Georgia libraries news bulletin [vol. 15]

4GEORGIA LIBRARIES
NEWS BULLETIN

Issued by
Division of Instructional Materials and Library Services
Georgia Department of Education
GEORGIA LIBRARIES NEWS BULLETIN
Vol 15 No 1
The Library Division staff State Department of
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Issued by
Division of Instructional Materials and Library Service
Georgia Department of Education
November 1960
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Of General Interest
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ALA Conference
Award Winning Photographs Exhibit
Georgia Library Association Scholarship
Libraries In National Platforms
Library Bindings Study
News Of Georgia Librarians
Newsletter On Intellectual Freedom
OffCampus Library Training
Photographic Contest
Southeastern Conference
Standardization Of Supplies And Equipment
Studying The Community
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School Librarians
Academic Credit For Library Education Courses
AASL Departmental Status In NEA
Childrens And Young Peoples Section Of GEA
Elementary Library Growth
Georgia Association Of Library Assistants
Library Skit
School Library Meetings
School Library Standards
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Public Librarians
Bookmobile Institute
InService Institutes
New And Remodeled Buildings
Public Library Notes
Vacation Reading Clubs
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College And Special Librarians
Special Libraries Association Conference
Special Libraries Association Scholarships
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SOUTHEASTERN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
Southeastern Library Association members and friends met in Asheville North
Carolina on October 1315 1960 for their nineteenth biennial conference with
Miss Lucile Nix Georgia State Department of Education presiding as president
Many Georgians were among the 848 people who registered and they particu
larly enjoyed getting together in the hometown of Thomas Wolfe After visiting
his home which is now a museum and after hearing Mr Jonathan Daniels talk about
the author in his address Look Backward Angel they could read and reread the
Wolfe books with new knowledge and understanding
Mr Lionel Landry Program Director of the Foreign Policy Association talked
about Education for Survival It was a vivid address with clear implications
for librarians He pointed out that understanding among the peoples of the world
depends upon understanding of philosophies and cultures
The exhibits at the meeting were comfortably housed and provided good browsing
A panel on The Importance of Exhibits in a Professional Meeting was heard at
one of the general session meetings Other general sessions gave the members a
peek Through the Washington Keyhole through the eyes of Miss Germaine Krettek
Director of the Washington Office of the American Library Association and let them
hear a discussion on Reference Resources and Services for Students moderated by
Mrs Grace T Stevenson Deputy Executive Director of the American Library Associ
ation
The section meetings with their more intimate atmosphere and specialized
topics had much to offer in every field The Public Library Section heard an
address by Mr William D Snider Associate Editor of the Greensboro Daily News
In the College and University Librarians Section the discussion was on Current
Trends in College and University Libraries The Cataloging Section heard talks
on administration and personnel administrative considerations in public library
regional processing centers and centralized cataloging for school systems Miss
Bernice Wiese Miss Evelyn Day Mullen and Mr Oliver T Field took part on this
program The County and Regional Library Section had a more intimate talk with
Miss Krettek than that afforded in the general session The Reference Librarians
Section heard a report of the Committee on Indexing Historical Material In the
School and Childrens Librarians Section Miss Carol Hoff described her experiences
as an author and Mrs Sara Srygley talked on Meeting the Challenge of the Enriched
Curriculum Through the medium of a colloquium Miss Virginia McJenkin and
Miss Mary Helen Mahar U S Office of Education discussed Standards for School
Library Programs This section was particularly honored to have Mrs Frances
Spain President of ALA speak at one of their meetings Each section had out
standing people to bring these ideas and reports to its members and each meeting
provided help and inspiration for the future
The preconference institutes on College Library Buildings at Western Carolina
College Cullowhee North Carolina and on Public Library Buildings held at
Charlotte were well attended More Georgians were registered at Charlotte than
participants from any other state Since it is planned to publish the preceedings
of both of these institutes those who were unable to attend may wish to be watch
ing out for these
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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE MONTREAL
At least 34 Georgians participated in the Joint Conference of the Canadian
Library Association and the American Library Association which was held in
Montreal Canada June 1924 1960 These represented all types of libraries
school public college and university special and private libraries
The theme of the meeting was Breaking Barriers It was especially inter
esting to note throughout all of the programs the common problems facing librarians
of the two nations Outstanding speakers from both Canada and the United States
addressed the delegates In addition visitors from 63 countries were present
at some time during the Conference
Special events which were planned for the delegates included a reception
given on Sunday evening by the Province of Quebec at the Montreal Museum of Fine
Arts There the delegates met the Mayor of the city of Montreal the Governor
General of Quebec and other dignitaries and were entertained by Canadian folk
singers and dance groups By special invitation 1000 delegates were guests of
the city of Montreal at a buffet reception in the Mountain Chalet Additional
attractions were a concert of chamber music and choral works by Canadian composers
which included the notable Bach Choir and performances of the Childrens Theatre
La Roulotte in Diminion Square
Many of the librarians were able to combine vacation trips with their con
ference attendance and took advantage of special tours throughout Canada and
New England before returning to their homes
The 1961 Conference will be held in Cleveland Ohio July 915 1961

H W WILSON PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
The Wilson Library Bulletin has announced a photographic competition which
is described on page 62 of the September 1960 issue A first prize of 2500
is offered for photographs to be judged on the basis of their success in convey
ing the impact of the library on a user or users Secondary consideration will
be given to technical excellence of the photograph According to the bulletin
We are NOT interested in pictures illustrating routinesor buildings or formal
groups of formal people We want candid pictures of libraries in action
Full details may be found in the September issue of the Wilson Library
Bulletin The contest is open to anyone interested in libraries and a copy of
the rules will be available from the H W Wilson Company 950 University Avenue
New York 52 New York
Georgia libraries should have some interesting pictures to submit The
State Library Agency would like very much to have copies of any pictures which
are submitted for this contest to add to the files at 92 Mitchell Street Calls
come in constantly for pictures illustrating various aspects of library service
and the files are somewhat depleted Enter the competition and help replenish
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ELEMENTARY LIBRARY GROWTH
Elementary libraries are increasing rapidly according to accrediting reports
Last years reports show that out of the 876 white elementary schools reporting
724 have a central library These libraries are handled in many different ways
with most of them operated by library committees Records show that there were
111 elementary librarians working last year as fulltime librarians in one or more
schools Six other elementary schools indicated their teacherlibrarian had some
free time for library purposes making a total of 190 elementary schools served by
librarians with either full or part time available for library purposes during
the school day Seventyeight elementary schools have fulltime librarians

CHILDRENS AND YOUNG PEOPLES SECTION OF GEA
Mrs Edna Clay Chairman and the Executive Board of the Section are busy
carrying out the plans made at the spring planning conference Among these activ
ities ares
1 Encouraging membership in all professional organizations
2 Stressing observance of National Library Week and other special
events
3 Encouraging membership in GALA and district student associations
in cooperation with their own executive boards
4 Emphasizing the need for being familiar with all standards and
planning for better school library service
Much of this work was begun through the recent district meetings and will be
further highlighted at the spring conference in Atlanta on March 24 1961 How
ever for the maximum results in all these endeavors each school librarian will
need to follow through on the local level

Plans are under way for a study directed toward the improvement of perfor
mance standards for library binding to be jointly sponsored by the American
Library Association and Special Libraries Association The Minimum Specifica
tions for Class A Binding developed jointly by the American Library Association
and the Library Binders Institute the trade organization of library binders
have proved over the years since 1934 very influential in assuring to libraries
the availability of good book binding and in driving inferior binding from the
market However in the course of time it became necessary to supplement them
with other specifications such as the Minimum Specifications for Binding Lesser
Used Materials 1957 The development in recent years of new materials and
methods for binding make it desirable to review existing specifications from
the point of view of standards of performance as proposed by the study now to
be commenced
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AASL DEPARTMENTAL STATUS IN NEA
In action taken at its annual conference in Los Angeles the National Educa
tion Association voted departmental status to the American Association of School
Librarians June 30 1960 AASL becomes an NEA department while continuing its
status as a division of the American Library Association Headquarters of the
AASL will remain at the American Library Association in Chicago with Miss Eleanor
Ahlers as executive secretary of the division A staff member of NEA as yet
unnamed will act as liaison between the two groups
Members of AASL recognizing their dual responsibility to both professions
education and librarianship have always worked closely with various departments
of NEA as well as with divisions of ALA Now as a recognized NEA department
cooperation with education groups can be even more meaningful The action taken
in Los Angeles does not confer automatic membership in NEA on members of AASL
The American Library Association cannot stipulate that those belonging to it be
required to join any other organization However AASL will urge its members to
join NEA and will campaign actively toward that end

SCHOOL LIBRARY STANDARDS
Everyone interested in improved school library services will want to be
familiar with all the standards relating to school libraries The new ALA
Standards for School Library Programs describes the basic requirements for a
functional school library program at both the elementary and secondary level
These standards are both quantitativeand qualitative and should be considered
as goals toward which everyone concerned would work
Other standards on school library service are more of the type which have
to be met for accrediting purposes To take a realistic look at our school
libraries and to make plans for further improvement we should be familiar with
all of these standards
AASL Standards for School Library Programs 1960 American Library
Association 50 East Huron Street Chicago 250
Guide to the Evaluation and Accreditation of Elementary Schools 1959
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools 795 Peachtree Building
Atlanta 20
Southern Association Principles and Standards of the Commission on Second
ary Schools 1960 Executive Secretary State Department of Education Atlanta
Free
Georgia Accrediting Commission Official Bulletin 196061
Secretary State Department of Education Atlanta Free
Executive
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ACADEMIC CREDIT FOR LIBRARY EDUCATION COURSES
A tentative outline for Library Education Courses at the secondary level
together with criteria for schools giving these courses has been prepared by a
committee of the Childrens and Young Peoples Library Section of the GEA The
outline was submitted to the Executive Secretary of the Georgia Accrediting Com
mission and was approved on an experimental basis
Several high schools are offering Library Education I this school year
After trying out the outlined course of study any indicated revisions will be
made during the coming summer

Application blanks for joining or renewing membership in GALA were mailed to
all high schools along with the Georgia Library List Supplement All student
assistant clubs are encouraged to complete the application and affiliate with GALA
as quickly as possible
Daphne Dukes Donalsonville President of GALA called an Executive Board meet
ing during August At this meeting committees were appointed and plans begun for
the spring conference The dates for the meeting have been set for April 1416
1961 at the Rock Eagle Center
Join Now Work toward being an honor club
entries for awards
Work on scrapbooks and other

The Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom a roundup of editorial news and com
ment on the freedom of information controversy will resume publication after six
months suspension Published quarterly the Newsletter subscription is 200 per
year Persons interested in subscribing may writes Subscriptions Department
American Library Association 50 East Huron Street Chicago 11 Illinois

A new ALA publication STUDYING THE COMMUNITY A Basis For Planning Library
Adult Education Services 250 is a practical stepbystep guide presenting
the methods for gathering and organizing the varied information needed if a really
effective library adult education program suited to the needs and interests of the
individual community is to be builtin short how to study the community

The Special Libraries Association offers three 1000 scholarships for the
academic year 19611962 to be used for graduate study in special librarianship
leading to a degree at an accredited library school in the United States or Canada
College graduates working in a special library or with experience in a special
library are eligible For information write the Association at 31 East 10th
Street New York 3 New York
LIBRARIES IN PLATFORMS OF BOTH MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES
For the first time in United States history libraries have been incorporated
into the platforms of the two major political party platforms Leaders of both
parties and their platform committee chairmen asked the American Library Associ
ation officials to present statements before them The full platform statements
of both parties offer support for the extension of library services the Demo
cratic platform pledging further federal support of libraries and the Republican
platform advocating support of library services to extend it to all our people
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BOOKMOBILE INSTITUTE AT ROCK EAGLE
Bookmobile service was the theme of the work conference for county and regional
library personnel which was held at the State 4H Club Center at Rock Eagle State
Park near Eatonton in April 1960 A total of 109 people met for two days to con
sider the problems involved in this service from the libraries of the state and
to discuss ways of strengthening and improving it
Two of the newest bookmobiles in the state were on display for examination
by the participants in the institute and a very useful collection of schedules
posters reports announcements etc were available for study Topics considered
included scheduling service to hospitals and nursing homes school service book
collections circulation problems reading guidance use of newspaper radio and
television publicity types of bookmobiles costs and upkeep
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INSERVICE INSTITUTES
Getting To Know was the theme of the five district inservice institutes
held over the state in May of I960 These institutes were planned by the State
library agency and jointly sponsored by the State Department of Education and the
State Board for Certification of Librarians Each institute lasted for two days
with the sessions being conducted by the personnel of the Library Division of the
State Department of Education and staff members of the various libraries over the
state
Meetings were held in Decatur at the DecaturDeKalbRockdaleNewton Regional
Library Headquarters in Macon at the YWCA in Dawson at the headquarters
library for the TerrellCalhounLeeRandolphWebster Rpgional Library in Waycross
at the Okefenokee Regional Library headquarters and in Savannah at the DeSoto
Hotel A total of 278 library personnel and 38 library board members and citizens
attended the sessions of the five district institutes
The many Georgia friends of Mrs Ruby Gammage will be interested in the re
cent tribute paid her by the city of Cocoa Beach Florida At a dinner sponsored
by the public library board the librarys history and Mrs Gammages role in its
progress was recited The mayor presented her with a certificate of appreciation
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PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTES
Henry County became a part of the Flint River Regional Library in November
of 1959 In July of 1960 Butts County joined that region and in August 1960
Clayton County became one of the participating units This brings to four the
number of regions serving fivecounty areas in the state Headquarters for this
system is located at the Hawkes Library in Griffin Robert N Smith is the direc
tor of the library
In Calhoun the CalhounGordon County Library now remains open one night each
week in order to give better service to the community Mrs Mildred Greeson is
librarian of this unit of the Dalton Regional Library
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A Grandmothers Art Class was organized under the auspices of the Lithonia
Public Library during the winter of 1959 During the spring an exhibit of paint
ings done by members of the group was held at Lithonia and at the Decatur Library
The Lithonia Library is a cooperating unit of the DeKalbRockdaleNewton Regional
Library System
The Elbert County Library began service to the people of that county on June
15 1960 The Harris Allen Library which had previously served the city of
Elberton is joining with the county library service under the direction of Mrs Sarah
Maxwell Additional space for the county service has been made available in the
Masonic Building The newly appointed library board headed by Mrs J W Williford
has secured appropriations from the county commissioner and the city council to make
possible the extended service Local clubs and businesses are contributing toward
furnishings and equipment for the library building
Glascock County has renewed its arrangement with the August Regional Library
and bookmobile service to that county was resumed on September 1 1960 This makes
every county in the state have some type of public library service available
A new idea sponsored by the Athens Regional Library during the summer vacation
season was the Vacation Pack for registered borrowers who were leaving the city for
two weeks or longer Special arrangements were made to provide the patron with a
selection of books to take with him for the period he expected to be away from the
city with no problem of renewal or of overdue books Miss Sarah Maret Director
of the RegionalLibrary reports that this scheme was successful
Mrs Mary Purcell Director of the Chestatee Regional Library and her staff
are working to establish a library for the use of student nurses This service is
being planned jointly by the library and the Hall County School of Nursing
Honors continue to come to the Grady County Library at Cairo and its director
Miss Wessie Connell Early in 1960 Miss Connell was named Man of the Year by
the local Chamber of Commerce This was the first time that this distinction has
come to a woman For the fourth time the library was chosen for the John Cotton
Dana Awards for its publicity program This Award was made at the Joint Conference
of the American Library Association and the Canadian Library Association in Montreal
Canada in June Dr Edward Wight of the University of California who formerly
lived in Cairo accepted the award on behalf of the library
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NEW AND REMODELED BUILDINGS OR QUARTERS IMPROVEMENTS
The Turner County Library has been moved into larger more attractive quarters
in the front of the Womans Club Building in Ashburn This library is one of the
cooperating units in the Coastal Plains Regional Library System
The quarters of the Hall County Library headquarters for the Chestatee Re
gional Library System have been redecorated in recent months
The Long County Library at Ludowici has been moved into larger quarters at
the other end of the Community Building This was made possible by the cooperation
of the Long County Board of Education
Air conditioning has been added to the Newton County Library in Covington
This is one of the cooperating units of the DeKalbNewtonRockdale Regional Library
System
The Statesboro Regional Library is another Georgia library that can boost of
air conditioning
The Clarke Library Building in Marietta has been renovated and redecorated
This library has merged with the Cobb County Library to form the CobbMarietta
Public Library System under the direction of Mr William L Whitesides The Clarke
Library will continue to serve as one of the public service points in Marietta
while plans are carried out to build a headquarters building
The new home of the TriCounty Regional Library in Rome formerly the Polk
FloydBartow Regional Library is on East 12th Street in the former AnchorRome
Recreation Center This library is looking forward to having its own new build
ing as a result of a bond election passed during July Mrs C E Hawkins is
director of this regional library system
The SylvesterWorth County Library is another which is now located in new
quarters The old Presbyterian Church in Sylvania has been renovated and remodeled
to provide larger more adequate space for this unit of the MitchellBakerWorth
Regional Library Open House was held for patrons and friends in May
New lighting and an extra air conditioning unit were added to the Moultrie
Carnegie Library building during the summer The Moultrie building houses the
headquarters for the ColquittThomas Regional Library
In Summerville the Chattooga County Library Association the Summerville
Jaycees and the Summerville High School Shop classes cooperated to provide new
shelves for the Chattooga County Library
Open House was held at the Sparks Memorial Library in Soperton in April to
celebrate the opening of the new building housing the Treutlen County Library
This building was a gift from Mr and Mrs W A Sparks who have been strong
supporters of the library program over a period of years Sharing honors on this
occasion was Mrs Jezzie Renfroe who has served as librarian for twenty years
Treutlen County is a participating unit of the Oconee Regional Library with head
quarters at Dublin The new building is of brick and is airconditionedThe Coastal Plains Regional Library celebrated its move into new quarters
with an Open House in August The headquarters for this fivecounty system is
now located in a wing of the new Community Service Building on the campus of the
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College at Tifton The new building is airconditioned
and provides adequate space for ordering and processing books for the regien and
for working with the bookmobile collection as well as a meeting room for use by
small groups and for library board meetings
The Seminole County Branch of the DecaturSeminole Regional Library held Open
House and a tea in May to invite patrons to see their new quarters and furnishings
in Donalsonville
Another community which celebrated the opening of remodeled and redecorated
quarters in the spring was Cave Spring which is a unit of the TriCounty Regional
Library whose headquarters is at Rome

OFFCAMPUS LIBRARY TRAINING
Four courses in library education were offered through the University of V
Georgia at its offcampus center in Albany during the winter and spring of 1960
This was an experiment and is the first time that such courses other than Chil
drens Literature have been offered away from the University campus at Athens
Classes met at the Albany High School Library and Carlton Thaxton Director of the
Coastal Plains Regional Library at Tifton served as instructor for the courses
Among those who registered for the courses were several staff members of li
braries in the southwest Georgia area and teacher librarians or school librarians
who wanted to improve their professional qualifications More than fifteen stu
dents completed the courses for credit through the College of Education at the
University
There is a possibility that this type of course may be offered at other off
campus centers over the state Waycross is one of the places where such a course
is under consideration

SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
A large group of Georgians attended the annual conference of the Special Li
braries Association in Cleveland Ohio June 58 1960 Among these were Miss Marion
Taylor Atlanta Area Union Catalog Safford Harris Georgia Institute of Technology
Frances Kaiser Georgia Institute of Technology Effie Lunsford Communicable Dis
ease Center Vivian Harris Atlanta Newspapers Inc Katherine Glass Callaway
Mills Charles K Bauer and Bill Learmouth Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

The American Standards Association and the American Library Association has
organized a committee to study and make recommendations for standardization of
library supplies and equipment Three subcommittees were set up to work on
l library steel bookstacks 2 library furniture and 3 library supplies
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VACATION READING CLUBS
DESTINATION UNLIMITED was the theme of the statewide Vacation Reading Clubs
which was sponsored jointly by the State Department of Education and local library
systems throughout the state in 1960 More than 65000 boys and girls registered
for participation in these reading clubs
In addition to their reading activities which were planned for them included
story hours at the library film showings recordings and filmstrip programs with
some parties and picnics being planned by library boards
In Covington the Newton County Library Branch organized a good Books Discus
sion Group for young adults in the community Mrs R A Paty served as leader
for this group which produced a very stimulating project The Dublin Carnegie Li
brary organized a high school and young adult Great Books Discussion group which
met each Thursday night for eight weeks This proved a successful adaptation of
the regular Great Books program
Other libraries which did not take part in the statewide theme selected themes
tied in with baseball radio and television programs geography or other ideas
which were of special interest in their communities

GEORGIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
The Georgia Library Association is offering a scholarship of 18000 for the
academic year 19611962 to be used in fulltime study at a library school accred
ited by the American Library Association
An applicant must l have or expect to have
year 19611962 a bachelors degree from an accredi
2 be accepted as a student at an ALA accredited 1
he intends to complete the requirements for a fifth
library school of his choice and 4 agree that i
work for at least three years in a library in Georg
library school Applicants will be judged on the b
qualifications and potentialities for a successful
by the beginning of the academic
ted college or university
ibrary school 3 state that
year masters degree at the
f he receives the award he will
ia following his graduation from
asis of academic and personal
career in librarianship
Application forms and further information may be obtained from the Chairman
of the Georgia Library Association Scholarship Committee Agnes L Reagan Division
of Librarianship Emory University Atlanta 22 Georgia Applications should be
made by April 1 1961

NECROLOGY
Mrs Floy Mabry Williams who retired as librarian of the Smyrna Public Li
brary in 1957 died at her home during the summer of 1960
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SCHOOL LIBRARY MEETINGS
The Library Divisions in cooperation with the Area Representatives of the
State Department of Education is planning a series of meetings to be held in
January and February These meetings will provide an opportunity for superin
tendents principals curriculum directors and librarians including directors of
regional libraries and teachers with library responsibilities to meet together
to discuss library problems and ways of strengthening school library services
Definite dates and places will be announced later Librarians who have not
returned the questionnaire concerning these meetings should do so as quickly as
possible The information gathered from these questionnaires will help in plan
ning these meetings

AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHS EXHIBIT
A TRAVELING SALON exhibit of 1960 ScholasticAnsco award winning photo
graphs is now available for two weeks without charge to schools and libraries
which request it This salon is a portable exhibit consisting of 25 blackand
white photographs and 9 color transparencies which can be displayed For
reservations write Photography Editor Scholastic Magazines 33 West 42 Street
New York 26 Specify several alternate months for possible display dates

NEWS OF GEORGIA LIBRARIANS
Mrs Reba Jones has taken a leave of absence from Decatur High School to
work in Japan Mrs Frances Johnson and Miss Janie Near have joined the Decatur
staff as librarians Mrs Johnson served at Berrien High for a number of years
and Miss Near was on the library staff at the Georgia College of Business Admin
istration
Mrs Lilla Carlton has succeeded Mrs Johnson as librarian at Berrien County
High School with Mrs Marie Connell succeeding Mrs Carlton at the Nashville
Elementary School
Mrs Ernestine Roller has joined the administrative staff of the Clarke
County Schools as the Elementary Library Supervisor
Mrs Richard Mike Findlay Miller Junior High School retired during the
summer Mrs Grover M Ford is her successor
Mrs Dorothy Young has been added to the staff of the Bibb County Elementary
Libraries Mrs Ruth Bond formerly on this staff has moved to Quitman Georgia
Five people are new in the libraries of Fulton County Schools Miss Queenie
Clark at Cliftondale School Mrs Geraldine Persells at Longino Miss Barbara
Eidson at Neely Mrs Elizabeth Berry at Underwood Hills Miss Mary Walker at
Palmetto and Mrs Margaret Lester as assistant librarian at Campbell High School 12
Miss Beverly Bennett a recent Peabody graduate has joined the staff of
Oak Grove Elementary School DeKalb County Miss Bennett is devoting mornings
to library services
Several DeKalb schools are sharing librarians or materials people Mrs Anne
Elliott who was full time at Skyland School and Mrs Mildred Keener who was at
Sexton Woods School are among the people working in this program Others are
Mrs Florence Outlar Miss Sybil Phillips Mrs Louise Martin and Mrs Jula Jolly
Twentythree schools are sharing the services of these people
Miss Lillian Thompson librarian of the Calhoun High School retired during
the summer Mrs Ed Brooks Winona Early has returned to library work as Miss
Thompsons successor
Mrs Verna Methvin is serving as fulltime librarian for Ponce de Leon and
Westchester Schools in Decatur
Mrs Eugenia Cavender has returned to school library work at North Whitfield
High School Mrs Cavender has been a member of the Dalton Regional Library
staff
Atlanta City Schools report several librarians new to the system this years
Mrs Betty Anslow at Therrell High Mrs Martha Marsh at Southwest High
Mrs LuVerne Boone Mrs Marietta S Branson Miss Doris Dickerson Mrs Hazel
McDonald Mrs Genevieve McGraw and Mrs Jean Thomas The last six people are
serving as librarians in eleven elementary schools
Miss Adalee Burrow has become the high school librarian at the Marietta
High School Mrs Ruby McLendon formerly at Heard County High has succeeded
Miss Burrow at Carrollton High School
Four new members added to the staff of the Savannah Public Library ares
Miss Joy Trulock County Supervisor Miss Ceceille Richman Head of the Refer
ence Departments Mrs Harry Stantion Young Peoples Librarian and Assistant
in the Circulation Department Miss Sybil Randolph Assistant in the Childrens
and Reference Department
Mrs Elice L Hawthorne began work in September as Bookmobile Librarian in
the CherokeePickensGilmer Regional Library at Canton
Mr William Burke Peacock has succeeded Mr Andrew J West on the staff of
the Ocmulgee Regional Library at Eastman Mr West has moved to Nashville
Tennessee where he will continue work toward his library degree at Peabody
Miss Lola Keown has succeeded Miss Ira Lois Brown as Childrens and Young
Peoples Librarian at the Albany Carnegie Library Miss Brown will study in
Dublin Ireland during the next year
Mr J Frank Walker has joined the staff of the Lanier Lake Regional Li
brary
A new staff member in the Oconee Regional Library is Mrs James Abner
Walker Mr Walker is a former school teacher
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Miss Ruth E Swinson is a new staff member in the ScrevenJenkins Regional
Library She will serve as Associate Director and Bookmobile Librarian
Miss Sarah Margaret Howard is a new member of the bookmobile staff in the
Flint River Regional Library at Griffin
Miss Carrie Williams joined the staff of the State Cataloging Service of the
State Department of Education at 92 Mitchell Street S W Atlanta on October 17
1960 Miss Williams is retired from the Atlanta Public Library and worked part
time for the state library agency several years ago

Miss Martha Parker Childrens Librarian at the Okefenokee Regional Library
at Waycross has qualified for her pilots licence after soloing in August This
is a hobby for Miss Parker who does not plan to use the new skill in her work
with the library system She is believed to be the only flying public librarian
in the state
Mr Carlton Thaxton has resigned as Director of the Coastal Plains Regional
Library Tifton to become Head Librarian of the public library at Kingspor X
Tennessee Mrs Birdie V Anderson is serving as Acting Director until the new
Director is appointed
Mrs Frank Hardeman has retired from her position as assistant in the
Jefferson County Library Her successor is Mrs Charles W Howell
Mrs Grace Thompson formerly on the staff of the Uncle Remus Regional Li
brary Madison has resigned to accompany her husband to his new position in
Valdosta Mrs Alberta Park has succeeded Mrs Thompson on the regional stafJ
Miss Clare Mincey has been named Director of the ScrevenJenkins Regional
Library whose headquarters is at Sylvania Georgia Formerly the Assistant Direc
tor Miss Mincey succeeds Miss Mildred Looney who resigned Miss Looney recently
accepted a library position in Florence Alabama where she will be working with
Miss Ethel Peer son
Miss Gertrude Bianj for many years an assistant to the librarian at R E
Lee Institute and Public Library in Thomaston retired in the summer of 1960
Mrs B T Edenfield is the newly appointed librarian for the Burke County
Public Library in Waynesboro Georgia She succeeds Mrs Marilyn Opdenbrow who
resigned to accompany her husband to his new church in Florida
Mrs Josephine Douglas for many years reference librarian at the Waycross
Public Library retired during the summer of 1960
The newly appointed librarian of the Berry College Library at Rome is
Miss Ruth E Miller
Miss Elizabeth Coffee librarian of the Piedmont College Library at Demorest
Georgia was initiated during the summer into Beta Phi Nu International Library
Science Fraternity Miss Coffee received her MS in LS from the University f
Illinois in August 1959
Mrs John G Lewis assumed her duties as Head of Readers Services in the
State Department of Education Library upon the retirement of Miss Beverly Wheatcroft
in December 1959 14
Miss Barbara Bronson who has been with Readers Services of the State De
partment of Education since the fall of 1959 has been named a Library Consultant
She will be available to work with libraries over the state after the first of
the year Miss Bronson a native of California was formerly staff librarian for
the Third Army and had served as post librarian in several military posts both in
Georgia and abroad
Another new staff member in the Readers Services Division of the State De
partment of Education is Mrs Sanford Bederman who comes to Georgia from the
Minneapolis Public Library
Miss Florence Sibley for many years librarian of the Clarke Library in
Marietta retired from that position in June 1960 She has accepted a position
on the staff of the Cobb CountyMarietta Public Library with which system the
Clarke Library has now merged

LIBRARY SKIT
Prepared And Presented By Southeast Bulloch Library
Assistants Club Shirley Jenkins Chairman
MISS LIBRARY
Hello I am Miss Library Through my magic doors you can step into a world
of adventure Today you may travel in your mind to the court of King Arthur and
his Knights of the Round Table Tomorrow you may visit an Eskimo family or go
voyaging to China with the captain of a sailing ship
I am very happy when people use me wisely because you see I am a giant brain
I can remember everything people have ever done
Like you I also like to be kept neat and tidy When people do things to
ruin my appearance I cannot be tidy Then when I am to represent the school
when visitors come I am ashamed
I like to think of myself as atreasure house with an open door Finding
one certain book among the thousands of books on the shelves may seem like trying
to find buried treasure without a map So please tell your friends to use me
correctly so you can be proud of your Southeast Bulloch Treasure House
MISS CARD CATALOG
I am Miss Card Catalog I am the quickest way to find a book in the library
I am a system of cards arranged in drawers according to the letters of the alpha
bet I contain at least one card for every book in the library You know I
have found out there are all types of people in the world Some boys and girls
treat me roughly and scorn me Some take things out on me just because their
teachers ask them to look up a book They call me stupid Others learn a great
deal from me and use me with eagerness of knowledge
MISS REFERENCE BOOK
Well shiver me pages I am Miss Reference Book I am related to Miss
Encyclopedia Miss Atlas Miss Dictionary and Miss Yearbook I contain different 15
sources of information My relatives and I are arranged in alphabetical order
Often I wish the students would take more care in arranging me on the shelves
I am used for a worthy cause and it is up to you to keep me worthy
MISS NEWSPAPER
I am Miss Newspaper My daily purpose is to inform the students of the cur
rent happenings But how can I deliver my messages to everyone when some
thoughtless student comes dashing in and cuts articles from me They often do
this when they have failed to get a current event for class
A person who is careless enough not to get his assignments isusually as
careless about tearing an article from me I hope you will keep in mind this
headlineBe thoughtful of library newspapers
MISS MAGAZINE
I am Miss Magazine Im simply tired of being thrown on the shelf I dont
guess I can complain much but just keep me straight
MISS BOOK
I am Miss Book I have listened to everyones complaints but please be kind
enough to lend an ear
When I am selected and checked out I find out much about your friends Some
of your friends are thoughtful and kind others are careless
I am beat against lockers left in awkward places and often lost or misplaced
One of the worst treatments I receive is having my face written on or having parts
of my story marked out I have spent my life telling wonderful adventurous sto
ries to people Other peoples thoughts tell me of my importance
If only a book could write a story the people of America would take notice
Just remember these lines
Check me out and handle me with care
Know where I am and dont just toss me anywhere
I like people and people should like me
Have me back on the shelf in time and Ill look neat for other
people to see
MISS LIBRARIAN
Im Miss Librarian I think most of you know me quite well My job is to
keep the library as orderly and neat as possible Just as one ball player cant
play the entire game alone a librarian cant keep the entire library A librar
ian is just like a captain of a ball team working along with the cooperation of
others
I know most of you think I am inconsiderate at times but you havent asked
yourself one question Are you considerate of the librarian When you do things
to spite the librarian you are only doing things to spite the welfare of your
school16
MISS LIBRARY

Now you have heard the different pieces of my equipment speak So please
when you walk back into the library think of it as being yours and yours to keep
to the best of your ability
WBKesi
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CIDRDI LIHAUES
NEV BULLETIN
Issued by
Division of Instructional Materials and Library Services
Georgia Department of EducationGEORGIA LIBRARIES NEWS BULLETIN
Vol 15 No 2
Issued by
Division of Instructional Materials and Library Service
Georgia Department of Education
March 1961TABLE OF CONTENTS
Of General Interests
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Advance Census Reports Available
ALA Awards
ALA Conference
Aurianne Award
Book Week
Duplicate Exchange Center
GEA Convention
GEA District Meetings
GLA Convention
Georgia Review
Library Binding Institute Scholarship Award
Membership Day
National Library Week
Newbery And Caldecott Medals
News Of Librarians
Public Relations
White House Conference On Aging
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Public Librarians
Grant From Council On Library Resources
Public Library News
Town And Atom Exhibit
Vacation Reading Club Theme
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School Librarians
Congressional Quarterly Supplements
GALA News
Librarians And Counselors Work Together
School Library Conferences
School Library Development Project
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Special Librarians
Two Georgia Librarians HonoredALA CONFERENCE
The 1961 American Library Association Conference will be held in Cleveland
Ohio July 915 Information concerning hotel reservations is given in the
January 1961 ALA Bulletin
Two preconference institutes have been announced A Library Buildings and
Equipment Institute will be held July 68 1961 at Kent State University This
Institute is planned for librarians architects and administrators who are in
terested in college school public and institutional library buildings and
equipment Miss Virginia McJenkin Director Fulton County School Libraries
will be a program participant
A general fee covering housing meals
Institute has been established with two fees
of accomodations desired Those requiring si
while those applying for double rooms will pa
nights housing eight meals including a banqu
and the Institute fee All registration must
vance by applying to Buildings and Equipment
Division ALA 50 East Huron Street Chicago
registration is June 20 1961 and this date
cellation
and the ALA Section fee for the
available depending on the nature
ngle rooms will pay a fee of 3950
y 3450 These fees include three
et and breakfast on the last day
be completed and paid for in ad
Institute Library Administration
11 Illinois The final day for
too is the final date for can
A preconference institute for public and school librarians on THE ADULT
AND THE CHILDS WORLD2 THE LIBRARYS POTENTIAL FOR SERVICE will be held in
Cleveland July 58 1961 in Wade Park Manor near Western Reserve University
Sponsored by the American Library Association Childrens Services Division
and Adult Services Division and by Western Reserve University School of Li
brary Science the Institute will examine how school and public libraries can
best serve parents teachers youth leaders service clubs and community rep
resentatives in their efforts to help all children to have satisfactory and
rewarding lives The Institute is planned for librarians who work with children
in school and public libraries and for librarians who work with adults in public
board of education or other libraries serving adults who are concerned with
children in one way or another Registration is limited to 225 Registration
forms including forms for hotel reservation may be obtained from any of the
three sponsors The registration fee of 1000 covers institute costs and
the institute workbook


GLA CONVENTION
The Georgia Library Association is making plans for its fall convention
The Executive Board has set the dates as October 26 27 and 28 1961 and has
chosen Jekyll Island as the place of meeting
GEA CONVENTION
The Georgia Education Association will hold its annual convention in Atlanta
on March 2225 The Childrens and Young Peoples Library Section will have a
business meeting at 930 and a luncheon at 1230 on Friday March 24 at the Shrine
Mosque 400 Ponce de Leon Avenue
Mr James Saxon Childers will be the luncheon speaker Mr Childers was
the editor of the Atlanta Journal for a number of years and is now president of
Tupper and Love Publishers Mr Childers is well known for his numerous articles
stories and books
Reservations for the luncheon should be sent with your check for 265 to
Mrs Betty Anslow 1951 Shepherd Circle S W Atlanta 11 Georgia These res
ervations must be in by Friday March 19 1961

MEMBERSHIP DAY
March 18 1961 has been designated as ALA Membership Day Information
concerning the Day is being sent out by ALA Headquarters and by the Georgia
Committee on ALA membership
All librarians are encouraged to join if they are not already members If
they are members they should encourage some other librarian to join While
we are encouraging ALA membership lets not forget GLA and Southeastern
Anyone wishing ALA membership information and blanks should contact
Grace Hightower Chairman Georgia ALA Membership Committee State Department
of Education Atlanta 3 Georgia Send GLA dues of 100 to Margaret Browne
Treasurer MitchellBakerWorth Regional Library Camilla SELA dues of
200 to Mrs Anne Cobb Executive Secretary Southeastern Library Association
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta

TWO GEORGIA LIBRARIANS HONORED
Miss Frances Kaiser Georgia Tech and Miss Agnes Reagan Division of Li
brarianship Emory University received the Dogwood Award These awards were
presented by the Georgia chapter of the Special Libraries Association for pro
fessional services
Miss Kaiser is author of Translators And Translations published by
the Association Miss Reagan is author of a research paper on recruitment
Miss Dorothy Jones of Tech was elected president of the chapter for two
years Vice presidents are William Learmouth Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
and Mrs Linda M Johnston of the Federal Reserve Bank Harriet Bolshaw
Atlanta Public Library secretary and Mrs Kathleen Barron Emory treasurer
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
by
Edith Foster Executive Director
Georgia National Library Week
National Library Week April 1622 1961 bears the themes For a richer
fuller life Read The organizational backing for National Library Week is
amazing Each year more bulletins articles in magazines and newsletters and
programs have given greater recognition to the longrange implications of the
week for reading and library development
Georgia under the capable leadership of Abit Massey has moved ahead with
this years plans the most expansive as yet We are cooperating in continuing
to accent reading for American youth to emphasize school libraries and to make
special efforts to increase the participation of people in industry
The state planning committee members were proud of the very fine work done
by Georgia librarians in carrying out the NLW assignment for 1960 We librar
ians perhaps more than anyone else realize that such an effort accomplishes
far more than merely a wholesome and busy experience extending throughout the
week It should help us to spotlight our needs and problems and find friends
concerned enough to help with the solutions
As a matter of fact the suggestion to formulate specific library goals
came out of a workshop held for executive directors in Asheville following
Southeastern Library Association Conference last fall conducted jointly by
the American Library Association and the National Library Week Committee Fol
lowing through on this counsel members of your state committee are meeting
with the Library Development Committee of the Georgia Library Association to
formulate overall goals You will be hearing a report from this effort before
many weeks have passed It will be a fine thing if your local committee can
pinpoint specific purposes for your own library situation
The executive committee of your state planning committee has met twice
in the fall and in January The entire Georgia National Library Committee
met on December 2 and will meet again this month
Under guidance of our fine chairman Abit Massey for expediting a plan
for total effort the committee was divided into four sections Publicity
Promotion Exhibits and Records From the December session came several won
derful ideas practicable to accomplish The successful carrying out of the
program however will depend upon the leadership on the local level Very
shortly you will be hearing from your respective state committee members
according to your type of library with suggestions and recommendations for
carrying on a fine celebration
The area and local committees should be comprised of key citizens as well
as librarians If you think it a satisfactory method of producing results
why not break the overall committee into separate working committees such
as was done on the state level There may be some repetition in the ideas
advanced but this can be absorbed through a joint meeting of the working
groups 4
Do not sell the Records and Reporting aspect of this celebration short
Channel your own reports to the proper local agency so that a general and spe
cific report may be tallied in the geographic area of your library and sent on
to my desk for compilation and preparation of a state and a national report
This year if you send enough pictures and clippings a scrapbook will be pre
pared for the Georgia Library Division Such a scrapbook can tell the world
what Georgians are accomplishing in library development Your report will help
more than you know
If you direct questions to me I promise to channel them for quick answer
For promotional materials contact National Library Week 24 West 40th Street
New York 18 New York
Good luck in your effort May the accomplishments resulting give us all
a taste of new library glory

PROMOTE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
The Promotion SubCommittee of the State NLW Committee says Boost NLW
with new ideas of your own Some of the committees suggestions for school
and public libraries are
1 Distribute to civic clubs organizations etc a Georgia table tent
placecard designed by the subcommittee and furnished by the
Division of Instructional Materials and Library Service
2 Encourage children to design bookmarks and mobiles
3 Use mobiles to show organization of library
4 Have family night at library
5 Plan and announce adult classes in library use
6 Encourage local public programs provide speakers aids
7 Design and distribute place mats and bumper stickers in area
8 Emphasize local needs and services
9 Publicize in all available media
10 Cooperate with all other libraries in area
William L Whitesides Chairman
ADVANCE CENSUS REPORTS AVAILABLE
The Advance reports of the 1960 Census of Population are now ready The
series consists of 52 reports one each for the United Statess the 50 states
and the District of Columbia Many libraries will wish to order the report for
the state of Georgia right away to take care of the many requests for population
statistics which they are receiving Each separate report is 15 cents with the
complete set of 52 for sale at 625
Final reports giving detailed characteristics of population and other data
gathered in the census will be issued in a few months
To order the report write directly to the U S Department of Commerce
Field Services 604 Volunteer Building Atlanta Georgia or to the Bureau of
the Census Washington D C and ask for Advance Reports 1960 Census of Popu
lation for the state or states in which you are interested Each order must be
accompanied by cash or by special coupons which are purchased from the U S
Superintendent of Documents Washington 25 D C
This material is not available through the State Department of Education

LIBRARY BINDING INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
For the fourth year the Library Binding Institute is offering a 100000
scholarship This program was initiated through their interest in promoting
future leadership among those seeking a career in library service Applications
are now being accepted for the 1961 scholarship award To be eligible a stu
dent must be accepted in an approved library school be recommended by the dean
and show financial need Graduates undergraduates and librarians who are doing
work in a special area of research through a library school are also eligible
Applications letters of recommendation and other supporting data must be
mailed to the Library Binding Institute by April 1 1961 For the application
form write to the Library Binding Institute 10 State Street Boston 9
Massachusetts
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Public Relations Whose Job an attractive red gray and black leaflet
prepared by the Public Relations Section is now available from the Library
Administration Division of ALA Informally written this four page brochure
emphasizes the point that public relations is the job of each library staff
member It can serve as a reminder to all staff members and would be especially
useful as a part of the orientation of new staff members
Single copies are free on request Write for prices for quantity purchase
and send orders to Mr Alphonse Trezza Executive Secretary Library Adminis
tration Division American Library Association 50 East Huron Street Chicago
Illinois
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WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING
Many of the nations top librarians including several specialists in li
brary service to older people were among the 2800 delegates to the four day
White House Conference on Aging January 9 through 12 Miss Lucile Nix Chief
Library Consultant represented the Georgia Department of Education at this con
ference as alternate for Dr C S Hubbard
Librarians joined with others who serve the community to discuss the neeris
of older people and discover methods of aiding them through cooperative activity
at the national stateand local level and as delegates participated in develop
ing statements of these needs for possible legislative action
Information was gathered at the conference which can be utilized in an
education program in communities throughout the nation This information will
be disseminated as widely as possible to the nations 50000 librarians through
the auspices of the Adult Services Division of the American Library Association
and implemented locally through workshops study and discussion groups printed
materials and other available means

DUPLICATE EXCHANGE CENTER
The University Center in Georgia is attempting to develop a duplicate
exchange center for Georgia libraries Several of the libraries of the Center
institutions have contributed books and periodicals to the exchange collection
which is housed in the Agnes Scott College Library
All librarians in Georgia are welcome to get any of these materials which
are needed by their libraries The collection is available for inspection
Monday through Friday of each week from 800 am 500 pm and on Saturdays
from 800 am 400 pm Librarians should bring a want list with them
for use in checking the titles available


The GEORGIA REVIEW Southern Literary Quarterly is published at the Uni
versity of Georgia Press and contains material for readers interested in this
state and in the entire Southeast as well The Editor William Wallace Davidson
invites contributions of articles short stories and poems for consideration by
the editorial committee
The winter number of the GEORGIA REVIEW carries the eleventh in the series
of Bibliographies of Georgia Authors edited by John Wyatt Bonner Head of the
Special Collections Division of the University of Georgia Library This is an
annotated bibliography and lists books by and about Georgians which were pub
lished during the past year Also included in this number are such articles
as Edmund Ruffin of Virginia by Amy Chambliss The Visual Arts in Mid
Century America by Lamar Dodd Do Our Liberals Believe in Democracy by
Edward P Lawton The Arts and Their Interrelations by Thomas Munro and a
series of Selected Old Letters by Sylvia HeadNEWBERY AND CALDECOTT MEDALS
The nations most distinguished childrens authors winners of the 1960
American Library Association Newbery and Caldecott medals will be named March 13
Librarians and teachers can get the names of the winners on March 13 in
the following ways
1 Local newspapers radio and television news may carry the story
Librarians should ask about it in advance and give editors back
ground material on the awards and let them know of plans for a
special library exhibit of the winning books ALA will see that
the wire services have the information
2 See the March 14 New York Times
with pictures of both winners
Last year it carried the story
In order to answer questions about the Newbery Caldecott medals librarians
may obtain reprints of the article about the history of the medals and the selec
tion of the awardwinning books The reprints are available from ALA Childrens
Services Division 5 for 25 cents 100 for 300 1000 for 2500
Facsimiles of the medals for award book displays may be obtained from the
Childrens Services Division Office 25 for 100 It must be specified which
medal facsimile is desired
The Newbery Caldecott kit which includes a decorated stand and two slit
cards can be obtained for 200 from the Childrens Book Council 175 Fifth
Avenue New York 10 New York Additional slit cards are 75 cents a pair
Bookmarks listing all books which have received the awards can be ordered
for either award from the Childrens Book Council These will be shipped on
the announcement day March 13 if orders are placed by March 1 These include
the newly selected winners 100 for 100 and 1000 for 900 Orders must
specify which medal bookmark is desired

Agnes Smith author of An Edge of the Forest published by Viking Press
has been named winner of the third Aurianne Award of 20000 given by the Ameri
can Library Association for the best childrens book of 1959 on animal life
which develops a humane attitude
Recommendations of 1960 books to be considered for the Aurianne Award
should be sent to the 1961 Aurianne Award Committee chairman Mrs Mae Durham
School of Librarianship University of California Berkeley Criteria for
judging the Aurianne Award weredescribed in the March 1958 issue of Top pf
the News published by the American Library Association Childrens Services
Division
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ALA AWARDS CITATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Georgia libraries and librarians should be submitting more entries and nom
inations for the various awards citations and scholarships sponsored by the
American Library Association In the past some entries from Georgia have won
awards Complete information on all of these honors is given in the January
1961 issue of the ALA Bulletin Two holding particular interest and promise
for Georgia libraries and librarians in general are
John Cotton Dana Publicity Awards Contests
The John Cotton Dana Publicity Awards will for the sixteenth time be pre
sented in 1961 to libraries submitting scrapbooks of outstanding publicity in
telling the library story The Awards will be given for the best crosssection
of library publicity in the year ending December 1960 or the school year may
be used if preferred Entries will be considered in the following categories
Public Libraries School Libraries College and University Libraries Service
Libraries and Miscellaneous special libraries state and regional libraries
and library associations
The Awards are given by the WILSON LIBRARY BULLETIN in a contest sponsored
jointly with the Public Relations Section of the ALA Library Administration Divi
sion Winners will be announced in July at the ALA Conference in Cleveland and
winning scrapbooks will be on display
Librarians who wish to enter scrapbooks in the John Dana Cotton Publicity
Awards contest may obtain a folder with contest rules and entry blanks from the
H W Wilson Company 950 University Avenue New York 52
Entry blanks must be submitted by April 3 but scrapbooks showing a cross
section of the librarys publicity need not be delivered until April 17
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Library Awards
The 1961 winner of the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Library Award is the Yuma
CityCounty Library of Yuma Arizona The Award established by the BookOf
TheMonth Club in recognition of the critical need of funds for the purchase of
books by small public libraries throughout the country and as a memorial to
Dorothy Canfield Fisher well known author who served on its board for many
years It consists of a principal award of 500000 to be used for the purchase
of books by the library selected and nine supplementary awards of 100000 each
Seventysix libraries submitted applications which were studied by a com
mittee representing the Public Library Association a division of the American
Library Association These applications had been previously screened in each
of the states before they were submitted with each state being allowed to suLmit
two Georgias entries were submitted by the Oconee Regional Library with
headquarters at Dublin and the TerrellCalhounLeeRandolphWebster Regional
Library with headquarters at Dawson Ten Georgia libraries submitted applica
tions These were studied by a committee appointed by the Georgia Library
Association made up of Miss Louise Trotti Decatur Chairman Miss Geraldine
LeMay Savannah and Miss Sara Hightower Cedartown which selected the two
entries They were then certified by the State Library Agency and forwarded to
the BookOfTheMonth Club for consideration for the national awardTo be considered for the award a library must be a public library in the
United States it must serve a population of fewer than 25000 or if a regional
library no branch unit may serve more than 5000 population the central unit
fewer than 25000 The library must be housed in a building capable of providing
shelf and display space for a substantial number of additional books It must
be open to the public five days a week including some evening hours and the
community in which it is situated must make active use of its present facilities
free of charge and support them adequately
DIVE INTO BOOKS VACATION READING CLUB THEME
DIVE INTO BOOKS has been selected as the statewide theme for the Vacation
Reading Club for the summer of 1961 A most attractive booklet for use as the
individual club members reading record will be furnished by the State Department
of Education through the local library systems This booklet will feature a
drawing of a skin diver in a sea of books
Within a few days public librarians will receive a request from the state
library agency for information on how many of the booklets they expect to need
and a book list which suggests books for purchase or for use with Vacation Read
ing Clubs It is expected that between 60000 and 65000 boys and girls will
be enrolled in Vacation Reading Clubs through their public libraries in 1961
The theme DIVE INTO BOOKS offers a number of interesting possibilities
as to decorations posters charts and schemes for promoting interest in the
summer reading program among boys and girls and adults

BOOK WEEK
November 13 through November 19 1960 marked the annual observance of
National Book Week This celebration began as Childrens Book Week but in
recent years has been broadened to include emphasis on reading and books for
all ages
In Georgia the week was observed in many ways Schools and Childrens
Departments cooperated to recognize those children who had participated in the
Vacation Reading Club and had earned certificates In many schools these
certificates were awarded in public ceremonies at school or in special cere
monies at the library Library boards held open house in several places and
numerous special displays were arranged to focus on the importance of books
and reading in the lives of all citizens Newspapers cooperated with editorials
as well as generous news coverage of the activities which occurred
The Department of the Army designated the week as Military Reading Week
and military libraries throughout the installations in the state observed the
week to emphasize the importance of reading not only in military affairs but
also in national and international affairs
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PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
The new main building of the Augusta Public Library was dedicated in cere
monies held December 11 1961 Miss Jean Cochran director and members of the
library board offered a professional preview of the building for librarians of
the area on Saturday when the architect the professional library consultant and
other experts who had participated in planning the building were on hand to dis
cuss it with the visitors For the public dedication on Sunday afternoon Miss
Lucile Nix Chief Library Consultant for the State Department of Education was
a speaker Open House was held at the library that afternoon and evening
A special collection of materials on the Civil War is being developed in
the Hall County Library at Gainesville because of the interest and activity of
Mrs S C Moon one of the library patrons Mrs Moon whose mother lived during
the war began the collection by giving volumes to the library in her memory on
her birthday each year Then she began to add to the collection with gifts in
memory of other friehds as they passed away The collection now numbers more
than 135 titles valued at more than 60000
The Ocmulgee Regional Library under the direction of Mrs Ethlyn P Rolfe
at Eastman Georgia is developing a special service to shutins from the book
mobile
New shelving has been added to the Walker County Library at LaFayette This
added shelving has made possible rearrangement of the book collection for easier
use and has improved the appearance of the library
The Athens Regional Library has been featuring a series of exhibits of the
worksof local painters at the headquarters library in Athens Among those whose
paintings have been displayed are Mrs Virginia Robbins and Mrs John A Edwards
both of whom now make their home in Athens
The Webster County Library in Preston has moved to new larger quarters in
the building formerly occupied by the office of the Agriculture Stabilization
and Conservation Committee This is the third move for the librarian Mrs Mabel
Kent each time to larger and better quarters The library is a unit of the
TerrellCalhounLeeRandolphWebster Regional Library which has its headquarters
at Dawson
The TerrellCalhounLeeRandolphWebster Regional Library will soon be known
officially as the Kinchafoonee Regional Library This is a shorter designation
and comes from the Kinchafoonee Creek which flows through the counties in the
area Mrs Nina T Smith is director of this fivecounty regional library system
The CobbMarietta Public Library is offering two new services to its readers
It is now offering longplaying records as a part of its materials and a micro
film readerprinter has been added to the librarys equipment The microfilm
reader will make it possible to give improved reference services to the people
of the area
The ColquittThomas Regional Library which has its headquarters in Moultrie
has put into operation its new bookmobile This vehicle went on the road in
Colquitt County in January replacing an older vehicle 11
A pair of pastel paintings done by Clarice Smith Meyerson former resident
of Holly Springs Georgia were a Christmas gift for the childrens room of the
R T Jones Memorial Library at Canton headquarters for the CherokeePickens
Gilmer Regional Library
The Sandy Springs Community a part of Greater Atlanta but outside the city
limits has initiated Project Library for the purpose of raising funds to erect
a library building in the community

TRUSTEES AND LIBRARIANS WILL BE INTERESTED IN
GRANT FROM COUNCIL ON LIBRARY RESOURCES
A 60040 grant from the Council on Library Resources Inc Washington
D C has been received by ALA for use in aiding trustees and librarians in
small communities to improve library service Nearly 6000 of the nations
7500 public libraries serve populations of 5000 persons or less Few of these
smaller libraries have professionally trained staffs and they all have diffi
culty in keeping in touch with the sources of information and ideas for improving
their work
The twoyear ALA project being conducted under general direction of the
Library Administration Division will seek to help these libraries by preparation
and distribution of a series of pamphlets The pamphlets will describe basic
policy issues for study and action by library trustees and will provide guides
for librarians without professional training on such subjects as book collections
community work administration and the library building The reference manuals
will constitute a manual of small library practice
A series of multilithed doityourself aids for community librarians on
such subjects as basic book lists service program outlines basic reference
procedures sample press releases suggested forms to simplify work sample staff
schedules sample budget requests and recruitment and training of volunteer help
is also planned
The publications will be distributed as issued to all libraries in small
communities through state library agencies and library systems working with state
agencies
In 1956 the ALA adopted a new set of public library standards the
cornerstone of which was the recommendation that libraries work together in
systems in which the smaller libraries could draw upon the resources and experi
ence of the larger libraries This long range recommendation will be stressed
in the publishing program
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TOWN AND ATOM EXHIBIT SPONSORED BY JAYCEES
A mobile exhibit known as Town and Atom has been organized to serve as
a national service project of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce This
presentation has been developed jointly by the National University Extension
Association and the National Junior Chamber of Commerce to help inform the public
of the uses of atomic energy and the remarkable developments which have taken
place in this field
The exhibit has already been shown in several towns in Georgia Present
schedules will take it through the state in February and March making it acces
sible in every part of the state Libraries will be especially interested in
helping to promote this project through their local Junior Chamber of Commerce
and will want to be ready to capitalize on the interest in their materials which
the exhibit will stimulate
The Town and Atom presentation includes a mobile exhibit consisting of
photographs samples and animated models and the services of a college trained
exhibits manager for lecture service to interested sponsors For dates when it
will be in Georgia towns librarians should get in touch with the local Junior
Chamber of Commerce The exhibit offers an excellent opportunity for further
cooperation between the library and this organization

GEA DISTRICT MEETINGS
The programs of all eleven district meetings were centered around New School
Library Standards Emphasis was placed on the new national standards as published
by the American Library Association however some time and attention was given
to recent changes in regional and state standards
The following people were elected officers to assume office after the Spring
GEA Conventions
First District Chairman Mrs A W Burts Librarian Jenkins High
School Savannah Georgia
ViceChairman Mrs D L Stephens Librarian Jenkins County
High School Millen Georgia
Secretary Mrs Burney McFarland Librarian Chatham
Junior High School Savannah Georgia
Second District Chairman Mrs Gertrude Giles Librarian Baker County
High School Newton Georgia
ViceChairman Mrs Pansy Archibald Librarian Pelham
High School Pelham Georgia
SecretaryTreasurer Mrs Mary N Kirkland Librarian Seminole
County High School Donalsonville Georgia
Third District Chairman Mrs E L Mason Librarian R W Lindsey
East School Warner Robins Georgia
ViceChairman Mrs Hazel Humphries Librarian Fitzgerald
High School Fitzgerald Georgia
Secretary Miss Elna Capel Librarian Warner Robins
Senior High School Warner Robins Georgia13
Third District Chairman Mrs Nancy Sheppard Librarian Plains High
West School Plains Georgia
ViceChairman Mrs Nina T Smith Director Kinchafoonee
Regional Library Dawson Georgia
SecretaryTreasurer Mrs Mildred E Home Librarian Reese Park
Elementary School Americus Georgia
Fourth District Chairman Mrs Joe Cleveland Librarian Bowdon High
School Bowdon Georgia
ViceChairman To be appointed
Secretary Mrs Hilda J Deriso Elementary Librarian
Newnan Georgia
Fifth District Chairman Mrs Sara Reddick Librarian Stone Mountain
High School Stone Mountain Georgia
ViceChairman Mrs Mildred McElvany Librarian Rockdale
County High School Conyers Georgia
Secretary Miss Marian Culpepper Librarian Hopewell
School Alpharetta Georgia
Sixth District Chairman Mrs J C Bonner Librarian GMC High School
Milledgeville Georgia
ViceChairman Mrs W E Baxley Librarian Wilkinson
County High School Irwinton Georgia
Secretary Mrs William A Hargrove Librarian Midway
School Milledgeville Georgia
Seventh District Chairman Mrs Frank Campbell Librarian Model
School Shannon Georgia
ViceChairman Mrs Ed Brooks Librarian Calhoun High
School Calhoun Georgia
Secretary Mrs Sara Everett Librarian East Rome
High School Rome Georgia
Eighth District Chairman Mrs Martha Parker Childrens Librarian
Okefenokee Regional Library Waycross Georgia
ViceChairman Mrs Mae Olliff Librarian Patterson High
School Patterson Georgia
SecretaryTreasurer Mrs Lilla Carlton Librarian Berrien
High School Nashville Georgia
Ninth District Chairman Miss LaMartha McCaine Librarian Toccoa
High School Toccoa Georgia
ViceChairman Mrs Sue Pennington Librarian Rabun County
High School Clayton Georgia
Secretary To be appointed
Tenth District Chairman Mrs Carolyn Lamkin Librarian Harlem
High School Harlem Georgia
ViceChairman Mrs Mary L Brantley Librarian Hephzibah
High School Hephzibah Georgia
Secretary Miss Thelma McDonald Librarian Athens
High School Athens Georgia
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SCHOOL LIBRARY NEWS
Librarians from nine high schools in f
an important meeting in the fall of 1960
Northeast Georgia Teacher Education Council
library programs in these schools Topics
selection of materials orientation courses
evaluation of resources and services The
High Rabun County High South Habersham Hi
High Stephens County High North Habersham
High
bur northeast Georgia counties held
The meeting was sponsored by the
and was designed to help improve
discussed included making wise
the teacher and the library and
schools represented were Rabun Gap
gh Tallulah Falls High White County
High Toccoa Falls Institute Toccoa
Hooper Alexander School DeKalb County recently received an Action in
Education Award from a national education magazine This elementary school has
improved its library facilities from small classroom collections to a nicely
equipped central library housing almost 4000 books Congratulations are due
this school and the others in the State that have greatly improved their library
services
The Putnam County High School has received a number of grants from Service
Organizations and Civic Clubs Most of the grants have been used to purchase
needed items of equipment The gift from the Georgia State College for Womens
staff was used to purchase copies of famous pictures 8 X ll to be circulated
to teachers and classes This gift was given as a memorial for Mrs Judy Morgan
former librarian who died last spring
The Ella Jones PTA recently honored the Blakely elementary and high
school libraries at a silver tea Both libraries held open house during the
tea hours
School libraries over the State are receiving excellent newspaper coverage
and recognition Among the more outstanding illustrated feature articles was
the article in the Thomasville TimesEnterprise describing the new library
quarters at East Side Elementary School Another excellent illustrated feature
article in the Douglas County Sentinel described the facilities and services of
the Douglas County High School library Good service encourages good publicity
good publicity helps improve service Lets work with our newspapers for more
and better publicity

GALA NEWS
The Georgia Association of Library Assistants annual convention is scheduled
for April 14 15 and 16 at the 4H Club Center Rock Eagle An interesting pro
gram is being planned and final arrangements are being made by the various officers
and committees Information concerning registration and other activities will be
mailed out soon by the Associations president Daphne Dukes Members of the
Association should be making their plans to attend and should be working on entries
for awards
Many of the district associations held fall meetings
well attended and programs were excellent
The meetings were
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SCHOOL LIBRARY CONFERENCES
A series of School Library Conferences were held over the State during the
months of January and February These meetings provided an opportunity for super
intendents principals curriculum directors and librarians to meet together to
discuss library problems and ways of strengthening school library services
The discussions at these meetings centered around ways of strengthening
library services on the individual school level the county level and the state
level Many helpful suggestions were made that could be used immediately as well
as recommendations as to ways of meeting some long range goals
The minutes of these meetings will be consolidated and a report of the major
suggestions and recommendations will be carried in a future issue of this Bulletin

Congressional Quarterly a respected name in the realm of libraries has
announced a new Special Supplements Department of interest to School Librarians
Congressional Quarterly realizes that todays high school student is very
much aware of the world in which we live and has an unusual interest in the
structure and activities of our countrys government CQs special supplements
have been used as classroom material background for term papers and as a source
of understanding of the various political facets and the historical background
of the United States
If you wish further information or to be placed on their notification list
write Congressional Quarterly 1156 19th Street N W Washington D C

Librarians and Counselors Work Together is an eight page pamphlet to be
used for implementing an effective guidance program in schools Besides check
lists which librarians and guidance counselors can use as guides for working
together and establishing the program in their schools the booklet provides
suggestions on what they can do to help students in personal development and in
choosing careers Copies can be obtained by writing American Association of
School Librarians 50 East Huron Street Chicago 11 Illinois or American
Personnel and Guidance Association 1605 New Hampshire Avenue N W Washington
9 D C

SCHOOL LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
A School Library Development Project has been established by the American
Association of School Librarians a division of ALA and a department of NEA
The project was formerly known as the Standards Implementation Project for the
new Standards for School Library Programs
Already several pilot programs to implement the standards are under way or
have been completed in 16 states One of the aims of the project is the continued
spreading of this type of activity so that the effect of the standards will be
felt eventually in all 50 states
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NEWS OF LIBRARIANS
Miss Geraldine LeMay Director of the Savannah Public Library along with
Mr Russell Munn of the Akron Ohio Public Library completed a survey of the
Raleigh Public Library program in 1960 The report of this survey has recently
been published by the American Library Association
Miss Lola Keown joined the staff of the Dalton Regional Library on January
1 1961 She will serve as Bookmobile Librarian in Catoosa and Whitfield Counties
and will also serve as a general assistant at the main library
Mrs Philip Mann has returned to the staff of the Pine Mountain Regional
Library She succeeds Mr Charles Johnson as supervisor of the bookmobile serv
ice in this fourcounty regional system
Mr Jack West formerly a member of the staff of the Ocmulgee Regional Li
brary will begin work on March 13 1961 at the Lanier Lake Regional Library
with headquarters at Lawrenceville Mr West has just completed additional study
at the Georgia Southern College in Statesboro He plans to do graduate work in
the field of librarianship
Mr Robert W Bullen will become Director of the Piedmont Regional Library
at Winder on March 1 1961 Mr Bullen is a graduate of the Division of Librari
anship at Emory University He was formerly employed by the West Virginia State
Library Commission
Mr Cecil Beach former Director of the Piedmont Regional Library recently
moved to Gadsden Alabama He is the director of the public library located in
that city
Miss Sarah Maret Director of the Athens Regional Library has been elected
Chairman of the State Board for the Certification of Librarians She succeeds
Miss Sara Hightower Pepperell Schools and Library Trustee Lindale Georgia
Mr Hoyt Galvin Director of the Charlotte and Mecklenberg County Library
Charlotte North Carolina will be in Decatur and DeKalb County on February 2224
1961 to make a survey of the library program Mr Galvin has successfully com
pleted surveys at Augusta Moultrie and Valdosta
Miss Sarah Jones of the state staff has been asked to serve as Chairman of
the Advisory Committee on Legislation of the American Association of School
Librarians and will be heading up a committee from the fifty states who will
concern themselves with Federal legislation affecting libraries and school li
braries in particular Miss Lucile Nix also of the state staff is a member of
the Federal Relations Committee of the ALAs Library Administration Division
Mr J Frank Walker has joined the staff of the DecaturDeKalbRockdale
Newton Regional Library as an assistant in the Extension work
The new director of the Atlanta Public Library is Mr John Hall Jacobs
Mr Jacobs a graduate of Emory comes to Atlanta after 22 years of successful
experience in the New Orleans Louisiana Public Library 17
Miss Eunice Coston has joined the staff of the State Library Judicial
Building Atlanta Miss Coston retired on November 1 1961 from the staff
of the Atlanta Public Library
New members of the Augusta Public Library staff are Miss Ann Norris Shires
and Miss Judith Eugenia Drawdy
Mr William Monroe Emmons Jr recently joined the staff of the Atlanta
Public Library
Miss Lucile Nix of
on the Advisory Committ
of State Libraries Th
form on which standards
Dr Robert Leigh Direc
February and a new Dire
includei Dr Edward A
Dr Leon Cranovsky Gra
Edna Anders Special Re
ing Experiment Station
assigned to carry on th
the state library agency staff has beeninvited to serve
ee to the Survey and Standards Committee of the Association
e study of the library functions which a state should per
for functions will be based will get under way immediately
tor of the Survey died suddenly of a heart attack in
ctor will be appointed soon Members of the survey team
Wight School of Librarianship University of California
duate Library School University of Chicago and Dr Mary
search Scientist Industrial Development Branch Engineer
Georgia Institute of Technology Dr Anders will be
e study in the Southeastern States
Chairman of the Jury to select the winner of theGrolier Society Award for
the American Library Association in 1961 is Miss Roxanna Austin Library Consul
tant on the state staff
Mrs Theresa Zipperer has replaced Mrs Edith Anderson as librarian in
Effingham County This library is a unit of the regional library Mrs Anderson
resigned to accept a full time position with the Welfare Department
Mrs Eugenia Cavender has returned to school library work as the librarian
at the North Whitfield High School Mrs Cavender had been on the staff of the
Dalton Regional Library
Mrs Emily DeLoach Librarian Glennville High School was elected president
of Tattnall County GEA Chapter
GEORGIA LI
NEWS BULLETIN
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
JUL2 6B1
UBRARITS
Issued by
Division of Instructional Materials and Library Services
Georgia Department of Education
GEORGIA LIBRARIES NEWS BULLETIN
Vol 15 No 3
Issued by
Divison of Instructional Materials and Library Service
Georgia Department of Education
May 1961TABLE OF CONTENTS
Of General Interest
Page
ALA Conference
Children and Young Peoples Library Section
Childrens Book Council Publications
GLA Conference
Georgia Mineral Newsletter
National Library Week
National Radio Month
Newbery and Caldecott Awards
News of Librarians
Sayers1 Recorded Lecture
Subject Index To Books For The Primary Grades
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Public Librarians
Georgia Citizens Library Committee
Public Libraries
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School Librarians
Conference on School Library Standards
GALA News
Reading Conference
School Library News
Summer Shipment of Books
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9ALA CONFERENCE
The 80th annual Conference of the American Library Association will be held
in Cleveland Ohio July 915 The program is designed to alert librarians to
rapid changes taking place within the profession The theme of the conference
Libraries For All will be pointed up at three general sessions A National
Library Week evaluation report and a report on the use of photocopying will be
presented during the Council sessions A membership meeting will be held July 13
following the adjournment of the second council session
Preconference activities will get underway July 5 at ladePark Manor when
the Adult Services Division and the Childrens Services Division of ALA in
cooperation with the School of Library Science of Western Reserve University
conduct a four day institute on The Adult and the Childs WorldThe Librarys
Potential for Service
A three day Rare Books Institute will begin July 6 at Oberlin College
Oberlin Ohio sponsored by the Rare Books Section of the Association of College
and Research Libraries and a three day Library Buildings and Equipment Institute
will open at Kent State University on July 6 sponsored by the Buildings and Equip
ment Section of the Library Administration Division of the ALA Miss Virginia
McJenkin Director Fulton County School Libraries will be one of the consultants
An American Library Trustee Association Institute for library trustees will
be held July 8 and 9 It will be cosponsored by the ALTA a section of the
Public Library Association and the School of Library Science of Western Reserve
University Included will be a tour of the Center for Documentation Research
School of Library Science Western Reserve University
Here are some of the other highlights of the conference
NewberyCaldecott Awards Dinner on July 11 at 730 pm
A symposium on How Greater Cleveland Public Libraries and Cleveland
Organizations and Agencies Work Together Monday July 10 at 330 pm
A panel discussion on The Problem of Mental Health as a Public Crisis
and What Are The Librarys Responsibilities for Collections and Services to
Meet the Crisis Tuesday July 11 starting at 10 am
A talk on Teaching Machines and Their Implications for the Academic
Library by Philip Lewis Director Bureau of Instruction Materials Chicago
Board of Education Wednesday July 12 at 430 pm
A series of talks on The Flow of Childrens Books from Country to Country
starting Monday July 10 at 8s30 pm
All ALA members are urged to take their current membership cards with
them This year the registration fees for nonmembers will be 1250 and for
members 750
It is hoped that many Georgia librarians will attend the conference and the
preconference institutes Make your plans now
GLA CONFERENCE
Just a reminder to everyone to begin to make plans to attend the GLA
Conference The dates are October 2628 1961 The place is Jekyll Island
Headquarters is the Wanderer Other motels are nearby Make reservations and
plans now
Mr Ben Fortson Secretary of State and Mr Richard B Harwell Executive
Secretary of the Association of College and Research Libraries ALA will
share the spotlight on Thursday night at the General Session The traditional
and always delightful Book Dinner will be on Friday night but the Program Chair
man Mr Porter Kellam is not yet ready to announce the speaker Mrs Margaret
Cate will talk Saturday at the General Session on The Romance of Jekyll Island
The meeting will close with the Childrens and Young Peoples luncheon at which
time Ingri and Edgar dAulaire will be the featured guests
NATIONAL RADIO MONTH
May has been designated as National Radio Month Libraries and librarians
have been encouraged to assist their radio station in this observance Some
suggested ways in which librarians might participate include organizing programs
featuring radio executives erecting library exhibits and preparing posters fea
turing radio and organizing discussion groups It has been urged that the
participation emphasize the joint responsibility of radio executives and librarians
in maintaining freedom of information as a fundamental service to Americans This
celebration provides librarians with an excellent opportunity to thank radio per
sonnel for their continuous cooperation with libraries in the promotion of reading
and library service

The Childrens Book Council Inc 175 Fifth Avenue New York 10 New York
has announced the availability of a Vacation Reading Kit and also a Newbery
Caldecott Display Kit For prices and further information write to the Council
A copy of an information sheet How to Write to Publishers for Promotional
Material or Information is available from the Childrens Book Council Send a
stamped selfaddressed envelope with your request Its purpose is to provide
guidance for the teachers and librarians who regularly make requests to publishers
Not only will it make the job of the publisher easier but this in turn will
expedite replies
With the publication of a new booklet Childrens Books Awards and Prizes
it is now possible to find the major awards in the field of childrens literature
with a statement of their history and purpose and the 1960 and some of the 1961
winners all in one place Copies are available from the Childrens Book Council
at 50 apiece
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NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
The growing importance of the celebration of National Library Week was
reflected in the manner of its celebration not only in Georgia but also through
out the nation From President Kennedy down to the man in the street came
statements emphasizing the importance even the necessity of reading in every
phase of life The slogan For a Richer Fuller LifeRead appeared in prac
tically every national magazine as well as in practically every local newspaper
It also appeared in displays in stores and business houses in libraries of every
type in schools colleges and universities in churches streetcars and as a
trailer at the movies
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According to Abit Massey state chairman of the observance in Georgia and
Miss Edith Foster executive director of the celebration in the state 1961 saw
one of the best planned and most effective groups of activities yet in this field
The improved planning at the state and local levels resulted in more effective
local programs and better participation in carrying them out by all of the libraries
of the state At all levels there was excellent cooperation among school public
college and university and special libraries in making the observance mean some
thing to Georgians
Many libraries held Open House giving citizens opportunities to become
acquainted with new books new services new staff members new quarters Book
reviews were important features of many club programs and study groups Newspapers
ran extra reviews and conducted surveys to see what people are reading what are
the all time favorites etc Some groups conducted essay contests among school
children on What Libraries Mean to Me with books appropriately enough as
prizes Poster contests in schools created a great deal of interest in reading
Editorials pointed out the importance the rewards the values and the necessity
of reading in the complex life of today TV stations and radio stations all over
the state gave time to point up the importance of libraries using the spot an
nouncement films made especially for the purpose and also developing programs of
their own using people from the local libraries and the community Full page
spreads in daily and weekly newspapers many with pictures appeared throughout
the state
One effective means of calling attention to libraries was the use of small
cards or table tents featuring a picture showing children using a bookmobile
and pointing out some salient facts concerning library service in Georgia Be
tween 45000 and 50000 of these tents were distributed from the State Public
Library Service office for use in restaurants at meal functions of civic clubs
etc A group of color slides contributed by school and public libraries over
the state were shown daily throughout the week by means of an automatic slide
projector set up in the Governors reception room Reaction to this was very
favorable
In addition to calling attention to the value of the libraries now availa
ble several agencies went a step further and pointed out the need for increased
support better facilities more bookmobiles additional staff members and other
steps needed to improve and strengthen these institutions The Georgia Library
Association Committee on Library Development presented to the Executive Board
for approval a statement of goals which libraries of the state will be striving
to achieve during the next few years Excellent publicity was given this as
well as the activities of all types of libraries during the week long observanceNEWBERY AND CALDECOTT AWARDS
On March 13 Scott ODell and Nicholas Sidjakov were acclaimed as recipients
of the 1961 Newbery and Caldecott Medals for the most distinguished childrens
books published in 1960
The John Newbery Medal given annually since 1922 for the most distinguished
contribution to American literature for children goes to Mr ODell for Island Of
The Blue Dolphins published by the Houghton Mifflin Company Boston Massachusetts
The Randolph Caldecott Medal awarded since 1938 to the artist of the years
most distinguished American picture book was won by Mr Sidjakov for Baboushka
And The Three Kings published by Parnassus Press Berkeley California
Runnersup for the Newbery Medal ares Gerald Johnson America Moves Forward
William Morrow and Company Inc New York Jack Schaefer Old Ramon Houghton
Mifflin Company Boston and George Selden The Cricket In Times Square Farrar
Straus and Cudahy Inc New York
Runnerup for the Caldecott Award was Leo Lionni for Inch By Inch published
by Ivan Obolensky Inc New York
The NewberyCaldecott Awards Banquet will be held in the Rainbow Room of the
PickCarter Hotel Tuesday July 11 at 7s30 pm during the Cleveland Conference
of the American Library Association Reservations should be made by writing
Adeline Corrigan at the Cleveland Public Library Cleveland 14 Ohio after March 15
Dinner tickets are 750 per person
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READING CONFERENCE
The University of Georgia has announced the TwentySecond Annual Reading
Conference for July 67 1961 The conference theme is Teaching Georgia Children
to Read Well
The tentative program highlights new types of reading instruction and new
books for children as well as what some Georgia schools are doing in reading
Librarians wishing to attend should write for room reservations by June 15
to Mr L H Walker Center for Continuing Education University of Georgia
Athens Georgia

Young Feet on the Road a recorded and illustrated lecture by Frances
Clarke Sayers which stresses the importance of learning to love good books in
childhood is available upon request Write to Miss Lucile Nix State Department
of Education 92 Mitchell Street S W Atlanta 3 Georgia This filmstrip and
phonograph record was made available to the State Library Agency by the F E
Compton Company who made it possible for Mrs Sayers to make the original lecture
tour
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SCHOOL LIBRARY NEWS
Several elementary schools have new library quarters Model School Floyd
County remodelled the old science laboratory into a most attractive and func
tional library The walls are two shades of green The Sexagon tables are grey
with the chairs in grey pink yellow and turquoise Mrs Frank Campbell is the
librarian
The Hartwell Elementary School reconstructed a classroom into a bright and
pleasant library The old room blossomed with a fresh coat of paint new floor
covering shelves and library furniture The library is operated by a committee
of teachers
The Bowdon Elementary School Library was recently expanded and remodelled
The music room which was next to the library was relocated so that the library
expansion could be made New shelves were added and the floor was tiled
Miss Isabel Lumsden Curriculum Director Habersham County Schools wrote
an excellent article for the Gainesville Daily Times on Libraries Aid School
This article was one in a series of articles on the quality of schools in Northeast
Georgia In the article Miss Lumsden pointed out that good libraries are essen
tial to todays school program and devoted most of the article to what is needed
for good library service and how the libraries in the area measure up to these
standards of service
Hats off to Wilkinson County Schools for the excellent half page report on
all phases of library services Of particular interest were accounts by pupils
of What a Library Means to Me and What It Means to be a Library Assistant
and one by the school librarian on Services of the Regional Library
In two school systems with libraries in every elementary school excellent
feature articles were written about programs The article on the Thomas County
Schools played up the wonderful progress made toward the improvement of the li
braries and their services The one on the Bibb County system emphasized the
importance of elementary libraries and how the Bibb program operates


CONFERENCE ON SCHOOL LIBRARY STANDARDS
Georgia has secured a small grant from the American Association of School
Librarians to hold two conferences one at Jackson Lake and one at the Dublin
4H Club Center to discuss the status of school libraries in relation to national
standards and to recommend immediate and long range plans for meeting these
standards Heads of Departments and Affiliates of GEA together with State
Department of Education personnel representatives of interested citizen groups
and librarians representing the training agencies committees and library organ
izations will be invited to the Jackson Lake meeting Miss Virginia McJenkin
Regional and GEA State Chairman of the Standards Implementation Committee will
serve as director of the conference Miss Mary Frances Kennon Director of School
Library Development Projects American Association of School Librarians will be
the out of state consultant The conference is scheduled for September 2122
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GALA NEWS
The Georgia Association of Library Assistants held its fifth annual conference
at the 4H Club Center on April 1416 Approximately 390 student assistants and
their librarians were in attendance
The program featured discussion groups on types of reading Trash or Treasure
and speeches by Mr Bo McLeod Editor of the Donalsonville News and Mrs Weldon
Lynch ViceChairman of the American Association of Library Trustees Mrs Lynch
was a most inspiring and entertaining banquet speaker
During the business session the following officers were elected
President Loren Bryant Blackshear High School Blackshear Georgia
VicePresident Linda Pyron Bowdon School Bowdon Georgia
Secretary Reba Gibson Hapeville High School Hapeville Georgia
Treasurer Lee Cronan Jr Rockdale County High School Conyers
Georgia
Reporter Martha Clemens Vashti School Thomasville Georgia
Historian Libby Hall College Park High School College Park Georgia
Parliamentarian
Pat Harrell Irwin County High School Ocilla
Georgia
Since the conference a committee from the new Executive Board of GALA
visited the FFA and F TA Camp at Jackson Lake to study the facilities as a
possibility for the 1962 conference
The next meeting of the Executive Board will be held on August 18 1961 at
1030 at the Davis House in Macon All board members including district presidents
should make their plans to be present

CHILDRENS AND YOUNG PEOPLES LIBRARY SECTION
The annual state conference was held in connection with GEA on March 24
1961 At the business session Miss Elizabeth Sorrier Statesboro High School
Statesboro was elected chairman for the next two year term It was voted that
the chairman would appoint the representative to serve for the next three years
on the State Assembly of AASL
Mr John Hall Jacobs Atlanta Public spoke at the luncheon His remarks
on values of reading and libraries were both entertaining and thought provoking
The Georgia Education Association held its planning conference at the Rock
Eagle 4H Club Center on May 56 The Childrens and Young Peoples Library Sec
tion had a representative from every district Miss Elizabeth Sorrier Chairman
led the discussions which centered around the programs for the fall district meet
ings and the spring meeting of GEA It was decided that the fall meetings would
emphasize quality library service through materials particularly in English and
Social Studies Consideration will be given to identifying areas in which there
is a lack of material and efforts will be made to prepare special bibliographies
in these areas Plans for the annual meeting are still indefinite but an out
standing speaker will be invited for the program meeting
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PUBLIC LIBRARIES
The Baldwin County Library reopened on May 1 1961 in the new building which
is the old post office building remodelled for library purposes Mrs Royce Smith
Librarian has announced that an Open House and Dedication Program will be held at
a future date The Baldwin County Library is a particpating unit of the Middle
Georgia Regional Library The new library is attractive and well located on the
main thoroughfare of the city just across from the Georgia State College for Women
Open House at the Rome Carnegie Library on May 2 1961 was held in celebra
tion of the librarys fiftieth anniversary Among the 300 visitors were many whose
names appeared on the registration book during the opening on May 2 1911 Adding
interest to the occasion were the costumes worn by the librarians which represented
styles of 1911 Mrs Lucelia Henderson is librarian of the Rome Carnegie Library
A new library is to be established at an early date in Mabelton as a cooperating
unit of the CobbMarietta Library system This area of the county has previously
been served by the bookmobile Use by the community had increased to the point
that the citizens actively supported a request for a branch library
Construction of the new library building in Smyrna will begin at an early date
The city will build the structure under an employed superintendent The services
of the library architect will be used to aid the superintendent in construction
Students from the Library School of Florida State University were recent visi
tors to several libraries in Georgia The libraries visited were Coleman Library
in LaGrange Atlanta Public Library Georgia Institute of Technology Library and
the library at the Communicable Disease Center
Some 100 interested citizens and librarians attended the annual Coastal Plain
Regional Library Board meeting in Tifton on May 3 1961 Mrs Bernice McCullar
Chief of Public Relations of the State Department of Education was the featured
speaker and gave emphasis in her talk to the values in reading and library services
in the modern world She said that those who do not read have little advantage over
those who cannot read
Mrs Ruth Thornhill who will retire as the Tift County Librarian on July 1
1961 was singled out at the regional meeting for special honors The Tift County
Library Board presented Mrs Thornhill with an engraved silver bowl as a token of
appreciation for her years of faithful and devoted service Mrs Thornhill operated
the first bookmobile in Tift County which is the headquarters county for the Coastal
Plain Regional Library
Appling County joined the Okefenokee Regional Library on March 7 1961 Ser
vice from the bookmobile began in April and was received with great enthusiasm by
the citizens of this fifth county in the Okefenokee Regional Library system
Long County has become the sixth county to participate in the Brunswick Regional
Library program thus making this region the second sixcounty region in the State
The AugustaRichmond County Library which is headquarters for regional library
service in Richmond Glascock and Columbia Counties has begun a demonstration of
bookmobile service in Lincoln County 8
Librarians of the Berry College Library the Rome Carnegie Library the Shorter
College Library and the TriCounty Regional Headquarters Library also in Rome met
recently to define principles and practices whereby the resources of each library
can be made available through interlibrary loan to all patrons in the area The
librarians emphasized that the first duty of each library was to its own clearly
defined patrons but that each had some responsibility to help the other to meet
demands when possible It was pointed out that libraries should not request cur
rent fiction and other materials in great demand and a very large number of titles
at any one time for one library patron
The public library in Cartersville known as the Mary Mumford Memorial Library
is now operating under a newly constituted arrangement with the city government New
bylaws and a constitution have been adopted and board officers elected Mrs David
Tillman will serve as chairman and has assured everyone concerned that regular meet
ings will be held and affairs of the library conducted in a businesslike way An
effort will be made to secure a new library building as soon as possible
The new Augusta Public Library was the place selected for the annual conference
of regional library directors and professional staff members Librarians took
advantage of the very excellent meeting space afforded by the auditorium and the
conference rooms and were able to have time to investigate all areas of this func
tional and modern building Following the conference Miss Jean Cochran Director
of the AugustaRichmond County Library arranged for tours to the branch libraries
for those who wished to see them Approximately 85 library staff members worked
for two days on some of the problems of library development in Georgia Miss Jean
Cochran and her staff developed the program material used by the architect in devel
oping plans for the Augusta Library Mr Hoyt Galvin from the Charlotte North
Carolina Public Library served as a consultant on the building plans
Several air conditioning units have been installed in the most used areas of
the Uncle Remus Library Headquarters at Madison making this another in the growing
group of libraries who are doing things to add to the comfort of both readers and
workers in their buildings
The East Marietta Library a branch of the CobbMarietta system has been
moved to new and larger quarters in the East Marietta Shopping Center Dedication
ceremonies and open house were held in March
Plans have been drawn for the long awaited new library building to be con
structed at Cairo It will serve as library headquarters for Grady County and will
be known as the Roddenbery Memorial Library The new location is on North Broad
Street
The Satilla Regional Library Headquarters at Douglas is installing air condi
tioning equipment to make working and using the library more pleasant during the
summer months
Water from the Okefenokee Swamp was used in the official christening of the
second bookmobile which has just been put into operation by the Okefenokee Regional
Library which has its headquarters at Waycross The bookmobile is appropriately
named Pogo
The MitchellBakerWorth Regional Library placed its second bookmobile in
service in February of this yearThe Wheeler County Library a cooperating unit of the Oconee Regional Library
has reopened following the fire which destroyed the county office building in which
it had been located
The Metropolitan Seminars in Art a study program designed to increase general
understanding and appreciation of fine arts were presented in a series of ten classes
by the Newton County Library a unit of the DeKalbRockdaleNewton Regional Library
system Dr Joe Guillebeau Assistant Professor of Humanities at Emory at Oxford
directed the study
Lunch time concerts of recorded music from noon until 200 pm have been insti
tuted in the auditorium of the new library building at Augusta This program has
been planned for the special benefit of business people and others who are in the
downtown business area during lunch time and they are free to drop in or leave at
any time

GEORGIA CITIZENS LIBRARY COMMITTEE
Members of the Georgia Citizens Library Committee including trustee repre
sentatives from each of the ten Congressional districts of the State met in Griffin
in April at the call of Dr John E Clouse the chairman The dinner meeting was
held at the Elks Club and included as special guests the directors of the libraries
represented by the district representatives the city and county officials of Griffin
and Spalding County and representatives of the Division of Instructional Materials
and Library Service of the State Department of Education
Mrs Weldon Lynch VicePresident of the American Library Trustees Associ
ation was the main speaker She urged library board members and trustees to take
their responsibilities seriously and to give the best of their capabilities to the
development of good library service in their communites
Following the dinner a planning session was held during which it was decided
that the Georgia Citizens Library Committee will sponsor jointly with the State
Department of Education a series of workshops over the State for library board mem
bers Plans are now being developed for these workshops and announcements of time
and place of the meetings will be made later

The Georgia Mineral Newsletter current issue contains a list of Georgia
counties with complete uptodate information on the mineral resources in each
and the mineral company operating in the county To secure a copy write to Captain
Garland Peyton Director Department of Mines Mining and Geology State Agricultural
Building Atlanta Georgia
if
SUMMER SHIPMENT OF BOOKS
The State Department of Education will NOT notify publishers to cease shipment
to school libraries during the summer If any shipments are expected be sure to
leave delivery directions at the post office and express company if there is to be
no one at the school to receive packages
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NEWS OF LIBRARIANS
Mrs Edith Smith Jonesboro High School and Miss Mary Louise Rheay Atlanta
Public will be visiting lecturers for the Summer Quarter at Emory University
Mrs Florence Songer Bailey is joining the staff at GSCW and will teach
the library science courses Mrs Bailey has been the librarian at Baldwin County
High School for several years
Miss Elizabeth Jones College Park High School was selected as his star teacher
by Ray Sjostrom who was star student of College Park High
Miss Sara Hightower Pepperell High School was honored by having the school
annual dedicated to her This is the first time the annual has been dedicated to
a teacher Announcement of this honor was made during National Library Week
The Professional Library Committee has completed examining books and indicat
ing those to be listed in the Supplement to the Georgia Library List The members
of the Committee are Miss Cornelia Lowe Chairman Bradley Memorial Library
Columbus Miss Sara Hightower Secretary Pepperell Schools Lindale Mrs Ralph
Lewi
Manche
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Atlanta Mrs Mae C Olliff Patterson High School Patterson Mrs Lillian Mahone
J Ellsworth Hall Elementary School Macon Mrs Lily L Tabor Chase Street School
Athens Mr Harold T Daniel Pike County Schools Zebulon
Miss Mary Belle England Librarian Headland High School Fulton County has
been granted a scholarship by the English Speaking Union for study in England this
summer Her work will be done through the University of Birmingham and her head
quarters will be StratfordonAvon
Mrs Lois Sue Camp Resource Librarian Area 2 Atlanta has taught a most suc
cessful inservice course in library education for the classroom teacher
Mrs Eloise Jones President Georgia Library Association and librarian of the
Miller County High School in Colquitt will conduct an offcampus summer library
workshop in Florida
Miss Evelyn Mullen of the Library Services Branch of the Office of Education
Department of Health Education and Welfare in Washington D C will be in Georgia
on May 28June 2 to confer with the State Library Agency Staff While in the
State Miss Mullen will visit several of the libraries who have shared in funds
available through the Library Services Act
Dr Phillip Monypenny Professor of Political Science University of Illinois
has been appointed Director of the Survey and Standards for State Library Agencies
according to an announcement from ALA The survey supported by a 45000 grant
from the Carnegie Corporation of New York is the first attempt to develop stand
ards of service based on a nation wide survey of existing practices
Mrs W C McKenzie Moultries first librarian died early in March 1961
Mrs McKenzie was the motivating factor in the establishment of the library and
served as its librarian for eleven years 11
Carlton Thaxton former librarian for the fivecounty Coastal Plain Regional
Library will return to his same position on June 1 1961 Mr Thaxton left Tifton
last August for Kingsport Tennessee where he became Head of the Kingsport Public
Library
Miss Gertrude Bland member of the staff of the Upson County Library retired
on August 1 1960 Her position has been filled by Mrs Harry Middlebrooks who will
attend Emory University Library School this summer thus starting her professional
training
Mrs Buna Fain Director of the Okefenokee Regional Library was recently
honored by the Waycross Garden Club members A poem written by Mrs Gladys McLendon
entitled Sonnet to Buna Fain appeared in the program for the Spring Flower Show of
The Federated Garden Clubs held at Waycross The sonnet said
Because youve served with dedication
Far beyond our expectation
Although we knew your talent rare
And observed your friendly air
Because youve had a sense of mission
With no thought of personal ambition
The essence of proficiency
Administered with efficiency
We dedicate our Springtime Show
To You as one who merits praise
Of highest order This we know
Do not slacken your busy pace
Nor lose your keen and ready wit
But wear your comely charm and grace
Recent visitors at the AugustaRichmond County Library were three South American
librarians They were Maria Celia Escardo of Uruguay Hebe Hernando from Argentina
and Jose Narvarex from Ecuador The three came to Augusta from Washington D C
Augusta was their first stop on a tour of libraries in the United States They are
all three affiliated with the U S Information Service While in Augusta they
observed library methods at the main library and branches of the public library and
took a trip on one of the bookmobiles They also visited some of the Richmond County
school libraries and points of historic interest in the city
Mrs Alice B Howard of Adairsville has assumed her duties as librarian at the
Mary Mumford Memorial Library in Cartersville succeeding Mrs Lucius Bishop who
had served as librarian for 18 years
Mrs J P Short of Tifton has been appointed TiftonTift County Librarian to
succeed Mrs Ruth Thornhill who will retire on June 30 after long years of faithful
service
Mrs Howard Pursell Director of the Chestatee Regional Library at Gainesville
was honored in February by her election as the Woman of the Year in Hall County
Mrs Pursell was entertained at a large banquet in Gainesville and later signaled
out for special recognition and a personal gift by the citizens of Lumpkin Coun
which also participates in the Chestatee Regional Library program ONIVfflv
Miss Frances Jones Assistant Librarian in Cartersville retired faom the li
brary on March 15 1961 I LIBRARIES
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Mrs John White5 formerly librarian of the Atkinson County High School Library
at Pearson has accepted the position of Assistant Director of the Satilla Regional
Library
Mrs Pauline Brown who was for many years the librarian of the Harris Allen
Library at Elberton was honored by the Elbert County Library Board upon her retire
ment in January She was presented an engraved silver sandwich tray as a memento
of her devoted service to the library for 35 years
Miss Dorothy A Barbaree joined the staff of the Okefenokee Regional Library
on the first of April
Mr Edward Hill Nutt Jr began work on April 24 as a member of the Bookmobile
Staff in the Flint River Regional Library at Griffin
Mrs Harriett Chapman Hammond formerly a member of the Washington Memorial
Library Staff in Macon is now employed in the Brunswick Regional Library as an
assistant in the regional program
Mrs Ethel Lunsford became Assistant Supervisor of Bookmobile Service in the
Kinchafoonee Regional Library Dawson as of April 1
Mrs Mattie Lou Cravey has joined the staff of the Ocmulgee Regional Library
as Bookmobile Librarian
On June 1 William Burke Peacock leaves the Ocmulgee Regional Library to begin
work in Lawrenceville with the Lanier Lake Regional Library
A recent visitor to the State Office was Miss Beverly Wheatcroft who was in
Atlanta for the opera season She is living in Huntsville Alabama where she has
an apartment in the family home with her aunt also a retired librarian Miss
Wheatcroft has joined a number of local civic and church organizations and is quite
well and happy
Mr Geoffrey Alley from New Zealand was one of the most interesting and inter
ested foreign librarians yet to visit the Division of Instructional Materials and
Library Service of the State Department of Education Mr Alley spent a day recently
reviewing services rendered by the State and discussing with the State staff Georgias
library development under the State Aid Program for school and public libraries
Miss Geraldine LeMay and Miss Frances Rees of the Savannah Public Library and
Miss Theo Hotch of the Satilla Regional Library have qualified for the Grade 6
Public Library Certificate recently set up by the State Board for the Certification
of Librarians The Grade 6 Certificate is awarded on the basis of a sixth year of
a planned program of graduate study in the field of librarianship
Mrs Jolayne Bederman Reference Librarian on the State Agency Staff has re
signed for personal reasons as of June 1 1961 Mrs Judith Shaw will be employed
during the summer months to help in the Readers Service

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Eleanor Merritt has just been published by the
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