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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP

1893, the system of travelling libraries has
been adopted in almost every state in the
Union. Such travelling libraries are collec-
tions of books sent out from the state library,
the hbrary commission or the local public
library to places where library facilities do
not exist.
In preparing a travelling library the books
must be so chosen as to have a wide appeal
and to suit various tastes. While on the one
hand they must be informative and of edu-
cational value, they should on the other give
pleasure. Above all, the collections must be
such as to stimulate further reading. Where
those of foreign birth exist, books in foreign
languages must be included. For the young
and the old picture books and magazines have
great attraction. Books on special subjects
for use by women's clubs and others, some-
times not only satisfy immediate interest but
stimulate further demand. The travelling
hbrary has sometimes been the means of
arousing sentiment leading to the establish-
ment of a local library open to the public.
In localities where the population is widely
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