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CHAPTER VI

School Libraries

The value of the school library to the
teacher as well as to the pupil is now widely
recognized. School libraries are to be found
in elementary, high and normal schools and
in colleges. Realization of the useful service
which the school library can, and does render,
has led educators throughout the United
States to welcome the school library. The
National Education Association has a special
Library Department, coordinate with its
other departments. On the other hand, the
rapid growth of school libraries and the
special nature of the work has led to a demand
for special training, which some of the library
schools are now trying to meet. In Califor-
nia, for example, a law has been in effect since
1917 under which a high school librarian
who serves more than two hours a day must
have a high school teacher's certificate or a
special certificate in library craft, technic and
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