Georgia libraries news bulletin, vol. 1, no. 1 (September 1940)

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NEWS BULLETIN 6
Issued by
STATE LIBRARY COMMISSION
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
September 1940
Vol 1 No 1

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The publication of the Georgia Library News
Bulletin is sponsored jointly by the Library
Commission and the Division of Textbook and
Library Service of theState Department of
Education The Close Scoperation existing
between school and publio libraries brought
many requests for all the information that
was distributed from both departments so it
was decided to issue a single bulletin at
intervals rather than separate news letters
From tine to time through the pages of this
bulletin opportunity will also be given to
librarians to exchange ideas and information
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Beverly Wheatcroft Executive Secretary
GEORGIA LIBRARY COMMISSION
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Sarah Jones Assistant Direotor
DIVISION OF TEXTBOOK AND LIBRARY SERVICE

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September 24 1940PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
SEE IMPORTANT NOTICE ON PAGE 7
Governor Rivers has recently appointed Mrs Charles Tillman of Quitman bs a
member of the GEORGIA LIBRARY COMMISSION to take the place of Mr Marvin Griffin
resigned when he became Executive Secretary to the Governor Other members of the
Board have been reappointed for three year terms Mrs Mark Temple Marietta
Mrs L L Patten Lakeland B James Y Swift Middleton Miss lla May hornton
State Librarian and member exofficio completes the personnel of the Board
At the annual meeting of the Board held on September 18 1940 Mrs Temple was
reelected chairman and the executive secretary was also reelected
at 3fc
Miss Sally M Akin librarian of the Washington Memorial Library at Macon has
been reappointed by Governor Rivers on the STATE BOARD FOR TEE CERTIFICATION OF
LIBRARIANS for a five year term extending to December 31 1944 This Board con
tinues to function actively all the time more than 200 librarians having been
certificated for professional library positions in public libraries and libraries of
the state institutions
The first examination for librarians professional life certificates offered
under the rules and regulations of the Board to persons who are not graduates of a
library school accredited by the American Library Association will be given on
November 12 1940 The following procedure for holding examinations has been
adopted
The examination shall be in four divisions each division covering
a broad field of related subject matter hese divisions shall be
1 Book Selection 3 Cataloging and Classification
2 Library Administration 4 Reference and Bibliography
Three hours shall be allowed for the examination in each division
The examinations may be taken in two days in 4 periods of 3 hoursyactJjSlVE
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or they may be taken over a period of 4 days with the examination in one
division scheduled for a 3 hour period each day
The examinationsmay he taken anywhere that satisfactory arrangements
can be made for them to be conducted The conditions and auspices under
which they are given must be approved by the Board
The papers with the questions must be sent by registered mail by the
person conducting the examinations on the day the examinations are completed
to
Miss Beverly Wheatoroft
State Board for the Certification of Librarians
125 State Capitol
Atlanta Georgia
Persons desiring to take these examinations should notify the Board at once
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There have been a good many changes and additions to the personnel of the TA
STATE LIBRARY PROJECT STAFF so we are taking this opportunity to welcome the new
members and to list all persons indicating the positions they are now holding
Miss Dorothy Spence State Supervisor 319 Western Union Bldg Atlanta
Mrs Helen V Sarnshaw Training Supervisor 319 Western Union Bldg Atlanta
Miss ary M Barksdale Supervisor District f 1
Miss Hazel Austin Assistant Supervisor District 1
Miss Edith Traylor Supervisor District 2
Miss Evelyn Hubbard Supervisor District 3
Miss Louise Meredith Assistant Supervisor District 43
Miss Mabel Hall Supervisor District 4
Mrs Mildred Wheatley Supervisor District 5 co Library Cornmission Atlanta
Miss Frances Wood Supervisor District 6 Gainesville
Mrs Mnnie M Franklin Supervisor District ir 7 Augusta
Miss Mertys Lard Supervisor District 8 110 E President St Savannah
Miss Rebecca Dickson Supervisor District 9 aycross
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The Georgia Library Commission continues to sponsor the WPA StateWide Li
rary Project on the same basis as heretofore and to give more and more
assistance to individual WPA library units to make their service effective
During the past month the bookmobiles in Chatham and Habersham counties have
been finished and service begun while the Walker county bookmobile will begin to
operate next week Countywide traveling library service has been started in John
son county from the Wrightsville Public Library and resumed in Sumter county after
an interval of some months
A new WFA library unit has opened at Alma in Bacon county which is one of
the few remaining counties without any scrt of public library service heretofore
The Guyton branch of the ftffingham county library has reopened with a library clerk
in charge and will give service to that part of the county as well as the local
community
In reading the monthly report from WPA library units it was pleasing to note
that libraries in sections of the state far removed from each other Blairsville
in Union county Fayetteville in Fayette county and Fort Gaines in Clay county
are arranging to have exhibits at the county fair This is one of the most
effective ways of advertising the library and bringing it to the attention of the
country people so we hone that other libraries in the state are having fair
booths or exhibits and will tell about them in their next reports
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VACATION READING CLUBS conducted in all WPA library units and most of the
regular public libraries in the state have come to a successful close Thousands
of children have read interesting books all summer and the library has provided
entertainment of various kinds for club members thereby giving many young people
the happiest summer of their lives according to their own statements
A substantial proportion of those who joined the Vacation Reading Clubs read
and reported on ten or more approved books and earned their certificates whichV
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have been awarded in the various 1PA districts as follows
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Awards to other groups
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GOLD STAR CERTIFICATES 133 TOTAL 562
111 296
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115 363
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33 143
37 167
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District 3 leads in the total number of certificates awarded in any one
district while District 1 received the largest number of gold star certificates
Only a very few libraries remain to be heard from and already the number of cer
tificates issued far exceedsany previous year so we can feel that the Vacation
Reading Clubs are becoming better organized each year and are attracting more and
more children to carry on a systematic program of summer reading for pleasure and
improvement Teachers in some schools give credit for this reading while many
parents report a marked improvement in the reading ability of their children so
the Vacation Reading Clubs accomplish many purposes as well as giving the club
members a good time
The Library Commission offered a prize of 25 childrens books to the WPA li
brary unit in each district except the 5th where all library service is under
public library supervision putting on the best Vacation Reading Club during the
summer of 1940 according to the number of club members enrolled in proportion to
the school enrollment number of members earning certificates in proportion to en
rollment and amount and type of publicity given to the Vacation Reading Club5
These prizes have been awarded in
District fl to the Clay County Library at Fort Gaines
District 2 to the Greenville Fublic Library Meriwether county
District jfZ to the Jasper County Library at Monticello
District 78 to the Claxton Public Library Evans county
District 9 to the McRaeHelena Public Library Telfair county
The other districts have not yet reported the winners but we hope to hear
from them soon and the books will be sent to the winning libraries in ample time
to be displayed during BOOK WEEK November 1016
Miss Rebecca Dickson Chairman of the School Library Department of the Georgia
Education Association and her district chairmen cordially invite all librarians
of public libraries to attend the District GEA Conferences listed in the School
Library section of this bulletin
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Mr Kejineth Cameron has resigned as librarian of Mercer University Library
Macon to accept a position in Ohio Miss Annie Mays former assistant librarian
has been appointed to succeed Mr Cameron We are sorry to lose one of our few
young men librarians in the state Mr Cameron was very active in all library
affairs during his stay in Georgia and made many friends throughout the state
Miss Margaret V Baker high school librarian at Valdosta has accepted a
position on the Union catalog staff at the University of Georgia library at Athens
Miss Lillian Fatterson succeeds Hiss Evelyn Leariso as librarian at Georgia
State Womans College at Valdosta following Miss Dearisos resignation
Mrs Martha Orr Eutchinson Emory 30 has been appointed assistant librarian
at North Georgia College Dahlonega So far as we know this is the first junior
college in the state to enlarge its staff to Inolude two trained librarians
Miss Lois Bell Emory 40 has been appointed librarian of the Upson County
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Library at Thomaston to succeed Miss Martha Stone
Miss Ethel Hoark has returned to her position as librarian of Kail County Li
brary Gainesville having completed a years study at Peabody Library School
where she obtained her degree in library science
Hiss Nancy Harper of Greenwood S C has been elected childrens librarian
of the Savannah Public Library succeeding Mrs Nina H Ravencroft who has moved to
Statesboro to live
Miss Mary Minter Emory 31 was married to Mr James J Colvin on June 151940
Mrs Colvin will continue her library work at Georgia School of technology
Miss Margaret Van Cise iory 38 took graduate work during the summer at
Columbia University and is now librarian of the Lamar School of Law of Emory
University
Miss Jane Jackson Emory 40 has a position on the staff of the Carnegie
Library of Atlanta
Mr Dwight Ward Shelby has accepted the position of cataloger on the library
staff of South Georgia Teachers College Collegeboro
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We are proud to have another Georgia librarian and graduate of the Emory
University Library School publish a book This time it is Miss Geraldine Le May
librarian and reviser for the Library School who has written a charming and in
structive story for children telling of the conception construction and comple
tion of a typical modern dam Kiss Le Kay was librarian at Norris Tennessee
during the building of the TVA dam there and discovered the need for a book of
this kind when children of the community came to her for information and there was
nothing in print suitable for them to read
This book The Story of a Dam is published by LongmansGreen Company of New
York price 100 and is suitable for fifth and sixth grade children It was not
published in time to be included on the nev Georgia Library List for Elementary
and High Schools but the price brings it within the budget of any library7
SCEOOL LIBRARY NEWS
IMPORTANT NOTICE II The State Board of Education at its September meeting
changed the basis of matching the State Library Fund In the future a check
for onethird the amount of the order must accompany all library orders that
are to be matched In the case of encyclopedias and other reference sets en
close a check for twothirds the amount of local funds indicated in the Georgia
Library List These changes have been made possible because of the statewide
interest in library service and the inability of some systems to match the state
funds fully In addition to the library matching fund of 15000000 each
school system may requisition as much as ten per cent of its textbook allotment
in library books In some schools the number of library books requisitioned
from the textbook allotment and the amount of money matched will depend upon the
initiative and ingenuity of the librarian Under the new regulations there is
no excuse for any school not to provide some new books for its students this year
It is advisable that all schools send in their orders as soon as possible
so that the books may be available for the greater portion of the school year
In making out library requisitions if books are listed according to publishers
it will greatly facilitate work here and insure rapid delivery
A revised Georgia Library List has been sent each school librarian If
additional copies are desired they can be obtained from the State department of
Education
This list contains many new titles including a list of maps and globes
encyclopedias and supplementary reference sets and professional books Special
attention is called to the section on Library Economy and to the indexes that are
included in the list Schools that participate in high school debating contests

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will want to purchase the new Reference Shelf titles Resolved that the Power
of the Federal Government Should Be Increased published by the H W Wilson Co
Not included in the list is a new annotated bibliography of childrens books
500 Books for Children compiled by Miss 1ora E Beust ince many of the titles
included in this bibliography appear on the Georgia Library List it offers an
inexpensive and authoritative source of information for librarians and teachers
who select books for the elementary grades This pamphlet can be purchased for
fifteen cents from the Government Printing Office Washington D G

Some school librarians have changed positions during the summer and new li
brarians are starting work for the first time It is important that the Library
Division of the State Department of Education have the names of all school li
brarians Be sure your name is on our mailing list Any training in library
science that has been completed during the past school year should also be reported

The District GEA conventions start early in October LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
programs are being arranged by the district chairmen Be sure to attend these
meetings Bring your problems and help others solve theirs Several questions of
importance to school library development in the state will be discussed Your
advice will be needed
Librarians of public and college libraries are cordially invited to attend
these conferences
6th District Milledgeville
October 7 230 PM
Miss Kathryn Tedder Sparta School Library Chairman
1st District Swainsboro
October 9 230 PM
Miss Mary Castleberry Statesboro High School Chairman
8th District Wayoross
October 11 230 P
Miss Rebecca Dickson WPA Library Supervisor Chairman2nd District Albany
October 14 230 PM
Lss Mabel White Albany High School Chairman
3rd District Americus
October 16 230 PM
Miss Miriam Lanier Cuthbert High School Chairman
4th District LaGrange
October 18 230 PM
Miss Estha Freeman McDonough High School Chairman
10th District Hartvell
October 21 230 PM
Miss Elizabeth Blackmon Alexander H Stephens School Chairman
9th District Gainesville
October 23 230 PM
1 Worley loccoa Public Schools Chairman
7th District Pome
Ccobo 25 230 PM
a J L Henderson Trion Civic LibraryChairman
The School Library and Childrens Librarians Sections of the Southeastern
Library Association will have a joint meeting in Savannah on October 25 at
230 PM A large number of school librarians from the Southeast are expected to
attend The following program has been arranged by the cochairmen
Work with Children and Ypung People
School and Childrens Seotion meeting jointly
Miss Virginia McJenkin and
Miss Ellen Perry Cochairmen
Friday October 25
PM 100
230430
Joint Luncheon Pink House
Today Boys and Girls Their Books and You and I
Miss Helen Ferris EditorinChief Junior Literary Guild
Joint Session
1 Proposed ALA Reorganization for the Childrens
and School Sections Mrs Mary Peacock ouglas
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School Library Adviser Department of Public Instruction
North Carolina
hat This Plan Implies for Library development
In the School Mrs Helen Kittrell Morris Library
Norris
In the Childrens Department of the Public Library
2 Ways of insuring a Continued Interest in eading
When Young People Become Adults Open Discussion led
by Miss Mildred Batchelder Chief School and Childrens
Library Division ALA
3 Joint Business Session To discuss plans for com
bining the two sections at future meetings of the
Southeastern
Since accommodations are limited school librarians wishing to attend the
luncheon may make reservations with Miss Estelle King Librarian North Fulton
High School Atlanta Georgia after October 21 tickets will be en sale at the
DeSoto Hotel Savannah Georgia
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Two events of great interest to school librarians coincide this year
BOOK WEEK and AMERICAN EDUCATION MEEK are to be observed simultaneously on Nov
ember 1016 The theme for Book Meek is Good Books Good Friends That of
American Education Yfeek is Education for the Common Defense This occasion
will offer an excellent opportunity for librarians to encourage the reading of all
types of books that aid in building character and strengthening the love for
democracy
Write to Book Meek Headquarters 62 Most 45th Street Hew York and to
National Education Association 1201 Sixteenth Street HW Washington for sugges
tions about the observance of these occasions11
GEORGIA LIBRAKY ASSOCIATION NEWS
Realizing the importance of library service in a national defense program a
committee has been appointed to investigate and to recommend steps that must be
taken in order to coordinate the state library program with that of national defeii
Miss Tommie Dora Barker has beer asked to serve as chairman and has appointed
as her committee Kiss Beverly Wheatcroft Miss Sarah Jonss and Miss Dorothy Spence
Subcommittees will be formed in the areas most involved
The state of Georgia will again be hostess to the SOUTHEASTERN LIBRARY ASSO
CIATION at its biennial meeting in Savannah Georgia October 2326 Headquarters
will be at the DeSoto Hotel Special rates of 250 for single rooms and 500 for
twinbed rooms are offered An outline of the program is enclosed All librarians
are urged to attend and it is hoped that Georgia will have a good representation
The GEORGIA LIBRARY PLANNING COMMITTEE will meet in Savannah on Wednesday
October 23 at 230 The membership of this Committee includes Miss Sarah Jones
President Georgia Library Association Atlanta Chairman Miss Lulie Henderson
VicePresident Georgia Library Association Savannah Miss Virginia McJenkin Sec
retaryTreasurer Georgia Library Association Atlanta Miss Tommie Dora Barker
Dean Emory University Library School Emory University Miss Sally M Akin Li
brarian Washington Memorial Library Macon Miss Ella May Thornton Librarian
Georgia State Library Atlanta Miss Beverly Wheatcroft Executive Secretary
Georgia Library Commission Atlanta Miss Dorothy Spence State WPA Library
Supervisor Atlanta Mr W W Smiley Librarian Georgia Teachers College States
boro Mr Ralph H Parker Director of LibrariesUniversity of Georgia thens
Librarians in all sections of the state are asked to serve from time to time
on the Committee Mir Edward A Chapman Director Library SectionWPAWashington
DC and other guests will be present Among the subjects discussed will be Re
gional librariesNational DefenseCooperation of schoolpublic and WPA libraries
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Then pealed the bells more loud and deep
God is not dead nor doth He sleep
The Wrong shall fail
The Right prevail
With peace on earth goodwill to menJ
from Christmas Bells by
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Yfe take this opportunity to extend to every Georgia
librarian the Seasons greetings end best wishes
for a happy and successful Jew Yeari 1 I
December 12 1940
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Division of Textbooks and Libraries
State Department of EducationPUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
Every Georgia librarian should be proud of the outstanding success cf the
Savannah conference of the Southeastern Library Association 375 persons were
registered in attendant the largest registration ever recorded for South
eastern and on every side one heard favorable eoxumenta about the programs and
speakers and enthusiastic exclamations ovr the charming hospitality of
Savannah people the beauties of the city itself and wealth of historic interes
The presence of distinguished guests many of whom came to take part on the
program but remained throughout the meeting added greatly to the success of
each program Thes included Miss Essae M Culver President of the American
Library Association Miss Mildred Bachellor Chief School and Childrens Li
brary Division ALA Headquarters Miss Nora Beust Specialist in School Li
braries US Office of Education Edward A Chapman Director Library Section
Work Projects Administration William E Cole Professor of SociologyUniversity
of Tennessee Dr Edwin P Entree President Julius Rosenwald Fund Miss
Marie D Loizeaux of Hi W Wilson Company Miss Margaret Lsser Editor of
Doubleday Junior Books John Adams Lowe Director of Libraries Rochester Hew
York and Frederic G Melcher Editor of the Publishers Weekly
Two special honors came to Georgia during the meeting Miss Ola Wyeth
hostess librarian of the Savannah Public Library was elected President of
Southeastern for 10412 other officers are Mr FXWDrury librarian of
Nashville Public Library Vicepresident and Mr Alfred Rawlinson librarian of
the TVA regional library at Gilbertsville Kentucky Secretarytreasurer
Harry Lee of Atlanta author of Fox in the cloak was chosen to receive
the Bohnenberger memorial medal given by the Florida Library Association in
memory of this valued member to the best FIRST HOVEL written by a Southerner
during the two year period between meetings of Southeastern This is the
second time that Georgia has won this award the 1938 medal going to Margaret
Mitchell for Gone with the wind
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Visiting librarians made their contributions not only at the meetings but
also on the air when Miss Culver and MrMelcher took part on the 1To the
Ladies weekly radio program presented Friday morning by the Savannah Broadcasting
Company This program met with high favor and goes to prove that radio officials
welcome library publicity of the kind given by these experts
Two important preconference meetings were held for special Georgia groups
Tuesday and Wednesday the State and District WPA Library Supervisors met with the
official sponsor and the national director Mr Chapman Many important matters
pertaining to the continued successful operation of the StateWide WPA Library
Project were discussed at three meetings and all during the Southeastern con
ference committees were meeting and working on special problems and assignments
On Wednesday afternoon a meeting of the Georgia State Library Planning Com
mittee was held which is discussed elsewhere in this Bulletin
Georgia had a splendid representation at Southeastern almost enough for a
statf meeting of its own but my only regret is that ncrp Georgia librarians did
not take advantage of the opportunity to attend this outstanding Southern library
conference The library and national defense county and regional library demon
strations state and federal aid were the topics most generally discussed and
all cf them are of vital interest and of special application to our Georgia
situation Fortunately the Proceedings of Southeastern are now published and
available to those not in attendance fcr a nominal sun so I urge every librarian
to watch for the announcement of these Proceedings and buy a copy
Approximately seventy Emory library school graduates attending Southeastern
received the thrilling announcement at the library school breakfast on Thursday
morning of the 100000OCO endowment gift to the school from the Carnegie
Foundation Miss lommie Dora Barker Dean of the School says that the annual
inone will be used for more extensive faculty research elective and honor cours
to be added to the regular curriculum and more visiting instructors for3
specialized training courses
Froir its founding in 1906 Georgias own library school has played an
important part in library development in our state and with this opportunity for
expansion and extension of courses Georgia librarians will be given opportu
nities to improve themselves and keep in step with the rapidly advancing progress
in library methods techniques and practices Go this generous gift from the
Carnegie Foundation is an indirect gift to every Georgia library and will mean a
groat deal to library progress in Georgia in the coming years

The STATEWIDE LIBRARY PROJECT of the Work Projects Administration has been
approved in Washington for another period This will be good news to every li
brary in the state in which WPA library olerka ire assisting the regular staff
in extending the services of the library in various ways as well as to the counti
and communities in which library service is being demonstrated entirely by WPA
library Units Go we can look forward to another year of increased library devel
opment stimulated by the activities of the Gtate WPA Library Supervisor and her
staff of trained librarians who are rapidly spreading library knowledge interest
and enthusiasm throughout every county in the state
The most outstanding new development in the WPA library program is the
Athens Regional library demonstration by means of which Clarke and three adjoin
ing counties will combine forces and receive library service from the headquarters
library at Athens Miss Mary Berry Emory graduate has been placed in charge of
this demonstration assisted by WPA libraryclerks The Athens library has
offered the use of its quarters and bock collection and the new Clarke county
bookmobile will travel over all four counties Existing library facilities in
the other counties Oconee Oglethorpe and Barrow wall be coordinated into one
system and financial contributions from each county pooled A regional library
board will be organized to sponsor this demonstration and subcommittees in each3
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oounty will sponsor library branches in the larger communities deposit stations
and extension centers
During Uovember a series of a en one day training institutes were hold
Tor Wk library slsrks at various places in tr rs Fsien V Earnshaw
Project Technician tad oharge of bhese meetings assisted by the district ii
brary supervisor s
These training institutes vrill continue through December and the coning
months until July 1941 The purpose of the institutes is to acquaint WPA li
brary clerks with essential rt practices to make their work
efficient Emphasis i i d on standard library organization of book collec
tions accurate and complete reports publicity for libraries and book selecti
Each month a different section of the Dewey Decimal classification scheme will 1
studied thoroughly and each worker will read a book in the assigned class and
give a brief review of it to her group Boo1 lists on each subject will be
distributed and in this ibrory clerks will gain a working knowledge cf all
classes of books which they are called upon to handle and become more proficient
in using such boots
The Georgia Library Commission has offered to give a reading award tc etch
TVPA library clerk who wishes to keep a note book record of the books read for th
training institutes and will submit this note book to the office next June for
examination Suoh reading awards will provide 3ome slight reco for the
winters reading and emphasize the value of writing do one has read in
order to make it stick longer Those wishing to register for the reading
awards will kindly send i post crd to the Library Commission to this effect
WPA Library units have recently been opened in Swfvinsboro Emanuel county
Jonesboro Clayton county and in Greensboro Greenecounty library service vil
soon be under nay All these ha an black counties on our list ie
heretofore entirely laczing in any sort of free public libraries so we are glad5
to be able to subtract three more counties from this rapidly diminishing list
Clarke Madison and Gwirmett counties now have bookmobiles from whioh oountywide
traveling library service is being rendered In Clarice and Madison counties
theseare replacing the private cars formerly used for such service but Gwinnett
county is inaugurating traveling library service for the first time so the people
of the county are eagerly awaiting the promised visits of the bookmobile
The WPA library unit has been reopened at Sharon Taliaferro county after
an interim of fifteen months During all this time the local sponsors kept the
library open one afternoon a week so this shows that library service once started
under WK impetus will be carried on in the local community even when the YiTPA li
brary clerks services are not available
Candler county has resumed countyvide traveling library service from the
WPA library unit at letter after an interval of some months when no qualified
worker was available to render this service A passenger car is being used for
book distribution at present
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BOOK WEEK was celebrated most successfully and extensively in Georgia Li
braries according to reports which have been coming in Many unique ideas were
carried out in these celebrations such as a display of foreign dolls at the
Dublin Carnegie Library loaned by an interested local citizen who had collected
the dolls during many years travel abroad a show of hand made mitten puppets
made and presented by the Childrens Story Hour Group in the Carrie Dyer Library
at Acwortb
The Library Commission mailed to each public library and TTA library unit
copies of the Childrens Book Parade 1940 ALA Recent Childrens books 1940
and some other lists as our contribution to Book Week We trust these lists
were received and displayed according to suggestions and will prove helpful
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APPOMh iRGIA LIBRARIES 194041
Miss Vera Nell Ward Alabama 1940 is librarian of the Carroliton High School
Miss Martha Stone Emory 19S8 is assisting hiss Annie Belle Weaver at the
West Georgia College near Carroliton
Miss Catherine Caihoun Emory 1940 is librarian at Blaokshear high School
Miss Mary MaoEllington Emory 1940 is librarian at Druid hills High School
Emory Univer sity
Mr John A Kelley has been appointed to the position of cataloger at Gammon
Theologioal Seminary Library Atlanta
Mr David Webb Enory 1940 has been appointed on the staff of the Georgia
School of Technology library Atlanta
Miss Margaret Weir Emory 1940 has been appointed on the staff of Agnes Scott
College library Decatur
Page Ackerman North Carolina 1940 has been appointed on the staff of the
Union catalog to catalog the booh collection of Columbia Theological
Seminary library Decatur
Miss Catherine Graham Uorth Carolina 1940 is librarian of Thomson High School
ss Eleanor Stroud horth Carolina 1940 is librarian at Rartwell High Sohool
Miss Clara MoMeekin Emory 19S9 is librarian at Winder Sohool
Miss Ruth Hill Feabody 1940 is librarian at Tubman High School for Girls
Augusta
Miss Anne Greer Peabody 1940 is rter College Rome
Mrs Carolyn C Siade Peabody 1940 is librarian of Baintri gh School
hiss Allene Winton Peabody 1940 is librarian at Cartersvil School
A RURAI EDUCATION EDITION of the Lavonia Time he st been issued contain
ing a wealth of material on rural schools and rural education similar to the LI
Y EDITION issue last year with such success Of special interest to libraria
is the article by Miss Sarah Jones President of on Li Library Association
on Rural Education ana the Traveling Library illustrated with pictures of tht
Chatham Franhlin and DeKalb county bookmobiles Copies of this paper may
ordered direct from Mr hush Burton Lavonia Georgia price 10SCHOOL LIBRARY NEWS
Library Department meetings were held at all of the District GEA meetings
this fall It was encouraging to see that attendance had increased and that the
school librarians participated much more actively in the various discussions than
heretofore Among the subjects included on the programs were Library advertis
ing use of student help aids in building up the book collection and the acquisi
tion and use of free and inexpensive material At the First District meeting in
Gwainsboro and the Second District meeting in Albany each librarian told what
method had been most effective in promoting the use of the library in her school
The following suggestions were made
1 For keeping students quiet in the library Make uniform posters with
attractive drawings on them illustrating certain dos and donts in the li
brary Place these in conspicuous places in the room so that they may be read
by the pupils
2 Have reserve shelves for the use of teachers Many excellent books for
reference may be secured from the Georgia state textbook list as part of your
allocation
3 Portray characters of fiction in chapel programs to stimulate reading
interests
4 Reading thermometers Make a chart with each childs name together with
a picture of a thermometer on it The thermometers reading goes up with the
reading of a book
5 Take the best short stories in magazines and put them in manila folders
so as to preserve them They may be checked out by the students
6 Individual reading charts for each student Keep a reading file for eacl
student and after he has finished reading a book have him write his comments
about the book Keep these cards where they will be available to all students
7 Use of questionnaires Send a questionnaire to each teacher weekly
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to find what she is planning to teach for the week Send her all the material
you have in the library that mil be of use to her in that subject for the week
6 Use of school newspaper to advertise new books and to carry quiz
programs on bocks and book characters
District chairmen for the doming year are
First District Mrs I H Wall Jr Pulasi high School Pulaski
Second District Miss Ruth Petty Coolidge High School Coolidge
Third District Miss Miriam Lanier Cuthbert High School Cuthbert
Fourth District Miss Marion Lee LaGrange High School LaCrange
Sixth District Miss Mary Del McCaw Boys High School Macon
Seventh District Miss Esther Cathy Gave Spring High School Cave Spring
Eighth District Miss Theodosia Hotch Glynn Academy Brunswick
Ninth District Miss Kathleen Eorton Gainesville High School Gainesville
Tenth District Miss Virginia Mates Biberton High School Elberton

As an experiment in inservice training for school librarians two library
clinics are being held during December It is the purpose of these clinics to
give school librarians an opportunity to observe library activities as they are
carried on in a school other than their own and to discuss various library
practices and programs The first clinic was held at the Toccoa High School
Mrs Paul Worley Librarian with the librarians of Habersham and Stephens
counties participating It was the opinion of the group that this type of con
ference which included observation in the library and classrooms as well as
discussions of specific library problems was most worthwhile for the visiting
librarians and the librarian and faculty of the school at which the clinic was
held The librarians of Carroll Paulding Haralson and Douglas counties will
meet at the Villa Pica High School Mrs 3 C Conrally Librarian for the
second clinic Clinics in other parts of the state will be scheduled later

At a time when the democratic form of government is being attacked abroad
it is necessary that we in the United States place particular emphasis on the
understanding and practice of the democratic way cf life A vital port of our9
National Defense Program is the building up and maintenance of civilian morale
Free public schools and libraries are concrete expressions of our belief in
democracy and should take the leadership in helping preserve and perpetuate
this ideal In response to requests there are listed below several free and
inexpensive pamphlets on Democracy and National Defense
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Education Policies Commission Education and the defense of American
democracy NEA 1201 Sixteenth St NW Washington D C 10
Democracy and education in the current crisis Bureau of Publications
Teachers College Columbia University New York N Y Free
Education and the national defense American Council on Education
Washington D C Free
Murphy In defense of democracy American Council on Public Affairs
1721 Eye Street Washington D C 10
Counts The schools can teach democracy John Day Company New York
25
Democraoy and American ideals The Town Fall Inc 123 West 43rd St
New Fork T Y 25
Program of action for American youth American Youth Commission of the
American Council on Education 744 Jackson Place Washington D C Free
National defense How can I help Kawley Publishing Company Redding
Ridge Conn 25f
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Enclosed with this News Bulletin is a copy of anew booklist prepared by
Kendall Weisiger Educational Director of the Southern Bell Telephone Company
GOOD BOOKS ABOUT LIFE ONTHE LAND Georgia is a rural state predominantly
agricultural so libraries should do everything possible to encourage reading
of books such as this list contains It will be a useful guide in selecting
books for purchaseon the subjects indicated as well as a check list for books
already in your collection and we trust every librarian will put the list to
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A meeting of the Planning Committee of the Georgia Library Association was
hold in Savannah immediately preceding the Southeastern Library Association A
number of distinguished guests were present and took part in the discussions Of
most vital iatersst to all were the problems connected with the national Defense
Program Machinery was set in motion to coordinate the library facilities of the
state to meet increased demands for books of both general and technical nature Tr
subcommittee on Libraries and National Defense is being notified of deficiencies
as they arise and is giving all possible aid in meeting them The personnel of thi
committee is Miss Tommie Dora Barker Chairman kiss Beverly Vvheateroft Miss
Dorothy Spenoe and Miss Sarah Jones If your library is not able to give the
service required of it by demands from the civilian population or by the personnel
of the various defense training classes please notify this committee Other
committees appointed were
Committee on Legislation Miss Ell Thornton Chairman
Committee on Library Extension kiss Beverly Wheatcroft Chairman
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Miss Beverly Vheatcroft Secretary Library Commission Atlanta and Miss
Virginia Satterfield Librarian Georgia State College for Women Middedgeville
have been appointed members of the Mary C MoConts Memorial Award Committee Miss
Ola M Wyeth Librarian Savannah Public Library continues to serve as chairman
The McCants award consists of 20000 in cash to be used for professional improve
ment in library service through some line of study Those who are interested in
applying for this award or who wish to have a previous application reconsidered
should write to one of the members of the committee for the necessary application
blanks All applications must be filed by April 1 1941 The judges will announce
the award as soon thereafter is possible kiss Jane Roberta Smith Librarian
Dublin Public Library who received the award last year is attending the Emory
University Library School and is making a splendid record there11
The Midwinter meeting of the American Library Association will be held at
the Drake hotel in Chicago December 27 to 50 1940 Miss Marion V Eiggins
Assistant Professor of Reference at Emory University Library School has been
appointed to represent the Georgia Library Association at the ALA Council
meetings

By action of the Executive Committee of the Georgia Library Association
Mr Wendell W Smiley Librarian Georgia Teachers College Statesboro tea been
appointed VicePresident in Charge of Publicity in place of Mr Kenneth Cameron
who has accepted a position in Ohio

It is a token of the wide spread interest in libraries and the knowledge
that our book resources are so limited that the largest radio station in the
state YS has aken as its contribution to spreading goodwill and tangible
benefits at Christmas the collection of boolcs to be distributed to libraries in
the state All types of books are being sent in by people who have no further
need for them or who wish to share their enjoyment of particular books with
others
The Georgia Library Association is happy to cooperate in this worthwhile
activity and has accepted the responsibility for sorting the books and distribut
ing them to the various types of libraries for which they are best suited The
Junior Members Round Table of Atlanta Miss Teresa Atkinson President will be
in charge of sorting these books and a committee under the chairmanship of Miss
Fanny Hinton will select the libraries to which they will be sent The receipt
of these books will be a welcomed if belated Christmas gift to many libraries
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GOOD BOOKS ABOUT LIFE ON THE LAND
There is now in progr
land from which many peope
them to the cities Many
but who have long yearned
age of retirement There
the open spaces and there
cannot supply The smell
The love of lowly animals
ess a slow but very encouraging return to the
were lured by the beckoning publicity that drew
others who may never have lived in the country
to are also moving countryward as they reach the
is charm in the freedom of country life and in
is a mystery in growing things which the city
of the earth intoxicates as no other odor does
cannot be replaced by admiration for the machine
To the country for quietude and inspiration have gone city folks to
write such books about their new life as
An Introduction to Country Life A S Campbell
Princeton Univ Press 1936
Enchanted Acre Gove Hambridge McGrawHill 1935
The Flight From the City Ralph Borsodi Harpers 1933
A Living From the Land W B Duryee McGrawHill 1934
Adventures in Contentment David Grays on Doubleday 1907
There is a good deal of information that can be turned to good account
which has been gathered by landminded observers who have looked into the
way that people live in the old world and have written such books as
Farm Life Abroad E C Branson Univ of N C Press 1924
Democracy in Denmark Goldmark and Hollman National Home
Library Foundation Washington D C 1937 25
Men of Earth Russell Lord Longmans 1931
Two Georgians in Scandinavia Ralph McGill Tom David
Ga State Department of Education Gratis
Many popular novels have been based upon life on the land and while
most of them show it to be one of hard work and uncertainty yet after all
it is the type of life lived by the majority of the worlds population
The Good Earth Pearl Buck Grossett and Dunlap 1931
The Growth of the Soil Knut Hamsun Knopf 1921
Giants in the Earth 0 L Rolvaag Harper 1927
As the Earth Turns G H Carroll MacMillan 1933
Of books on the technique of agriculture animal husbandry and the like
there is no end so the inquiring reader must thresh much straw to get a
little grain The result of such a threshing has revealed this exceptionally
good yield
Modern Productive Farming K W Davis Lippincott 1936
Pleasant and Profitable Farming Chapman and Sheffer
Turner E Smith Co Atlanta 1937
Horticulture Stockey and Mathews Turner E Smith 1937
Livestock Farming Chapman and Sheffer Turner E Smith 1937
Farm Forestry J A Ferguson John Wiley 1916
The Principles of Farm Mechanics M A Smith John Wiley 1930
To adequately appreciate the value of the land and the things that come
out of it we should understand the processes that have entered into the
formation of the soil and have a knowledge of how the world has come to be
the kind of a place it is today From the reading of books like the following
ones on Geology we can readily get the basic idea2
This Earth of Ours J H Fabre Boni 1930
The Story of Geology A L Benson FarrarReinhart Co 1937
This Puzzling Planet E T Brewster BobbsMerrill 1928
Every person living on the land should do his part to keep it built
up to full productivity and to prevent it from being vjashed or blown away
The imperative need for action will become readily apparent upon the read
ing of the following
Rich Land Poor Land Stuart Chase McGrawHill 1936
Soil Erosion Control A E Burges T E Smith Co 1936
Hidden Treasures in Your Soil Keystone Steel and Wire Co
Peoria 111 pamphlet gratis
Little Waters H S Person Farm Security Adm Pamphlet 1936
Soil the Nations Basic Heritage TVA Pamphlet 1937
Soil Defense in the Piedmont U S Dept of Agriculture
Farmers Bulletin 1767
Saving our Soil H S Stewart Pamphlet of the Public
Affairs Commission 8 W 40th St New York 10
To Hold This Soil Russell Lord Miscellaneous Publication
No 321 U S Dept of Agriculture 45
Since forestry plays such a large part in the program of conversation
through the control of floods and the effect of trees upon climate we in
clude these three fine books
American Conversation 0 McO Butler ed Amer Forestry
Association Washington D C 1935
Constructive Forestry J J Crumley MacMillan 1926
Our Forests D C Coyle Nat Home Library Fdtn Wash DC 25
The land and the people in the South are now in a state of cumulative
impoverishment due to the erosion and leaching of the land incident to
its excessive use for open crops and to a number of other causes peculiar
to the Southeast These conditions are impressively set forth ins
The Wasted Land G W Johnson Univ of N C Press 1937
The Collapse of the Cotton Tenancy Johnson Embree and
Alexander Univ of N C Press 1935
The Human Geography of the South H L Vance Univ of
N C Press 1935
After all the land is the basis of our livelihood and of our general
economy When the land ceases to yield a living our civilization will
crumble and pass away as preceding civilizations have done when the people
flocked to the cities and abandoned their lands to the destruction forces
of erosion
Obtainable from the Supt of Documents Washington D C
Prepared by Kendall Weisiger
Atlanta Georgia
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Library service for everyone with all that it implies in providing a
medium for the free circulation of ideas for itiarulatlng tolerance and
understanding and for fostering respect for the cultural achievement of
all nations is a concept of a democratic society
The carrying of library service to areas now without it contributes to the
realization of the democratic idea It is at the ipm6 time a concrete
example of democracy at work and an instrument for democracys defence
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AND TIES LIBRARY
Ola M Wyeth President
Southeastern Library Association
Printers ink has been running a raco against gunpowder these
many many years Ink is handicapped in a way because you can blow up a
man with gunpowder in half a second while it may take twenty years to blow
him up with a book But the gunpowder destroys itself rlong with its
victim while a book can keep on exploding for centuries Christopher
Morley sized up the situation in this way long before Adolf Hitler began
burning books and released his war of words and the acute realization of
the truth of this quotation should fill all of us librarians with a feeling
of great responsibility for making books yield their influence in our
communities to promote national defense in the broadest meaning of that term
A good definition of national defense is found in the first number
of Defense Papers a new magazine published by the American Association for
Adult Education Here it is Study of defense means more than study of
arms and arms manufacture Defense means a reexamination and a fuller under
standing of the democracy Americans are going to protect its social customs
its civil liberties its government It means a study of the other forms of
government which now menace this nation It means we believe a discussion
of the great national problems which the country faces such as housing
health soil erosion youth A part of defending America is building a sound
America Thua what Americans defend is their whole culture their way of
life and to defend it they must know it
Perhaps some of you are saying as you read this But whit can I do
with my meager resources It is a hard problem to meet such demands with so
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reports that the cry from every type of library and from every part of the
country is for more books that present collections in the fields of national
defense are inadequate to the new situation and normal budgets are not suffi
cient to build then up properly
Our national organization and our own State Library Association are
doing all they can to get federal aid in supplying books needed for this emer
gency and it is believed that in tine that will cone but the emergency is
immediate and we are much more likely to get this outside help if we use to
the best advantage the tools we now have and follow the American Library
Association Secretarys advice to divert some of our funds normally used for
the purchase of recreation literature to the acquiring of material that will
help meet the present need
Of course the first step is to take stock of what we already have
An appreciation of democracy as a way of life can best be built up on a founda
tion of knowledge of the history of our country There is no library so
small that it could not maintain an America shelf filled with dramatic ac
counts of epochs in out nations development biographies of the men who help
ed control our destiny and books on citizenship and its obligations
Pertinent articles on the various ramifications of defense are appear
ing regularly in the weekly and monthly magazines which are on every library
table and special attention could be called to these through posters and the
press Next to be explored could be the free field The Weekly List of
Selected U S Government Documents will suggest material which may be secured
free through your Congressman or at a nominal price from the Superintendent of
Documents
The Booklist also is another source of information about free and
inexpensive pamphlets as well as new books and in addition to its regular3
features is publishing as supplements carefully COdpiled lists on current
problems connected with defense These are an ever present help in evalua
ting reading natter in the field covered fror magazine and panphlet material
to books Four have already appeared one on The Dangers to Democracy and
others on Latin America Aeronautical Defense art Industrial Training
for National Defense while those in preparation include socirlly construc
tive fiction civil liberties economic democracy iA new world order
Particularly useful are the transcripts of many radio broadcasts
and a good plan is to tie up with the radio oy amortising its educational
programs and displaying such bulletins as those of the University of Chicago
Round Table and Americas TownMeeting of the Air to mention two popular ones
Many libraries will be called upon to give practical aid in carrying
out the industrial and military preparedness program In some localities
technicalinformation will be needed by industrial workers employed in manuf
acturing the implements of national defense in others there will be men
stationedin army camps many of them anxious to work for a higher rating in
a specialized field You have a splendid library here said a young airman
tothe Savannahlibrarian end she hardly knew whether to feelcomplimented or
chagrined when he added I was urr i sedShe had to admit to herself that a
month earlier he would not have been surprised but the coming of the Savannah
Air Base pointed inexorably to the necessity for buildingup the technical
collections at whatever cost to other needs
One group directly concerned withnation defense which every lib
rary nustserve is that of the young men between 21 and In anticipation
of their call to service they want to know what army life will be like what
they will be expected to do what the different branches are like and how to
qualify for the branch for which they feel themselves best fitted others will
be looking forward to employment in industrial defense operations Their
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needs are paramount If they cannot be net from local resources the next
thing is to borrow from the Georgia Library Commission end if our efficient
Secretary is too hard pressed by the multitude of demand she can go higher
up with a convincing argument
In this national defense program the children must not be forgotten
Ten years ago the national Slogan for Book Week was International Friendship
through Books If that slogan could have been world wide and the sane
effort made in this direction in other countries as in our own who knows
what effect itnight have had on the maintenance of world peace Teachers
will welcome suggestions of books on democracy to be added to school reading
lists talks to Parent Teacher Associations Scout leaders and others interes
ted primarily in youth should result in getting their cooperation in pushing
your democracy program the Vacation Reading Club will undoubtedly be related
in some way to American ideals and the story hour right well bo utilized to
stimulate the childrens interest in books which illustrate such virtues as
fair play cooperation with others andgood citizenship in general One
library is planning a reading hour to be followed by a discussion of democratic
traits as shown in the principal characters in selected books
To recapitulate the first thing to dp is to survey present stock
the next is to add to it to the limit of capacity and then by no means least
in inportance to let the people in your community know what you have Inform
the service clubs the labor unions the WPA educational staff and the womens
organizations distribute book lists at meetings of forums and try to reach
the unorganized general public through the newspapers and exhibits in the
library Watch the American Library Association Bulletin regularly for further
recommendations and in addition to the satisifaction of feeling you are doing
your part in meeting the national emergency you will be rewarded by vn awaken
ing interest in the library throughout the area you serve5
The reading list which follows is necessarily brief but nost of
the bulletins mentioned carry suestions for further reading
SOME USEFUL TOOLS FOR A NATIONAL DEFENSE LIBRARY PROGRAM

Booklist r yr300
American Library Association
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Aeronautic training for nat defense 25
Canada a reading fl4 bibliography 25
The dangers to democracy
Industrial training for nat defense
Latin America booksfor N American
readers
The shops library material useful
for elementary training
Program of action for American youth
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American Council on Education
Amcricrn Youth Commission rt volfre FREE
744 Jackson PI Washington DC Youth defense and tho nat welfare Fa
American Assn for Mult Educ Q0
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Whats democracy to you
Which way America
Columbia UnivPress 250
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Macmillan
Foreign Policy Asso
8 West 40th St NY
Carr Katherine
Gollomb Joseph
Keyhoe D E
Survey Graphic
Tolischus 0 D
Our Freedoms series
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Dutton
Harper
Reynal
Battles without bullets headline books
SputhAnorican primer
Whats democracy to youT
Mday if war comes what
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Callin America
They wanted war
Superintendent of Docu Weekly list of selected
ments Govn Printing United States Government
Office Washington DC documents
University of Chicago Round Table
Fair trial RowPeterson Lvnston
Liberty of the press
RowPeterson Illinois
Religious liberty RowPeterson
Rirht of free speech
RowPeterson
Rights we defend RowPeterson
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Page Morton Librarian Moultrie High School Library
At all tines the development and perpetuation of a democratic form
of government is fundamentally dependent upon education Schools and insti
tutions of higher learning are major Instruments of society for the achieve
ment of the highest possible wellbeing of each individual and for the pre
servation of the fundamental values of democratic life In tines of peace
it is necessary to maintain faith in the democratic way of life and the part
education plays in fostering this faith is great When a period of stress
and a national crisis arise it is imperative that this faith be strengthened
hence education must be heavily even principally relied upon It is well
at such a time that the school and its component parts take an inventory of
present and potential possibilities for serving its country
Those schools that visualize each child as an individual that work
with the hones and community to set up a curriculum that will equip the child
to fit into democratic society arc already working for national defense
However in view of the present crisis we as school librarians ask our
selves anew what part our libraries can have in building for national defense
Every school library in Georgia regardless of its size facilities
or funds can have a part in this program When these factors are limited
there is a greater challenge to the ingenuity of the librarian for she must
visualize clearly all possible resources at hand acquire as much free and
inexpensive material as possible use all the community has to offer budget
and spend wisely the funds
There is a definite need today for schools to strengthen and in
tensify the health program Diseases prevalent in the community and state
need to be studied their causes determined and actions to eradicate them
adapted Physical examinations should be given students to bring to light7
defects of the eyes teeth etc and then guidance even aid given to correct
these Dietary deficiencies rnd how they undermine health should he studied
Schools rmst attack these problems The offecteveness of such a program will
be dependent upon the assistance the library gives by securing books pamph
lets magazines reports studies and visual aids to vitalize instruction
A wealth of free and inexpensive material may be secured from local health
authorities State Department of Health U S Department of Agriculture
landgrant college experiment stations Rockefeller Foundation life insur
ance companies and commercial organizations Bibliographies should be made
of all available material and instructors should be informed regarding what
the library has to offer Where the budget permits the book collection
should be enlarged magazines subscribed to and films purchased
The principles of democracy must no longer be taken for granted
The privileges of a democratic country must no longer ba accepted as a matter
of course Boys and girls must learn the qualifications and responsibilities
of good citizenship they must develop social consciousness and gradually be
come aware of social problems The school must instruct yet instruction
alone is not sufficient The school must be organized for democracy to give
students an opportunity to practice the principles learned The library
must be the reservoir of material that will enliven the citizenship building
program that will stimulate and satisfy the students quest for knowledge of
his country that will inform him of the problems of the day America is
facing southward and is endeavoring to establish friendly relations with
Latin American countries Material in all possible forms should be available
to stimulate the study of these countries to create a better understanding of
the people and to encourage those relations that will tend to solidify the
western hemisphere
Most boys and girls never go beyond high school The preparation
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they have for holding jobs must be gotten there Each potential citizen
needs to be equipped to take care of himself and his family To help solve
this economic problem occupational guidance commercial and vocational train
ing classes have found their places in the hirh school curriculum0 The
library should be the center of this instruction for it is the medium through
which the material Boy best reach all students and instructors The field
is rich in book pamphlet and visual aid materials The Federal Government
has published much vocational education information which is free or sold at
cost the U S office of Education has compiled leaflets on twenty professions
the National Youth Administration has made studies of scores of occupations
much of which nay be had free of charge the State Department of Education
has made available much material commercial and professional organizations
have published extensive occupational information The library must do its
part in fitting youth for selfsupport
The library more than any other department of the school can help
the child find and understand himself oy guiding him in the correct use of
leisure time The librarian can encourage and guide recreational reading
secure materials on many hobbies and sponsor hobby exhibits build a collec
tion that will bo useful for the arts and crafts department and the home work
shop provide information on games and sports and methods of making games at
home or at school and collect suggestions end aids for school programs club
and class parties By guiding students in the wise use of leisure time the
library holds an alternative for youthful unhappiness and social problems that
arise from maladjustment
The foregoing suggestions are made realizing that many libraries
may feel they can have no part in the program because their school has no de
finite set up for defense training Every library in the state can build
along theselines9
Libraries in schools having a definite training prorram hve still
further obligations There should he close coordination with the Vocational
Education Department under whose supervision the training classes are held
The library nay furnish sources for procuring books and materials aid in the
selection of titles that will be used in the classes nake available all re
sources already on hand be on the alert for governnent publications dealing
with defense program and concerning the trades being trught notify instruc
tors of nagazine articles of a scientific nature that will relate to the work
rnd keep in touch with what other schools are doing for the defense program
Students enrolled in these classes should be encouraged to cone to the library
to do background reading that will supplement instruction to study related
subjects and enlarge on the work done in class
The function of libraries is more than to contribute to national
defense that is the immediate need Perhaps more fundamental however is
the stinulation afforded by the emergency which will result in more adequate
school library service and a closer relationship with classroom work
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In New York Libraries a publication of the University of the State of New
York the advantages of a library to a town are summarized as follows
1 Completes its educational equipment carrying on and giving permanent
value to the work of the schools
2 Gives the children of all classes a chance to know and love the best
in literature
3 Minimizes the sale and reading of vicious literature in the community
thus promoting mental and moral health
4 Effects a saving in money to every reader in the community
5 Adds to the material value of property Realestate agents in the sub
urbs of large cities never fail to advertise the presence of a library
6 Appealing to all classes sects and degrees of intelligence it is a
strong unifying factor in the life of a town
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With the beginning of the new year local sponsors of each WPA
library unit in the STATE WIDE WPA LIBRARY PROJECT have sifted the sponsors
agreement assurinr the financial contribution necessary for continue opera
tion of the library and a large number of communities and counties have in
creased the amount of financial support given to the library sone volun
tarily and others aft the suggestion of the library board or supervisor
New library boards are also being appointed or new members added All WPA
libraries have sent in their annual reports for 1940 and these will be in
cluded in the statistical report on library service in Georgia compiled erch
year by the Georgia Library Commission Reports from aboutten public
libraries are still lacking
One new member has been added to the supervisory staff Mrs Nellie
Bateman Emory 30 having been placed in charge of the fifth district as
library supervisor thus enabling Mrs Mildred Wheatley to devote her full
time to the selection and cataloging of WPA Project owned books To date
about 1850 of these books have been purchased completely cataloged and
placed in the Athens Regional Library Demonstration on a long time loan basis
Other books are on order for use in demonstrations to unserved areas which
is one of the requirement covering WPA project owned books
Traveling library service has been started in Ware county from the
Waycross Public Library in Emanuel county from Swainsboro Hart county from
Hartwell and Pannin county from Blue Ridge the last three being WPA library
units previously established in these communities which have now accumulated
large enough book collections to branch out into county wide service The
WPA library unit at Sardis Burke county and Alston Montgomery county have
opened after having been closed for some time A WPA library unit is opening
in Leesburg Lee county which will provide library service for the first time
in this county11
A good nwiy counties are considering the purchase of bookmobiles
while others are interested in securing better quarters for the librrry and
are planning to erect library buildings At present construction of army
camps in tho state is absorbing all available WPA labor
GSOSGIA LIBEARIANS APPOINTED TO US ABMY CAM LIBRARIES
Miss Mary Frances Slinger Enory 31 has been appointed to the
position of supervising librarian for the 4th Corps Area with headquarters
in Atlanta A conference has been held with Miss Slinger at which Miss
Sarah Jones Miss Dorothy Spence and Miss Beverly Whentcroft were present
and the librrry situation in Georgia discussed frm all the avles represon
ted so that close cooperation anrl coordination of activities would bring about
the best results possible
Mrs Ruth Hull Lumnus of Columbus and Miss Mary Clarke of Atlanta
Enory 33 have been appointed librarians for the 2nd Amorcd Division and 4th
Division canp libraries at Port Bonning Miss Clarke assumed her duties on
March 1st
Miss Geraldine LeMay of Atlanta Enory 29 has been appointed
librarian for Camp Stewart at Hinesvillo raid has obtained leave of absence
from the Enory University Library School beginning April 1st
Miss Rachel Mays of Macon Enory39 who has been in charge of the
Waycross Public Library during the past year left on March 1st to take charge
of the library at Canp Jackson Colunbia South Carolina
Miss Esther Cathy formerly in charge of the Cave Springs High
School library has been appointed librarian at Canp Blrnding ahassec
Florida
Miss Margaret Hatcher Enory 33 of the Washington Menorial Library
Staff Macon has been appointed librarian for Canp Wheeler and has been
granted a years leave of absence beginning March 15th
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MEETING OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS AT AUGUSTA
The School Library Department of the Georgia Education Association
will meet in the library of Richmond Academy Augusta on Friday afternoon
April 11 at 200 PM Eastern stendard time Miss Rebecca Dickson of Way
cross chairman of the group has arranged the following program
Reports of District chairmen
Story of School Library Development Miss Iary Castleberry
librarian
Statesboro High School
Is the School Library meeting its
CcmmuiJity responsibility
Dr Nolen Irby
Director of field studies
College of Education
University of Georgia
All school and public librarians are urged to attend this meeting
ORGANIZING A MATERIALS BUREAU
Librarians who have been alert to collect pamphlets clippings
pictures and other materials and those who plan to add this essential type
of material to their libraries will be interested to know that an excellent
pamphlet on ORGANIZATION OF A MATERIALS BUREAU will be available in the
next few weeks
Miss Virginia McJenkin director of Fulton county school libraries
and the school librarians of Fulton County are putting into mimeographed
form the description of each step which was taken in organising material
files in Fulton County Besides containing practical and specific direc
tions for the treatment of various types of material this bulletin will
also contain drawings end dimentions for filing cabinets and chart cabinets
The pamphlet will cost only 35 and should be ordered immediately
from Miss Virginia McJenkin Director of Fulton County School Libraries
345 Washington Street S0E0 Atlanta Georgia
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The following pamphlets can be obtained FREE OF CHARGE from the
sources indicated
From the GEORGIA LIBRARY COMMISSION State Capitol Atlanta please send postage
CITIZENS FACT FINDING COMMITTEE GEORGIA INVENTORY SERIES STUDIES
Series 11 19571938
Georgia Public Welfare March 1938
Georgias tax 3ystem Juno 1938
Federal agenciq operating in Georgia July 1036
Federal activities in Georgia July 1938
Religious civic and social forces in Georgia August 1938J
Series 111 POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO GEORGIAS PROBLEMS 19401941
Health January 1940
Pubjic Warfare Mrn 1940
Penal syrto Apr 1940
Political system May 1940
Tax system June 1940
Thee are only a part of the complete series of publications issued
under the auspioea of the Citizens Fact Finding Committee during the past three
years but they constitute some of the valuable data en Georgia now in print and
since each pamphlet is a complete and separate study it osn be used by itself to
advantage We are doliehted to have been given these pamphlets for FREE dis
tribution to libraries and urge all public and school libraries to write for them
at once
ACHIEVEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION PAMPHLETS ISSUED BY THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION
No 1 The story of writing
No 2 The story of numbers
No 3 The story of weights ft measures
No 4 The story of our calendar
No 5 Telling time through the centuries
No 6 Rules of the road
The committee on Materials of Instruction of the American Council of
Education was organized for the purpose of contributing to the program of social
studies in elementary and high schools This series of pamphlets is intended to
furnish basic informational reading to be used in connection with many of the
courses now taught in elementary and high schools to encourage library methods
of teaching
Through the Generosity of the Rosenwald Foundation 5000 set s of these
pa mphlets have been turned over to the Library Commission for distribution to
school and public libraries and we trust that every librarian will avail herself
of the opportunity of receiving this useful material by writing lor it sending
1 postage
Soil the nations basic heritage
Forests and human welfare
Household insects bulletin 81
order from Dr falter Cocking Dean
Pcabody College of Education
University of Georgia Athens Georgia
order from Georgia Dept of Entomology
State Capitol Atlanta Georgia
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GEORGIA LIBRARIES
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This issue completes volume 1 of the
Georgia Libraries iTews Bulletin It
is our present plan to begin volume 2
in the fall and we shall appreciate
constructive criticisms and suggestions
as to how the Bulletin may be improved
and made more useful

We hope that you will have a pleasant
vacation and return to your work with
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Beverly Wheatcjroft Secretary
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Sarah Jones Assistant Director
Division of Textbooks and Libraries
State Department of Education

May 21 1941THE KDTO OF LIBBAEIAK I WOTJLD LIK1 TOR MY TOWN
By Irving Dillard
Copied from Wilson Bulletin May 1941 with permission of the publishers
My town is a community of 10000 ordinary average Americans of vary
ing tastes and interests in Southern Illinois
Because the librarian in such a community must direct the reading of
many children and because generally speaking a woman if better fitted than a man
to direct the reading of children my librarian is first of all a woiian
She is a young woman because a young person is more apt to attract
others regardless of the age of those with whom shecomes in contact She is not
too young end she need not be young in years if she is young in her mind and in
her heart and in her body
She has health and she is physically attractive Her attractiveness
comes not from beauty end certainly not from gUiaourl but from life and
radiance and the qualities of friendliness and interoctednecfi which set her apart
She has bright eyes and a friendly smile
She dresses smartly yet simply
She is neat and clean and her neatness and cleanliness are en example
for those who come to the library
She likes people and because she likes people poople like kr
She has a character that commands the respect of every one
She is gentle with small children She is firm with those who need
discipline and regulation She has a voice which can carry conviction or laugh
quietly as the occasion requires
She has patience tact imagination and a sense of humor She is
attentive and courteous She is sincere and she is cheerful
She is earnest energetic and industrious
She is punctual She sees that the Horary opens at the exact time day
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library to on unlocked
She makes hsr library a special kind of home where ali arewelcome if
they come to enjoy and respect its hospitality
She is a good housekeeper She sees that the books get back to the
shelves quickly and that the shelves and racks stay in good order She does not
allow books which need repairing to give bor library n ragged uncaredfor look
She welcomes strangers She encourages timid persons She wins tire con
fidence of children
She treats Negroes and the foreignborn and those who come from the less
welltodo families with the same consideration as the members of the woiaena clubs
and the leading citizens
She likes books She likes to handle them She likes to see books go ov
and she likes to seem them come in so they can go out again She carries no more
books at one time than she can carry safely She teaches library patrons how to
handle books if they do not know
She is a reader She loves goo reading and she does as much as her busy
day will permit to spread the goodness of books to those who come to the library
She knows how to direct reading without forcing it She reads childrens
books so she con talk to children about them She knows about the books written fo
high school boys and girls as well as about the books in most demand among adults
She cooperates with teachers and school librarians because she knows that
them
she can helpand that they can help her
She knows her community She knows the kind of people who live in it
what their lives are like what their tastes are and What their croTtural needs are
She proportions on this knowledge the books she buys foi her library
She is not a controversialist and yet she is not afraid of books on con
troversial subjects She believes that adults are capable of thinking for themsel
She is firm in this beliefShe discriminates fflnong ages and persons She does not send children or
adolescents home with hooks which were written for men and womei
She keeps herself informed in literary matters in library affairs in
local national and seasonal events She knows what hooks have won important
awards She knows when it is gardening time even though she lives in an apartment
She likes library routine She likes to receive new hooks to unpack
them to meet them for the first time in their hright jackets to classify them
catalog them file them and charge them out to patrons She is accurate end fast
in this neverending work
She knows the value of attractive displays She has as many bulletin
hoards as she can find space for and she keeps them decorated with hook covers
announcements interesting clippings and other things which catch the eye She set
atide at least one such hoard for children
She has spocial hook displays which change from time to time and otherwise
arranges exhibits which provide fresh greetings at internals for those who cone to
the library
She encourages giftsand never fails to make appreciative acknowledgment
She develops in the patrons of the library a spirit of cooperation and
helpfulness She makes them believe that the library earnestly desires their sug
gestions for books and magazines and library services
She is a person of education and culture She is trained in library
science and she operates her library by the most efficient methods which the tech
nical library field knows
She is a skilful organizer of the work she delegates to her assistants
She is liked as well as respected by her assistants Theseassistants reflect her
many fine qualities They become like her as they work with her
She knowS and understandsthemembers of her board of trustees She co
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her work so well that the trustees support her co tl of thaii dlity a
talents and the resources at their command
She makes regular siad frequent reports on the progress of She library
She keeps close track of the statistics whioh record the use of the library by the
community and she is alert to point to trends about whiv the trustees v the con
muni ty should know
She is well aware of the value of public attention for library affairs
She either assists the local editor or some mettbr of the board of trustees or she
herself prepares regular news reports of a bright and interesting nature for the
local press She keeps the library in a favorable light in the community G yes
My librarian is not an uftattailiable ideal My fellow trustcee ai ho
board of the library which it is my privilege and pleasure to serve will t LI you
that I have done little more than describe our librarian
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ATTENTION J GEORGIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 1941 BIENNIAL MEETING
Start planning now to attend this meeting in Augusta October 91011
It is too early to announce a definite program but the theme of the meeting will
be MAKING DEMOCRACY WOEK Outstanding people in the library and related profession
will appear on the program Social activities will include a tea a luncheon and
the BOOK DINNER at which Augusta authors will be special guests of honor Opportu
nity will be provided to visit the historic places of interest around Augusta It
is hoped that the attendance will be the largest in cur history

The sixtythird annual conference of the AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
will be held in Boston Mass during the week of June 1825 1941 The theme is
DEEDS HOT WORDS Georgia librarians who plan to attend this conference include
Miss Dorothy Spenco State WPA Library Supervisor Miss Ola Wyetn Savannah Public
Library Misses Lucile Cobb Isabel Erlich and Betty Hamilton of Atlanta Carnegie
Library Miss Teresa Atkinson Atlanta Insurance Library Miss Adiaide Porter
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank Library Mr Giles Robertson and Miss Elizabeth Royer
of Emory University Library and Miss Beverly Wheatcrcft who will represent the
Georgia Library Association at the ALA Council meetings
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H DE7FL0PKFHT OF HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES III fflOEAU
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Mary Castleberry Librarian Statesboro High School
Robert Frost in his poem The Death of the Hired Kefi give f unfor
gettable picture of a wasted life when he saysthat Silas had nothing to look
backward to with pride nor forward to with hope Such a description could never
be applied to school libraries in Georgia By no means Ua the librrios in our
schools reached a state of perfection However within the Hurt few year and es
pecially since 1936 so much improvement has been made that school libraries to
day may feel a justifiable pride in them
Great progress has been made along several lines First in the size of
the book collection A report of 1905 revealed that there ere 4203 library book
in the schools of our slate The report for 193940 shows that there are
1659525
But more important than the increase in the number of totefea is the im
provement in the variety and quality of the materials in our school Horaces
Having satisfied the requirements as to number of volumes librarians have tried i
recent years to provide a wellrounded selection of books clipping pamphlets
pictures and other aids
Third the dark poorlyventilated unattractive closet which used to be
our school library has been replaced in most schools by an attractive large room
with real library equipment
Fourth great strides have been made ifi providing each school in the
state with an especially trained librarian
No one person nor one group of persons can be given credit for the preso
state of development of school libraries Although the growth has been more
evident in recent years who can tell how much of this growth is the fruit of see
sown by pioneers in the library field For years a scattered few realized the
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and appreciations made 3 ick in 1894 Dr G E Glenn State School
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libraries and advised school administrators that there ought to be a good circulal
library in every school in the state11 Doubtless the administrators themselves
realized the importance of school libraries but were unable to finance then As
early as 1902 a bill was introduced into the legislature to appropriate 10000
from the education fuad for a common School Library Fund but it wad not until the
spring of 1938thirtysix years laterthat funds for this purpose were made avail
able This action on the part of the State Board of Education in 1938 provided for
the 150000 matching fund which has been a great aid to schools with limited
money because it has enabled them to buy twiceand now three timesas many books
As you well know this fund was discontinued in the spring of 1939 but was restored
in the spring of 1940 This is an illustration of an old truth that cannot be too
strongly emphasised Victories in the library field as in other fields are won
through persistence but after they are won we must be ever watchful in order to
keep what we have gained The moment wo relax some legislator with false ideas o
economy will undo in one session of the legislature what has taken years to ac
complish
The State Department of Education has also aided school libraries by pro
viding a school library supervisor whose duties are to coordinate libraiy service
throughout the state and to act in an advisory capacity Under her guidance more
interest has been takenin school libraries During this school year library
clinics were held in four sections of the state Real problems were discussed in
an informal manner and in such a helpful way that it is planned to continue such
clinics in other areas
The Georgia Education Association has been constantly active in promotir
school libraries and ParentTeacher organizations have been generous in contri
buting to individual schools but surely no one would question the assertion that
the greatest impetus to school Horary development cme in 193
Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools began enforcing fefefl gm rde ich
had been formulated in 1929 To keep their schools on the wcffedlted list school
boards have had to spend a minimum sum per pupil on library arftortels Eo proride
a suitable room and library equipment and to ploee an especially trained person in
charge
The results have not been entirely beneficial Kl many instauoeb lac
book collections were haphazardly enlarged through book sheers and dotation of
text books and many worthless volumes However under the litestIda Sf the newly
installed trained librarians worthless material is beinr gradually discarded and
wellrounded collections built up
At least the Southern Association has made school boards and school ad
ministrators libraryconscious and has made them give the library an important
place in the schools financial program
The federal government has also had a share in bettering oar school li
brary facilities WPA book repair projects and ITYA student help have
relieved tho librarian of some mechanical duties and enabled her So spend more time
in reading guidance and other more skilled phases of library work In many towns
WPA libraries have been established
The Bulloch County Library in Statesboro may be taken a4 an morale of
a VPA librarythat is rendering inestimable service to the general public and
also to the schools Since its organization four years ago its book collection
has more than doubled Por the same oeriod its membership has grown from 373 to
over 2300 and its total circulation last year was thirteen times as great as its
circulation the first year
This library serves the entire county a population of 26500 Last
year the operating cost exceeded 6000 yet the cost to the city and county was
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Bydeans of a bookmobile whj ch W7A aid enabled the library bo acquire
last year every section of the county has library service Boi white acd colored
schools are visited regularly
This is merely one example of what has taken place ail over the state
It is hoped that these WPA libraries will become such a vital part of the com
munity that the citizens will insist on keeping them through local funds should the
government withdraw its aid
So far Ive tried to tell you some of the past achievements 01 school li
braries in Georgia on which we may look back with pride How I should like to
suggest some further developments to which wo can look forward with hope
First I should like to see an increase in the number of elementary
school libraries because the habits we form when wc arc young are the habia that
influence our lives most raid I mow of no better habit anyone can hove than the li
brary habit
Second I should like to know that every boy and girl who graduates from
our Georgia schools knows how to use a libraryany libraryintelligently
Third I wish that every pupil could come to feel that the library is the
one place in the school where he can find anything he wants to know and the best
place in which to spend his leisure time Then after graduation he will naturally
turn to the public library as the source of his information and recreational readlr
And last I should like to see more real interest taken in the pupil who
says he doesnt like to read for I believe he has this attitude because he has not
come in contact with the right kind of book To say I dont like to reed is as
meaningless as to say I dont like to eat As there are foods to please every
palate so there are books to suit every taste Aid as we cultivate a taste for roi
and unusual foods so can we gradually lead a child from simple books to books that
have more pithif we have patience and interest in him as an individual
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SCHOOL IIBSAHY hews
The Library Department of the Georgia Education Association rryi Id Angus
on April 13 1941 Under the leadership of Miss Bebecae Dickeon of Waycros
Chairman a most stimulating program was presented
Miss Mary Castleberry of Statesboro High School re er
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on the development of high school libraries in Georgia which appears elsewhere in
this Bulletin Following this was a panel discussion on cooperation t Sween public
and school libraries with Miss Beverly Wheatcroft Mrs Marie Franklin Miss Mcrtys
Ward Miss Page Morton and Miss Sarah Jonos taking part in the discussion
Miss Mary Castleberry was elected chairman of the Library Hep rwiicit for
194142
After the program Miss Margaret Baillle entertained the group at a
delightful top in the Ficlimond Academy library
Your attention is called to MACMILLA1 HFA3 AND PBSyi3g OF BOCKS jgD HICK
SCHOOL LIBBAB1ES which is FHSE on request to the Macnixlan Conpmy 500 Spring St
Atlanta This bulletin contains some good suggestions for library displays and
publicity
Many school librarians will take additionaJ professional tri ining this
summer and in the fall some will accept new positions Please notify the Library
Division of the StateDepartment of Education of your additional training and also
of your new address if you change your position The Division nttampts to mainta
an up to date file on school libraries and your cooperation in this is essential
BOOKLIST BOOKS 1940 is available from the American Library Association
520 North Michigan Ave Chicago for 40 This is the twentythird annual list of
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PROGRESS IN Tlc BORGIA STATEWIDE HP A LIBRARY PROJECT
Kiss Mary Barksdale Library Supervisor for District 1 resigned in
April to sccept a position with the Virginia WPA Library Proeet We regret very
much having to relinquish Miss Barksdale to her home stae but are grateful for th
contribution she made to library extension services and WPA IJbr ry vmits dtiring her
sojourn in Georgia Miss Hazel Austin is now in charge of District f 1 and is
carrying on all activities most efficientlye
During April two branches of the Athens Regional Library were opened at
Bogart in Oconee county and Lexington in Oglethorpe county Both of these branches
are open every day with a HPA library clerk in charge and will be supplied ith a
constantly changing book stock from the headquarters library This will rnen more
extensive service to the people of these communities and vacinity than ws possibl
from the bookmobile alone and is another step forward in the development of the
Athens Regional Library system for Clarke Oconee arid Oglethorpe counties In each
community the necessary local funds have been secured turned over to the Regional
library board Funds have also been secured in Barrow county and plans are under wr
for the establishment of a WPA library unit at Winder to serve the town end count r
The libraries at Einesville and Savannah Beach report constantly increes
demands from the soldiers and officers and their families at Cemp Stewart and Fort
Screven These are two of the WPA library units most closely identifier with
national defense military activities and are meeting a dire need for library serv
in these areas The chairman of the Library Board at Savannah Beach is keeping th
library open several evenings each week to enable soldiers from Port Screven to us
the reading room
All WPA libraries are making extensive plans for summer vacation reading
clubs As usual the Georgia Library Commission will issue reading certificates to
children from the 3rd grade through high school who read 10 books selected from a
lists according to age and school grade Notebook records will not bo required11
1CWS OF GEORGIA LI35ARIALT
Miss Sally Akin librarian of the Washington Memorial Library at Macon
since its opening in 1923 has resigned and will retire fror active library work tc
open a book shop in St Augustine Florida Miss Akin has been an outstanding
figure in library activities in Georgia Under her leadership the Washington Mem
orial Library has grown from a small city library to a countywide library operas
several branches and a bookmobile which gives service both to the white and Negro
population of Bibb county Her community forums were organized well in advance of
the nationwide forum movement and have received national attention As president
of the Georgia Library Association for four years Miss Akin directed a sen us of
Citizens Library Conferences which brought library activities to the attention of
several thousand laymen with consequent results of a better understanding of libra
problems ana development of extension services especially through the purchase an
operation of bookmobiles
Miss Akin is known personally throughout the state for her quick w5t and
unflagging enthusiasm for books We shall miss her at every future library gather
in the state end hope that she will return for visits frequently Her host of
friends wish her success in her new field
Mrs James E Powers formerly childrens librarian succeeds Miss Akin
as head librarian Mrs Lucile Eotchford of Wheaton Illinois has been appointed
on the staff succeeding Miss Margaret Hatcher who has accepted the position of
librarian of Camp Wheeler near Macon and Miss Harriet Chapman Emory 1941 will
replace Mrs Powers as childrens librarian
Miss Ava Smith librarian of Habun County Library at Clayton since 19S7
has resigned to accept an army camp library position and Kiss Clara Mcifcekin
Emory Z9 has been appointed as Habun County librarian and assumed her duties
the first of May
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