Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-14
BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS MEN
Stories of the Childhood of Poets
Artists and Musicians. By Harriet
Pearl Skinner. Illustrated by Sears
Gallagher Boston: Little, Brown &
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
TEACHERS REFERENCE LIBRARY
CIRCULATION FIGURES.

The District Public Library las just sent
the following bulletin to the teachers OF
the District:
An educational bulletin will be issued
monthly by the Public Library, and Will Or
dinarily contain lists of the most tmpor-
FAINT educational books added to the IL
brary, together with noteworthy education
al articles in current periodicals. In this
first number, however, it is desired to in
yite all teachers in the public and private
schools of the District to make FIJI use OF
it's privileges.
In a room on the second floor of the build
ing will be found bound sets of educational
periodicals and current NUMBERS OF those
regularly on file, select group of peda-
gogical works most often sought by teach
ers, and a large number of textbooks
which have been contributed by publishers.
None of these books may De removed from
the room, but other copies Of practically
all of the pedagogical treatises may be
found in the circulating department. Rec
ommenda tons of other BOOKS for this spe-
cial library or for the circulating depart
ment are invited. On request textbooks
will be duplicated for circulation to linn
tied extent
Attention is again called to article II
ers to draw ten books at one time on edu-
cational topics. This rule is interpreted SO
as to permit teachers to take out books for
class room use or for lending to pupils.
The library has recently bought nearly
81, 900 worth of children's books in antica-
patton Of greater use by teachers of their
Textbook privilege. These books have been
chosen from the List. "A Children S Library"
compiled by the Cleveland Normal School.
The library has limited number of these
catalogues to distribute among teachers on
application from principals.
AS this teachers library wall not usually
be under the supervision of a library at
tendant. teachers viii be required, before
being admit ted, to show their cards enti-
Ting them to take out ten books All
teachers may have their cards specially
stamped for this purpose at the registra-
ton desk. A note of Introduction from
principal will be considered sufficient guar
anty for teachers not now card holders.
Recipients of this bulletin are requested
to show 1t to their associates. Please also
post copy of the library rules on your
bulletin board Other copies may be had on
application. AS 1t is desired to make the
library of the greatest service possible to
all teachers, recommendations for its i'm
provement will at all times be welcomed.
The teachers library Is open 10 am to
10 pm, October to June.
The figures Of circulation for July. Au-
gust and September, the first three months
of the present fiscal year. were 2S.011, %, TSS
and 2S501 respectively. The same months
in 1904 showed q, 703, plaza and 20941.
Thus. September, usually the slackest
month of the year, shows an increase of
1850 volumes, and the total increase for
the first three months was 21.142.
The unusual amount of work In prepara-
ton of the teachers library has DELAYED
the publication of list Of new books fhfa
week, but It Will appear next Saturday.