Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-11-13
School Library
Observes Book Week
BY THE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY

This is Book Week. Throughout
the nation attention is again focused
on books.
Book Week is comparatively
young movement. 1t dates back to
about 1919 when people in libraries
schools, and in the book trade be-
gan to concentrate on books suitable
for children. These promoters OF the
Book Week movement believed that
children should use books in school
and in libraries but should go fur
Their than that. They firmly believed
that children should own books in
their homes and begin home Ii
brarieS.
It was not long before the schools
became as interested as the public
libraries. and so rapidly did thiS
develop that in thousands OF COM
munities Book Week became d regu-
lar part of the school year. Many
parents found their children devel-
oping desire for Il home library
that had not existed before.
Book Week was placed in Noven
Der because November and Deem
Der will always be the busiest time
of the year for the sale Of children's
/, \..ts yiuceu IL November.
o. because booksellers would NOT
zen be too busy to give as inteiIl-
vt attention IS possible 20 visitors.
and book displays could be fresh
nd ADEQUATE. Naturally, it has often
]een suggested that it is 4 matter to
have simply one week. that a cause
so important as this must not be Z
week but year. This is quite true
but at the same time. no matter
how good the cause. we cannot de
mand concentrated public opinion
over a long period Book Week Is
not intended to be d lone week Tor
the distribution of books. but t Is
a week for arouSing new enthusiasm
and for thinking again about the value
of books and their proper care. \
soodly part Of this thinking should
carry over through every week OF the
year.
This week Henderson high Scho@'
$ observing Book Week. Attrar-
tive posters on bulletin boards pro
claim it. Special book marks witt
directions about the care OF books
will be used in all books that circu-
late. The bookmarlis have also this
very fine quotation by Emile Pauls-
son:
Books are keys to wisdom's trea-
sure;
Books are gates to lands Of plea
sure;
Books are paths that upward lead;
Books are friends. Come, let
read
On Tuesday there was Speciu
assembly in the auditorium. Rev. L
Norfleet Gardner had charge vi th'
devotions and Mrs. H. Leslie lerlH
talked about Book Week ana re-
viewed several books of interest |"
nigh school students.
Today during activity period each
home room teacher discussed Wll'
her group something about the pc
einnings of Book Week and stressed
the proper ways to care for DOCKS
On Thursday the regular ciuO pc
riod will be given over to an d.
n.0Iy period in the auditorium TO-
movies, Two short reels Will DC
hown: Bound to Last Will take tne
audience behind the doors OF the Ii
5rary of Congress and the Govern
ment Printing Office in washington
where d complete story OF DOOM
binding will be given; "too1sSepS
deals with the training Of Red CroS
nurses and their great deeds OF ti'e'C
to humanity all over the world
is very fitting to tie up the rece',
interest in the Red Cross with 80"
Week.
The regular chapel program .,
Friday will be given by home roon
ll2, Mrs. Paris, sponsor. Inns S'u-
dent program is built around DUNN
and Book Week activities.
Undoubtedly Book Week mas y.
.amc public movement. rNelH
oar the response becomes greater ;
he subject more alive. AS we "'J J
God books, may we appreciate a'lo
owe them more. Let us remeLl''S,
tho slogan Good Books, do"'
.'r;crdS' and make h"Sr o. NV