The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-14

graphical studies. Membership Is open TO
any person connected with library adj
mi~nistration. whether as trustee, librarian,
assistant or Ia other capacity. The A. l..
"A. also cordially welcomes all other
friends OF library progress. and they may
become members on vote of the executive
board, Tor the vast field before the associa-
ton offers abundant work TO every earnest
member, whether or not he has any direct
library connection. The annual fee paw
n',ie by all except honorary members is 81.
Itvrly membt + receives free the animal
volume of proceedings of the association,
and i'll these days of rapil library progress
every librarian who wishes to keep
abreast OF his profession must keep in
close touch with this representative ma
t!onai body. In it are enrolled nor ouly
librarians and assistants, but also publish
err, booksellers and library trustees from
All parts of the country. To It's leaders
libraries everywhere turn Tor advice as TO
buildings, administration and employees,
aud from It's ranks nearly all important
library positions in the country are filled.
Besides. its professional advantages,
membership secures reductions III travel
ing and hotel rates for the annual meet
ings and post con erences which exceed
many-fold the t. ifing yearly fee.
THE OFFICERS.
The officers, as. elected last fall ia San
Francisco, are:-President, X. A. Linder-
felt. Milwaukee,, Wis.,; Vice Presidents.
w. I. Fletcher, Amherst College Library;
l.. H. Steiner, Enoch Pratt Library.
Baltimore. Md; j. c. Rowell, Univer
sity of California; c.. M. Hewins, Hart
ford Library, Conu.; Frederick II. Hid.
Chicago Public Library; Secretary, Frank
p. Hill, Newark Public Library: Record
ing Secretary. Prot. g. Y. Little, Bow
doin College Library, Maine; Ire surer,
Ii. J. Carr. Albright Library, Scranton,
Penn.
PROGRAMME OF THE SESSION.
The programme Of the fourteenth an
nQal meeting of the association will be as
followss-
At Lakewood, May 1919. First Session
Monday evening, eight O'Clock, an
nouncements, consideration of the printed
report OF the proceedings of the San Fran
cisco meeting, presidents address, re-
ports OF treasurer and secretary.
Second Session, Tuesday, 9 a. m.-
Reports of Standing, Finance. Co-opera-
tfon, Library School. Public Documents,
Endowment aud Constitution Revision
Committees; report of the trustees of the
permanent fund and of the Committee on
A. L. A exhibit ut the Worlds Columbian
Exposition. A consideration of their last
report will be made the special order for
Wednesday.
Third Session, Tuesday, 2 p. m.-Meet-
ing of the officers of the various State as
sociations; meeting OF the A. L. A. Pub
llSulIR D6CtlOH. uGodbI, O.OO ~. uss
meeting of the State Association of State
Librarians and of the Trustees and Col
lege Library Sections.
Fourth Session, Tuesday, s D. m.-Open-
ing Of the question box, experience meet
ing.
Consideration of the reports of the Com
mittee on A. L.. A. exhibit at the Worlds
Fair; general discussion.
Sixth Session, Wednesday, 9 p. NJ
Continuation of discussion on Worlds
Fair exhibit; annual dinner at 6 D. N.
Seventh Session, Wednesday evening
Social meeting under the direction of Miss
Mary S. Cutler.
Eighth Session, Thursday. $50 p. NJ
Papers on special subjects.
Ninth Session. Thursday. p. m.-Elec-
tion of officers, selection of time for next
meeting, unfinished business. Leave
Lake wood about z D.. III. on special train
tor Baltimore. A meeting OF the New
Jersey State Library Association will
be held some Time during the stay at
Lakewood.
Tenth Session-Friday, $50 a. m.-Busi-
ness meeting in Peabody Institute. Balti-
more; 1890 a. m. to 1:30 p. H., visit to
Enoch Pratt; and Johns Hopkins Un1ver-
sity Libraries; $3.50 to 6 .. M, arrange
menls will be made to show the delegates
the Johns Hopkins HosI ital. the new Mer-
camille Library, the Mccoy Art Library
and other Institutions.
Eleventh Session-Friday. 8 p. m.-Pub-
lie meeting. subject and speakers to be
determined on hereafter; leave Balti-
more in the evening for Washington.
Twelfth Session-Saturday, 9 a. m.-
Further consideration of report of Com
mittee on Public Documents; Il visit to the
various libraries. Saturday, 2 p. M, re-
c~eption by President Benjamin Harrison;
visits to places OF interest. A public
meeting will he held at some hour to be
named by the committed; subject for
Observation-Disclosures of Free Libra
ries."
Snnday-Rest.
Post Conference trip. 1t may be neces-
sary to modify the Baltimore aud Wash
ington programmes some what to meet
the wishes of the local committees