Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-13
ON FICTION
Prot. Estabrooke Talks to
the Librarians.
Told Them Of the Many Ways
as Valuable to All.
Successful Sessions of the Library
School Held on Friday-Students
VIII Go to Squirrel Island, Today-
The Program for Monday.

The Program Tor Monday.
Continued interest marked the fourth
day of the librarians school. All of
thos,. in attendance are having a very
movable time and feel glad that thew
decided to come. In every way the
school has been more of a success than
state Librarian Carver expected when
he began some months ago, making
plans for holding it. The people of the
city have done much to make the
school POSSIBLE, by entertaining those
who came at Il very moderate price for
board Had they taken any other
course. it would. of course. have had a
tendency to keep the attendance down.
No one is more pleased at the sue
cess of the school than is Mr. Carver
rn, he more than all the others real
ICES how much good is certain to come
nf if The more efficient the librarians
in the Maine libraries are, the better
service. the public gets. This better SER
vice is advantageous to the public, for
they are enabled To more quickly Sc
cure sIich books as they wish. Especi-
ally true. is this of reference works. In
f,ct if is 10 this kind Of books, rather
than to fiction, that the efficiency is
most applicable. The librarian who
| can the most quickly help patron to
| the class or kind of reference work
which thew should get to learn what
| they want is the one who helps the
public the most. Iii the matter of fic-
| ton the efficiency comes III being able
| 10 give those who come in without an
exact Knowledge OF what they want,
something which will suit them.
! As an Illustration of what this means
to the public the following remarks
| which on. Of the ladies in attendance
ut the school said to the Journal re-
porter this week:
Il fnd that it is desirable for me to
pay close attention to what each per-
son who comes to the library for read
ing matter. regularly. likes. By doing
this | get their taste in literature ana
some day when they come undecided
| as to what they want | am able to sug-
| ..cst something which they have not
read. but which is suited to their likes.
| Again. in our town there are a number
| who take out our books who seldom or
never visit the library. They send by
the children or by their neighbors. In
| cases of this kind Il knowledge of what
| they like is very essential"
| At the morning session of the school.
| Friday there was Il continuation OF the
| work in classification. At the after
noon session Prof. III. NJ. Estabrooke of
! # NJ 20 he O.
| ton. the subject having been changed
| from what he was announced to talk
about This lecture was most enter
| tanning and was appreciated by all.
| Prof. Est ahr coke pointed out the many
| ways in which fiction was helpful. 1t
| hrll,S to improve the manners and pro-
iucr culture. 1t helped in the study Of
| history ana was in many ways of the
greatest value to the reader.
| Today there will be no sessions OF
| the school. as the members will go to
| Squirrel Island to attend the dedication
| Of the new library at that place.
| ON Monday morning, Harry Reid OF
the state bindery. will give an hours
talk on book binding and its several
| phases. At the conclusion of the talk
| the members Of the school will visit the
office of the journal. where the State
| printing is done, and the office of the
| State binder, 50 thai they may witness
| the mechanical part of bookmakin%. All
| mechanical part Of bookmaking. All
| Of them are looking forward to Il very
| enjoyable trip. In me afternoon. Mrs
| Mary l.. Carver will. ut the request of
the school. give Il talk on the iitera-
ture of the Psalms The public is cor
daily invited To attend these as well
as all other lectures.
one Of the most interested of those
in attendance at the school is Mrs.
| Anna +. Osborn Of Hartland. Mrs. OS-
born is the founder of the public library
in her town. 50 that while she is a very
interested student mt the school, she is
also very interesting to those of her
fellow workers present. 50 anxious
WAS she that Hartland should have Il
public library feeling that ii would be
Of very great value to all, especially
the younger population, that she
donated her own private library, which
was n valuable one To the work With
this private library she established
small library and invited the boys and
| girls to come and read the books From
that the library has grown until now
it is in nourishing condition and is
the pride OF the people of the village.