Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-11-05
Public Library to
Stage Children's
Annual Book Week
Movement, Originated Three
Years Ago by Booksellers
Association, Proposes
More Books in Homes

For a third time the public libra
ries OF Omaha are to observe. with
a large exhibit. the now nationwide
Children's Book week. These books
OF interest TO children and TO those
closely connected with children. such
as parents and teachers, will be on
display at the Omaha public library.
Wednesday. November 9. and will
continue through November ~,
More books in the home" is the
slogan OF this movement which was
started three years ago by the Amer
lean Booksellers association. This,
the booksellers declare, is not a sell
fish selling proposition. but CON
certed effort to bring more and
better books into the home. The
most progressive people in the book
selling business are realizing what
was pointed 10 them number OF
years ago. that Juvenile reading Is
an asset and that il trash is sold TO
the children OF today. that they will
kill their trade in real books OF to-
morrow. because the child brought
UP on tidau ubNs hpt S'p" w
reader Of books and a builder OF a
personal library"
Seek For Selection.
Many children have the advantage
OF well-sclected good book collec-
.Ions. but too often the books which
he finds accessible are the result OF
chance and not careful selection. This
is what the librarian is striving for.
She, is not attempting to pu, forth
arbitrary titles, as many people feel
is her one aim in lie, but to bring TO
the child's notice such books as will
train them to appreciate the good,
the beautiful and the true in art, lit
crature. and life.
She wants to see books published
that will make children happy and
build character unconsciously. such
tales of valor and chivalry as King
Arthur" Book OF Golden Deeds"
"Wonderbook OF old Romance" or
STORY OF Roland" or modern yer.
sions such as Parkman's Heroes OF
Today" Riis' Making OF an Ameri-
can" or Widow OCallaghan's
Boys"
Three Factors in Life.
The home, school and library are
three important factors in child-life
TODAY. In the home, the natural EN-
yironment of the child, the oppor--
tunity for guiding the reading and
surrounding the child with books
which are worth while is very great.
In the school, the teacher. If she
knows her books, can aid materially,
and in the library an effort is being
made to help toward this end.
This exhibit is one means toward
I, one common aim. Here will
be ound wonderful illustrated edi-
tons Of such old favorites as i rea-
sure Island kidnapped" Robin.
SON Crusoe.' and "Child's Garden OF
Verse" These are illustrated by
artists in sympathy with children.
such as Randall Parrish, N. II.
Wyeth, and Jessie Wilcox Smith.
,Here also will be found cheaper edl-
lions and titles suggestive to teach
ers, which will be arranged by
grades. There will also be special
collections such as fairy tales, tales
of chivalry, tales for Boy Scouts ana
Campfire Girls, tales OF humor, IN
Producing Lettings Or. Doolittie'
with which many children have not
vet become acquainted. ,,..
AS special feature of the exhibit
plans will be given for a bookcase
lust like the one which Thomas
Bailey .Aldrich had over his bed, In
The book THE Story Of Bad Boy
The boy who can carpenter VIII
want one of these plans, and later
there may be an exhibit OF the Till