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RURAL LIBRARIES 23
to stations on rush requests, and 451 books were mailed on request
to persons far from stations. Nine thousand and fifty-seven books
were borrowed by country people direct from the main library.
Phonograph records and pictures are circulated widely. All schools
receive reference books from the main library, the total number used
being 5.517. To fill requests for books not in stock, 539 books were
borrowed from other libraries in the State.
The library is under the supervision of a county library commission
of five members appointed by the county board of freeholders.
The commission appoints the librarian and the five assistants, the
latter on the recommendation of the librarian. Office work is performed
largely by the assistants, the librarian being generally in the
field transporting books, conducting story hours for children, or
consulting and advising station custodians on book needs and other
community matters. Each station has its own library board.
Library quarters are furnished and incidental expenses are provided
for locally.
To acquaint the people of the county with the book service offered
by the library the following methods are used: The librarian has
joined the grange in order to have direct contact with farmers and
to learn their needs. Library talks are given at meetings of the
grant e, the Young Men's Christian Association, women's clubs,
schools, and other organizations. Newspapers are supplied with
articles on library availability, with lists of new books, lists of
special books for special purposes, etc. Effective use is made of
the book automobile with its conspicuous sign, "County Library."
Special-request deliveries are made to remote places. "People see,
stare, ask questions, borrow books."
Library exhibits are made especially at the annual five-day county
farm bureau meeting. The exhibit usually consists of agricultural
books, books for farm women and children, maps showing the location
of library stations, charts, etc. Book lists are distributed, and
talks are made on the use of the library. Effective use is made of
the library camera. Children's book week is celebrated. Cooperation
is maintained with other agencies including work with the
county health office, the parent-teacher association, the Boy Scouts
of America, the Young Men's Christian Association, the county
board of agriculture, the county social service organization, school
boards, women's clubs, mission-study classes, the grange, the farm
bureau, churches, and schools. The county agent is an effective
instrumentality in advertising the library, for he makes known to
the librarian the particular farm books that are needed and fills
requests of farmers for delivery of particular books.
The library recognizes its mission to farm people, and particular
efforts are made to serve them. When a farmer requested a trade
book which was not in the library, requests were made by the librarian
to six other libraries, to the State library, and to a publisher
without success. Finally the secretary of the State library commission
borrowed a private copy and sent it. A farm boy with little
chance for schooling was loaned a book on stationary engineering.
He studied it during the winter, passed an examination for stationary
engineer, and secured a good position. A sheep herder who
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Nason, W. C. (Wayne Crocker), b. 1874. Rural libraries., book, April 1928; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5941/m1/25/: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.