Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-21
LIBRARY WORKERS
HERE NUMBER lis
CONVENTION OF ASSOCIATION
GETS DOWN TO REAL WORK
AT MORNING MEETING.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO
REPORT THURSDAY FORENOON
Convention viii Urge Distribution OF
Library Books by Mail Free OF Postal
charge-Repcrss and Round Tables
For Discussion Take Up Mos. of This
Forenoons Meeting

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nary session o. Inc convention o. ''ie
Iowa Library Association Tuesday al
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IN the evening ihose IN a-iei'o1'ice a.
the convention settled down 10 the
work OF me association this forenoon.
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NO were 4i9'"i 'a''s' 'Ne'.''
trustees, and i've were visitors
This number totals a large second
s., s,,er6a,,.a ,s-rer man in 1918. at
SIOUX lily Nilsh s@H'l''s 1o~-'
present the second DAY, and also larger
than in 1912 al Nevada. when the at
y tendance numbered ninety -four on the
second DAY. Il * expected twenty or
talrty others w.u be here for Inc clos
ing day.
Business and Round Tables.
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Lillian B Arnold appointed commit
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,.-f,.iiesas r,.or,, local nen+ers
Vii e,gor.e Ere. Delivery.
v,a follI,.5r-1 u,ara mo committees
arnr,in-ad
T,-n,r,a,fon Of o4icers-Miss sadie
r,,,rer Waterloo. Miss Berdena jay.
Shenandoah Miss Helen N Lee. Des
( Miones.
| Resolutions Jeanette Drake.
| Sioux city. Miss Eleanor Faweett, Of
/ kaloosa Miss Idelle Miles. Manchester,
/ I,egjslat!ye-Airs Z G. Loom!s,
cedar Rapids. W p Orchard Council
/ Bluffs: Mrs. 2 X. Barley. Boone.
! one Of the important recommends
lions to be made By the resolutions
committee VIII be for the movement 70
authorize either by federal legislation
or thru me Dostoffice department the
glan Tor the free distribution Of books
ana branch libraries from me distrio-
uting center 70 any point on am TITa'
route leading from tnat center
May Require Legislation
This fresoom rom poslai charge 10.
the circulation Of DOCKS Is being urge
oE aorarE ORGANIZATIONS ana wa IN
douotedlT De recommended oF mn
convention. 50 tnat It WIZ DC poss!b!'
for centrally located Aorar!es 70 es-
taolisn and maintain branch libraries
in the rural districts contiguous 10 m
city or town IN Wn'ca me hnrary y
located This would make Il poss.o+f
for books 20 De circulated in Gistriet'
quite far distant from ne library ma
DO not nov have me benefit 81 me u
Drarr.
II may be recsssarv 70 secure fedora
legislation 20 accomplish inis. but il i
also thought possible that the resui
desired may be obtained thru the pos
tai department. a bill prepared y.
Congressman Greene proposes 10 max.
library books so circulated free frcu
postal charges
w r Orchard editor Of the Council
| Bluffs Nonpareii, a member of tn
board Of directors OF the Iowa librar.
| commission. VINO was placed on Tin
legislative committee this morning
spoke briefly on this subject Tuesda.
afternoon.
Discuss Library Work.
Pound -ahfe diee,5ssior or branche