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TRAVELING LIBRARIES
best obtain them by writing to the managers of successful systems. It would be unwise to recommend a list of books in this tract, because different communities vary in their needs. The families about a sawmill in northern Wisconsin demand stories, while a community of "mountain whites" holds novels in contempt.
For printed information as to state systems, address the following:—
- New York State Library, Albany, Melvil Dewey, librarian.
- Ohio State Library Commission, Columbus, C. B. Galbreath, secretary.
- Michigan State Library, Lansing, Mrs. M. C. Spencer, librarian.
- Maine State Library Commission, Augusta, State Librarian, secretary.
- Minnesota State Library Commission, Miss Gratia Countryman, Public Library, Minneapolis, secretary.
- Kansas State Library Commission, Topeka, James L. King, secretary.
- Iowa State Library, Des Moines, Johnson Brigham, librarian.
- Wisconsin Free Library Commission, Madison, F. A. Hutchins, secretary.
For information regarding successful systems managed by individuals or associations, apply to:—
- Miss Alice G. Chandler, Lancaster, Mass.
- Mrs. E. B. Heard, Middleton, Ga.
- Miss Stella Lucas, Menomonie, Wis.
- Mrs. C. P. Barnes, Louisville, Ky.
A most successful system for cities is under the charge of John Thomson of the Free Library, Philadelphia, Pa.
