The full transcript from address by speaker Dr. Walter M. Patton, Librarian of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota at the 1924 Minnesota Library Association annual conference. The presentation title is listed in the 1924 annual conference program as "An ideal annual library budget for a college of five hundred students."
Minnesota Library Association (MLA) proceedings from the annual conference held September 24-26, 1924 at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The keynote speaker for the opening banquet was Mr. David Bryn-Jones of Carlton College & Trinity Baptist Church, Minneapolis speaking on "The ideals of adult education." The Business Session, presided over by MLA President Mr. Wheelock, appointed members to the Resolutions Committee, and included committee reports for the Agricultural Reading group, the Certification Committee, the Legislative Committee, the Publicity Committee, the Committee on Documents, the Committee for the Survey of Library Service (appointed by the American Library Association), the Education Committee focused on recruiting librarians in library instruction in elementary schools, high schools, teacher's colleges (Mankato, Winona, St. Cloud, Duluth, Bemidji, and Moorhead), colleges and private schools, adult education, and the University Extension Division. The Education Committee made recommendations of current book titles of interest in the areas of home and love stories, novels, mystery stories, cheerful or humorous stories, historical novels, romance, school life and young people, about a special place (western, city or northern story), foreign locales, biographies, books for private libraries, and children's books. An MLA financial statement is also included at the end of the report.
Program for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) 32nd annual conference held September 24-26, 1924 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN.
Registration list of attendees at the 32nd annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), which took place on September 24-26, 1924 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.