 7B Box 7C Box 7D	Board packets, 1989-2006
Box 8 Box 10 Box 9 Box 10A Box 10B Box 10C	Correspondence, 1893-2004
	Departmental information
Box 10D   Folder 1	Miscellaneous
Box 10D   Folder 2-12 Box 10F Box 10E	Statistics, 1978-2003
	Director's files
Box 12 Box 11   Folder 2-8	Board, 1976-1991
Box 13	Committees, 1982-1991
Box 14   Folder 1	City transition, 1978-1981
Box 14   Folder 2-7	Donation thank you letters (books and money), 1988-1991
	La Crosse County Historical Society
Box 14A   Folder 1	Agreements with La Crosse Public Library, 1978-2005
Box 14A   Folder 2	Correspondence, 1993-1998
Box 14A   Folder 3-4	Discussion, 1961, 1981-1998
	Swarthout expansion
Box 14A   Folder 5	Correspondence, 1991-1997
Box 14A   Folder 6	Minutes, 1996
Box 14A   Folder 7	Plans, 1993-1996
Box 14A   Folder 8	Swarthout Museum expenses, 1979-1996
Box 14B   Folder 1	Library goals, 1983-1986
	Long Range Planning Committee
Box 14B   Folder 2	Background and minutes, 1985-1987
	Task forces
Box 14B   Folder 3	Administration
Box 14B   Folder 4	Automation
Box 14B   Folder 5	Children & Youth Services
Box 14B   Folder 6	Facilities
Box 14B   Folder 7	Interagency relations
Box 14B   Folder 8	New directions
Box 14B   Folder 9	Public relations
Box 14B   Folder 10	Services, programs and resources
Box 14B   Folder 11	Final long range plan, 1987
Box 14B   Folder 12	Follow-up, 1988-1989
Box 14C   Folder 1-4	Patron suggestions, 1977-1994
Box 14C   Folder 5	Volunteers, 1982-1998
	White House conference
Box 15   Folder 1	Pre-conference summaries, 1977-1979
Box 15   Folder 2	Wisconsin delegation, 1978-1980
Box 15   Folder 3	Resolutions and final report, 1979-1980
	Emergency manuals
Box 15   Folder 4	Community libraries, 1992
Box 15   Folder 5-6	Main library, 1992-1998
Box 15   Folder 7	Grants, 1987-1995
Box 15   Folder 8	Hours and staffing, 1987-1999
	Legal materials
Box 16   Folder 1	City Council resolutions, 1978
Box 16   Folder 2	Correspondence, 1976-1989
Box 16   Folder 3	Deeds and abstracts, 1885-1966
Box 16   Folder 4	Miscellaneous, 1970-1988
Box 16   Folder 5	Newspaper clippings, 1986
Box 16   Folder 6	Ordinances, 1919-1931
Box 16   Folder 7	State of Wisconsin vs. Jason Voelker, 1994
Box 16   Folder 8	Supreme Court case briefs La Crosse Public Library Trustees vs. City of La Crosse, 1916
Box 16   Folder 9	Washburn's last will and testament, 1881
Box 16A   Folder 1	Marketing, 1989-2006
	Mergers (La Crosse Public Library, La Crosse County Library, Winding Rivers Library System)
Box 16A   Folder 2, 8	Background, 1976-1982
Box 16A   Folder 3, 9	Clippings and press releases, 1972-1985
Box 16A   Folder 4, 10	Correspondence, 1973-1985
Box 16A   Folder 14	General, 2002
Box 16A   Folder 5	La Crosse County Board Administration Committee Study, 1973-1974
Box 16A   Folder 11	League of Women Voters report, 1982
Box 16A   Folder 12	Library Study Committee minutes, 1982
Box 16A   Folder 6	Proposed resolution authorizing merger and background, 1979
Box 16A   Folder 7, 13	Related studies, 1973-1982
Box 16A   Folder 15	Mission statement and objectives, circa 1980s-1990s
	Policies
Box 16A   Folder 18	Fax, 1996-1997
Box 16A   Folder 19	Miscellaneous
Box 16A   Folder 20-22	Records management manuals, 1992-1997
Box 16A   Folder 23	Relationships with other agencies, 1981-1997
	Staff
Box 16A   Folder 24	Classification and compensation study, 2000-2001 Access to Materials This folder has restricted access.
	Committees
Box 16B   Folder 1	General, 1980-2003
Box 16B   Folder 2	Adult programming, 2001
Box 16B   Folder 3	Community services, 1986-1987
Box 16B   Folder 4	Electronic resources, 2001
Box 16B   Folder 6	Internet, 1997-2005
Box 17   Folder 1	Staff development, 1978-1999
Box 17   Folder 2	Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), 1977-1981
Box 17   Folder 3	Janitors, 1932-1951, 2003
Box 17A   Folder 1-2 Box 17   Folder 4-8	Job descriptions, 1963-2003
Box 17A   Folder 3	Management team, 1990-1997
Box 17A   Folder 4-6	Memoranda, 1976-2009
Box 17A   Folder 7	Minutes, 1998-2004
	Newsletters
Box 17A   Folder 8-9	Splash, 1986-1999
Box 18   Folder 1	Super News, 1980-1982
Box 18   Folder 2	What's Happening the Week Of..., 2006-2007
Box 18   Folder 3	Whitewash, 1997
Box 18   Folder 4	A Year in Review, 1995-2005 Access to Materials This folder has restricted access.
Box 18   Folder 5	Organizational charts, 1980-1990
Box 18   Folder 6	Performance appraisal forms, 1976-1989
Box 18   Folder 7	Residency requirements, 1981-1999
Box 18   Folder 8	Staff data sheets, circa 1947
Box 18   Folder 10	Staff lists, 1959, 1978-2009
Box 18   Folder 11-14 Box 18A   Folder 1	Staff manuals (operating manuals), 1965-1997
Box 18A   Folder 2	Staff training and conference reports, 1991
Box 18A   Folder 3-4	Supervisors' meetings, 1976-1985
	Strategic plan
Box 16A   Folder 16	General, 1999-2001
Box 16A   Folder 17	Board responses, 2000
Box 18A   Folder 5	User's survey, 1982, 2001-2002
Box 18A   Folder 6	Web site, 2000
	Winding Rivers Library System (WRLS)
Box 18A   Folder 7	County plan for library service, 1993
Box 18A   Folder 8	Contracts, 1970-1994
(Series 3)	Series: Financial Records Scope and Contents Financial Records include a ledger (1886-1912); journals (1886-1970); audits (1916-1982) [more current audits are found in the annual report file]; budgets and salary information; financial statements; check register (1916-1924; 1943; 1951); petty cash journal (1946-1948); and miscellaneous.	⇧
Volume 3	Ledger, 1886-1912
Volume 6 Volume 5 Volume 4 Volume 10 Volume 9 Volume 8 Volume 7 Volume 13 Volume 12 Volume 11	Journals, 1886-1970
Box 19   Folder 1-4	Audits, 1916-1982
Box 19   Folder 5-14 Box 20	Budget and salary information, 1917, 1955-1991
	Financial statements
Box 21   Folder 1-3	Monthly, 1915-1981
Box 21   Folder 4	Quarterly, 1904-1916
Box 21   Folder 5-8	Check register, 1916-1951
Box 21   Folder 9	Petty cash journal, 1946-1948
	Miscellaneous
Box 21   Folder 10	Appraisal of library property, 1949
Box 21   Folder 11	Book depreciation and insurance, 1929-1939
Box 21   Folder 12	General, 2005
	Gund Trust
Box 22   Folder 1	Agreement, 1957
Box 22   Folder 2	Reports, 1949-1982
Box 22   Folder 3	Insurance, 1947-1952
(Series 4)	Series: Washburn Board Scope and Contents The Washburn Board was formed in 1981 as a result of the city taking over the library and the change in composition of the board of trustees. The Washburn Board was created to make decisions on the remainder of the investment of the Washburn endowment as required by Cadwallader C. Washburn’s will. Materials in this series include annual reports (1987-1999); articles of incorporation, by-laws and constitution (1885, 1962, 1987, 1991); board members; board minutes (1981-2000); board packets (1990; 1995-1997), correspondence regarding the Myer Katz book “Echoes of Our Past” (1986-1988); director’s files; financial materials (1968; 1981-1992; 1997-2000); investment statement and funding priorities; legal materials (1950-1994).	⇧
Box 23   Folder 1	Annual reports, 1987-1999
Box 23   Folder 2	Articles of incorporation, bylaws, constitution, 1885, 1962-1991
	Board members
Box 23   Folder 3	Lists, 1981-2009
Box 23   Folder 4	Photographs, 1993
Box 23   Folder 5-7	Board minutes, 1981-2000
Box 23   Folder 8	Board packets, 1990-1997
Box 23   Folder 9	Correspondence regarding Myer Katz book, 1986-1988
Box 23   Folder 10-11	Director's files, 1981-1992
Box 23A   Folder 1-3	Financial materials, 1968-2000
Box 23A   Folder 4	Investment statements and funding priorities
Box 23A   Folder 5	Legal materials, 1950-1994
(Series 5)	Series: Main Buildings Scope and Contents Main Buildings is a voluminous series and encompasses the original building (operated from 1888-1967) and the new building (constructed in 1967), and its additions (Swarthout in 1980 and another in 1996) and the first floor remodel (2006). Materials here include architectural planning documents, consultant reports, meeting notes, contract volumes, engineering reports, some bids, and financial information. Community library information will be found in the Programs and Services series.	⇧
	Original building (1888)
Box 24   Folder 1	Dedication, 1888
Box 24   Folder 2-3	Addition, 1909
Box 24   Folder 4	Stack plans, 1919-1925
	New building (1967)
Box 24   Folder 5	Property acquisition, 1958-1965
Box 24   Folder 6	Consultant's reports, 1962-1964
Box 24   Folder 7	Campaign for new building, 1963-1964
Box 24   Folder 8	Program statement, 1964 April
Box 24   Folder 9	Architect's meeting notes, 1965-1969
Box 24   Folder 10-11	Contract volume, 1966
Box 25   Folder 1	Equipment and furnishings, 1966-1967
Box 25   Folder 2	Financial matters, 1964-1969
Box 25   Folder 3	Dedication and follow-up articles, 1967-1969
Box 25   Folder 4	Architectural award (HSR), 1968
	Swarthout Addition (1980)
Box 26   Folder 1	Swarthout documents, 1955-1976
Box 26   Folder 2-3	Correspondence, 1956-1981
Box 26   Folder 4	Committee minutes, 1974-1981
Box 26   Folder 5	Program statements, 1974-1977
Box 26   Folder 6	Community participation plan, 1977
	Financial materials
Box 26   Folder 7-8	Cost estimates, 1974-1981
Box 26   Folder 9	Swarthout trust fund statements, 1976-1978
Box 27   Folder 1-2	Property acquisition, 1974-1978
Box 27   Folder 3	Architect's contracts, 1974-1978
Box 27   Folder 4	Architect's meeting notes, 1977-1981
Box 27   Folder 5	Outline specification, 1978 January
Box 27   Folder 6	Preliminary soil investigation, 1978
	Contract volumes
Box 27   Folder 7	Demolition and site clearance, 1978 May
Box 27   Folder 8	Project manual, 1978 October
Box 27   Folder 9	Contract change orders, 1978-1979
Box 28   Folder 1	Construction administrative handbook, 1978 November
Box 28   Folder 2	Signage program, 1979
Box 28   Folder 3	Furnishings, 1979-1980
Box 28   Folder 4	Historical Society policy statements, 1978
Box 28   Folder 5	Museum management proposals, 1977-1978
Box 28   Folder 6	Dedication and grand opening, 1979-1980
Box 28   Folder 7	Contract administration closeout inform, 1980 February
	Addition (1996)
	Planning
	Administrative planning documents
Box 29   Folder 1	General, 1983-1994
Box 29   Folder 2-3	"La Crosse Public Library Building Program" (Jim White), 1992 March-April
Box 29   Folder 4	Space planning
Box 29   Folder 5	Building requirements, circa 1990s
	Consultant
Box 29   Folder 6	Information and correspondence, 1990-1992
Box 29   Folder 7	Summaries, 1990-1991
	Architect selection, 1992-1993
	Architects' proposals
Box 31   Folder 1	HSR, 1992 April
Box 30   Folder 2	Schute-Larson, 1992 April
Box 30   Folder 3	Architect's brochure, 1999
Box 30   Folder 4-5	Architect's meeting notes, 1992-1997
	Asbestos
Box 30   Folder 6	Removal, 1995
Box 30   Folder 7	Survey and report, 1991
Box 30   Folder 8	Construction memos
	Contract volumes
Box 31 Box 30   Folder 9	Construction bulletins (#100-195)
	Project manuals
Box 31A   Folder 1	Furnishings (Flad & Associates), 1995
Box 31A   Folder 2	HVAC (Affiliated Engineers), 1993
Box 32	Addition and alterations to La Crosse Public Library (Schute-Larson Architects), 1995
Box 33   Folder 1-6	Correspondence, 1989-1999
	Design
Box 33   Folder 7	Archives, 1989-1996
Box 33   Folder 8	Children's library (includes materials on mural artist Timothy Schlamp)
Box 34   Folder 1	Floor plan options
Box 34   Folder 2	Reference, 1989-1994
Box 34   Folder 3	Young Adult area, 1992-1996
Box 34   Folder 4	Elevator, 1996
Box 34   Folder 5	Engineering reports, 1993-1996
	Financial
Box 34   Folder 6	Budget and schedule, 1990-1998
Box 34   Folder 7	Bids, 1994-1996
Box 34   Folder 8-9	Certificate for payment, 1995-1998
	Fundraising efforts
Box 35   Folder 1	Private sources, 1992-1996
Box 35   Folder 2	Grant proposals, 1993-1994
Box 35   Folder 3	Publicity
Box 35   Folder 4	Tshirt
Box 35   Folder 5	Furnishings, 1992-1996
Box 35   Folder 6	Grand opening and dedication, 1996 August
Box 35A   Folder 1	Manual and information storage, 1998
Box 35A   Folder 2	Punch lists
Box 35A   Folder 3	Signage, 1996-1997
Box 35A   Folder 4	First Floor remodal, 2006
	Other projects
Box 35AA   Folder 1	Energy audit, 1981 April
Box 35AA   Folder 2	Floor plans, circa 1998-2002
Box 35AA   Folder 3	Granlund sculptures
Box 35AA   Folder 4	La Crosse County Historical Society storage proposal, 1956
Box 35AA   Folder 5	Legal property description, 1994
	Maintenance and repair
Box 35AA   Folder 6	General, 1946-1949
Box 35AA   Folder 7	Carpet, 1997-1999
Box 35AA   Folder 8	Chairs, 1998
Box 35AA   Folder 9	HVAC, 2002
Box 35AA   Folder 10	Roof, 1975
Box 35AA   Folder 11	Security, 1995
Box 35AA   Folder 12	Tree survey, circa 1990s
Box 35AA   Folder 13	Underground petrolium product tank inventory, 1986
Box 35AA   Folder 14	Wisconsin Public Library Building Survey for Handicapped Accessibility, 1979
(Series 6)	Series: Photographs and Recordings Scope and Contents Photographs and Recordings includes art, board of directors, all the buildings (interior and exterior), events such as anniversary celebrations, dedications, public programs, Founder’s Day, Give A Gift fund raiser, staff, directors, program and service areas and miscellaneous.	⇧
Box 36   Folder 1	Art, 1969-2009
	Board of Directors
Box 36   Folder 2	Board, 1948-2009
Box 36   Folder 3	Albert Funk retirement party, 1996 June 23
	Buildings
	Community Libraries
Box 36   Folder 4	North, 1950s-2009
Box 36   Folder 5-7	South, 1942-2009
Box 36   Folder 8	Brick walkway, 1997 September
Box 36   Folder 9	Remodeling, 1993
	Main
	1888 building
Box 36A   Folder 1-2	Exterior, 1888-1965
Box 36A   Folder 3	Destruction, 1966
Box 36A   Folder 4	Interior, prior to 1966
	1967 building
Box 37   Folder 1	Plans and models
Box 37   Folder 2	Moving and temporary quarters, 1966
	Exterior
Box 37   Folder 3	Construction, 1966-1967
Box 37   Folder 4	General views, 1967-1979
Box 37   Folder 5-6	Swarthout addition, 1980-1995
Box 37   Folder 7	Parking lot, 1991
Box 37   Folder 8-11	Addition, 1996
	Interior
Box 38   Folder 1-2	General views, 1967-1979
Box 38   Folder 3-4	Swarthout addition, 1980-1995
Box 38   Folder 5-6	Addition, 1996-2009
	Events
Box 38A   Folder 1	American Heritage discussion, 1954
Box 38A   Folder 2-3	Appraisal Fair, 2000-2001
Box 38A   Folder 4	Archives' 25th anniversary, 2005
Box 38A   Folder 5-6	Archives Week, 1998-2002
	Building
	Dedications
Box 39   Folder 1-2	Photographs, recordings 1967 November 5 Physical Description: 16mm film (color, sound, runtime unknown); VHS cassette (color, sound, runtime unknown)
Box 39   Folder 3-5	Slides, recordings 1980 January 6 Physical Description: U-matic tape (color, sound, runtime unknown); VHS cassette (color, sound, runtime unknown)
Box 40   Folder 1-2	Photographs, recordings, 1996 August Physical Description: 2 VHS cassettes (color, sound, runtime unknown)
Box 40   Folder 3	Flood, 1995 June 7
Box 40   Folder 4	Ground breaking, 1995 March 15
Box 40   Folder 5	Vandalism, 1993 January
Box 40   Folder 6	Centennial, 1988
	Children's Area
Box 40   Folder 7	Centennial, 2005 Physical Description: DVD (runtime unknown)
Box 40A   Folder 1	Programming
Box 40A   Folder 2-3	Open house (photographs and recordings), 1996 June Physical Description: VHS cassette tapes (runtime unknown)
Box 40A   Folder 4	Chocolate Celebration, 2001-2002
Box 41   Folder 4	D.A.R.E. chili cook-off, 1999-2003
Box 41A Box 41   Folder 5-12	Founder's Day, 1988-2009
Box 42   Folder 1-2	Fundraising, 1963-1964, 1996
Box 42   Folder 3	General
Box 42   Folder 4-6A	Give A Gift, 2003-2008
Box 42   Folder 7	Going on-line (Wang), 1985 March
Box 42   Folder 7A	Irish Fest, 2007
Box 42   Folder 8	La Crosse Interstate Fair, 2002-2003
Box 42   Folder 9	National History Day, 2006
	North Community Library
Box 41   Folder 1	50th Anniversary, 1992 August
Box 41   Folder 2	Hobby shows, 1950-1962
Box 41   Folder 3	Miscellaneous, circa 1950s
Box 41   Folder 3A	Nightmare on Kane St., 2007
Box 41   Folder 3B	65th Anniversary, 2007 August
Box 42   Folder 10	Oktoberfest, 1997-2000
Box 42   Folder 10A	Photo ID party, 2006
Box 42   Folder 11-14	Read One Book, 2002-2006
Box 42   Folder 15-17	Staff parties, 1988-2005
Box 42   Folder 18-21 Box 42A   Folder 1-8	Staff/Volunteer recognition event, 1992-2006
	State events
Box 42A   Folder 9	Wisconsin centennial
Box 42A   Folder 10	Wisconsin sesquicentennial
Box 42A   Folder 10A	Tax records and La Crosse County Historical Society materials move to La Crosse Public Library Archives, 2005
Box 42A   Folder 11	Washburn Day, 1982
Box 42A   Folder 12-15	Wisconsin Library Association Conferences in La Crosse, 1925-2005
Box 42A   Folder 16	Exhibits, 1931-2009
	Personnel
Box 42B   Folder 1	Directors
Box 42B   Folder 2-4 Box 42C	Staff, 1938-2009
	Programs and services
Box 43   Folder 1	Archives and Local History
Box 43   Folder 2	Audio/visual
Box 43   Folder 3	Children's area
Box 43   Folder 4	Circulation
Box 43   Folder 5	Reader's services
Box 43   Folder 6	Reference
Box 44 Box 45	Scrapbooks, 1948-1964
Box 43   Folder 7	Miscellaneous
(Series 7)	Series: Programs and Services Scope and Contents Programs and Services is arranged roughly by library department acquisitions and cataloging, audio-visual, children’s and youth services, circulation, collection development, community libraries, computers and automation, information services (reference & archives), publications for public use, and artifacts/memorabilia.	⇧
(Subseries 7.1)	Subseries: Aquisitions & Cataloging
Volume 14	Accession book, 1888-1904
Box 46   Folder 1	Catalog cards withdrawn, 1992 March 23
Box 46   Folder 2	Catalog division, 1981
Box 46   Folder 3	Sample processing book, undated
Box 46   Folder 4-8	Statistics, 1929-1976
(Subseries 7.2)	Subseries: Audio/Visual	⇧
	Catalogs
Box 47   Folder 1	Art prints, 1971-1974
Box 47   Folder 2-7	Films, 1950-1978
Box 48   Folder 1-2	Services, 1980-1986
Box 48   Folder 3-5	Videos, 1988-1991
Box 48   Folder 6	Policies, 1983-1990
Box 48   Folder 7	Service evaluation, 1987-1989
Box 48   Folder 8	Statistics, 1959-1968
Box 48   Folder 9	Survey, 2005
(Subseries 7.3)	Subseries: Children's and Youth Services	⇧
Box 49   Folder 1	Annual reports, 1931-1941
	Author visits
Box 49   Folder 2	Carter, Alden R., 1989
Box 49   Folder 3	Cooney, Caroline, 1992
Box 49   Folder 4	Mori, Kyoko, 1995
Box 49   Folder 5	Brochures
Box 49   Folder 6-12	Circulation records, 1984-1998
Box 49   Folder 14	Collection development policy, 1992
Box 49   Folder 15	Columbus book donation, 1991
	LSCA/LSTA grant
Box 49   Folder 16	Checklists, 1997-1999
Box 49   Folder 17	Correspondence, 1997-1999
Box 49   Folder 18	Grant applications, 1997-2000
Box 49   Folder 19	Miscellaneous, 1997-1999
Box 49   Folder 20	Photographs, 1998-1999
Box 49   Folder 21	Site visits, 1997-1999
Box 49   Folder 22	Storytime plans, 1997-1999
Box 49   Folder 23	Surveys, 1997-1999
Box 49   Folder 24	Treasure boxes, 1997-1998
Box 49   Folder 25	Love My Library, 1999-2000
Box 49A   Folder 1-4	Chin Choppers newsletter, 1986-2006
Box 49A   Folder 5	T2-T Squared: A Teen Calendar of Events at the Library newsletter, 2000-2009
Box 49A   Folder 6	Bookshelf newspaper articles, 1979-1988
Box 49A   Folder 7	Newspaper feature articles, 1973-1988
Box 50   Folder 1	Nightmare on Kane Street, 1998
Box 50   Folder 2	Programing trends, 1978-1982
Box 51B Box 50   Folder 3-10 Box 51A Box 51	Programs and tours, 1967-2004
Box 53 Box 52 Box 55C Box 55 Box 54 Box 55B Box 55A	Summer library program, 1966-2006
	Teen Advisory Council
Box 56   Folder 1	Background, 1981-1989
Box 56   Folder 2	Budget, 1987
Box 56   Folder 3	Correspondence, 1987-1993
Box 56   Folder 4	Member lists, 1989-1992
Box 56   Folder 5	Minutes, 1989-1993
Box 56   Folder 6	Newsletters, 1990-1991
Box 56   Folder 7	Publicity, 1989-1992
Box 56   Folder 8-19	Teen programing, 1988-2000
Box 56   Folder 20	YODA van, 2000
Box 56   Folder 21	Young adult area, 1998-1999
Box 56   Folder 22	Young adult workshops, 1989-1997
(Subseries 7.4)	Subseries: Circulation	⇧
Box 57   Folder 1	Aide training, 1983-1995
Box 57   Folder 2	Fines, 1915-1922
Box 57   Folder 3	Library cards and card information, 1940, 1999
Box 57   Folder 4	Manual, 1982
Box 57   Folder 5	Minutes, 1990-1996 Access to Materials Materials in this folder have restricted access.
Box 57   Folder 6	Miscellaneous, 1995-1996
Box 57   Folder 7	Policies and rules for library use
Volume 15	Registration book, 1888-1905
Box 57   Folder 8-9	Registration lists, 1904-1905
Box 58   Folder 1-5 Box 57   Folder 8-12	Statistics, 1888-1968
(Subseries 7.5)	Subseries: Collection Development	⇧
Box 58A	Challenged materials, 1978-1996
Box 59   Folder 1	Collection Development Committee, 1979-1992
Box 59   Folder 2	Forms
Box 59   Folder 3	Gift procedures, 1981-1990
Box 59   Folder 4	Materials selection procedures, 1986
Box 59   Folder 5-13	Policies, 1957-1997
Box 59   Folder 14	Professional collection, 1979-1989
Box 59   Folder 15	Selection process, 1980-1988
Box 59   Folder 16	Small Press grant, 1981-1984
Box 59   Folder 17	La Crosse Area Cooperative Library agreement, 1981
Box 59   Folder 18	Third World fiction project, 1982-1983
Box 59   Folder 19	Weeding, undated
Box 59   Folder 20	Young adult selection, 1977-1987
(Subseries 7.6)	Subseries: Community Libraries	⇧
Box 60   Folder 1	Campaign for new branch libraries, 1926-1941
Box 60   Folder 2	Consultant's report, 1991
	North
Box 60   Folder 3-7	Circulation records, 1937-1987
	Facility
Box 61   Folder 1	History and planning, 1916-1982
Box 61   Folder 2	Architect correspondence, 1938-1952
Box 61   Folder 3	Equipment and subcontractor layouts, 1941
Box 61   Folder 4-5	HVAC retrofit, 2001
	Renovation
Box 62   Folder 1	Budget, 1991-1993
Box 62   Folder 2	Correspondence, 1991-1996
Box 62   Folder 3	Plans, circa 1991-1993
Box 62   Folder 4	Specifications, 1991
Box 62   Folder 5	Specifications, 1938
Box 62   Folder 6	50th anniversary celebration, 1992
Box 62   Folder 7	Minutes, 2004
Box 62   Folder 8	Programing, 1973-1980
Box 62   Folder 9-10 Box 63 Box 63A	Summer library programs, 1954-1991
	South
Box 64   Folder 1	Brochures
Box 64   Folder 2-4	Circulation records, 1952-1987
	Facility
Box 64   Folder 5	History and planning, 1946-1993
Box 64   Folder 6	Architect correspondence, 1951-1953
Box 64   Folder 7	Furnishings
Box 64A   Folder 1	Operations manual, 2001
	Renovation
Box 64A   Folder 2	Budget, 1992-1994
Box 64A   Folder 3	Correspondence, 1992-1995
Box 64A   Folder 4	Miscellaneous, 1993
Box 64A   Folder 5	Plans, 1992-1993
Box 64A   Folder 6	Sheffield Brick & Tile Company, 1951, 1986-1989
Box 64A   Folder 7	Specifications, 1951
Box 64A   Folder 8	Title, 1994
Box 64A   Folder 9	Minutes, 2004
Box 65	Summer Library programs, 1979-1992
(Subseries 7.7)	Subseries: Computers & Automation	⇧
Box 66   Folder 1	Automation history and background
Box 66   Folder 2	Automation committee, 1991-1997
Box 66   Folder 3	Automation contract between city and county government, 1981
Box 66   Folder 4	Budgets and resolutions, circa 1982-1990
Box 66   Folder 5	Library Technology Planning Committee, 1994
Box 66   Folder 6	Microcomputer study, 1987-1988
Box 66   Folder 7	OCLC, 1980-1990
	Online systems
	Dynix
Box 66   Folder 8	Planning and implementation, 1990-1992
Box 66   Folder 9	Upgrades and enhancements, 1993-2000
	NSC
Box 66   Folder 10	Contracts, 1987
Box 66   Folder 11	Communications, 1983-1991
Box 66   Folder 12	Planning and implementation, 1982-1985
	Shared system
Box 66   Folder 13	Correspondence
Box 66   Folder 14	Minutes
Box 66   Folder 15	Wisconsin Humanities Committee grant, 1983-1984
(Subseries 7.8)	Subseries: Information Services	⇧
Box 67   Folder 1	Local area network proposal, 1986-1990
Box 67   Folder 2	Reference completion ratio, 1989-1994
Box 67   Folder 3	Residence survey, 1991-1997
	Archives & Local History
Box 67   Folder 4-6	Accession and deed of gift records, 1980-1996
Box 67   Folder 7	Brochures
Box 67   Folder 8	Correspondence, 1987-2003
Box 67   Folder 9-13	Desk manuals, 1983-2003
Box 67   Folder 14	Einstein letter and disposition, 1947-1984
	Events
Box 67A   Folder 1	25th anniversary, 2005
Box 67A   Folder 1A	Photo ID party, 2006
Box 67A   Folder 2	Forms
	Fundraising
Box 67A   Folder 3	City directory reprints, 1998
Box 67A   Folder 4	Collectible book sale catalogs, 1983-1984
Box 67A   Folder 5	1920 federal census, 1991
Box 67A   Folder 6	1930 federal census, 2002
	Grants
Box 67A   Folder 7	Gelatt Foundation, 1983
	Local records grant (SHSW)
Box 68   Folder 1	Application, correspondence and reports, 1993-1995
Box 68   Folder 2	Project results, 1993-1997
Box 68   Folder 3-8	Guide to manuscripts and public records, 1983-1999
Box 69   Folder 1	History, 1982-2005
Box 69   Folder 2	Interlibrary loan procedures and use, 1995-2001
Box 69   Folder 3	Local newspaper projects, 1948-1981
Box 69   Folder 4	Long range plan, 1994
Box 69   Folder 5	Manuscript processing manual, 1997
Box 69   Folder 6	Microforms, 1996
Box 69   Folder 7	Mission statement, 1981
Box 69   Folder 8	Organizational records, 1997
Box 69   Folder 9	Planning and objectives, 1981-2003
Box 69   Folder 10	Preservation survey, 1990 May
	Publications
Box 69   Folder 11	Articles in Past, Present & Future Guide to Local History & Genealogy Resources, 1995
Box 69   Folder 13	"New Books" column and other articles in La Crosse Area Genealogical Society Quarterly
Box 69   Folder 14	Other publications
Box 69   Folder 15	Whirlpool articles
Box 70   Folder 1	Regional records depository agreement between La Crosse Public Library and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1953
Box 70   Folder 2-3	Selection policies, 1981-1997
Box 70   Folder 4	Special Collections committee, 1981-1983
Box 70   Folder 5-15	Statistics and narrative reports, 1980-1999
Box 70   Folder 16	Use policies, 1982-1990
Box 70   Folder 17	Website, 2000-2002
Box 70   Folder 18	Woodward collection disposition, 1949-1960
	Reference Services
Box 71   Folder 1	Brochures
Box 71   Folder 2	Correspondence, 1979-2001
Box 71   Folder 3	Databases, 2005
Box 71   Folder 4-5	Desk manuals, 1984-1987
Box 71   Folder 6	Forms
Box 71   Folder 7	Government documents inspection, 1987
Box 71   Folder 8	Interlibrary loan, 1985
Box 71   Folder 9	Law library, 1999
Box 71   Folder 10	Librarian's Choice newsletter, 2002-2003
Box 72   Folder 1-4	Minutes, 1999-2009 Access to Materials Materials in this folder have restricted access.
	Nuclear Regulatory Commission Local Public Document Room
Box 72A   Folder 1	Cooperative agreement papers, 1987
Box 72A   Folder 2	Correspondence, 1975-1997
Box 72A   Folder 3	Contracts and cost proposals, 1981-1996
Box 72A   Folder 4	User's guide, 1992
Box 72A   Folder 5	Pathfinders
	Periodicals
Box 72A   Folder 6	Evaluation, 1992
Box 72A   Folder 7-9	Holdings lists, 1980-1992
Box 72B   Folder 1	Microform project, 1967-1968
Box 72B   Folder 2	Wisconsin newspaper articles study, 2004
Box 72B   Folder 3	WPA newspaper survey, 1936
Box 72B   Folder 4	Planning and yearly objectives, 1992
Box 72B   Folder 5	Reference and Circulation policy discussions, 1996
	Statistics
Box 72B   Folder 6-7	, 1930-2000
Box 72B   Folder 8	Comparisons, 1976-1988
Box 72B   Folder 9	Electronic reference, 2000-2005
Box 72B   Folder 10	First Search, 1993-1995
Box 72B   Folder 11	Log book, 1954-1959
Box 72B   Folder 12	Phone books, 1990-1994
	Wisconsin file, 2003
(Subseries 7.9)	Subseries: Public Newsletters	⇧
Box 73   Folder 1	A Picture of Service, 2005-2009
Box 49A	Chin Choppers, 1985-2009
Box 73   Folder 2	Construction Connection, 1995
Box 1   Folder 18	La Crosse Public Library: Into the 21st Century, 1888-1997 (by Ken Brekke), 1997
Box 73   Folder 4	Library Newsletter, 1997-1999
Box 73   Folder 4	What's Coming Up at the Library, 2003-2007