Pratt Institute Monthly Volume 5, No. 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...of Music, on the evening of January 14, at which meeting the members of the New-York Library Association and the New-York Library Club will be present as guests of the Brooklyn Association. Mr. Andrew Carnegie has promised to speak on this occasion. Beginning With the first of October, the Children's Room has been open every evening until 8.30. No books are given out after six. Boys and girls come to read, to write compositions, to find pieces to speak, and to see one another. Among many expedients which have been tried with a view to interesting those who come " because the rest do," the cutting out and pasting of pictures have proved most effective. The attendance has increased from three to seventy-five. A Few Weeks ago, a little Polish boy in returning his book to the Children's Room, passed an envelope to the assistant in charge. Opening it, she found a silver piece. Glancing at the child's card, she said, "There is no fine." "No," came the timid reply. "It's f you " "Did you owe some money to the Library before?" "No. I tell you, it's f you " Then, with a mighty effort, for the little fellow was very shy, "My mamma sent it down'cause you're so good down here." The boy beamed all over when he was told that a book would be bought with the money, and all the children should have it to read. Miss Eleanor Angell, of the Library School, Class of '96, has been engaged as assistant on the catalogue of photographs for the Art Reference Department. Miss Katrine H. Jacobsen, Class of '96, has resigned her position in the Harlem Branch of the New York Free Circulating Library, to act as assistant at the Astral Branch of the Free Library of Pratt Institute. On Wednesday, November 24, the second...