Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-12
Prof. Little Told Libra
rians about Them
In Very Interesting Lecture
Thursday Afternoon.
School for Instruction Of Librarians Is
Now Well Under Way-Many Stu
dents Have Given up Their Annual
Vacation so as to Attend.

If possible, there was more enthu-
siasm shown at the sessions of the
library school on Thursday than on the
preceding days. The attendance was
the largest yet, and in the afternoon
many persons not engaged in library
work. but who have an interest in it.
were present. The school has now got
started and every thing is working
perfectly. much to the satisfaction of
State Librarian Carver. to whose
persistent effort the school is due. All
| those in attendance agree that they are
| receiving much practical benefit and
| saw that they would not have missed
being present for anything.
This school shows how interested are
| the librarians of Maine in their work.
| 1t is not often that you see any class
| of people who. when they take their
yearly vacation put in the time study
| ing how to make themselves proficient
| i'm their work Yet this is just what
| several of those who are present at the
| school are doing. The school comes at
the time when their annual outing time
| does and it is impossible for them tn
| get a vacation later. So interested In
! their work are these librarians that
| they have put aside their plans for
| playing during tn" present two week.;
and have come to Augusta and are
putting in the time studying that those
who patronizn their libraries may have
| a better service.
! If that isn't sacrificing ones time and
enjoyment to the good of the public
then what is?
| t., hi nh, 49, Al,
| ton one cant help thinking
Does the public appreciate what is be-
| ing done for its good in the public
| libraries of Mainc?" 1t is more than
| an even chance that they do not al
though the general impression seems to
| prevail among those who are i'm the
| city this week that the people Win
visit their libraries or whose children
do nave an apprcciative spirit in this
direction.
| At the morning session, yesterday
| the subject of classification was con-
tinued and that of making the shelf lis!
taken up. The same care was taken in
the study as was taken on the proceed
| ing day. There was actual work done
| and it is this which produces good
ThVn there was n discussion of why tn,
| work was done in the different ways.
| The lecture on Thursday afternoon
| was nv Prof. George II. Little OF
EowdOin, his subject being: reference
Books and Reference Work" While tht
lecture was, of necessity, very Technical
it was of very interesting nature
Prof Little carefully went over the
ground explaining the use of the books
| inI,
poses. He submitted the following list
of 20 reference books which he consid.
cred it advisable to be acquainted with
TEXT BOOK: Kroeger. Guide t
the study and use of reference books.
DICTIONARIES: Century; Interna
tional; Standard.
| ENCYCLOPEDIAS: Britannica
IChambers's; New International.
ALIASES: Century: Rand. McNally
& cos: Labberton's Historical.
| TEARBOOKS: International year
book: Appleton's Annual cyclopedia
| World almanac; Tribune almanac
Statesman's yearbook; Statistical alb
Stract: Maine register.
SPECIAL: Lippincotts Biographical
dictionary; Lippincott's Gazetteer
| Hcyt's Cyclopedia of practical quota
tons: Warmers Library of the world
best literature.
Prof. Little said that he did not wisf
| to be understood as saying that every
library should have all these works
what he did mean was that librarians
should be as familiar with them as pos
| sible If library could have them il
would be very good, they should have
| as many as possible.
| Today's lecture will be by Prof. Esta-
brooke. u. of NJ, on the most valuable
| hist orical works relating to Maine. A
cordial invitation is sextcnded to the
| general public to attend.