The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-08-19
Travelling Libraries For Prince I'd
Ward.


Edif0r Hlraid.-I have been cores
bonding for some months with the
Woman's Club, Of Richmond, aud the
State Librarian, with a view 90 getting
a travelling library for this county.
state Librarian Kennedy has now ar
ranged to send sets Of books from the
State Library TO some Of the counties,
provided the freight OF express Is paid
on the books. Each travelling library
will contain about ~ volumes Of good
books, and there will be mo- trash in the
selection. These Libraries will be al
lowed 20 remain in the county for
three months, and eau be- kept in one
place during that time, or can be dis
tributed from place 10 place. A. ID
a. the library has been read by the com
munity in which il is placed or al the
end 0f three months, this library j.
passed on 10 the next station, and an
another is sent 10 take it, place. The
plan Of Librarian Kennedy is 10 have
the matter taken i'm hand by a county
library board, who Will see that the
books are placed in the hands Of COM
petent local Librarian, either al a store,
or post Office or private residence, or
wherever may be convenient This
library board will be responsible for the
freight charges. No charge is to he
made 10 any one for reading the books,
and the library j. To be open TO any
one who Is responsible, and who will
agree 10 return the books in good order.
Mr.. Kennedy writes me A. follows:
"The librarian II expected "a notify
the people that the books can be- secured
on certain hours, 50 that the farmers
may know when to call for reading
matter. The county library board is
expected to defray expenses o%ftranspor-
tation, and Is not permitted To tax the
readers 10 pay these expenses. II a
book is damaged, the reader under
stands that ii il his or her duty to com
pensate the state for the loss sustained,
which il a fairand generally satisfactory
understanding. The order of progress
sion being maintained, your station,
representing Station a, for example,
will notify me when the collection Of
books at that point has been read, and
books from Station T.. will be forward
ed to take their place. II the county
library sees III tO place the library AT
a halfdozen points, they have a perfect
right under u ruling To do 50; the On.
~ stipulation made il that We be mott
fed from time 10 time where the collec-
ton Of books is located, and the good
1t j. supposed to be doing
Here is AN opportunity that "a peo-
pie cannot afford 10 lose. The freight
charges on these books will amount TO
very little, and il should not be hard
b. raise the money for paying these
charges, which at the outside will not
amount to more than eight or ten dol
lars, and will probably not cost 0ve
five dollars, for the entire year. For
this small sum four or more Libraries
can be secured fer those communities
which ish 10 read good books. The
county has many places that ought to
try to get these libraries. Farmville,
Prospect, Abilene, Meherrin, Green
Bay, Darlington Heights and Rice are
all good distributing points for books
for the people. II several communities
wish the books, it should not be dill
cult to arrange either to distribute the
books in these communities, or to let
one library 90 to II community, and
the next library 60 10 another. In
each Of these places the books could be
kept in a store, or taken charge Of by
some teacher, OF kept at some private
residence that is convenient.
May / not hope 10 hear from residents
Of the county about this2 Will not
some one at each Of these places, and
at other places, write me and offer 90.
take hold Of this matter? 1t will be a
privilege to me to act a. n Of the
library board and to contribute to the
freight expenses. Please "all speak at
once" and let's get these travelling
libraries. J. ID. EGGLEsTOS, JR