The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-08

cult blu 4 where II he none Gu be rR SEQ
and the books oh incd al very reasorl-
able rates. Can II librar s. be nj iced ! ms
every school IN The ate ~ Yes. IN; s he
majority 81 the schools the childre and II
teachers can raj lac the money her
communities 4 can rai seg Ia PAL pf the
Iimoneys 5and The fun 9nmoun Car t,e sriade \
up by prlvat 81 su bacr ptions 1 n liundrefs
of8comnnnitiesSi int he s cans be found \
ID ci tizcn Or group OF 81 izenA VIII VII
subscribe a certain amount on condt ton Il
tina the schoo raise an equal amour 81
The travelling library mo etnent " zone \
NofS the greatest cd ucat iona mo yenlents
started III Virginia in her. Is Elie \
l hcldgor Its cx tension Is almost llmit less.
LIE tlie county super i tend Is and teac chs
icrs would 4 start la school libra ryS move
|jfient in each county, they would be shcl p-s
Ling tho $ctildren, and would ut the same |.
time be helping Librarian 1enued lls
his work pf HI III trod uctnE HE ira vel g 4
I$llbraries. Ss here Rllould he ~ q x eorpoti
IItioll of forces along hese fal mes: nd 4
|iirs3thes teachers will hold o. lot b
these movement Is there vi be no conipe-34
titton.a j t will be leas tWo rs y l,ss-s
fore tho State librarian can z get the 3
number OF libraries he wi shes to 81 rrly
to- the adult populn tom AZ n q these two 4
ysars the anperint endcnis ard cheers
cangfave aSsulncIen e number Of libraries
placed Hi the sch ools$ to get OF The
children and ! many Of & the par ents8 II to-
reading Will Sgreatl va tlnnlate the demand
forEth travelling n bra ries In Prince Ed
ward 9count IS \. " icl, now has two at he =
travelling libraries. II dc no i2 be levek n It.
would have been pos ibe$ TO arousc an 4
interest whateYers In; the m ovcnient y tho
.children's libraries had not alread y pm we'd
the way. These chi ldren's llbrarids have {
tai
alnong parents and y children, and # hey
now have II tnst for reading tina must \
atle IA tisfed ~ Il rs
The cHort 8nnd money scxpend ed st get
$lfbrarIes Iii most OF the country scllo ols )
during the next tWo or III hree years vi "
be more than pa ID. even II t he BOOKS 4
should he destroyed at the end Of that
time. The children and rents will
have trena the books that have been &pur-j
chased IS their interest In 4 reading good Il
books N 81 III be aroused, and hen 4 q the
State Library, en- coura ged by IN rea $ on
able sapproprInt. on from tic I.egi sln tul.c. Il
Will extend hese3 travelling libra ries ~ rs
Srectlys to the chill drei OF the s. te, AZ {
does not need GLOWING, words to tel what
S;t$ grand #awakening there vii be altnotg
cur people, your md old. or villa Sa Y VI q
,enrIclinlcnt Of country III will res NJ
SSVhyS should, this not be done? rss
Ss5lhe travelling libraries nres startling With 4
the ndults,Sand should!extend to the chil-s
sdren.,It rs the wish % the s tn bril-,
1an9 tint the extension wi Il not 81 op until
ii good book Is IN acll Eof; every resident
gof!the State, Tyoung fnnd old. Who wishes hes I
ono. ri The school library for which
plead starts with the; little chill
sin8 tho first grad &, and cXtcnds gllpWnI
toward parents. When the NV up oHe- Y
nlents meet, 4 they should merge into one Il
broad strcaIn rs carrying Into tile lives q
tho people Il joy mi operl mi Eded OBS and 4
pnsoutlook ,lloret fore INK
sInsanotheI$ pa err wis. to tell how lie y
library movement ssiwdts s tar led In FRINGE
Edward COUNTY ard stoNiS sia lsed1 the
money. .3 I. m e sSs3 s Bfsstsl