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1960GOVERNMENT SERVICES
TYPICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY WORK. SHOWS THE USE OF REFERENCE BOOKS, PERIODICALS, OLD NEWSPAPERS, MICROFILMED PERIODICALS, A UNION CATALOG, & PHOTO COPYING MATERIALS. DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY.

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CUSTODIAN WHISTLING DOWN THE HALL, STOPS IN FRONT OF CONVENIENCE STORE IN BUILDING
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YOUNG MAN WITH LOAD OF BOOKS DROPS BOOKS IN BOOK RETURN, BOOK DROP
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WHISTLING CUSTODIAN TAKES KEYS FROM POCKET, OPENS DOORS TO LIBRARY. TURNS LIGHTS ON
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CU HAND DROPPING BOOK IN BOOK RETURN SLOT RETURNING BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY
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CU SIGN "RESERVE BOOK ROOM". TEEN IN LIBRARY ASKS LIBRARIAN FOR BOOK, TAKING BOOK OUT OF THE LIBRARY. SLIDES HIS CARD THROUGH MACHINE.
STAMPS LIBRARY CARD WITH RETURN DATE
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LIBRARIAN DIRECTING CUSTOMER TO WHERE BOOK HE WANTS IS KEPT.
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REFERENCE SECTION OF LIBRARY. MAN IS DIRECTED TO REFERENCE BOOK BY QUINTESSENTIAL 1960s LIBRARIAN PULLS BOOK FROM SHELF.
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MALE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN ANSWERS THE TELEPHONE, SAYS "ONE MOMENT PLEASE", PUTS RECEIVER ON THE DESK, HELPING CUSTOMER OVER THE TELEPHONE
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YOUNG WOMAN CIRCA 1960 BROWSING IN THE LIBRARY PICKS A BOOK FROM LIBRARY SHELF. "SOCIAL WELFARE LAWS OF THE STATE". STUDENT STUDYING. AT DESK IN REFERENCE LIBRARY. MALE LIBRARIAN HELPS STUDENT FIND BOOKS.
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YOUNG PEOPLE READING IN PUBLIC LIBRARY
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INFORMATION DESK CLERK HELPING STUDENT FIND REQUIRED READING BOOK FOR SCHOOL
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CU SIGN "RESERVE BOOK ROOM". CU SIGN OF "RESERVE BOOK ROOM REGULATIONS".
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COLLEGE STUDENT LOOKING THROUGH CARD CATALOGUE IN LIBRARY, ASKS LIBRARIAN FOR A BOOK, GETS BOOK, RUNS STUDENT'S LIBRARY CARD THROUGH MACHINE
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WOMAN TAKING BOOK OUT OF THE LIBRARY, LIBRARIAN RUNS HER LIBRARY CARD THROUGH MACHINE.
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LIBRARIAN HELPING PEOPLE; BOOK READER WANTS TO RENEW BOOK HE HAS OUT, WOMAN GUIDED TO THE "READERS GUIDE TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE" TO FIND BOOK. WOMAN SCANS THE BOOK, FINDS BOOK ON SHELF. CU STUDENT HAND WRITING NOTES
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NERD COLLEGE BOY COMES OUT OF PRIVATE STUDY ROOMS IN LIBRARY, GIRL INSIDE STUDYING. PEOPLE IN QUIET STUDY ROOMS IN PUBLIC LIBRARY.
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COLLEGE STUDENT ASKS LIBRARIAN FOR EINSTEIN'S PAPER ON PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECTS. SHE GUIDES HIM TO THE REFERENCE SECTION OF LIBRARY, PULLS BOOK FROM SHELF
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QUINTESSENTIAL LIBRARIAN ANSWERS TELEPHONE "JUST A MINUTE PLEASE", PUTS PHONE RECEIVER ON DESK, LOOKS THROUGH TELEPHONE BOOK, GIVES CALLER AN ADDRESS, RE-SHELVES PHONE BOOK
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REFERENCE LIBRARIAN HELPING STUDENT FIND WHAT HE NEEDS TO WRITE PAPER
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WOMAN BRINGS DRAWER FROM CARD CATALOGUE TO CATALOGUE INFORMATION DESK. CU CARD FROM CARD CATALOGUE.
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PETITE STUDENT ASKS LIBRARIAN FOR HELP, CU TITLE SHE'S LOOKING FOR "PARADE OF THE LIVING".
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CU MAN PULLING PERIODICALS CARD CATALOGUE DRAWER OUT. CU CARD "ANNALEN DER PHYSIK" 1901. EINSTEIN PAPER.
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STUDENT CARRYING A BOOK WALKS THROUGH DOORWAY, UNSURE WHERE SHE IS GOING, LOOKS LEFT & RIGHT.
READS DIRECTION SIGN, WALKS THROUGH LIBRARY.
CU SIGN DIRECTING LIBRARY PATRONS.
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PEOPLE BEING HELPED IN LIBRARY; MAN SIGNS REFERENCE BOOK OUT. WOMAN HELPS STUDENTS.
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BOOK CARRYING STUDENT AT WALL OF CARD CATALOGUES. CU PULLING DRAWER OPEN OPENING PAP-PARAR DRAWER. SUBJECT AND TITLE CATALOGUE.
FINDS BOOK "PARADE OF THE LIVING". CU EV DRAWER EVOLUTION SUBJECT. WRITING DOWN BOOK NUMBERS ON PAPER. CU BOOKS ON SHELF, STUDENT PULLING BOOKS, FILLING OUT REFERENCE TAKE OUT SHEET.
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MALE STUDENT LEANS OVER GIRL, ASKS HER TO GO TO THE SWEET SHOP & GET A COKE, SHE WOULD LOVE TO. ASKING FOR A DATE, CIRCA 1960.
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FRUSTRATED STUDENT STILL CAN'T FIND EINSTEIN ARTICLE. LIBRARIAN HELPS HIM
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PEOPLE READING IN LIBRARY
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STUDENT CARRYING BOOKS AT ARMS LENGTH LOOKING FOR BOOK IN REFERENCE LIBRARY. CU FINGER SCANNING CALL NUMBER LOCATIONS MEMORIAL CENTER READING ROOMS AND STACKS, FLIPS ON LIGHT GOING THROUGH STACKS
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STUDENTS STUDYING IN BOOK STALLS & STUDY ROOMS IN LIBRARY CIRCA 1960
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BALDING MAN WITH THICK FRAME BLACK GLASSES BROWSING IN LIBRARY. CHOSES BOOK FROM RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY SECTION
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STUDENT WALKS TO COFFEE VENDING MACHINE, DROPS COINS IN VENDING MACHINE
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PEOPLE, STUDENTS READING STUDYING. WOMAN SMOKING CIGARETTE IN LIBRARY. 1960. CU YOUNG WOMAN STUDYING INTENTLY WITH A BOOK.
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FRUSTRATED STUDENT FINALLY FINDS BOOK HE NEEDS, LIBRARIAN INFORMS HIM HE CAN'T TAKE IT OUT, SHE SUGGESTS HE COPY PAGES ON XEROX MACHINE.
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MALE STUDENT CHECKING OUT PILE OF BOOKS.
LIBRARIAN ASKS FOR HIS PASSBOOK, HE OPENS WALLET, LEFT HIS PASSBOOK, LIBRARY CARD HOME.
SHE MAKES HIM SIGN HIS NAME & ADDRESS ON ALL THE CARDS FROM BOOKS
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WORKER, EARLY 1960s WOMAN ARRIVES FOR WORK, RELIEVED EMPLOYEE TELLS HER IT'S BEEN BUSY.
SHE ANSWERS TELEPHONE IN REFERENCE LIBRARY
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STUDENTS STUDYING
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LIBRARIAN DIRECTS STUDENT TO THE MICROFILM SECTION OF THE LIBRARY. CU NEW YORK TIMES MICROFILM. ARTICLE ON CHARLES LINDBERGH CIRCA 1933. LANDS IN PARIS
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CU GIRL WITH HER NOSE IN A BOOK
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WOMAN LOOKING THROUGH CARD CATALOGUE, ASKS FOR HELP, LIBRARY EMPLOYEE HELPS HER FIND WHAT SHE NEEDS
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GIRL LOOKING THROUGH BOOK USES FINGER TO GUIDE HER DOWN THE PAGE. CU HAND GRABS BOOK FROM SHELF
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FRUSTRATED STUDENT IS TOLD HE HAS TO HAVE PASSBOOK OR FEE SLIP TO TAKE OUT BOOKS. ARGUES WITH DESK CLERK. CU SIGN "RESERVE BOOK ROOM REGULATIONS" . FRUSTRATING DAY AT THE LIBRARY
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LIBRARY CLERK ANSWERING QUESTIONS OVER THE TELEPHONE
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FRUSTRATED STUDENT STILL ARGUING WITH DESK CLERK. MAN ROLLS HIS EYES, SIGHS DEEPLY. SHE ASKS HER SUPERVISOR, SUPERVISOR SHAKES HER HEAD NO
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CU PEOPLE ASKING FOR BOOKS. BALD, SHAVEN HEAD PATRON. COLLEGE OR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. 1960
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CU MONTAGE BOOKS ON LIBRARY SHELVES. HANDS SELECTING BOOKS
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CU HAND OPENING CARD CATALOGUE DRAWERS.
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PEOPLE STUDYING, READING, SLEEPING IN LIBRARY
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PEOPLE LEAVING LIBRARY. MAN PUTS REFERENCE BOOKS ON CART. YOUNG MAN HOLDS OPENS DOOR FOR WOMAN. THEY HOLD HANDS, LEAVING LIBRARY AT NIGHT.
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