Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16

SESSIONS THREE DAYS, OCT. 2o-22
State Librarian Brigham to Take Part
in Program - Rural and children's
Libraries to Be Discussed-Round
Tables to Be Held on Opening Day
Official Program Is Issued.
Spe eial to Times-Republlcan.

Spe eial to Times Republican.
Gt.dar Rapids, Oct 16.-The nine
tie nth annual meeting of the iowa Lii
bl Try association will be held in Ce-
CIR Rapids beginning Oct. 20 and will
extend over the 22d The meetings will
be held in the library auditorium ana
every effort is being put forth to make
it the most interesting as well as most
helpful convention that has yet been
held. Popular speakers from over the
state will be present to take part in
the program and the addresses Of well
come will be given by Mayor John Il.
Carmody, and the vice president of
the association. Attorney B. l.. Wick
The following is the program that will
be observed:
Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Addresses of welcome, Hon. John t.
Carmody, mayor and Attorney B. l..
Wick, vice president of the local IL
brary board.
Response, Miss Susanna III. Weare,
trustee, Sioux City library.
Address by the president, Mrs. A.
J. Barley, trustee Boone public Ii
brary.
Reports Of officers.
4:OO-"The Library a Factor In So
cial Betterment," Mr.. W. II. Brett,
librarian Cleveland (O) public libra
ry.
s:Oo-Reception at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. F. f. Daw1ey by the Ladies
Literary club.
Wednesday Morning, Oct. 81.
900 - Reports from district chair
men: Mrs. r. A. Oberholtzer, Sioux
City: Mrs. M. Z. DALEY, Council
Bluffs: Miss Mary N. Adams. Allan
tic; Miss Fannie Duren Waterloo;
Miss Daisy B. Savin, Burlington; Miss
Mary E. wheelock, Grinnell.
Report of Iowa Library commission,
Miss Alice S. Tyler. secretary.
9:30-Address "History and Biog-
raphy in Public Libraries" Mr.. Irving
B. Richman, Muscatine.
1O:OO-Round table for small pub
lie libraries, conducted by Miss Alice
S. Tyler, presiding. Topics suggested
for discussion: Re-registration Of bor-
rowers: binding and repair of books;
magazines and indexes.
Round-table for college and refer
ence libraries, conducted by Miss
Mary L. Fairbanks, Cornell college
library, Mt. Vernon. (Held simultane-
ously with round-table for small Ii
braries.)
Wednesday Afternoon.
Session in Congregational church.
2:OO-Report of legislative COM
mittee, NJ G.. Wyer, chairman.
(a)-Non- attendance Of trustees at
board meetings.
(b)-Rural extension of libraries.
2:30-Symposium on children's lit
erature; leader, Miss Grace D. Rose,
librarian Davenport public library.
Books for Boys Miss Winifred
Gregory, children's librarian, Water
loo.
Girls Books, Old and New Miss
Katherine Tappert, children's librar-
ian, Davenport.
Adult Books for Children - Miss
Grace Mullany. circulating depart
ment, Dubuque.
Biography - Miss Flora F. Carr,
Grinnell
Nature Books-Miss Eta M. Bard
well, Cedar RapldS.
Myths and Fairy Tales-Miss Edna
Lyman, Oak Park, Ill.
Books to Keep at the Desk-Miss
Ruth G. Catch, children's librarian,
Des Moines.
Poetry for Children Mrs. H. L.
Elmendorf, vice librarian, Buffalo,
N. Y.
6:OO-Iowa Library school reunion
at Hotel Montrose.
Wednesday Evening.
S:O0-Vocal solo, Miss Jane Finney.
Address, "From Six to Sixteen, the
Child and the Book" Henry e. Leg
Ter, secretary Wisconsin free library
commission.
Violin solo, Wilhelm H. Montelius.
Thursday Morning, Oct. 22.
9:O0-Address, con Things That
Matter" Mrs. H. L. Elmendorf, Buff
falo, N. Y, public library.
10: O0-Symposium on books for
adults. Leader, Mrs. II. l.. Elmen-
dorf.
Trades and Useful Arts, Mr.. Carlton
Sias, Waterloo
Books and Travel, Mrs. M. L. Ma
comber, Des Moines.
Cheerful Books, Miss Miriam e.
Carney, librarian, Iowa state institu-
tions.
Nature Books. Mrs. B. F. Sham
baugh Iowa City.
Greek Classics, DR.. Z. R. Burkhal-
ter, Cedar Rapids.
Poetry, Mr.. johnson Brigham, Des
Moines.
Three minute book reviews.
"Lost Art of Reading" by Gerald
Stanley Lee MS nsulss 3. Sabin,
Burlington.
"Amana, the Community of III s'e In
spiration," by Mrs. B, F. ,shambasgh,
Mrs. H NJ Towner, Corning.
"Sin and Society,"" by Mr.. Edward
A. Rose. Mr.. Malcolm C. Wyer, Iowa
City, .