Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-14
Process of Using Both Sides
of Sheet for BrailIe Let
terng Described.
VISUAL AIDS TO WORK
TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
Attendance of 1900 Expected for
Sessions Here Before Six.Day
Convention Ends.

aON DllIlQ rcdQcTS IN growing nuLI1~
bers can avail themselves of the recre-
ational and educational facilities of IL
braries generally through the develop
ment Of Braille publications, was re-
lated this afternoon to the American
Library Association at It's fifty-first an
nual meeting here.
Details Of this expansion in library
service were given the second general
session by Robert 3. Irwin of New York
City, director of the bureau of research
and education, American Foundation
for the Blind. He told how the new
process had been perfected whereby
both sides of a sheet can be used for
Braille lettering. The speaker also re-
ported progress in expanding publica.
ton facilities for Braille work.
Another highlight of today's meet
ing, the second since the convention
opened Monday for a six-day session
Auditorium, was a round table discus.
sion this afternoon on visual AIDS TO
ubrar work, including lantern slices
and motion pictures.
New System Instituted.
A new system recently instituted N
the Cleveland Public Library, which
motion picture productions and pro-
vides a movie reference for the beneflt
of library patrons, was described ny
Marilla w. Freeman, of the Cleveland
Public Library.
The librarians of the Nation whose
numbers are expected to exceed 5,OUo
before the convention closes paid uni
fed tribute last night to the aean OF
their profession, DR.. Herbert putnam,
chief of the Library of Congress, on the
occasion of his tiirtieth anniversary In
that position.
association addressed last nights general
conference.
Let us look" Miss Eastman said,
ito that ideal future when every town
and village has library adequate to
its needs, as supplemented by its county
or State libraries, and when each CITY
boasts a complete library system reach
ing all citizens"
The delegates were welcomed by
Judge Wendell Phillips Stafford, asso-
ciate justice of the District Supreme
Court. and vice president OF library
| trustees washington Public Library.
Another address was made by vii.
liam John Cooper. United States COM
missioner of education, who deplored
the condition that resulted from a re.
cent meeting of Canadian citizens to
appoint a commission for the purpose
of excluding undesirable American mag
azines from Canada. The speaker said
he had been informed that this action
was NECESSARY because of the salacious
material in the so-called popular
American magazines, which dealt in
large degree with murder and other
phases of crime, as well as matters per-
tanning to SEX.
The speaker also pointed out that the
librarians must work to restore the
popularity of the public library which
has been damaged to some extent by
popular magazines and daily news
papers.
The executive committee will hold its
next session in California, the time and
place. to be announced later.
A comprehensive exhibit of books and
library accessories was the center of at
tention among delegates today. who also
we're attending group meetings OF va
rious affiliated organizations In wash
ington hotels.
The third general session of the con-
yention will be called to order at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, with Her
mann Hagedorn, author OF a boys lie
of Theodore Roosevelt, leading round
table discussion on literary theme.
The fourth general session will be held
Saturday morning at the same time,
and the closing day Of the convention
will be featured by the election of Of
ficers.
Gives DR.. Putnam Credit.
r. r. Bovker of New York City. editor
of the Library Journal, the principal
speaker on last nights program in
honor of DR.. Putnam, attributed the
growth in size. scope and influence OF
the Library of Congress to the ability
and enthusiasm of the veteran library
executive.
"By next year" Mr.. Bowker con-
contain over 100000 books, over
100000 maps and many treasures
throughout its many departments, each
headed by a chief of first rank in his
field. It thus wins parity with the
great foreign libraries-the British Mi
scum. the Bibliotheque Rationale
where 80 years ago 1t was but fourth
in. rank. and its increasing collec-
tons and ever widening influence will
more and more put it beyond rivalry.
I'm the past five years especially
wonderful things have come about. Mrs.
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, giving the
Library beautiful auditorium and en-
downing its music division. is making
here. with the help of the friends OF
music in the Library Of Congress, ma
tional center of music.
The Library of Congress Trust Fund
Board. started with the 100000 which,
with the death of its originator, James
B. wilbur. only last month. becomes the
absolute property of the Library, has
grown by successive beneflciartes into
the means of establishing chairs through
which men eminent in letters and arts
will place their knowledge and expert
ence at the service of visiting scholars
and the library world.
Near the Library building will come
the magnificent Shakespeare collection,
housed also by the generosity Of its
donor, Henry G. Folger, an extraordi-
nary recognition of the fact that here
is to be the cultural metropolis. From
all quarters, abroad as well as at home,
the. Library is being enriched by gifts Of
books and documents and source mate
rial which make it a repository Of his.
tory and biography, American and in
ternational.
with the development Of the Library
of Congress, through DR.. Putnams Vi
sion, into radiating center Of research
and home for scholarship, there may
be realized the plan of Mr.. Leland for
the clustered housing of company Of
scholars, as well as the residences Of
men of letters and science, many ale
ready drawn to this part of Washington
by the magnet Of the Library.
Thus, while the Capitol and the
lower level remain the seat Of Govern
ment and politics, there may come to
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