Evening journal., 1904-06-21
LIBRARIAN BOWERMAN
GOES TO WASHINGTON
Has Been Elected to Take
Charge of Large Library
in Capital City

At a meeting OF the managers OF the
Wilmington Institute Free Library this
evening. George l.. Bowermau win pre-
sent his resignation as librarian. He
has been elected librarian of the Wash
ington Public Library and will enter
upon his new duties on September 1.
Mr.. Bowermln viii succeed Weston
Flint who declined reelection in June
one account OF his health. The library
Is the circulating library for the Dis
trict OF Columbia and its work Is not
confined to Washington city alone IL
occupies a fine building which cost
S375,00O and was erected with funds
presented by Andrew Carnegie. The
institution has been In existence for
about six years and has occupied the
present building for two years.
The annual appropriation for the rum
ming expenses of the library Is about
$3.50 600. There are about forty employees
including the janitor force.
In selecting successor to Mr.. Flint
the trustees Of the library went careful
ly over the qualifications OF a number
of librarians IN different parts OF the
country and after careful consideration
concluded that Mr.. Bowerman was the
Mr. Bowerman was strongly recon-
mended for the position by Herbert
Putnam, the librarian Of Congress. A.
r. Spofford, assistant librarian of Con-
gress. Thomas +. Bayard. OF this city.
Ellwood c. Jackson District Attorney
John p. Nields and the Rev. w. Il.
Dickens-Lewis, who are managers OF
the Wilmington Institute Free Ii
brary
Sketch Of Mr.. Bowerman.
Mr.. Bowerman was born in 1865 near
Rochester, n, Y. He was educated al
the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, liz
ma, n. Y, ana at the University OF
Rochester, from which he graduated
With the degree Of A. b., ia 1892. Az
ter a year spent i'm business he enter
ed the New York state Library School,
at Albany, n. ", where he received
the degree Of bachelor of library sci
ence, i'm 1895. Mr.. Bowerman then
held the position OF reference librarian
at the Reynolds Library. Rochester, n.
Y, and after that was for a time en-
gagged in the reference department of
the New York State Library.
Early in 1898 he was called 10 a po-
| 0lAANn WI the CULTURAL NANAl vi AlAN ANfN
York Tribune. i'm whose columns nc
dealt with educational, biographical
and statistical subjects. He left the
Tribune In 1900 TO join the editorial
staff Of the New International Ency-
| clopedia, and remained In that em-
ployment until he re-entered librar,
work in March 1901, taking the posi-
| ton he now holds.
! During Mr.. Bowerman's residence ~
/ Wilmington he has been Identified viii
the general library interest OF the
state. BY appointment of the Cover
nor Of Delaware he Is a member OF tn
state Library Commission, and ha
given much time to the work of prepar
ing travelling Libraries and stimulatnl
/ the establishment of permanent publ
libraries throughout the State. He
also an active member of the Amer
can Library Association, OF the Key
stone Library Association, and Of IN
Pennsylvania Library Club. He IRE
quently contributes TO the professiona
journals. and has in the June numbe
Of the Library journal a Survey o
the Religious and Ethical Work of Ii
braries''-an address which ne deliver
ed before the library section of the las
annual meeting Of the Religious Educa
tiOn Association.
Mr.. Bowerman was married thre
years ago to Miss Sarah n. Graham. O
Albany n. Y.