The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-10-21
EDUCATIONAL.

To THE PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS
OF MANITOWOC:
AT the beginning of the school year,
the Library again offers you every pos
| sible assistance aud asks your co-opera-
| tion in extending its influence, and for
your suggestions as to ways of increas-
ing its usefulness The suggestions we
make herewith, we hope will be of NUT.
ual benefit.
Special cards are issued TO teachers on
which eight books may be drawn for q
period Of four weeks. This special card
is issued in addition to the personal card
and may be used for school and study
purposes only. Books will be renewed
upon request, if not in demand. Fines
will also be charged on these books, if
not returned when due. Books will be
reserved for the teacher upon request.
Lists of books in the Library on edu.
cational subjects may be had upon re-
quest at the library. The leaflet on So
ciology also contains the books on the
kindergarten work, story telling, child
! rens readings and manual work. Index.
es to periodicals and newspapers make
available much other material on sub
ects of interest to the teacher The
Library wishes to purchase books useful
to the teachers and they are asked to
send in requests for the books wanted.
Every grade whether it has school
library or not, is asked to choose a school
librarian, who shall help in the care of
the library books, be the messenger of
the school to the library for books and
receive messages for the school from the
librarian, and in different ways help to
keep up the interest between his grade
and the library
Teachers are asked to send pupils to
the library freely for material on sub.
jects Of debate, compositions, etc, and
the personal assistance Of the librarians
will be given to them. In giving such
assistance they will be shown the use
of the catalog and the books with the
purpose of helping them to help them
selves in the future Whenever sub
iects are difficult or assigned to a whole
class, teachers are asked to telephone
the librarian before hand that material
may be looked up in advance. Pupils
from distant schools should be urged to
come to the Library on Saturdays. In
struction on how to use the library will
be given to classes or individuals by the
librarian upon request.
Teachers are asked to see that every
child has library card and that they
acquire "the Library habit" Teachers
are asked to suggest good books for the
children to read, as the teachers sugges-
tions are always readily followed They
are very particularly requested TO report
to the Librarian when they find pernic-
lous children's literature being obtained
and to send boys reading it to the librar
ian personally by note or errand that she
may try to supplant its use by supply.
ing better They are asked to report in
the same way, especially unruly child.
rem that the library thru the child's nat.
ural love of good story may try to help
| influence them for better Teachers are
| asked to impress on thechildren the nee.
| essty of caring of books properly. The
following motto is suggested rs a help,
Clean hands clean hearts, clean books. "
The library has collection of seven.
teen hundred mounted pictures on geog.
raphy, history and other subjects which
may be borrowed the same rs books.
Teachers are asked to make requests for
any pictures wanted and they will be OBJ
tanned if possible.
The Librarian will be glad to visit
schools to interest children in reading
and the care of the books upon request
of the teacher or principal.
The assistance and CO. operation of the
Principals and Teachers in the past in
matters pertaining to the Library has
been greatly appreciated and its contin-
uance is asked for
AGNES j. PETERSEN, Librarian.