THE LIBRARY SPEAKS (oct. 25, 1939)
Transcript of THE LIBRARY SPEAKS (oct. 25, 1939)
THE LIBRARY SPEAKS (oct . 25, 1939)
The time bas oome the walrus sa1d, To speak of many things.
Namely, The Library Speaks.
Many of our patrons were shocked to read in the Rapers the other
night that Zane Grey is dead. Only last week we added his latest
book whioh is oal1ed WESTERN UNION. It is the graphiC picture of
the desperate enterprise of oarrying forward Western Union's line
of oommunioation through a thousand miles of wilderne B - od string
ing a single strand of iron ~re across a oontinent. There are
fights with outlaws, warfare with hostile Indian, buffalo stampedes,
on-sweeping pr irie fires and a thousand details of organization
and defense plus a delightful romance.
There is an old abinese proverb which says, "My house i a small
one but my window looks out on a Wide, wide world. The various
ohuroh missionary reading groups might have been thinking of this
when they chose as their theme this year, Christ And The World
Oommunity. Five ohurch~q Aa¥e are reading from the churoh shelf
at the library this year.une reading list says, "The books are
selected for their value as baokground for mdsslon study and
spiri tual growth. II Your library staff invi ted you to make full
use of this shelf If the book you want is not in, telephone or
come in and have it reserved.
Amerioan Eduoation Week this year will be observed from November
5 - 11. EDUOATION FOR THE AMERIOAN WAY OF LIFZ has been selected
for the theme. At the reoent tri-state oonference of Minnesota
Michigan, and Wisoons1n librarians whioh olosed last Saturday
at 1I1lwa.ukee we heard an address by Dr. )(ax Lerner, professor
of political soienoe at ill1ams oollege and former ediyor of
the Nation.
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Dr. Lerner sa1 in part: II Demooraoy 1 a dangerous way ot life
beoause 1t depends upon the ability of mll11dns of people to
govern themselves, and their ability to do this depends upon
their political knowledgeoU He pointed out that politioa1
knowledge is not a knowledge of how to run the government. It 1
80 oomplex today that it must be run by teohnioians, but rather
politloal knowledge or literacy permits us to see through shams,
to see wbat direotion progress lie, n what direotion reaotion
lIes, and to w .sense waere we are going. Be further went on .
to say that we must give to a 1 economio seourity, and aooe88 to I
Information. Quoting Yayor ~eriok of San Antonio, Texas he
declared, "Demooracy i8 liberty p-lU8 grocerle • It
November 11 Is Armistioe Day • Just 21 years ago ~he ~atlon
laid do their arms • If you need material for any kind of a
program for this ' day, won l t ou oal1 the library early for
material and the staff will ssemble It for yo
Ohlkdren B Book Week oomes of age too this year. For 21 years
we have stressed the best of new b6 ~q for boys and girls. The
them this year like the ohuroh mi sions group8 stres world
friendship and oalls it BOOKS AROUND THE WORLD. At 1he oonvention
one firm speaker was a mother from Detroit who has lived in
England for several years. She said that English children were
taught little abour American boys and girl. She told ho
her husband talked wi tb one man about the t 0 wars between the
U. S. and Britain. He rep ; 1ed, Two wars. had only one.
3. Dr. Bryn-Jones will eoture in !au Olaire this Friday. One
book wh1ch 18 on his reading list is South Amer1can Primer
by Katherine carr. This tell that S.A is exploited by both
oommeroial end politioal interests. Several of our borrower have
found this book very orth while.
Mrs. told us a story about South America whioh might
be good to use right here. S. A. and Virginia.
Thanksgiving
Ohrietmas 2 months from today
Jr. Red Oroas broadoast
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