The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-26
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/ SESSION At AUSTIN
THE STATE ASSOCIATION HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Problems Of Interest to Executive Off
Gals and the Reading Public Are Dis
cussed-sunday Opening Of Libraries
Is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Will Close
at Noon Tomorrow.
Special to The. journal.

Special to The journal.
Austin, Mimi, Oct. 26.-The fourteenth annual
meeting OF the Minnesota Library association
opened here last evening. An address Of wei
come was given by Mayor George H. Sutton.
Miss Maud Van Buren, of Mankato, the president,
spoke on 1.-THE Social; Side of the Librarians
life" and emphasized several essentials Of a
successful librarian, including a pleasing per-
sonality, dignity, sympathy, knowledge Of hu-
man nature. The librarian, she said needed
the social side OF life tor better insight into
the needs and wants Of the community and to
| ease the burden Of responsibility connected with
her official work. ~ ~. H.
1.-THE Training of the Trustee" was discussed
by w. W. willard of Mankato and Jacob N.
| the requirements of ideal trustee, as public
spirit broad mindedness, success In business, an
| appreciation Of the value of libraries. The
| library should be far more than storehouse
for books, they said. Its books should be cir
culated and its advantages advertised. The
financial management was dwelt upon and care
full, economical but not ntggardly methods were
advocated: .. :. .s.s -
Al. Cove OF Rochester spoke on the whole
Duty Of the Trustee" - advising division Of work
among book committee, financial committee
and an executive committee. ,~'~ / -,
| general discussion followed; One library
board, that at saltwater, consists entirely of
ladies. One case was cited where a mixed
board Of men and women did not work well.
It was voted to organizes trustees section.
but the election Of officers was deferred.
/ Miss Countryman Speaks.
Miss Countryman OF Minneapolis spoke inter
estingly of the contrast between this meeting
and the first one held in Minneapolis sixteen
cities were present AT that time there wat
hardly public library building in the stat.
outside of three or four Of the largest cities.
After the meeting an informal reception wat
held There is attendance Of about sixty
librarians and library trustees. Among the dele
gates Mrs. Lamb. Litchfeld: Miss Martin
Red Wing; Misses Pye and Gladstone, North
field; Miss Cummings and J. n Nicholson, BLU
Earth; Mrs. Mcpherson, Saltwater; Miss Co
well, st. Peter; Misses Connor and Myer Sleep!
Eye; Miss Grinnigan, Morris; Miss Lowe, Go
quet; Miss Grant,; Spring Valley; Miss Bird, Mrs
f.. H. Sterling, Tairmonti Mr.. Hume. a. +
man. Minneapolis; Miss Irvens, Mrs, Fleming
St. Paul. Miss Wakefield, Hutchinson; Mrs
Wharton, Pipestonei Mrs. Brainerd, Albert Lea
Ms. Ma1ton Palmer Mia. ass
Miss Crafts, Minneapolis: Miss Farr
Miss Van Buren,. vs. D. willard. Mankato; Mis-
Poirier, Duluth; Miss LIE Crone, Faribault; Mis-
Baldwin, Miss C1ute, Warren Upham, st. Paul
Mrs Meighan Leroy; Miss sternsr. winona; B
| g.. Stearns. Hutchinson. -
Today's Program.
j. The program Friday morning took up every
, day problems in practical way. ''Loanin
Books" was discussed by Miss Josephine Powe
Of st. Peter. Renewals, Transfers and Sever
Day Books was taken up BY Miss Josephin
! Cloud Of tho Minneapolis public library. Nab,
, sterner Of the winona library gave hss view
on Fines" ".Bpying Forsigp Books for &,
} Library was discussed by Miss Arabel Mart,
Of Red Wing, and Misses lie Crone of Faribau
! and. Alice Farr Of the Mankato normal scho
took up the subject Of Library Housekeeping.
; One of the interesting features of the mornir
4 session was paper by Mrs. Alice A. Lam
Of Lltchdeld on 'tsunday Opening" She adv
3 Gated such opening for reading purposes, ar
said that the experiment had been tried
q Atchfeld for the last year with good result
The library there is open every Sunday ate
t noon from 2:so to $50. but no books are 4
Q sued that day. At Red Wing the library
9 open Sundays from to g. -
= The afternoon was mainly given up to II
Travelling Library Round Table" This eve
!. Ing Charles W. Ames, director of the st. Pa
o library, will lecture on ''Materialism and tt
Public Library
g The meetings are held in the lecture roo
n Of the Carnegie public library building. The
). are several interesting exhibits in counectto
including several sets Of the itinerary, pictur
2 library. !. 49,
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