Evening journal., 1902-03-01
PROGRESS OE TIE
FREE LIBRARY MOVEMENT
Indications Point TO the Success
Of the Work
CtOrgeF. BaWerman Of This City Makes
Valuable GIFT 10 The Com.
mission ooc
Miss Florence Bayard Kane requests

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Miss Florence Bayard Kane requests
the publication of the followingi
AT a special meeting of The State lii
brary Commission held on February
Co. the organizer Of the State travelling
libraries reported that the scheme Of
organization proposed to the commits
sion at the November stated meeting
had been carried into effect with but
one o. two slight notifications
The missing travelling library has
beeen recovered, organized and viii goI
into circulation Immediately. Travel
ine libraries have recently been sent to-
the following points.
Cheswold (schooD, Miss V. M. Coma
way. librarian Magnolia CschooD, s..
H. Chambers. librarian Ocean View
fassociaton). Mrs. G.. W. Tunnel. IL
brarian; Selbyville (school), E. Monroe
Baker. librarian: Seyerson's Neck (as-
sociationl Mm. Clara A. Ford. libra
rian: Viola (association), Miss NJ. II.
Dill
The organizer reported that she had
addressed audiences upon library topics
at the Following points;
Capitol Grange. Dover; Century Club,
Wilmington. Delaware Kindergarten
and Froebel Clubs Wlmington Dover
Century Club. Dover; Methodist sun
day School. Camden: New Century
Club and others. Georgetown New
Century Club and others, Milford:
Round Table Club. Wyoming: Teach
ers' Institute Harrington: Teachers
and others, Harrington; town meeting,
Delaware City. town meeting Lowes;
Twentieth Century Club and others,
smyrna, Tuesday night Club and
others, Bridgeville.
IL was reported that the precise ef-
feet OF these adherents had been diff
ficult to estimate. In some instances
much enthusiasm had been evinced and
work in favor of a free public library
had been Immediately begun. and In
others. while the ideas suggested were
received with favor. no result ensued.
while In yet others, whore there was
apparent apathy. or open expressions
OF disapprobation had been uttered
work for a free public library had be
gun and seemed to make headway upon
the whole
authorized by the commission has been
written and is now in the hands of the
printer This handbook will be given
ureel 90 any library in the State, and
ii IT Is a free public library will be- ac-
companied By the gift of Miss NJ w.
Plummers very admirable little book
on library organization. "liints to
Small Libraries" The commission will
also give Delaware libraries "A copy OF
q Suggested Lists OF Books Suitable
Tor Purchase for Small Libraries. %
comnrisng much valuable advice and
Information as 10 buying. selecting and
ordering books, and issued by the Wis
consin. Idaho. Iowa. Minnesota and
Delaware library commissions i'm con-
junction. The organizer willingly as
scented TO a proposition that she should
visit any community desiring advice
either as to the beginning n movement
In favor of a free public library or as
10 the organization or REORGANIZATION
of Libraries throughout the State.
These visits and this advice to be given
without expense to the communities
desiring them.
The organizer reported that George
F Bowerman Librarian Of the viii
mington Institute Free Library. had
lust given an entire travelling library OF
oS volumes. which are well suited TO
give pleasure to any age or class
Ihey range from picture books for the
delight Of very little children to fine
editions of Carlyle's French Revou-
non and include works by Thackeray.
kiphng. Stevenson. DeFOe and other
standard and we'll known authors. Il
is hoped that Mr.. Bowerman's very
generous gift will awaken q desire TO
80 and do likewise on the part Of those
citizens whose longer term of residence
In the State must have revealed TO
Them the intellectual deserts that exist
IN our small country communities. II
IS hopeless to suppose that those de-
serts can ever be made fruitful unless
the more fortunate of our people are
willing to give from their abundance
the means Of sprinkling them with
water from the pierian spring. and
arr bowermans gift points the way
10 10 this much needed work. II was
lnrther reported that Mrs Robert L.
Holiday has given the commission
haheock's Tower Of Wye" for a
travelling library, thinking that its local
color would give the book an added in
terest tthe Wye flows through Queen
Anne county. Maryland. into the
Shesapeakel and H. p Scott has given
sknners delightful Myth and Le-
gends OF Our Land in two volumes,
ana kipling's From Sea to Sea-" in
two volumes.
e. e. Massey has given a number Of
ehildren's books and a few novels and
other books. which will be Of much as