The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-25
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Library Notes

'The primary purpose OF free pub
lie library supported by taxation is to
give the use of good books and other
educational library material to per-
sons who might not otherwise enjoy
such use, and to afford opportunity
for study and research by scholars and
students" This is the statement of
Josiah H. Benton, the president of the
Boston Public Library, in his recently
published pamphlet in his recently
published pamphlet The Workings Of
the Boston Public Library" which is
reviewed in the Outlook for March "a =,
1914
The Outlook in commenting on Mr.
Benton's definition says "a generation
ago library was a kind of mauso-
leum where books in dead languages
were stored for scholars and where
meagre facilities were extended to
general readers. Mr.. Benton's defini-
ton of the purposes OF a free public
library discloses a different ideal and
is a good description of the basis on
which the public libraries of the coun-
try are now working
The Outlook editorial goes on to
point out as being somewhat remark
able that the branches OF the Boston
Public library send out "A 900 books
not only books but photographs and
pictures of many kinds, which are OF
great service in the work of the
SCHOOLS. Those who use the library
only to get books of fiction, perhaps do
not know that while the MOrrissOn-
Reeves library is small and has no
branches Yet it issues from $4,000 to
10000 books a wear. ana like the IL
brary III question. has a collection Of
pictures which are also being widely
used. and It is he hope OF the library
that these may become increasingly
useful
The various clubs and the public
schools haV" already made use OF its
collections on special subjects. Last
week the principal II he Whitewater
school took hree hundred stereoscopic
pictures and rOrty-seren large cards of
mounted pictures frustrating life IN
the various countries Of Asia. An art
club cook mounted pictures Of the
works Of l.itian. Tintoretto. Giorgione
and Eeronese. IN one month ;"14 mu-
sic rolls were issued.
AS indicating something OF the work
OF extension Of the library service,
fuller Information will soon be given
Of the plan by which residents OF
Wayne township outside OF Rich
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