Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-01-10
WOMAN'S CLUB.
What It Is Doing for the Intel
lectual Development of the
Community by the Dissent
nation of Books.

AAO u 1"NO41uS AiO1 dIy y was OoouO-
lished by vote of the Goldsboro
Wonan's Club, at it's regular meet
ing held June 1899. Subsequently
a committee on same was appointed
with instruction to report at next
meeting.
At its next meeting a beginning
was reported, with one circuit of
four libraries in Goldsboro. In re-
sponse to call for books friends to
the cause rose on all sides. Most
of these books came from the homes
of club members, and were donated
from the overfowing book shelves,
and garret reserves, paper covered
books, good school books no longer
used, juvenile books long ago out
grown and laid aside, all were CRATE
fully received-to help a work, that
marks potent influence in mould
ing and elevating human character,
and bringing into the lives of men
and women and into their homes an
added element of Happiness. At
meeting held in October 1900 the
Committee, asked for authority to
establish another circuit. An appro-
priation was noted, 167 new books
we're donated by club members and
other kind friends.
Now as to the library movement,
it is certainly inspiring in it's prom
ise. Nothing could be better adapted
to meet the wants of the small and
sc&ttered communities of our State
than the Travelling Library. Briefly
stated the Travelling Library con-
sists of strong wooden cases filed
with good, instructive books, aver
aging about fifty volumes to the
case. This travelling Library is to
be sent free of cost to a responsible
person of a community, who acts as
Librarian, and it is to these good
workers that thanks are due-for
they have made the work effective
The community shall have free use
of the library six months. with the
privilege of extending the time if
desired. At the ex piration of which
time, they shall forward it to an
other community. At the end of
six months the Club should inquire
as to the condition of books, and
replace any lost or worn, before for :
warding to next station.
The book cases that were filed
this winter, took the place of those
which had been in use six months
previous, while the latter were for
warded in the country. Next sp, ing
we hope to have third circuit, and
so on and on until we have made
one large circuit of this state. Il
we can supply plenty of interesting
| and instructive reading matter to
the families in the farming districts
and through the pupils of the un
graded country schools-the parents
will read books, carried home b.
their children, when they could no
be reached in any other way. Thu
we not only stimulate and create
desire for reading, but we arouse
general awakening on the subject O
| libraries-and now is the time t.
bestir ourselves, in our era of pros
perity. We want friends to help u
while the movement is in it's infanc
and see that it is guided Alright in it
infancy and see that it is guide
Alright and becomes an intellectus
factor, and it is earnestly hoped an
urged that as individuals and as
body, we do all that is within Us t
help this work, for the ultimate e1
richment of the people in sma
towns, and rural neighborhoods
that it's indirect influence leads t
) good citizenship all must acknow
, | edge.
It may be interesting to give
summary as follows:
CIRCUIT STATIONS LIBRARIA,
Webbtown Mrs. r A Gre &c
i NewtoWn Mr.. A Hlne
Central Miss A E'arrit
Boundary & I'll Prin'
p 2 Thompson's Chapel Miss A Hin
e Genoa Miss Il Moo
d 1 box of Magazines sent to Woo
land. Miss Il Moor
g Expense of Travelling Library f
q 1900. $3.50.
CLUB WOMAN.