From the 1954 Wausau Public Library Annual Report

Dateline Wausau: 'Many diversions' don't distract library patrons in 1954. (Wausau Daily Herald, 2/13/2014)

One such diversion.  TV's #1 show, with a 58.5 rating share.



New technology had expanded the library’s offerings. “Motion picture films,” added in late 1952, were “very popular,” with a total audience of more than 26,000. “The Wisconsin River Story” was the most popular film. And “talking books” now could be secured for people who blind or visually handicapped, through the cooperation of the Chicago Public Library.