Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-16
THE LIBRARIANS
Of Maine Hold Annual Con.
venti0n at Fairfield.
well-known People Present and Par
ticipate in the Exercises.
Numerous Papers and Discussion. en-
Interesting Subjects.


The eighteenth general meeting of the
Maine Library Association was held at
the Lawrence library, Wednesday. The
session opened at 10 o'clock, Mrs. Mary
II. Curran of the Bangor Public library.
presiding. The election of the officers
to serve for the ensuing year was the
first matter to come before the meet
ing. and the result was as follows:
President, Prof. George T. Little of
vice-president, Miss Anna
Prescott of the Auburn library; secre-
tary. Ernest w. Emery of the Maine
State library; treasurer, Miss Alice C.
Kurdish of the Portland library. A
brief business meeting of the Eastern
Maine Library Club and of the State
Library Commission was held. A paper
was then given by Miss Carrie S.
Green, librarian of the Bangor Semi
nary. which was listened to with much
interest. the subject was "Children's
Reading Rooms" Miss Green advo-
Gated special rooms for children, or
rather for the young people, not simply
children's rooms, but young peoples
rooms where all could go and feel at
ease. A paper on Relations of Chill
dren to Public Libraries" followed by
Mrs. Kate c. Estabrook of the State
Library Commission. Mrs. Estabrook's
paper was of great interest and showed
much careful preparation and study.
1t brought out much discussion. State
Librarian Carver was down on the
program for paper on Faults and
Failures in Library Buildings" but as
he was to give a paper in the after
noon, this number was omitted. 1t was
however, by one of the
visitors. that such a paper could hard
ly apply to the building in which the
meeting of Wednesday was being held.
The next paper, How Can College and
Public Libraries Cooperate was
opened by Ralph K. Jones. Esq. of the
University of Maine. This was lis
tened to very attentively by all. Mr..
Jones advocated the free exchange OF
books between college and pubic IL
braries, and at the close of his paper
a motion was passed to have list OF
the books in the public libraries and
college libraries printed and sent to all
the libraries for the sake of inter-li-
bray loans.
At 1880 the meeting adjourned ana
all assembled at The Gerald, where din
ner was in waiting.
At O'Clock, all repaired again to the
library. and the program of the after
noon was taken up. The afternoon ses-
sion was opened with a paper upon
"The Value and Use of State Publica-
tions." by State Librarian L. D. Carver
Mt full OF
good ideas and suggestions. ana
brought out considerable discussion.
Fines and Penalties discussion
opened by J. H. Winchester OF the
Stewart library, Corinna, held the ciose
attention of all. and the ideas advanced
in regard to the matter were many anu
varied. What Pamphlets Shouia the
Small Library Preserve? was hrst
taken up by Prof. E. w. Hall OF the
Colby library Prof. Hall spoke OF t9e
Importance of preserving all pamphiets
nertaining to the town in when the
library is situated, and his talk was
much enjoyed.
"New Books Worth Buying" an ex-
change of experiences, led Dy ueo. l.
Little of Bowdoin College, was sun
iect which although each must ueciue
for themselves in a sense, greatly III
terested everyone. Many helpful IDEAS
we're advanced. and cards were passed
around containing some of the names
'of the best and latest BOOKS.
The afternoon session was a very III
formal affair. and all the better enJoyeu
because of the spirit of freedom WHICH
prevailed. ode nm
Ar a o'clock. adjournment was maue uii-
til the evening session. which opened d.
~ with a lecture on Books and heau-
;nc- hv prof. Arthur j. Roberts OF COL
t,,, col,epe. This was one of the most
Interesting hours of the day. froI hoD-
nrts save his hearers a most interesting
talk and one which will linger IN the ,',
memories. We would De s s,st II time and
snace forbid. This was the last numoe e.
on the program and ended a day OF sreaa.
nlea SIRE to all. There was soou ~. ~,
ance at the meetings; ana al a. tnr All
uare 1eliphted with the beauty ana Cur
venience of the Lawrence liprary- IN,
Among those present were :ia ~ Nei-
cry, Saco; Emma Hash H,;,ahefh M. Pond,
Relfast: Mary II. Curran, Bangor; :: n.
Winchester. Corinna; Elizabeth y. ~
bali, Pittsfield; Sophia HaIri"a W,r,iomJ .
Eensya Ring Hamilton, Orono: Carrie q.
M Mavbe,ry. Carrie Smith Green Bertha Berth
X. MaS uanrietta Moody, Saco; Grace
Stesson. Waterville: George L. Lewis.
S,.',,s.,,,;ck. +. ID. Carver. Augusta; jose
phine Beard. Clara A. Morrison. Sko" NJ
gan. f. III. Whitmore, BruhsWlcN.
Ms NJ D. johnson. Watervflis.
WIZ Win one or two exceptions all are libra
rians.
Maine Central Directors Elected.