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Vol. 32 November , 1960 No.2

AUTUNIN MEETING OF THE

RHODE ISLAND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1960

ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL

Nursing School Auditorium

Providence 7, Rhode Island PROGRAM PRESIDENT'S NOTES We have all heard and read about Rhode Island's various climates 9:00- 10:00 A.M. Registration-Coffee Hour-Exhibits meteorological, political and business. There's a library climate in Rhode 10:00 -ll:OO A.M. Business Meeting Island too, and it has never been more favorable than right now. For the first time on a national legislative level librarians are being supported enthusias ll:OO -12:00 A.M. The Fundamentals of Good Display and Exhibits tically by Congress. This national recognition of li'braries as vehicles of edu J ens G. Sorensen, Head of Display Department, cation is slowly but surely sifting down to state and local levels. With all this Shepard Company. in mind I have appointed a new committee in the R. I. L. A. whose long-range Mrs. Kay K. Moore, Trustee, Greenville mission is Planning and Development. This committee will, with your help Public Library and backing, evolve a state-wide library plan which will put good library service within the reach of every resident of Rhode Island. You will hear 12:00 - 12:30 A.M. Tour of St. Joseph's Hospital Libraries more about this committee at our annual meeting on November 2. Exhibits Very shortly most of us will be wrestling with our library's proposed 12:30- 1:30 Noon Lunc h eon, Auditorium, Nurses' Residence budget for 1961. Take advantage of this new and favorable library climate and ask, through your trustees, of course, for more adequate financial support 1:30-2:00 P.M. Tour of St. Joseph's Hospital Facilities Exhibits of your library. If you don't publicize your library 's needs everyone takes for granted you're happy with what you have. Let's make 1961 a year that's 2:00 - 3:00 P.M. Some Possibilities for Library Co-operation notab le for better financial support of libraries in Rhode Island. in Rhode Island Mr. John Humphry, Director, Springfield HISTORY OF ST. JOSEPH'S Affiliation with Salve Rt;:;gina Col City Library HOSPITAL lege, Newport, was entt::red into in Professor Elmer Smith, Brown University 1948. Students at Salve Regina who In August I, 1891, the Harris Estate wished to major in Nursing were to 3:00- 4:00 P.M. Workshops on Care and Repair of Books & Magaz:.nes on Broad Street between Peace and receive their clinical experience at St. Dick Briggs, Bro-Dart Industries Plenty Streets was purchased by Joseph 's Hospital. This-is an arrange Bishop Harkins. This Estate, in the ment which is still in effect. Steve Irwin, Demeo Library Supplies then most fashionable part of Provi Bill Quigley, Gaylord Bros., Inc. dence, was to become St. Joseph 's Hos For the students of the Hospital pital. Dedication was in 1892 on Nursing School, affiliation with Provi March 19th, the Feast of St. .Joseph. dence College for the teaching of the The Hospital was staffed by Francis basic sciences was provided in 1951. On the Bus, the Hospital may be reached by No. ll (Broad St.). Get off at can Sisters, as it still is, though now of The nursing school student at St. Jo Plenty Street. The Bus stops in front of the Hospital. Go up Peace St. seph's must thus attend Providence ( I a different Foundation. Six years later, (opposite side of Street to Hospital) . The Auditorium entrance is the last in 1898, a School of Nursing was or College for anatomy, physiology, mi door of Residence toward Elmwood Avenue. ganized, which was approved by the crobiology, etc., before coming into residence at the Hospital. By car, the Hospital is on Peace and Plenty Streets between Broad Street and Board of Registration in 1915. Elmwood Avenue. Peace Street is a One-Way Street from Broad to On a raw, cold Sunday morning in A new wing was opened in 1954. Updike ; Two-Way from Elmwood to Updike . Updike intersects Peace St. February (1930) a young student nurse This houses the Medical Library, the alerted the Administration to fire. All Int erns' bedroom quarters; and, on the There are three parking lots belonging to the Hospital on Plenty Street; two patients were promptly removed to First Floor, the Accident Room and on Peace Street. These may be used as long as space can be found. The other hospitals or nursing homes; no the Clinics, as well as various depart Providenc e Police have kindly suspended the Two Hour Parking regula one was injur ed, but considerable ments pertaining to the running of tion on Peace and Plenty Streets for this day for your convenience. \1\Te damage was done to the building . A the Hospital. hope you get there first. Wednesday is the doctors' free day; your competi month later a renovated Hospit al was With a comprehensive program of tion should be less than usual. again open to the public. patient care, education and research, PROGRAM PRESIDENT'S NOTES

We have all heard and read about Rhode Islan d's various climates 9:00- 10:00 A.M. Registration-Coffee Hour-Exhibits meteorological, political and business. There's a library climate in Rhode 10:00 -ll:OO A.M. Business Meeting Island too, and it has never been more favorable than right now. For the first time on a nationa l legislative level librarians are being supported enth usias ll:OO- 12:00 A.M . The Fundamenta ls of Good Display and Exhibits tically by Congress. This national recognition of li~brariesas vehicles of edu Jens G. Sorensen, Head of Display Department, cation is slowly but surely sifting down to state and local levels. With all this Shepard Company. in min d I have appointed a new committee in the R. I. L. A. whose long-range Mrs. Kay K. Moore, Trustee, Greenville mission is Planning and Development. This committee will, with your help Public Library and backing, evolve a state-wide library plan which will put good library service within the reach of every resident of R hode Island. You will hear 12:00- 12:30 A.M. Tour of St. Joseph's Hospital Libraries more about th is committee at our annual meeting on November 2. Exhibits Very shortly most of us will be wrestling with our library's proposed 12:30- 1:30 Noon Lunc heon, Auditorium, Nurses' Residence budget for 1961. Take advantage of this new and favorable library climate and ask, through your trustees, of course, for more adequate financial support 1:30 - 2:00 P.M. Tour of St. Joseph's Hospital Facilities Exhibits of your library. If you don't publicize your library's needs everyone takes for granted you're happy with what you have. Let's make 1961 a year that' s. 2:00- 3:00 P .M. Some Possibilities for Library Co-operation notab le for better financial support of libraries in Rhode Island. in Rhode Island Mr. John Humphry, Director, Springfield HISTO RY OF ST. JOSEPH'S Affiliation with Salve Rt::gina Col City Library HOSPITAL lege, Newport, was ent(;red into in Professor Elmer Smith, Brown University 1948. Students at Salve Regina who In August 1, 1891, the Harris Estate wished to major in Nursing were to 3:00- 4:00 P .M. Workshops on Care and Repair of Books & Magaz:'nes on Broad Street between Peace and receive their clinical experience at St. Dick Briggs, Bro-Dart Industries Plenty Streets was purchased by Joseph's Hospital. This -is an arrange Bishop Harkins. This Estate, in the ment which is still in effect. Steve Irwin, Demeo Library Supplies then most fashionable part of Provi Bill Quigley, Gaylord Bros., Inc. dence, was to become St. Joseph's Hos For the students of the Hospital pital. Dedication was in 1892 on Nursing School, affiliation with Provi March 19th, the Feast of St. .Joseph. dence College for the teaching of the The Hospital was staffed by Francis basic sciences was provided in 1951. On the Bus, the Hospital may be reached by No. 11 (Broad St.). Get off at can Sisters, as it still is, though now of The nursing school student at St. Jo Plenty Street. The Bus stops in front of the Hospital. Go up Peace St. a different Foundation. Six years later, seph's must thus attend Providence (opposite side of Street to Hospita l) . The Auditorium entrance is the last I I College for anatomy, physiology, mi I in 1898, a School of Nursing was or door of Residence toward Elmwood Avenue. ganized, which was approved by the crobiology, etc., before coming into residence at the Hospital. By car, the Hospital is on Peace and Plenty Streets between Broad Street and Board of Registration in 1915. Elmwood Avenue. Peace Street is a One-Way Street from Broad to On a raw, cold Sunday morning in A new wing was opened in 1954. Updike ; Two-Way from Elmwood to Updike . Updike intersects Peace St. February (1930) a young student nurse This houses the Medical Library, the alerted the Administration to fire. All Int erns' bedroom quarters; and, on the There are three parking lots belonging to the Hospital on Plenty Street; two patients were prompt ly removed to First Floor, the Accident Room and on Peace Street. These may be used as long as space can be found. The other hospitals or nursing homes; no the Clinics, as well as various depart Providence Police have kindly suspended the Two Hour Parking regula one was injured , but considerabl e ments pertaining to the running of tion on Peace and Plenty Streets for this day for your convenience. W e damage was done to the building . A the Hospital. hope you get there first. Wednesday is the doctors' free day; your competi month later a renovated Hospital was With a comprehensive program of tion should be less than usual. again open to the public. pati ent care, education and research, St. Joseph's Hospital has become one COUNCIL ON LIBRARY weeks after receipt by you, if at all brary provides the needed informa of the medical and health centers in RESOURCES STUDIES possible. tion concerning books in circulation, and what suggestions the librarian the Providence area. BOOK-CHARGING SYSTEMS "Thank you for performing your part in this important study." might have to meet demands for ser The Hospital contains 310 beds A detailed questionnaire regarding vice, or to reduce time spent in ac and 60 bassinets. Hospital care is The questionnaires are divided into circulation methods of book-charging, three sections-two of them apply to tually processing books loaned out. available for acute medical, surgical of handling reserves, and of sending This initial study is being made of and obstetrical conditions. each library circularized, and the third out over-due notices has been received applies to those libraries with branch public library systems. At a later date by a number of Rhode Island libra Outpatient clinics are held regular libraries. The questionnaire card car similar questionnaires are to be sent ries. Some of the smaller libraries ly. These clinics are for patients who ries a list of 60 questions to be an to university, school, and special li have been mystified by the detail re cannot afford cost of private medical swered-some of which will not apply braries, in order to survey their needs quested. K. K. Moore has been asked care. to a specific library-plus some basic as well. to see if he could clarify the subject. statistical information regarding the Although the questionnaire seems The Hospital conducts a School of size of the library and library staff, quite formidable, it would seem to Nursing and courses for medical, He has answered: "Perhaps the best method of explaining the project which affects the other information be a worthwhile project. Even if you ~-Ray,and operating room techni obtained. The second section which don't know the name of your parti Cians. is to quote from Mr. Verner W. Clapp's letter of July 27, 1960, which applies to all libraries is in the nature cular charging system-describe it, In its activities in the care of the accompanied the questionnaire." o[ an operation analysis, in which the and indicate how you arrange your sick, in medical education and in librarian is asked to compute the time charge files. If you don't know the medical research, St. Joseph's Hospital "The Council on Library Resources, spent in charging a book out, in "re exact number of books overdue in a is making a contribution toward pro Inc., has engaged the firm of manage serving" a book, and in sending out year, estimate it, and mark your figure gressive development of medicine in ment consultants, George Fry & As overdue notices. In addition, the li (Est.). Providence Plantations and the State sociates of Chicago, to undertake a brarian is asked to comment on Who knows, perhaps when the re of Rhode Island. comprehensive study of book-charging whether the system in use at this li- port is finally published, you will be systems under the guidance of an ad visory committee of librarians. "The ultimate purpose of the study THE ONLY BOOI( WHOLESALER is to provide you, as well as all other Bl librarians, with material concerning IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND improved methods of book-charging SERVING: THE H. R. HUNTTING in such a form that each librarian can COMPANY, INC. select the most economical and ef Libraries, Schools and Institutions fective components of a system applic in this area for nearly a century Library Specialists able to the specific local operations. We carry books from all publishers 56 Years Experience "The first of many steps in this study is the comprehensive collection LIBERAL DISCOUNT One source for of information through a question !,] We carry a complete line of all your library books naire which has been devised in dis I cussion with the advisory committee. SCHOOL SUPPLIES-OFFICE SUPPLIES-STATIONERY The success of the study depends to a Catalogs on request great extent upon the prompt return Visit our show rooms Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. of all properly completed question Burnett Road & First Ave. naires. Of major import ance is the receipt of your personal comment s The Rhode Island News Con1pany CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. and suggestions. Exit 6 Mass. Turnpike Division of The American News Co., Inc. "Please complete the attached ma 55 Hope Street, Providence, R. I. Visitors Welcome terial and mail it in the enclosed ad dressed envelopes in accordance with GAspee l-7649 the instruction sheets within two St. Joseph's Hospital has become one COUNCIL ON LIBRARY weeks after receipt by you, if at all brary provides the needed informa of the medical and health centers in RESOURCES STUDIES possible. tion concerning books in circulation, and what suggestions the librarian the Providence area. BOOK-CHARGING SYSTEMS "Thank you for performing your part in this important study." might have to meet demands for ser The Hospital contains 310 beds A detailed questionnaire regarding The questionnaires are divided into vice, or to reduce time spent in ac and 60 bassinets. Hospital care is circulation methods of book-charging, three sections-two of them apply to tually processing books loaned out. available for acute medical, surgical of handling reserves, and of sending each library circularized, and the third This initial study is being made of and obstetrical conditions. out over-due notices has been received applies to those libraries with branch public library systems. At a later date by a number of Rhode Island libra similar questionnaires are to be sent Outpatient clinics are held regular libraries. The questionnaire card car ries. Some of the smaller libraries to university, school, special li ly. These clinics are for patients who ries a list of 66 questions to be an and have been mystified by the detail re cannot afford cost of private medical swered-some of which will not apply braries, in order to survey their needs quested. K. K. Moore has been asked as well. care. to a specific library-plus some basic to see if he could clarify the subject. statistical information regarding the Although the questionnaire seems The Hospital conducts a School of size of the library and library staff, quite formidable, it would seem to He has answered: "Perhaps the Nursing and courses for medical, which affects the other information be a worthwhile project. Even if you best method of explaining the project X-Ray, and operating room techni obtained. The second section which don't know the name of your parti is to quote from Mr. Verner W. cians. applies to all libraries is the nature cular charging system-describe it, Clapp's letter o( July 27, 1960, which in and indicate how you arrange your In its activities in the care o( the accompanied the questionnaire." ol an operation analysis, in which the sick, in medical education and in librarian is asked to compute the time charge files. If you don't know the medical research, St. Joseph's Hospital "The Council on Library Resources, spent in charging a book out, in "re exact number of books overdue in a is making a contribution toward pro Inc., has engaged the firm of manage serving" a book, and in sending out year, estimate it, and mark your figure gressive development of medicine in ment consultants, George Fry & As overdue notices. In addition, the li (Est.) . Providence Plantations and the State sociates of Chicago, to undertake a brarian is asked to comment on Who knows, perhaps when the re of Rhode Island. comprehensive study of book-charging whether the system in use at this li- port is finally published, you will be systems under the guidance of an ad visory committee o( librarians. "The ultimate purpose of the study THE ONLY BOOI( WHOLESALER is to provide you, as well as all other t1 librarians, with material concerning I N T H E ST AT E OF R H OD E I SLAND improved methods of book-charging SER VI NG: THE H. R. HUNTTING in such a form that each librarian can COMPANY, INC. select the most economical and ef Libraries, Schools and Institutions fective components of a system applic in this area for nearly a century Library Specialists able to the specific local operations. We carry books from all publishers 56 Years Experience "The first of many steps in this study is the comprehensive collection LIBE R AL DISCOUNT One source for of information through a question I j naire which has been devised in dis We carry a complete line of all your library books cussion with the advisory committee. SCHOOL SUPPLIES- OFFICE SUPPLIES- STATIONERY The success of the study depends to a Catalogs on request great extent upon the prompt return Visit our show rooms Monday through Friday 8:00A.M. to 4:30 P.M. of all properly completed question Burnett Road & First Ave. naires. Of major importance is the receipt of your personal comments The Rhode Island News Co1npany CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. and suggestions. Division of The Am eTican N ews Co ., In c. Exit 6 Mass. Turnpike "Please complete the attached ma 55 Hope Street, Providence, R.I. terial and mail it in the enclosed ad Visitors Welcome dressed envelop es in accordance with GAspee 1-7649 the instruction sheets within two able to find some steps which will minut es the rush is over. W e made it. I find that pat rons tend to browse in pocket and card ou t; to take the cards greatly h elp your own library in in T he story is on page one. the stacks more, when the books are out o( the catalog and shel[]ist fil e (we creased efficiency and economy. And so it goes throu gh six editions in good condition and the she'ves not use all these cards for scrap cards). K . K . MooRE until the City hits the street. T hen we too crowded. Good looking book W e use an accession book here, so we have nothing to do except index and stacks, like anythin g else that's good mark the title "Discarded" in that. I file yesterday's clips, cu ts and pictures looking, attract. I think when users know of some libraries where the shelf ANY DAY in p repara tion for tom orrow at 8:30. of a library see so m any old, moth list card is kept with the notation, (EDIT OR 'S NOTE: A series in the Corm eaten books in a library, they get the "Los t, stol en, destroyed or discarded" of a column is projected which will give a ll WEED I NG OF FICTION idea that the librar ian, staff and trus as the case may be. A few times I have o f us a key-hole view of a work day- any day I h ave been asked to describe our tees are probab ly old and m otheaten wond ered what we did with a certain - in the life of a librar ian . In time this as well ! book, and such a fil e would be handy column wi ll cover all types o( librari es which system of weedin g our book stock, es arc included in our membership. Be ready pecially fiction. I'm afraid the Bar Of course, this job of weedin g is in that case, but I don't feel it is worth for your turn. E lliott .\ ndrews of the Jo urnal rington system is our own homemade easier for the librarian if she h as a the extra time expended or th e pu r Bulletin has given us the kick-off column.) one, and m ay be un orthodox and Board of Tr ustees in favor of the idea. chase of a cabinet in which to file the T he Dea dlin e D evil faces us each cause so me A.L.A. committee to shu d I have. cards. In 1950 the Barrin gton Publi c mornin~ at 8:30. We usually hit the der in dismay. Being somewhat conservative, I Libr ary had a book stock of 28,342. news library door on the run and First, let me say that we are always have been using the 1950 Fiction Cata In 1960 we have 33,970. You ca n see cont inue r un ni ng u ntil the presses discarding. I don't mean every week, log and l\f rs. H a nsee the 1956 Chil how slowly ou r stock grows. I som e rol l (or the last edition. bu t now and again through out the ch·en's catalog to determ ine what goes tim es get criticized for books I add, T he picture editor wan ts a h ead and year, whenever I have the time. I out and what stays. Th e general r ule and som etimes (or those I subtract, bu t shoulders for a one-colum n cu t to go make the decisions in the adult and is wh atever is no longer listed in these not too often, and vvho has a perfect along with an obitu ary, or a view of teen-age sections, the Children's libra two bibliograp hies and has not been score anyway? a trash-strewn roadside to illustrate a r ian does it (or the jun ior. Last year read for two years is discarded. SusAN E. D Ei\f ERY , Libm1·ian fea ture on litterbugs. we added 111 5 adult books and 445 Now we come to the exceptions. B anington Pub lic L ibrarv T he city editor asks us to check the ju nior, bu t we discarded 652 adult Local auth ors (town and state) m ake spelling of a nam e or an address. H is books and 587 juni or. Th e number of us pause and po nder. At least, we can assistant calls for the clips on the j unior books discarded was so high be cut clown on the numb er of copies, GAYLORD Blackstone Valley Sewer Auth ority. cause no systematic weeding h as been and, if there's no call for a ti tie, and it BOOK A feature writer wants to know done for several years; and then, too, really has no literary virt ue in it, I dis TRUCKS what we have on the history of the some titles were replaced. W e weed so card. Th en, of course, we have books U nited T ran sit Company. It turn s regularly for several reasons, foremost that never were listed in any selec ted out that what he reall y wants to know of which is the problem of space. We list of best books- books by Kathleen is Sen. Gree n's connection with the simply have no room to expand; and N orris, Faith Baldwin, Elizabeth Sei U. T. C. T his involves three fil es: the to show h ow literal mind ed I am about fert, etc. Each time I weed I discard U nited Tra nsit Compa ny, the U nited room, let m e say that I count the num a few of the worst looking ones. In Elec tric R ailway Co. and the old ber of m ysteries and westerns added this way I have discarded all the E. M. Rh ode Island Comp any. Actually, d urin g the year and disca rd at least D ell books; T emple Bailey is on the m ost of the inform ation he seeks is that numb er. W e keep mysteries and way out and W arwick Deeping has in the last one. wes terns separate from the rest of the been cut down to five titles. On e of Fifteen minut es before first edition fiction, and separate from each other. our patrons told me I would be sorry deadline, the Providence police stage T here's just so mu ch space there and that I had discarded so many books by a gambling raid. Now the fun begins. no more. Bulging stacks cause bulging Wilki e Coll ins, when there was a Col Biographi cal clips on all of those catalogs. I have seen some librarians lins revival, as there has been of Mel picked up by the poli ce mu st be addin g m ore shelving and m ore sec ville and Verne . I rep lied that wh en pull ed. Th e pictur e file mu st be tions to the card catalog in a library tha t time came, newer and better edi checked. W e discover that the "Owl's already hard pressed for room, and at tions would be pub lished; and in the Eye," the club where the raid took great expense, too, when a thorou gh meant ime I woul d have the room for place, has long had a reput ation as a weedin g out of old, worn , and obsolete books that people wanted to reacl. gamblin g establishment und er several books would have reduced the book Th e mechan ics of our weedin g proc GAYLORD BROS ., INC. different nam es. All of these nam es stock by a third and saved three or ess are: to stamp the book "Discarded" LIBRA RY SUPPLIES must be checked out. In fifteen four drawers in the catalog cabin et. in several places; to take the book SYRACUSE , N . Y . STOCKTON , CALIF . able to find some steps which will minute s the rush is over. W e m ade it. I find that patrons tend to browse in pocket and card out ; to take the cards greatly he! p your own library in in Th e story is on page one. the stacks more, when the books are out of the catalog and shelflist fil e (we creased efficiency and economy. And so it goes throu gh six editions in good condition and the she'ves n ot use all these cards for scrap cards). K. K. Moo RE until the City hits the street. T hen we too crowded. Good looking book W e use an accession book here, so we have nothin g to do except ind ex and stacks, like anythin g else that's good mark the title "Discard ed" in that. I file yes terday's clips, cuts and pictur es looking, attract. I think when users know of some libraries where the sheH ANY DAY in preparation for tomorrow at 8:30. of a library see so m any old, m oth list card is kept with the notation, (EDITOR 'S NOTE: A se ries in the form eaten books in a library, they get the "Lost, stol en, destroyed or discarded" of a column is p rojected which will give al l WEEDING OF FICTION idea that the librarian, staff and tru s as the case may be. A few times I have o f us a key-hole view of a wor k day- any day I h ave been asked to describe our tees are prob ably old and m otheaten wond ered what we did with a certain - in the life of a li brar ian. In time this as well ! book, and such a fil e would be handy column will cover all types o( libraries which system of weeding our book stock, es are included in o ur membership. Be read y pecially fiction. l'm afraid the Bar Of course, this job of weedin g is in that case, but I don 't feel it is worth for your turn. Elliott Andr ews of the Jo urnal rington system is our own homemade easier for the libra rian if she h as a the extra time expended or the pur Bulletin h as given us the kick-off column.) one, and m ay be un orthod ox and Board of Tru stees in favor of the idea. chase of a cabinet in which to file the Th e Deadlin e D evil faces us each cause so me A.L.A. comm ittee to shud I have. cards. In 1950 the Barrington Publi c mornin~ at 8:30. W e usually hit the der in dismay. Being somewhat conservative, I Libr ary had a book stock of 28,342. news library door on the run and First, let m e say that we are always h ave been using the 1950 Fiction Cata In 1960 we have 33,970. You ca n see con tinue runnin g until the presses discardin g. 1 don't mean every week, log and l\f rs. H a nsee the 1956 Chil how slowly our stock grows. I som e rol l for the las t edition. but now and again throughout the dren's catalog to determin e what goes times get criticized for books I add, Th e pictur e editor wants a h ead and year, whenever I have the time. I out and what stays. Th e general rul e and sometimes for those I subtr act, but shoulders (or a one-column cu t to go make the decisions in the adult and is wh atever is no longer listed in these not too often, and wh o has a perfect along ·with an obitu ary, or a view of teen-age sections, the Child ren's libra two bibliographi es and has not been score anyway? a trash-strewn roadside to illustrate a r ian does it for the juni or. Last year read for two years is discarded. SusAN E. DEMERY, L ibmrian feature on litt erbu gs. we added 1115 adult books and 445 Now we come to th e exceptions. Ban-ington Public L ibrarv Th e city editor asks us to check the juni or, but we discarded 652 adul t Local auth ors (town and state) m ake spelling of a nam e or an addr ess. Hi s books and 587 junior. The number of us pau se and p onder. At least, we can assistant calls for the cl ips on the junior books discarded was so high be cut clown on the numb er of copies, GAYLORD Blackstone Valley Sewer Auth ority. cause no systematic weedin g h as been and, if there's no call for a ti tie, and it BOOK A featur e writer wants to know clone for several years; and then, too, really has no literary virtu e in it, I dis TRUCKS what we have on the history of the som e titles were replaced. W e weed so card. Th en, of course, we have books Unit ed Tr ansit Company. It turn s regularly for several reasons, forem os t that never were listed in any selec ted out that what he really wants to know of which is the problem of space. We list of bes t books- books by Kathleen is Sen. Green 's conn ection with the simply have no room to expand ; and N orris, Faith Baldwin, Elizabeth Sei U . T. C. Thi s involves thr ee fil es: the to show how literal mind ed I am about fert, etc. Each time I weed I discard U nited Tr ansit Comp any, the U nited room , let m e say that I count the num a few of the worst lookin g ones. In Elec tric R ailway Co. and the old ber of m ysteries and westerns added this way I have discarded all the E. M. Rh ode Island Company. Actually, durin g the year and discard at least D ell books; Temple Bailey is on the m ost of the information h e seeks is that numb er. W e keep mysteries and way out and Warwi ck Deeping has in the last one. westerns se parate from the rest of the been cut down to five titles. On e of Fifteen minutes before first edition fiction, ancf separate from each other. our patrons told me I would be sorry deadlin e, the Providen ce police stage Th ere's just so mu ch space there and that I had discard ed so man y books by a gambling raid. Now the fun begins. no mor e. Bulging stacks cause bulging Wilki e Collins, when there was a Col Biographical clips on all of those catalogs . I have seen some librari ans lins revival, as there has been of Mel picked up by the police must be addin g mor e shelving and mor e sec ville and Verne . I replied that when pulled . Th e picture file must be tions to the card catalog in a library that time came, newer and better edi checked. \ 1\Te discover that the "Owl's already hard pressed for room, and at tions would be published; and in the Eye," the club where the raid took great expense, too, when a thorou gh meantime I would have the room for place, has long had a reputation as a weedin g out of old, worn , and obsolete books that people wanted to read. gamblin g es tablishment under several books would have reduced the book Th e mechanics of our weeding proc GAYLORD BROS. , I NC. different nam es. All of these name s stock by a third and saved three or ess are: to stam p the book "Discarded" LIBRARY SUPPLIES must be checked out. In fifteen four drawers in the catalog cabin et. in several places; to take the book S Y RACUSE , N . Y . STOCK T ON , CALIF . TRUSTEESHIP AND LIBRARY while the "Clinic on Metropolitan YOUN G ADULT SERVICE IN should clearly indicate it as the YA MEETINGS Libraries and Their Problems"; find SMALL LIBRARIES section. Use of book jackets with cellophane covers whenever possible ing here a yardstick against which to by MARCIA BEGUM "What does a trustee gain from Providence Public Library adds to the attractive appearance of measure the performance of the Provi the area. attending meetings of professional Although many magazine articles dence Publ ic Library . Equally timely There are several book selection librarians?" My answer to this ques discussing library service to teen-agers aids useful in organizing the collec tion must of necessity be personal, but seemed the discussion on school libra have appeared in the last few years, tion and in working with the young ries and the relationship of the public most have been directed to the large I am confident it is not unique. people. AN AMPLE FIELD by Ame library to them. It was heartening, or medium-sized library where there is lia Munson (ALA, 1950) is an excel I had served on other Boards of a specific young adults' room and a too, to see librarians as a group giving lent guide to the reading interests of Trustees in the community but had specialist in charge of work with time and thought to social concerns in teen-agers. "Library Journal's" Jun young people. come to the position after experience planning for "Library Service to an ior Libraries section, reviews both in the field concerned as a volunteer The small rural or neighborhood teen-age books and adult books for Aging Popu lation." library with a single librarian, how worker. I knew intimately something young adults . "Top of the News", From the point of view of encour ever, also has teen-aged readers, and it of the purposes and problems of these ) pub lish ed quarter ly by ALA Young aging trustee attendance at library is certainly as important to provide institutions before I became involved Adult Services Division, is also useful, meetings, I feel that a one-day pro them with individ ual service as it is as are such standard aids as "Saturday in setting policy. in a larger library. Review", "Booklist," and "Virginia gram designed in part for that particu J A pleasant, attractive corner with It was with particular humility that lar group might draw more response. Kirkus Bookshop Service." books selected for young adults should BOOK BAIT by Elinor Walker I approached my first meetings as a Although the role of trustee must vary be possible in even the smallest libra (ALA, 1957) discusses selected adult ry. -A few shelves marked for YA can trustee of the Providence Public Li from library to library depending on books for YA. PATTERNS IN be set aside, even if money is not avail brary . I felt only partially prepared to its size, financial needs, and structure ; READING by Jean Roos (ALA, 1954) able for the purchase of a special col vote on the proposals which come be we might learn from each other as well is an excellent annotated list which lection, as books from the adult teen-agers can use themselves. A new fore trustees on expansion, contraction as from the librarians we seek to help. shelves can be gathered daily and put or readjustment of services, the nature edition of this is scheduled for fall At the meetings of the R. I. Library into the allotted space. If the budget publication. The New York Publi c of personnel policies or the best meth can be stretched to cover the purchase Association, I have gained a sense of Library publishes annually BOOKS ods of financing so large an operation . of a few new titles, this money might the variety of needs and opportunities FOR THE TEEN AGE, useful for I felt the need for rapid orientation in be used for teen-age books-standards book buying and book selection. for service which await development such as l\1aureen Daly's SEVEN the library world, for a kind of per The individual librarian will, of on the local scene. I have shared, too, TEENTH SUMMER, a few of the spective setting before dealing with course, select her books and arrange the librarians ' pride in high standards better romances by Rosamond Du her YA corner according to her read specific prob lems one at a time. already set in Rhode Island. Jardin, Betty Cavanna or Anne Em ers and her library. It is surprising I, therefore, considered it fortunat e ery, perhaps some science fiction titles what can be done with limited fund s Most compelling at any conference, or some good YA biographies . The when I was offered an opportunity to · ) and space to attract more teen-agers however, be it local or regional, is the majority of books should, of course, to the library and to keep them com- attend last year's regional meeting of wonderful array of books around be adult titles. The 1960 ALA publica ing--and reading-. - theN ew England Library Association. which all activity revolves. It is a treat IJ tion YOUNG ADULT SERVICES IN to be exposed to the latest and the best PUBLIC LIBRARY , a useful I was not disappointed. The three-clay THE Compliments of books, be exhibit form, a book conference, designed primarily for the it in discussion of YA work, states mobile or the local library. "In the smallest library units, a professionals, gave me a quick insight Young Adult collection can be set It is with a feeling of gratitude that DOUBLEDAY& COMPANY, into the nature of the library's role as up with as few as 100 to 200 well a library trustee discovers that libra an educational pivot in the commu selected titles with frequent changes INC. rians as a group are exceptionally to keep the collection alive." nity and a new understanding of the dedicated and interesting persons. GARDEN CITY, N.Y . This small YA section should be importance of the librarian himself Policies are only as good as their im easily accessible, preferably located INSTITUTIONAL DEPT. who must carry out the many-faceted plementation at the front desks. The near the adult area of the library and front desks are in good hands. demands of his position. in no way affiliated with the chil Representative- W ILLIAM S. BANCROFT Specifically, I found most worth - MARTHA P. SHERMAN dren's department. A colorful sign TRUSTEESHIP AND LIBRARY while the "Clinic on Metropolitan YOUN G ADULT SERVICE IN should clearly indicate it as the YA MEETINGS Libraries and Their Problems"; find SMALL LIBRARIES section. Use of book jackets with cellophane covers whenever possible ing here a yardstick against which to by MARCIA BEGUM "What does a trustee gain from Providence Public Libmry adds to the attractive appearance of measure the performance of the Provi the area. attending meetings of professional Although many magazine articles dence Public L ibrary . Equally timely There are several book selection librarians?" My answer to this ques discussing library service to teen-agers aids useful in organizing the collec tion must of necessity be personal, but seemed the discussion on school libra have appeared in the last few years, tion and in working with the young ries and the relationship of the public most have been directed to the large I am confident it is not unique. people. AN AMPLE FIELD by Ame library to them. It was heartening, or medium-sized library where there is lia Munson (ALA, 1950) is an excel I had served on other Boards of a specific young adu lts' room and a too, to see librarians as a group giving lent guide to the reading interests of Trustees in the community but had specialist charge of work with time and thought to social concerns in in teen-agers. "Library Journal's" Jun young people. come to the position after experience p lanning for "Library Service to an ior Libraries section, reviews both in the fie ld concerned as a volunteer The small rural or neighborhood teen-age books and adult books for Aging Popu lation." library with a single librarian, how worker. I knew intimately something young adults . "Top of the News", From the point of view of encour ever, also has teen-aged readers, and it of the purposes and prob lems of these ) published quarterly by ALA Young aging trustee attendance at library is certainly as important to provide institutions before I became involved Adult Services Division, is also useful, meetings, I feel that a one-day pro them with individua l service as it is as are such standard aids as "Saturday in setting policy. in a larger library. Review", "Booklist," and "Virginia gram designed in part for that particu '.J A pleasant, attractive corner with It was with particular humility that lar group might draw more response. Kirkus Bookshop Service." books selected for young adults should BOOK BAIT by Elinor Walker I approached my first meetings as a Although the role of trustee must vary be possible in even the smallest libra (ALA, 1957) discusses selected adult ry. -A few shelves marked for YA can trustee of the Providence Public Li from library to library depending on books for YA. PATTE R NS IN brary. I felt only partially prepared to its size, financial needs, and structure ; be set aside, even if money is not avail READING by Jean Roos (ALA, 1954) able for the purchase of a special col vote on the proposals which come be we might learn from each other as well is an excellent annotated list which lection, as books from the adult teen-agers can use themselves. A new fore trustees on expansion, contraction as from the librarians we seek to help. shelves can be gathered daily and put or readjustment of services, the nature edition of this is scheduled for fall At the meetings of the R . I. Library into the allotted space. If the budget publication. The New York Publi c of personnel policies or the best meth can be stretched to cover the purchase Association, I have gained a sense of Library publishes annually BOOKS ods of financing so large an operation. of a few new titles, this money might the variety of needs and opportunities FOR THE TEEN AGE, useful for I felt the need for rapid orientation in be used for teen-age books-standards book buying and book selection. for service which await development such as l\1aureen Daly's SEVEN the library world, for a kind of per Th e in eli vidual librarian will, of on the local scene. I have shared, too, TEENTH SUMMER, a few of the spective setting before dealing with course, select her books and arrang e the librarians' pride in high standards better romances by Rosamond Du her YA corner according to her read specific problems one at a time. already set in Rhode Island. Jardin, Betty Cavanna or Anne Em ers and her library. It is surprising I, therefore, considered it fortunat e ery, perhaps some science fiction titles what can be done with limited fund s Most compelling at any conference, or some good YA biographies. The when I was offered an opportunity to · ) and space to attract more teen-agers however, be it local or r egional, is the rna jority of books should, of course, to the library and to keep them com- attend last year's regional meeting of wonderful array of books around be adult titles. The 1960 ALA publica ing--and reading-. - theN ew England Library Association. which all activity revolves. It is a treat IJ tion YOUNG ADULT SERVICES IN to be exposed to the latest and the best I was not disappointed. The three-day THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, a useful Compl iments of books, be form, a book conference, designed primarily for the it in exhibit discussion of YA work, states mobile or the local library . "In the smallest library units, a professionals, gave me a quick insight Young Adult collection can be set It is with a feeling of gratitude that DOUBLEDAY& COMPANY, into the nature of the library's role as with as few as 100 to 200 well a library trustee discovers that libra up an educational pivot in the commu selected titles with frequent changes INC. rians as a group are exceptionally to keep the collection alive." nity and a new understanding of the dedicated and interesting persons. GARDEN CITY, rN. Y. This small YA section should be importance of the librarian himself Policies are only as good as their im easily accessible, preferably located INSTITUTIONAL DEPT. who must carry out the many-faceted plementation at the front desks. The near the adult area of the library and front desks are in good hands. demands of his position . in no way affiliated with the chil Representative- W ILLIAM S. BANCROFT Specifically, I found most worth- MARTHA P. SHERMAN dren's department. A colorful sign VOLUNTEE R HELP NEEDED Digest is full of pretty little stories A pos tal card qu estionnaire was sent to some 40 libraries. As we go to press, STATE HOSPITAL about how one person or a small group of peopl e in the time it takes to say six libraries have respond ed. It is to Volun teer help is needed at the Dana Company,Inc. ker-choo have changed the status quo be supp osed that the-other 36 do not & State H ospital for Mental Diseases in have Friends, since those who have to an utopi an situ ation. P.O. Box 201, Barrington, R. I. catalogin~ the libr ary for the stud ent usually wa nt to brag about them. More to the point , skim the L ibrary nur ses whose schools affili ate with the Brief repor ts of these six follow: Tel. CH. 5-6653 State H ospital for their psychiatric j ournal or the W ilson B ulletin for the last ten years and note with awe Auburn Pu blic L ibm1-y: Member trainin g. Th e work could be don e at Selected, Grade, Correlated times which suit the convenience of the man y instances of puttin g the lo ship l 30 women . Organized in 193l the volunt eer. Ther e are perhaps two cal library on the m ap. In all cases for the sole purpose of aiding the li Children's Books from : brary. H as been of immea surable as hundr ed books. Th e Nat ional League this was accompli shed by the fiery de for N ursing has issued a m anu al for termin ation of an unu sually dynamic sistance. Donates $25 oer month for CHI LOREN'S PRESS, MEL librarian andj or an active Friends of pur chase of new books, plus several use with nur sinq: sch ool libraries. Thi s MONT, GARRARD PRESS, m anu al can be seen at nur sin g sch ool the Libr ary group . For an account of hundr ed doll ars annu all y. i\[eetings of communit y inter est are held m onth 1ibr aries in the state. one such circumstance, both amusing .... FIDELER (Benn ett Cer( got into the act) and ly October thru May. Budget $150 THE COMPANY Th e m anual recommends that th~ as toundin g, see the Library Journ al per year. T he club has bought new Bell evu e cl assification system be used. and Ll NCOLN Ll BRARY 79:807-15, 1 i\Iay 1954 for what hap library furnitu re and paid (or r edeco Thi s is based on the D ewey and need pened in Dallas, Tex as. After their rating the library. deter no librar ian familiar with that We like to exhibit our ma fashion , the squabble became Tex as system. Nor th Kingstown Free L ibmry: size and the results equa lly so. terials before Library Com Th e Volunt eer Service of the Hos Memb ership 250. Organized 1955. In our own locale, the Bulletin, as mittees, Teacher Meetings, pital is also lookin g for volunt eers to Accomplishments includ e p urchase of a prelimin ary to this issue, attempt ed condu ct readin g group s for patients, childr en's books, chairs, a motio n pic P.T.A. Meetings. a survey o( the Rh ode Island situation. giving book reviews, readin g sugges tur e projector. Paid for landscaping tions, etc. of library ground s. Programs includ e Cont act Dorothea Benson, Super m ovies for children, book delivery to amount is being spent to enlarge the visor of Volunteer Services, HO . the house-bound, and an annu al Ch ildren's Room and to mod erni ze 3-8100, or write her at the State Ho s Children's Books Christmas Open Hou se. Dues $1.00. the lightin g. Non e of this would have pital for i\Iental Diseases, How ard Budget $5 10. Th e organiza tion pro been possible without the gifts of the IN vides speakers for Na tional Libr ary Rhod e Island. Friend s. W eek, and h as pur chased benches for Providence Pu blic L ibrary: For Beautiful Bindings the library entranc e. LIT TLE ORPH AN RHOD Y thirt y or more years the eight br anch es Monum ental indifference to the lo W m. H . H all Free Li bra1-y: Mem of the Pro vidence Pub lic Libr ary have cal libra ry is the norm al state of af bership 400. No clues. Volunt ary benefited from the help and counsel fairs with city fa thers. T he N ew York "i" don ations. 5 progr am meetings a of a Bran ch Neighborhood Advisory Publi c Libr ary once publi shed a bud Books for Beginners year. H ave various means of fund Committ ee for each branch. Memb er raising: brid ge, auction s, etc. Th ey get app eal ent itled Fat her Knicker Our Specialty ship on these committe es changes pe bocker's Stepchildren. C e rtain have provided the library to dat e with riodically and appoi ntment s are made ly Rh ode Island is in no more favor a flag pole, a silver service, electric by the Libr arian from names submit able position . We too are orph ans or R. C. COYKENDALL mimeo graph machin e, sound motion ted b y the Bran ch Libr arians. In the stepchildr en. And who among us does picture projector and screen, flood past, two of these committee s have not have to strugg le to achieve and 24 GARDEN STREET lights for parki ng area, and money for been instrument al in the drives for m aintain status? ROSLYN HEIGHTS. NEW YORK books. Their curr ent pro ject is re new bran ch libraries (or their com modelin g the kitchen. Wh y is this so? W ell, too m any of muniti es and all the committ ees have us are ladies for one thin g. Ladies in Providence A thenaeum : Friends of m ade real contribution s to the bran ch the sense that we are not aggressive FOLLETT the Librar y Group organized in 1956. es they serve. These committee s m eet fighters. We shou ld perhap s try being Memb ers of the Athen aeum were in at regular intervals with the bran ch librari an acting as secretary of the fishwives. PUBLISHING CO. vited to join. Since that time, over What to do? How abou t a Friends $28,000 has been given to the librar y. group. All phases of the branch li of the Libr ary group ? T he R eaders At the present time, some of this brar y's activities are reviewed by the VOLUNTEER HELP NEEDED Digest is full of pretty little stories A pos tal card qu estionnaire was sen t to some 40 libraries. As we go to press, STATE H OSPITAL about how one person or a small group of peopl e in the time it takes to say six libraries have responded. It is to Volunt eer h elp is needed at the Dana Company,Inc. ker-choo have changed the status quo be supp osed that the-other 36 do not & State H os pital for Mental Diseases in have Friends, since those who have to an utopi an situ ation. P.O. Box 201, Barrington, R. I. ca talogin~ the 1ibr ary for the stud ent usually want to brag about them. More to the point , skim the L ibrary nur ses wh ose schools affili ate with the Brief reports of these six follow: Tel. CH. 5-6653 State H ospital for their psychiatric j ournal or the Wilson B ulletin for the last ten years and note with awe Aub urn Public L ibmry: Member trainin g. Th e work could be don e at Selected, Grade, Correlated times which suit the convenience of the man y instances of putting the lo ship 130 women. Organized in 193l the volunt eer. Ther e are perhaps two cal librar y on the map. In all cases for the sole purpose of aiding the li Children's Books from : ary. H as be of s able as hundr ed books. Th e Nat ional League this was accomplished by the fiery de br en immea ur [or N ursing has issued a manu al for termin ation o( an unu sually dynamic sistance. Donates $25 per month for CHI LOREN'S PRESS, MEL librarian andj or an active Friends of pur chase of new books, plus several use with nur sinq: sch ool libraries. Thi s MONT, GARRARD PRESS, m anu al can be s een at nur sin g sch ool the Libr ary group . For an account of hundr ed doll ars annu ally. i\Ieetings ...,. of communit y interest are held m onth 1ibr aries in the state. one such circumstance, both amu sing THE FIDELER (Bennett Cer( got into the act) and ly October thru May. Budget $150 COMPANY Th e m anual recommends that th~ as toundin g, see the Library J ourn al per year. T he club has bought new Bellevu e cl assification system be used. and Ll NCOLN Ll BRARY 79:807-15, l i\Iay 1954 for what hap library furnitur e and paid for r edeco T his is based on the D ewey and need pened in Dallas, Tex as. After their rating the librar y. deter no librar ian familiar with that We like to exhibit our ma fashion , the squabble became Tex as system. Nor th Kingstown Free L ibrary : size and the results equa lly so. terials before Library Com Th e Volunt eer Service of the Hos Memb ership 250. Organized 1955. In our own locale, the Bulletin, as mittees, Teacher Meetings, pital is also lookin g for volunteer s to Accomplishment s includ e pur chase o( a prelimin ary to this issue, attempt ed condu ct readin g group s [or patients, childr en's books, chairs, a motion pic P.T.A. Meetings. a s vey of the e Island s . giving book r eviews, readin g su gges ur Rhod ituation tur e projector. Paid for landscaping tions, etc. of library ground s. Programs includ e Cont act Dorothe a Benson, Super m ovies for children, book delivery to amount is being spent to enlarg e the visor of Volunteer Services, HO . the house-bound, and an annu al Children's Room and to mod erni ze 3-8100, or write her at the State Ho s Children's Books Chri stmas Op en Hou se. Dues $1.00. the lightin g. Non e of this would have pital for i\Iental Diseases, How ard Budget $5 10. The organiza tion pro been possible without the gifts of the IN vides speakers for N ational ary Rhod e Island. Libr Friend s. W eek, and has pur chased benches for Beautiful Bindings the library en tran ce. PTOvidence Pu blic L ibrary: For LIT TLE ORPH AN RHOD Y thirty or mor e years the eight bran ches Monum ental indifference to the lo Wm . H . H all Free Liln m y : Mem of the Providen ce Pub lic Librar y have cal libra ry is the normal state of af bership 400. No clues. Voluntar y benefited [rom the help and coun sel fairs with city fathers. Th e New York don ations. 5 progr am meetings a of a Bran ch N eighborhoocl Advisory Publi c Libr ary once publi shed a bud Books for Beginners "" year. H ave various means of fund Committ ee for each bran ch. Memb er raising: bridg e, auctions, etc. Th ey get app eal entit led Father Knicker Our Specialty ship on these committe es changes pe bocker's Stepchildren. C e rtain have provided the library to elate with riodically and appointment s are made ly R hode Island is in no more favor a flag pole, a silver service, electric by the Libr arian from names submit able position . We too are orph ans or R. C. COYKENDALL mimeogr aph machin e, sound motion ted by the Bran ch Librari ans. In the stepchildr en. And who among us does picture proj ector and screen, flood past, two of these committee s h ave not have to strugg le to achieve and 24 GARDEN STREET lights for parking area, and mone y for been instrumenta l in the drives for m aintain status? ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK books. Their curr ent pro ject is re new bran ch libraries for their com modelin g the kitchen. Wh y is this so? W ell, too m any of muniti es and all the committ ees have us are ladies for one thing . Ladies in Providence Ath enaeum: Friends of made real contribut ions to the bran ch the sense that we are not aggressive FOLLETT the Library Group organized in 1956. es they serve. These committee s meet fighters. We shou ld perhap s try being Members of the Athenaeum were in at regular intervals with the branch librari an acting as secretary of the fishwives. PUBLISHING CO. vited to join. Since that time, over What to do? How abou t a Friends $28 ,000 has been given to the librar y. group. All phases of the branch li of the Libr ary group ? T he R eaders At the present time, some of this brary's activities are reviewed by the brary. More than half of the members This was used to restore The Hall of " .. . you'll find it in World Book Encyclopedia" live outside R hode Island. Twenty the American I ndian, which is as mod five different states and three foreign ern as any similar display in our area. cou ntries are represen ted. Each Asso Seeing what could be done with rela ciate makes an an nua l contribution of tively modest sums of mon ey, the at least five dollars. Friends were organized shortly after Since its establishment, the Associ 1953. We now have about 150 mem ates alone have borne the responsibil bers. Dues range from $3 up for ity and distinction of carrying on the adults . There is no top limit. $1 for development of th is useful research elemen tary school children. Members library of Americana, adding to the receive notices of all activities and a collection ma ny hundreds of books Month ly St<>rSheet with the latest sky and a distingu ished speaker for the news. Our budget is about $1200 a annual meeting. It is an active, suc year. Income is derived from three cessful organization invaluab le to sources: I) Dues, 2) Contribution box, As expert s in sources of informat ion, you know th e value of fine refere nce wo rks. In direct ing " John Carter Brown Library. 3) Profits from ou r sales desk. If we inquiries to th e 20-volume Wo rld Book Encyclopedia, you can be sure tha t q uest ion s will be an swered had 1000 members, think what we a cc ura tely, informat ive ly, int erest ingly. RogeY Williams Park Museum: One could accomplish! World Book presents fa cts wit h a vitalit y t ha t brings informat ion into sharp focus. Art icl es by of the more successful operations in leading autho rities, ove r 22,000 illustration s, a mill ion dollar map program, tronsvision- all combine Providence Plantations is that at The Friends have given us: to ma ke World Book Encycloped ia a vital an d important refere nce source for your libra ry. Roger Williams Park Museum, The Planetarium and all its sub ROBERT L. SMITH, P.O. Box 766, Pawtucket, R. I. brought into being by the determina sequent improvements; Fl ELD ENTERPRISES EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION tion and enthusiasm of one small Sponsored Indian Hall renovation; Directory of Officers and Execu tive Board Members for woman to whom even the sky is not Assisted with purchase of new ma Rh ode Island Library Association-19 60-1961 the limit. Miss Maribelle Cormack, terial for Pacific Hall; who also conducted the "Friends Sur committee. The Providence P ub lic ment, ample when it was established vey" has written of her interested and Library looks upon the members of in 1900, was in this day hardly enough generous Friends. the Branch Neighborhood Advisory to pay current costs of maintenance. "I t would be difficult for this writer ENCYCLOPEDIA Committees as good will ambassadors Nothing remained from that source to overemphasize the effect of this for the Library. Although we do not for the purchase of the historical organization on our science museum. AMERICANA use the term "friends" in our BNAC Americana upon which the inter It grew out of the Planetarium Com program the people who serve on these national repute of the Library is mittee, a group of p ublic spirited citi 30 vols. - 26,000 pages branch neighborhood committees are based. Recognizing a need for action zens, who raised the money for the in 14,500 illustrations true "friends of the library." in this s! tuation, a group o( friends stallation of a planetarium in the Mu met in 1944, and brought into being a seum's north wing. Between Election fohn Hay Libmry of Brown Uni .. Massively Revised 1957 and vigorous organization called the Asso Day 1952 and Decoration Day 1953, versity: A Friends of the Library Since-New Format group was organized in 1938. Current ciates of the ] ohn Carter Bmwn Li- they raised some $12,000 by selling the ly they have 550 members. There are sky at so much a star; extra, of course, 28 "rural" libraries in R. I. no regular dues but voluntary contri Library Bureau for large chun ks of celestial real estate butions are solicited. There is no ac like the rainbow and the milky way. have the "New" Americana tual budget; funds are used as sup Whi le there were a number of large and most non-rural as well. REMINGTONRAND donors, the great ma jority of dona plied. A quarter ly publication is is Division of Sperry Rand Corp. sued, and four lectures a year are tions were in one to five dollar gifts. List $319.50, less 37 Yz%, 959 North Main St. This was excellent because it meant given. The bulk of the gift money is Providence, R. I. used to add to the library's Lincoln that literally thousands of men, wom net $199.50 to libraries Collection. Occasionally, funds are SERVING LIBRARIES en, and chiidren felt a personal inter raised for special projects. FOR 69 YEARS est in the completed work. CLINT COWAN, Rep. Ready to serve you with the Because of the large amount of la The john Carter Brown Library: finest equipment and most 40 Concord St. Nashua, N. H. bor, brains, and material donated, Some years ago it became clear that the functional supplies. income from the Library's endow- there was a balance of some $1800. bmry. More than half of the members This was used to restore The Hall of " . .. you'll find it in World Book Encyclopedia" live outside Rhode Island. Twenty the American Indian , which is as mod five different states and three foreign ern as any similar display in our area. countries are represented . Each Asso Seeing what could be clone with rela ciate makes an annual contribution of tively modest sums of money, the at least five dollars. Friends were organized shortly after Since its establishment , the Associ 1953. We now have about 150 mem ates alone have borne the responsibil bers. Du es range from $3 up for ity and distinction of carrying on the adults. Th ere is no top limit. $1 for development of this useful research elemen tary school children. Members library of Americana, adding to the receive notices of all activities and a collection many hundreds of books Month ly Stil.r Sheet with the latest sky and a distinguished speaker for the news. Our budget is about $1200 a annual meeting. It is an active, suc year. Income is derived from three sources: 1) Dues, 2) Contribution box, .. cessful organization invaluable to As expe rts in sources of information, you know the value of fine refe rence works. In direct ing John Carter Brown Library. 3) Profits from our sales desk. If we inquiries to t he 20-volume World Boo k Encyclopedia, you can be sure t hat quest ions will be answered had 1000 members, think what we a ccurat ely, info rmati ve ly, inte rest ingly. Ro ge1· W illiams Pm·h Museum: On e could accomplish! World Book presents fa cts wit h a vitalit y tha t brings informat ion in to sharp foc us. Art icles by of the more successfu 1 operations in leading autho rities, over 22,000 illust ration s, a mill ion dollar map program, tran sv ision- all com bine Provid ence Plantations is that at The Fri ends have given us: to ma ke Worl d Book Encycloped ia a vital and impo rtant reference source fo r your library. Roger Williams Park Museum , The Planetarium and all its sub ROBERT L. SMITH, P.O. Box 766, Pawtucket, R. I. brought into being by the determina sequen t improvements ; FIELD ENTERPRISES EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION tion and enthusiasm of one small Sponsored Indian H all renovation ; Directory of Officers and Execu tive Board Members for woman to whom even the sky is not Assisted with purcha se of new m a Rh ode Island Libr ary Association-1960-1 96 1 the limit. Miss Maribell e Cormack, terial for Paci fie Hall ; who also conduct ed the "Friends Sur committee. Th e Providence Pub lic men t, ample when it was established vey" has written of her interested and Library looks upon the members of in 1900, was in this day hardl y enough generous Friends . the Branch N eighborhood Advisory to pay current costs of maint enance. "I t would be difficult for this writer ENCYCLOPEDIA Committe es as good will ambassadors Nothing remain ed from that source to overemp hasize the effect of this for the Libr ary. Althou gh we do no[ for the pur chase of the historical organization on our science museum . AMERICANA use the term "friends" in our BNAC Americana upon which the inter I t grew out of the Planetarium Com program the people who serve on these national repute of the Libr ary is mittee, a group of p ublic spirited citi 30 vols. - 26,000 pages branch neighborhood committ ees are based. R ecognizing a need for action zens, who raised the mon ey for the in 14,500 illustrations true "friend s of the library ." in this situation, a group of friends stallation of a planetarium in the Mu met in 1944, and brought into being a seum 's north wing. Between Election john Hay Libm Ty of Brown Uni ... Massively Revised 1957 and vigorous orga nization called the Asso Day 1952 and Decoration Day 1953, ven ity: A Friends of the Libr ary Since-New Format group was organized in 1938. Current ciates of the ] ohn Cart er Bmwn Li- they raised some $12,000 by selling the ly they have 550 member s. There are sky at so much a star; extra, of course, 28 "rural" libraries in R. I. no regular du es but volunt ary contri Library Bureau for large chunks of celestial real estate butions are solicited. Th ere is no ac like the rainbow and the milky way. have the "New" Americana tual budget ; funds are used as sup REMINGTONRAND Whi le there were a number of large and most non-rural as well. plied. A quarter ly pub lication is is donors, the great ma jority of dona Division of Sperry Rand Corp. tions were in one to five dollar gifts. sued, and four lectures a year are 959 North Main St. List $319.50, less 37Yz%, given. The bulk of the gift money is This was excellent because it m eant Providence, R. I. used to add to th e librar y's Lincoln that literally tho usands of men, wom net $199.50 to libraries Collection. Occasionally, fund s are SERVING L1B RARI ES en, and chiidren felt a personal inter raised for special proj ects. FOR 69 YEARS est in the comp leted work. CLINT COWAN, Rep. Ready to serve you with the Th e j ohn Ca1·teT Bmw n L ibmTy: finest equipment and most Because of the large amount of la 40 Concord St. Nashua, N. H. Some years ago it became clear that the functional supplies. bor, brain s, and material donat ed, income from the Library 's endow- there was a balance of some $1800. COMMITTEES Is currently sponsoring the entire proof of what a small staff can do with cost of the renovation of The Hall the aiel of a devoted band of "Friends." of Wi ld Life with modern habitat If you remember our Museum "be BULLETIN : groups ; fore", come and see it "after" . MRS. ELEANOR F. BOU R:\' , Chairman . Public Library Services in Rur al Areas Has paid insurance on valuable R esu lts of this poll seem to show MRS. AN:-.IE 1\L\XVILLE, St. Joseph's Hospital loans to permit us a wide range of that not enough Librar ies have such MISS MARLBELLE CORM ACK, Roger Williams Park Muse um current shows, from Vanguard organizations and clearly point to the rockets to primit ive art. fact that they can do an infinite MEMBERSHIP: Over and above the actual work and amount of good. you don't have a If MISS DOROTHY DAY, Chairm an. Brown University Librar y donation s of the Friends, the prestige Friends group at your library, why not MRS. ELEANOR H. PERRIN , Ashaway Free Libr ary which such an organizatio n gives the organize one now?" :\IJSS FLOREl'\C E KRUEGER , Oliver H azard Perry Juni or H ig·h School Libr ary Museum with the city au thorities and in the community has been consider MARIBELL E CORMA CK, able. R oger W illiams HOSPITALITY : The face-lifting at the Museum is Park Museum MRS. MILDRED HOB SO:\', Wansku ck Branch, Provid ence Publ ic Library :\I RS. DE.\N \V . ALDEN, Arnold Mills Communit y Library, Cumberland MRS. CATHERL\ 'E ELLER , Veterans Admin istration Hospital

RHODE ISL AND LIBR ARY ASSOCI ATION - 1960-1961 NOMINATING : PRESIDENT: F. CHARLES TAYLOR MISS VIRGINIA FOOKS, Chairman. Providence Public Libr ary 108 Aurora Drive, Warwick- RE. 7-4667 MRS. MARYLA:\'D ESTES, T emple Beth El Library Providence Public Library- JA. I-7722 MISS CAROLE\£ L UCY NEWELL, Mt. Pleasant High School Library

FIRST VICE PRESI1DNT: MRS. DOROTHY R. BAR RE 38 Elm Street, Westerl LY. 6-2722 y- PROGRAM: Wes terl y Pu blic Lib rary- LY. 6-4701 MISS MURIEL N AYLOR, Chairman. Providence Public Libra ry SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: MR . PAUL L. RI CH ARDS MR . WILLIAM F. E. MORLEY, Brown U niversity Library I I Belto n Drive, Barrington- CR. 5-7808 MRS. LO UISE MOORE , T rustee, Greenvill e Publi c Libr ary Brown University Libr ary- UN. I -2900 CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: MRS. JOSEPHINE R . CARSON 230 I ves Street, Providence 6- U:-.1. I-3373 SCHOLARSHIP : Brow n U ni versi ty Biologica l Sciences Libra ry-U N. I-2900 R EV. SELBY U . GRATlON , Chairman. Barri ngton College Library S. S N, Foster c ary RECORDING SECRETARY: MISS MARCIA J . BEGUM MR JAME HENDERSO Publi Libr 60 Forest Ave nue, Cranston- WI. l -6334 :\IlSS IRENE CARLIN , To lman High School Library, Pawtucket Providence Public Li brary- J A. I -7722 .,.. TREASURER: l'dRS . A:\'NIE C. COOKE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS : 324 Pleasan t Street, Rumf ord 16- GE. 4-7819 Providence Athenaeum- CA. l -6970 MR . WALTER W . CURLEY, Co-Ch airman . Providence Public Library MR . KAY K. MOORE , Co-Chairman. Brown U n iversi ty Li brary. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: MR. F. CUSHING FOSS 1\IR. FRANCIS P . ALLEN, U niversity of Rh ode Island Library 76 Sea View Avenue MRS. JOHN HELLEWELL , North Kingstown Library Cranston, R . I.- HO . l-2897 MISS DOROTHY W. BUDLONG , Elmwood Pu blic Libr ary :\IRS. ELTZ.\ 13ETH PRI CE :\IRS. DOROTHY R . BARRE , Westerly Pu blic Li brary 2700 Warwick Avenue MISS SALLIE COY, 53 Elm Street, Wes terly, R. I. Warwick, R . I.- R E. 7-0210 Warwick Vetera ns Memoria l High School- R E. 7-2600 MISS DORO T HY BUDLONG RECRUITIN G: 455 Morris Avenue MISS ELIZABETH G. MEYER , Chairman. Publi c Libr ary Services in Rur al Areas Providence 6, R . I.- DE. l -8456 MR . EDWARD R . MART IN, Superintenden t o f Schools, East Providence Elmwood Pu bli c Library- HO . l-1165 MISS RO SA J . MIN KINS, Pawtucket Wes t Senior High School Li brary MR . LO UIS VAGI ANOS, Brown U niversity Library COMMITTEES Is currently sponsoring the entire proof of what a small staff can do with cost of the renovation of The Hall the aid of a d evoted band of "Fri ends." of Wi ld Life with modern habitat If you remember our Museum "be BULLETIN : groups ; fore", come and see it "after" . MRS. ELEA::-.IOR F. BOU R:\' , Chairman. Public L ib rary Services in Rur al Areas Has paid insuranc e on valuable R esu lts of this poll seem to show MRS. A::-.1::\'E M.-\XVlLLE, St. Joseph's Hospital loans to perm it us a wide range of that not enough Libraries have such MISS MARIBELLE CORM AC K, Roger Williams Park Muse um current shows, from Vanguard organizations and clearly point to the rockets to primitive art. fact that they can do an infinite MEMBERSHIP: Over above the actual work amount of good. you don't have a and and If MISS DOROTHY DAY, Chairm an. Brown U nive rsity Lib rary donat ions of the Friends , the prestige Friends group at your library, why not MRS. ELEANOR H . PERRI:\' , Ashaway Free Libr ary which such an organization gives the organize one now?" :\llSS FLOREN CE KRUEGER, Oliver H azard Perr y Junior H ig·h School Libr ary Museum with the city au th orities and in the communit y has been consider MARIBELL E CORMACK , able. R oger W illiams HOSPITALITY: The face-lifting at the Museum is Park Mus eum MRS. MILDR ED HOB SO.'\, Wansku ck Branch, Provid ence Public Library 2\IRS. DE.\ :\' \V . ALDEN, Arnold Mills Communit y Li brary, Cumb erland MRS. CAT HERl::\'E ELLER , Veterans Administ ration Hospi tal

RHODE ISL AND LIBR ARY ASSO CI ATIO N - 1960-1961 NOMINATING: PRESIDENT: F. CHARLES TAYLOR MISS VIRGINIA FOOKS, Chairman. Providence Public Libr ary

108 Aurora Drive, W ar~Vick- R E. 7-4667 MRS. MARYLA.'\D ESTES, T emple Beth El Library Providence Public Libr ary- JA. l-7722 MISS CAROLI~EL UCY :\'EWELL, Mt. Pleasant High School Library

Fl RST VICE PRESI1DNT: MRS. DOROTHY R. BAR RE 38 Elm Street, \Vesterl L Y. 6-2722 y- PROGRAM: Wes terl y Pu blic Lib rary- LY. 6-4701 MISS M URIEL NAYLOR, Chairman. Providence Publi c Library SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: MR . PAULL. RI CH ARDS MR . WILLI AN! F. E. MORLEY, Brown U niversity Library 11 Belto n Drive, Barrington- CR. 5-7808 MRS. LO U ISE MOORE , Tr ustee, Greenville Public Libr ary Brown University Library-UN. 1-2900 CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: MRS. JOSEPHI NE R . CARSON 230 I vcs Street, Providence 6-UN. l -3373 SCHOLARSHIP: Brow n U ni versity Biologica l Sciences Librar y-UN . l -2900 REV. SELBY U . G RATIO:'\T , Chairman. Barrington College Library MRS. JAMES HENDERSON , Foster Publi c Libr ary RECORDING SECRETARY: MISS MARCIA J. BEGUM 60 Forest Avenue, Cranston- WI. 1-6334 :\IlSS IRE NE CARLI.'\, To lman High School Libr ary, Pawtucket Providence Publi c Li brary- J A. 1-7722 -,.- TREASURER: MRS. A::-.INIE C. COOKE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: 32"l Pleasant Street, Rumf ord 16-G E. 4-7819 Providence Ath enaeum- CA. 1-6970 MR . WALTER W . CURL EY, Co-Ch airman . Providence Public L ibrary MR . KAY K. MOORE , Co-Chairman. Brown Un ive rsi ty Libr ary. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: MR . F. CUSHING FOSS :\IR. FRANCIS P . ALLEN, U niversity of Rh ode Island Libr ary 76 Sea View Avenue MRS. JOH N HELLEWELL , North Kingstown Library Cranston, R. I.- HO . 1-2897 MISS DORO T HY W. BUDLONG, Elmwood Pu blic Libr ary :\IRS. ELIZABETH PRI CE :\1RS. DOROTHY R . BARR E, Westerly Pu blic Library 2700 Warwick Avenue MISS SALLIE COY, 53 Elm Street, Westerly, R . I. Warwick, R . I.- R E. 7-0210 Warwick Veterans Memori al High School- R E. 7-2600

MISS DORO T HY BUDLO::-.IG RECRUITING: 455 Morris Avenue MISS ELIZABETH G. MEYER , C hairman. Publi c L ibrary Services in Rur al Areas Providence 6, R. I.- DE. 1-8456 MR . EDWAR D R. MART I N, Superintendent of Schools, East Providence Elmwood Public Library- HO . l -ll 65 MISS RO SA J . MIN KINS, Pawtucket West Senior H igh School Li brary MR . LO UIS VAGI AN OS, Brown U niversity Lib rary