The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-03
4 Clearinghouse Library

The branch known as the National
Association OF State Librarians held Its
third and last session with Mr.. ] ohm =.
Kennedy, State Librarian OF Virginia. Is In
The chair Among other things, there was
a discussion OF a clearing house for State
publications.. State documents are becom-
Ing so numerous that many Of the smaller
8lihsug1D have no room for them. Their
vatla, Il However, Is so apparent thati$it
was suggested that some great Libraries
centrally located in the greater divisions
OF the United States act as repositories
and clearing houses for this source OF In
formal ion. q l5
The fol lowing are the officers newly
elected and those retiring: &
d President, Il ] lanes u. Gills. State Libra
5rian OF California, succeeds John F. Ken
@nedy OF Virginia. 58s 81.
First vice Presid lent, Thomas Z. Il Mont
son1ery, OF Pennsylvania succeeds James
L. Gillls. OF California. " I:
FAST Second Vice-P resid ent. Herbert Q. Brig
ham, OF Il Rhode Island. succeeds Mrs.
Mary G. Spencer OF Michigan,
NJ. Oakley Of Wisconsin sin, succeeds her
self. ~ n 4. 555E q 5335a Ss8 X IN
Mr.. Evans Speaks.
Es The first general session Of the con e'l'
ton OF the American Library Association
was held tnithe Ma tilawson Hotel. at Mar ar
sragansett Pier,&on Saturday aftfrnoon.
Among the speakers were Hon. Fred
feri ok II. q ia ckson, Lisutenant-G Governor OF
Rhode Island, and Harry i. Koopman
Elitrar g Brown University, Providence,
r.. i, The meeting was presided over ny
1 MP, Frank P. H III, ibra rtan OF the Brook
tlyn Public Library. and president OF TN
American Library Association Matters
OF Interest to II Vlrg Hnta, and especially
Richmond, came up for discussion. D y l
ing special session OF the executlYe
council held DURING & the morning, NJ essrs
sEdw. 8. Evans, OF the Virginia State ~ O.
sentod Invitations 4 from the Governor,
Mayor Mccarthy, OF Richmond; the Vlr'
GINA Library Association the Richmond
3Education Assooi ahon, the Teachers GO,
operative Associat ion, the Chamber 9 I
Commerce OF Richmond, the University
/ OF yirginia, the Richmond COLLEGE ana
the Jamestown Expos ton, In preseent1n s
the Invitations Mr.. EvaIls made q strong
plea for Richmond as the proper place
for the next place OF meeting, j Il, Il
Matter Compromised. l58
$ Mr.. Eyans'a argument vas v, greeted zee ed
with applause, and when the deleg a..
they we5st h9Rsl sossIon sas
representa- BY 4 Miss Annie s. Ross st'' =
Charlotte Louis R. ilson, Of the, Uni =
yerslty OF North Carolina, and w, =.
Randolph, Of Asheyllle. had continent ! On o
their aide For two years they haa been g. !,
library Association to- hold their conyen-
ton Of 1907 In Asheyllle, N. 81, and the
council felt that some eeompean.se WAS
due them, SO that 1t was finally decided
to compromise the matter by haYing the
association hold one week OF ltS con
yention In North carolinaitand one week
Mr. Kennedy, Of the Virginia State 7! !
hrary made strong sdidress n ane a1o
OF State librarians, which. Is now Q;
branch Of the Amer lean Library Ass q
cia ton, He advocated a. higher sta mes d
for State libraries. saying that the tield
work for the State librarian vas s ONLY res
sources, that State libraries II removed
from politics, could be made to hold the
same relation to the state that the ~. ",
.brarys Of Congress holds "a the Y Y nllted
gSta tea n 4 s5 Y, 81.