Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-16
LIBRARY FOUNDERS DAY.
Woman's Club Annual Observance
Proves EniovahIe Affair.

| Wednesday was library founders day
| for the Woman's Club, which met as
usual in Red Mems hall. and the pro-
gram, the principal feature OF which
was a splenoid paper by the public IL
brarian. Miss Anna Maude Kimberly,
en- The Library and the Community"
was most enjoyable one.
| The president, Mrs. May F. Mont
gomery. explained the clubs interest
in the library movement. after which
the program opened with two piano
, numbers. Chopin waltz and an old
time favor:te with variations. the lat
ter by request. by Mrs. r. z. Sears, who
received a hearty encore Following
the music Mrs. George McNeely read
a shor, and interesting paper on the
Ebeil Wo.nan's Club OF Los Angeles.
OF which she was the guest a number
OF times While in California. also touch
ing upon the Friday Morning Club
Miss Kimberly. n her paper on the
subject 81 the library and the com,nun-
! .tE. dealt in very practical. as we'll
as interesting way. with jus: what the
library does mean ard should mean
20 a community. and how 1t can mean
more with the proper cooperate OF
all concerned. comparing the status OF
he present day library with that OF
rot 50 very many years ago and Civ
ing 2, times various amusing incidents
which enter into the experiences
Of he librarian,
As Z city reads" she said so It is
\ man o. woman who reads is OF more
economic value than one who does not
but unfortunately. few have ever been
taught ROW or what to read Taking Il
aS 4 practical problem, II concerns every
-aSn79e-. every responsible citizen. 20
see that the younger citizens dave,op
taste for the hest in literature"
S2eaki-g further OF the ,il,ra-v's i'm
Tc-,ance il = community. sr.s said: Il:
: vastly more than 2 collection OF
hooks. as OF Ole: il IS ; social. c:v:lizins
;a7c-a..z-ns force. ana its influence
can rot be denied
To the fac, that the ,ih-arvs contri-
button to community ideas IS not con-
fred 70 o.e class alone. the speaker
attributed -:,e Justification of public
tNpe,,9!cn-e for a pubic library. I.
contributes the class OF literature by
which every ore may profit 1, exists.
first u 81. COR the common knowledge
q rs common branches, common
IDEAS. which. Translated II terms OF the
intellect, spell common sense: in terms
81 morals. common honesty: in COM
5.aatioI with the cur-e-l. problems OF
every city, public sentiment and pub
&c opinion
Referring 10 AT otter heard .ri.i-
cisol. Miss Kimberly said tina, there
IS 70 use apologizi-g for fiction, point
ing 10 the fact that It Is certainly the
literary form il which this age ex-
presses Itself. Emotions ard .nteres,
are stirred thar, IN this age, would
probably Tot be touched IN any other
way. Speaking OF our own library"
she said, 1T is q matter Of great pride
that our percen tage OF non-f1ction is
50 large. The average for the year Just
closed was only 43 per cent for notion
circulation. rot one-haIf Of the books
circulated II has ore Of the best rec
ords in this lire in the state. and one
OF the old standby book agents told
ne the other day that this city had the
best class Of readers in IL, of any town
= his territory.
In former times. those who needed
The library found it. Now the library
ssss the reed Of the individual often
before he does himself Among the
Ways in which the local library is
striving 10 meet these needs, are the
suo-stations in the schools and fac
tories. the circulating branch in the
Brotherhood. the deposit station Of
books and magazines IN the 7. W. c.
a, the cooperative system with the
schools and teachers advertisements
thru the press, thousands OF pictures
for clubs ard schools. signs in faStor-
les. personal invitations TO working
n.en in the factories. daily anniversary
bulletins. monthly lure Of new books.
special work with the children or the
story hour. picture bulletins. stereop-
t;coa pictures, technical books for me-
chanics, and last but not least, the
struggle for the township tax The
idea OF a department OF games. has
been started IN a small way in our
oTFn library. and appeal was made for
assistance TO make it a success An
other appeal was for one good exhibit
ton Of pictures year. in the library.
a75 the sneaker told among many other
tii,gs something OF what the infiu-
e--ce Of good pictures is doing for the
children il the schools
The program closed with two piano
numbers, Goodnight" C-ev.n), and
"Postil.ion" fGodard), by Miss Mary
Cummings. who responded to hearty
encore with Nevin's 'Gondo!ier"
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