Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-23
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FOR LIBRARIES, SPEAKER SHOWS
AT Maine ASSOCIATION MEET

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study the most effective methods OF
selling" the products of the insti-
| buttons they represent. This was the
Keynote Of an address given by Clar-
ence E. Sherman, assistant librarian
at the Providence, r. l.. public lib
rary, who held the full interest OF
the members Of the Maine Library
Association at the opening session
or It's 33rd annual convention Thurs
| day afternoon in the Senate Cham
Der at the State House.
Registration showed an attendance
OF nearly 100 trustees and library
workers, gathered for the purpose OF
discussing their problems with q
view OF more efficient service, and OF
listening to remarks by speakers well
qualified to take up certain phases
OF librarians work in which all are
| particularly interested.
/ Among the speakers who gave
most profitable discourses yester-
day were: Professor Raymond L.
Walkley. librarian at the University
OF Maine: Professor Ernest c. Mar
riner. librarian of Colby College, and
State Librarian Henry e. Dunnack.
The business of the session con-
sisted of the appointment of two
committees by the president of the
association. Elinar T. Boyd. librar-
ian at Bangor. The personnel OF
these committees which will make
their report at the session this Fri
day morning Is az follows: Commit
tee on nominations. Misses Annie L.
Barr of Lewiston: Inez NJ. Bowler of
the University of Maine and Inez
Suminsbey Of Bar Harbor: commit
tee on resolutions, Ernest c. Mar
riner, librarian at Colby College;
Miss Marion Brainerd, assistant lib
rarian Of the State library, Augusta
and Mrs. Mary r. NJ. Ross of Ken
nebunk.
At the opening session reports
were given by the secretary, Miss
Marion Brainerd of Augusta, and the
treasurer. Miss Jennie M. Smith OF
Waterville.
Dunnack welcomes
The visiting librarians were wei.
coined by State Librarian Henry f
Dunnack, who declared that the
delegates had come in the interests
OF education and social betterment
and were welcome to the Capita
City. He told of the many places
in the city that the delegates should
visit before they leave and declared
that the visitors will find cordial
welcome at all of these buildings, in.
GLIDING the State House, the Blaine
Mansion, the Lithgow Library and
the publishing houses.
Mr.. Dunnack also urged the dele
gates to take d trip to Hallowell
where they might visit the old
Vaughan estate and see the beautiful
old doorways for which the city is
noted.
speaker from Providence, X. 4.
| "Some Present Day Problems in
Library Administration" was the
topic discussed by Clarence f. Sher-
man of the Providence, r. l., public
library. He spoke Of internal and
external advertising as means OF
bringing to the attention of the pub
lie the service which the library Of
| fers, internal advertising consisting
of notices on the bulletin boards in
side of the libraries and the bulletin
for distribution in the; institutions,
and external advertising compris-
ing that done outside of the library
in newspapers. posters, and by
| means of radio.
It was the speakers opinion that
the plan OF holding Library
Week" had been done to death"
for people are getting tired of con-
certed drives and campaigns for par
ticular projects.
One great problem that is met In
libraries, that of the loss Of books.
was taken up by Mr.. Sherman, who
declared that the question OF wheth-
err "open shelves" is the best method
in libraries. Is one that is worthy OF
debate. In the Providence library. ne
said that 5000 volumes were lost in
10 N
rians should not have too much
sentiment and should bring those
who steal valuable volumes from the
shelves, before the court to make
settlement for the books.
Another problem that librarians
must solve is how to keep posted on
the latest books on various subjects
and books of fiction, and to study the
latest library methods without be-
ing obliged to spend all their spare
time outside of library hours In
delving into these subjects. The
solution of this Is for each library
worker to be allowed certain time
each day during the library hours lin
which they might broaden their
knowledge Of these matters.
Speaking OF the question or sup
port of libraries. Mr.. Sherman de-
clared that the best method for the
library to secure its just apportlon-
ment of the municipal funds. Is:
first. to give such service that the
library will be taken out OF the nom
essential class: and second. to spend
the money allotted wisely and on the
basis of good business management.
Book Mending Demonstration
The remainder of the afternoon
was taken up with a profitable book
mending demonstration given by
Miss RUBY Tillinghast of Peterboro.
N. H. This will be continued at the
| session to be held this Friday after
Enoon. o.,a.
Discussion Of the librarians pro-
blems was resumed at the evening
session of the convention when the
yiltors were addressed by Professor
RAYMOND L. Walkley, librarian at
the University of Maine and Profess
sor Ernest c. Mariner, librarian at
Colby college.
professor Mariner. speaking Son
| "The Library and the TRUTH" spoke
of the difference Of the general pub
| lies idea of the library and the IL
brarian's idea Of the institution. He
asserted that the public thinks of
| the library is a museum to preserve
books and keep them in circulation,
while the librarian thinks of the IL
brary as O proposition Of quantity
| TO have q large circulation ana TO
encourage people to read.
Admitted that the last object ts a
great duty OF the library, the speak
er said that the library owes a duty