The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-18
LIBRARIANS WILL
 MEET NEXT WEEK Eighth Annual Convention
 at Tuscaloosa A FINE PROGRAMME Sessions Will Consume Three Days and Will Convene in Courthouse.
 Numerous Social Features
 Have Been Planned
A FINE PROGRAMME

Montgomery November 17-(Special)- The convention in Tuscaloosa next week of the Library association bids fair to be the record breaking one of the state organization, according to information which has been received by Dr. Thomas Nj. Owen of Montgomery, who is presi- dent of the association. An interesting and instructive programme has been ar ranged for the three days of session, the first of which will be at the court house at Tuscaloosa on Tuesday, Novem- Der q.
 On Wednesday,, November % the as- sooiation meeting will be held in Morgan hall at the university. Place of the third meeting has not yet been decided upon.
 Next weeks meeting of the association will be the eighth annual one, the as sociation being designed to bring together all librarians, library workers and friends of the library movement in the state. The public is cordially invited to all of the conferences. Headquarters of the librarians will be at the McLester ho- tel
 One of the most prominent speakers on the programme is Dr. Arthur E. Bos- tick of St. Louis, who will address the association on The Championship of Books" Other speakers who have been selected for addresses are from Alabama. pr. Bostick is librarian of the St. Louis public library.
 Numerous social features have been planned for the delegates, one of which is an entertainment by the University Glee club.
 The following programme will be carried out:
 Papers should not exceed 20 minutes in delivery but when published in the Pro ceedings may be as long as necessary for the full development of the subject.
 Each paper will be open to general dis cussion, limited to five minutes for each speaker participating)
 First Day, Tuesday, November 21
 Evening session. 8 o'clock, in the cir court room, county courthouse, Tusca- lcosa.
 Welcome--S. H. Sprott, Jr., Esq, presi- dent city commission, Tuscaloosa
 Response-Prof. P. w. Hodges, secre- tary board of teachers examiners, Mont gomery.
 Annual Address of President--Dr. Thomas M. Owen. director Alabama state department of archives and history, Mont gomery.
 The Library Movement in Tuscaloosa Mrs. Ellen PeterBryce, Tuscaloosa.
 The Companionship of Books--Dr. Arthur E. Bostick, librarian St. Louis public library, St. Louis, Mo.
  Second Day, Wednesday November P
 General session, in Morgan hall, at the university
 Welcome-Dr. W. B. Saffold, acting president, University of Alabama.
 Response-Prof. J. R. Rutland, librar ian, Alabama Polytechnic institute, Au- burn.
 The College Library-Formal and in formal discussions on different phases of college library work by the follow ing librarians: (a) The Library Com mittee-Miss Ora Ioneene Smith, librar- ian, University of Alabama. (b) The Pickett, librarian, Judson college. Marion. Co Periodcals-Miss Alice Wyman, librarian, Alabama Girls Tech nical institute, Montevallo. (d) Bind ing Problems-Miss Dagmar Holmes, assistant librarian, Carnegie library, montgomery. te) MaSdZlne C1TculdtlOn Miss Lucille Virden, assistant librar- ian, Alabama Polytechnic institute, Au- burn. (f) Public documents, discipline, card catalog, library of congress cat alog cards. Unassigned topics for gen. eral discussion.
 Evening session, o'clock, in Mor- gan hall.
 Music--University Glee club.
 The college boys hero in fiction-Miss Lucille Virden, assistant librarian, Ala bama Polytechnic institute, Auburn. |, Address-Dr. Arthur E. Bostwick Li- brarian St. Louis Public Library St. Louis.
 Third Day, Thursday, November B
 General Session-In the city of Tusca- loosa. (Place to be announced locallyl. The matter of the library apprentice Miss Lila May Chapman, librarian. public library. Birmingham. The library and the school-Miss Sarah F.. Luther, State Normal college, Troy
 Book sympoisum-Names of books and librarians participating will be an- rounced at the meeting. Round table discussions-The follow ing topics will be offered for general dis cussion (a). Library exchanges. (o). The community and reference work. (c,. Why a shelf list? (d). Personal growth of the librarian. (e). Testing the librarys ;..f