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31. Martin, Lowell. The high school library. Library journal, 61: 840–42, November 1, 1936.

Plea for the school library to become an active educative force.

32. Masters, H. G. The pupil in a platoon school library. 557: 746-48, September 15, 1932.

Library journal,

Describes the important role that the library plays for pupils and teachers. 33. Meade, Richard A. The school library as an instrument of instruction In University of Virginia. Secondary education in Virginia, no. 23: New issues in secondary education. p. 37-41. University, Va., The University, 1936. 63 p. (University of Virginia record extension series, v. 21, no. 5, November 1936) Discussion of (1) the library as a necessity in modern instruction; (2) a suggested program for teaching the use of the library; and (3) the need for adequate library facilities. 34. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Board of School Directors. Seventy-ninth annual report of the Superintendent of schools: Library technique in all fields. Milwaukee, Wis., The Board, June 1938. 74 p.

Report concerns itself with the idea that the "academic classroom is rapidly attuning itself to free reading as well as to free activities." Unposed photographs illustrate library techniques from kindergarten to high school.

35. Myers, Garry C. The value of the library in the field of kindergartenprimary education. In National Education Association. Proceedings of the seventy-eighth annual meeting held in Milwaukee, June 30-July 4, 1940. p. 489 491. Washington, D. C., The Association, 1940. 990 p.

v. 78.

36. New Jersey Secondary School Teachers' Association. The library as a school function and activity; a study of emerging library practices in secondary schools of New Jersey. New Brunswick, N. J., The Association, W. C. Compher, treas., New Brunswick Senior High School, 1940. 87 p.

"An attempt to present suggestively and challengingly some high spots of libray aims and service as these may be observed within the secondary schools of New Jersey." 37. Odell, Charles W. The secondary school. Champaign, Ill., Garrard Press, 1939. 606 p.

See index for references to the

38. Portwood, Thomas B.

house, 10: 532-34, May 1936.

function of the school and the community library.

The library as the heart of the school. Clearing

Ideas which have prevented the library and school from growing up together.

39. Pygman, C. H. Libraries play leading role. Nation's schools, 22: 24-25, November 1938.

"The libraries are fast becoming cultural centers of the schools in District No. 89 (Maywood, Melrose Park and Broadview), Cook County, Ill."

40. Reeder, Ward G. Improving and using the school library. In his A first course in education. p. 204-226. New York, Macmillan Co., 1937. 720 p.

The place of the library in education, ways and means of improving the facilities of the library, and the possibility of increasing the use of these facilities.

41. Reger, Anna. The function of the elementary school library in directing study. Educational method, 17: 391-94, May 1938.

The school library's goals are its activities and program, its day's work, and its contribution to eight important objectives of education.

42. Rehmus, Paul A. The junior high-school library. Bulletin of the Department of secondary-school principals, 22: 39-42, January 1938.

The four chief and distinctive functions of the junior high school library.

43. Shores, Louis. The public school library. Educational forum, 4:37388, May 1940. Same digested in Education digest, 6: 24-27, October 1940.

Numerous incidents and data are used to illustrate the function of the library as "the core of the school program."

44. Smith, Elizabeth M. The library feels its way in parent education. Library journal, 65: 616-18, August, 1940.

Though the examples are drawn from public libraries, the question is also of concern to the school library.

45. Snow, Miriam B.

Strategic position of the training school library. Bulletin of the American library association, 32: 376-79, 405-06, June 1938. Future of school libraries is closely tied up with the work of the training school library. 46. Spinning, James M. "Putting Parnassus on wheels." School executive, Abridged in Education digest, 3: 52-53, October

57: 14-15, 43, September 1937. 1937.

How the library can become a more effective service agency in the secondary school. 47. Switzer, Mabelle D. The elementary school library. Bulletin of the Department of elementary school principals, 11: 38-42, October 1931.

Function of the elementary school library.

48. Westervelt, Gretchen. The elementary school library-why? Library journal, 59: 685-87, September 15, 1934.

Describes the place of the elementary school library and the public library in the life of children.

49.

Training school library.

September 1939.

Teacher-education journal, 1: 117-23,

The library in the training school has a three-fold function: (1) Work with the children; (2) work with the classroom teacher; and (3) work with the college student in her apprentice teaching.

50. Wiley, George M. The function of the library in the public school program. Educational outlook, 10: 43-53, November 1935.

The library should be the central laboratory in which the school gives greater attention to the development of powers on the part of the individual pupil and appreciation of right attitudes toward our fellow men.

51. Williams, C. L. and Richards, E. J. means of individual instruction.

1940.

Elementary school library as a

Elementary English review, 17: 221-29, October

The purpose of this article is to consider the effectiveness of the library for individual instruction in such a school as here described (Wentworth School, Chicago) and to suggest techniques that will be efficient for this individual institution."

52. Williams, Lester A. What the school expects of the school librarian. Library journal, 64: 678-80, September 15, 1939. Also in School library associa

tion of California bulletin, 11: 6-10, November 1939.

Summary of the services of the ideal school library.

53. Wilson, Louis R. Increasing the significance of the school library. School and society, 38: 845-53, December 30, 1933.

Indicates some of the ways in which the usefulness of the school library in both the elementary and secondary schools can be increased.

54. Wrightstone, J. Wayne. Appraisal of newer elementary school practices. New York, Columbia University, Teachers College, 1938. 221 p.

Shows that the library and the librarian play important parts in the planning and development of certain units of work.

55. Wrinkle, William L. Books, the library, and the librarian. In his The new high school in the making; the philosophy and practice of a modernized secondary school. p. 232-237. New York, American Book Co., 1938. 318 p. Questions and answers regarding the function of books and libraries in the modern secondary school.

Refer also to items in this bibliography numbered: 60, 61, 74, 82, 124, 132, 151, 162, 433, 444, 447, 593, 595, 602, 614, 616, 634, 642, 666, 669, 683, 684, 702.

II. EXTERNAL ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL, INCLUDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS

56. Askew, Sarah B. Library service in rural schools. Clearing house, 9:522-24, May 1935.

Rural school service through county libraries.

57. Barrette, Lydia M. A self-serve plan for rural schools. Wilson bulletin, 13: 404-05, February 1939.

Cooperation between public library and rural schools in Mason City, Iowa.

58. Bowerman, George F. Children's department fundamental for successful public library work. Library journal, 65: 953-56, November 15, 1940.

Discusses the question of concentrating library service to children in the schools and points out the need of continued service to children in the public library.

59. Brewster, Mary B. Responsibilities and opportunities of these times. Library journal, 57: 739-45, September 15, 1932.

A program for cooperation of public, school, and State library agencies.

60. California State Department of Education. The organization and admintration of the elementary school library. In its The library in the elementary school. p. 1-21. Sacramento, The Department, 1935. 140 p. (Bulletin, no. 18, September 15, 1935)

Pages referred to describe two types of library organization found in California. Other sections of the bulletin are concerned with the internal administration, organization, and use of the library.

61. Cecil, Henry L. and Heaps, Willard A. School library service in the United States; an interpretative survey. New York, H. W. Wilson Co., 1940. 334 p. bibliog.

Partial contents: State participation in school library service; Large area participation in school library service: rural schools; The local administration of school library service; An analysis of school library service programs in certain cities under cooperative and school board administration; Federal participation in school library service.

Appendixes contain typical contracts between board of education and public library

boards.

62. Chandler, H. B. and Croteau, J. T. A regional library and its readers; a study of five years of rural reading. New York, American Association for Adult Education, 1940. 136 p.

Includes recommendations regarding administration of rural school libraries.

63. Clark, Charlotte H. and Latimer, Louise P. Taxpayer and reading for young people; would a "library in every school" justify the cost? Library journal, 59: 9-15, January 1, 1934.

A statement against establishing libraries in every school. Educational and economic reasons are cited.

64. Clark, Hazel C. Is a library room necessary or even desirable for rural elementary schools? In Turner, Elizabeth T. For county librarians. Wilson library bulletin, 14: 451, February 1940.

The Burlington County Library, New Jersey, now has "sixteen active school library rooms in schools ranging all the way from a three-room school in the heart of the pine area of our county to our largest consolidated elementary school."

65. Columbia University. Teachers College. Institute of Educational Research. Division of Field Studies. Relationship of the schools and the Carnegie Library. In The report of a survey of the public schools of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 307-309. New York, The University, 1940. 564 p.

The report also includes a description of the collections in the room libraries and the use of the library in relation to room schedules. See index.

66. Coolidge, Coit. Community library service. In National Education Association. Proceedings of the seventy-seventh annual meeting held in San Francisco, July 2-6, 1939. v. 77. p. 110-112. Washington, D. C., The Association, 1939. 991 p.

An integrated program for schools and libraries.

Currin, Althea M. School library management.

See Wilson, Martha.

67. Davies, E. Salter. The school child and his books. New era, 19: 45-47, February 1938.

Indicates the vital significance of harmonious development of school and public libraries if the ideal of library service is to be achieved.

68. Dickinson, C. W., jr. Traveling library service in Virginia. Virginia journal of education, 33: 30-31, October 1939.

Organization of library service using bookmobiles in four Virginia counties.

69. Durell, Thomas J. County library and the rural school. Library journal, 63: 628-29, September 1, 1938.

Advantages of county library service over that of the individual school district.

70. Eckert, Martha R. Cooperation between public and school libraries. Library occurrent, 13: 71–74, July-September, 1939.

Ways and means of cooperating to achieve desired ends.

71. Engelhardt, Nickolaus L. and Engelhardt, N. L. jr. The community school library. In their Planning the community school. p. 89-97. New York. American Book Co., 1940. 188 p.

Suggests that, in small communities where public library service has not yet been established under a separate board of trustees, careful study be made of the form of management before the community library is set up.

72. Everett, Samuel, ed. The community school. New York, D. AppletonCentury Co., 1938. 487 p.

See index for references to the library's part in the community school.

73. Fair, Ethel M., ed. The need for books. In her Countrywide library service; a compilation of articles on service organized by counties and other large units. p. 63-77. Chicago, American Library Association, 1934. 208 p. The problem related to the school child.

74. Fargo, Lucile F. School library systems and their organization. In her The library in the school. 3d ed. p. 439–480. Chicago, American Library Association, 1939. 552 p. bibliog.

The relation of the school library to school districts, to county and State systems of ubraries and schools, and to the Federal Government (chap. 15). A comprehensive textbook intended for prospective school librarians. It is valuable to the administrator who wishes information regarding "principles and practices common to libraries of all grades, with constant reference to the variations called for in particular situations."

75. Fargo, Lucile F. The superintendent makes a discovery; the answer to the rural reading problem. Chicago, American Library Association, 1931. 32 p. A graphic presentation of county library service, particularly to rural schools. Also pertinent questions and answers about a plan for school service in a county plan,

76.

and Carpenter, Helen S. Economy or efficiency? Let the taxpayer decide. Library journal, 59: 100-05, February 1, 1934.

A statement in defense of establishing centralized libraries in schools. A reply to the negative of the subject, "Taxpayer and reading for young people," by C. H. Clark and L. P. Latimer, Library journal, January 1, 1934.

77. Foster, Mary E. versity of Pennsylvania.

School library administration in Pittsburgh. In UniSchool of Education. Twenty-sixth annual Schoolmen's week proceedings; joint meeting Southeastern convention district of the Pennsylvania State education association, March 22-25, 1939. p. 355–362. Philadelphia, The University, 1939. 453 p. (Bulletin, v. 39, no. 38, June 26, 1939)

78.

1935.

When the right hand knoweth. Clearing house, 9:525–27, May

Cooperation between public school and public library in Pittsburgh.

79. Garratt, Jean. School libraries in the Fraser Valley. Library journal, 65: 504-05, June 1, 1940.

An experiment in school library extension work in British Columbia.

80. Girdner, Margaret V. Looking both ways. In Proceedings of the Institute on library work with children; held at the School of librarianship, University of California, Berkeley, June 15-17, 1939. p. 145-154. Berkeley, University of California, School of Librarianship, 1939. 177 p.

Relation of the school librarian to the children's rooms of the public library.

81. Graham, Ben G. and Foster, Mary E. Public library and board of edu cation cooperation in Pittsburgh. Library journal, 59: 296-98, April 1, 1934. Shows the educational and financial advantages in the cooperation of the public library and the board of education.

82. Heaps, Willard A. and Westervelt, Gretchen. General administration and control of school libraries. In their Syllabus for the study of school library service for use in connection with Library service 234. 3d ed. p. 63–64. New York, Columbia University, School of Library Science, 1939. 84 p. mimeo. bibliog.

Topical outline of types of administrative control; advantages and disadvantages of the two types of control; supervision. Other sections of the syllabus have topical outlines on other important phases of administration and control of school libraries.

83. Heffernan, Helen. The administrative control of school libraries. In National Education Association. Department of Rural Education. Rural school libraries. p. 19-33. Washington, D. C., The Association, 1936. 111 p. (Bulletin, February 1936)

Chief emphasis is on administrative control by counties through State participation in the administrative control of rural school library service. Legal provisions for the administrative control of school libraries by local school authorities and school and publie library joint administrative control are also presented.

84. Henderson, John D. Some library problems of large schools served by county libraries. California journal of elementary education, 6:236-40, May

Evaluation of the cooperative plan which has suggestions for other localities.

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