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DILM AD BUX-TELEGRA3LIBRARY BENEFITiFOR THE FARMERSW as the Subject Discussed at the l ibrarians’ School at Earlham.r nun in* 11 t .ibmrian* of • rcunnir* mbN*: ;* Karlhmi co ge to at r«-ml «» l ::ph d.iv's s ssion or rh~ Fab :;c Librarj Commit s:on. i«_ vot* i the £' . - | • • • • a • to aducus-km ol r.ia1 library ^ rj:ov* meat v *h i- rr'W * i -1.. — c-rl-f**iv-1cot s id • I I by promm« at • Itiea-I ■* ? * a v: 1 .!1 . it i . o 11 ;• i *1 f 1 • i 11 i I * iSlab .' ii\| '.-r* trt lt;u r .* programw*;»- I*;• a.d:-; «*f \\ ih; :.i M Hop- ibarn of Purd :» move s ' , Miss fuitaVVris r Mlt; tril, of Cintiutmti Carl H .Mil: n the Cardie Libra lt;o:un U s:. i Mfss .\ V. Livm \1 -xandrla; Miss Mazy N ilaxur. «* El-'lt;' J' *1. aid M’K!\« I- Cartel. »»i I l.ilrjb :d. I he purpose ol tin dls-; cus. i ii is arous* ;in inures. a:nong libt itt i.tus in on!* r tr sot an extcu-j si.i n *•* th* * lb*.ir\ adv.ant:i,**.,a among] tL. t o men* v* that pe:. iin therui.;! districts will t:iVOM*d with i!.« same educational be:iefi*s .»*• .ir*‘ p» r* -os in ti •• titles P w;»s pointednitt thi*t throng ••«: ind mori olrI• • t itles ; mlt;i i .ws are iurnishedwith fin* l'b-;u'i.• ‘l i *• plan un tht Cvibl.c Ltbrars In the Cottpiry Lit* Mov :iit';i! was the M el .Mi llepbirn « talk lie Oi:t» lined brn fly »he characteristics or the movement. calling t*» • gr» .itu-ndt-iifb*;- •»i i • ■ toward bet or •• on?-rnii conditions and niib Toward bettor1 living conditions - how the farmers family may have s.v ia1 and e-i .rational advat tecu a’* to those enjowd by people in tow |- and « itieg. * The library ran hein in hofh thes» ?♦ uden r • s.” dec la red Mr. Hepburn, but it may ha\e to be developed along new lines; What these new* Mnes are. no on*1 ran i xarily tell. He quoted from croat rural lit*- authorities. S. H. Haib v. of Cornell, and K V. Butter- / fi» hi. id .Magsarlinsettg Agricultural eoib go. showinc these men are s\ m pathetic toward the rural library move-motif. Better living conditions in the country will be the ultimate result ol the library movement. ,]Miss Merril Spoke.Following an address by Mr. Milam. ^ in which he told how the rural library v movement was being handled all overiv the country. .Miss Merril. of Cincinnati. gave a short talk on the county ‘ J library of Hamilton. Ohio. I lt;?Three Indiana libraries represented r w.rc those at Alexandria, El wood and a Plainfield. These are all libraries « that are supported jointly by the towns v1and tow nships under the laws of llblO : ? and 1911. The libraries at Alexan-|r , dria and Elwood have placed smali col-1 lections of books in the district schools c of their townships. The Plainfield |library, by deposit stations, gives farrn-,ers the opportunity to have advantages of city libraries. At Franklin, a j 1| place of sun inhabitants, there is a Ibranch of the Klwood library. It has i ;jnu subscribers and an annual circu- ;i lation of r.,nnn volumes.At today s session of the library com- \ tni.ssion. Mrs. Theresa West Eluien-if dorf. vice-librarian of the Buffalo. N.Y.. public library, and the president ot tiie American association, one of the best librarians of the United States lectured on 'The Children’s Right to Poetry.” She lectures on other subjects also. Mr. Hepburn gave a talk on Agricultural Literature today. Tomorrow morning. Mrs. Eimondorf will talk on “The Librarian's Place and Power.**
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The Richmond Palladium And Sun Telegram
Richmond, Indiana, US
Wed, Jul 12, 1911
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