Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20
LIBRARY EXHIBIT ON
Services Rendered to Public
Schools Shown.
OF INTEREST TO TEACHERS
Graphic Charts, Pictures and Books
Included in Collection.
DIVERSE AID FOR ALL GRADES
Exhibition in Public Library Illus
trating Work Done for Pupils
to Be Open Until November 8.
DIVERSE AID FOR ALL GRADES

An exhibition is in progress at the Pub
lie Library of the District of Columbia
designed to show the diverse services rem
dered by the library to the public schools
of Washington. 1t is explained that the
exhibition is. of course, of most interest
to the teachers in the local public schools.
though teachers of private and parochial
schools to which somewhat similar serv-
ices are rendered, also will be interested.
1t is added that the general public, too.
and especially parents. should be inter-
ested In the work being done by the
library on behalf of the children.
The exhibition is on the second floor
of the library building, where it fills the
large west study. the exhibition cases in
the adjoining lobby. and overfiows into
the lecture room 1t consists of books
including those used and those regarded
as undesirable, of pamphlets. charts. pic
lures. blanks and forms. all attractively,
and artistically displayed.
illustrates Work for All Grades.
The exhibition illustrates the work done
for all grades, from the kindergarten
through the high school. The work done
by the library through it's school dupl-
cate collection. from which books are
sent in bulk to the grammar schools. is
illustrated by the exhibition of model
library consisting of one copy each of
all books contained in this collection.
y neat strong box with paddock. containing
thirty Volumes shows the method of
sending books out. either by motor cycle
or by parcel delivery, to the various grade
rooms. Last year from stock of 1000
volumes in this collection books were
sent to seeentyeight different schools
and had a circulation to the homes of the
children of 1885 volumes; that is an
average of eleven times for each volume.
The explanatory chart shows that the
collection has now been increased to 300
volumes By this method the library in
some measure makes up for its lack of
system of branches.
The exhibition also contains, groups of
childrens books on typical questions in
connection with school work such as
various editions of Robinson Crusoe,"
books on farm life. American history and
historical stories, grouped by periods: ma
ture books, life in other lands. CONNER
cial products and transportation.
In another section there is a collection
of recommended books in a graded series
showing the development of chld's
reading taste. The explanatory chart
reads as follows:
"A child's reading taste naturally pass
es through the following stages: 1t COM
mences with picture books and nursery
rhymes, passes to fairy tales and myths,
on to legends and hero stories and from
this into stories of real life. At this
point the tastes of boys and girls ordi-
narily diverge the girls caring for books
on home and school life. the boys for
adventure and achievement in the form
of stories of athletics, frontier life or
any others depicting hardihood, courage
and success"