Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
Hits for Mrs.
Dorothy b. Waleski
Garden 1889

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The homelke atmosphere of avorite library, Rockvles
Public has
There's like the old Academy building Adams and
jefferson Streets since the recreation department started its lib
rary n city
Numbers children o 100
other than TwinbroOk Prolific
PiOneer) descend each afternoon Mrs Rose Miller and her
assistants.
These four have suddenly become avid weather fans Much
they love little darIngs, they view rainy afternoon
major catastrophe of
program on August 18th.
The old building accustomed is to children
much The children therefore served with the
majority ompng the shade of the old trees on the front lawn
One story hour and four library visits planned for each
except Maae which has the dubious privilege being the
by the bounty" of the county
Children zen masse' may be experience Rose Miller
in years guardian reading
much encourage and broaden the younger generations reading
habits
Her winter STORY Hour began years ago with
girls habuees eagerly week
the
testify reading habit that almost unbeakable early
enough
Larry, the Leopard" with his you EN- you
don't spots has ured innocent habformng
trips to the library in the summer time.
Larry and his spots is
wethoughtout plan to attract the unnated and the confirmed
acquaintance library Iarys rewards
are not solely for the good readers who need other lure than
good book anyway.
approve stimulus the ice cream cone for the
winner i'm the daily drawing Good eadn good go
well together In fact reexes conditioned
lows that my actually sight of
book want to read
Rose Miller is another of us whose eventual careers are
far from earlier dreams Columbia
Vasar graduate she faced depression mpos
sibe task of getting experience before getting job
She solved many by going school, study
ing journalism the University Missouri towards
advertising She eventually writing copy
and Roebuck retail stores
"A prolific hack" description
self in this job Her heart wasn't in really
whether she sold that little wagon not.
Now Rose lives far from the library
Street with her husband Henry who works NH
Ann In the library she has the
Rose really about fitting the right right person
And this the difference between
The atmosphere of city library people feel
they get and can get satisfaction
they they to either
praise reading habits although occasionally
stimulate interest in another
Roses observations the reading habits
enlighening although had dig them she
does not believe in congratulations of this
Agreeing with her that can't make individual judgment
from generalization let's what Roses experiences
rary have led her conclude.
More patronize the library than
books for their husbands Women
reading and usually people and situations
far from what they know.
did few In novels the primary interest
dealing with family relationships noncton they either
concrete information stories of other lives.
New noncton books the first category great demand
include Americas Garden Book Bush Brown Singer Sewing
Book Home Feezers Magazines Book for
Expecant Mothers there's that Twinbook influence again.
New books personal memoirs range Barrymore
Memories Pearl Bucks My Several Worlds" Reben
THE Way of the Wilderness Helen Martini My Family" to
Cornea Otis SINNERS Bottoms Up and Betty McDonads
in the Stew
reluctantly admitted that from her observations
show imagination their reading
the whole their interest is considerable wider than
wOmen's.
Now having exposed her criticism from the morning
katch offer in her defense the fact that chdns