Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-16
WILL CONFER WITH NEBRAsKANs
WHO WILL BE IN SESSION
IN OMAHA
Iowa Library Association Closes Sue.
cessful Session In ottumwa-Eesoiu-
lions Are Reported and Adopted by
the Organization.

OF the new officers and the selec-
tion OF next years meeting place.
the Seventeenth Annual convention Of
the iowa Library association adjourn
ed yesterday afternoon.
Council Bluffs will be the city which
VIII be allowed to entertain the libra
rians of Iowa In 1907, this point being
selected by the executive COMMITTEES
and the selection being announced at
the closing of the session yesterday
afternoon. Next years convention will
be co-incident with the meeting OF the
Nebraska Library association at Oma.
ha, Neb, and much interest is expect
ed to be added to the event by this
proximity OF the co-workers of the
sister state.
The nominating committee report
ed yesterday afternoon recommending
the selection Of the officers whose
election was announced In yesterdays
Courier. The report was adopted and
the following officers elected: Pres
ident, Miss Ella MeLoney of Des
Moines; vice president, j. T. Hack
worth OF Ottumwa; secretary, Mrs. A..
]. Barclay of Boone and treasurer
Miss Kate e. Thompson Of Nevada.
Adopts Resolutions
The following report of the resolua
ton committee, read by Miss Sargent
Smith Of Dubuque, was adopted.
To the members of the Iowa Libra
ry Association
"The committee on resolutions
would respectfully report that the sin
cere thanks Of the association are due
and hereby rendered to the officers and
especially to the librarian, Miss Mary
Downey, for the many eourtesies which
we have received during our stay in
their delightful city
THAT hearty thanks be rendered the
Ottundwa Woman's club for the de-
lightful entertainment given US by it's
members. Also to extend our thanks
to Mr.. and Mrs. F.. D. Foster for their
hospitality in opening their home for
our pleasure. We wish to express in
behalf of the association our great ap-
probation of the helpful talks as given
us by Miss, Styles and for the talk
from Miss Lyman and for the address
of Professor Clark which brought de-
light to this community and associa-
ton.
'Also to Mr.. Wright's helpful ad.
dress on Problems Of Book Buying"
We extend our thanks to the members
Of the board of the First Baptist
church who have kindly given us the
use of their building, also to the mem.
bers of the board Of the First Metho.
dist Episcopal church for the use oil
their building for the lecture given by
Professor Clark.
"Your committee feels that the asso-
citation is to be congratulated for the
good attendance at all the sessions
Also your committee would express or
behalf of the association it's apprecia
ton for the untiring labor Of our pres
ident, Mr.. Douglas and express our re
greet at his inability to be present
this year.
Read Eulogles
During the reports Of the various
committees at the mornings session
the committee on neurology presented
brief eulogies of the two members Of
| the association, who passed away dur
Ing the association year Just closed
These members were Mrs. G. D. Var
Vechten OF Cedar Rapids and Mrs. s
F. Gonsolus Of Upton.
| P. q. Mriaht's Address
| One of the interesting events on thu
program yesterday was the address,
given by P. B. Wright Of st. Joseph
Mo. who talked to the association
using for his subject, Book Buyint
Probloms". Mr.. Wright said in par
as follows:
"How much of the income shall BIZ
set aside for books? How far shall
the demands of the public for popular
books be supplied? Should libraries
buy fine limited editions OF standa.t
authors? The WISDOM ind eeonom.
Of buying Of subscription agents
These are some Of the questions which
come UP under the heading Of Som,
Book Buying Problems
GAS to the first question, 'Hov
much Of the library income should b,
set aside for books?' t. re are grea
many things to take in consideration
4 1t has several answers and each on
Is correct, depending entirely on con
| ditions. The principal reason for thi
is that libraries are of so many differ
ent classes, with conditions for eacl
class differing. It is almost imposs,
BILE to arrive at a common basis 70
/ ALL
i at is plain that library in a $780,
Carnegie building with the usual 100
a year allowance cannot maintain th
building at its exclusive expense an
expend as much money for books a
does the library occupying a $4,000
building Jointly with a school boart
or other institutions and sharing e,
penses
4 Reports Examined.
"To arrive at some sort of basil.
the reports Of sixty libraries wer
examined without reference to sourc
Of income or classes of expenditure
OF the total expenditure of these, al
| proximately % Ter cent was the ave-
age expended for books proper, 10 pc
cent for binding, and per cent fo
periodicals. These three items prope
ly constitute the book account and .
the total expenditures OF these sixt
libraries, SO per cent was chargeabl
to this account.
Expenditures in the, book accour
for the small libraries sometimes ri
as low as per cent, seldom exceed z
per cent. Statistics available will NJ
admit closer circulation.