IP g Sfe o r g i Q ew5 Lt fiu 11 ci rnes I I n October 1950 Vol 6 Ho 1 Issued By Textbook and Library Division State Department of Education A I A 9 o u u 111 a z CO z o I z 111 X H ca Q Z O Souteos WWLOl SOUTHEASTERN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION MEETING The Southeastern Library Asso ciation will hold its fourteenth bien nial conference in Atlanta at the Bilt inore Hotel on October 1114 1950 Registration will begin Wednesday morning A brief schedule of meetings follows General Sessions Wednesday 730 PMj Thursday 930 AM Friday 930 AM Public Libraries Thursday 800 PM School and Childrens Library Section Thursday 800 PMj Luncheon Friday 100 PM Catalogers Section Thursday 230 PM College and University Section Wednesday 230 PM Thursday 800 PM Junior Members Round Table Breakfast Thursday 800 AM Library School Breakfasts Friday 800 AM Revievzs of new books for children will be featured at 830 AM meetings each morning of the conference The Trustees Luncheon on Friday at 100 PM will have as its speaker the Honorable Herman Talmadge Governor of Georgia Mrs Nelson Severinghous chairman urges that as many librarians school administrators board members and other interested citizens as possible attend the luncheon This luncheon will provide an excellent opportunity to show that Georgias citizens are con cerned about good library service The traditional Book Dinner on Friday night at 700 PM will but traditional Be sure to come Other social activities are 1 LIBRAR UNlVtft p GEOi v 1 i V i Vie 4 4JZu Wednesday night October 11 Reception Atlanta Library Club and Georgia Library Association Thursday October 12 400600 PM Tea President and Mrs Blake Van Leer Georgia Institute of Technology Friday October 13 400500 PM Tea Trustees of DeeaturDeKalb Library The Southeastern Library Association vail end with the Book Dinner but a meeting of the Georgia Library Association is scheduled for Saturday morning at 900 AM As many as possible are urged to be present DISTRICT GEA MEETINGS The schedule of the District GEAs is given below School and public librarians are urged to attend the one in their area There will be an after noon meeting of librarians at each GEA Some of the topics that have been proposed for discussion are The place of the library in the twelve year program the application of the Evaluative Criteria to the school library the preparation of a list of Georgia materials and stident assistants District Place First Statesboro Second Thomasville Third east Perry Third west Columbus Fourth LaGrange Fifth Sixth Seventh Ninth Tenth Decatur Ma con Rome Uaycross Gainesville Athens Date October 27th October 25th October 24th October 23rd October 20th October 30th October 16th October 19th October 26th October 18th October 17th Chairman Mrs Gladys DeLoach Collegeboro Mrs JJ Ilogue Albany High Miss Mary Varnon Dodge High Eastman Hiss Vera Jorilon Jordon High Columbus Miss Elizabeth Reeves Hill Street Jr High LaGrange Miss lillene Webster Campbell High Fairburn Miss Geraldine Wheeler Macon Vocational School Miss Emily Powers Model School Shannon Miss Helen A Toms Jr High Brunswick Miss Roxanna Austin Toms Union Regional Library Young Harris Mrs Nell Bateman Morgan County High Madison ttttttfctttttttt3 Kr id I sf l 4 73 A L A MERITING A number of Georgia Librarians attended the meeting of the American Li brary Association in Cleveland in July and took a prominent part in the activ ities of the convention Georgia was especially honored by having Wessie Connell of Cairo Public Library receive honorable mention in the John Cotton Dana Publicity Award contest for true understanding of what public relations is and for great ingenuity in developing the libraries appeal to varied groups The Cairo Public Library won the award last year The Library Extension Division the Trustees Division and the Public Libraries Division petitioned ALA Council that the three divisions be merged to form the ALA Division of Public Libraries The special com mittee named to study the merger recommended that the petition be granted since there had been a groining feeling among the three divisions that their interests were too similar for them to operate effectively as separate groups The American Association of School Librarians a section of the Division of Libraries for Children and Youn People voted at the 1950 Midwinter Meeting to ask for separate division status The group voted down a motion to reopen the matter at the Cleveland conference and a committee was appointed to make recommendations to Council The Committee recommended that separate division status effective with the 1951 membership year be approved by Council subject to approval of the petition by a mail vote of the entire AASL membership A majority of the ballots cast will constitute confir mation In the interests of democratic procedures it will be important for every AASL member in Georgia to vote either for or against separate status Top of the News has carried arguments on both sides of the question hhhhhhbhhbhh4u CATALOG SERVICE An advisory committee to the Catalog Service met with staff members of the Textbook and Library Division on September 15 r 1950 to evaluate the program The following is a partial report of the committee meeting The committee recognizes the contribution of the card catalog service in saving the time of individual librarians and makes the following recom mendations 1 That the service be continued 2 That the equipment and procedures discussed at the meeting for the improvement of the service be put into practice 3 That the librarians using the cards be asked to help in speeding up distribution by a more careful check of orders for exact information and spelling Signed CJAa 1 IsXu YrefsiFields 0roVx Y c 3 h r Jjji Zt The committees third recommendation came about as the result of an under standing of the setup of the catalog service and of hearing such examples as the following 1 Strong Hank the Mouse Dodd 1935 for Stong Honk the Moose Dodd 1935 2 Fulton Lowe C Quicksilver Bob Harcourt 1946 for i i 4 Lowe C Quicksilver Bob Harcourt 1946 A biography of Robert Fulton The catalog service has its cards sot up alphabetically by publisher and alphabetically by author under these publishers It will mean faster service in filling orders for cards if the orders are arranged first alphabet ically by publisher anr then alphabetically by author tftt4ttttftttttt4flt COMIC BOOKS The Committee on Evaluation of Comic Books and its ninety trained reviewers have reviewed and evaluated 363 comic book publications They have issued An Evaluated List of Comic Books August 1950 containing the criteria for evaluating comic books as well as the evaluated list Copies of the leaf let may bo purchased from the Committee Locked Box 1486 Cincinnat 1 Ohio at 30 each providing that no order is for less than 80 IHMHHHHMHHHMMMHHHMMMHt AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK Government Of By and For the People is the general theme of American Education Week November 511 1950 The daily topics are thought provoking Sunday Moral and Spiritual Values Monday Responsibilities of the Citizen Tuesday Meaning of the Ballot Wednesday Urgent School Needs Thursday Opportunity for All Friday HomcSchool Community Teamwork Saturday Freedoms Heritage Now is the time to plan libraryschoolcommunity activities in your community The sampling of 1949 activities contained in the September issue of the MSA Journal may suggest ideas for this year What is Wrong with Our Public Libraries is the title of an article in the May issue of the Womans Homo Companion The article based upon the Public Library Inquiry points out that the overwhelming majority of public libraries fall far short of what they could be 4 l l i I Wanted Librarians More librarians arc needed in Georgia Success of the profession in the future depends upon the immediate recruiting efforts of ALL librarians and library groups Possible recruiting activities are limited only by the imagination and the local situation A few possible activities arc listed here in the hope that they will prove useful to Goorgia librarians in recruiting future Georgia librarians 1 Place news items in high school and college newspapers on opportunities in library service 2 Secure all the good vocational material possible for the library and be sure librarianship as a career is well represented and keep them readily available 3 Discuss librarianship as a career with your local school and collage vocational counselors to bring them up to date regard ing qualifications and opportunities 4 Plan school library club programs so they include interesting information on library service Invite a county regional or college librarian to participate Visit other libraries in your area 5 Arrange attractive bulletin boards and exhibits to call attention to librarianship as a career 8 Work out a definite wellplanned and continuous program of public relations to inform your public of the wide variety of services offered by libraries 7 Take a part in youth activities Plan with the sponsors of these groups ways that you and the library can be of help to them in planning and carrying out their activities 3 Provide varied rather than routine work for high school and college student assistants Are any of your last years assis tants attending college for the first time this year If so contact the librarians of these colleges giving thorn informa tion concerning these students4 i i i I I i SBOOKMOBILES The Demonstration Bookmobile travelled 16656 miles and visited 75 counties several of them more than one time during its first year of service It is estimated that between 30000 and 35000 people have visited the book mobile and more than 15000 persons have registered in the guest book Now bookmobiles xroro purchased this past year for beginning bookmobile service in Hall County and in the new Regional Library operating out of the LaGrange Memorial Library and serving Troup and Harris Counties The West Georgia Regional Library has initiated bookmobile service for Negroes through the genorosity of the Delta Sigma Thota Sorority National honorary educational sorority for Negro women who purchased the bookmobile and equipped it with a large number of new books The following libraries have recently replaced or will soon replace their old bookmobiles with shining now streamlined models 1 Moultrio Carnegie Library 2 Statesboro Regional Library This bookmobile was on exhibit at the ALA Mooting in Cleveland Ohio in July 3 BainbridgeDecatur County Library U West Georgia Regional Library Tift County reports a complete overhauling and rodocoration of its old bookmobile BOOK WEEK This year Book Week is November 1218 with the theme Make Friends With Books Enclosed with this issue of the Bulletin is the Childrens Book Council folder on Book Week 1950 Write now for the posters and aids you will want for your Book Week The Joint Committee of tho GEA and PTA meeting at the Georgia Education Workshop inIoung Harris recommended that these two organizations cooperate in the observance of Book Week and American Education WeekWHEELS OF LEARNING KEEP THEM TURNING A BOOKMOBILE QUIZ 1 Do you use ovory opportuni to publicize library s By radio By nowspapo exhibits By speaking to group and organizations 2 Do you announce your schedule regularly ins the newspaper and on the radio 3 Arc your bookmobile stop posters giving hour and daft kept up to date and clean 4 Do you emphasize that the service is free 5 Is the entire bookmobile collection changed periodically 6 What materials besides books arc carried 7 What reference books are carried 3 Do you consider each days needs and load the truck accordingly 9 Are bookmobile borrowers registered 10 Must parents sign for their children 11 Are overdue notices sent regularly 12 How are fines handled 13 What is done about lost books 14 How many books to a borrower 15 How are reserves kept 16 Is your bulletin board a catch all or is it used to point up and stimulate reading interests 17 Do you work directly with the county schools teachers and pupils 18 Are you able to schedule school and community stops long enough to rAN S 9 1 9 3 9 meet the needs of your patrons 19 What service dooa the bookmobile give organized groups 20 Are schedules and routes revised systematically 21 Are there vacation reading clubs for bookmobile patrons 22 Do the Negroes have bookmobile service 23 Aro books selected because of positive contribution they can make to individuals 24 Bv what standards other than circulation figures can you interpret the development and growth of library services from your bookmobile 25 Do published lists and book talks stress subjects rather than books of the moment 26 Does your bookmobile staff have adequate opportunities to grow in knowledge of books and readers guidance skills This quiz came out of the Bookmobile Institute in North Carolina 1HHHMHHHHHHHHHHHHHMHW ALA FEDEPAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE PROGRAM The Federal Relations Committee of A L A gives first priority in its program to a library service bill designed to strengthen the library demonstration bill by permitting each state to use funds to develop the pattern most useful to it The bill would bo terminal with a valuable matching grant It would be a bill providing for the extension of service to which does not eliminate using existing libraries as a base of operations and thus avoir unnecessary duplication The proposed bill would not include standards While an ALA Committee working on standards would submit thir report as a guide the report would not demand arbitrary implementation k 3612 V f l 3 10 KEW IDEAS FOR THE LATER YEARS Georgia librarians are invited and urged to attend a conference to be held at the University of Georgia on November 17th and 18th entitled New ideas for the later years This conference is sponsored by the Division of General Extension of the state University Miss Elizabeth Powell Supervisor of that staff says in writing about the conference It occurs o ine that li braries all over the state could be playing a part in the preparation for the conference by giving special attention to books on Gerontology and books of hobbies and reading interests particularly applicable to older people I am thinking particularly of bird watching stamp collecting wood carving and astronomy lie agree and hope that every library will take this opportunity to cooperate with others who are trying to solve a very vital problem of our time A list of Publications of the Institute for Human Adjustment which will be helpful in this connection is enclosed with this Bulletin The free materials may be ordered direct from the Institute Others are approved for purchase with state funds School librarians may wish to request from the state office the following materials that have been rrrengraphed for distribution at the request of li brarians who attended the eleven institutes for public librarians held in May and June 1950 in every section of the state 1 Evaluating and Selecting Childrens Books by Mrs Gladys DeLoach 2 StorytelJing and Stories by Miss Elizabeth King 3 Mending Materials List by Mrs A S Bussey These materials have been included in the Bulletin package sent to county and regional librarians tftftttftt1MHMHtttMt11 3CH00L LIBRARY DBVEL0PM3NT If anyone is discouraged about school library development in Georgia a study of the questionnaires that are being returned would be a heartening ex perience A compilation of the 168 ansvers that have been received as of September 18 show that two schools Moultrie and Brunswick have added an additional fulltime librarian to their staffs Of the librarians reporting 38 hold degrees in library Science 11 others have a concentration of 2430 or mare semester hours 6A have from 1224 semester hours 22 have some library training and 33 report no formal library training Ninetysix libraries are used as study halls at least a portion of the school day though several report that the number of periods has been reduced this year Very few reported that the library was used at any period as a classroom Ninetyfive librarians have responsibility for service to the elementary grades ranging from a combined library to help in the selection and ordering of materials for the elementary grades Nineteen librarians reported new or enlarged library quarters and 25 have had new equipment andor redecorated rooms Librarians and school admin istrators are to be congratulated on the improvements in library facilities and services that have been made It is hoped that the remaining questionnaires will be returned so that a more complete picture of the school library situation in the state can be given in the next Bulletin The latest report of the State Department of Public Health contains a good deal of information about health conditions in Georgia that should prove useful in all libraries The report has been mailed direct to some of the larger libraries and the remaining stock turned over to the Library Extension Service for free distribution as long as the supply lasts ttHtttt4ttftt 4 Lo i i i i 412 RUHAL LIBRARY SERVICE Applications for state aid in the purchase of library materials have been returned to the state more promptly this year than In any year since funds for rural library service were made available Already 62 county applications and 14 regional applications have been received and approved for 19501951 Requests for state funds from 10 other counties are awaiting approval pending a visit by a member of the state staff or the proper certi fication of the county librarians If you have not applied for your countys allotment of state funds for this fiscal year please do so immediately McCANTS MEMORIAL AWARD Winner of the eleventh and final McCants Memorial Award of 20000 for professional library study was Miss Betty Sue Cook of Dalton Miss Cook is a graduate of Berry Schools and has taught for the past two years doing li brary work during the summer vacations She has chosen Peabody Library School where she will study for several summers in working for her library degree Eleven persons in Georgia have been assisted in financing their library training through the generosity of the late Mrs B M Bullard who established this memorial library fund of 200000 in honor of Miss Mary C McCants a member of the Savannah Public Library staff for almost twentyfive years Two hundred dollars was given from this fund each year to the applicant selected by a committee from the Georgia Library Association to make the award When the ten year period was up the accumulated interest on the fund provided 12500 for the award made in 1950 The remainder of this last grant was do nated by the Board of the Savannah Public Libraryw i 3 i i S CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM United Nations Week culminating in United Nations Day October 24 1950 is an occasion for libraries to arrange a special exhibit and cooperate with local organizations and groups interested in promoting world understanding and world peace On United Nations Day the Freedom Bell will be dedicated in in spiring ceremonies in the western sector of Berlin the last piece of free ter ritory behind the Iron Curtain The Declaration of Freedom Scrolls which are being signed by people all over America will be flown to Berlin to be enshrined in the foundation of the Freedom Bell In America and Europe the first great pealing of the Freedom Bell will be accompanied by a simultaneous pealing of bells Thereafter the Freedom Bell and Radio Free Europe will send messages of sympathy and encouragement to millions of oppressed peoples Contact your local Crusade for Freedom committee and offer the librarys resources and assistance in making local plans for observance of this week The Georgia depository for United Nations materials is located at the Division of General Extension University of Georgia Athens A letter addressed to Hiss Elizabeth Powell there will bring you materials For additional information about Crusade for Freedom write Crusade Headquarters Flanley and Woodward 30 East 40th Street Nex York 16 NY Public library statistics for 1949 the annual statistical summary of library reports filed with the Library Division of the State Department of Education is off the press5 Copies are bonng sent to all iSiAlSa making such reports and to ethers on the mailing lisx along with this Bulletin Other libfaiians will receive SBese statistics1 upfonrdquest to the Library Extension Service 92 Mitchell Street SW Atlanta 14 SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION EVALUATIVE CRITERIA Many Georgia schools completed the study of their school last year and wore visited by a visiting committee Those committees devoted much of their time to making recommendations for further improvement Libraries had their share in this study by the local faculty and visiting committee Particular emphasis was placed by the committee on better use of library materials by pupils and faculty more teacherlibrarian planning and improved conditions which would make better library service possible The rest of the Southern accredited high schools will complete their evaluationsthis school year Visiting Committee recommendations will continue to point the way to administratorsteacherslibrarians for better library ser vice as well as improvement of the total school program WOMEN OF THE YEAR Miss Fanny D Ilinton former librarian of the Carnegie Library of Atlanta now the Atlanta Public Library who retired from active service in 1949 after giving thirtytwo years of hor life to the citys public library was named WOMAN OF THE YEAR IN THE PROFESSIONS in Atlantas annual woman of the year selections for 1949 This is the second time that a librarian has been hon ored as a woman of the year for Atlanta Mrs J H Crosland having been se lected for this distinction several years ago Miss Hinton was one of the seven women in this group honored at a dinner at the Piedmont Driving Club in the spring of 1950 and received a handsome silver tray as her special trophy and lasting souvenir of the occasion Many librarians were among the five hundred persons attending this dinner Mrs Anne Hamilton was elected Woman of the Year 1949 for Dalton Georgia Her outstanding work as head of the Dalton Regional Library brought her this deserved recognition tHHMttf4Ht4Httttth iZ t I 4 v7 z Mr William P Kellam Emory LS became director of libraries for the University of Georgia at Athens on September 1 Mr Kellam is widely known in library circles and has held responsible library positions in colleges in West Virginia and North Carolina He comes to Georgia from the University of North Carolina Library where ho held the position of assistant librarian Mrs Agnes Barnes Browder Pcabody LS has returned to Georgia from Karlington Texas and joined the library staff at Georgia State College for Women as assistant professor of library science Miss Pearl Motley Emory LS who for the past few years has been librarian of Forrum Junior College at Ferrum Virginia has accepted the position of librarian of Andrew College at Cuthbert Miss Motley will be remembered by many friends as former and first librarian of the State Department of Public Health whore she inaugurated many interesting services to the professional staff of the Health Department in Atlanta and at the regional offices Mrs R G Hall Emory LS 50 is the now librarian at TruottMcConnell Junior College in Cleveland Miss Virginia Michaclis Emory LS has joined the staff of the University of Georgia Library at Athens as branch librarian on the Coordinate College campus Mrs W B Loike Louisiana LS 36 of New Orleans La has accepted the position of catalogor at the Atlanta Division University of Georgia Library 4 MX vv l 16 Miss Frances Paulkhigh school librarian at Odilla also served on this staff during the summer months in charge of the business library Mr Dale Barker Illinois LS 50 is head of acquisitions at the Georgia Institute of Technology Miss Jeanette E Glynn Emory LS 50 has joined the staff of the Haber shamStephens Regional Library as special assistant in charge of the bookmo biles and work with young people Miss Verna Clark Emory LS 50 is new librarian of the Trion Civic Li brary replacing Miss Martha Colcord who resigned the first of June to con tinue her studies at the University of Georgia during the summer and at Emory University whero she will work for her Masters degree in the Division of Librarianship this winter Mrs Philip Mann Peabody LS 43 han been appointed county librarian for Meriwether County Library with headquarters at Manchester Miss Dorothy Spence Illinois LS has accepted the position of librarian of the BainbridgeDecatur County Library and began her duties July 1st Wo deeply regret losing Miss Spence from the state staff of the Library Division State Department of Education and many librarians in South Georgia will miss her visits giving personal advice and assistance in their library problems as well as encouragement and stimulation to do more and more in expanding library services Mr John Whitfleld Emory LS 50 is a new staff member in the Girculation Department of the Atlanta Public Library Mrs Harriet W Morgan of the Oatalog Division Atlanta Public Library has retired after tentysix years of service Mrs Eugenia J Sparrow Emory LS has been appointed to take charge of the new division of business and industry in the Atlanta Public Library and Ti i N1 17 is spending some time at the Newark j New Jersey Public Library observing the organization and studying practices in the business branch of this library which is recognized as one of the outstanding business libraries in the country Mrs Jewel H Garvin Emory LS has been acting as substitute branch li brarian in the Atlanta Public Library system throughout the summer Hiss May McCall Emory LS has joined the staff of the Augusta Public Library as childrens librarian and began her duties on August 1st Mr Paul Spence Emory LS 50 is a new staff member of the Emory Univer sity Library holding the position of assistant in the reference and circula tion department Miss Nanete Davis Emory LS 50 has joined the Stoory University Library staff in the catalog department Mr John Zimmerman Emory LS T50 has accepted a position on the staff of the University of Georgia Library at Athens Mrs Dale Barker has joined the staff of the A W Calhonn Medical Library of Emory University Miss Sallie Smith has returned to the Sweetwater Valley Public Library at Austell after a years absence during which time she held a position on the staff of Georgia Teachers College library at Statesboro Mrs J Parker Strickland has been appointed librarian of the Pierce County Library at Blackshear succeeding Mrs AM Moore who passed away in the Spring Mrs Bess Woolridge succeeds Mrs E G Willis as librarian of the Chatta hoochee County Library at Cusseta Mrs C W BromingJr is the new librarian of Atkinson County Library at Pearson Miss C B Sharpe has resumed her position as librarian of the Vidalia Public Library following more than a years leave of absence while her time was devoted to home duties and responsibilities A v 18 Warner Robins Public Library has reopened with Miss Linda Robuck as librarian in charge Mrs Lillie Woolridge is again in charge of the Waverly Hall Public Library Miss Mary Frances Cox head of the boys and girls department of the Atlanta Public Library was elected secretary of the Children and Young People s Div ision of the American Library Association at the business meeting of this Division during the Cleveland ALA Conference Miss Jane A Hayes has been added as assistant librarian to the staff of Glynn Academy Mrs F B Alverson is in charge of the auxiliary library for Juniors and Seniors at Moultrie High School Miss Sara Bugg former librarian at Douglas County High is now at Tubman High School Augusta Miss Marie Slade former bookmobile librarian of SpaldingPike Regional Library was married recently to Mr Daniel B Pacd Marie is now librarian at Griffin High School Miss Alice Field of Monroe is the new librarian of Athens High School svtcceeding Miss Bettie Todd who was married during the summer Miss Josie Smith Peabody LS f50 has taken charge of the Newton County High School at Covington succeeding Mrs W E Hawkins who is devoting her time to home duties Miss Mary E Riley is in charge of the Summerville High School library Miss Mildred Harvey is on leave of absence from Sylvania High School library and has been succeeded by Mrs Bruno Pfeiffer as librarian Miss Lois E Cooper Peabody 50 has accepted the position of librarian for the Douglas County High School at Douglasville Miss Fae Kent Emory LS T49 is librarian at LaGrange High School Miss Mattie Thomas has moved to the Blackshear High School from the Nahunta School She was succeeded in Nahunta by Miss Betty Sue Osborne 4 4 V v I O CzrEORGiA DIBKARI5 EVsS DULL Li I M 3yUD C k P 15 Vol 6 No 2 z ii V I 1p rJ Southeastern Library Association Meeilflg The fourteenth biennial meeting of the Southeastern Library Association held in Atlanta on October 1114 was a memorable one from the standpoint of attendance programs and accomplishments One Georgia county librarian said Mingling with librarians exchanging ideas and problems of mutual in terest visiting libraries inspecting book displays and listening to enlightened speakers were benefits derived by a small town librarian at the Southeastern Conference The general programs included an address on opening night by Dr Allen D Albert Jr on Leadership in the South and entertaining Gullah readings given by Samuel Goillard Stoney of Charleston South Carolina at the Friday night banquet All of the section meetings were stimulating and provocative The panel on the Southeast and the Public Library Inquiry pointed up some areas in library service that need strengthening and caused lively disagreemer3 about some of the findings and recommendations At other section meetings catalog problems and procedures reference materials and interlibrary loans books and gadgets problems of childrens librarians and childrens editors were presented through papers panels and other group discussion techniques At the Trustees Luncheon Honorable James C Davis spoke on the cri sis that faces the United States and was not encouraging about the prospects for passage of the Library Service Bill Mae Graham Supervisor of School and Childrens Libraries in Maryland talked at the School and Childrens Library Section Luncheon on the importance of school and public librarians understanding each others problems and of working closely together in pro viding good library service for children and youth The most significant accomplishment of the convention was the adop tion of a new constitution which permits and encourages the Southeastern Library Association to become an action group The approval of a contract with Tennessee Valley Authority that will supply funds for projects of mutual interest is illustrative of the type of activities in which SEL A will participate in the future The new officers elected are President Dr Louis Shores University of Florida Tallahassee VicePresident Presidentelect Mrs Dorothy Crosland Georgia Institute of Technology SecretaryTreasurer Mr Robert S Alverez Nashville Public Library Visits to libraries in ant around Atlanta tea at Col and Mrs Blake Van Leers beautiful home on the Georgia Tech campus tea with the library board and trustees of the DecaturDeKalb Public Library and a reception riven by the Atlanta Library Club and the Georgia Library Association helped make the conference pleasant as well as profitable Congratulations aredue Mrs Crosland and her committees for contributing so much to the success of the conference The Georgia Library Association held a breakfast meeting during SELA The adoption of the new Southeastern Constitution was among the business ites that were brought before the group SK V i A 2 UNESCOCARE Childrens Book Fund Childrens books to help promote understanding among the children of the world will be sent abroad through the UNESCOCARE Childrens Book Fund program which began its nationwide promotion December 1 Available in five separate packages of 10 each or as a complete bookshelf totaling 50 the books will be prepared for shipment in two kinds of bookshelves one of picture stories the other of books for young people who have learned to read English The Childrens Book Fund was developed cooperatively by the American Library Association the National Congress of Parents and Teachers and the Association for Childhood Education International In addition to this sponsoring group the National Council of Chief State School Officers was the first organization to indicate its interest in the promotion of the program Donors who send contributions of 10 or more to the Childrens Book Fund may specify the country among the 24 in which CARE operatesand the type of institution to which the package will be sent Libraries elementary or secondary schools childrens villages orphan homes and teacher training institutions may be designated Packages will not be sent to individual children A receipt bearing the name and address of the recipient institution will be sent to those donating a package The lists of books to be included in the packages have been com piled by the International Relations Committee of the American Library Association Division for Children and Young People under the chairmanship of Margaret C Scoggin Contributions should be sent to CARE INC 20 Broad Street New York 5 N Y or to regional CARE offices Foreign Visitor Georgia libraries and librarians were signally honored this fall by a visit to the state from Mr DR Kalia Director of the UNESCO Pilot Public Library Project New Delhi India Mr Kalia spent a month in the state during which time he visited libraries at Carrollton Decatur LaGrange Gainesville Atlanta Macon and Forsyth This Indian librarian was outspoken in his praise of library service development in Georgia and publicly stated that nowhere in the world had he seen a more outstand ing example of a library program geared to the needs of the peoplewhich it was trying to serve He also commented most favorably on the fine spirit of cooperation between all types of libraries and complimented library and educational leaders on the way in which services had been coordinated Mr Kalia made a number of public addresses and radiotalks which were most informative and interesting to our people India its people and their problems especially as related to education and library service are more widely understood by those who heard Mr Kalia speak V l I I rf 3 School Library Development study first The questionnaires which have been returned have been very encouraging Administrators teachers and librarians are to be congratulated on the improvements being made in library service in the Georgia schools A compilation of 265 answers received show that only 137 libraries are being used as study halls from a portion of the day to the entire day Many of these re port that the number of study halls has been greatly reduced and several others report that halls have been moved out of the library completely this year for the time Of the librarians reporting 67 hold degrees in Library Service 16 others have a concentration of 24 to 30 semester hours 35 others have 12 24 semester hours 11 have less than 12 hours and only 35 reported no for mal library training Fourteen of the librarians answering the questionnaire are elementary librarians serving 26 elementary schools One hundred and nine others reported extending some type of service to the elementary grades through the high school library ranging from a combined library to aiding in selecting books for classroom collections Fiftyeight others reported having a separate elementary school library In several of these the high school librarian spends one or two periods a day in the elementary library Ten of the larger schools reported either assistant librarians or clerical assistants0 Two schools Moultrie and Brunswick have added full time assistant librarians this year 1 Milton added a parttime assistant and 2 schools Albany and Baker Village added parttime clerical assistants Besides this extension of library service 32 libraries reported having new or enlarged quarters and 25 reported redecoration andor new equipment Fannin County High School reports that its Library Club meets during Activity Period twice a month Cairo and Blackshear Schools report that tins year their student assistants and other interested students will be organized into a library club The Avondale High Schools Library Club is touring local book stores to see new books This club also went as a group to see Treasure Island and had a coke party afterwards There are many other student assistant groups and library clubs carrying on in teresting activities Please send the Library Division an account of these activities so they can be shared through the pages of the Bulletin with other librarians in the state ALA Membership Enclosed with this Bulletin are membership blanks for the American Library Association All librarians who are not already members of the Association are urged to fill in both the personal membership blank and the blank for divisional membership and mail them to ALA Headquarters with their dues rx V 1 i 4 District Gr E A Meetings The School and Childrens Library Section of Georgia under the leader ship of the ViceChairman Mrs JC4 Olliff and the 10 district chairmen held meetings at each of the district GEA conferences All 01 the meet ings were well attended and the programs were most interesting Topics that were discussed were the place of the library in the guidance program and in the twelveyear program Southern Association evaluations and the acquisition and use of materials In considering the Guidance program the discussions centered around such statemehts as The librarian should know and understand cnildren the librarian should know what the guidance and counseling program is the librarian needs to know materials and sources the librarian should know how to teach the library must bo attractive and easily accessible and the librarian approachable materials must be so organized that It is easy to find and easy to borrow Some of the topics highlighted in the discussions of the twelveyear program were Opportunities for the school library in the newtype curricxilum characteristics of agood school librarian training students in the use of the library audiovisual aids in the library help the library gives the elementary teacher and library service to the elementary school An interesting feature in several meetings was the participation on the program and in the general discussion of classroom teachers Principals and supervisors One concrete result of the meetings was the sponsorship by the Section of a list of materials about Georgia At each meeting a chairman and a secretary were elected for the next year A complete list of secretaries is not yet available The chairmen are First District Miss Isabel Sorrier Statesboro Regional Library Statesboro Second Miss Dorothy Spence BainbridgeDecatur County Library Bainbridge Third east Miss Mary Varnon Dodge High School Eastman Third west Miss Vera Jordon Jordon High School Columbus Fourth Miss Emily Mallet Jackson High School Fifth Mrs EJ Quiery Chamblee High School Sixth Mrs Martha 0 Hutcherson Lanier Jr High School hacon Seventh Miss Ellis Riley Summerville High School Eighth Mrs Bryan Mathis Valdosta High School Ninth Mrs Howard Pursell Hall County Library Gainesville Tenth Mrs Nell H Bateman Morgan County High School Madison The state GEA meeting will be held in Atlanta on March 2224 Usinp Current Materials is a workshop report on a problem of great interest 2 everyoTe This pamphlet discusses the problems of current materials their origins selection evaluation and their use Copies of the pamphlet are available from the Junior Town Meeting League 400 S Front Street Columbus 15 Ohio V T oi sr n i v j f r fitij ii i I i 1 i A z 5 Planning Topother Cooperative evaluation and planning on the part of administrator librarian teachers and pupils can result in greatly improved library programs This report from the Acworth School Mrs BII Crubb librarian is an example of what can happen Two new projects setting up basic library lessons for all grades and scheduling classes for instructing teachers in the use of library ma terials became part of the 195051 Library Program at Acworth as a result of an evaluative conference held during the first week of school by the administrator and librarian Desired expansion and improvements of the library program wore then presented to the faculty by the administrator In turn the English Department for the high school and teachers of grades three through seven assumed1 the responsibility of planning with the librarian the graded library lessonsj the entire faculty accepted the proposed instruction for teachers attendance to be on a voluntary basis The Library Division will welcome descriptions oi and will report them in the Bulletin similar projects WK High School Debate Subject for the 1951 debate among high schools is resolved that the United States should reject the welfare state The official debate hand book in two volumes may be purchased from 3F Burke Secretary Georgia High School Association Thomaston Georgia price 200 Volume 1 contains a bibliography with a good deal of free and inexpensive material included so the Library Extension Service is not preparing and distributing its usual list of references on the debate subject this year However debate teams needing additional material may receive loans through the high school library from the Library Extension Service 92 Mitchell Street Atlanta whore a large collection of material has been assembled for loan for this purpose UDC E s say Contest CRAWFORD W LONG is the subject for the statewide UDC Essay Con tost for 1951 A pamphlet on the subject is being prepared and vail be available around January 1 1951 from the UDC District chairmen of the contest or direct from Mrs JM Odum state chairman at Moultrie The Library Extension Service will also have material in mimeograph form on the life of Dr Long for the use of students taking part in this contest Li braries may write for a reasonable amemt of this material Effort is made to furnish one copy per teacher in schools participating in the contest so librarians should gauge their requests accordinglyPubllc Library News m The library at Cusseta has been moved Into new quarters Mrs sxm Bess VJooluridge librarian reports j Everyone says it is beautiful and i is certainly a ioy to me i r 11 I 7 The Library Board and Mrs Anne B Wood librarian at Americus were successful in securing a special3 appropriation from the local officials for redeooration of the library building tgT this fall Floors have been sanded walls nmlnsd a Dovelv shade of green and the easy SalrTSftoS reupholetored in a warm shade of red Venetian blinds that greatly enhance the attractiveness of the library have been installed Complete redeooration of the Albany Carnegie Library has recently been authorized by the city The library will be closed for a weekin Deceirbor during which time Mrs Ralph Riley the lxbrarian plans to taee her staff on visit to the new Atlanta Public Library and ltfl branches as well as tothe office of the Textbook and Library Division of the State Department of Education and other points of library service in or near Atlanta The LowndesEcholsLanier Regional Library in cooperation with the SpeechDepartment of the Valdosta State College is sponsoring a series of radio story hours for children he rride that people in Columbus feel in their new library building was clearly demonstrated in the caoacity audience that filled the first floor reading and reference rooms on Tuesday afternoonOctooer 31 1950 when the formal dedication ceremonies took place This new building is located en the grounds of the WE Bradley estate and bears the name U E Bradlev Memorial Library Cost of this building amounting to 350ooSoo was provided Jointly by the city and county boardof commis sioners The white stucco building has a front of Indiana limestone the lobby is of Georgia marble and the interior walls of soft green The Dickons wan paper in the reading and periodical rooms add to the unique ness of these rooms Large windows overlooking the gardens give a most rt tful and charming atmosphere The location on a bllSf floor below instead of above the main floor where a beautiful children a room ive the young people of the town and county their own library with ouSide enhance The wall paper depicting such scenes as Old Charleston Hn outstanding feature of this room All the most modern equipment for libraries today is provided in the rooms for film showings with machine in Place listening rooms for recordings special county rooms and load in indoor Platform for the bookmobiles as well as the Chattahoochee VaUey Sstorical room for research and for small meetings and the usual lataSg room staff rooms and other working areas The library is air con ditionfdthroughout Librarians in the vicinity of Columbus should not m ss the opportunity of visiting this beautiful new building the newest one in the western part of the state Full recognition should be accorded7 Mr William Henry Shaw Superintendent of Muscogee County Schools Miss Loretta Chappell Librarian and their associates for their intelligent and careful planning of this beautiful and functional library building December 1 1950 brought the reopening of the Atlanta Public Library in its new home which no one could possibly recognize as partly the origi nal Carnegie building erected in 1904 except that it occupies the same strategic site at the corner of Forsyth Street and Carnegie Way Formal dedication of this building took place on Thursday night November 30 1950 with Mr Milton Farris Chairman of the Library Board presiding and a large group of librarians and friends of the library present Short talks were made by Miss Fanny Hinton former librarian now retired under whom the plans for this building was prepared Mayor William Hartafield and the present library director Mr John C Settelmeyer Following the program a totr of the building was arranged dovering all four floors Everyone was impressed with the spaciousness of this building which provides three times the floor space of the former structure and the extensive use of color in the varied hues of walls and hangings New services including a special department of business and industry a fine arts department and an audiovisual department will be provided in the new building A well located lecture hall is available for general public use The county department now has its own quarters on the lower floor adjacent to the bookmobile entrance to facilitate this part of the service Many li brarians visited this building during the meeting of the Southeastern Library Association in October though it was far from completion at that time Many will want to return to see the finished structure and others will want to visit Georgias largest publics library for the first time All librarians should take pride in this forward step of Atlanta in pro viding 11000000 through a bond issue to improve library facilities with the construction of this main library building and four branches This library program is now complete Construction of the new annex to the Carnegie Library building at Rome is now under way and for the next few months this library will give limited service from the City Club house according to Mrs J L Henderson librarian A new library building costing 22700000 is under construction at Fort Valley on the campus of Fort Valley State College for Negroes This building will contain reading rooms reference rooms seminar rooms office and working accommodations and visual aid rooms in addition to ample space for the book collection On November 9 1950 ground was broken for the new 200000000 li brary building at the University of Georgia in Athens The library will occupy the former site of Old Chancellor House a landmark on the campus since antebellum days and will boar the name Ilah Dunlap Little Memorial Library in honor of the donor of the half million dollars which was the nucleus for the library building funds The Board of Regents voted an additional 1500000to enable construction of the library as a part of its current building program IP kXJ s8 Cornelia Regional Branch Library has been provided with a comfortable room in the new municipal building with capacity for about 6C00 volumes The move to these new quarters wa3 made around July 1 1950 which was the sixth anniversary of the HabershamStephens Regional Library Additional space has been provided for the Bleckley County Library at Cochran with the acquisition of another rooin a most welcome addition both for the librarian Miss Virginia Blazer and for library patrons The St Simons Public Library is now housed in the Neptune Park Casino theatre building This room has been remodeled for library purposes and now provides space for 7000 volumes owned by the library for some time but mostly crated and boxed for lack of space in the former library rooms Increased space will enable the library to inaugurate several new services for which there has been a long felt need Treutlen County Library at Soperton reports painting and decorating of the interior and the addition of new uniform shelves The county home demonstration clubs gave new draw curtains Reading tables and chairs for the childrens room have also boen added for the comfort and convenience of the young people Work was begun in June for an annex to the East Point Public Litrary This is of brick construction to match the main building and contains two tiers of steel book stacks It will also allow the library to start a record collection and provides space for two listening rooms About 30000 volumes can be added to the librarys collection with this new addition to the building according to Mr William F Howell librarian The Woodrow Wilson Library at Tonnille moved into new quarters in the Tennille Hotel building in October 1950 This change was made necessary by the growth of the library during the past three years The new quarters will provide ample space for more books and more space for readers The new building was completely renovated and is being given rent free to the library by the library board chairman irB Smith The Brunswick Fublic Library moved into a home of its own on November 15 1950 from the second floor of the City Hall where space and book collection had increased to such an extent as to cause a hazard to the structure of the building The City Commission has leased a onestory freshly remodeled concrete block structure located at 1411 Reynolds Street a half block south of the Post Office This first floor building will pro vide 2464 square feet of floor space which can be arranged to the best advantage for library purposes The book collection has suffered repeated damage during the rainstorms of the past fall so this move is a most wel come one for the library board staff and patrons of the library The Washington Memorial Library in Macon was honored by the Inter laken Mills this month This company features some library in its add in each issue of the Library Journal The ad for December 1 gives an excellent writeup of the Macon Library and its librarian Mrs Katherine Powers 9 Attractive and colorful new draperies and plastic window seat covers have greatly enhanced the homey atmosphere of the Banks Cotinty Library at Homer Mr Clarence Tucker County School Superintendent and Chairman of the County Library Board has been most cooperative in providing funds for these improvements Mrs J 0 McCoy displayed real taste in carrying out plans for the new decorations Georgia Federation of Womens Clubs Mrs CB McGarity teacherlibrarian at the Dallas High School is also Chairman of the Paulding County Library Board and Library Chairiran of the Georgia Federation of Womens Clubs Mrs McGarity attended the Trus tees and Citizens Luncheon during the Southeastern Library Association meeting in Atlanta as representative from the Womans Club Committee itiHHttttttt4HHI Huntington Library GrantinAid Mr Richard Harwell assistant librarianat Emory University Library has received a grantinaid from the Henry E Huntington Foundation Li brary and will leave for Pasadena California in January 1951 for three months study of the Confederate material in the Huntington Library col lection which is one of the four major depositories for such material in the country Mr Harwell will work on a literary history including an anthology dealing with the impact of Southern writings upon Confederate readers His History of Confederate Music was published in the spring of 1949 and is a valuable contribution to the Southern literature col lection in all libraries ttHttt4HHttt Georgia Materials Enclosed with this Bulletin is a list of free and inexpensive ma terials on Georgia sponsored by the School and Childrens Library Section of Georgia The Library Division would like for librarians who have in formation about other materials to send it in so a supplimentary list may be included in a future issue of the Bulletin hs State lid 120 Counties had qualified for state aid funds as of December 1 1950 Counties that have not applied for the 195051 allotment are urged to do so before Christmas School and public libraries that are placing orders to be charged against school matching funds or rural public library funds are requested to submit orders no7 as rapidly as possible Almost before you know it the fiscal year will be drawing to a close ttfftttttttfh K5J I 10 New Ideas for the Aged The place of the library in the newly discussed subject of Geron tology was emphasized at the conference on New Ideas for the aged which was held in Athens on November 1618 All of our libraries need to look at the relationship of the library to our growing group of elderly people in the community Many of our Georgia libraries are already rendering helpful services to older people What is your library doing for the old as well as for the young Does your library have a ceiling projector Do you have book delivery to old age homes nursing homes or those who are confined to their own homes Do you have book clubs or discussions of books for older people Are there any new projects that the library can promote that would give opportunities for older people to make a con tribution to community service The Library Division would welcome re ports from librarians on library activities and services that are es pecially geared to serving older people The General Extension Division of the University of Georgia is planning a series of regional conferences on New ideas for the aged You may be called on to help plan for or participate in such a conference fttttt4HtttHttt Georgia Librarian Honored An unusual honor came to Georgia libraries when Miss Edith Foster Director of the West Georgia Regional Library at Carrollton won the TOPS IN OUR TOWN contest sponsored by The Betty Crocker Magazine of the Air and the Carroll County Georgian newspaper The award for this contest was a free trip to New York and an appearance on the Betty Crocker radio program Friday morning October 27 1950 Miss Miriam Merrill of the newspaper staff accompanied Miss Foster to New York All those who listened in and heard this program were very proud of the masterly way that Miss Foster spoke over this national hook up and the splendid publicity thereby given to Georgia libraries and their effect on the educational and cultural life of our state Just Before Christmas 3 The Christmas and New Year Seasons offer a challenging opportunity for li brarians to sell their wares Through the use of special exhibits and well plan ned publicity citizens young and old may learn about books and magazines as gifts as aids to planning holiday fes tivities and food and as a source of in spiration for better and more purpose ful living 4HHHtHH I l 11 0h News of Georgia Librarians Miss Milbrey Jones has joined the Cairo High School faculty as librarian Mrs Karl D Sanders Emory has succeeded Milbrey as librarian at the Eatonton High School Mrs Wilma Cravey Ereoryfr has returned to library work as librarian at Reidsville High School after having devoted several years to housekeeping and teaching Mrs Barbara D Blasingame is the new librarian at Gray High School Miss Eva Barom is the librarian at the Dublin High School Fulton County has several new high school librarians this year They are Barbara Cox librarian and Patricia Baum assistant librarian at Northside Mrs Francis Win at Roswell Clyde DeVore librarian and Mrs Jane Morgan assistant librarian at Southwest and Julia LaGarde at West Fulton Fulton County also has six fulltime elementary librarians who are new this year Hattie Earnett at Chattahoochee and Margaret Fain Schools Mrs Ann Cobb at College Street and Rock Springs Schools Mrs Ray Dean at Eastern and Longino Schools Marguerite Garner at Center Hill and Newton Estates Schools Mrs Jewett Wilder at Neely and Union City Schools and Margaret Yarbrough at Ben Hill and Marion Smith Schools Miss Mary Arnold has been added to the faculty of Milton School as assistant librarian She teaches two classes and is in the library the remainder of the time Miss Emily P Killen has joined the Miller County High School faculty as librarian Miss Lola Keown has recently joined the staff of the Cherokee Regional Library at LaFayette Miss Betsy Cook is the new Bookmobile Libxarian on the staff of the TroupHarris Regional Library with headquarters at the LaGrange Memorial Library Mrs Seleda Hunt has succeeded Mrs Ralph Ruff as librarian of the Paulding County Library at Dallas Mrs W K Cohan who has been librarian of the Liberty County Library at Hinesville since its opening last spring has resigned to accept a li brary position at Camp Stewart and Hiss Mary Fraser has taken charge of the Liberty County Libraryh i s12 Mrs George H Smith has been elected librarian of the Hogansville Public Library succeeding Mrs E W Chappell Mrs J C Knox has succeeded Miss Alice Field as librarian of Monroe Walton County Library Miss Field has gone to Athens as librarian of the high school there Mrs George Shaw is the new librarian at Berrien County Library in Nashville Mrs Rhode Mathis former librarianis now giving only very limited service at the library due to ill health Miss Linda Robuck has resigned as librarian of Warner Robins Public Library and been succeeded by Mrs George H Smith The Atlanta Teachers Reference Library has reopened in the Smith Hughes Vocational High School building 235 Pryor Street SW Atlanta with Mrs William C Carper Emory in charge Mrs DP Melson has succeeded Miss Martha Rainey as librarian of the Rufus Wright Memorial Library of LaGrange College LaGrange Miss Barbara C Anchors is new librarian at Armstrong Junior College in Savannah This library now occupies quarters in the Georgia Historical Society building near the college Miss Wessie Connell librarian of the Cairo Public Library received an invitation to be the guest speaker at the Library Public Relations Council Meeting in New York City on November 30 1950 her topic being A public relations program for a small or medium sized library The Cairo Public Library received the Public Relations Council achievement award for 1950 K pm I k s l 3 I brones March 1951 WS LiU c n Vol 6 No 3 Issued by Library Division State Department of Education Atlanta Georgiah l 2 GEA Meeting On your toes get set go to Atlanta for the GEA on Mar 2224 The financing of the Minimum Foundation Program and the national emergency will make this an historic conference The Childrens and Young Peoples Library Section meeting will he held in the Russell High School Library at 1000 on Friday March 23 The pro gram for this meeting will consist of a business session and a panel dis cussion on Where Do We Go from Here Library Service for the National Emergency The leader for this panel will be Miss Sara Hightower Pep perell School Lindale Panel members will be Miss Betty Bartiett Pea body High School Milledgeville Miss Geraldine Wheeler Vocational High School Macon Miss Clyde DeVore Southwest High School Atlanta Miss Grace Hightower Library Division State Department of Education A luncheon at the Russell Cafeteria will follow the morning session The price of the luncheon will be 150 and reservations must be made before Saturday March 17 A group of film strips on using library tools and materials will be shown after lunch Russell High School can be reached easily by trolley or car To go by car go south on Spring Street and follow highway 29 tr Jefferson Avenue East Point and turn left The school is in s ight of the high way To go by trolley take the College Park No 20 or Hapeville Ho 20 trolley at the Hunter Street entrance of Richs It is about a thirty minute ride to Jefferson Avenue If anyone wishes a ride call Elizabeth Whitehead at Wa 5812 Everyone planning to attend the luncheon should return the follow ing blank or a postcard to the Library Division State Department of Education before March 17 ftttftfttttt ft ft ft ft ft ft Si ft ft ft ft ft ft ft I wish to make a reservation for the Childrens and Young Peoples Library Sec tion luncheon March 23 Russell High School 150 a plate Name Address ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft fc ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft s KN 2 gas s2 Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall And all the Kings horses and all The King s men Cant put Humpty Dumpty Together Again So goes the nursery rhyme but Humpty is in no such plight in the Childrens Room of the Moultrie Carnegie Library for he is securely pointed on the walls with other of his fairy tale friends Pinocchio Pussmboots Papa Bear and Mama Bear are all there to see that Humpty comes to no bad end An array of storybook characters greets the small fry as they enter the room and with no imagination necessary they are swept out of this prosaic world into the realm of makebelieve In a twinkling a wideeyed youngster can be swept down down the rabbit hole with Alice sipping tea at that mad tea party or up up the beanstalk with Jack slaying the horrible giant or cooped up in that pumpkin shell or parading proudly around in Puss s beautiful boots These and other storybook favorites are romping around tnc walls of the Childrens Room in the attractive murals done by a local artist Mrs Helen Boaz Through an ingenious arrangement with the artist the Moultrie Library was able to have these murals done at very small cost Being a person of creative ability and mother of two small children it was not difficult to contract exchange of services of a parttime maid for time spent on doing the murals With the library furnishing all materials the total cost was only onehundred and fifty dollars A very small sum indeed for the trans formation of a dull and commonplace room to one of color and charm a veritable fairyland By Mrs Roberta Ryan Librarian Moultrie Carnegie Library The Jury on Citations of Trustees wishes to receive nominations of outstanding trustees for the 1951 citations for distinguished service awarded by the American Library Association Citations are limited to trustees in actual service during at least part of the past year Nom inations with a full record of the candidates achievements should be mailed to the Jury on Citations of Trustees ALA Headquarters 50 East Huron Street Chicago 11 Illinois by MARCH 15 1951 l i3 Midwinter A L A Mooting Chicago gave the Georgia delegation to the Midwinter meeting of the American Library Association a cold wclcomo 15 degrees below zero but a full schedule provided little opportunity for bfaving the elements Among the Georgia librarians in attendance wcro Mrs Dorothy Crosland Miss Tommic Dora Barker Miss Clyde Pettus Miss Evaline Jackson Miss Margaret Jemison Miss Evelyn Fritz Miss Virginia McJcnkin Miss Sarah Jones Mr E P Kellam and Mr J C Scttelmeycr President Clarence R Graham in his report to Council presented the following resolution which was enthusiastically endorsed The peace and security of the world being threatened by depotism and aggression the librarians and friends of libraries of the United States speaking through the American Library Association pledge themselves 1 To strengthen and extend the services of their libraries to meet the needs of national defense and world security 2 To conserve their resources for the national welfare 3 To sacrifice economize and improvise wherever possible and necessary U To meet the increasing need for information knowledge and education on which the future world depends for peace and prosperity 5 To preserve the open market of ideas which libraries repre sent as a symbol and guarantee of freedom 6 To lift the morale of a mobilized world through provision of the greatest recorded thoughts of men of all the ages 7 To cooperate with all agencies peeking to establish a world of decency security and human dignity Miss Barker as chairman made an excellent report on the work of the ALA Membership Committee Georgia and the whole Southeast can be proud of its membership record The now Public Library Division held its organization meeting and voted not to divide into sections The American Association of School Librarians met for the first time since being granted division status Its program was centered around the work of the White House Conference for Children and Youth with emphasis on the implications for school librarians The Division of Libraries for Children and Young People voted to remain an ALA di vision and not join with the Public Library Division at the present time The Executive Board accepted with real regret the resignation of Mr John M Cory as Executive Secretary of ALA effective in September His successor has not yet been appointed Virginia McJcnkin was asked to show the kodachrome slides of some of the Fulton County school libraries several times ALA has been requested to work with her in developing filmstrips that will be available for loan and purchase6 1 1 I 5 b3 iSo NEWBERYCALDECOTT AWARDS The NewberyCaldecott Awards will be announced from the fork Office of Mr Frederic Melcher donor of the medals lJ on March 5 The official presentation will be made at the ALA convention in Chicago in July at the NewberyCaldecott dinner where librarians will be given the opportunity to moot and honor the recipients of the award Publicity might include Advance publicity calling to the attention of borrowers the announcement of March 5th attempting to arouse interest and suspense in the winners Posters and exhibits of past NewberyCaldecott books with a question as to the 1950 winners or if arranged after March 5th the announcement of the winndr Exhibit of some of the outstanding books of 1950 with question Will any of these books receive the 1950 Newbcry Award on March 5th Similar exhibit of Caldecott material Voting by children of their favorites for the awards News of the award winners will be available to newspapers through AP and UP releases on the afternoon of March 5th Urge local newspspcrs to be on the lookout for releases IHHHHHUHHHUHHHHHHHHHt Book List en Electronics and Nucleonics Special attention is called to the enclosed list of books that will give your readers an easy introduction to electronics and nucleonics Among them arc some that will explain in detail just how the atomic bomb is cowered This list was prepared by the Office of Civil Defense At lanta and issued by General Frank A Kopf Coordinator of Civil Defense State of Georgia This information was sent out upon the suggestion of Governor Talmadge and it is hoped that school and public lttwrwiM vrf11 place some of those books on thoir library sholvos t 6 1 I 56 ALA 75th Anniversary With the theme The Heritage of the USA in Ti las of Crisis li braries throughout America will participate all during 191 in obser vance of the 75th anniversary of the American Library Association The anniversary theme and the activities which implement it weie designed to make a contribution to American citizens rather than to pr wide a way of looking into the past and recalling the achievements of he associa tion The ALA will assist in creating two books The first will state define and show in a reasonable honest and objective manner just what our heritage of experience and ideas contributes to a citizen 3 understand ing of these problems The second book is to be an intensive source book of evidence on the topics covered by the first book presentedin such a manner that it may be used as a study guide by groups or individuals who will be encouraged to hold discussion sessions on the subject matter The anniversary committee has also announced a contest with J1000 in prizes I For the best statements in 2000 words or less that illustrate the power of books to influence the lives of men and women young or old Six Prizes as Follows 200 each for the two best statements from librarians who are 1951 ALA members 100 each for the two best statements from librarians who arc not ALA members now but who join ALA when submitting their contest statements 100 each for the two best statements from nonlibrarian citizens who join the ALA when submitting their contest statements Were looking for frank personal accountsfull of human experience What are the books that have most frequently worked magic in the lives of the readers you have known Were theybooks of fact or fiction Who were the people influenced Did this result in an influence that extended tc the community How do you know II For the best statements in 2000 words or less on the topic What are the problems that worry the citizen enough to make him come to the library for help Two Prizes as Follows i 100 each for the two best statements from librarians whoare members of the ALA or who join the ALA when submitting their contest statementst 6 7 Hcrc were seeking to know whats on the citizens mind How close is the librarian to the thinking of the citizen We believe that public librarians are very close You can convince us DEADLINE Statements must be postmarked on or before midnight May 31 1951 Winners will be announced at the ceago ALA Conference in July Recipients will be notified in advance JUDGES Members of the 75th Anniversary Committee of the American Library Association USE OF STATEMENTS FORM OF ENTRY MAILING OF ENTRY All statements become the property of the ALA 75th Anniversary Committee Publication rights will belong to the American Library Association Statements must be typewritten must be no more than 2000 words in length and must be signed The author must either be an ALA member or must accompany the statement with a check for dues The authors name and address must appear on the statement Address all statements to the American Library Association Headquarters 50 East Huron Street Chicago 11 Illinois The words ALA 75th Anniversary Celebration should appear on the envelope Questions about the contest should be addressed to the Committee Chairman R E Ellsworth Director of Libraries State University of Iowa Iowa City Iowa A gift from Gardner Cowles editor ofLOOK MAGAZINE has made possible the awarding of these prizes In Blackshear a group of interested citizens including a banker a lawyer businessman merchant clerk several housewives and teachers fourteen in all are carrying on a Great Books Discussion group with mounting enthusiasm The group meets each two weeks at the Blackshear High School and anyone interested in reading the great writings of the past and discussing their implications in solving the problems of today is invited to attend a ARTICLE ON LIBRARIANSHIP Todays Librarian Leads a Lively Life is the title of an article appearing in the November issue of GLAMOUR p 9697 137 The ALA Office of Education for Librarianship assisted the magazine by fur nishing sore of the information for the article 8 Children1s Story Contest The Childrens Librarians of the Atlanta Public Library are happy to announce that 2500 is offered for the best unpublished short story for children written by a member of the Georgia Writers Association Member ship in the Association is open to anyone interested in writing or who expects to attend the Fourth Georgia Writers Conference at Emory at Ox ford June 1822 1951 at which time the award will be made There is no limitation as to subject matter but the story should be within 15002500 words and should appeal to children from 8 to 12 years of age This award is offered in the hopes that there are writers of childrens stories in Georgia or the Southeast who are interested in con tributing something to the field of childrens literature There is a good market for stories of this type in childrens magazines and while the committee cannot act as agents for authors they will be glad to consult with them as to possible editors who might be interested in publication All manuscripts must be typewritten doublespaced no carbons Sub mit anonymously with name and address in attached sealed envelope which also carries on the outside the name of the Btory Enclose stamped ad dressed envelope for return of your manuscript and mail not later than midnight of April 22 1951 to Mrs Joseph E Boyd Chairman Childrens Short Story Contest Ul Moreland Avenue NE Atlanta Georgia The Association reserves the right to withhold the prize should entries fail to reach the required standard of Merit GLA Committee to make Personnel Study with YOUR HELPII III One of the most urgent problems facing the library world today is that of raising the level of library salaries to a point where they will compare favorably with those in professions requiring comparable training and ability This was brought out very clearly in the Public Library In quiry which recommended at least a 10b horizontal increase in salaries if librarians are to compete successfully with other professional groups in recruiting high grade personnel Another important reason of which we are all conscious is the rising cost of living and consequent depreciation of the value of the dollar in purchasing power The most effective way of presenting our needs is to have accurate in formation on salaries working condition vacations etc as they are in effect at present To this end Mrs JH Crosland our GLA President appointed a committee to collect an assemble this information from all Georgia librarians The Committee is composed of Beverly Wheatcroft State Department of Education Evalene Jackson Division of Librarianship Emory University Evelyn Fritz University of Georgia Library Carolyn Smith Demonstration School College of Education University of Georgia and Ola M Wyeth Librarian Savannah Public Library as Chairman The only way to get this information is through a questionnaire which the Committee is now preparing and which will be sent out by May at the latest It will be quite detailed and we urge each one of you to answer it as fully as you can and return it promptly ttwwfctttttt9 Now Libraries and Library Buildings Light grcon walls white ceilings rc finished floors and woodwork have brought abou a transformation in the appearance of the Car negie Library Building at Albany Such a thor ough job was done that all books were removed from the shelves and the library was closed for a week in December while this interior decorating was under way The library staff and patrons arc de lighted with the new look that the library now has and feel that the task of reshelving 20000 books and other physical labor involved in re arranging the library was well worth the effort M A new addition to the library building named in honor of PF Brock of Atlanta was dedicated at Eastanollee on Tuesday November 21 1950 to serve the school and surrounding community Since 1940 Mr Brock has con tributed to this library and its building fund He has likewise established a trust fund the income of which will be used for future needs of the library The Brookhaven branch of the DecaturDcKalb County library was for mally opened on Saturday February 10 1951 with representatives from various civic clubs acting as hostesses or hosts to welcome visitors and officials This branch is housed in the former American Legion building well located between the fire station and a grocery store The building has been completely redecorated shelving added as well as furniture and equipment The branch will be open throe afternoons each week The Dooly County library at Vienna was closed for a week in December while the interior of the building in which the library is housed was re decorated Green walls floors painted a darker green and ivory woodwork and ceiling give a very pleasing appearance to the library rooms and make this building a more attractive asset to the community A new service has been added to reactivated Camp Stewart in the opening of the Post Library in charge of Miss Mary Rowan as librarian Such libraries add much to the mens off duty leisure hours and camp libraries are again becoming a part of Georgias overall library program A new bookmobile of the Ford Vanette type is travelling over the highways and byways of Decatur County in charge of Miss Dorothy Spence librarian of the BainbridgeDecatur County Library This new model re places the old WPA bookmobile Decatur being one of the first counties to take advantage of the opportunity to secure a bookmobile in coopera tion with WFA under that library program some ten years ago The Augusta Public Library is soon to have its second bookmobile to be used as a mobile branch for the city of Augusta and for use in another county as soon as regional service is inaugurated in that area M In Laurens County the Hone Demonstration Council under the leader ship of Mrs Sylvia Capps Home Demonstration Agent has published a cook book the profit from which will be used to start a bookmobile fund Mrs Myra Brown Librarian reports that sales from the cookbook has netted the club 313200 for the bookmobile t I C10 The state Demonstration Bookmobile has been loaned during the months of February April to the Douglas County Library for use in stimulating interest in Regional Library Service and the raising of funds for a book mobile Miss Edith Foster Director of the West Georgia Regional library is helping Mrs Freeman Warren Douglas County Librarian to initiate the service It is hoped that Douglas County will be able to join the West Georgia Regional Library as a result of this demonstration A special loan of books from the travelling library collection of the State Department of Education has been made to Douglas County for use on the bookmobile The city of Valdosta and the Lowndes County Commissioners have voted 750000 each for use in remodeling and enlarging the Valdosta Public Library which now servos as headquarters for the LowndesEcholsLanier Regional Library Beginning on February 1 the DecaturDoKalb County Library is to be open two nights each week The new hours were instituted upon the many requests from business men and women who work during the day and have had little or no opportunity to visit the library The Washington Memorial Library at Macon which is now headquarters for the BibbTwiggs Regional Library recently began the showing of a series of educational films This library also has developed an excellent beginning collection of film strips and records W Georgia Library Association 1951 Meeting in Columbus Columbus librarians will be hosts to the Georgia Library Association for the biennial meeting which will be held October 252627 1951 Headquarters will be at Ralston Hotel which offers rates of 300 up for single rooms 5500 up for double rooms All rooms have baths Many changes have taken place in Columbus since the Association met there in 1935 The 1950 Census rates Columbus as the third largest city in Georgia There will be sightseeing including a tour of Fort Benning largest US Army reservation in the world and of course a visit to the beautiful new Bradley Memorial Library which has replaced the former Carnegie building Make your plans now to attend this meeting and make your hotel reservation promptly Biblioaphy of Georgia Authors 19491950 by John W Bonner Jr of the University of Georgia library staff has been issued as a reprint in pamphlet form bv the Georgia Review at Athens There is a widespread interest among librarians in building up the Georgia collection so this Sat oFbookwhich are presumably still in print and CAN BE BOUGHT should prove a most helpful contribution11 Catalog ScrvicG The now equipment for the Catalog Service arrived the latter part of January and is now in use The ehangeover to new procedures of workand te new machinery require reorganization of the service and handicapped the filling of orders during that time Now the service is getting into the swing of the new methods These changes wore put into of foe in order to carry out the r datiors of an advisory committee to the Catalog Service hiss Clyde Pettus Chairman which met on September 15 1950 The arrival of the was delayed four months because of national defense demands and the Catalog Service has much work ahead of it before it masters both the overloading of its capacity during that time and the filling of incoming orders The first week under the changeover however met a minimum production goal pnd the prosoects for good service in the future seem bright 1HHHHHHHHHH rtttttttt Miss Edith Foster Director of the West Georgia Regional Library has been asked to contribute an article about the regional library pro gram for publication in a service publication for teachers entitlec Schools and Better Living which is made possible by a grant from the Alfred Slclbundation Inc of Mew York Mr Richmond Page Editor of Schools and Better Living who recently visited the State Department of Education andThe West Georgia Regional Library was most complimen tary of the type of coordinated school and public library service that he saw demonstrated in the West Georgia Regional Library Miss Fosters contribution to this nationally circulated publication vail bring credit to her and to her native state fi k c x x fc Library Journal issue of December 15 1950 carried an excellent article by Virginia McJenkin Director of Fulton County Libraries en titled Georgias Fulton County Builds School Libraries which we hope will be widely read The childrens fair in Macon sponsored by the Child Guidance Cen ter of MaconBibb County Health Center as a part of their educational program had the cooperation of many local organizations and agencies including the Washington Memorial Library The fair featureo films BOOKScreative art materials and products toys stories recordings all in charge of a large staff of hostesses A unique feature was the proiect of illustrated stories in connection with the book displays The success of this fair which was held the first part of December should encourage more communities to undertake such a cooperative pro ject for the promotion of wholesome life for families and especially a happier atmosphere for the children12 Newsof Georgia Librarians Mr John R Bannister Illinois LS who has been library consultant for the General Extension Division of the University of Florida has accepted the position of Director of Libraries at Columbus and began his duties January 1 1951 Mr Bannister will have general supervision over all present li brary services and will carry out a greatly expanded library program based on surveys of community needs Miss Cornelia Lowe who had been associated with the TownsUnion Regional Library as Educational Assistant since its beginning has recently joined the staff of the Columbus Public Library as bookmobile librarian Miss Janie Turner librarian of the State Medical College Library at Augusta for a period of thirtyfive years died on December 20 1950 at the horc of her sister Mrs Paul Pritchard after an extended illness Miss Sor was one of the pioneer librarians of the state in her special field Se endeared herself to the thousands of students tending theedical College bv her sympathy and understanding her willingness to assist them in any way and hersincere friendliness Many physicians throughout Georgia will feel a distinct loss in the passing of Miss Janie Mrs Dorothy D Henderson Emory IS has been appointed assistant librarian for the Post Libraries at Camp Gordon Augusta corgia She was formerly in charge of the Veteran Administration regional office li brary in Atlanta Miss Edna Ruth Hanley librarian of Agnes Scott College was f1 on Decdrber 16 1950 to Mr Noah Ebersolc Byers of Chicago Illinois Mr and Srsersare making their home in Decatur and Mrs Byers will continue her library work at Agnes Scott for the present Mrs George Miller has succeeded Mrs Manie Franklin as librarian of the Savannah Senior High School Mrs Franklin Emory LS has accepted the position of librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital Library at Dublin Miss Ethel Pcerson Emory LS began her duties as director of the Flint River Regional Library at Griffin on January 1 1951 iends will welcome Ethel back to Georgia remembering her fine work at the Savannah High School library and wish her success m this field of service Mrs Frances Clark has resigned her teaching position in Cobb County to assist Miss Sue Snipes Instructional Supervisor in developing the Cobb County library program Mrs Lessic B Ware Librarian of the Madison County Library at Daniel retired from active library work H successor is Mrs Evic B Hardeman who began her duties on February 1 1951 Ware was one of the pioneer bookmobile librarians in the state and did notable work Spotting oks Into the hands of children and adults of Madison County fothl firs tL in their lives She will be missed by many library patrons as well as fellow workers 113 Mr Encry Haddox has joined the staff of Gdorgia Teachers College Library at Statesboro as assistant librarian Mr Charles A Loudernilk has accepted the position of order li brarian on the staff of the Atlanta Division Library University of Georgia Mrs Edrmnd Caine Emory LS began her duties at Georgia Institute of Technology on January 1 1951 as assistant in charge of periodicals serials etc Mr William L Duncan Illinois LS is a new member of the staff of the University of Georgia General Library at Athens in the catalog depart ment Mrs Jewell Garvin Emory LS has been elected librarian of the Pub lic library at Ocalla Florida and left with her two children on January 15 1951 to begin her new duties there the first of February We are sorry to lose Jewell from the ranks of Georgia librarians the best wishes of many friends in Georgia go with her in her new work Miss Louise Stanley special library assistant in the BibbTwiggs Regional Library at Macon has resigned her position to be married at an early date Miss Lucile Nix has accepted an appointement to the Library Advisory Committee to the US Office of Education This committee will be con cerned with the role of the library and its needs in the national emergency especially in relation to war impacted areas Miss Sara Hightower has been appointed by Governor Talnadge to serve on the State Board for Certification of Librarians for a five year term a A x x w LIBRARIES P geo Gk Q i tj SftMEVH