Evening star., 1922-01-19

| Expressing. the belief that library
| nay be a large factor in the educa-
| ton of the pupils of the public schools.
the board of education yesterday aft
ernoon approved the establishment Of
! branch libraries in the schools. This
plan for the extension of the library
/ service was originally conceived by
DR.. George F. Bowerman. librarian of
! he Public Library, about ten years
| ago.
! A comprehensive report outlining
the procedure in the institution OF
| branch libraries. prepared by Supt
Ballou after q series OF conferences
with DR.. Bowerman. accepted as an
( expression OF the boards policy. and
will be forwarded to the board of
trustees of the Public Library.
Branch Library system.
The report pointed out that the
board of library trustees desires to
render service not only in and from
the central library. but also through
system Of branch Libraries. includ-
ing separate branch libraries. sub
branches and stations In the pubic
| schools. Separate branch Libraries
are proposed. according to the re-
port, approximately, as follows:
Takoma Park branch (already es-
tablished); southeastern branch, 1th
and D streets southeast Ito be erected
immediately; Columbia : Heights,
Southwest (problematicaI- - branch
| in the Jefferson Junior High School
may serve need): northeastern, lth
and H streets northeast; Georgetown.
! Wisconsin avenue ana L street, ana
Dupont Circle.
Branch libraries in public schools
are proposed of three types: ten
branches (seven to twelve hours OF
daily service): nine subbranches
! Uwenty-one hours or more weekly
service). and eight stations tour
hours or more weekly service). to be
located approximately as follows:
Congress Heights (subbranch); Van
| Buren,, branch (unless Junior high
school is provided in Anacostia) !;
! Birney. station: Benning; staton sal !; /;
| Deanwood. station: Junior High school
(old Eastern High school), sub,
branch problematical. to serve school
only; New Eastern High School,
branch; Ludlow, branch Temporary !:
Blow. station problematical or school
becomes colored: crummell. station
lf required by growth in pop popuiaat,onp1; a1onp ;
land, subbranch alternating service
School is located In this district a
! branch would replace these two sub
branches); lexington Junior High
school branch a'nmS,a Shan 1qmlGo gnier HEh
School, subbranch (to serve school
only1: Junior High school in the
! vicinity of Phelps, Garnet and Patter-
| son. branch; Iowa Avenue Junior
High School. branch: Powell Junior
High School. subbranch (to serve
community until Mount Pleasant
branch is erected: then school only:
3. V. Brown. branch: Reno. station
| Tenley and Eaton, subbranches (al-
ternating service with Eaton); Hyde.
| branch Temporary, until Georgetown
7: branch is erected: Stevens, branch
| Grant, station; Jefferson Junior High
School. subbranch Ito serve south
| west, white community. until demand
| iustifies erection Of branch in sepa-
rate building, then school only). and
Randall -CardoZa, station Ito serve
southwest colored population until
southwestern branch is erected).
Favors Assisting Trustees.
In outlining Its policy the board
tba report stated, desires to CO.
operate with every department or
| agency of the municipal government
in the furtherance Of Its plans. Ar
| citizens OF tn6 Al6LTlCt, iutcEcokc0 Al
its general Improvement, the board
NJ education would naturally look
With favor on assisting the library
trustees in the development OF q com
prehensive plan for extending library
.The board of education Is also di-
rectiy concerned with the develop.
ment of such Increased library facili-
ties because Of the direct service
which they will render the public
school children. The board of educa-
sion. therefore. cordially -appeoachel
the consideration Of. thA. subjecs al
: R-onch lihraries in schools because OF