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Library Essays

by Arthur E. Bostwick

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Author
Bostwick, Arthur E. (Arthur Elmore), 1860-1942
Title
Library Essays; Papers Related to the Work of Public Libraries
Credits
Produced by Chuck Greif, MWS, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
Z: Bibliography, Library science
Subject
Public libraries
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 58241
Release Date
November 6, 2018
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.LIBRARY ESSAYS PAPERS RELATED TO THE WORK OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.CONTENTS — LIBRARY ESSAYS PAPERS RELATED TO THE WORK OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
  4. 4.PAINS AND PENALTIES IN LIBRARY WORK [1]
  5. 5.HOW LIBRARIANS CHOOSE BOOKS
  6. 6.THE WORK OF THE SMALL PUBLIC LIBRARY
  7. 7.LAY CONTROL IN LIBRARIES AND ELSEWHERE [3]
  8. 8.THE WHOLE DUTY OF A LIBRARY TRUSTEE: FROM A LIBRARIAN’S STANDPOINT [4]
  9. 9.THE DAY’S WORK: SOME CONDITIONS AND SOME IDEALS [5]
  10. 10.LIBRARY STATISTICS
  11. 11.OLD PROBABILITIES IN THE LIBRARY—HIS MODEST VATICINATIONS [6]
  12. 12.THE LOVE OF BOOKS AS A BASIS FOR LIBRARIANSHIP [7]
  13. 13.THE LIBRARY AS THE EDUCATIONAL CENTER OF A TOWN
  14. 14.THE LIBRARIAN AS A CENSOR [8]
  15. 15.HOW TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF BOOK SELECTION [9]
  16. 16.SYSTEM IN THE LIBRARY [10]
  17. 17.THE EXPLOITATION OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY [11]
  18. 18.SERVICE SYSTEMS IN LIBRARIES
  19. 19.EFFICIENCY RECORDS IN LIBRARIES
  20. 20.MAL-EMPLOYMENT IN THE LIBRARY [12]
  21. 21.COST OF ADMINISTRATION [13]
  22. 22.LIBRARY CIRCULATION AT LONG RANGE
  23. 23.CONFLICTS OF JURISDICTION IN LIBRARY SYSTEMS [14]
  24. 24.THREE KINDS OF LIBRARIANS [15]
  25. 25.SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND MENTAL TRAINING
  26. 26.THE LIBRARY AND THE BUSINESS MAN [16]
  27. 27.POETS, LIBRARIES AND REALITIES [17]
  28. 28.THE CHURCH AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
  29. 29.THE FUTURE OF LIBRARY WORK
  30. 30.POPULARIZING MUSIC THROUGH THE LIBRARY [18]
  31. 31.TWO CARDINAL SINS
  32. 32.A MESSAGE TO BEGINNERS
  33. 33.LUCK IN THE LIBRARY
  34. 34.THE LIBRARY AS A MUSEUM
  35. 35.THE LIBRARY AND THE LOCALITY
  36. 36.INDEX

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