Page 13 - Training for librarianship; library work as a career

INTRODUCTORY NOTE
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A book publisher says there is a positive
hunger for books " which cannot be ade-
quately supplied through existing libraries
and other book distributing agencies.
The daily correspondence of the Amer-
ican Library Association shows an in-
creasing interest in books and in the
establishment of hbraries in parts of the
country which have previously given little
thought to these matters.
This book is written by one who knows
of the opportunities for library development
and who realizes the necessity for more
library workers.
It describes the different kinds of libraries
from the standpoint of the prospective
librarian, giving facts that will be useful to
anyone who contemplates entering this pro-
fession. So far as I know, it is the only
book which treats librarianship from
this standpoint.
Experienced librarians will find in this
book some useful tabulations and lists and
interesting discussions of various types of
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