J 9 V V 1GrNf GEORGIA LIBRARIES NEWS BULLETIN M d3S nan iv AD GU S I A October 9 10 11 1941 Sept T 0 Vol 2 No 1 Issued by STATE LIBRARY COMMISSION AMD STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA MAY 2 357 LIBRARIES 1941 43 ff i This issue begins the second volume of the Georgia Libraries News Bulletin The favorable comments which the first volume received have encouraged its continuation We believe that this bulletin has been instrumental in helping foster the close cooperation which exists between all types of libraries in Georgia and to further this cooperation we urge all librarians in the state to use this bulletin as a channel through which to express their views on vital library problems acA iuti Y Bevorlu Wheatcroft Secretary Georgia Library Commission 9 CV K Y Sarah Jones ssiotant Director Division of Textbooks and Libraries State Department of Education September 16 1941GEORGIA LIBRaRY ASSOCIATION SUHNAL CCBFRBBCE AUGUSTA OCTOBER 91011 1S41 HEADQUARTERS 1000 A II 200 M 245 M pbqgpam HOTEL HICHKQHD 11 aeetings will bo held at this hotel THRUSEAY OCTOBER 9 1941 2EOIST2ATI0U susness sessioe Presidents Report Election of Officers 19411942 PUBLIC LIBRARY S3CTI0L ISETIEG Ola Uyoth Chairman Savannah Public Library Panel Discibsion Georgia Libraries and the national defence program Membrs of panel Fanny Hinton Atlanta Carnegie Library Gteraldine Lemay Camp Stewart Library Mrs Katherinc Powers Washington Manorial Library Macon Mrs Manie M Franklin WPA District Library Supervisor Savannah Androv S Floyd Manager Soldiers Recreation Center Savannah The Future of WPA comity library extension service Frances food WPA District Library Supervisor Gainesvill Answering the constant demand for biographical information in the snail public library Helen Daughtry Maul trie Carnegie Library 245 COLLEGE LIBRARY SECTION MEETING Katharine Carres Chairman Wesloyan College Library Macon Reference problens of the College Library Discussion Reference books 19401941 prepared by a reference connittee Teaching the use of the library in Georgia college libraries Faculty reading at Emory University Marion V Eiggins Chaiman Assistant Professor Emory University Library School Ann Greer Librarian Shorter College Rone Karelia Walker Head Circulation Department Enory University Library 1 Qr J TERUSDAY OCTOBER 9 1941 3 345 LIBRARY TRUSTEES S1CTIOS iSETIITG Beverly Wheatcroft Chairman Georgia Library Commission Members of the Trustees section will attend the Panel Discussion on Georgia Li braries and the national defence program given at the Public Library Section meeting then adjourn to another room for the following program What it means to be a trustee of a regional library Mrs E 0 Cabincss Secretar Athens Region Library Board Improssions of the Boston ALA Conference Discussions of the responsibility of the trustee to his library 630 P M 800 P 1000 P M Rush Burton Chairman Franklin County Librery Board Charles A Brovm President American Library Association Discussion loader Dinner meeting of Georgia Junior Members Teresa Atkinson Chairman Round table get acquainted meeting Insurance Library Atlrnt GEiSRAL SESSION Sarah Jones President presiding Welcome from Honorable JanesM Weoddall Mayor of Augusta Welcome from Miss Annie Wright President Augusta Library Board Response Sarah Jones President Georgia Library Association Address Charles A Brown President American Library Associati Reception Compliments of the August Library Board ff 1000 A M 1230 P M 145 P M FRIDAY OCTOBER 10 1941 GENERAL SESSION Sarah Jones presiding Theme Pla ming to make democracy work On the state level On the local level Richard C Job Executive Director Goorgia Council for Hational Defence Arthur Paper Author Preface to peasantry LUNCHEOU Introduction of guests Planning for the librarys service Tommie Dora Barker Chairman Director Emory University Library School The local unit of service case study of a regional library in Mary Berry Librarian Georgia Athens Regional WPA Library DemonstrationIi45 430 700 FRIDAY OCTOBER 10 1941 Financinc the service how North Carolina is doing it The nature of the service The unity of all library service in a state 3 Marjorid Beal Director North Carolina Library Commissio Raleigh Evalene Parsons Jackson Assistr Professor Emory University Library School Dr Ralph Prrkcr Director of Libraries University of Georgir Athens Drive about the city conducted by Junior Leagueof Augusta BOOK DINNER Sarah Jones presiding Introduction of Augusta Authors Address J B Cunning Past President Augusta Library Board Edison Marshall author of Benjamin Blake and other novels 900 A K SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 1941 BUSINESS SESSION Sarah Jones Presiding Secretary Treasurers report Virginia McJenkin Resolutions Report of Junior Members Round Table Two projects Georgia Local Indexes Georgia author bibliography 19001940 Ella May Thornton Chairman Resolutions Committee Teresa Atkinson Member of Executive Committee National JMRT 1000 A M SCHOOL AND YOUNG PEOPLES LIBRARY SECTION MEETING The reading of young adults School and Community cooperation What our young people read Mabel White Chairman Albany High S diool Library Mrs Adrian W Lunsford Library Division State Dept of Education Rebecca Dickson Chairman Training Supervisor Georgia fState Wide WPA Library Project Atlanta Mary Ann Kernan Boys and Girls Dent Atlanta Carnegie Library9 4 1000 A SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 1941 CATALOG SECTION MEETING 1000 Clyde Pettus Chairman Associate professor Enory University Library School The Union catalog of the AtlantaAthens Laura Colvin Editor area AtlantaAthens Union Catalog Cataloging probleris of the canp librarian Geraldine Lenay Librarian Canp Stewart HineBvillo Report on the Catalog Section meetings of the ALA Boston Conference Problen clinic discussion of catalog ing problems COLLEGE LIBRARY SECTION MEETING Cooperation in Georgia Libraries Lucille Cobb head Catalog I Atlanta Carnegie Library Hazel Philbrick Head catalog dopt University of Georgia Library discussion leader Katharine Carnoa Chalrnrn fcsleyan College Library Mrs Dorothy Croeland Librj rj Georgia School of Technology Atlanta i Reorganization of the University of Georgia Library Dr Ralph P rker Director nf Libraries University of Geor ROOMS RATES IN AUGUSTA HOTELS PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION IMMEDIATELY RICHMOND HOiEL 744 Broad Street Convention Headquarters Single roon private bath 250 connecting bath 200 up Double room 400 350 with airconditioniig Single roon private bath 350 connecting bath 300 Double roon M 450 400 MARGARET HAMILTON TIOTEL 847 Greene Street Single roon all roons have private baths 200 Double roon 250 twin beds 300 CLARENDOU HOTEL 213 8th Street Single roon private bath 250 connecting bath 200 Double roon 350 300 twinbeds 400 PLAZA HOTEL Barrett Square Single roon private bath 200 connecting bath 175 Double room 350 300 twin beds 400ROOM HATES AND HOTELS IN AUGUSTA CONTINUED PARTRIDGE INN 2110 Walton Way two and a half miles from headquarters Single room private bath 250 up connecting bath 200 up Double room 350 up 350 up JACKSON EOTEL 445 8th Street Single room private bath 200 connecting bath 150 5 Double room 00 250 GEORGIA JUNIOR LIBRARIANS What makes a Georgia Librarian a Georgia Junior 1 Interest in projects of the National Junior Members Round Table of the American Library Association 2 Willingness to work on their projects or hear about the work of others 3 Age 21 36 All Juniors are invited to attend a dinner meeting October 9 630 P M at the Richmond Hotel This is a Get acquainted rffair watch promises to be fun Our two projects Georgia Local Indexes and Georgia Author Bibliography 1900 1940 will be presented to the Georgia Library Association at the business meeting Saturday October 11 NOTE Our Georgia JMRT Chairman Miss Agnes Barnes University of Georgia has taken a position in another State We will miss her and her interest in the JMRT she has our good wishes and the best of luck to her ff 6 WPA STATE WIDELIBRARY PROJECT The steto has been officially rcdistrictcd by WPA for administrative purposes includ ing the operation of the WPA Library Projects there now being only five district of ficesiWith locations end library supervisory personnel as follows Atlanta Headquarters Office Miss Dorothy Spence State Supervisor WPA StateWide Library Project Mrs ITcllie Batenaa Assistant State Superv Miss Rebecca Dickson Training Supervisor Georgia Library Commission Mrs Mildred S Wheatley Project Tech nician in charge of cataloging project owned books 5th District headquarters Miss Mabel HallDistrict Library Supervise Albany 1st it Savannah 2nd ii n Macon 3rd n it Gainesville 4th Miss Hazel Austin District Library Supcrvt Miss Sarah Maret Assistant Mrs Mania M Franklin District Library Sut Miss Mary Castleberry Assistant Miss Mertys Ward District Library Supervis Miss Louise Meredith Assistant M Miss Frances WoodDistrict Library Supcrvi Miss Eleanor Stroud Assistant ft We welcome Misses Maret Stroud and Castleberry to the staff of the Georgia State Wide Library Project and look forward to continued improvement end development of our library program with their assistance Another scries of library training institutes for WPA library clerks will start in the early fall under the direction of Miss Rebecca Dickson formerly district library supervisor at Waycross Complete information about these institutes will be sent later to each worker eligible to attend The first Citizens Library Council to be set up locally in the state was formally organized at Blue Ridge on August 8th for the Femin County Library Officers were elected and committees appointed to work for a new building a bookmobi and enlarged library service to the people of the town end county 7 Sponsors contributions have been voted for the second regional library dene stration including Walker Dade cad Catoosa counties with headquarters at LaFayette in Walker County and this regional library will begin operation in a few weeks with a trained librarian in charge whose services for the demonstration period will be furnished oy WPA in addition to WPA library clerks and the use of Project owned books Book collections in the three counties will be pooled and Walker County will furnish the bookmobile which was bought last year by this county in cooperation with WPA The Library Commission will also cooperate in the loan of hooka to supplement the local collections Bookmobiles have been approved for Coffee Colquitt Early Greene Lowrles Effingham and Wayne Counties while several other counties including Baldwin and Jones have applied to WPA for help in buying a bookmobile Further check of4 the grades made by library clerks attending the WPA libra training institutes shows that two other persons Mrs A S Edwards of Claxton and Mrs Ida Petrie of Fitzgerald in addition to Mrs Huby Polk of Lincolnton attended all institutes and made an average grade of 98 on their quizes so this honor will ha to be shared by these three library clerks in achieving this record Savannah Public Library has filed application for financial aid to the libr ry through the Lanhan Act to enable the library to meet increased demands from soldie and their families and workers in defence industries in this part of the state Othe libraries are in process of making application for such aid in accordance with suggestions received from the American Library Association and on the advice of our own Georgia Congressmen NEWS OF GEORGIA LIBBARIAHS Miss Lora Frances Davis Emory 1940 has accepted the position of libraria of the Waycross Public Library rnd assumed her duties there on Spetcmber 15th s zi 8 as P 8 Miss Mary Elizabeth Kayo Colombia 1940 will succeed Miss Lulie Henderson librarian of Armstrong Junior College Miss Henderson has resigned to be narriod to Mr Paul Anderson of Chicago Illinois Miss Virginia Drake Emory 1941 hrs boon appointed to the position of librarian of the University of Georgia Evening College in Atlanta Mr Lewis Branscomb has been appointed librarian of Mercer University Libr ry succeeding Miss Annie May who was narried recently and has noved to Atlanta BOOK WM NOVEMBER 28 1941 THEME FORvARB WITHBOOKS The twentythird observance of BOOK WEEK chooses for its thene FORWARD WITH BOOKS Such a thene challenges all to think of the place of books in living o for a world in turmoil or a world at peace Purposes of 300K WEEK are outlined as 1 To encourage in boys and girls the love of books and reading 2 To increase public appreciation of good books for chiL 3 To increase knowledge of and support for public book facilities 4 To encourage hone ownership of books and companionship through books Manual of suggestions Book Week posters and other material may be obtained at small cost from BOOK WEEK HEADQUARTERS 62 West 45th Street New York N I AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK NOVEMBER 9 15 1941 EDUCATION FOR A STRONG AMERICA is the theme for the twentyfirst annual ob servance of American Education Week Poster and materirl to help in the celebration of this week in schools and libraries is available from the National Education Associ ation 1201 Sixteenth Street N W Washington D C The Library Commission will send FREE to any public or school library upon request for 4 postage the following publications U S Dept of Labor Consular Purchase studies 1 Family Income in the Southeastern Region 193536 2 Family expenditures in three Southeastern cities 19351956 including Atlanta 3 Family expenditures for medical care A limited supply of these studies has been given to us for distribution so let us hear from you immediately if you want any or all of them We also have copies of the 1938 and 1940 Citizens Fact Finding Committee Reoorts on hand for FREE distribution 9 SCHOOL LIBRARY MEWS At a recent meeting of the State Board of Education it was voted to make available again this year a library matching fund of 15000000 The anount of the textbook fund that can be used for requistioning library books hrs been raised to 2Qo A new and revised library list of over five thousand titles has been completed and is la the hands of the printer A copy of this list will be sent to all school librarian and to others requesting it as soon as the lists are available The District G S A meetings start the last of September Programs for t Library Department meetings are being arranged and a lrrge attendance is expected Schedule of meetings is as follows DATE CE1IB1AIT OF LIBRARY DEPART x Sept 29 Virginia Yates Elberton Oct 1 Kathleen Horton Gainesville Oct 3 Chairman to be appointed Oct 6 Marion Lee La Grange Oct 8 Mary Dell McCaw Macon Oct 10 Mrs T H Wall Pulaski Oct 13 Miriam Lanier Cuthbert Oct 15 Ruth Petty Coolidge Oct 17 Theodosia Hotch Brunswick The Library Division of the State Department of Education is anxious to bring its mailing list up to date Please notify Miss Jones if this bulletin is incorrectly addressed Be sure to attend the meeting of the Georgia Library Association in Augusta and feel free to invite your superintendent and faculty members to come with you This meeting provides rn opportunity to examine new library books and to hear dis cussed problems of vital concern to everyone interested in library development DISTRICT PLACE 10th Athens 9 th Gainesville 7th Calhoun 4th LaGrange 6th Dublin 1st Statesboro 3rd Americus 2nd Thomasville 8th WaycroBB 9 A M 7 7 MERRY CHRISTMAS iHHHMliillilHi tfinM GEORGIA L8RARIES NEWS BULLETIN Issued by STATE LIBRARY COMMISSION AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION December 1941 a wiy dhli iilii kapfy few yearI542t V M Hi ilrl I iimVh iilf ill Vol2 No 2 4 i i This bulletin will reach you just as the Holiday Season begins We take this opportunity to extend to every Georgia librarian sincerest wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Successful New Year OstjL Oj4ujJW OVfr Beverlyf1Theotcroft Secretary Georgia Jibrary Commission o L brt Sarah Jones Assistant Director Textbook and Library Division State Department of Education December 10 1941GEORGIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OFFICERS 19411943 At the biennial meeting of the Georgia Library Association taking place in Augusta October 911 1941 the following officers were elected by acclamation following the report of the nominating committee President Wendell W Smiley Librarian of Georgia Teachers College Collegeboro First VicePresident Dorothy Spence State Supervisor of WPA 3tate7ide Library Project Atlanta Second VicePresident Mrs A B Burrus Librarian Decatur Public Library SecretaryTreasurer argarot Bailie Librarian of Richmond Academy Augusta The first official action of President Smiley was to appoint the members of the Library Planning Committee for 19413 and to call a meeting of this committee on Saturday morning immediately following tfee final business session This com mittee includes the officers f tho Association and Tommie Dora Barker Atlanta Ralph Porker AthGns Fanny Hinton Atlanta Ella lay Thornton Atlanta Sarah Jones Atlanta Beverly heatcroft Atlanta Virginia McJenkin Atlanta Ola Wyoth Savannah The hospitality extended by the members of tho Augusta library board and staff and the delightful entertainments arranged by them mde this one of the most enjoyable as well as the largest library meeting recorded in the history of tho Association One hundred and twontyoight people registered President Charles Brown of tho Amoricon Library Association was present throughout the conference and participated informally in tho discussions at sev eral section meetings The thame of his address at tho opening session on Thurs day evening was Education in n democracy In pert ho stated that American li braries and librarians today have the greatest opportunity for aiding in tho under standing of democracy and for making contributions to permanent world peace Throughout his talk he mphaaized specif 1 points through reference to spcoific books which he htd at hand 2 Fridays program centered around tho topic Planning to make democracy work Richard C Job Director of tho Georgia Council for Notional Defense spoke about this on the strto level Ko emphasized tho value of libraries in a national do fenso program and urged librarians as trained people to stick to their jobs since there would bo no wry to roplaco them in tho profession Ho also urged them to stimulate tho thought and discussion of notional problems and offset propaganda by providing suitable books reading lists study courses and in dividual guidance Dr Arthur Kapcr social scionco analyst and author of Preface to Peasantry explained tho necessity of making democracy work on the local level since all problems must first bo attacked in tho local community Using the splendid work being done in Greene County as an example he emphasized the necessity of find ing out tho background of tho local people and working with them in terms of their own oxperionco How libraries may enter into this program was discussed at a luncheon meet ing under the leadership of Miss Tommie Dora Barker At this time Miss Marjorio Beal Secretary of tho North Carolina Library Commission sketched briefly the successful legislative campaign through which North Carolina libraries havo ob tained 10C000 annually for state aid and outlined the plans for distributing this fund in 1941 The book dinner on Friday evening at which Mr Joseph B Cumming as toast master introduced a number of Augusta authors including Mr Edison Marshall who was guest speaker fulfilled tho highest expectations of the hundred and seventyfive guests who assembled at tho Augusta Country Club for this occasion Among the resolutions adopted by the Association was the STATEMENT OF POLICY drawn up by Miss Barker as chairman of tho Committee on Libraries and National Defense Text of this resolution is as follows 4 3 At this tine of national crisis tho Georgia Library Association roeffirms its belief in the vital importance of tho library as an aid in national defense It urgos upon all libraries the need for positive programs of stimulation and leadership to mobilize fully tho power of tho printed word in tho interest of na tional defonso on all fronts military economic social political and moral Tho librarys servicos aro nocded to supply technical information to workers both skilled and unskilled who ore engaged in defonso activities they aro need ed by those who aro seoking to understand tho events end idoas which aro stirring mens minds today they aro noodod to provide a fr6e channel available to all for the dissomination of ideas and tho diffusion of that knowledge and understanding which aro essential to the preservation and improvement of the democratic way of life Current experience shows that modern warfare is not somuch a strugglo with lethal weapons as with spiritual and intellectual ones The frcodoms and princi ples which represent tho highost achievements of civilized society are menaced from abroad and at home Tho right of tho citizen to find in his library tho best material on all sidos of controversial public questions must be protocted The Association urges upon all librarios tho need to cooperate with all other agenoies conccrnod with national dofonso through tho use of rocordod knowledge and tho diffusion of idoas Schools colleges forums organized groups of many kinds noed the materials and services of tho library in fields relatod to sociotys pre sent problems Tho library should anticipate and stimulate as woll as meet theso needs It is of prime importanco to tho national welfare that all citizens have ac cess to books for reading study and training Tho Association commends the efforts that arc being made through state library agencios tho WPA State Library Project and by local units of government to bring library sorviccs within tho reach of all tho people of tho state It urges upon all citizens of tho state tho nood for 6 6 i II i 4 thoir active cooporation and support in the furthor improvement and extension of library service through all typos of libraries in order that this agency of edu cation and onlightonmont may be within the reach of all tho citizens of the strte WSB CHRISTMAS RALIO BOOK DRIVE For the second year tho Atlanta Journal Radio Station WSB is conducting a Christmas book drive soliciting gifts of books from individuals to be distributed to school end public libraries through the Goorgio Library Association The num ber and quality of tho books rocoivod last yocr confirmed tho feoling of tho Association that this is a mo3t worthwhile undertaking Ago in the Atlanta Junior librarians will horo charge of sorting and classifying tho books while a com mittee of tho Georgia Library Association with Miss Fanny Hinton as chairman will sGloct the places to which tho books will bo sont This year the BoyScouts of America through thoir local troups will assist WSB in collecting books and forwarding thorn to Atlanta Libraries having duplicate copies of worthwhile books not in demand will went to toko part in this book drivo since it will prolong tho usofulnoss of theso books and bo a moons of helping other libraries MARY C MCCASTS MEMDRtAL AWARD Dr Ralph Parker of tho Univorsity of Georgia Library and Miss Clyde Pcttus of the Emory University Library School faculty together with Miss Ola Wycth of the Savannah Public Library as chairman constitute the committoc to select the recipient of tho Mary C McCcnts memorial award for 1942 This aw rd consists of 20000 cash to bo usod for professional improvement in library service through some line of study Applications may bo submittod to any members of the committco prior to April 1 1942 More then fifty applications were roceivodlast year whon this award was given to Miss Ifobol Whito of Albany High School to onablo her to complotG her course at Poabody Library Sohool and receive her library degree 5 WPA STATEWIDE LIBRARY PROJECT Miss Peggy Hcmpton has joined tho steff of tho WPA statowida library pro ject as librarian for tho Walker oounty rogional library Miss Hampton assumed her dutios on November 8th and is ooncontrating on gotting tho bookmobilo sorvico woll organized in Walker county establishing now branches and making contacts in that county before starting work in tho adjoining counties Miss Hampton is a graduate of tho University of North Carolina Library School and has had three years successful experience in county library work in Virginia so sho comos to Georgia with now idoas and plans for county and rogional library extension services which wo know will moan much to library progress in Georgia Colquitt and Grceno county bookmobilos have been delivered and will soon begin service in thoso counties while bookmobiles for Baldwin Jones Lowndcs Coffee Early and Effingham counties aro under construction by the W E Bradley Company of Atlanta and will bo dolivorod boforc Christmas Sovoral other coun ties are negotiating for bookmobiles Colquitt county had a WPA traveling library worker several years ago but Lowndes Greone Baldwin and Early counties hnvo not hcrctoforo had any form of traveling service so the bookmobiles in thoso counties will bring a bran new experience to the country pcoplo The second series of training institutes startod in November under the diroction of Miss Rebocca Dickson end are mooting with a hocrty responso from both library clerks and sponsors Instead of having ono day meetings each month in each district the present program is arranged to cover two days and meetings will bo held bimonthly jrrangoments aro made for workers to have meals and the nights lodging at minimum expense and all stay together at one place so they have an opportunity to got acquaintod and discuss their mutual problems informally Childrens litarrturo is being stressed this year and the uso of simple reference books Miss Dickson has an exhibit of outstanding juvcnilos at each institute JlRSI 11 flf11JMJI 6 and in this way overyono ocm sco and examine the many beautiful bocks now being publishod for children An interesting development in the WPA library project is indicated in re quests to WPA from two libraries in the state formerly operated by local organi zations to bo given assistance and become WPA library units At Dalton follow ing several conferences betwoen the District library supervisor Hiss Ibbcl Hall and officers of the Dalton Womons Club which has operated tho Robert Loveman Library for many yoars tho city council of Dalton voted 10000 por month as sponsors contribution beginning December 1st and the library will be turnod over to the city and placed in charge of a library board appointod according to tho Georgia Public Library Lav WPA will assign workors to this library to roorganizo the book collection and give service to tho community with the library open five hours every day Miss Francos Wood supervisor of the 4th District was invited to moot with the library board of Norcross Public Library to discuss the possibility of WPA assistance to this library This is another situation where the present library lacks financial support from the city and tho club women have found it too groat a burden to continue to keep the library open with any degree of successful opera tion or service The Norcross library should logically be a branch of the Gwin nott county library system and vo hope WPA can bring this about in the near future STATE NUTRITION COMMITTEE FOR DEFENSE Libraries are represented on tho State Nutrition Committee for National Do fense through tho membership of tho secretary of the Library Commission on this committee A comprehonsivo program has boon prepared and put into mimoographed form for tho use of local committees of this organization Libraries can render splondid sorvico to tho local oommittoo by offering tho facilities of tho library for collecting and circulating literature buying some of tho books and pamphlets noedod and borrowing others arranging exhibits and sorving as a goneral information contorJ i 7 SUGGESTED MATERIAL ON NUTRITION freo unless price is givon National Livestock and Moat Board 407 South Dearborn St Chicago General Eloctric Company dvertising Sales Section Bridgeport Conn Childrens Buroau US Dept of Labor Washington DC Georgia Nutrition Committoo Miss Lurlino Collior Extonsion Building Athens POSTERS The function of food in nutrition largo chart 27 by 36 Do your part to save food end hoclth largo chart 19 by 14 black and green on white small replicas also available Fivo postors entitled Tho story of Mary J tolls how community health services safe guard tho health of the preschool child PAMPHLETS AND BULLETINS Hints totho wise menu maker Let your dollar go far Food soloction score card A nutrition primer Agricultural Extension Sorvice thons Georgia Dept of Public Health State Office Bldg Atlanta US Dept of Agriculturo Washington DC Childrens Bureau US Dept of Labor Washington DC Superintendent of Documents Government Printing Office Washington DC Scfo Vfay Homomakors Buroau Box 660 Oakland Calif Vitamins for health dofonse A food plan for Georgia families Facts you should know about vitamins Hot lunches make healthier childron What is your IQ in nutrition quiz Eat the right food to keep you fit Folder 9 singlo copios froo Keeping tho baby woll foldor 9 single free Woll nourished childron single copy froo Health of tho child is the powor of tho nation Aro wo woll fed miscpub430 15 Diots to fit tho family incomoFB1757 5 School lunchos using farm surpluses miscpub408 10 A kitchen oours6 in nutrition 10 lessons 25 A list of additional matorial is found in Koep fit with tho right foods pub lished in ALABooklist Soptombor 1941 also roprintcd separately The Library Commission will give a freo copy of this list to any library requesting it and in dicating tho use to bo mndo of it Consumers Council Division US Dept of agriculture Washington DC Nutrition Buroau Community Service Society 105 East 22nd St Now York NY PERIODICALS Consumers Guido semimonthly 50 por yr Nutrition News monthly 50 por yoar J 4 8 The Library Commission has boon askod by the PUBLIC 70RKS RESERVE BOARD 0 now Federal agency to present plans and projects for Georgia libraries of a worth while nature looking toward post dofenso unemployment and nocd for work on tho pert of many people whon prcsont dofenso activitios slack up Tho 7PA district library supervisors arc submitting plans for expansion of VJPA library units and unservod areas in their torritory Tho First District has sent in a most compre hensive plan for Southwest Goorgia and wo hope to receive similar plans from tho othor districts in the near futuro Public libraries have been asked to submit plans for their library noeds To drto 23 libraries have responded Tho plans from 17 of these libraries have boon turned over to tho PUBLIC ORKS RESERVE officials and wore received with onthusiasm as being just in line with what this Board desired y wc hear promptly from tho othor libraries which have not respondod or whose plans were roturnedfor some revision and expansion Tho NEXT STEP for each public library is to file a copy of tho plan submitted to tho Library Commission with local city officials and also county officials if the plan includes county wide service Area planning engineers of thoPublic Yorks Reserve Board work directly with comnittoes of those public officials in helping them to sot up a comploto plan for all needs and it rail bo entirely up to each local library to see that thoso officials are acquainted with tho HEEDS OF THE LIBRARY for expansion and growth Tho Univorsity Resoaroh Assistance Program of tho WPA Historical Rocords Project is compiling and issuing o DIRECTORY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN GEORGIA Thosection on Southwest Georgia rail bo published this month tho section on Central Georgia vrill be available in January Other sections will bo issued as rapidly as possible Each section will soil for 50 The Library Commission will accept ndvanco ordors if accompaniod by money order for the full cyount due made payable to tho STTE FLJINING B0RD 9 SCHOOL LIBRAKY HEWS Page Morton Librarian Russoll High School East Point Goorgia haa ac cepted the chairmanship of tho Library Dopartmont of the GEA Miss Mary Cstlcberry oloctcd chairman at 6EA in Augusta rosignod when she accepted the position of Assistant District WPA Supervisor Miss Morton is plnning an effoctivc progran of action which will be interesting and stimulating to all school librarians in the state L at no nth School Library Clinics vraro held rt the Valley Point School Sunncrvillo High School and Pickons County High School School administrators supervisors teachers school librarians and students attondod these Clinics and discussed library organisation and sorvico as it affected thoir work The nornings vrerc spent visiting classroons to sec how library materials were boing presented and used In tho afternoon discussions high school librarians wcro urged to givo as much help as possible to clcnontary schools in organizing read ing centers in each classroom in addition to serving the olomentary classes fron the central library whore this scrvioc was possible Other topics discussed were required roading lists the uso of magazines faculty and student participa tion in establishing library policies and regulations the value of student assis tants and librarystudy hall problems Among the visitors Who contributed a groat deal to the success of these clinics was Miss Mildred Batchcldcr Chief School and Childrens Library Division of tho norican Library association By action of tho Stato Board of Education a Visual id Program has boon in cluded in tho Library Program Visual material can now be purchased with the library matching funds If your school is interested in acquiring visual mate rial write to the Textbook and Library Division for a list of available films nd slides Schools aro being urged by the U S Offico of Education to contribute to onlightcnod civilian morale by organizing and servicing local programs of publicJ 10 discussion nd study Libraries should bo on tho alert to collect material that vdll bo useful for such discussion groups Attention is collod to tho following parphlots on Education and National Dofonso which ocn bo purchased from tho Superintendent of Documents Washington DC for 16 oaoh what Schools Can Do Panphlot no4 Hone Nursing in High Schools Pamphlet no9 Hemisphere Solidarity Pamphlot no13 Education under Dictatorship and in Donocracios Pamphlet no15 How Librarios May Sorvo Prnphlot no 17 Food for Thought Tho Schools Responsibility in Nutrition Education Pamphlet no22 School libraries vdll also vfcnt to request the pamphlets School and College Civilian Morale Sorvico How to prrticipato US Offioo of Education Washington DC and Municipal Government in Goorgia Institute for the Study of Goorgia Problems University of Georgia Athens SESUICENTENNIEL CELEBRATION OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS DECEMBER 15 1941 Miss Ella Kay Thornton Strto Librarian of Goorgia makos the following announcement By wish of Prosident Roosevolt Mr Archibald MacLcish Libra rian of Congress sends an urgent call to cvory librarian in the land to nark December 15 1941 with spocicl colobrntion and exhibits It dll be the sesqui centennial anniversary of tho adoption of the first ton amendments to the U S Constitution our great Bill of Rights the guarantee of freodom and liberty to p 11 our people Displays of tho text of the Constitution of pictures of its framcrs and of other rclatod materials ore suggested 4 XI NETS OF GEORGIA LIBRARIANS Mrs Ho Ion V Ecrnshav Enory 40 has boon appointed librarian of Lavson Goncral Hospital library in Atlanta New pombers of the Carnogio Library of Atlanta staff includo Helen Bean Hcnriotta Brorn Mary Cravford Donnis Eleanor Eckford and Mary L Rhcay Enory 41 Miss Elizabeth Jonos Eriory 41 haa boon appointod librarian of Alonzo Richardson High School Collogc Park Miss Page Morton Enory 41 ha3 boen appointod librarian of Russoll High School East Point Miss Botty Jean OBrien Enory 41 and Mrs Bcatrico Nownan Enory 33 have boon added to tho staff of tho Georgia Toch library Miss Goraldino Purdy Eriory 41 has joined tho staff of TVbst Georgia Collcgo Library Carrollton Miss Francos Rcos Enory 41 has joined tho staff of tho Savannah Public Library Miss Leo Recs Enory 41 is assistant at Wosloyan Collogo Library Macon Miss Jonophino Rogers Enory 41 has boon appointod librarian of Millar County High School Colquitt Miss Helen Thonpson Enory 41 is toachorlibrarian at Hanpton High School Miss Julia Vandoripo Enory 41 has boon appointod to tho position of catalogcr in the Washington Monorial Library Macon Mr Floyd Carrington Pcabody 41 is librarian of Dalton High School Miss Naoni Hollis Pcabody 41 is librarian of Blackshoar High School Miss Nancy Malono Peabody 41 has been appointed to the position of teacher of library science at Bossio Tift Collogo Forsyth Hiss Tilna Snail Pcabody 41 has joinod the staff of the Infantry Post Library Fort Bonning Miss Francos Chandler ha3 accoptod a ennp library position at Fort Bonning Miss Beverly Colcnan Tillian and Mary 41 has joined tho staff of Agnos Scott Library Dccatur9 12 ESSAY CONTEST ONCHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD AKEiilCAN The American Legion Auxiliary is conducting an essay contest open to boys and girls of junior and senior high school age in the United States Alaska Hawaii Panama and the District of Columbia The subject of the essay is to be Charac teristics of a Good American Fiftytwo sets of the VDRLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA will be prizes through the cooperation of the publisher in addition to a national prize of 510000 offered by the auxiliary Colorful posters have been prepared announcing conditions of the contest and copies are available without charge upon request for posting on bulletin boards in libraries and school rooms Address inquiries to the Reference Library Quarrie Corporation 35 East Wacker Drive Chicago Illinois Public and school libraries can assist by announcing this contest encouraging young people to take part and by supplying books on citizenship democracy and related subjects Some useful books for this found in the GEORGIA LIBRARY LIST FOk ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS are 321 Bernays Speak up for democracy 321 Perry Shall not perish from the earth 321 Thomas Stand fast for freedom 353 Bode Democracy as a way of life 353 Brcome and Adams Conduct and citizenship 353 Greenan and Meredith Everyday problems of American democracy 353 Hill Life and work of the citizen 353 Keohane and others Government in action a study of problems in democracy 353 Kinneman and others American citizen 353 Lapp and leaver Citizen and his government 353 Moore Our American citizenship 353 Woodburn and Moran Active citizenship4 13 GEORGIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS MESSAGE I want to take this opportunity to express my thanks to you for the honor shown me in my election as your president The Library Planning Committee met Saturday morning after the Augusta meeting and drew up a program for the next two years This program includes the following main points I To encourage the spread of bookmobile services in Georgia II To continue the support of the WPA StateWide Library Project III Realizing the need for more adequate support of public libraries it is planned to advocate measures that will provide this support IV To encourage the continued cooperation of college libraries in the state V To cooperate with tho Federal Works Reserve Board in the development of an after defense program Plans are being worked out to implement our library program in Georgia and you will be asked soon to help in whetover way you con to further this cause As your Association unanimously endorsed the work of the Citizens Fact Finding Movement as one of the seventeen stat6 organizations composing this movement I am sure you will be interested in some of its recent activities The Coordinating Committee of the Movement met on Friday night December 5 to work out plans for the yoar The future of the Citizens Fact Finding Movement has been somewhat uncer tain for the past few months because of th6 lack of funds but now it looks very bright At the meeting it was announced that the Carnegie Corporation has re cently mado a grant of ton thousand dollars to thoMovement This grant and other income has assured an active year ahead With tho Seasons Greetings idont Wendell W 4 P f Georgia Li binaries NEWS BUUETiN Issued by STATE LIBRARY COMMISSION 1 JO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION April 1942 Vol 2 No 3 J 4 Since the publication of the last news bulletin the United States has beoome actively engaged in war All library agencies and libraries in the state are redi recting their efforts to emphasize war activities This issue of the bulletin outlines some of the pro grams already under way and may be suggestive to other libraries in developing their programs Bevferly Wheatcroft Secretary Georgia Library Commission Sarah Jones Assistant Director Textbook and Library Division State Department of Education April 13 1942 kJi 1 LIBRARIES W TE WAR STaTTT rF LIBTRY POLICY Adopted by the Council of tho American Library association Tho United States is at war The country requires of every professionas of every citizen the utmost intelligence realism and devotion In a time of war there are certain duties which libraries can best perform vory library must organize its services and expenditures without dolay to meet the necessities of a nation at war Each library activity must stand a triple scrutiny Will it contribute to Victory Will it help to make a bettor America Will it help to make a better world Whatevor fails to meet this tost must yield to things more urgent More not less will be expected of the library It must moot new demands from men women and children who are thinking about and working for their countrys welfare The library will require bettor facilities not poorer more books not fewer and better work from ovory librarian Library budgetsshould be protected Librarians should take full advantage of their opportunities for patriotic servico and thus challenge an understanding public sup port Economies must be achieved not by reduction of library service as a whole but by careful soleotion of tho most useful sorvices which demand emphasis and by higher efficiency in operation Officially or unofficially every library must become a WAR INFORMATION PINTER in which are currently available the latost facts reports directories regulations and instructions for public use The urgencies of wartime will frequently require immodiato information and quick decisions The library must theroforo stop up the tempo of its servico It must foresee and proparo to moot such demands Tho library must SUPPLY TECHNICAL INFORMATION TO INDUSTRIAL DEFENSE WORKERS AND STUDENTS Troatises manuals periodicals must be given opportunity by libra rians to oxpodito tho production of war materials Engineers inventors and de signers must bo assisted by librarians to avoid doing over again what has al roady boon woll dono and rocordod Foromon and instructors must be aided by li brarians in avoiding slow and costly ways of training apprentices in material thatJ fjtU Lw 2 may bo learned quickly from tho printed pago Tho library must DIEKINATE AUTHENTIC INFORMATION AND SOUND TEACHINGS IN THE FIELDS OF ECONOMICS GOVERNMENT HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Docauso this is a war botwoon domocracy and totalitarianism it is a conflict of idoas thoorios and political idoals as woll as military weapons Ignoranco of ideas as of facts may dofoat tho noblost intentions Tho people of Amorica and not their soldiors and government officials alono will make tho final decision To do this tho peo ple must not only bo informed concorning tho issues but must bo alort to thoir sig nificance and implications Tho library more than any other single agoncy must aid thorn in this process Tho library must MAKE AVAILABLE VALID INTERPRETATIONS OF CURRENT FACTS AND EVENTS Manipulations of tho truth for any roason public hysteria or indifference over confidence or despair will impair tho national war effort Tho library can help materially to combat such irrational attitudes by providing not only trustworthy facts but reasoned interpretation Freodom of inquiry is ono of tho basic freedoms which tho American pooplo aro again fighting to prosorvo With such minor limita tions as aro occasioned by military nocossity librarians will protect tho right of inquirors to find in tho library material on all sidos of controversial quostions Tho library MUST HELP RELIEVE THE STRAIN OF WAR by maintaining its supply of ro crcational roading for men and women and especially for children Tho library must HELP AND SUPPORT POST WAR PLANNING Our nation now has a twofold purposo to win tho war and with victory to help establish a world order of decen cy security and human dignity Already some of the best minds in the country are dealing with postwar problems plans for employment security and the upbuilding of America the basic principles of international relations the practical implica tions of human geography the relations of the United Statos to the whole worldand especially to the other Americas Ideas are seething plans are beginning to take form Librarians can holp to prepare the Amerioan people for wise decisions on these momentous questions by making known factual informationsound idoasrational pro posalsJ jIRSI 4 3 LIBRARIES ND THE vAR A NATIONAL PLATFORT Adopted by the Council of the American Library Association 1 AR DTarATIOK CIRS The Association urges the designation by the appropriate government agency of some library in every com munity as a war Information Center The prompt and adequate distribution to these libraries of government publications related to the war so that essential information may be available to all the peo ple of the community 2 CIVILIAN DEFENSE The Association recommends federal assistance to states and local communities for Establishment and maintenance of community library service in the greatly expanded defense areas as essential in education recreation and morale Adequate provision of technical books manuals and periodicals and of competent professional help to imporve the efficiency and output of workers in defense indus try and in defense training 3 LIBRARY FACILITIES FOR THE ART ED FORCES OF THE 1NITED STATES The Association commends the War and Navy Departments for establishing and maintain ing library service for the armed forces with good collections of books and periodi cals and more than 150 librarians IT URGES more adequate and suitable camp library quarters than are now available The maintenance of regimental branch libraries in the large army camps more speed in the establishment of libraries as new camps are opened improved library service in the smaller camps more adequate library facilities for men on duty outside the Continental Unitod states Further development of Navy library service to keep pace with Navy expansion IT CALLS ON the people of the United States to respond generously to theVictory Book Campaign of the ALA ARC and USO to supplement the collections pur chased from government funds 4 THE LI3RARY SERVICE DIVISION OF THE UNITED STVTES OFFICE OF EDUCATION The Association recommends that facilities be givento the Library Service Division of the Office of Education to tnable it to assist libraries to be of the utmost ser vice to their communities and to the Government 5 POSTWAR PLANNING The Association recommends The activities of government and other agencies in planning for the postwarperiod IT URGES that adequate attention be given to the possibilities of great expansion of agencies for community service including libraries and adult education 6 CULTURAL RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES It welcomes the leadership of the Department of State and the Coordinator of Inter Amorican Affairs in promoting cultural relations withother countries It pledges its own support of international cultural cooperation and to the maintenance in this country of respect for the contributions of all racoc and nationsJ 4 PUBLIC LIBRARY WAR ACTIVITIES With the appointment of the secretary of the Library Commission as state chair man of INFORMATION SERVICES of the Womens Division Citizens Defense Committee a close contact with defense aotivities in the state has been established A state wide INFORMATION COMMITTEE has been organized to inolude the public librarians of the state and the publio community or county library in each of 130 counties has been designated as the oounty center to collect and distribute WAR INFORMATION first to local defense committees and second to the general public Many libra rians are also being asked to serve as information chairman of their county citi zens defense committees while all others are working in close cooperation with such chairmen of the Women s Division All librarians are being urged to collect pamphlet material and books on all subjects pertaining to the war and civilian defense purchasing such materials as generously as library budgets allow Special lists have been sent to all libraries for this purpose and in addition the Library Commission is collecting pamphlets from various sources and endeavoring to send at least one package per month to the public libraries to supplement their efforts stimulate interest and help meet the ever increasing demand for such information The US Information Service of the Office of Government Reports is sending monthly collections of government publications posters and price lists to 26 pub lic libraries in Georgia selected as demonstration WAR INFORMATION CENTERS At the request of the Library Commission photographs are being taken of these exhi bits and a most interesting collection of such pictures is being made for publicity purposes as well as for loan to librarians who may need new ideas for future exhi bits Special newspaper publicity is also given to these exhibits and all of the librarians receiving this material report a wide interest and varied use of it on the part of the publio Public libraries have been asked to keep a record of the demands for informa tion on war topios defense etc for a brief period The combined reports from 24J 4 i 5 libraries showed 349 requests for such information in a weeks time and the loan of 668 books pamphlets etc KEY CENTERS OF WAR INFORMATION AND TRAINING are being established at Emory University University of Georgia Athens Georgia State College for Women Milledge ville and Atlanta University for Negroes in cooperation with theSchool and Col lege Civilian Morale Service of the US Office of Education Special materials will be supplied to these institutions by various organizations and publishers to be used for display and reference in presenting to interested readers facts relating to the Governments war program The main function of such centers is to stimulate in terest in questions of the hour to promote intelligent discussions of them and to disseminate authentic information and sound instruction in the fields of economics government history and international relations In carrying out this program Emory University has set aside a special room in the library buildingformerly used as the museum and each month will feature some particular subject related to nation al defense by arranging displays of such material preparing and sending out bib liographies and discussion outlines and through aiding and encouraging other in stitutions in the area to provide similar materials and services through training classes and round tables Georgia State College for Women is using a room on the second floor of the library building for the KEY CENTER where all material will be kept and thirty students members of the History Club will assist Miss Elizabeth Ferguson Reference Librarian who has been placed actively in charge of this work Emory University will primarily serve the Northwestern third of the state working through other colleges and junior colleges in this area in carrying out tho purpose of this information and training oenter Georgia State College for Women will serve the Southern section of the state and 14 colleges and junior oolleges in that section have been chosen to serve as sub centers The University of Georgia will serve the Eastern section of the state and has already issued two lists of available material for special reference circulation and study services Atlanta University will conduot a similar program with the Negro InstitutionsJ JiM 4 U1 teoc 6 WPA STATE WIDE LIBRARY PROJECT In line with the federal program the Georgia WPA StateWide library project is being reorganized as a War information reference and reading service project to include the following broadly interpreted 1 war information centers 2 aid to army and navy and 3 service in isolated defense areas The project has been des ignated a NON CERTIFIED DEFENSE PROJECT by official action of the Citizens Defense Committee thereby giving recognition to the place of libraries in the state defense program and giving all of the WPA library personnel on this project some 400 in number the status of WPA defense workers All library clerks are receiving special instruction in collecting and handling pamphlets posters bulletins etOon national defense at the library training in stitutes exhibits of such materials have been displayed and lists of material dis tributed Mrs Mildred Wheatley projeot technician in cataloging is preparing monthly lists of new books on the war and related subjects to aid in the selection and purchase of such books in all WPA library units Reports from libraries show increasing demands from defense committees persons taking courses in nutrition first aid etc as well as from the general public and every library is making a special effort to meet suoh demands New bookmobiles are operating in Baldwin Colquitt Early Effingham Jones Lowndes and Ware counties making a total of 26 bookmobiles serving 29 counties as a part of the county or library system and 1 bookmobile operating from the office of the county school superintendent With the increasing number of army camps air corps training centers and advanced flying fields being established in Georgia nearly every bookmobile has One or more stops scheduled at these military units and 7 this service is gratefully received everywhere WPA library clerks have recently been assigned to assist the camp librarians at Savannah Air Base Fort Screven Camp Gordon Daniel Field Camp Wheeler and the Garrison library at Fort Benning Seve ral other camps have requestedsuoh assistance and assignments will be made as ra pidly as quota permitsd i 7 St Marys branch of the Camden County library has reopened and a branch of the Columbus Public Library has opened in the Newton D Baker Village housing unit for the families of enlisted men at Fort Benning with a large shipment of WPA project owned books forming the nucleus of the book collection and WPA porsonnel in charge VICTORY BOOK CAMPAIGN The Victory Book Campaign was carried on intensively in 138 Georgia counties from January 20 to April 1 1942 under the direction of a state executive commit tee of ten librarians and representatives from the American Rod Cross and USO with the editors of this bulletin serving as costate directors for the campaign In each participating county a county campaign director was appointed by the atote executive committee to collect books for the armed forces while seven key towns and cities adjacent to army camps were designated as regional distributing centers whore committees of trained librarians sorted and distributed them to the camps U SO centers etc according to directions from National VBC headquarters in New York 65718 books were collected during the campaign and according to reports from national headquarters30649 books had been distributed through March 22nd distri bution has not yet been completed 2000 or more books were collected in Bibb Cobb Chatham Floyd Fulton Lowndes and Richmond counties between 1000 and 2000 books were collected in Coweta DeKalb Dougherty Meriwether Muscogee Polk Thomas and Troup counties in the 500 to 1000 group come Bartow Ben Hill Brooks Crawford Effingham Glynn Gordon Greene Hall Jefferson Newton Spotting Sumter Walker Walton Ware and Washington counties while Baldwin Barrow Chatooga Coffee Deca tur Grady Habersham and Haralson counties reported between 400 and 500 books col lected Other counties reported less than 400 books Grady led all counties in monetary collections sending a check for 4200 while Jenkins came second with 2500 in cash contributions for the purchase of new books Several other counties sent in small sums for thispurpose The success of this campaign was duo to the enthusiasm and hard work of everyA L 4 i 9CK 8 ono connected with it and the splendid publicity given by nowspapors radio nnd mov ing picture housos Although the official campaign has closed libraries cro urpod to continuo to accept gifts of books for the men in service as long as tho war lasts and to sond thorn to some noarby camp or report such gifts to tho Library Commission VACATION READING CLUBS FOR 1942 The following statement from Dr Florence M Young assistant professor of psy chology and child development at the University of Georgia is a challenge to every librarian to make the 1942 Vaoation Reading Clubs reach more ohildren than ever be fore and keep them reading along patriotic lines Librarians have a unique op portunity and a grave obligation during this war period They have the responsibil ity for providing for children and young people wholesome interesting books This is an effective method of counteracting the fearprovoking undesirable material to whioh children are too much and too often exposed It involves many elements of what psychologists oall occupational therapy1 During this summer vacation let Young Americans read stories which will inspire true courage and fine patriotism At a time when the foundations of demooraoy in all parts of the world are being tested and shaken our boys and girls need to be informed as to what democracy means Theyshould read of its founders and leaders who lived and died to establish and preserve it They should read so that they too will understand and resolve that government of the people by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth Books will be available as usual fromthe Library Commission to supplement tho collections of looal libraries conducting vaoation reading clubs or to enable any organization or groups to carry on a vacation reading club in a community with out looal library service The Library Commission will likewise issue reading club certificates to those reading 10 or more books acoording to the same regulations as 1941 the name age school grade and list ofbooks read being submitted for each club member seeking this award NOTE BOOKS are NOT required though it is rooom i i 9 monded that club members meet weekly to discuss the books read The ninth report of the Library Commission entitled Library Process in Geor gia 19311941 has recently been published and distributed to all libraries in the state and many outside Since the last report was published in 1930 wo trust this one will fill n iong felt need for som0 uptodatQ infomation Qn development President Charles Brown of the ALA has appointed Miss Tommie Dora Barker to serve as liaison librarian for the Fourth Corps Area and Miss Barker has askod the secretary of the Library Commission to act as assistant liaison librarian for Geor gia According to President Browns letter the basic task of liaison librarians is to organize and make known to corps area and camp librarians ways and means of secur ing needed individual books to supplement the camp collection A additional func tion however is to coordinate and centralize library relations with a given camp through an assistant liaison librarian These and other services will be rendered only at the request of the corps area librarians or commanding office of military establishments within the area The 64th annual conference of the WicanbraryAssociation will be held in Milwaukee Wisconsin June 2221 1942 The theme of the general sessions will be WINNING THE WAR AND THE PEACE HOW LIBRARIES CAN HELP Wo hope that Georgia will be well represented at this conference The Junior Members RoundTableoJ Atlanta has published the GEORGIA AUTHOR BIB LIOGRAPHY 19001940 on which they have been working since 1935 Copies may be pro cured for 100 plus 1 postage from Miss Theresa Atkinson Librarian Insurance Library of Atlanta 543 Hurt Bldg Atlanta The purpose of this list as stated in the introduction is to supply a list of Georgia authors who wrote between 1900 and 1940 since such a list has not been compiled for distribution It is felt that small public libraries and school libraries in Georgia will find this list helpful We realize that the bibliography is not absolutely comprehensive and we welcome cor rections and suggestions All Georgia librarians have felt a groat need for a listI 6 4 10 discussion nd study Libraries should bo on the alert to collect tutorial that vrilll bo useful for such discussion groups Attention is callod to the follodng pamphlets on Education and National Dofcnse vhich can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents Washington DC for 15 oaoh what Schools Can Do Panphlot no4 Hono Nursing in High Schools Pamphlet no9 Honisphcro Solidarity Panphlot no13 Education under Dictatorship and in Democracies Pamphlet no15 How Librarios Ray Sorvo Panphlot no17 Food for Thought Tho Schools Responsibility in Nutrition Education Pamphlet no22 School libraries will also wrnt to request the pamphlets School and College Civilian Morale Sorvico How to prrticiprto US Office of Education Washington DC and Municipal Government in Goorgia Institute for the Study of Georgia Problems University of Georgia Athens SES3UICENTENNIEL CELEBRATION OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS DECEI5BER 15 1941 Miss Ella Kay Thornton Stato Librarian of Goorgia nakos the following announcement By wish of President Roosevolt Mr Archibald MhcLoish Libra rian pf Congress sends an urgent call to every librarian in the land to mark December 15 1941 with spocial colobrntion and exhibits It ill be tho scsqui centennial anniversary of tho adoption of the first ton amendments to the U S Constitution our great Bill of Rights the guarantee of frcodon and liberty to all our people Displays of tho text of the Constitution of pictures of its francrs and of other related materials arc suggostod It 4li the war program It was pointed out that care must bo taken in the soloction of material so that no subversive propaganda be included 2 Advertising this material through the use of exhibits bulletin boards and other devices It was thought especially valuable to have significant magazine ar ticles nnd pamphlets oalled to the attention of the teachers One librnrian was sending such articles and pamphlets to parents whom she knew either to be interested in certain phases of war activities or in helping their children in the study of current problems 3 Recognizing the necessity for counteracting any tendency on the part of students especially in the elementary grades toward hysteria and for helping pre serve a feeling of security by providing worthwhile recreational reading and calm dispassionate appraisal of events 4 Organizing or helping in the organization of discussion groups teacher student citizen on war problems It was felt that librarians and teachers should first inform themselves about the community problems arising from war so as to be able either in discussion groups or in conversation with individuals to give cor rect information and to prevent misleading or false statements from going unchal lenged i 5 Using the library as a proving ground for democratic practices in the school Since the library more than nny other department in the school lends it self to experimentation it was felt that students should be oncouraged to partici pate actively in working out a sound library program and take the responsibility for its success It was believed that such a procedure would create more interest in the library on the part of tho students and solve many discipline problems MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS can be purchased with the Library Matching Fund begin ning with the next school year Librarians will welcome this opportunity to in creaso their magazine holdings and furnish a greater variety of uptodato material 0 i 4 12 Within a few weeks a list of magazines that can be purchased through the Department of Education will be sent to the schools Directions for placing the order will be sent with the list If possible librarians will wish to send in their orders be foro leaving for summer vacations A new LIST OF FREE AND INEXPENSIVE MATERIAL ON THE WAR prepared by the Libra ry Division of the Department of Education is enclosed in this bulletin This ma terial goes out of print very quickly and the exact pamphlet listed is not always available when it is ordered The titles are suggestive however of the type ma terial that is available An effort has been mrde to verify the prices of the pam phlets but occasionally material sent free to this office is sold at a small cost to libraries M t 3 t 6 4 4fc Co GEORGIA LIBRARIES NEWS 3UU ETI N Issued by STATE LIBRARY COMMISSION And STATS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION September 1942 Vol 3 No 1 S v 6 This issue begins the third volume of the GEORGIA LIBRARIES NEWS BULLETIN published jointly by the State Library Com mission and the State Department of Education Libraries continue to place more and more emphasis on the war situation and it shall be our endeavor throughout the year to stress war phases of library work and to keep librarians informed of new developments in this field t 4 Beverly Wheatcroft Secretary Georgia Library Commission September 29 1942 0 Sarah Jones Assistant Director Textbook and Library Division State Department of Education 4LIBRARIES AND TEE WAR A STATEMENT OF POLICY Adopted by the Council of the American Library Association at the Sixtyfourth Annual Conference in Milwaukee June 26 1942 The American Library Association believes that the American People are faced with three problems of such dominating importance as to demand the concentrated efforts of all agencies They are 1 How to make our maximum contribution to the WINNING of the war 2 Whether we as a nation wish to return to prewar conditions or to continue prog ress toward democratic goals 3 Whether and to what extent we want our country to participate in the organiza tion of the world for peace The Association therefore recommends that EVERY LIBRARY give the greatest possible emphasis for the duration of the war to those materials and services which will give people the facts and ideas that will enable them to make intelligent decisions on these important questions and it calls upon its officers to assist libraries in carrying out this program with all the means and imagination at their command Libraries must always refrain from tellingpeople what to think They cannot avoid the responsibility of helping them to decide what to think about A small though representative number of Georgia librarians attended the meeting of the American Library Association in June at Milwaukee and all reported a splendid meeting with everything attuned to wartime conditions and how libraries can help win the war and the peace Miss Sarah Jones was elected treasurer of the newly organized ALA Extension Division made up of the former League of Library Commissions now known as the State Agency Section of the Division and the County and Regional Li brary Section which was formerly a separate ALA Section Miss Virginia McJenkin Fulton County high school library supervisor was elected treasurer of the School Li braries Section of the ALA Division of Libraries for Children and Young People The Savannah Public Library won a Wilson Publicity Award for the publicity given to the library through the pageant Papyrus Visits the Public Library a highlight of the 1941 Savannah Paper Festival Georgia has not failed to win one or more of the Wilson Publicity Awards since these awards were inaugurated in 1939 The joint2 C A p meeting of Southeastern and Southwestern Library Associations planned for October 1942 in New Orleans has been CANCELLED in accordance with a request from the Office of Defense Transportation regarding such gatherings The Newberry Medal awarded each year for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children written by a citizen or resident of the United States went to falter D Edmonds for THE MATCHLOCK GUN Dodd Mead 41 2 grades 46 while the Caldecott Medal was awarded to Robert McCloskey whose MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS Viking Press 41 150 grades 24 was judged the most distinguished American picture book for children Both of these books are included on the 1942 GEORGIA LIBRARY LIST FOR ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS which may be obtained FREE by writing to the State Dept of Education Textbook Library Division Atlanta Every Georgia public and school library should have this list and use it daily VICTORY BOOK CAMPAIGN 10247760 BOOKS COLLECTED TO DATE The Victory Book Campaign will go on despite the fact that its original quota of 10000000 books for men in the armed forces has been overreached New demands have made it necessary for us to continue as many millions more books are badly needed by the soldiers sailors and marines in our rapidly expanding armed forces The cam paign is being continued upon recommendation of the Army and Navy officials respon sible for military library services The sponsoring agencies American Library Asso ciation American Red Cross and USO have approved the extension of the campaign after analyzing the new demands being made upon us by military authorities For in stance for embarkation purposes there has recently been a request for 530000 books for use in rverseas bases Cost of operating the campaign has been about onehalf cent per book for books col lected and twofifths cent per book for books distributed to men in camps to troops in transit to off shore bases and to points of detached service It is NOT PROPOSED to carry on another intensive campaign such as we had last spring Wt to stimulate a steady and constant flow of book gifts from the American people to5 iT libraries who will in turn cull the books for ONLY desirable material according to the following instructions and report such gifts to the Library Commission from time to time as enough books accumulate to warrant such a report Also report dis 2 position of the books or ask for instructions about what to do with the books KINDS OF BOOKS DESIRED C if 1 Current best sellers Book of the Month Literary Guild and other book club se lections and the more recently published 1930 to date popular fiction and non fiction in GOOD PHYSICAL condition Dont include any books worn or soiled 2 Adventure and westerns detective and mystery fiction in GOOD PHYSICAL condition 3 Technical books published since 1935 in the fields of mathematics not elemen Jj si tary arithmetic machine mechanics and design electricity radio photography aeronautics navigation meteorology chemistry physics shop mechanics military science mechanical drawing architecture etc in GOOD PHYSICAL condition A y 4 Funny books books of jokes humorous stories anecdotes cartoons and group games in GOOD PHYSICAL condition 5 Pocket books and other small sized editions of popular titles in GOOD PHY3I C L condition 3 BOOKS TO ELIMINATE IN CULLING GIFTS BEFORE REPORTING io Dont include any books badly worn soiled or mended unless repairing already done has restored the books to their original condition Dont include any books the use of which is intended primarily for children or women Remove all juvenile r books including Tom Swift Rover Boys etc and womens love stories authors such as Ethel M Dell Kathleen Norris Temple Bailey etc Of the high school and college textbooks include only mathematics algebra plane solid and spherical geometry trigonometry and calculus foreign language readers and books French Spanish German and Italian and language dictionaries including English uptodate texts published during the last five years in physics chemistry meteorology and science Exclude in general authors who were popular thirty forty and fifty years ago Marion Crawford BulwerLytton etc since an ample supply of such are already li e 4 on hand In general consider the appeal that a given book makes in terms of one mans interest Ask the question Is this a book which a MAN would find interesting and would enjoy If in doubt ask some man how a certain book in question appeals to him Think only in terms of THE BEST uptodate fiction nonfiction and techni cal material in good new physical condition Our men are giving their best we can not afford to do anything less than our best for them OR PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION WAR IMPORTATION AND READING ClTERS h changes in WPA terminology and emphasis being placed on war services the for mer statewide library project now becomes known as the War Information and Reading Phase of the War Services Section of YiTPA and individual library units are now War Information and Reading Centers After a brief interruption of library service in certain counties during July operation of practically all former WPA library units has now been resumed under the new title and plans are under way for an active pro gram of wartime services to be carried on this winter The training program for all WPA library clerks will be resumed in October under the direction of Miss Sarah Maret training supervisor Miss Rebecca Dickson was married on August 29 to Mr Emerson Cason of Warrenton Mrs Cason will continue her work on the WPA technical staff as supervisor with headquarters in Warrenton The technical staff follows Miss Dorothy Spence Assistant State Supervisor 10 Porsyth St Bldg Atlanta Miss Sarah Maret Assistant State Training Supervisor 10 Forsyth St Bldg Atlanta Mrs Mildred Wheatley Assistant State Supervisor in charge of Central War Informa tion 125 State Capitol Atlanta Fvs Imogene K Mason Assistant State Supervisor in charge of Book Repair State Office Building Atlanta Mrs Miriam L Wheeler Assistant State Supervisor for Atlanta and Cartersville areas 319 Western Union Bldg Atlanta Miss Hazel Austin Assistant Area Supervisor Albany area Albany s Eleanor Stroud Unit Supervisor Albany area Albany Miss Louise Meredith Unit Supervisor Macon area Macon5 Miss Frances Wood Unit Supervisor Gainesville area Gainesville Miss Mary Castleberry Unit Supervisor Savannah area Savannah Rebecca D Cason Assistant Unit Supervisor Augusta area Warrenton Mrs Manie Franklin resigned on July 1 1042 to become librarian at Savannah Air Base replacing Mrs Joseph James who resigned on account of ill health Miss Mabel Hall resigned in August to accept the position of Fulton County librarian in the Atlanta Carnegie Library system Mrs Mason has joined the ATA technical staff as Assistant State Supervisor of Book Repair which again becomes a part of this phase of WPA work and book repair centers will be set up in various sections of the state Mrs Mildred Wheatley assistant state supervisor in charge of the Central War Information centerprepares monthly a list of current books and pamphlets on the WAR DEFENSE AND RELATED TOPICS These lists are distributed to all WPA War Informa tion and Reading Centers Any public or school library may also receive the lists by asking to be placed on the mailing list Miss Mary Berry Athens Regional Librarian was forced to resign her position in May on account of ill health Her outstanding success in carrying on this WPA regional library demonstration in Clarke Oconee and Oglethorpe counties has brought about the establishment of this regional library on a permanent basis with the employment of a trained librarian by the counties themselves with some assistance from the State De partment of Education Miss Mertys Ward was appointed by the regional library board to this position and began her duties on September 8 following her graduation from the University of North Carolina Library School on August 28 1942 Walker county library board has taken similar action in making permanent the WPA li brary demonstration there by employing a trained librarian Miss Elaine Von Oesen to take charge of the Walker County library Miss Von Oesen is a graduate of the University of North Carolina Library School and has had experience in the Rockingham County Library in Leaksville NC All bookmobiles except the Franklin County bookmobile which was made originally from a small school bus and is now in need of a new chassis have continued toId C operate with seme slight changes in routes and schedules to lengthen life of tires In some counties priorities for new tires and tubes have been granted to bookmobiles so as yet county extension work has not been curtailed to any extent Reduction in quota of library workers has prevented expansion of the program by opening new centers except in defense areas Baker Village branch center in Columbus began operation in May serving the families of 2000 enlisted personnel of Fort Benning In Ma con a reading center for service men has been opened down town as a branch of the Washington Memorial Library with WPA personnel in charge The Dunbar Branch of the Athens Regional Library was opened in June with WPA personnel to give service to the Negroes of Athens and the regional area A Friends of the Library group has been organized to spread interest in the library and make contacts with special groups to be served PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR 1941 According to the usual custom compilation of statistics for all public libraries in the state has been made from the 1941 reports submitted giving population served total income volumes and circulation and this record is on file in the Library Com mission office Last year only a few libraries wrote to us asking for a copy of this report not enough to justify the expense of mimeographing it so we are waiting this year to see the extent of the demand for this report before reproducing it for distri bution If you have use for a copy of this report in your library let us know Reports from the Vacation Reading Clubs are being received daily and certificates are being issued in the order received Due to the temporary closing of some libraries many of the clubs did not close until September First so no certificates could be issued in time to be presented at the opening of school We recommend that certifi cates be awarded as a part of the BOOK WEEK CELEBRATION November 1521 In past years the Library Commission has recognized the outstanding achievements of certain libraries in most successfully operating their Vacation Reading Clubs by making gifts of childrens becks to such libraries however it has not been possible for all7 libraries to heve an equal chance to carry on a successful club this summer due to closing in July so no awards will be made this year to individual libraries on bbis basis bal Map of Georgia showing Congressional districts counties Judicial circuits Senatorial districts and other valuable date about the state is available for 10z to cover cost of mailing from the Georgia State Library Miss Ella May Thorn ton Librarian State Capitol Atlanta Please order direct sending stamps or coin with order This is a very useful map for every library LANS Miss Mary Castleberry of the WPA technical staff was the winner of the McCants lorial Award for 1942 and received a gift of 20000 with which to continue her professional library studies at Emory University Library School Applications for this award are now in order for 1943 and should be sent directly to Miss Ola Wyeth Chairman of the Committee Savannah Public Library Savannah Any Georgia librarian is eligible tc make application por this annual gift of 200O0 for professional im provement through some line of study given by the late Mrs BM Bullard of Savannah in memory of Miss Mary C McCants beloved member of the Savannah Public Library staff Announcement of the death of Mrs Sarah H Crawford librarian of the Young Mens Library of Augusta on September 14 1942 following six months illness brings ief to all ia librarians especially those attending the meeting of the Georgia Library Association in Augusta in October 1941 who will recall the charming hospitality and many courtesies extended to everyone by our hostess librarian Mrs rd having previously been assistant to the former librarian Mrs JM John ston was elected head librarian of the Young Mens Library in 1937 at the time this library be b free public library The Augusta library suffers a severe loss in the death of Mrs Crawford and her place will be hard to fill v i c A SCHOOL LIBRARIES For the past several months the Georgia Wartime Education Commission composed of outstanding educators throughout the state has been reevaluating the school curri culum in the light of war conditions The report of the commission will he published about the first of October The report will not only indicate where and how the pre sent school curriculum should be reemphasized but will recommend specific instruc tional materials to aid the program This report should be studied very carefully by every librarian in the state A copy will be sent to each library Additional copies can be requested if they are needed The Georgia Education Association has planned the following District meetings Sth District 1st District Sth District 2nd District 3rd District 4th District 7th District 9th District 10th District 5th District Milledgeville Statesboro Wayoross Camilla Americus Griffin Calhoun Gainesville Thomson Atlanta Monday October 5 Tuesday October 6 Wednesday October 7 Thursday October 8 Friday October 9 Monday October 12 Tuesday October 13 Wednesday October 14 Thursday October 15 Friday October 16 This year there will be no departmental meetings The afternoon will be given over to discussions of how best to implement the recommendations of the Wartime Education Commission Those interested primarily in work with children and parents will meet together and those especially interested in work with young people and adults will form another group It is very important that as many school librarians as possible attend these meetings to familiarize themselves with the program of the Wartime Education Commission This program will have a decided effect upon the school curriculum and upon the library materials that will be needed to meet instructional demandsSince there will be no opportunity at these district meetings for librarians to dis cuss their mutual problems it is more urgent than ever that the librarians in each county plan together their program for the school year Many schools will be with out librarians many schools have never organized their libraries Librarians can r nder their greatest service to the community and to the war effort by first plan ning an effective program for their individual schools and next by helping improve library service for the county in vhich they work The Division of Textbook and Library Services lias strengthened its program materially by adding Miss Elizabeth Donovan formerly of GTC to its staff as a consultant in thj use of instructional materials Miss Donovan has been attending workshops and county t s meetings explaining and demonstrating how teachers can use materials more effectively During the summer a meeting of the County Supervisors was called by the State Department of Education This meeting lasted four days and resulted in very defi nite recommendations about the organization and use of materials The first part of the report on the organization of materials which deals with textbooks is be ing sent to school librarians with this bulletin Bulletins on the organization of library books pamphlets and other instructional materials will be issued later The report on the use of materials is also being sent Additional copies of these bulletins may be requested While the Supervisors were in session in Atlanta they selected three exhibits of 200 library books each to be used at teachers meetings PTA conferences and ot tings where people might be Interested in examining some of the books on ia library list The Department of Education pays transportation on these exhibits Librarians interested in using these displays should write to the Library Division for a list of books contained in each exhibit and request the onewhich ss st useful in each situation v The ry Division of the US Office of Education has asked the State Library Division to assume the responsibility for routing the three South American exhibits 5 15 10 now in Georgia Each county or school to which the exhibit is sent is responsible for paying transportation to the next place The exhibits can be kept by a school for two weeks The demand for these exhibits is so great that requests for one should be made well in advance of the time it is needed All school libraries in the state have been put on the mailing list of the Consumer Division of the Office of Price Administration If you are not receiving material on consumer problems from this office please write Miss Rufie Lee Williams Direc tor Consumer Division OPA 44 Pryor Street Atlanta and request it Additional copies of the bookmark may be requested from the Division of Forestry 435 State Capitol Atlanta Georgia American Education Week with the general theme Education for Free Men will be observed November 814 Write the National Education Association 1201 Sixteenth Street NW Washington DC for information about materials that will help publi cize this occasion Forward with Books is the slogan for Bock Week November 1521 All librarians will want to start making plans now for Book Week as well as American Education Week Posters suggestions for celebrating Book Week and other materials can be purchased from Book Week Headquarters 62 W 45th Street New York NY rite there for a list of available materials There have been a great many changes in school library positions this summer In order that all school libraries may receive the information and material thab is sent out by the Department from time to time it is necessary to keep an uptodate mailing list Please send your name and address to the Library Division of the State Department of Education if this bulletin is not addressed properly Mr Wendell W Smiley President of the Georgia Library Association and former librarian of South Georgia Teachers College has accepted the position of head libra rian of Mercer University Library at Macon succeeding Mr Lewis C Branscomb who resigned in July11 Mrs J Attaway Cox 565 Hardondorf Avenue NE Atlanta has been appointed State Chairman of Library Extension for the Georgia Congress of Parents and Teachers All librarians in the state will welcome suggestions from Miss Cox for furthering coope ration with her local chairmen and offer their services to all PTA members The Georgia Federation of Womens Clubs has as their library extension chairman for the state Mrs George Burrus 1515 Second Avenue Columbus Federated clubs through out Georgia work closely with all library agencies and organizations in furthering library development and under the direction of Mrs Burrus and her local chairmen all libraries shall look forward to the continuation of this close relationship and library activities on the part of federated club women From the Office of Civilian Defense in Washington comes a pamphlet VOLUNTEERS IN LIBRARY WORK Many libraries in the state would welcome such assistance from both the Womens Clubs and PTAs in this capacity to enable them to assume even larger WAR activities than are now possible with present staffs so wc trust this idea will appeal to many members of those and other groups i4 A C If G E OKGIA Li 8RAR I ES 94 3 VICTORY BOOK DRI V E Issued by STATE LIBRARY COMMISSION AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Additional demands growing out of thewartime emergency and the sudden liquidation of the WorksProjects Administration which disrupted all library plans for the year prevented publi cation of the usual midwinter issue of the Bulletin We trust that the present issue will being librarians up todate on recent state developments as well as on national plans for continued library participation in the war effort May we call your special attention to President Roosevelts latest message to librarians ft i e Beverly Wheatcroft Secretary GeorgiaLibrary Commission Sarah Jones Assistant Director Textbook and Library Division State Department of Education February 25 19431 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELTS MESSAGE TO THE COUNCIL OF BOOKS IF WIRTIJtE FOR THE PEARL HARBOR ANNIVERSARY MEETING In our countrys first year of war we have seen the growing power of BOOKS AS WEAPONS Through BOOKS we have appraised our enemies and discovered our allies have learned something of American valor in battle We have above all come to understand better the kind of war we must fight and the kind of peace we must estab lish This is proper for a war of ideas can no more be won without BOOKS than a naval war can be won without ships BOOKS like ships have the toughest armor the longest cruising range and mount the most powerful guns I hope that all who write and publish and sell and ADMINISTER BOOKS will rededicate themselves to the single task of arming the mind and spirit of the American people with the strongest and most enduring weapons A MESSAGE FROM THE FOOD ADMINISTRATOR CLAUDE R WICKARD TO LIBRARIANS Libraries are serving in this war as they served in the last war Their WAR IN FORMATION CEFTERS are helping millions of Americans to understand more fully what we are fighting for and to learn the most effective ways of working together toward victory The way we manage our food supply is going to have a lot to do with how soon we win the war Already libraries have made available much valuable information on how to produce food and how to use it wisely Now as Secretary of Agriculture I am issu ing to all LIBRARIANS a SPECIAL CALL TO ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE FOOD FRONT We need great quantities of food for our own armed forces for our civilian families on the home front for our fighting allies Although farmers in the face of great difficulties are now producing more of the essential foods than ever before it is increasingly clear that no matter how much food our farmers produce more will be needed The war job of every American includes conserving our food resources A pound of food saved in the home Will go just as far toward feeding a soldier as does a pound of food produced on the farm The big job ahead is that of letting people know how they may help to win the war through maximumproduction fair sharing and intelligent use of food We must do this job well if we are going to meet all of li c the wartime needs for American food both at home and abroad We can do it Bar ring widespreaddrought or some other unlooked for emergency I believe that all the people here at home can have healthful nourishing diets at the same time that we keep our fighting men the best fed in the world and meet the essential requirements of our allies PUBLICATIONS concerning food production distribution and conserva tion are WEAPONS ON HAND We must use them skillfully and aggressively The LI BRARYS RESPONSIBILITY to its public and to the nation at war will not be fulfilled merely by placing publications on shelves By MAKING such PUBLICATIONS WIDELY AVAILABLE and ENCOURAGING THEIR USE by every citizen librarians in both city and farmareas can do much toward promoting good management of food one of the most vital war materialsw Kay we remind libraries of the aids we have already supplied on FOOD NUTRITION VICTORY GARDENING and related subjects and urge that those and other sources of in formation bo used in collectingdisplaying and circulating materials on these sub jects in response to Mr Wiokards appeal Georgia LibrarieNejBunejfcin December 1941 p Suggested material on nutrition Lists of Free and Inexpensive MaterialsNos1 and2 distributed with the Decem ber 1941 and March 1942 issues of Georgia Libraries News Bulletin Each list con tained asection on Consumer Education Health and Nutrition ALA list SliiiyljJ10 distributed to air public libraries List of books and pamphlets onNutrition contained in RedCross Nutrition Handbook mimeographed and distributed to public libraries A g9cent Bookson the War Defense afld Related lopics monthly lists prepared by theWPA Central Yfer Information Unit since Uarch 1942 and distributed to all vffA library units Eaoh list mentioned one or morenew books on Nutrition Libraries lacking any of these lists may write tothe Library Commission for replacements RRjJictryllS Office of Education 100 per year should be checked regularly for new matoriil 3 During the last two months High Schools throughout the state have been roevaluat ing and revising their curriculums to meet the requirements of the High School Vic tory Corps The War Department and the US Office of Education have outlined a program designed to prepare high school students to take a more effective part now and later in the war effort It is a challenge to the schools to prove their abili ty to meet specific and immediate war needs as well as carry on a program of in struction that looks beyond the present emergency It is a challenge to librarians to provide the materials and services that will be required if the High School Vic tory Corps program is to function effectively It is impossible to foresee all the demands that may be made upon the library and all the adjustments in library service that may be required to meet the needs of the Victory Corps program It is evident that every school participating in the program will need a wealth of material on Health Occupations Consumer Problems Production and Conservation Much of this material is free or relatively inexpensive What the Schools Can Do to Help Win the War and Victory Corps Bulletin Nol both available from the State Department of Education contain excellent bibliographies Other bibliographies are mentioned on page 2 Every librarian must be alert to add new material con stantly and should ask that her name be put on the mailing list to receive any new lists prepared by the Library Commission or the Library Division of the State De partment of Education The Library Division has just completed a bulletin The Organization of Nonbook HateriaIswhich will be furnished librarians on request It is also evident that the program oflibrary service in many schools will have to be greatly expanded and strengthened To accomplish this the librarian will have to discuss with faculty and students the type service that will be needed and plan with them how theseservices can best be given Many of the activities required for this expanded program can probably be performed by the students themselves as their com munity project in the Community Service Division of the Victory Corps Enclosed is a list of some of the activities carried on by students in other school libraries L c i c 4 Through the Victory Corps program every school librarian is being given an opportu nity to contribute effectively to the war effort It is an opportunity and a respon sibility that cannot and must not be ignored Since attendance at GEA will be limited to official delegates the usual School Li brary Department meeting will not be held LIQUIDATION OF WORK PROJECTS ADMINI STRATI Oil III GEORGIA Georgia is among the last states to complete liquidation of WPA but by April 1 it is likely that all WPA assistance will have been withdrawn from every project including the War Information and Reading Centers The loss of between three and four hundred library clerks and the services of the state and area library supervisors is a staggering blow to library service in Georgia especially in war time when libraries want to take on new activities as well as to carry on all regular services so badly needed by the people if informed public opinion is todo its part in winning the war and the peace We sincerely hope that strenuous efforts will be made by all library boards to se cure additional funds from local city and county authorities to continue to operate library services especially in those counties where WPA has entirely staffed the library from its beginning up to the present time Public libraries having vIPA as sistants to operate bookmobiles take charge of branches and handle other extension work are likewise urged to devise ways and means of continuing such service so that as many people as possible may still be reached We must natlose what we have gained during the past six years that the WPA statewide library project has operated in Georgia The Library Commission is ready to advise and assist every library board in making plans working out a budget and contacting public officials in be half of the future of the library Our book loan services will be available to every library as long as it continues to function as a FREE public library and we expect to be more generous in the matter of book loans than heretofore since the Georgia Work Projects Administration is very generously turning over to us all books bought by WPA for any project during its existence This means the addition to our5 collection of the 15000 volumes bought for the library project itself as well as books bought by the recreation adult education writers project etc for the use of supervisors and workers The many and varied contributions made to library development in Georgia through the stateWide library project have been recorded in the 1942 report of the Library Com mission and again in the 1943 statistical supplement from which the following is taken WAT THE WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION HAS CONTRIBUTED TC PUBLIC LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE STATEWIDE LIBRARY PROJECT 19361943 Counties in which WPA has been responsible for inaugurating free public libraries Total population reached through WPA operated public libraries Volumes in libraries operated entirely by WPA personnel Volumes bought by WPA to supplement local collections 107 1004976 320470 14105 Book circulation in libraries operated entirely by WPA personnel 3839615 19411942 35 of total state circulation 18074600 30 15 400 1131477700 Total amount of sponsorscontributions provided by communities and coun tiesfor libraries operated entirely by WPA personnel 19411942 Counties in which WPA provided motorized book distribution 19411942 in addition WPA personnel operated all bookmobiles Trained librarians employed by WPA to direct all library activities Library clerks paid by WPA to operate or assist in operating libraries yearly average Federal funds expended by WPA for library services 19361942 These services and activities are largely responsible for the GROWTH of Georgia Pub lic Libraries from 1936 to 1942 as the following table shows 1935 ii2 PUBLIC LIBRARIES 201 in COUNTIES 142 with POPULATION 2008666 spending INCOME f38132400 having VOLUMES 992217 circulating 2732020 VOLUMES 5391410 BOOKMOBILES 28 population WITHOUT 36 FREE library service 53 44 828073 19614700 556259 0 71 Libraries maintaining WAR INFORMATION CENTERS and reporting monthly to the Library Commission on the special request forms prepared and distributed for that purpose show a gratifying increasein the scope and extent of this service Statistics show that from March through December 1942 39893 requests for WAR INFORMATION were made to Georgia public libraries and 57 035 pieces of material including books pamph lets maps charts magazines etc were used to fill these requests In order for the Library Commission to continue this compilation of war information statistics we urge all libraries to continue to use the form provided these will be iurnisliedupon request direct to all libraries to keep the daily record as heretofore and to send your report directly to the Library Commission at the end of each month If the loss of VJTA workers who have been handling these records puts too big a burden upon the regular library staff ask for volunteers from the Womens Division of the Citizens Defense Committee to assist in the continued operation of your WAR INFORMATION CENTER Yourlocal files may show several people signed up for library service and their assistance in writing for material in arranging exhibits and dis plays as well as being on duty certain hours each day would relieve the regular li brary staff of those responsibilities Another source of aid would be volunteer students from the Community Service Division of the local High School Victory Corps Write to us or the pamphlet Volunteers in Library Service issued by the Office of Civilian Defense for further suggestions about using volunteer help in the library during war time 1943 VICTORY BOOK CAMPAIGN The 1943 Victory Book Campaign is now under Nay and again as in 1942 Atlanta Athens Columbus Macon and Savannah are the regional centers for receiving books collected in neighboring towns and comities In these places committees of trained librarians are available to sort and cull the books which is necessary before distribution pan be made to the places designated to receive them by the National Headquarters office in Now Yorkch o 53 o d c H D o 3 2 7 wEmhasis is placed upon UPTODATE BOOKS current best sellers and technical books 1 published since 1935 in GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION 3000000 books are needed immedi ately so it would be obviously unwise to take up valuable shipping space to send any but the best books to our men in North Africa or Australia The members of the Red Cross and tlSO organizations are taking an active part this year in collecting books while librarians representing the third sponsoring agency the American Library Association have charge of culling and sorting the books pre paratory todistribution However if these other organizations have not started the campaign in your community it is up to the librarian to get busy right away as the week of March 16 has been set fts the special week for collecting books and national publicity will emphasize this week as the time for all patriotic citizens toCIVE THE BOOK YOU VJANT TO KEEP TO THE VICTORY BOOK CAMPAIGN The same State Committee is functioning as in 1942 so please report books collected to the state director 125 State Capitol Atlanta as soon after March 6 as possible See in structions given in the December 1942 issue of this Bulletin about sorting and cul ling books As books are reported outside the regional centers instructions will be sent from the state office as to where to send them All cash collected in lieu of books and all money derived from the sale of unusable books as waste paper must be sent to the state office to be forwarded in two separate accounts to Hew York National Headquarters SAM DAVIS THE BOY HERO OF TENNESSEE is the subject for the 1943 historical essay contest conducted by the Georgia Division United Daughters of the Confederacyfor the school children of the state A printed pamphlet giving the rules of the contest and a short sketch of Sam Davis is available from your UDC Chapter president To provide additional material for the use of contestants the Library Commission and Boys and Girls Department of the Atlanta Carnegie Library have jointly prepared and mimeographed a 9 page article assembling material from various sources One copy of the article will be sent free upon request to any library school or teacher in charge of the contest For more please send 10 per copy to cover preparation cost fThe Georgia HighSchool Association has chosen The county unit in odu subject Tor the statewide high schooldebate for 1943 This same sub bated in 1931 and very little new material has been printed since that ever it is the intent of the Association that students prepare for th interviewing their town and county school officials in order to obtain on the subject and use such sources of first hand information instead of depending entirely upon printed materials The Library Commissionhas some books pamphlets and magazine articles on the subject which may be borrowed by anyschool or public librarian nrincipal or teacher in charge of the debate for two weeks for the cost of pontage both ways This material will serve as background information to those students not familiar with county government A mimeographed outline of county government accompanies each loan package MAKING AMERICA STRONG is the title of an Americanism essay contest sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary this year for which the Ouarrie Corporation is giving 52 sets of the yfORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA as prizes A poster bibliography and pamphletj Education Today is available free from the Ouarrie Corporation 35 East packer Drive Chicago Illinois Books on democracy citizenshipand the United States Constitution will provide suitable material for this contest Through the generosity of MissKatherine Anderson of Marietta one or more copies of THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS A SHORT HISTORY OF COBB COUNTY IN GPORIA by Sarah Oober Templewill be presented entirely FREE postage prepaid to any librarian sending a written request to the Library Commission This is an opportunity for many libra ries to procure copies of this book which they may not have felt able to buy or to get additional conies for branches or reference departments or for any local citizen who is really interested in Georgia history and by whom a copy of this book would be valued and appreciated Please send in your requests as quickly as possible SERVICE CLUB LIBRARY no3 of the Harmony Church vrea Fort Renning of which Hiss Theresa Atkinson is librarian hasurgent need for books ofmathematics including arithmetics from 7th grade up algebras plane and solid geometry trigonometry andQ even calculus Hundreds of officer candidates of the Infantry School must freshen up on their math and since distances are so groat and time too limited only a small percent of the men can go to tho library to use these books Consequently Miss Atkinson desires to place copies of the books in the officers day rooms where they will be easily accessible to the men needing them Many libraries have such old text books given to them or on their shelves seldom called for so here is an opportunity to put those books in a place where they are realjyneeded and will be used until the war is over Let every library in the state respond promptly to this appeal and mail a package of such books to Miss Atkinson right away11 The Central of Georgia Railway Agricultural Department Savannah Georgia offers to send a copy of the book USEFUL PRACTICAL FACTS ABOUT LIVE STOCK to any library in the state sending a request to JT Jackson General Agricultural Agent This book will be useful to farmers vocational agriculture teachers and students ad ditional copies for use on bookmobiles should be requested IMPERATIVE BOOKS selected by tho COUNCIL OK BOOKS IK WARTIME Representative publishers booksellers librarians and others comprising the Council on Books in Wartime began the new year by an allout campaign for promoting books that are adjudged important to the nations war effort Tho War Book Council con sisting of Irita Van Doren Editor of Now York Herald Tribune s Books J Amy Loveman of the Saturday Review of Literature LtCol Joseph Greene editor ofthe Infantry Journal Admiral HE Yamell USKRet and J Donald Adams editor of the New York Times Book Review will designate certain titles as Imperative Books to be identified with tho lottor I to be prominently displayed on the book jackets First selection of this Council is WLWhitesTHEY WERE EXPENDABLE A colorful permanent posterconstructed sp that inserts may be easily affixed as future Imperative books are announced may be procured for 200 from the Council on Books in Wartime 347 Fifth Ave New York City Recommended lists of books dealing with the war are alsobeing prepared each month and distributed to libraries These lists on Alaska China North Africa and f r10 Turkey and the Near East have been mimeographed by the WPA Central War Information Unit and distributed to all War Information and Reading Centers Copies are avail able upon request to other libraries He r The American Library Association has prepared a booklist MOBILIZING OUR BRAIN POWER including good new books on the topics This is our war Americas future and The world tomorrow A generous supply of the lists have been given to the Library Commission and the Library Division State Department of Education for freejiistri bution to libraries in the state Please write at once Spv the number of copies of the list YOU can use up to 150 Purchase of the books on the list which your li brary does not have and distribution of the lists to community leaders should stimu late your WAR INFORMATION CENTER AMONG LIBRARIANS Miss Bessie Belle Gilohrist Emory 32 has been elected librarian of the Augusta Public Library Young Mens Library Association foil Giving the death of Mrs Sarah H Crawford and began her duties January 1 1943 Mrs C L Gordy librarian of the Columbus Public Library and one of the pioneers of I o public library service in the state retired from active service on January 1 1943 and Miss Loretta Chappell assistant librarian was promoted to the position of head librarian Mrs CS Jones was made assistant librarian and Mrs Otis L Copeland graduate of Carnegie Library School Pittsburgh and wife of anArmy office at Fort Benning is filling the position of childrenslibrarian during the time that she re mains in Columbus Miss Helen Daughtry librarian of Moultrie Carnegie Library resigned in November 1942 and Mrs Philip Lougheridge wife of an instructor at Spence Field who has had experience in library work in Indiana is acting librarian for thopresent Miss Mortys Ward diroctor of the Athens Regional Library wasmarried in December 1942 to Corporal Thomas Boll of the US Army and is on leave of absence from the library to be with her husband in Seattle Washington while ho is stationed there Misses Hazel Austin and Frances Wood WPA District library supervisors havo re signed their positions to join tho TNAVES and are now in training at NorthamptonMass10a The Georgia Library Association has sponsored legislation of great importance to continued library growth and development throughout the state at the present session of the General Assembly of Georgia This measure which has passed both House and Senate without opposition and has the promise of the Governors signature places responsibility for future library development in the hands of the State Board of Edu cation making it the policy of the state as a part of the provisions for public education to promote the establishment and development of public library service and authorizing the disbursement of funds as provided by law by the State Board of Education to public libraries serving persons of all ages through legally consti tuted local municipal library boards andor to other legally constituted library boards for the purpose of aiding and supplementing the establishment and develop ment of public library service Functions and services of the present Library Commission are transferred to the State Board of Education to be expanded and devoloped through the Textbook and Library Di vision of the State Department of Education The present staff of the Library Com mission will continue to operate the book lending and advisory services maintained since 1920 Funds appropriated to the Library Commission in the 19434 Appropriation Act are transferred to tho State Board of Education The present act docs not carry any specific appropriation for direct financial aid to public libraries in the state however it is tho first stop or enabling act for such a purpose Although fu ture activities will depend upon funds available the program looks toward the or ganization of a corps of professionally trained librarians who will direct both school and public library activities throughout tho state such supervision being planned primarily for small libraries whore professionally trained people arc not already employed Later hen funds are available it is planned to provide aid to public libraries on a matching basis similar to that now available to school li braries CAVjl