Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-20
LIBRARIANS WILL MEET
NEXT YEAR IN PARSONS
Interesting Papers and Elpctlon II
Officers Close Session.
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of local arrangements. At the busl
ness meeting these officers for th
coming year were. chosen;
President, Mrs. Sara Judd Green
man, Kansas City; vice presidents
Mrs, Nellie Beatty, Lawrence; Mrs
Belle Curry, Parsons; Miss Lids
Romig, Abilene; member at large
]. L. King, Topeka; secretary, Julius
Lucht, Leavenworth; treasurer, Mrs
Theresa Randolph, Pittshurg.
Interesting papers were read by
Julius Lucht of Leavenworth on For
eign Books in Small Library" by
Miss Mary P, Billingsley, assistant
in the state library at Topeka, ON
"Cataloging; and by Mrs. Allen Wa
gonseller of Junction City on the
STORY Hour" as feature of library
work.
J. L. King, state librarian, read
a statistical report which contained
valuable information regarding the
condition of public libraries in Kan
sas. Out of 1853 public and instltu-
tional libraries and 26 public school
libraries, 80 of the former, Mr., King
said, had sent in reports showing
that the total volumes in libraries
are 57S,072; total annual income,
$11S,721; total amount spent last
year for books, ES2124.6B. The
total Of Carnegie donations In the
state for library purposes is $685.
200, distributed among 26 libraries.
In addition to these IS other librar-
les in the state occupy their own
buildings, acquired either by private
donation or public subscriptions.
Most of the other libraries ON the
list, Mr.. King said, occupy rooms
assigned to them in county, city or
school buildings. Very few of the
libraries are required to pay rent.
Plans are being made for the con-
struction of new buildings at An
thony, Coffeyville, oswego and Plain
vile.
In her remarks on 1.-THE Story
Hour" Mrs. Wagonseller OF Junction
City illustrated her points most eff
fectively by telling the "story" of
Mother Ceres" Mrs. Wagonseller
has children Of her own. Before her
marriage she was for several years
a kindergarten teacher. She there
fore knows whereof she speaks, and
brings two distinct points of view to
of the child's develop
nent and the part which the public
library can take in it.
Mr.. Julius Lucht Of Leayenworth, II
q his paper on Foreign books In
! Small Library" said in part: How l
'ver thoroughly the adult foreigner
yho comes to our shores may re-
lounce all allegiance to his father 1
and and become a good American
itizen he cannot renounce his ma.
I've tongue, no matter how hard he
ries. The public libraries In the
erge cities Of the country have learn
d b. experience that the only way
. get tie foreigner interested is to
rov!de him with reading In his ma
iva idiom. 1t seems to EiA that It
J the duty of the small library to
rOvide its constituency With foreign
ooks as far as 1t Is possible t. do
o." Mr.. Lucht then told Of his OWE
xpcrlence in providing reading mat
sr for the German and Polish speak
lg people of Leavenworth.
The afternoon session closed ~ith
xo-mlnute reports from the vericus
bfaTisns.
The principal address of the con-
ent'cn. by Mr.. Chalmers HadIey Of
blcaRo on the American Library
fsociation and the Work OF the IL
rsry Commissions, was reserved
" the evening session. Mr.. Hadley
I'D Of the reasons which led to the
Irmation of the American Assocla-
on, and of Its connection with the
brary commissions. The value Of y
Ie latter, he said, was shown in the 4
Isistance which they were able to
'nder local library boards in plan
ng the interior arrangements Of :
w buildings in the appointment OF O
orarIans, and in many economies
hlch they were able to effect. In
any states they had already saved
ousands Of dollars. One board. Il
r instance. had planned to spend 4
900 on useless portraits. The lib
~ commission pointed out the fol-
Of such expenditure. Another in
tied that the assembly room In
cir new building should have a