The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-28
LIBRARIANS
HOLD THEIR
ANNUAL SESSION

Librarians from % libraries in widely
separated parts OF the state. forming the
Rhode Island Library association. held
their NTH annual meeting, with morning
and afternoon sessions. in the Peoples
Free Baptist church at Auburn yester-
day.
The president OF the state association.
III. l.. Koopman. librarian OF Brown uni
versity, presided. and John X. Fenner,
president OF the Auburn Library associa-
tion, made an address OF welcome
Louis ~ Wilson, Librarian OF Clark Uni
versty library, Worcester, and president
OF the Massachusetts Librarians associa-
tion, was present
The reports OF library work I'm the state
showed many gains In circulation and in
the growth of tho smaller organizations
which make up the state association The
following delegates made reports
Anthony library, Myra s. Anthony;
Auburn. Mrs. Clara J.. Foster; Barring
ton, Mrs. Emma s. Bradford: Ciark's
Mills. w. G. II. ". library. Mrs. William
Earnshaw; Edgewood Miss Dorothy
Burge Harris Institute library, Woon-
socket. Mrs Anna II. Ward; Narragan-
sett library. Peace Dale Miss Rose Sher-
man; North Scltuate library Mrs. Ruth
VI. Smith; Olneyvilc. Mrs. III. II. Richard
son and Miss Grace Inman; Providence
public library. William l.. Foster; Rogers
free library, Bristol. George u. Arnold
Debou8h Cook Sayles library. Pawtuckct
Mrs. Minerva a. Saunders; Union for
Christian Work library. Providence. Jo-
seph Henshell: Willette free library
Saunderstown. Miss May l.. Gould; Nor
wood public library. +. n. Cushman;
Brown University library. III. l.. koop-
man; Peoples library. Newport. Miss
Alice II. Manchester; Providence Athe-
naeum. Joseph l.. Harrison; Rhode Island
state library. Herbert Olin Brigham; Ar
lington, Florent Whitmore; Oaklawn
Rev Irving j. Ensen; John Carter Brown
library, Mrs. Louis Coville; Westerly
public library, Ethan Wilcox; Manville
Mrs Anna q. MONTY.
Mr. Koopman spoke after the roll call
on Impressions OF Europe and Ameri-
can Libraries" lie told OF his trip 10
England and the Continent last summer
and recounted his experiences in the ia
NOUS library buildings I'm Brussels. Ant
werp, Client. The Hague. Paris, London.
oxford and other places in England. lie
voiced the general impression that Ameri-
can libraries have only a few things 10
copy from those across the water Mr..
Koopman recently completed tour OF
several American cities in company with
Charles G. Soule, library expert OF Bos-
ton. with view to- making plans for the
John Hay Memorial library at Brown
university. lie concluded his address by
description of his impressions Of the
great library buildings at New York.
Brooklyn. Springfield. Philadelphia. the
Library OF Congress. the Washington city
library. the Princeton and Cornell library
buildings and others.
During the internlission for lunch the
rooms OF the Auburn Library association
were open and were inspected by the
members OF the association.
AT the afternoon session Secretary Her
bert o. Brigham reported that a commit
tee which had been appointed for the pur-
pose had decided to advise the association
to enter the League of Improvement So
cieties OF the state. He also made re-
port regarding the state provision for
travelling Libraries in different rural Sec
tions, and asked that a committee be ap-
pointed to have charge OF the issuing OF
quarterly bulletins on subjects relating to
library work. the expense to be borne as
he said Commissioner Ranger had agreed
out of the state school funds. 1t was vot-
ed TO do this
The address OF the afternoon was by
Prof. Walter Ballou Jacobs OF Brown uni
versity who announced as his subject the
rhyme from an old school book, 'My Book
and Heart Shall Never Part" lie urged
the Importance OF using the Libraries as
supplemental 10 the education TO be OBJ
tained i'm the public schools.
The following officers were elected for
the year: President, Ethan Wilcox of
the Westerly library: first vice president,
Frederick f. Hickes of the Naval War
College library: second vice president.
Miss Mabel Emerson OF the Providence
public library; secretary. Earl " Mln-
chester of the Brown University library
| treasurer. Herbert o. Brigham OF the
state library