The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-16
Library Work of
W0men's Clubs.
A Statement of the Results
Achieved by the Texas
Federation.
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Library committee Of the State Federation /
Of Women's clubs:
May / ,oo1
Library o,t,antz,ttons rono-tod AnrlI
$3.50 '''N"''puS ieP0''e' HP'" 2t
Circulating libraries sincc organized
ana nS ~ ~ u ne since ~ E"u ~
from pnnh ~ aStllEc 99erS.ion, P Ras
neT C5ram6i;r,r,, uo,',nbie uaumr
Pieasant NacogdonibGana. Navasots.
Paris pitot pottstF'"''' 10
(,iuN Iibr,ilc V,ns3 ,..,t.''it ii,,,o'y
Grove RoUnd RotiLn' g. 1,"'Hvi,, rc aiv'e' :
Free p1bli,. IIbra ries n,f %" ureYio,,siv ro.
ported cisco ClebTrnpc Fsrmers
yilie I octhot, rt euui lo, az ''''' 4
New llbI,,rv oseo Nm 49, SS'"n p7,i1,,onf
Rreph9,n prSs ''g.1, ,, iii VIM
NcN'nhey ''''''''''''''''
Total 40
Ine only library In tho state which docs
not largely IL NOT WholIy owe IFS success
~ tho o6orte AZ cr,r y,,,on IL ic,,ted nj
So. ~" r -
: galveston. When our state Federation
was organized In 1897 only six library as
sociatibn we're IN rvistanrp In Texas
These were located nj Iloust0u. San An.
, tonic. Galveston. EI Paso. Denlson and
NHvasota Today from the siXty-four cmb
nine library organIzntions on these ten
are free publtr librnrles iWpntv.siN are
club libraries Travellrg libraries have
been establlshed and mi into oDeration by
the following organizations: W6mnn's club
OF Waco Pierian elmb of Dallas The Wo'
/ mans clnb Of San Aptonio. Iibrary Dsso.
Giafion NarSbail, I inrogT gssdria tion 'SbI
ene; Standard club Of Greenviiie, Indies
tions for the management Of travelling H.
The obiant oy tip co, tfoo tn
sist in me estabiisbneni Of free libraries
! in Texas. md feeling that tne burden 0f
! MAINTAINING such libraries shouid be
| borne br The government we urge upon
! M ciubs The iistiTn as Vol N. M roces
| sftv Of obtninfng ,nupioln.I ,td In t,,pv
| ~. tl oo Xxx XXX Hnl''Cipat ~ IN many
/ .
/ port Of 6hrnrics. and In sucb cases .lub
/ women ghould use their Influence to b5vo
! these charfers nneudpd In oniy Sve
| towns I'm the State oro libraries assis'ed
Inv cltv funds Ne. Gtlvaston t5orst,n
sam Antonio. Fort Worth and Dallas tbc
ii9 ms rb3fcr nbana Scf for r9 'l
thus evident that public sentiment I'M re-.
gard 20 the necessity Of maintaining libra,
chi 5yomen ~ TevSs bst, stiii n,i,cb r.art
! 10 do In mis- direetlnn ynnr rommittee
boa haan Ir,,nd "a nefiti,, ina .@i.iat,,ro
FOR Observation-Disclosures fpr jiig5rieu ,s N.eli es
/ FOR re annoIntnicnt Of a Ubr2rv commits
sion; but our advisory hoard has satisfied
tbls source %g Under cSIStpg co8st Iji
Limitations We must therefore ask every
club woman in Texas 10 acquaiut herself
thoroughly with library legislation in other
legislators, municipal authorities ana ali
voters af her acquaintance for the enact
Texas. we are glad to rcporf thai ihe leg
islnmre al the earpest request n the Fed
Grated clubs of Texas. has At last exempt
/ ed library corporations from the annual
tax Of ten dollars previously Imposed upon
them,
We would urge upon the club women tho
necessity Of having librarians trained in
the modern library systems now in use 10
an libraries Tho necessity Of providing
for Instruction Of this character was last
year called To the attention OF the board
ot regents Of our own state University by
me Federated rINps q. IeXas' nnu mat