The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR
 CHRISTMAS SUGGESTED BY
 DIRECTOR PUBLIC LIBRARY

Christmas books and Christmas stories are now in demand, and those who will buy presents for children are wondering what books to get
 At the public library Mir. Milan has a collection of books for young children and one for older children, displayed for those books before deciding what they shall buy A similar collection has been sent to the branch libraries. first to Avondale then to East Lake; and next week. going
 in alphabetical order. 1t will be at the Ensley branch. The books in these col. lections are new. and are of course tho
 very best books. They range in price | from 20 cents to s2 and can be bought
 from the local bookstores or ordered and
 received by Christmas. The cheaper
 books for little children are as pretty and dainty as can be and are attractively Illus trated. They are books that will com prise the best beginning for ehild's If
 brary. and the books for older children are of the same order.
 Milan Offers Advice In making suggestions to Christmas
 book buyers. Mir Milan says: Buy books at local book store. no only because the store Is a Birmingham
 industry but because you know and cal trust the firm and because you can ge better values for less money. If you want book that is not car
 ried in stock let the local dealer ordei 1t for you. He will save you money an<
 make little profit himself. Do not buy books in sets. either O one author or in so-called standard H. braries. even though they may have beer selected by a great university president Buy individual books Sets always con tain some things you do not want. Fur. thermore. each book should have an indi. viduality in appearance which set books do not have.
 Do not buy books of agents If you can possibly get them any other way. and you usually can. The reason for this ik simply one of price. People who have unlimited means should ignore this rule, for book agents as well as the rest of us. must live.
 of the books in the following lists some are books published in series. Three of these series are worth special men, tion. namely. the 'Everymans Library the Every Boys Library Boy Scout edi- ton. and the ''Every Child Should Know Series' There is similarity in the titles
 but each series is by a different pub fisher.
 "The 'Everyman's Library is series containing TOO volumes of the best books ever published. It includes philosophy history, poetry. science and fiction, al well as stories for children. Many of tho
 best chlldren's books, such as Mother Goose and Lambs tales from Shakes peare. and many novels popular with tn, young people, such as those of Dickens Stevenson etc. are to be had In this se ries. The price is 35 cents in cloth ana l 70 cents in leather. Some of the chil drens books are illustrated with attrac 1 tive wood cuts. A list of the books il
 this series can be had at one of the loca | book stores, or will be sent on appllca I tion to E. P. Dutton & Co, 6S1 Fiftl avenue, New York city
 :" Every Boys Library Boy Scout edi l tion, is a collection of 30 splendid stor, 1 books for boys, books that are clean an' l fine andA which are at the same tim very popular. The price is 50 cents a
 any dealers.
 ' The Every Child Should Nnow Sc
 ries Is a collection which includes Bird 1 Every Child Should Know, Flower
 Every Child Should Know Poems Ever Child Should Know etc. Formerly sol at prices ranging around $1 they are nov sold in special reprint edition at
 cents."
 1 The following childrens books To l Christmas presents are recommended b. the Birmingham public library and ar for sale at local book stores. Books for Very Small Children l "A B G. Nelson, 25c.
 l "Aunties Little Rhyme Bookj" Nc 1 Kay. 35c.
 l Baldwin, Fairy Reader;" Americal Book company, 35c.