Evening star., 1922-01-22

| lie TEpoTt Outlining tHc pTOCeuuIc 9
for the establishment of branch IL
braries in the public schools as ap-
! proved by the board of education
i Wednesday, will come up for con-
sideration at a meeting of the board
Of trustees Of the Public Library,
/ Thursday. 1t has already been ap-
proved in principle by the library
4 trustees.
Placing of branch libraries in the
public schools is one Of the compre-
hensive plans for the extension of IL
4 brary facilities into all communities
of the District. The plan was original
tly conceived about ten years ago ey
DIR. George F.. Bowerman, librarian os
the Public Library. but it's Develop
ment has been delayed by the war.
Plan of Extension.
The plan for extending the library
facilities, briefly. contemplateS Il syS-
| tenn of branch libraries. augmented
by sub-branches and stations In the
public schools
| The branches in the public schools
as proposed, are Of three typcs-ten
stations 1t is planned to have the
branches give from to IL Eours Of
daily service. the sub-brancl,es
twcnty-one hours or more weekly
| service and the stations four hours or
more weekly service
| The branch libraries will be auXif-
iaries of the central library. each
complete in itself and having it's own
permanent collection of books and
it's own paid staff.
| The sub-branches in the schools are
to be conducted by staff of a neigh
boring branch. They will have a small
permanent collection of books aug
mented by loans from the branches or
the central library.
The stations in the schools are to
be conducted by paid staff. They
will have a small collection Of books
augmented by loans from the cen
trail library.
There will be six branch libraries
in addition to the one already es-
tablished at Takoma Park. They are
proposed as follows:
;! Southeastern branch, 7th and D
streets southeast to be erected I'M
mediately: northeastern branch, to be
erected at 7th and H streets north
road near 18th street: southwestern,
4 " and H streets southwest; George
town. Wisconsin avenue and P streets,
and Dupont Circle.
Branches i'm schools.
The branches in the public schools
and the communities which they are
designed to serve are:
Congress Heights School (sub-
branch). to serve neighborhood above
st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Il Van Buren, School (branch), unless a
Junior high school is provided for
Anacostia, to serve neighborhood be-
tween Anacostia bridge and Good
Hope section.
Benning School (substation), to
serve neighborhood of Bepning, Kenil-
worth. Hillbrook, Castle Park, etc.
Deanwood School (station),' to serve
that community.
Old Eastern High School (sub-
branch), to serve school population
only.
New Eastern High School (branch),
to serve both school and community.
Ludlow School Temporary branch
pending erection of the proposed
nor rtheastern branch library.
Blow School (station). if school be-
comes colored.
crummell School (station). to serve
community if population grows suffi-
GENTLY to require it.
John Burroughs School (sub-branchl
alternating service with Brookland
E school sub-branch. If a junior high
N school is located in this district, it is
/ PROPOSED to place in it a branch to
i replace the two sub-branches in the
[; Brpokland and John Burroughs
Fl Eekington Junior High School
(branch) to serve school and CON-
munity.
Shaw Junior High School (branch)
circulation work for school and COM
munity.
Columbia Junior High School (sub-
branch) to serve school only.
Colored Junior High School in the
Vicinity of Garnet-Phelps and Patter.
sol, schools (branch) to serve school
and community.
Iowa avenue Junior High School
(branch) to serve school and com
munity until Mount Pleasant brancn
is erected. then school only.
n e. V. Brown Sc''ool (branch) to
III serve school and .ss.nunity.
HE Reno School tseation) to serve
school and colored community near
Tenleytown.
Teniey School (sub-branch) to serve