Q.- .J LIBRARY OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY American Library Association
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Official Program
Thirty-second Annual Meeting
~ MACKINAC IsLAND, MicHIGAN
June 30-]uly 6, 191,0 OFFICERS
1909-10
P1'esiden.t MEETINGS N. D. C. HoiJGES, Public library, Cincinnati Official Headquarters will be at the G•·and Hotel. Gen First Vice-President eral sessions will be ·held in the Casino. Meetings of ] . I. WvER, ]R., New York State library affiliated associations and section s will be held in the three glass-enclosed rooms, east end of the hotel, ground Second Vice-President floor; in the childrens' dining room and ordinary. Notices ALICE S. TYLER, Iowa library commission of these meetings will be posted at Headquarters. Executive Board
The president, two vice-presidents and six other member~ TIME OF MEETINGS as follows:
F or term expiriug 1910 Unless otherwise noted in the printed program, all meetings are appointed for the following hours: HERBERT P uTNAM, Library of Congress Forenoon sessions ...... •...... 9: 30 P uRD B. WRIGHT, Public library, Los Angeles, Cal. - Afternoon sessions ...... 2: 30 For term expiri-ng T9II Evening sessions ...... • ...... ~ ...... 8: 15 Members are requested to be seated promptly in order c. vV. ANDREWS, The John Crerar library that the meetings may begin without delay. MRS. H. L.• EDIENDORF, Public library, Buffalo
For term expiring T912 REGISTRATION W. C. LANE, Harvard university library Everyone in attendance at even one session, and HENRY E. LEGI.ER, Chicago public library whether a member of t he a ssociation or not, Is requested to register at Headquarters. Secretor)'
CHAI.MERS HAULEv , 1 Washington street, Chicago MEMBERSHIP AND DUES
Treasttrer Members in arrears for due.s and library workers wish CARL B. RoDEN, Chicago public library ing to join the association will find the secretary or his representative at Headquarters. Trustees of the Eudowmeut Fund W. T. PORTER, Cincinnati, Ohio. (Term expires 1910.) W. W. APPLETON, New York City. ( Term expires 19II.) W. C. KmBALI., Newark, N. ]. ( Term expires 1912.)
2 PROGRAM T hursday, June 30 9:30 a. m. Executive board. 2:30 p. m. Council. 8:15 p. m. American librar y institute. First session.
Friday, July 1, Michigan Day 9:30 a. m. National association of state l ibraries. F irst EXHIBITS session. Address of welcome-Mrs. Mary C. Spencer, Michigan Special attention is called to the exhibition of late state library. Response and president's address- John E. King, Min· technical books arranged by E. H . McClelland, technical nesota state library. . librarian, Carnegie library of Pittsburgh; Edward D. Report of secretary and treasurer-Asa C. Tilton, Wis· Tweedell, reference librarian, the John Crerar library, consin historical library. and Edward F. Stevens, librarian, Pratt institute free Committee reports. library; also to the exhibit of books and manuscripts Library efficiency under new conditions-Herbert Olin Brigham, Rhode Island state library. showing the ravages of insects and microbes, which exhi bition is loaned by W. R. Reinick of the Philadelphia 9 :30 a. m . Bibliographical societ y of America. F irst free library. session. There are a number of commercial exhibitions in the President's address-The present situation as to the '''annex" at the Grand Hotel. While they have no offi· origin of printing-Azariah S. Root. The library of Jean Chapelain and its catalog-Prof. cia! connection with the association, their recognized Colbert Searles, Leland Stanford, jr, university. value and interest should attract the attention of The literature of the fur trade- Lawrence J. Burpee, librarians. Carnegie library, Ottawa. Reports of committees.
PERSONAL CONFERENCE 9: 30 a. m. Special libraries association. First session. Library bulletins, publicity and methods of keeping a special clientage informed concerning current litera· To further personal conference and to increase its .ture of interest: profit, members are invited t o leave at Headquarters the Opening discussion-George W . Lee, librarian, Stone names of persons they wish to meet and of subjects in and Webster, Boston. which they have special interest. Members of the recep General discussion with special refer ence to the needs and methods of particular libraries. Among tion committee will be pleased to see that such meet· those who will take part in the discussion are the ings will be brought about, if possible. following: W. F . Stevens, librarian, Carnegie library, Home· stead, Pa. Guy E. Marion, librarian, A. D. Little, Inc., Boston. Robert H. Whitten. librarian, Public service com· mission, New York city. D. N. Handy, librarian, Insurance libr ary associa· tion of Boston. In connection with the above session there will be an exhibit of bulletins, methods and devices used by special libraries relating to the subject under dis cusl!ion. 5 9 : 30 a. m. League of library commissions. First session. Biog1·aphy Bus iness meeting, reports of committeee, etc. Thompson. Shelley-Mrs H. L. Elmendorf, Buffalo public library (5 minutes). 2:00 p. m. Drive around the island. Stanley. Autobiography-l\Tary E. Ahern, Public Libra· Five o'clock tea. ries ( 5 minutes).
8:15 p. m. First general session. Travel Loti. Egypt - Theresa Hitchle r, Brooklyn public President's address- An anathema upon finger·posts library (5 minutes). N. D. C. Hodges, Public library of Cincinnati. Address-Nina K. Preston, president, Michigan library Shackleton. T he heart of the Antarctic-Reuben Gold association. Thwaites, Wisconsin historical society (5 minutes). Michiga n history and legends-Mrs Henry Hulst Grand Rapids, Mich. ' F iction The story of Michigan-H. R. Pattingill, Lansing. Mich. Bacon. Margarita's soul-Agnes Van Valkenburgh, Michig·an songs. Milwaukee public library (5 minutes). De Morgan. It never can happen again. ----- An affair of dishonor. Saturday, July 2 The chairman (5 minutes). 9:30 a. m. Second general session. Practical book reviewing and manuscript reading from Technical book exhibition-Elwood H. McClelland, Car· the inside- Wallace Rice, Chicago. negie library, Pittsburgh. Secretary's report. Reports of tl'easurer and committees. Treasurer. Th~ library and the school-Dr. Charles Hubbard Judd. Trustees of e ndowment fund. director, School of education, U niversity of Chicago. Publishi ng board. (Representing the National Education Association.) Finance. Administration. Book symposium--Conducted by James I. Wyer, jr, New Bookbinding. York state library. Coordination. Recent interpr etations of American life. Coordination of college librarieR. Librar y training. Library work with ihe blind. l'ort Van Dyke. Spirit of America. Croly. Promise of American life-Carl B Roden 2:30 p. m. Professional training section. Chicago public library (10 minutes) . · ' T he essentials of a good library school-Edith Tobitt, Brooks.. As others see us-Mrs J. S. Harron, A. L. A. Omaha public library. Bookllst (5 minutes) . Discussion-William F. Yust, Louisville free public Pirtiou library; Purd B. Wright , Los Angeles public library. White. A certain rich man-Ethel F. McCollough, Superior (Wis.) public library (5 minutes). The app1·entice class: Churchill. A modern chronicle-Elva L. Bascom, (a) In the large library-Jessie Welles. Carnegie A. L. A. Booklist (5 minutes). library, Pittsburgh. Immigration and assimilation of foreign peoples: Discussion - Frank P. Hill, Brooklyn public Connor. The foreigner. library; Arthur E. Bostwick, St Louis public Coolidge. Chinese immigration. library; George F. Bowerman, Public library, District of Columbia. Faust. German element in the United States. Holt. Life stories of undistinguished Americans. (b) In the small library-:.VIaude Van Buren, Mankato Steiner. The immigrant tide. (Minn.) public library; Grace Delphine Rose, Zangwill. The melting pot. Davenport public library. Arthur E. Bostwick, St. Louis public library (20 Discussion-Arthur L . Bailey, Wilmington insti· minutes). tute free library. 6 7 2:30 p. m. Public doc ument s round table. 8: 15 p. m. Children's librari ans' section. First session. Address- August Donath, superintendent of documents. Symposium of books about children. Washington, D. C. E. K. S. Key. Century of the child-1\Irs Henry L. Discussion-Congressional printing investigation com Elmendorf. mission's questions. B. B. Lindsey & H. O'Higgins. The beast- A. E. Bostwick. John Spargo. Tbe bitter cry of the children-Linda A. Eastman_ 2:30 p. m. A mer ican association of l aw l ibraries. F irst Jane Addams. The spirit of youth and the city session. [ streets-Henry E. Legler. Address of welcome. K. L. L. Bosher. Mary Cary- Lutie E. Stearns. Response-John E. King. t R. R. Reeder. How two hundred children live and Address by the president. learn-Caroline Webster. J. A. Riis. T he peril and preservation of the home Report of the secretary-treasurer. Esther Straus. Report of Committee on securing Latin-American laws American academy of political and social science. Pub- - 0. J . Field, Department of justice, chairman. lic recreation facilities-Hannah Lawrence. Report of the Committee on binding-G. E. Wire, Wor H. G. Parsons. Children's gardens-Elva L. Bascom. cester county (Mass.) law library, chairman. G. S. Lee. The child and the book-May Massee. Report of Committee on bibliography of the statute laws of the several states-A. J. Small, Iowa state Intermediate work. law library, chairman. A general discussion led by Mary Douglas. Report of Committee on list of law libraries and law librarians - George N. Cheney, Court of appeals 8:15 p. m. Col lege and ref erence section. F irst session. library, Syracuse, N. Y., chairman. Relation of the college library to the public-Dr W. K. Report of managing editor-Gilson G. Glasler, State Jewett, librarian, University of Nebraska. library of Wisconsin. Relation of the state university library to the other Report of business manager-HaT-old L. Butler, Ameri libraries of the state-P. L. Windsor, librarian, Uni can law library, New York city. versity of Illinois. Relation of the college library to the public in a college town-W. I. Fletcher, librarian, Amherst college. 2:30 p. m. Agricultural libraries and rou nd table. F irst Students assistants in college librariPs-Laura R. Gibbs. session. Agricultural libraries and their various activities-Dr A. C. True, Director, Office of experiment station!;, 8:15 p. m. League of library commissions. Second session. U. S. Department of Agriculture. Commission work with the farmer. Popularizing agricultural literature. The farmer, his book and heart-Frances Hobart, (a) Traveling libraries for farmers-Charles B. Gal Vermont library commission. breath, librarian, Ohio state library. Discussion led by :\Iatthew S. Dudgeon, Wlsconttln (b) Agricultural collections in public libraries free library commission. Lutie E. Stearns, chief, Traveling library de Possibility of direct service to individual farmers, in partment, Wisconsin free library commission. cluding the locating of traveling libraries through Agricultural literature in the reference library-C. W. granges, agricultural societies, farmers' clubs, rural Andrews, librarian, John Crerar library, Chicago. schools, etc.-Charlotte Templeton, Nebraska pub Instruction of students in the use of agricultural and lic library commission. scientific literature-Anna M. Smith, librarian, De Discussion led by Robert P. Bliss, Pennsylvania free partment of agriculture. University of Minnesota. library commission. Cooperation on the part of the commission with pub lic libraries in efforts to reach the farmer- Carl H. ::'l filam, Indiana library commission. 2:30 p. m. Cat alog sect ion. Discussion led by Alice S. Tyler, Iowa library com· Business meeting. mission. 8 9 8:15 p. m. Special libraries association. Second session. Monday, July 4 Indexes to current literature: A trades index- Joseph L. Wheeler, Library of the 9 :30 a. m. Joint session. American association of law District of Columbia. libraries and National association of state libraries. A public a!Iairs index-John A. Lapp, legislative Special research work in libraries (particularly such reference librarian, Indiana state library. libTaries as are called upon to give information to The general discussion will include a discussion of public officials, legislative, state and municipal, and the above papers and a discussion of the following: to lawyers)- George S. Godard, Connecticut state Fields not covered by existing indexes and of irn· library. portance to special libraries. Discussion-A. J. Small, Iowa state library; Dr R. H. Should the index confine itself to a specified list \Vhitten, New York public service commission. of periodicals or sources or attempt to include First district ; C. B. Lester, New York state library, everything within its particular field; should it and others. be a complete index to a subject OI' a complete Foreign law in s tate libraries-Charles C. Soule, Bos· index to specified sources? ton Book Company. Annotations, descriptive and critical. Methods of printing; cumulation; use of cards and loose-leaf systems. Duplication of work and means of minimizing it. 9:30 a. m. American library institute. Second session. Among those who will take part in the discussion are the following: C. W. Andrews, librarian, John Crerar library, Chicago. 9:30 a m. Agricultural libraries round table. Second Samuel H. Ranck, librarian, Grand Rapids public session. library. Relation of the experiment station library to the col· W. Dawson Johnston, librarian, Columbia university. lege library-Charles R. Green, librarian, Massachu H. H. B. Meyer, chief bibliographer, Library of setts agricultural library. Congress. Guides to recent agricultural literature-Miss E. L. Carl Edward Steinmetz, indexer, Index to legal pe Ogden, librariau, Office of experiment stations. U. S., riodicals. Department of agriculture. Frederick W. Faxon, editor, Bulletin of bibliography. Prof. L. C. Marshall, editor, .Journal of Political Indexing agricultural literature, Dr E. Mead Wilcox. Economy. professor of agricultural botany, University of Ne braska. Agricultural periodicals-selection and preservation William l\I. Hepburn, librarian, Purdue university. 8:15 p. m. American association of law libraries. Sec Permanent organization. ond session. Building up a foreign law collection- F. B. Crossley, Northwestern university law library, Chicago. 2:30 p. m. College and reference section. Second ses Equipment, arrangement, etc., of rooms or buildings sion. for law libraries- George S. Godard, Connecticut state library. Relation of the public library to the college-W. H. Brett, Cleveland public library. The cooperative work of the A. L. A. publishing board -Henry E. Legler, Chicago public library. If time permits, each session will be closed by an informal round table discussion of 6Ubjects of interest Sunday, July 3 to members of the section. Among topics suggested for such discussion are the following: The honor sy3- 7:00 p. m. Wisconsin library school association. Dinner tem in college libraries, specialization in college libra and reunion. ries, relations between the faculty and the library, accession books, exchanges. IO II 2:30 p. m. American association of law libraries. Third Tuesday, July 5 session. Gertrude Elstner Woodard presiding. 9:30 a. m. Third general session. Instruction in the use of a law library-Frederick W . Selection of technical books and periodicals-Harwood Schenk, Chicago university law school;· Merton L. Frost, secretary, Engineering News Publishing Com Ferson, Iowa state university college of law. pany. Recreation symposium - Conducted by Samuel H. Loose-leaf law reports-Ingeborg Fredlund, University Ranck, Grand Rapids public library. of Michigan law library; Mrs. Eva N. Hawley, De Recreation for professional people-Dr Victor C. troit college of law. Vaughan, dean of Medical department, University of Report of Committee on exchange of duplicates- Miss Michigan. Woodard. The most desirable recreation for librarians- Five Cataloging session laws-Miss ·woodard. minute talks.
2:30 p. m. National association of state libraries. Sec 2:30 p. m. Children's librarians' section. Second session. ond session. Business meeting. Tbe relation of the state library to other libraries in tlle state - Demarchus C. Brown, Indiana state library. 2:30 p. m. Special libraries association. Third session. The making of Pennsylvania libraries-Helen Under Election of officers. wood Price, Pennsylvania state library. How far should the state go in the direction of coordi Report of secretary-treasurer-Guy E. Marion, librarian, nation ?-Johnson Brigham, Iowa state library. A. D. Little, Inc., Boston. Discussion--Wherein I could improve the law in my Report of Public utility libraries commit tee-George own state if I were given the opportunity-J, L. W. Lee, librarian, Stone and Webster. Gillis, California state library; Demarchus C. Brown, Report of Legislative and municipal reference libraries Indiana state library; T. L. Montgomery, Pennsyl committee- John A. Lapp, legislative reference libra vania state library; James I. Wyer, New York state rian, Indiana state library. library; C. B. Galbreath, Ohio state library; Mrs Report of Technology libraries committee, Joseph L. }fary C. Spencer, lVIichigan state library, and others. Wheeler, District of Columbia public library. Reports of special committees and miscellaneous busi· ness. Report of managing editor of Special Libraries. John Election of officers. A. Lapp, legislative reference librarian, Indiana state library. This report will be followed by a general discussion of the bulletin published by the associ 2:30 p. m. Trustees' section. ation. Business meeting.
2:30 p. m. Bibliographical society of America. Second 7:00 p. m. Library school dinners and reunions: session. Carnegie library training school for children's libra- A survey of current periodical bibliographies-.J. Chris rians. tian Bay, .John Crerar library, Chicago. Drexel institute library school association. The present bibliographical status of the modern lan Illinois I ibrary school association. guages and literatures-Prof. Clark S. Northup Cor- Pratt institute library school association. nell university. ' Discussion-Opened by W. N. C. Carlton, Newberry Western Reserve library school association. library, Chicago. Special l ibraries association dinner. 6:00 p. m. New York state library school association. Dinner and reunion. 9:00 p. m. Insects destructive to books. Illustrated W. R. Reinick, Philadelphia free library. Wisconsin library association. Dinner and business meeting. 12 l.l 8:15 p. m. American association of law libraries. Fourth session. Recent experiences in cataloging-J. Oscar Emrich, Allegheny county law library, Pittsburgh; Edward B. Adams, Social law library, Boston, and others. Pennsylvania side reports. Aids from the library staff reasonably to be expected by users of a law library, a symposium.
9:00 p. m. Playgrounds and recreation. Illustrated lec ture-Graham Romeyn Taylor, Chicago, associate editor, The Survey.
~ N ]:i :'tl • Wednesday, July 6 ";;)P.. -"' 9:30 a. m. American association of law I ibraries. Fifth session. Replacing and r epairing a half-burned law library-E. W. Hildreth. Increase of legislation-T. L. Cole. What books should be loaned by a law library and under what conditions-G. E. Wire, Worceste r county law library; Frederick D. Colson, New York state law library, and others. ·"';:::Q) ... ij"' 2:30 p. m. Fourth general session. :s: Deterioration of paper used In newspapers-Frank P. ..!:!! Hi!l, Brooklyn public library. Iz ...... g '0 0 Aberdeen association-Lawrence .T. Burpee. Carnegie z :; c library, Ottawa, Ont. l:l 0 ."' Reading tents-Rev. Alfred Fitzpatrick, Toronto. Can. 0 ~ "' ~ Q) "'c Old Canadian folk-songs. .:: u Henry Le Febrevre, baritone, Ottawa, accompanied 'E ·c"' u Q) by Amedee Treblay, composer , Ottawa. Q) >< e Re norts from ~ -< The Council. The Executive board. The Committee on resolutions. The Tellers of election. ;.. <"' Unfinished business. Q>, Adjournment.
Reception
Mrs Henry J. Carr, Scranton, Pa., chairman. Agnes Van Valkenburgb, Milwaukee public library. Linda A. Eastman, Cleveland public library. Mary E. Ahern, Public Libraries, Chicago. Edith Tobitt, Omaha public library. Annie A. Pollard, Grand Rapids public library. Grace D. Rose, Davenport public library. Mabel Haines, Library Journal, New York. Frances J. Olcott, Carnegie library, Pittsburgh.
Masic, dancing, etc.
W. N. C. Carlton, Newberry library, Chicago, chairman. Charlotte H. Foye, the John Crerar library. Mary E. Hazeltine, Wisconsin free library commission. Carl H. Milam, Indiana library commission. Peter Wolter, Chicago. Robert K. Shaw, Worcester public library.