{"value"=>"<p>Series 1. Administrative Files gathers together the annual reports for the branch, as well as the individual reports for its divisions:Adult Services, Young Adult Services, and Children's Services. Annual reports for the years 1979-80 through 1985-86 are inclusive for all divisions. Together, these records provide more than a historical profile of the Melrose Branch Library. The regular practice of describing the library's service within the context of the patrons and neighborhood it serves has resulted in a unique record of the fluctuating demographics of this region of the Bronx. Particularly vibrant in their descriptions of changing readers are the Children's Room Reports, reflecting that division's activity from 1923 through 1979. Further, these reports represent the earliest evidence of service at the branch of any sort -- the Branch Annual Reports collected here date from 1939, as do reports from Young Adult Services; Adult Services reports date from 1948.</p>"}