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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP

ing, art needlework, basketry, weaving and
plain sewing are given in the building. The
Hibbing, Minn., Public Library purchased
a phonograph and gives a concert every Sun-
day afternoon. The same is done at Virginia,
Minn., and it is stated that 200 persons come
to these concerts.
The Binghamton, N. Y., Public Library
sends a personal letter to each boy leaving
school prior to graduation, inviting him to
use the library and advising him regarding
the advantages of such use. In Grand
Rapids, Mich., and in Binghamton, N. Y.,
vocational guidance is given.
All this indicates the varied service of the
library to the community. Such service can-
not of course be pursued in the same manner
everywhere, but the spirit of social service
which animates the public library is gaining
a continually stronger foothold as librarians
and trustees are waking up to the possibilities
of what can be done.
A former president of the American

Library Association said at one of the annual
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