Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-02
LIBRARIANS TALK SHOP
Business Session Followed by an
Exchange of Ideas.
Conditions in Several Vermont Towns
Described ny Members 81 state As
observation-disclosures by McIviI
Dewey on Iibrnrlnn's Work.

The business session of the Vermont
Library association was held at the
Billings Library Tuesday morning
The meeting opened with an address
OF welcome by w J. Van Pattcn, trus-
of the Fletcher Free Library, Bur
lington, AMI response by Miss rance
NJ. Pierce Of Ludlow, president of the
library association.
The report Of the treasurer, Miss
Edith +. Clarke of Burlington. showed
about $40 in the treasury. with all
bills paid. Redield Proctor of Proctor
made an interesting report of the
work done in Proctor in furnishing
books In their own language to Ital-
fans. I1ungarians and Poles. These
books have been used very much.
1t was voted that committees he APP
pointed to continue the work among
foreign population and to consult with
the state forestry commission with a
view to placing exhibits in libraries
to arouse interest in the matter of
forest preservation. II was also voted
to appoint committees on publicity
n cducational work. the former to
make known the opportunities afford
ed by the state library commission and
the Vermont Library association and
the latter to bring the libraries into
cooperation with teachers meetings,
etc.
Three of the six second vicc-prcsi-
dents, Mrs. Barney, W. A. Ellis AMI
Miss Mary Macomber. made reports
telling of conditions in their r.spce-
tive districts.
Two honorary members were elected
tives OF Vermont. They are james IT..
Canfeld, librarian of Columbia Uni
versity. and John cotton Dana, librar-
ian Of the Newark. n. j., public library.
IN MISS HAGAR's MEMORY.
The morning session was brought to a
conclusion by the expression of tributes
o: appreciation to the memory of the
late Miss Hagar. librarian OF the Fietch.
er library. Mrs. @. q. Benedict of Bur.
lington, a trustee OF the Fletcher library,
spoke Of Miss Hagar us a friend and as
she knew her through official relation
with the library. NJ. NJ. Watson OF Ran
dolph. chairman Of the Vermont library
commission. spoke Of Miss Hagar as he
remembered her during his student days
at the University OF Vermont. Miss Edith
Clarke. librarian OF the Univer.
sity of Vermont spoke of Miss
Uagar as a colleague. Tributes were
also paid by Mrs. NJ. II. Buckham and
Joseph Dana BARLEY of burlington and
by Miss Frances Hobart of Cambridge.
1t was voted that Miss CLARKE, secre-
tary of the association. be instructed tc
draft suitable resolutions in Miss Ha-
CARS memory. These resolutions. which
were appointed at the afternoon session
were as follows:
The Vermont Library association here.
by expresses officially and for Its mem
hers individually It's sorrow and deer
sense of loss In the death Of Miss Saral
C.. Hagar. She was our first and fol
10 years continuously our president: FOL
q years librarian of the largest public
library In the State. In position she was
a pioneer and leader, in her unassumine
relationship to us. our friend and sym
pathizer.
We acknowledge our Indebtedness &c
her for her noble and s~elf-forgetful ex'
| ample in work, for her broad and high
ca anu " c''''' $40 'S
ingly and without con%descension. We
reio'ce that she was permitted such &
| long life of usefulness in which she de
| lighted, and strength for work until al
| most the end.
Resolved, That this minute be put upor
| the records and sent to the family anc
the city newspapers.
At the conclusion Of the morning SEES
| sion, the member had their picture
taken outside the library building.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was devoted e
the discussion Of subjects relative t,
libraries by various members OF thu
Vermont Library association, all subject!
being we'll calculated TO instruct thu
members present. Miss Frances Hohar
of Cambridge was the leader.
Gov. +. ID. Proctor was the frs
speaker. He expressed the hope tina
more in the future and promised to us
his efforts in that direction,
Miss Mary Montgomery of the FREE
library, Isle La N1otte' spoke briefly OF
tho raising Of money for libraries an
told Of her experiences. She SAID that IN
Isle La Motto association was compose
Of women and that money was raised o.
holding fairs, having Ice cream partlcs
selling rugs, etc. They started the rs
ISOLATION without any capital, but wer
confident that money would come I
them. The library has been founded fou
wears at a cost Of $l.7O and Is now
debt about $500. The debt. however, the as