The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-04-23
Convention
of Librarians
May | and 2
Rural Library Service To Be
Stressed at Open Meet
Friday Eve.
INTERESTING PROGRAM
Prominent Guest Speakers
Secured for Both Con-
ventiOn Davs

Beginning on Friday morning,
May 1, the Sauk Centre Bryant Ii
brary Boards and the librarian
Miss Mynette Lindeloff, will show.
er their hospitality on some fifty
librarians Of this section in the an
nual meeting of the Lake Region
Library Club in two day session.
The group Is to have such prom
inent persons in Library circles as
Miss Perrie Jones, supervisor of
Institution libraries, and Miss Gra-
tia Countryman, librarian of the
Minneapolis libraries, as guest
speakers.
Particular stress is to be laid on
the rural circulation problem and
this main theme Of the session is
to be presented in the open meet
ing held on Friday evening, May
1. To this meeting, beginning at
o'clock, in the high school auditor
ium, all members of the boards of
rural schools. all rural school
teachers, and those interested in
the Rural Library set-ups are in
vired. DR.. ]. A. Dubois, president
of the local Library Board, will
give the address of welcome. Gar
land Taylor, County Superintend-
ent of Schools, will present the
problem of rural library circulation
as he sees it. Miss Gratia Country
man is to be the main speaker of
the evening.
Friday, May 1
Opening with registration at the
Library at 10 o'clock guests will be
free until noon at which time they
will lunch at the Palmer House.
p. m. begins the afternoon activ-
tiles with roll call, and at 2:30 Miss
Perrie Jones, supervisor of Insti-
tuition Libraries, will give her i'm
pressons Of the International Ii
brary Conference laying particular
emphasis on the libraries of Den
mark. Her travels have made her
well-acquainted with the situation.
At 8 p. M, Book Selection Talks led
by Miss Mildred Methven, Librar-
ian of tie Travelling Library, will
offer several book reviews by var
ious librarians That afternoon at
p. m, two round table discus
sions will swing into action to at
tack problems peculiar to all IL
braries. One group is to be led by
Miss Harriet A. Wood, State Sup
ervisor of School Libraries; the
other will be under the guidance
of Miss Clara F. Baldwin, Director
Of Libraries, Minnesota Depart.
ment Of Education. Adjournment
will take place until dinner at $50
at the Palmer House. At 8 p. M,
Friday evening the open forum
with addresses and music by the
Main Street Singers will be held.
Saturday. May 2
"A County Libraries round table
discussion will open Saturdays ses-
sions at 8 a. M, with Miss Clara F.
Baldwin leading and with Miss
Wood presenting the school library
contracts problem before the
group. Among the speakers are
Miss Maude Davis, director OF the
local Normal Department, who
has awide knowledge Of the rural
school situation in this immediate
section; and Miss Mynette Linde-
loft, local librarian and secretary
treasurer of the Lake Region club.
Miss Lindeloff will present the
rural school set up for library cir
culation as the Sank Centre library
has 1t. IL a. m, will adjourn the
morning session with short bus
mess meeting. 1880 will be the
lunch hour at the Palmer House
rendered by the Sauk Centre Lii
brary Board to visiting Librarians.
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