Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07

works of fiction from the Library Of
Congress, and Gao volumes from The
Evening Star"
The library took part in various ex-
positions held in the city during the
year, such as the Better Homes Ex-
hibit and the Industrial Exhibit, Be-
levlng that often the resources of a
collection of books can best be shown
by bringing the books ON a special sub
Ject to the persons most interested, the
library had an exhibit of art books at
the Arts Club, educational books were
taken to child welfare councils, and
collections of childrens books to par
ent-teacher associations. Public book
reviews We're held during the Winter
and Spring, and book talks were given
before various clghs and associations,
The library took part in the work
OF the newly organized Community In
Stltute Of Washington, by preparing
book lists on the subjects of the lee
lures. They were regularly printed and
distributed to all in attendance This
service will be continued, 1T is hoped, +"
Dr. BoWerman said, that discussion
groups affording still greater opportu-
mites for library contacts may grow
out Of this course"
"As a result of the classification act
Of 1919 by which library service was
put on professional basis. together
with the improved salary schedule re-
sulting from the Weleh act the library
Is now able to secure and hold per-
sons well qualified by personality, edu-
cation, training and experience, There
Is good reason to expect" the librarian
said, that stan Unchecked by any
public library In the country, with high
professional standards and outstanding
equipment. especially In book Knowledge,
may be built up here"
Estimates for 1880.
The estimates of the board of
trustees for 1880 as submitted to the
District Commissioners, according to the
report totaled s547.230. "Inasmuch as
they were made on the old salary basis,
they need to be increased to carry out
the WEIGH salary act by perhaps as
much IS $4,000, making a possible total
of $617,230." DIR, BoWerman said, "the
estimates were designed to strengthen
the service OF existing organizations, to
provide library services at four more
sub-branches In school buildings and
at one more suh-hranch in rented
quarters, 10 purchase four new sites for
branch Libraries, and provide plans and
specifications for them, the sites and
plans to cost $4,000, and an item Of
$4,000 for the rental of overflow quar-
ters in the neighborhood of the main
Library, The present congestion OF the
central building is acute and must be
relieved in the very near future. 1t Is
impossible to plan any expansion of the
working space, for which growing need
Is felt, in order to take care OF the In
vaaRF4ahaN af RAoAapa and h0nRG
as well as the administrative activities
in the main Library and for the
branches.
I'm order to make sure that each
dollar OF present Library expenditures
Is doing full duty" Dr. BoWerman said,
''the Bureau Of Efficiency was asked to
send q representative to see II any
economies in administration, method or
use of labor saving devices were pos
sihle, It was after this investigation
with the resultant minor changes that
the 1890 estimates were made.
1.-THE Census Bureau estimate OF
population of the District of Columbia
on July /, 1926, according to the report
was 52s 900 on July !. 1927, 1t was $40
600 and on July /, 1928, 1t was 1000
Presumably for July /, 1929, It will be
564 900. On that basis, II the entire
sum Oh Ol i,1oU do dOoFG WCAC w VIC 1P
propriated for the fiscal year l929-1930,
that would be but 81 90 per capita, Ex-
Guiding the items of $4,000 for sites
and plans, the total of $505,230 for
maintenance represents but 0o.5 cents
per capita. Compare this with the
minimum of 81 per capita set up by the
American Library Association for mu-
nicipal public library maintenance
Compare it with the library main
tenance figures of certain other cities az
shown by the latest comparative table
for i926-27. such as Cleveland, $l,b4;
Boston, $l26. and indianapolis, $l0i
In that table Washington's maintenance
was but $40 cents per capita. IN tbs
matter OF maintenance provisions for its
hubble library washington stood twenty.
third In this list of 81 cities having over
100000 population"