The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-10
TO BUY NEW BOOKS
FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY
Milan Authorized to Spend
$500 at Board Meeting
COMMITTEES NAMED
Public School Teachers Will Be Al
lowed to Take Out Six Books at a
Time Hereafter-Take Over
East Lake Library

At the meeting of the library board yes
terday afternoon, Library Director Carl
II. Milan was authorized to buy $500
worth of new books After the meeting
Director Milan and President j. W. Don
nelly of the board stated that it was in
tended to spend about $500 for new books
every month from now on if possible,
but that enough money was now in sight
to do so for the next three or four
months.
The fifth branch of the library, East
Lake was taken charge of.
A feature of the meeting was an act
by which the board authorized Director
Milan to issue a special library card to
teachers in the public schools by which
the teacher will be authorized to take out
of the library al least six books at a time,
If it is desired, for use in the public
schools.
To Abolish Red Tape
The one big aim of the new director
and the board is to do away as much as
possible with the red tape that sur
rounds the average library, and make the
local institution serve the needs of the
public just as much as it can possibly
do So The six books to be taken out by
any teacher, however, are subject to the
approval of the librarian at the time. The
general idea. though, in Director Milam's
own words, is ito loosen up on the Ii
brary rules
The new books authorized yesterday wnl
probably be ready for use in three or
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taken in making out the lists, getting
bids and awarding the contract and de-
livery of the books. The $500 is expected
to purchase about 500 new books.
New committees which were appointed
yesterday are as follows:
Book Committee--Dr I. d. Parke, e.
z. Smith and Mrs. DUPONT Thompson.
Buildings and Grounds-Mrs. j. NJ. Han
kns Miss Lily Lykes and Dr. w. C.
Gewin.
Finance Committee-D. NJ. Lewis, Mrs.
E. L. Smith and Dr. 7. d. Parke.
A provision was made for a special COM
mIttee which is to be named later, which
viii confer with the city commission in
regard to securing additional space on the
fourth floor of the city hall for stack
TOODl. 1t Is luleHutu lO tllldlSt lllt Shtil
room of the main library at the city
hall and thus afford better reading facili-
ties.
To Get New Magazines
The director was authorized to sub
scribe for the following magazines in ad-
dition to those already received: Amerf-
can Library Association Book List, Book
Review Dibest, Dial, Popular Mechanics,
Popular Electricity and a poultry maya
zine to be decided upon later, A telephone
was authorized installed in the West End
library, and with the approval OF the
finance committee the board authorized
the director to assume charge of the East
Lake branch, which has been organized
by the citizens of East Lake. All the
library board is asked to do is to pro-
vide a librarian for a few hours in the
afternoon, the branch being located in the
East Lake city hall.
The resignation of Miss NJ. e. Binford,
assistant librarian at the main library,
was accepted. The director was author
lied to appoint apprentices in the main
library, but no applicant is to be received
who has not high school education or
the equivalent.