Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-11
PROGRAM FOR LIBRARY CONGRESS.
Preparations for the TrnnsmissiSsippi
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Preparations are fast nearing completion
for the Transmississippi Library congress.
which is TO be held at the Public Library
building September 49, 80 and October /.
The local committee OF arrangements con-
sists Of Victor Rosewater. chairman; Lewis
$. Reed, F. 5. Haller, William Wallace
Paul Charlton, Superintendent Pearse Dr.
J. c. Moore, Rev Newton VI. Mann, Dr.
Leo VI. Franklin, 2. L. Perrine. Mrs J. H.
Macintosh. Mrs ". II. Hanchett. Mrs W
w. Keys5r, Miss Kate L. McHugh and Miss
Edith VI Tobitt. The congress contem-
plates an opening session Thursday even
ing, followed by sessions on Friday morn
ing, Friday evening and Saturday morning
The program has been arranged by William
II. Brett, formerly president O., the Amer
lean Library association. Librarian OF the
public library at Cleveland, o., and in
cludes among the speakers some Of the
most prominent library men in the United
States. The program is still subject to
minor changes but so far as completed is
as follows
Thursday Evening-short addresses; in
formal reception.
Friday Morning.. Library Legislation
and Library C0mpissons,' Rutherford P
Hayes, eN-Ohio Library commission; ?. Lii
brary support and Control by the state" "
William K. Eastman. state inspector Of Ii
braries, New York; 3, Library Extension
a, Travelling Libraries" +. A. HutChius.
secretary Wisconsin Free Library commits
sion discussion. J. l. Wyer Librarian Ne
braska State University library, Lincoln,
Neb.; b, The Relation Of Womens Clubs
70 the Library"
Friday Evening-"The Value Of the Lii
brary TO the Community: a. Material
Value. Henry J. Carr, librarian Public Ii
braTy Scranton, Pa, secretary American Ii
brary association discussion, Tessa l..
KelsO. New York: b. Social and Political
Value. Hon. John II. Clarke. Cleveland.
trustee Reuben McMilleu library. Youngs-
town. o.; discussion, Charles r. Dudley. Ii
brarian City library, Denver; c. G. Pearse.
superintendent Of schools, Omaha, Neb.: C.
intellectual and Spiritual Value" William
{. Lane, librarian Harvard university, presi-
dent American Library association discus
sion, johnson Brigham, librarian Iowa State
library.
Saturday Morning-1. Special Training for
Library Work" Electra Doren librarian
Public library, Dayton, O.; discussion, Miss
Mary E. Ahern, editor Public Libraries
:. Relation OF the Library to other Formal
Educational Work" a, ITO the Public
School" Miss Ella NJ. McLoney, librarian
lubiic library. Des Moines, la; discussion.
Miss Kate MCHUsh, assistant principal,
Omaha High school, Omaha, Neb. Miss Vir-
ginia Dodge, Librarian Public library Cedar
kdpids, Ia; b, ITO the College" Miss Mary
l.. Jones' assistant librarian Iowa state IL
brary.
The local committee will probably ask the
exposition to designate day as Library day
and Will provide suitable entertainment for
the visiting guests. \ committee was ap-
pointed by the Nebraska State Library as
sociatlon consisting OF W. Z. Jnlson Doane
college, Crete; J. A. Beattie, State Normal
school Peru; Victor Rosewater, Omaha;
Miss Edith Tobitt and Miss Margaret
Brien, Omaha public library to cooperate
in the preparations for the congress.
The Iowa State Library association, which
was TO have held an annual meeting later,
has decided 10 merge its meeting with that
Of the library congress at Omaha and will
adopt the program as prepared, although it
may hold additional sessions to transact
business. President Johnston Of the Iowa
State Library association writes encourag-
ingly Of a good attendance from Iowa.