Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
DOES A GOOD WORK.
DR.. Martha c. DibbIc on the Travel
ing Libraries and Work Ac-
cOmplished by Them.

DR.. Martha C. Dibble. of this city. is
chairman of the travelling library bureau
of the State Federation of Women's Clubs
that has just closed its session, at Spring
field.
The bureau of travelling libraries of the
Missouri federation has as. members
Martha c. Dibble. Mrs. G. l.. Brinkman.
of Kansas City; Mrs. Frank Thilly. of CO.
lumbia: Miss Mary Z. Perry and Miss Nell
lie Richards, of St. Louis. The report of
the committee gave an account of the
work of the past ten months. The COM
mittee had attempted 10 make only a
fair beginning of the work planned as
such work always progresses slowly at
first. The work and correspondence of the
travelling library committee has been done
principally at Kansas City and ST. Louis
as distributing points. The federation now
owns seventeen libraries of nifty books
each. making in all very nearly 800 vol
umes. With their necessary equipment of
book cases. registration cards, etc, the
libraries are valued at $500.
These books. said DIR. Dibble yesterday.
have been purchased with money given
largely by members of the federation
donated by clubs connected with the
federation. ST. Louis has given Il large
number of them. For three libraries, val
Mrs. j. y. Booth each gave one. y. o.
Nelson has loaned us an excellent one,
chosen from his collection at EdwardsyiHe,
Ill. We are to have the use of il as long
as We wish. The Wednesday Club made
us a present Of sl25. Then from outside We
have received aid from the Forest Park
Alumnae Association, and the Monday
Club of Webster Grove.
From Kansas City We have one library
from the Athenaeum. one from. ten of the
federated clubs. fifty books from +. ):
Wing. fourteen from Mrs. NJ. V. Parker and
smaller numbers from other sources. Then
We h Na inst received from comma the
seat of the state university. $40 with which
10 purchase a library. We have also $50
towards 4 travelling fund.
The library bureau submitted the fol
lowing plans for the coming year before
the Springfield meeting. at which they We're
First-The state shall be divided into con-
venient districts in each of which shall ne
a resident member of the bureau of travel
ing libraries who shall have general super
vision of the work in that district. This
member shall correspond with clubs. re-
herself with the needs of the district. so
far as possible, and make frequent reports
to the chairman of the bureau.
Second-The distributing points shall. for
the present. remain at Kansas City and
St. Louis since here are greater facilities
for collecting and distributing books, Tor
printing, and for other necessary business.
Third-The chairman of the bureau Shall
have in charge the general business of the
travelling libraries, shall receive and keep
on record all applications. send certificates.
attest all the bills incurred in connection
with the libraries. correspond with the dis.
trict chairman and make a full report of
| the annual meeting of the directors of the
federation of the years work.
The books in the travelling libraries are
mixed collections. embracing fiction. his
tory. literature. poetry and religion. The
library is stationed in some central place
in the district and the books circulated as
in public libraries. A great deal of good
has been done so far by the travelling Ii
braries. But the members of the commit.
tee. who are earnest in the work. are still
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aid from public and private sources in
order that greater good yet may be done.