Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-24
FREE LIBRARIES IN
new MEXICO
Federation Of Women's Clubs
Backing Measure Also De-
sired by State Department
Of Education.

senate bin No. 62, BY Mr pankoy.
introduced IN the senate and referred
TO the committee on oduoation, estab-
fishing a system Of free travelling IT,
braricH Ia New Mexico, Is a measure
being pushed by tho New Mcxico FED
ration % Womons Clubs ana also by
the state department OF education.
The following letter from the chair
man OF the library commiitec OF tho
woman's organization Is Of interest. ,
Santa Fe, n. M, April "a, 1912,
Editor Evening Herald.
AlbuquerQuts y. "a.
Dear SIR
Inclosod you VIII ind a copy OF a
bill now pending In the legislature. IL
IL endorsed by the ~ M. Federation
OF WOmen's Clubs and the New Mex
leo Educational association and
glance al its contents VIII show you
what a benefit u will be 60 the whole
state and especially TO our rural
Schools should Il become law. Twen-
ty-Bine OF the states already have
these travelling library systems. and
everywhere they have carried to the
remote country districts the advant-
ages which otherwise must be confined
20 cities which can AFFORD 10 purchase
and maintain public libraries OF their
own. Our state department Of ede-
cation is anxious for such D system in
New Moxico, and promises 10 employ
an expert librarian to superintend Il
and also 70 take every precaution
against any transmission OF eontag-
iOus disease by the books. VIII you
not bo kind enough 10 help on this
measure by some editorial notice OF
the same? II you viii 40 30 as som
as possible. the ORGANIZATIONS which
are urging lis passage will consider
themselves much In your debt
Very truly yours.
MRS. RUPERT r. ASpLUND.
Chairman Library COMMITTEES, New
Mexico Federation OF Women's Clubs
The bill Is as follows:
An Act.
To establish and provide fundS for
a system OF free travelling libraries for
the state OF New Mexico.
BE It enacted BY the legislature or
the state OF New Mexico:
Section /. The state board OF edu-
cation Is hereby directed to- establish
and maintain system of free travel
Ing libraries TO include hooks in both
the English and Spanish languages. 70
be operated under the immediate di-
rection Of tho state department Of ed
ucation.
section 3. said state department Of
education shall have the management
OF such travelling library or libraries |
subject 10 such rules governing the |
same as may be prescribed by the /
state board OF education and OF the
books and property pertaining there
10. said department OF education |
shall cause said books TO be dlstrfb- |
uted throughout the state, aud AZ suit
able intervals change such distriou-
tlon In such manner as 20 secure the 1
use and enjoyment OF said books "a
the people OF the state. The said /
Of education. through tho /
superintendent OF public Instruction. is
directed 10 employ a trained librarian |
or other competent person 20 organ
lao such system OF travelling libraries |
and supervise tbs distribution Of the
same.
Section g. To carry out the provls-
IOns Of this act there Is hereby APP
proprlated out OF any moneys IN the
state treasury, not SGT apart for the
payment OF interest on the public debt,
Inc sum of two thousand doilars an
nualiy. or 80 much thereof az mag be
necessary, 20 be paid upon presenta-
ion OF voucher approved by the super
ntendent Of public Instruction ana
warrant drawn by the auditor on the
treasurer.
Section 4. Tho books Of said tray-
sling library shall belong 20 the state
md the state board Of education Is
hereby directed and empowered 20
provide rules for the use and penalties
'or the misuse and destruction Of sale
books and 20 enforce the same.