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Show - . ': '' 'i ! :' -' : ''jjS.-y :: -f y : MRS. EDYTHE W. MARETT, librarian at the Altamont Elementary School NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK TO BE OBSERVED AT ALTAMONT ALTAMONT-National Library Lib-rary Week, April 17-23, will I be observed at the Altamont Elementary School by holding a story-telling festival in the school. The activities will be directed by Mrs. Edythe W. Marett, librarian. This library has a book collection col-lection totaling 2, 500, which are used by all the 200 pupils, including the kindergarten through the sixth grade. The library subscribes to 13 magazines, maga-zines, two newspapers. An average number of books check- ed out each day is 125, Mrs. Marett says. The story-telling festival will involve all of the children in grades kindergarten through six. Each class will hold its own story festival, and then the pupils will choose the best stories to be given to the entire en-tire group. The library at the Altamont Elementary School has been redecorated this year with a new paint job on the walls and shelves. A new floor has been installed. New equipment includes three filing cabinets, . six formica top tables, 36 stacking chairs, a 15-drawer card catalog, an unabridged dictionary with revolving stand. Elementary pupils are interested in-terested in books on all subjects, sub-jects, this experienced librarian librar-ian asserts. Books in the library lib-rary are classified and arranged on the shelves according to the Dewey Decimal system, which is standard for all libraries. lib-raries. When pupils learn library procedure in a small elementary library, this will carry them through into high school, college and public libraries. |