The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-25
LIBRARIANS BEGIN
 SESSIONS TONIGHT
State Association to Meet In
 Annual Convention
PUBLIC INVITED TO ATTEND
About One Hundred Librarians of the State and Others Interested in Library Extension Will Be
 Present.

The Alabama Library association be- gins it's annual convention here tonight at 7:3O in the city hall, with delegates in attendance from all parts of the state. These delegates will begin arriving this morning and before nightfall nearly 100 of them will be in the city. The meeting will cover three days, a session being held at Bessemer tomorrow and another at Ensley on Wednesday. Another session will also be held in Birmingham tomor- row night at the city hall.
 The membership of the association comprises practically every librarian in the state, as well as a large number of other prominent literary men. Every
 body is eligible to membership and the
 public is cordially invited to attend all
 the sessions. The school teachers and
 students are especially requested to be
 present.
 The object of the association is to reach
 the very highest plane possible in their
 work. The members have shown great
 interest in the association and this in-
 terest has already resulted in much ben eft to the public libraries throughout
 the state. Addresses on different subjects
 pertaining to the upbuilding of public libraries will be the feature of the con vention.
 Dr. Thomas NJ Owen of Montgomery
 is president of the association and will preside at all of the sessions. Fx-Gov-
 ernor W. H. Sims will make the speech
 ol welcome. which will be responded to by Mrs. Lee Moody of the Carnegie li- brary board, Bessemer. Mrs. Moody will be followed by pr. Charles Coman Thach, president of the
 Alabama Polytechnic institute, Auburn, on 'The Free Public Library in Modern Life" Miss Ora Ioneen Smith, librarian of the University of Alabama, Tusca- loosa, will conclude the session with an
 address on "Trained Librarianship." The programme for tomorrow and Wednesday is as follows: Second day, Tuesday, November Pc
 Morning session, 9:3o o'clock in Bessemer Carnegie library.
 Welcome-W. H. H. Judson, editor Bes- semer Weekly, Bessemer. Annual Address-Dr. Thomas ld. Owen, president, Montgomery. Reports of Officers-Executive council, secretary, treasurer, committees, l1Drary extension, school libraries, memoirs. "The Library and the Professions - Dr. Thomas D. Parke, Birmingham. Library Courses for State Normal schools"-Prof. c. w. Daughette, presl- dent State Normal college, Jacksonville. "The Library Summer School'-Miss Alice Wyman librarian Alabama Girls Industrial school, Montevallo. After adjournment the party will have lunch, then take a sightseeing trip through Bessemer returning to Birming- ham in time for the evening session. Evening Session. 7:oo O'Clock-ln the cit hall of Birmingham. "The Free Public Library and the In dustrial Community D. F. Buch- ner Professor of Pedagogy. University of Alabama.
 "Llbrarianship as a Profession''-Miss Jessie Hopkins, assistant librarian Car
 negie library, Montgomery.
 Third Day, Wednesday, November 21-
 Morning Session, 9:30 O'Clock-In Ensley Carnegie library.
 Welcome-D. F. Sugg Mayor Ensley.
 Libraries in the Universities and Col
 leees of the State"-Prof. D. F. Chris
 tenberry, Southern University, Greens boro
 "Plans for Library Development at the
 Alabama Polytechnic Institute"-J. R.
 Rutland. librarian Alabama Polytechnic institute. Auburn.
 "The Library and the High School'-
 Prof. Joel c. DuBose, Birmingham "The Value of Books in the Research and Experiment Work of the Agricul- turaI Schools-Dr. Clarence J. Owens,
 Southeast Alabama Agricultural school,
 Abbeville.
 Paper by Mrs. Teresa Miller, librarian
 Carnegie library, Eufaula. After lunch the principal industries of
 Ensley will be visited.