Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-12-01
OUR LITERARY GUESTS
North Carolina State Library
Association TO Meet
Here.
Fifth Annual Meeting to Be Held in
This City December and 3.
Its Work Reviewed
teresting Program.

The North Carolina Library Asso-
citation will hold it's fifth annual meet
ing in this city December and 3, IN
the rooms of the GoIdsboro "oman s
Club as the guest OF the Goldsboro
Public Library,
The association was formed IN May ;
1904, to meet growing demand
among the State library workers 1of
mutual help anu to aid the States ed
ucational leaders IN tneir endeaYor TO
call forth and intensity fine library
spirit.
It's purposes are tie promotion Of
library interests, the interchange OIL
experience ana opinion, the obtalnln&
of experience and opinion, the obtain
ing of larger results from library Ia
bor and expenditure, and the advance
ment Of the profession CT librarian
ship. In addition to advancing libra
ry interests generally, it aims:
1. By organization and forces OF
numbers. to effect needed reforms and
improvements, most of which could
not be brought about by individual
. effort.
By. cooperation, to lessen labor
ard expense of library administration.
8. By discussion and comparison
to utilize the combined experiments
and experience of the profession IN
pe-iecting plans and methods. and IN
solving difficulties.
4. BY meetings and cofresuondence'
to nruf1lute acquaintance AMI esprit lie
corps.
Having such purposes ar Il aims as
these, he association appeals to all
who are interested in the library
movement of the State to all it III It's
work. Librarians, library trustees. cd
ucators. srd all others whc. bel ,eve IN
the healthful influence of the book IN
character formation and in the library
as a owe for enlightenment and
GOOD arc urged to aid it il realizing
its idear5.
Althoush the association is one OF
the most recent organizations of the
State, il has accomplished fuuch III
the way Of helpful constructive libra
ry 1eye10pment It has constantly
emphasized for five years the inestl-
mable value Of the library as an edu-
Gator. The attention Of North Garoll-
ma has been sharply called to the TACT
that one part Of the machinery essen
tial to her largest educations lie mas
been more or less neglected. A grow
ing public opinion has been fCstefer
which ultimately will influence every
community in the State to provide fcl
itself the very best library faculties.
At the time of the associations Or
ganization, the libraries OF the State
were operating independently alons
old lines, each following methods pc
culiar to itself and more or less anti
ouated. These varied interests nave
been called together by the assoc1a
ton plans for improvements have 5eel
thoroughly discussed. and the various
libraries represented in the assocla
ton have become to a very nue.
greater extent modernized. The libra
rians have become acquainted wit
each other and have experienced tn
benefits resulting from attendance ur
on general library conferences an
the reading Of approved library peri
odicals.
In 1907. the association was largel
instrumental in bringing to Ashevill
the meeting of the American Llbrar
Association It's object in bring1n
this great national meeting to tn
twn-fQlG.Z
To give encouragement to those az
lively engaged in library work; an
Q. to emphasize the possibilities fe
good which are to be derived from III
library as a popular educator. II
hope, of the association was fully rea
ized in both of these purposes. tt
large delegation from the South r.
turned to its work stimulated to grea
er endeavor, and the educational va
ne of the library had been forcib
presented to the public.
The association has acted the pa
of a foster mother to library interes
in the State. It has helped directly
the establishment of several recent
braries, and through its membersh
has aided every community or inc
yidual who has sought help at
hands. / thas also taken a lively i
terest in the Statewide movement
rural school Libraries and has join
with other organizations in the cal
paign for a new State Library bull
ing in Raleigh
The most significant work Of the
socfation, however, was the securl
of the establishment of the North @