The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-01
LIBRARY BOARD HAS PLAN OF WORK FopularIzation of Movement Is
 Chief Aim NO GIFT GAN BE TOO SMALL Steps will Be Taken to Secure Go. operation of the Public Collectively
 and Individually In the
 Movement.
NO GIFT CAN BE TOO SMALL

The executive board of the Public I-i- 1 brary association has been quietly but busily engaged in drawing up q plan of campaign. and as result of meeting at Presidents Sims office 1t was decided to develop the movement along two lines
 l. Educationally: To educate the entire public so as to get their cooperation col Iectively and individually in the move- ment. getting their moral support to be- gin with.
 2. Financial To get membership con- tributions as well as subscriptions to the library.
 pr. Parke submitted the report of the special committee on plan of work, which was adopted. Another special committee will be appointed by the president to carry into effect the provisions outlined in that report. The secretary was also instructed to have forms printed for carrying on the work, A. T. London instructing the secretary to draw on him to the amount of $50 to bear the expense of having this done.
 i The next meeting of the board will De in Governor Sims office on June 5, at which time all members of the executive 1 board are expected to be present. Those not present are expected to state whether they will accept the position on the board.
 l Present at the recent meeting were: w. H., Sims, Dr. J. II. Phillips, pr, Thomas B. Parke Samuel Ullman, A. T. London, C. c. Houston, w. c. Shackleford, Dr. A. | T ID I R ningham.
 The following is the report of commit tee on plan of work:
 1 l. Your committee recommends first and foremost that the full membership of the executive board should be enthus- ] iastic advocates of the library ideas as necessary prerequisite to enlisting popu- lar interest in this great movement.
 9 It recommends that tho board issue | through the press an exposition of It's pur- pose to make this popular movement for the people and by the people, and to call for volunteers to do such work jn canvassing for membership or otherwise as may present itself.
 8. 1t recommends a membership com mlttee to devise ways for enlisting inter- est and members.
 4 It recommends the appointment of board treasurer to whom all funds as col lected by the secretary treasurer of the association shall be turned over. Also that Repositories be designated. 5. It recommends a committee to corre- spond with those interested in libraries in other cities in order to get the result of their accumulated experience, as well as their suggestions. The Librarians as- sociations of the United States might give valuable aid in this connection. G. It suggests the appointment of a com mittee on laws who shall investigate the library laws, if any, of this state and of other state Illinois and New Jersey have been pointed out to us as model states In this particular.
 '. It recommends that each member Of the executive board select a number of names from whom to solicit subscriptions and that he pledge himself to personally and promptly see these persons That in case he desires another member to assist with any particular individual or indi- viduals, 1t will be expected that this aid will be given. It further recommends that subscriptions shall be in cash so far as Is feasible; but that in case partial payments are desired that these are to be provided for by notes.
 8. It recommends committee, possibly the membership committed, to see the newspaper men, and induce them to print interviews from people of all kinds con- corning the library movement, that 1t call on the social clubs for some action as regards the library. that the Pastors union be interested as a body and individ- ually, that all the orders and lodges be approached, possibly through means of some individual who Is likewise a library member. g. It recommends for the next library meeting that speaker of prominence, preferably in library work, be induced to come and make the principal address, and that following this address short ad- dresses be called for from the floor, and that there shall be no cut and dried pro gramme, but spontanety be encouraged. Next that this public meeting be adver- tised by every possible means and large attendance secured.
 10. Finally. it recommends that the board put itself on record as favorng the popularizaton of the movement without regard to avocation or financial ability.
 T. D. PARKE,
 SAMUEL ULLMAN,
 J. II. PHILLIPS,