The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24
LIBRARIANS WILL
MEET DURING WEEK
To Hold Sessions in Union
Springs and Troy
THREE DAY SESSION
Interesting Programme Has Been
Arranged for Alabama Library
Association-Many Speakers
Will Be Heard

Montgomery, November 23-(Spe-
clal. 1.-The programme of the Alabama
Library association, which will meet
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
OF next week at Union Springs and
Troy. has been announced by DIR.
Thomas NJ. owen, president of the as
ISOLATION.
The first session of the association
will be held at Union Springs on Mon
day night at s o'clock, at which time
the new Union Springs library will
be dedicated. The dedieatory address
will be delivered by Prof. ]. r. Rut-
land of Auburn.
The session on Tuesday morning will
be held at Union Springs. and the even
ing session will be held at Troy, in
the assembly hall of the Troy State
Normal college. The feature of the pro-
gramme on Tuesday night will be an
address by Miss Katherine Minton
Wootten, librarian Carnegie library.
Atlanta.
Tho closing session will be hold on
Wednesday morning in the Carnegie
library.
The complete programme for the
three days session Is as follows:
First day, Monday, November 20:
. iINtiAiiS oScbiOAs o y tiVth III tAV ooAA-
forum of the Union Springs library.
Music-Orchestra.
Invocation-Rev. J. T. Mangum OF
Union Springs.
solo-Mr. II. c. Harris of Union
Springs.
Welcome to citizens of Union Springs,
to citizens of Bullock county, and to
the members of the Alabama Library
ssociation--Miss Mollie Norman, Ii
bra 81 nj
Response from the city of Union
Springs-Mr w. c. Thompson, mayor of
Union Springs.
Response from Bullock county-Dr.
Richard NJ. Smith. Fitzpatrick.
Response from the Alabama Library
Association-By the president and by
members.
Duet-Mss Parsons and Mr. McCay,
Union Springs.
Dedicatory Address-Prof J. r. Rut-
land, Auburn.
Music-Orchestra. Reception.
Second day, Tuesday, November 90:
General session in auditorium of Union
Springs library.
Topics for Discussion--The topics
noted below are placed on the pro-
gramme for informal discussion. All
librarians, and visitors as well, who
wish to do so, will be free to partici-
| pate, and to ask questions.
Qualifications of librarians. Library
apprentices. Training the patron. How
| to attract the children. Men and the Ii
brary Library advertising. The Ii
brarian's vacation. The library as a
social center. Some things that inter-
| est or perplex the librarian.
| If not concluded during the morning
hour the discussion will be continued
at the afternoon session, IL any.
Second day. Tuesday night November
| 20; Evening session in assembly hall
of Troy State Normal college, Troy.
Music.
Invocation-Rev.G Charles A. Rush of
Troy
Welcome-Rev. r. J. Bateman. presi-
dent of Troy Public Library asssoeia-
ton
Responsible. p. A Brannon of the
department of archives and history,
Montgomery.
| Music.
| Address-Trained Librarianship-Mis
I Katherine Minton Wootten, librarian,
Carnegie library of Atlanta.
Informal reception
! Third day, Wednesday morning, No
vember 81: General session, O'clock, in
Carnegie library. Troy.
Address-Schools and Llbraries-Prof.
r. w. Hodges. secretary of board of
teachers examiners, state department
| OF education, Montgomery.
The address will be followed by a
general discussion.
Question Box--Led by Miss Ora I.
Smith, librarian, University of Ala
bama Miss Randolph Archer, librarian,
Talladega Public library.