Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-27
Labors of Children's Bureau.

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| THE Work Of the Children's Bureau
was the subject of paper by Laura A.
| Thomson, librarian of the children's bu-
reau here. discussion of the subject
followed by Julia c. Lathrop, chief of the
bureau. and Annie Carroll Moore, super
visor of work with children. New York
| Public Library.
| The National Association of State Ii
braries held its first session this morning
at the New Ebbitt at which j. l. Wyer.
jr., director of New York State Library
and president of the association, presided.
| Following his address, C. B. Lester
| Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library
and northumberland of the associa-
| ton. gave his port.
| The committee on public archives, of
which H. r. McIlwaine. librarian of the
Virginia State Library, is chairman. gave
a report while H. j. Harris, chief of the
division of documents, Library of Con-
| greSs. gave a report on the Library of
Congress and the state libraries A dis
| cussion of the reports followed
Discuss Small Library.
The League Of Library Commissions
| met this afternoon at the New Willard
Hotel. and the session opened with an adj
| dress by w. W. Bishop. superintendent
| Of the reading room. Library of Congress,
| on How to Use the National Library in
the Service of the State" Other address,
es to be made this afternoon are THE
Reference Functionbf the Small Library /"
Charles E. Rush, Missouri, and State
York
reference section is scheduled for this
afternoon at the New Willard Hotel, at
which officers for the ensuing year are to
| be elected.
A paper descriptive of the workings
OF the Boston cooperative information
bureau was read at a session this aft
ernoon of the Special Libraries Associa-
ton In the Gridiron room of the New
willard Hotel by G. w. Lee of Boston
Mass. He described the bureau as es-
sentially clearing house of informa
ton with reference service included
the object being to place in the hands
OF the inquirer Information on any and
every subject desired: The work of
human energy, and although the ac-
t1V1t1es of the bureau are confined at
the present time principally to Boston
ME- Lee stated that they were grad
that the service is available by mail
Has Index of Resources.
The bureau has a card index of many
resources of the community, taking an
account not only of printed material
more especially in the collections Of
business houses. and in a more general
way making note of the larger libra
ries. but also noting specialists and
their specialties. and in the broader
sense trying to keep record of where
to find things out All this is de-
scribed in a series of bulletins, Of
which seven have been issued. the
eighth now about ready for distribu-
tlon. The terms of the bureau vary
from mere cooperation. without
charge, to 500, as noted in the latest
bulletin The questions vary from
those that are answered by the usual
public library to those that one is more
apt to put to chamber of commerce
mus the bureau has functions to per-
TO act as temporary clearing house
of opinions with regard to reference
books. such as encyclopedias and die
tionaries is within it's scope
Inc meetine opened with a brief review
OF the work of the past year. The sub
Ject for discussion was "Co-Operatiye In
formation Getting; What Has Been and
Is Being Done; What May Be Done"
Cooperation Their Theme.
John A. Lapp, director Indianano,,s
bureau of legislative information. In
dianapolis, Ind, gave report on Meth
| DDS Followed and Results Achieved
Through Cooperation of Forty Legisla-
tive References and Similar Libraries -
The subject of Methods Followed and
| Results Achieved by International Notes
ana Queries and Similar Enterprises; an
Attempt at Cooperation for the Getting
| of Information was outlined in a report
given by Eugene F. McPike THE New
Index Office" was the subject of a report
by A. G. S. Josephson of Chicago. Ill.
| discussion of the various subjects
followed. after which a report is to be
given by r. H. Johnston. librarian Blu
reau Of Railroad Economics Library of
this city, on Cooperation and the Spe-
| cfal Librarian; Can Librarians Them
selves Cooperate in Ways That Will Be
Helpful and at the Same Time Practical
Can Cooperation Be Reduced to a Sim
pie System Which VIII Work Itself?"
Province of the Library.
The library was long a sort of institu-