The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1951-10-20
Address And Film Opens Gainsboro
Branch Library Reading Club

Roanoke Public Library, addressed tn
members of the Gainsboro Branch Librar
Reading Club at its opening fall meetin
on Monday October at 6:45 pm. Mr.
r. +. Watson, principal of sGainsboro Eli
mentary School, served as presiding o.
ficer. Mrs. Virginia Y. Lee, Librarian {
the Galnsboro Branch of the Roanoke Pull
llc Library introduced the speaker.
Mr.. Sander emphasized the fact tina
librarians a r G communications people
They are trying to recapture through re-
do, television, newspapers, magazines an
books the meditations and thoughts O
great minds
Inc library, he continued, fits into TIL
categories of communication by trying t
maintain each type of communication mer
tened Ii also strives to give permanent
TO files of information. and ne d t
know where to look for the same whe
needed
The question concerning the need O
communication was discussed next by M,
Sander. Several needs were given and dis
cussed. l. To help dispel ignorance 2. T,
keep the citizenry abreast of what is goin,
on IN the world. 3. To be able to differen
tiato between information and propagan
da.
The librarian concluded his address b,
giving the philosophy of the modern Ii
brary. This, he remarked, could be ex
pressed in two words--How To. 1t is the
aim of the library to show people how t.
become better citizens. Cognizance of thi.
fact can be determined by the fact the
Roanoke Public Library has in it's collec
ton 283 books on How To- do things
With this in view the library does not exist
to sett1,fyr Tire
but rather, it is designed to meet the needs
of it's constituents FIR o m the pre-schoo
through the post-school ages.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Sanders adj
dress the program was continued with Mrs
l.. G.. Downing showing films and slides
of her recent visit to Hawaii accompanies
by her husband, DR.. l.. C. Downing. The
audience was especially interested in the
many scenes of historical interest visite;
by the Downings and described by Mrs
Downing during her lecture. Special in
terest was exhibited by all present in tn:
scenes that marked the burial spot of Ell
ME Pyle and the memorable Pearl Har
Dor. The customs, dress and tropical beau
ty were wildly illustrated and described
by the speaker.
The librarian announced that the fol
lowing persons have been asked to serv'
in the future on the fall and winter pre-
gram series of the Reading Club: Mis-
Lillian Craig: author of Singing Hills,
Book R e w, November IL; Miss wi
Thackara, visiting teacher from England
lecture English Public Schools Decem
Der 10; Mrs. j Boyd Tyrrell, Book Re
view Round the Bend by Nevil Shute
January Ia; Mr.. George Coleman, mem
Der of Harrison faculty, director of 'Negr
History w e k program, February IL
Rev. M. A. Camper, pastor of the Ebeneze
Baptist Church, Book Review of an out
standing Best Seller--March 10; Mr.. Ca'
M. Andrews, editor of the Roanoke Times
lecture--'Our Divided World A p ril Ia
The program will conclude on May J.
with Miss Elsie Pierce, librarian at tn
Veterans Hospital, reviewing highly rec
commended book of the year. All of thes
meetings will be held in the Gainsbor
Branch Library Lecture Room on the SEE
end Monday in each month at 6:45 pm.
The following persons were in atteno
ance at the opening meeting on Octobe
8: Misses Elsie Pierce, Queen Williams
Mary Hairston, Hattie Dickerson, Katf
crime PulIens, Minnie Harper, Doroth
Davies. Zclma Clark and Anna Banks
Mines. A. l.. James, Alley Marshall, Eli
abeth Gillian, Esther Hale, Gertrude
West, F. E. Watson F. Augusta Hawkin
Anna Redmond, Matte L. Bailey, Patti
Stewart, Lucy Patterson Ether E
Azalia Williams, l.. G. Downing, Y HUI
soma: Messrs. H. J. Sander, w. j. Brow,