The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-30
LIBRARIANS IN CONFERENCE.
The First Session of the Joint Meet
ing MT Carroll Institute.


The FIRST session of the joint meeting of
the New Jersey Library Association, the
Pennsylvania Library Club and the Wash
ingtun Library Association, was held last
night in the auditorium OF Carroll Insti-
tute. Every seat in the large hall WIS &C.
cupied. about ieJ members and visitors be-
iIg present
Capt. Howard L. Prince the President
of the Washington Library Association,
called tho meeting to order. Mrs W-nd-
sor, OF Newark. Was elected secretary.
after which the chairman read his opening
address. Mr.. Prince, in the course OF his
speech. made Jhe visiting members a.
quaintcd with the system OF government in
the District of Columbia He said that
Washington is governed by the preseuta-
lives Of all the people of the United States.
and that whoever comes to Washington. no
matter from what part OF the Union, hc or
she comes TO a city in which they are as
Vitally interested. aGd which they ma ca
their home with as much right IS The resi-
dents of Washington themselves.
Captain Prince continued: 1t viii doubt
less be a surprise to many of .ou 10 lean
that through the great awakening that has
provided nearly every hamlet in The North
with a free public library. ash!ngtol has
slumbered in darkness. Fer years, Con-
gress has turned a deaf ear to tle appeals
of the citizens, and though the dspas men
tai and other libraries, exclusive 81 the
Congressional. number million volumes
there has been TO place where the profes
sionai man, the lahorer. or the schooibOy
could obtain or consult a book after 4
O'Clock
Through the generosity of Mr.. Carnegie,
however, building CT which you will hear
from Mr.. Green. is now assured, and on its
completion il is hoped that Congress VIII
provide a sufficient appropriation for bCcks
The Catholic University is making prog
ress toward library worthy of the scope
OF this great institution of learning. and
many valuable works on Church history and
rare manuscripts may be found at George
town University. and the other institutions
of learning CT Washington"
Captain Prince hade the members
hearty welcome and expressed the wish
that their visit would be as agreeable to
them as it is 10 the people OF Washington.
Herbert Putnam, the Librarian of Con-
gress. made short speech, saying that
Washington very seldom extends an invita-
ton. but never withholds a welcome. Mr..
Putnam yielded the floor TO Bernard L.
Green, Superintendent of the Library
Building and Grounds. who read an address
IN The Planning and Construction of Pub
lie Libraries, ard described and explained
the details OF the proposed new bui ding o.
the Washington Public Library.
James c. BaTnwell, of the Philadelphia
Library Company, spoke at length on -.tro-
prietary Libraries and Institutes
Thomas L. Montgomery, CT the Wagner
Free Institute of Science. of Philadelphia,
concluded the evenings programme with
an address on Institutes and Their Rela-
tion TO Library Development}'
This mornings session will begin at 10
o'clock. Mr.. Ernest c. Richardson Pm D.,
President OF the New Jersey Library Asso-
citation, will preside and make the opening
address. mis- theme being Relative Book
Production. American and Foreign" He
Will be followed by II. c. Buchanan, Of tie
New Jersey State Library. who will speak
on Libraries in New Jersey" Miss Isabel
Ely Lord. of Bryn Mawr College Library.
will speak on What the Small Library
Needs. She will be followed by an ad-
dress on Libraries and Clubs" by Miss
Emma L. Adams, of Plainfeld, y. J. An
address On Library Problems of the
Twentieth Century, by George Watson
Cole, OF New York, viii conclude the morn
ing's session.
The members will visit the Congressional
Library this afternoon. between and
o'clock, and Will pay their respects to Pres
ident Mckinley tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.