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Libraries Special- - .- - Vol. 7 MAY, 1916 No. 5 -- - -- - Library Week at Asbury Park June 26th to July 1st The American Library Association, The Special Libraries Association. The National Association of State Libraries, The League of Library Com- missioners end The American Association of Law Libraries, Will Hold their Annual Meetings at Asbury Park, June 26 to July 1 The Program of the Special Libraries Association is as Follows: Wednesdny, Jim t?S The special library and the student of busi- ness, by Ralph L. Power, Librarian, Col- 9 :30 a. m.-Columbia Hotel. lege of Business Administration, Boston Report by the President on the AssociationJs University. activities for the year. The Public Affairs Information Service; its Sources of information for business men, by past, present and future; by John A. D. C. Buell, Railway Educational Bureau, Lapp, Bureau of Legislative Information, Omaha, Neb. Indianapolis, Ind. The work of the Detroit Edison Company's The Municipal Reference Library as a Pub- Library, Miss Maude A. Carabin, Libra- lic Utility, by Frederick Rex, Municipal rian. Reference Librarian, Chicago, Ill. Public officials and the special library, by Coijperation between special libraries and Dr. C. C. Williamson, Municipal Reference the engineering profession, by Kenneth G. Librarian, New York Public Library. Walker, technology librarian, New Haven Sponsors for Knowledge: The present status Public Library. of the registration at Chicago and Its Report on national center for municipal in- Possibilities, by G. W. Lee, Librarian, formation, by Clinton Rogers Woodruff, Stone and Webster Corp., Boston, Mass. Secretary, National JIunicipal League. 8 p. m. 2:30 p. m. Round table conferences; subjects to be an- Business session (including also reports of nounced on bulletin at Asbury Park head- Committees on Clippings, Membership, quarters. Classification and Technical Indexing.) Friday, June 30 9 :30 a. m.-Columbia Hotel. Headquarters will be at the New Monterey The Utilities Bureau; special library work Hotel and Columbia Hotel across the street and public utilities; by Hon. Morris L. from each other. Auxiliary hotels providing Cook, Director of the Bureau and former lor probable overflow, three of which offer Director of Public Works, Philadelphia, lower rates than headquarters, and all of Pa. which are in close proximity, are the follow- SPECIAL LIBRARIES ing: The Thedford, The Fenimore, The Sea Fenimo7.e (capacity 250, can accommodate Breeze and The Brunswick. There are a mul- 150 A. L. A. members; five and one-half titude of hotels in Asbury Park. Those se- blocks from New Monterey) : lected for use are known personally to the Two in double room without private bath, local committee and every effort has been $2.50 and $3.00 each. made to choose those which will provide sat- isfactory service and give "value received." One In room, $2.50 and upwards, accord- The committee have also, of course, selected ing to location and size of room. those which are located in fairly close prox- Two in double room, twin beds, private imity to the two headquarters hotels. bath, $3.50 each. The rates per day offered by these hotels, all on the American plan, for wiek of con- Secj B7,eezc (can accommodate 75 A. L. A. ference, are as follows: members; diagonally opposite New Mon- terey and across the street from Colum- New illonte~eu (capacity 600; exclusive bia; unobstructed view of ocean) : use) : One in room, $2.50 each, or $15 pcr week. Two persons in double room fitted with double bed, hot and cold running water, Two in room, $2.25 each, or $14 per week. $3.50 each. No rooms with private bath. Same, but with twin beds, $4.00 each. Two persons in double room with twin BTZ~SZLJ~CIC(can accommodate 150 A. L. A. beds and private bath, $4.50 each. members; three bloclts from New Mon- Two rooms with private bath between and terey; near the ocean) : occupied by four persons, $4.00 each. Two in room without private bath, $3.50 For a party of six, eight or ten, occupying and $4.00 each. a suite of rooms all communicating and One in room, without private bath, $4.00. having access to one private bath, $4.00 each. Two in room wlth private bath, $4.50 each. There are forty rooms in hotel large One in room with private bath, $5.00. enough to accommodate three or four single beds. Congenial parties of intimate friends Reservation for rooms at all the above- can be made up if desired to occupy these. named hotels will be in charge of Sherman 0. Dennis, manager New Monterey Hotel, Colzimb~a (capacity 300; exclusive use) : Asbury Park, N. J., and applications should be addressed directly to him. Bookings for Two in double room, hot and cold running rooms will be ~ndeon and after May 15, water, $3.50 and $4.00 each, according and in order that all may have an equal op- to location of room. portunity the ruling has been made, as on One in single room, hot and cold water, previous similar occasions, that applications $4.00. made for rooms in advance of May 15 will Two in double room with private bath, be considered as having been received on $4.50 each. that date. Four in two communicating double rooms, General sessions will be held in Auditori- with private bath between, $4.50 each. um in open square just across street from the New Monterey. Meetings of sections and Thedforcl (capacity 120; exclusive use if affiliated societies will be held in parlors of needed; nearly opposite Columbia) : New Monterey and Columbia, and some of Two in room, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 the larger section meetings in the Audito- each, according to size and location of rium. room. A tentative schedule of the sessions for One in room, $2.50 to $3.00 each. the entire week 1s submitted: SPECIAL LIBRARIES 85 SCHEDCLE OF SESSIONS Afternoon-School Libraries Section, Execu- tive Board. Several special features have already been Afternoon-Executive Board. announced. Evening-First General Session. On Monday evening after the program reception will be given to the Association by the New Jersey Public Library Commission Morning-Second General Session. and the New Jersey Library Association. Afternoon-Trustees' Section, Professional Thursday afternoon will be devoted to a Training Section, American Association trip by special train to Princeton, where we of Law Libraries and National Associa- will be the guests of the University and of tion of State Libraries (joint session). M. Taylor Pyne, chairman of the New Jer- sey Public Library Commission. Evening - Catalog Section, Publishing Board, National Association of State Li- Friday afternoon after the program a two braries. hours' automobile drive up the coast will be given by the Asbury Park Chamber of Com- Tl'ednesdny, June 28 merce. Morning-Agricultural Libraries Section, The Chamber of Commerce has arranged Special Libraries Association, Council (at to have eutos meet our members at the rnil- 10 :30 o'clock). road station on arrival and conduct them to their respective hotels. Afternoon-League of Library Commissions, American Association of Law Libraries, As a result of special effort on the part of College and Reference Section. Mayor Hetrick and the Chamber of Com- merce and other prominent citizens Pryor's Evening - American Library Institute Band mill begin its engagement a week ear- Board, Special Libraries Association, lier than originally contracted for, expressly Children's Librarians Section. that it may be at Asbury Park the week of our conference. All music-loving members of the Association will keenly appreciate this Morning-Third General Session. very signal courtesy. Afternoon-Princeton trip. The hotel orchestra will play every even- ing for informal dancing. Evening-National Sssociation of State Li- braries and American Association of Law There are excellent tennis courts close by Libraries (joint session), School Libra- the New Monterey, canoeing and boating in rians Section, Bibliographical Society of Deal Lake, three or four minutes' walk dis- America. tant, and bath houses close to the hotels. The Deal Golf Club has kindly offered to Friday, .Tune 30 take care of those who are devotees of that Morning-Special Libraries Association, sport. Those wishing the use of the courses Documents Round Table, Theological Li- should present credentials from their home brarians Round Table, Council. clubs. Afternoon-Catalog Section, Children's Li- The local committee will compile n booklet brarians Section, Special Libraries Asso- on "What to do at Asbury Park," which will ciation, League of Library Commissions; be distributed at headquarters. 4 :30-6 :30. automobile drive. The local committee will operate an infor- Evening-Fourth General Session. mation desk at headquarters, at which some member will be present at certain announced hours daily to answer questions, assist in making up parties to go to places of inter- Morning-Fifth General Session. est, etc. SPECIAL LIBRARIES List of Commercial Year-Books and Similar Publications Compiled Under the Direction of H.