The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
LIBRARY HANDBOOK
Bearing on Methods Of Organization
pnd Administration
BY THE STATE COMMISSION
Contribution of Minnesota to Join
Work of Minnesota, Iowa and
Wisconsin Comm issions.

A handbook of library organization has
just been published jointly by the library
commissions Of Minnesota, Iowa and Wis
| consin. The pamphlet was the contriou-
| tion Of the Minnesota commission in the
cooperation Of the three states. It is
intended especially for the guidance OF IL
brary trustees in the starting Of library
| and In carrying out the details Of admin
| istration, but much of the informa rton Is
of great value to unframed librarians.
| and further information is added especial
! ly for the needs of such librarians.
The subjects treated are organization,
| the housing Of books, administration, Ii
brary extension, :ibrarianship and library
| supplies. The arrangement is adrnirab IDLY
| clear and the form compact. The dtrec-
| tions are a summing up of the experience
Of expert librarians in three states; Spec
! ial articles have been. contributed by r..
G.. Thwaites on Local History Collec-
tons; W. r. Eastman, Library Build
| ings"; and Caroline H. Garland, ~ Mounted
! Pictures for Circulation" The book will
smooth out many of the difficulties ex7
! perienced in getting new libraries in
operation and will bring to the attention
of: the public more forcibly the service
| that the state library commissions are
| seeking to render. To those not inter
ested in the technical and administrative
! side Of library work, the sections on
| books and on library extension will be
| of most interest In library extension are
discussed methods of advertising libraries,
| the library and the children, library clubs
and library talks, the library and the
| school, the library and the woman's club,
country circulation and travelling IL
| braries. 800 4: $50
Spring Bulletin.
The spring library bulletin. published
by. the Iowa commission is@out. The Min
nesota notes show that.a library tax was
voted this spring by Blue Earth City,
Winnebago City and Ortonville. Biwabik
has recognized it's library association, with
100 books donated and 5000 subscribed;
the town council has appropriated $40 a
was opened for circulation May / with
1,500 volumes The Thief River Falls
library board has voted to make it's IL
brary free after July /. It. lisa plan
ming to put up suitable building for 8
library and reading room. Mapleton anc
I Graceville have new reading rooms. =
Among other good things in the new
Of Citizens to the Public Library" by Mrs
H. M. Towner; a list OF the best fit,
books Of 1901 adapted to small libraries
a symposium on Fiction in Public Ii,
braries''; beginnings of an Art Library,
by Miss Katherine Patten, and Books Of
! Nature, Animals, ETC., for Young People,
. Magazine Interchange.
The magazine interchange started b,
the Minnesota commission this spring i
doing good work. Large quantities of tn
best periodicals have been sent to til,
commissions These have been sorted an,
: are now being sent out to the libraries
that have applied for them for referenc,
sets. Some not needed for reference worl
| ara hein0 1sed In the all 1ihro rio on,
in the travelling libraries for general read
ing. A continuance of donations is de
sired and people in Minneapolis havin
magazines for the commission can drop
notice to the Office in Masonic Temple an
packages will be called for.