Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-19
VERMONT LIBRARY NEWS
Commissions June Bulletin An.
nounces Meeting in October.
Tells How to "Ciean Housct-Nan.os
Towns That HIVE Voted I~pereased
Observation-Disclosures ~
Work throughout STATE.

'''N Ritt DuDlIC ltUTHTN com
mission in It's Junc bullctin anrcs1ncau
that the annual meeting Of the Vermont
Library association. co-ope.atirg with
this commission, will bo held IA Wood
stock probably between October. I an. 10
The meeting will last two days AZ in 1911
and 1912. It is hoped the New Hmm
shire librarians will tcin III the meeting z.
The commission, of which DR.. Guy
frotter Benton OF Burlington Is ei.Air-
man and Miss r. W. Wright q. Mon.-
peiier secretary, announces uat Ell H.
crease OF library epproptaado,s hay.
oeen made by the towns cf Charise-ri,
Milton Wnliamstovn and Wgll.stcn. a.
ioiio"s: Charleston, Milton willis
ION from *b to $50 zach: WifhaHastowp
iron, y" 10 sloo Extracts from .ho cpus
missions bulletin follow. Tho bu,,sin
says,
Many librarians are troubled Inv la,p
or space. How many Of :hase have a
spring house cleaning in she library. md
give away or throw away the wostlo.t
books and those very old bnos, that
nave not been used for 10 years O, 20,
and which probably will nsvor no usea ?
And now nsny feel obliLes 20 1rscsvve
every United States eoyxrrnezx OF ,stsea
document shat is sent to them, rsse -
less II rs practical value to the library
x lie against che law to seis m.nt
publications but not 10 throw them
away.
Merely because Is book has boon enter
ed in tho accession book and in s,n.e
libraries catalcsued. 1t is not forever
sacred and therefore never to be olim-
inated from the library. II should be got
rid Of rs soon as It ceases TO be useful
to the borrowers: and the space gained
then Given 20 other books tina. will
actively help md please the readers ard
the librarian.
The town of Sherburne, with a popu-
lation of 400 and a grand list of s., 14.G CO
G9l2). has Joined the ranks Of towns that
support libraries. This raises the total Of
new libraries in 1913 to IL, and the total
Of Libraries in the State to ?12.
Barton, Orleans-For the year 1928
the town of Barton at town meeting
voted $3.50. which was divided equally be-
tween the library at Barton and the
Orleans branch. The corporation Of
Orleans at its village meeting voted 900
to this branch. The lecture ASSOCIATION
gave the Orleans library $50. The VII
lage Improvement society gave S2j. The
Book and Thimble club. which now has
entire charge of the funds Of the branch
library. has raised by means of an
auction, afternoon teas and other enter
tainments sl23.77, and the Cana ian circle
gave the proceeds OF a food sale. $9.25.
They have had several presents Of
money and books from people who truly
appreciate the library and want to do
something in return.
Bradford-The library has received a
gift of s2.OO and nine shares of Pas
sumpsic railroad stock.
Brighton, Island Pond-The library re-
ports a large and active circulation of
Its children's books. Like all growing
libraries IT is particularly in need of
more room.
Castleton-The building fund is etwee
ST. 100 and $1,000, and prospects good for a
steady increase. If all keep working. Two
travelling school libraries have been Sc
cured for use in the rural schools since
Miss Blanchard spoke to the teacher
training class in Castleton normal school
and more books are being sent outside
from the town library in charge OF teach
ers.
Granville-The Ladies' Social union. re-
Gently disbanded. has given its remaining
funds. Sc, to the library to be used for
new books.
Jericho-A local library board consisting
of three ladies has been formed to pro-
mote library interest. and the board has
secured from the State a collection of
books on American Indians. which is in
care of the teacher of the grammar
grades.
s--lIa.1 zto Tihrar ~
has a pamphlet table. on which are
spread out all sorts of pamphlets that
may interest the people. and which, Nm
less so exhibited. probably would not be
noticed. The librarian thinks that this
experiment has proved a success. The
library committee of the Lyndon Union
club raises the money for the reading
room periodicals each year. This year
the COMMITTEES gave n most successful
minstrel show. clearing about 5000. Fifty
four dollars was paiG for periodicals and
the rest will DO used FOR books.
neutrality-suspicious. of the teachers in the
district schools in town have taken sew
eral books at once from diffcrcn. depart
ments OF the library for tho use of th'ir
pupils. and have rlpCItod great interest
shcTn in the reading or them.
Montpelier-The kollogg-Hubhard IL
brary has Issued a leafet called BOOTS
of interest to Sunday School Teachers"
1t mentions not Only complete books but
.pecial chapters on the subject from other
books. There are "a titles IN all, It has
also printed eight ~"Itaading lists :oT
young people, arrunged by grades. es
"stepping-stones''; about ~ books. old
and new. on each iis., the whole On a
slip of paper about 6x3 inches, very easily
tucked into the card pocket OF the hook
borrowed by any child. The librarian
says that these lists seem 10 have awak-
ened interest in the Older books hat had
stood neglected On the shelves.
NewpoTt-The circulation for the three
months, February, March and April, was
the largest on record. The library main
tame one branch. and also allows .each-
ers In Derby to take Il books on a card
In return for n a year or % csnts a quar-
ter.
Pawlet-Thc librarian reports IN aver
age circulation OF 100 "A day, with more
than LOG books out In the schools alone.
Pomfrot-Mrs Chamherlin has sent Il
What We Want for Our Boys" II out
lines n high standard of citizenship and
appeals to the very best in boys, On tbs
cover is the Pomfret library seal. &C
pleasantly familiar to Vermont librarians
and many outside Vermont. The schoo
superintendent has a branch library, with
photograph records of good music.