Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-05
COOPERATION IN
Library WORK
Plan Was Suggested by Miss
Tyler, of the Iowa Library
Commission.
AVOID FORMER WASTE OF LABOR
BY the New Plan, Work Accomplished
in Ono State May be Used Quite as
Well in Another - Total Of $241 200
for Library Work, Coming From
Sources Other Than Mr.. Carnegie.
pecial to Times-Republlcan

Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, Dec. 5.-The Iowa IL
brary commission Is one Of the small
or commissions of the state which has
been accomplishing much good in II
quiet way in the announcement of
library work In the state. Miss Tyler.
the enthusiastic secretary, is engaged
Tor large share Of her time in trav-
cling about the state, consulting with
persons interested in library work, at
fording assistance to librarians, plan
ning for establishment Of new librar-
les and in populariZing the travelling
library idea. Until recently the Iowa
library commission has been almost
homeless, having no fixed abode in thu
state capitol, but now the commission
has three small but choice rooms In the
state house. They are located direct
ly beneath the offices of the governor.
Formerly the rooms In the basement
capitol leading off from the transverse
corridor Of the capitol were undesirable
because the corridor was not lighted,
but since the installation Of electricity
in accordance with the plans Of the
Legislature, the entire basement floor
of the capitol has become available.
The travelling library now has a good
office in the capitol and it will soon
be made very presentable. One of the
movements OF tine commission, indicat-
ing how economy Is being practiced ami
how plans are being worked out for
the good of the library movement.
was developed at meeting held IN
Chicago last week when representa-
tives Of the commissions In Iowa, Wis
consin, Minnesota and Indiana met and
formed Co-Operative League Of Lii
Ihrary Associations for the purpose Of
|sworking together in harmony for VAR
ious matters. The plan is the sllg-
gestion OF Miss Tyler, OF the Iowa Com
mission, who Is made the secretary OF
the league. The members of the var
ious commissions found they were do
Ing much the same work and thus there
was waste Of labor. BY and thru
cooperation they can obtain better re-
suits and cheaper, and work accom-
plished in one state may be used quite
as well in another. The first work of
this cooperative league will be to
prepare for the four states named a
model list Of books for small libraries
= something which is much needed for
the benefit of the many small libraries
in, the state. 1t is believed the move
ment thus started may result in CO.
operation among a large number Of
the library commissions other than the
four named. and If so, 1t will be the
beginning Of national movement. But
the incident indicates how Iowa IL
leading In this as we'll as in other
things
That the library movement in Iowa
Is not entirely due to the beneficenca
Of Andrew Carnegie is indicated by a
list which the library commission has
printed showing the source OF gifts for
libraries in Iowa. 1t is true that a
large majority Of the new libraries of
the state have been helped by Mr..
Carnegie with his more than million
in gifts going directly into Iowa, but
there are others. Here are some OF
those which have been received from
other sources, indicating the sources:
900.
Boone = Senator c. j. A. Ericsson,
$4,000
Burlington-Philip NJ Crapo and city
tax, 100000.
Centerville-General 3. M. Drake,
$4,000.
Corning-Mrs. Mary A. Rawson, 81
500.
DUBUQUE - Citizens supplementing
Carnegie, $4,000
Ft. Madison-Mrs. Henry Cattermole
$25, 900.
Grinnell-Joel Stewart, $4,000
Independence-Perry Munsen, $1s,-
OOO
Iowa Falls--E. S. Ellsworth, $2,5O0
Keolsuk = ]. L. Rice, H. C. Huis-
kamp, Mrs. Spencer Grennell, ct al,
$25, 900.
Muscatine-P. M. Musser, $4,000.
Nevada - Mrs. L. N. Silliman and
Others $4,000.
onawa-Judge Addison Oliver, ST.
500.
Osage-Orrin Sage, $500.
Northumberland A. Chilcote, s12,-
900.
This makes a total of s241 200 COM
ing from sources other than Mr.. Car
negie, and there are others giving as
sistance.
The address delivered by Governor
Cummins at the convention of the Up
per Mississippi River Improvement As
sociatton, at Dubuque, is to be pub"
lished in volume of the proceedings
of the convention. 1t will be stem
ographic report Of the address, and 1t
is said that the speech as actually de-
livered is far more convincing ana
more pointed in regard to the freight
rate question than the BRIEF outline
which he prepared in advance and
which was published.
Iowa Wesleyan University at MI.
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