The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
LIBRARIANS
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Virginia, fers8First Time, Will
Send5DelcgatesSt to Associations
Annual Session. Il
ylRGlNlA's RAPID r. |! STRIDES II {.
Old Dominion Moving A1iead in
Educational Matters Writes, Writ
Assistant Librarian 8s8

Assistant Librarian M
X ,rhe educational interests In Virginia
are SO much on the heart, of every one
who loves tile old state that one noes rs
with, great II pleasure the " TIRE lntndoliE
growth or the library spirit iri \ the
past few years. 58 ;i5 ,5t5 5 t.$} FIJI !. "a "a .
IA "A sremarkable rcnlonstrat Ion q this y
evidenced SIlni the number Of librarians
and those Interested In library work WHO
are going Il to attend the great conven-
ton OF tho American Library Association
at Narragansett, n. Il, on j ,lne 18th
These conventions have been held every
year since 1876. but8this is the aiirst time
that Virginia has sent delegates. }'rliei
movement ia largely due to tile active
work OF the Virginia III brary5 q $500 Ia ~
ton, which has members ii, sriea rly every
library centre II the state I1,s as Is
citation was organized III December, lgV5.j
and ls thus hardly seven months Old.
but In that time at has 4 at,cceede In
9organizing the library interests Il rough
out Virginia, and to have aided ma to-
rally struggling libraries In man y sec
Ytions. AZ HI tS5
Invites Association Here.
The last meeting ot the association wa
held In Richmond, and wa 8 devoted TO
tire interests II OF the q Rie hmond Il Public
Library. Addresses we're given by prom
)Sinent men, and stereopti con ILLUSTRATIONS
OF libraries in other parts Ct the cou 1ll
try were shown. Il was dec ded TO send
delegates to the Convent ton Of the AZ ler-
Igican Ii brary Assocati on.S and invite that
/ body to Hold &its next annual Z con- ton
|5in Richmond and Nor folk. Messrs Ed;
ward S. Evans, WI lliam H q sargeant and
lSJohn s.. Patton were appointed to / rep.
resent the Il Virginia Y 81 and
| other ssociatinns were 8 asked 70 Y GO 4
operate The Richmond i'lt,e q
ISOLATION Joined heartily IN 81 the n vita !
ton, and will send delega ties. Richmond
college will also send "a delegate, and
1.-the Chamber OF Commerce Governor
| Swanson II NJ ayor Mccarthy. the u Co-ope-
frattya Ed,lca tionals Associ atlori, the
| James town position Company ne
OF Virginia. and OF her bodles
and tions, have. y supplte.m1 m tedi
1.-The 8invitatio OF the delegates by most t
earnest and cordial letters The foil !.
ling extract from a letter adj ressed to
the president OF the Americ can ~ brary
l.Agsociation BY Mr.. Evans Will give some
idea OF what 1t Is h ped vii be gained
by the visit Of the American II. Library II
Association Convent ton: Bs3 M
Educational ad vance is no new thing
lin Virginia and the yiEl tor 555 " . 2 VIII =.
glance at client system 81 scnUo.s
and col leges. and our local and travellilg
|fI1braries, and who can see the trelnar 4
able effort made by OF pie to + raise
1.-THE standard OF II culture and educat1on
ia Impressed with the fact that the spirit
&C education could never at any moment
have been dead & III the Old Dominion.
Since the days Of the first library y "
1871, there has been q more OF less rap y
lEed,,cati On al SgroWt M WI icf WI even the
bloody + struggle gof the ivil war could
not altogether thwart,; and which since
that trying period has AIKEN stri COM
,nensurate with the increasing wealth. y -
fof. the state. The past Assembly apr o-
priated an norease q 500. go for o. co "
catlona1 purposes & s5lst &c, Z. 4, i
..Yet, in the face OF these facts, Rich
rnond hiss for the past e ye years ret w.
Sneeie Of a., library building, or 70 erect
one at her own expense, and remains
to. Law with population Of 19O, 600 peo-5
ple. without 4 a single public circulatlng
Library. We Of the Vrgnias Library AS
ISOLATION who are aware OF the generous
Spirit Of II education prevailing. believe
that the lack OF nterest5 In the public
library question In Rohmond: ~ al IN tner
Virginia cities, is due entirely 70 g 1! "a
OF knowledge Of the benefits that&a pub
licSlibrary viii Eoffer8the people. We feel
assured that II tile! Americ can II Library
Association, with Its host OF ent husiastic
librarians, Will hold It's convention here
lin 1907, lit can demonstrate 80 conolu-
gsively to Richmond, and through Rich
mond to other cities. the untold adva m
tages accruing from a great collection
of books which are free to be taken to
| tho homes Of every citizen, that the spirit
Of the people will do the rest, and the
impetus given to the library movement
here will rebound to the benefit Of both
Virginia and the Amert can Library AS
ISOLATION. :, 54 s
RI Among the cities In Virginia which viii
be represented at the Narragnnsett con-
lBventlon are: Richmond. Lyncllpurg,
Blanksb,lrg. It is hoped that. by the
combined Efforts Of tho delegates the
convention may be brought here, despite
THE fact that North Carolina xpects,
TO get It, WI w 953 W