Show Book Bonk Week To Be Observed By Schools And Libraries Dy illy Lillian UllIan B B. Corry Cony Book Dock Week came about gradually gradual gradual- ly In It as In hi other great movements move move- movements ments there was a B need then a u desire Mr Chief Scout Librarian Boy noy Scouts of America first showed that desire and championed championed cham the gospel of more and better better better bet bet- ter books for the boys ooS of America In the American Booksellers' Booksellers Association Association Asso Asso- meeting in the spring 0 or of I 1919 he made a stirring speech picturing the boys' boys real needs Many saw for the first time what year- year round attention to childrens children's reading readIng reading read read- ing would do for the home and the community The A. A L L. A. A in their summer conn convention convention con con- quickly took steps to support support support sup sup- port the cause At that time few children owned books or were encouraged encouraged encouraged en en- to build up a home li 11 library library li- li and as there were few li 11 libraries libraries li- li in the land many children had access acc access ss only to the few boots boors given them by parents uncles aunts or other relatives or friends and many of these were selected without without without with with- out any knowledge of good literature litera litera- ture for children Today we know that living is the most moot Important part of ones one's education education edu edu- cation and through books one lives vicariously the crystallized lences fences of others One is not shutout shutout shut shutout out from the world if he has access to good books They can help socialize socialIze socialIze social social- ize lift and make a finer nobl nobler r life lite by bringing knowledge adventure adventure ture love and beauty into it From November tenth to sixteenth is national Book Week this year and the slogan is Good Books rooks Good Friends R R. F F. LUlie Lillie librarian at the Branch Agricultural College Is sponsoring a book display at that school He will also talk on Good Friends in Books to to the students of the high school sometime during the week There will be a display by Miss Kathryn Dixon in the li library 11 of the Junior High and Miss Alton Afton Peters will give a display at atthe atthe the elementary school library The Carnegie Public Library will wUl have havea a number of exhibits Mrs Mattle Mattie Booth will depict Raggedy Ann Mr Morris Buhanan will wUl display aco a II co collection lection o of insects and birds Mrs Mra Grace McMullin member of th the Library LIbrary Li Library Li- Li Board will wUl have a Cinderella Cinderella Cinderella Cinder ella table Mrs Evelyn P. P Webster another Board member and Nod and Mrs Ellen Ellel Z Dawson will demonstrate the use of posters Mrs Alice Allce C C. C Knell and Mrs Myrtle Janson other Library Li Library Library Li- Li Board members will supervise two exhibits which will wID be made by the fifth and sixth grade pup ITs One will depict the westward tr trek k kand and the other will be models of ot airplanes airplanes air air- planes and the display of new booKs boors booKson on aviation Tuesday Wednesday and Thurs Thur- Thursday day November 12 13 and at p. p m. m there will be programs over Cleo Bishops Bishop's sixth grade room will give a n little play playon on Tuesday at that hour Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day Mrs Rhoda P P. P Webster Children's Childrens Child rens ren's librarian at the Carnegie Public Public Pub Pub- lic tic Library will conduct an hour and Thursday Miss Lois Lots Wilson head of the speech department atthe at atthe atthe the high school will give the play entitled Non Fiction Party using some of her students as characters character Dont Don't miss these programs as they are Instructive and entertaining Let us get behind the nook Hook Week campaign and give it a new Impetus Parents students and all friends of libraries should be interested in hearing these programs and in seeIng seeIng seeing see- see Ing these exhibits i |