The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-12
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE
"Children's National Book Week.
like Christmas, comes but once a
year. but when 1t does come--every-
body has made preparations just
like one does at Christmas time, for
the biggest sort of celebration,
public libraries, schools, book shops,
publishers, moving pictures, and
everybody cooperating in the event
to make it success.
Miss Foster Talks
Around at the Central public Ii
brary, where Miss Mary sf1lizabeth
Foster, the Clever librarian in charge
of the children's department is so
eagerly interested in the work. elab-
crate preparations for "Children's
Book Week have been in progress
for some time, and In speaking of the
event yesterday, which will be inau-
gurated all over the United States
of America Sunday, November H.,
through Saturday. November is, she
said:
1--WE wanted the school children tS
work for it. so we planned an essay
contest. We wanted moving pictures
taken from books that week, so the
q
programs and got recommended
book films. We wanted an exhibit
of childrens books for Christmas
gifts, so the publishers sent us copies
of books chosen by the American LII
brary association for the boys and
girls all over the United States of
America And here's how 1t started;
I'm 1919 the American Book Sellers
association with the help of the
book publishers, the American Ii
brary association and the Boy
dren's Book Week opportunity
which brings together all organiza-
tions working for boys and girls for
the purpose of encouraging a love of
books among children and the dis
csussion of boys and girls reading.
Each year since then the plans have
grown and will grow. Our boys
and girls are the readers of the
future-we want them to have all
the good books they will enjoy and
to own as many of these as posi-
BILE for their very own.
Christmas without Books
DO you remember Christmas
when you didn't get even one
book--then. after you had had
beautiful day you realized that you
had nothing to read through that
long Christmas evening. and your day
was spoiled? Someone had blum.
dered'-it just wasn't Christmas
without one book--so this year we
want you to have chance TO ask
for more than one book.
From November 1918 there will
be copies of all these books espe-
cially recommended by the American
Library association, for Christmas
gifts-right here in the Central
children's room for you to look at
and for your mothers and fathers to
see before buying for you. And,
best of all, the booksellers here in
Birmingham are going to have them
to sell--so that you will be sure to
get the ones you want.
Mr.. Gott1iebs Cooperation
One of the most interested of all
our book shops has been The Studio
Book Shop, where Mr.. M. B. Gottlieb
has done everything possible to en-
courage and promote Children's Book
Week, among other things gener-
ously offering prizes in our Book /
Like Best of All contest"
Prizes Awarded
This Book I Like Best of All"
contest proved highly interesting to
the children of Birmingham, scores
of whom entered, with vim and en-
ergy. The contest closed last Mon
day and the following awards were
made of the prizes:
First prize: Fifth grade. Earl
Henson, Acipco school. Subject.
Nights With Uncle Remus." by Joel
Chandler Harris. This prize was a
copy OF Defoe's Robinson yCrusoe.
given by the Birmingham Public
Library.
Sixth grade. Mary Phillips Wool
verton. Barker school. Subject, The
Jungle Book by Rudyard KiplinG.
This prize was copy of Kipling's
Puck of Pook's HILL" given by Mr..
Gottlieb OF The Studio Book Shop.
Seventh grade. Leonard Carlisle.
South Highlands school. Subject,
THE Deerslayer." by James Fenn!-
more Cooper. This prize was copy
of Cooper's Pathfinder" given by
Mr.. Gottlieb of The Studio Book Shop.
Second Prize: Fifth grade. Glover
Moore. Graymont school. Subject.
Little Women, by Louisa NJ. AL
colt, The prize given BY the Bir-