Harris County Public Library scrapbook, 1934-1937

BOOK WEEK TO BE OBSERVED BY LIBRARIES Eighth of tion From A pro? guished for the e of the Sc j ciation ti tober 21 Amonj Jennie I visor of brary; H ing head Baton R( eialist in H. Milar America! iymon< chool ol nd M. (! |tor of nd chai: ees of brary. Icko It A. and the on his famil] left his beet far 1924 a wot к as He later versity stimula!< rian. A bana, Mi est degr training he held sity of Г past tv brarian 1 in Stillv He wi an addr “Buildin theme oral : held at j the afte which public At tH Mayor tend from sijj ico. Hobby gation. tary of ' sociatic i jective '*lbyTEdV .4 Ella V.j officio : 1 Hostd vention stitute; 3 ty Lit Ho us to , Chronicle 1L-15-7 larris County Branches to Join in National Celebra¬ tion, Miss Edgar An¬ nounces. Harris County Library branches will join the nation in celebrating the eighteenth annual Book Week, N.ovember 15 through 21, with emphasis on “Books to Grow On,” Miss Elnora Edgar, county libra¬ rian, announced Saturday. During the third week of No¬ vember the new books of the ball season and the best books of for¬ mer years will be spread on public library and bookshop tables. 1 Choices for Christmas gifts will lie made. And in the schools the week will be made the high point of the year-round effort to create an in- ! terest In recreational reading. Miss Edgar said. Books which have always been loved by children, fairy and folk tales and the great classics which librarians call “books for all times” will be on display at South Hous¬ ton, La Porte, Humble, Pasadena | Fail.v and Goose Creek. The exhibits | will be built around the poster which proclaims the theme for this year, "Books to Grow On— the Modern World for Young Read¬ ers,” designed by Jay M. Reibel. о о о Display at School. Superintendent McPhail of Tom- ball has given the display window in the new school building to the 'post Traveling Libraries 4 S6 j TBSTABLISHMENT of branch libraries in rural dis- ' -*~i Iricts was a long step forward In providing equality of library service to urban and rural people, | and helped to wipe out the discrimination, in the ! matter of accessibility to educational faciliUes, that for so long ran against many rural sections. Over in North Carolina they have gone a step further and made provision for taking the books directly to the rural people. Each library truck, laden with a variety of volumes, covers a certain route, juet as do delivery trucks that distribute other commodities. The people along the route select the books they desire to read when the truck pulls up in front of the house. The four North Carolina counties that have put their county libraries on trucks and sent them cir¬ culating on regular schedules along all the roads in the counties have found an enthusiastic response from many of the rural people. The University of North Carolina News Letter de¬ scribes a typical scene along the route of the book truck. It relates to the Granville county truck. Here it Is: "At one stop a porch full of people waited. Sev¬ eral young girls had walked some distance to ex¬ change their books. Three miles further along a little girl was jumping violently up and down in the air to attract the attention of the truck driver. At another flag station a child was standing by the mail box with her little red wagon, halt full of books, ‘I’ve got to get something for myself, mother and both the girls. You’ll have to help me,’ she said. Mrs. Fleming, the librarian, and she both went into the truck and came out with twelve books and four magazines. For herself, the little girl had Grimm’s Tales, King Arthur and His Knights, Hans Iirinker and some National Geographies.” The Granville county library has 6000 volumes and is steadily being increased. The truck makes SOO miles a month and puts out about 1S00 volumes on its two bi-monthly trips. The boob truck in this county is operating on WPA funds. The service may be only temporary. What each of the four counties is doing may be con¬ sidered an experiment. Persons everywhere who are | j Ed rjoi , "V'. - , . г ~ sHiered an experiment, rersons everywnere «по are Book Week. An exhibit of books interested in making libraries more accessible to the people will watch for the outcome. Trucking books to rural people may become a part of the public service throughout the country. ill from the picture-book age on up to the 'teens will be placed in the Aldine School. Ninety children at Seabrook were told stories by Mrs. Elizabeth Edghill of the County Library, Monday, in preparation for Bool: Week observance. Each child plans otherrachil°dnaboufltand " Choosing children* books Story hours will be held in as ****“£■* **» Houston many rural schools as possible м:°П 7)^*7 during Book Week. All kinds or p * P^ember 2 by Miss Hazel stories — animal, humorous, fairy Pa£e County Library staff, and nature stories-will be told о has been observed the elementary children in •) e Уеаг sinc* 191 9- The «ug- school rooms or in the libraries by * « national movement to Mr*. Edghill and Miss Mary Louise f™ ' *%• ! , children s re id- b ing came first from Franklin K. . . . о о о Mathiews, chief librarian of the In Study Programs. T~ ~ 7T Г IT ~ in В°У Scouts of America. The idea ssws's»! £srs £ on ByuK the Chdd’s Library" at teUara° pubUs^rTld^k^ • wiu«’l. п1«Ым anevf- annual event on library, school, SS ™ 5? ЙЯГ-" *■— MISS EDGAR IS * GUEST SPEAKER OF STUDY CLUB Miss Elnora Edgar, Harris county librarian, was speaker at a guest clay meeting of the Child Ц Study club Monday afternoon at : Baytown Community house. Miss Edgar, the first of four speakers &| to be presented by the club at Ш guest day programs during the current season, was introduced by the president, Mrs. W. N. Peddy- cord. Choosing as. her topic “Building the Child's. Own Library,” Miss i. cigar gave reviews of three - ooks, “Roller Skates” by Ituili Sawyer Durant, "Ring Around,” a book of poems by Mildred P. Har¬ rington, instructor at Louisiana State University, and "Billy and Blaze,” a story of the normal child. “The theme for a child’s library” the speaker said, “should be books lo grow on — the modern world for young readers. We should give the child books worthy to be turned over to him to live with. Books should be of the right material for ' building creative imagination; they should be a part of the heri- ... ■ tage of every child and he should feel that they are a part of him,” she continued. "The physical aspect of the book should be stressed — good editions that are easy on the eyes and more pleasing to the child’s sense — ' of appreciation and evaluation. Don’t give the child books that are “sugar coated," that have to be ‘read down’ to him. Give him books that evaluate the issues and problems of today.” Miss Edgar recommended for the youngerS child books with re¬ petition and urged parents to select books that have a direct ap¬ peal to children. She announced that a list of children’s books will be available at the local public library for parents who plan to give their children books for Christmas. Members present at the meet¬ ing were Meedames Peddycord, W. B. Irons, R. E. Withers, R. L. Car¬ ter, A. Kizler, R. B. Sparks and E. C. McMaster. Guests for the meeting were "Mesdames .J. C. Showaltcr, F. M. Alexander, J. V. Russell, Grady Moore, Walter Rundell, A. H. Athey, R. R. Ball, R. L. Bailey, J. M. Foley, С. E. Armstrong, M. M. Carter, Otto Huddle, Charles . . Farr, Florance and R. G. Florance.