Little Falls herald., 1914-09-18
LIBRARY MEET WAS A SUCCESS
THREE DAY SESSION CLOSED
YESTERDAY-PUBL MEET
INGS WELL ATTENDED

Yesterday noon marked the close of
a three-day session of the Minnesota
Library association in this city, which
was attended by fully sixty people,
including library delegates, represen-
tatives from the state library COMMITS.
sion and others. The convention was
a huge success in every respect. The
excellent attendance and good meet
ings may be attributed to the fine
weather which prevailed through
out the three days. Of the convention.
All visiting delegates left the city,
we'll satisfied with the results Of the
gathering, and highly pleased with the
manner in which they were received
and entertained by the local people.
Delegates. began to arrive at noon
Tuesday and registered at the Carnegie
library at o'clock, p. m. Following
registration an informal reception
with tea was held at the library The
visiting delegates were then taken for
an automobile ride throughout the city
and vicinity, the trip including visits
to the Pine Grove park, the hospitals
and schools and to Little Elk. .
AT o'clock p. M, Tuesday ban
quet was given at the Congregational
church dining room. Covers we're
laid for about 80 guests, which: in
cluded the visiting delegates, the 1nem-
bers Of the library board and their
wives and husbands, former members
Of the library board and the mayor and
wife. The dining room was prettily
decorated with branches of anlunn
leaves, baskets of peas and pink can
dies.
Mrs. L. D. Brown Of the local IL
brary board gave the address Of wei.
come. She stated that the library
board and citizens wsie highl3 pleas
ed to have the opportunity at this
time to entertain the state hhrarY as
sociation, and closed hsr remarks. by
expressing the hope that tic visit to
Little Falls would prove enjoying and
entertaining to the visitors. Her
tax was very pleasing. Miss Martha
WilsoHi president Of the Minnesota
Literary association, delivered the re-
sponse. She expressel appreciation
on behalf Of the visiting delegates Of
the opportunity to gather here and
also called the attention Of her; hear
ers to the great program which shao
been prepared for. the convention,
pointing ont espe :ial:y the ftttnre
number, H1The recr:stion mcvcmant.'' -
Miss Laura Brannen of this scity
contributed three vocal numbers at
the banquet. Her singing pleased the
audience very much and she was scall.
ed upon for an encore, to which she
responded. .=5s8s E: .*:
DR.. William Dawson Johnston, IL
brarian at the St. Paul pull blieal lihraszz,
addressed the banqu eters on The
Margin Of Il Leisure. ~ MI. JSlllast0 ton.
was until recently connected with
similar work in the east, and he spoke
Of conditions in the west as compare
with the east, saying that broader
sense of friendliness exists in the west.
Generally people can be divided into
two distinct classes, he said. One class
never has time for any work except
that which concerns themselves and
their welfare, while the other class
finds plenty of spare time to devote
to work outside Of their own personal
limits. He emphasized the value of
cooperation between the schools and
the library in every locality, since.
both are educational institutions. Lii.
brarians should keep posted on educa-
tional matters and be abreast of the
times as well as the teachers in the
public schools, he said.
After the conclusion Of the banquet
all present were invited to the Victor
theatre to see the photoplay, !. Hia
watha.' This closed very delightful
evening.
Wednesday morning was devoted to
recreational adjuncts. Dorothy Huri-
bert, librarian of the Moorhead nor
NAL school library, gave a talk OF
moving pictures and their value from
an educational standpoint. She told
OF places where they are used in the
schools. At Orange, N. j., certain
courses are taught almost entirely by
motion pictures, she said. Some very
effective work is also being done in
the schools Of London with the film.
Her talk showed that she had made
a deep study Of the subject and proved
very interesting to all present.
Misses Stella Stebbins. and Ethel
Wright of the Virginia public library,
gave interesting talks on the value of
victrolas in the libraries. Miss Steb-
bins told Of its use for Sunday concerts
and for short programs before the
closing Of the library on each day.
Miss Wright told Of its value from the
children's side, in producing opera
stories such as the Lohengrin, Lucia de
Lammermour and Parsifal. The
dramatic action Of these are very good
for the children, she said. The use
Of Victrola fairy story records is not
advisable, however, Miss Wright
stated, % the children should have
the opportunity to get an impression
from the story teller as well as they
story told. @
Mrs. Gudrun Thorne- Thomson OF
Chicago, whose reputation as story
teller is nation wide, told the delegates
chow to tell a story s Her talk was
greatly appreciated by all.
Wednesday noon . picnic lunch was
given at the Pine Grove park on the
West side. This lunch was served by
the Ladies of the Westminster Presby.
terian church. This brought forth
much praise from the visiting dele
gates and guests. g
The Library and the Club 4 was
the theme Of the program for the .af-